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that are murdered at the boarding house) that lie shallowly buried in the shed’s earthen floor. “Ma always says that humans make the best fertilizer” , Pa says almost proudly. “She has green thumb, that one.” At the back of the shed is an abnormally bloated, squat black pumpkin (nearly 5’ in height) painted with unidentifiable sigils. In their madness, the couple turned to the worship of old, forgotten beings. They found succor in dark gods, who caused this loathsome gourd to grow and fester in the care of the couple. Proximity to the black pumpkin is unsettling to say the least, as it festers and throbs disturbingly, beating like a heart. All living creatures aside from Pa must make a saving throw vs paralyzation or suffer -2 to all actions when in its presence and for 1d4 rounds afterwards. The twisting vines emanating from the black pumpkin act as difficult terrain for anyone except Pa, slowing all movement by half. The vines can also animate and entangle intruders, acting as an entangle spell. They act on their own accord, attacking each character within the shed. Like his wife, Pa is treated as a ghoul. If he is slain, the final blow lands on his head and causes it to explode, showering the characters in…..seeds, orange flesh, bone, and blood! Worship of the dark gods

comes at a steep price it seems. Wrapping up the Scenario

Once word gets out of the true depth of the evil in Hagsbrook, several of the king’s men soon arrive to investigate and secure the scene. They inform the characters that the corpse-gardens match descriptions of missing persons, closing several outstanding cases. The boarding house and farm are torched. Cobb happily pays the characters the sum agreed upon. 35