It’s easy to spot the fishmonger Yesk amongst those on the docks as they are already haggling with the fishers who are unloading their catch. The party can wait for Yesk to finish their dealings with the fishers or interrupt, potentially posing as rival fishmongers. If the characters try to intimidate or attack Yesk, they call for their security agent with a loud whistle, and a Spy who has been…

You magically sense the most direct physical route to a location you name. You must be familiar with the location, and the spell fails if you name a destination on another plane of existence, a moving destination (such as a mobile fortress), or an unspecific destination (such as “a green dragon’s lair”). For the duration, as long as you are on the same plane of existence as the destination, you…

Dragonmark Feat (Prerequisite: Eberron Campaign, Can’t Have Another Dragonmark Feat) You gain the following benefits. Hunter’s Intuition. When you make a Wisdom (Perception or Survival) check, you can roll 1d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Finder’s Magic. You always have the Hunter’s Mark spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to…

Depending on what levels of the City of Towers an inquisitive agency focuses on, its members might get involved in very different sorts of investigations. Lower Sharn means poor clients and lawless streets. Middle Sharn means merchant rivalries and better pay. Upper Sharn means uncovering the secrets hidden behind the veneer of respectability. See the “ Sharn Neighborhoods ” section later in this…

Spells Prepared. You determine what spells you can prepare for each class individually, as if you were a single-classed member of that class. If you are a level 4 Ranger / level 3 Sorcerer, for example, you can prepare five level 1 Ranger spells, and you can prepare six Sorcerer spells of level 1 or 2 (as well as four Sorcerer cantrips). Each spell you prepare is associated with one of your…

When you cast this spell, all footprints and fingerprints within a 30-foot Emanation originating from you become highlighted and glow faintly for the duration. When you cast the spell, choose any point in time up to 10 days ago. Only footprints and fingerprints left between that time and the present will be highlighted. Each creature that leaves footprints and fingerprints is assigned a unique…

Whether or not any of the characters possess dragonmarks, their agency can choose to affiliate with either House Tharashk’s Finders Guild or House Medani’s Warning Guild. The choice can influence the kinds of cases the characters take and the attitude the Sharn Watch takes toward their activities. A dragonmarked house’s seal of approval, whether it comes from House Tharashk’s Finders Guild or…

Elemental cultists harness destructive natural forces to cleanse the world of civilization or prove the dominance of one element over all others. Such cultists are aligned with Elemental monsters or wicked immortals such as the Princes of Elemental Evil or the Elder Elemental Eye. Cultists Cultists use magic and extreme measures to spread radical beliefs. Some privately pursue esoteric secrets,…

You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: Bat, Cat, Frog, Hawk, Lizard, Octopus, Owl, Rat, Raven, Spider, Weasel, or another Beast that has a Challenge Rating of 0. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend (your choice) instead of a Beast. Your…

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Mark of Finding Feat) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 20. Improved Intuition. When you use the Hunter’s Intuition benefit of your Mark of Finding feat, you can roll 1d6 instead of 1d4. Improved Finding. When you use the Finder’s Magic benefit of your Mark of Finding to…

The characters are in the Black Dragon Inn when Caset and Chase recruit them to solve the mystery of the safe-house murder. The rain began last night and has continued all day, turning the snow clinging outdoors into a thick slush. It hasn’t been a hard rain, the sort that leaves you soaked to the bone if you dare step outside. Rather, it’s steady and ever-present, but it hasn’t brought the…

Wondrous Item (requires use by a warforged), uncommon A delicate winged creature, this homunculus was designed to facilitate communication between warforged soldiers during the Last War. A Final Messenger is a Tiny Construct with an AC of 20, 6 Hit Points, and a Fly Speed of 60 feet. It has Immunity to Poison damage and Psychic damage, and all conditions other than Unconsciousness. If it is…

Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of its movement. The spell can locate a specific object known to you if you have seen it up close—within 30 feet—at least once. Alternatively, the spell can locate the nearest object of a particular…

You’ve accepted an invitation to join the Thieves’ Guild of Greyhawk. Starting on the ground floor isn’t easy, but it comes with some perks, and rest assured, the union promises to cover all your legal fees… within reason.

Wondrous Item, common A question mark is worked into the head of this key. The key has a 5 percent chance of unlocking any lock into which it’s inserted. Once it unlocks something, the key d isappears.

Read or paraphrase the following: Inza sent you into the mists in pursuit of the third shadow raven, and this time you emerged into a rain-soaked landscape. A road leads through a pine forest, and in the distance, atop of steep mountain surrounded by cliffs, you see a castle. On the road before you, a carriage is surrounded by snarling wolves, with three dead guards lying among the corpses of a…

When the players are ready to begin the adventure, read or paraphrase the following text: An urgent call for aid has brought you to the quiet port town of Oakshore. When you arrive, the harbor is mostly empty, no doubt due to recent reports of dock workers being slain at night. A stocky dwarf in a guard uniform sits on the curb, groaning and rubbing his temples. He leaps to his feet when he spots…

Amahlia d’Lyrandar, the staid matriarch of a powerful family, has used divination magic to learn that one of her three close personal advisors is to betray her during a masquerade gala held aboard her house’s majestic airship. She has asked that investigators be brought in to uncover the traitor, and the adventuring party is hired by House Lyrandar for the job. The reward: 200 GP each.

Kalaash’arrna, a cunning orc man with the Mark of Finding, runs Information Acquisition, an inquisitive agency affiliated with the Finders Guild, in the district of Underlook. Information Acquisition (sometimes abbreviated to “InAc”) specializes in shadowing people, unearthing evidence of illegal or immoral behavior, and learning secrets that others would prefer to keep hidden.

Pentadrones oversee and protect contingents of lesser modrons. They’re quick to call lengthy meetings with other modrons when making decisions. Modrons Beings of magic and machinery, modrons embody absolute law. These inhabitants of the clockwork plane of Mechanus tend to the incredible mechanisms of their orderly home and oppose chaotic forces across the multiverse. Modrons are parts of a vast…

You have honed your talents of investigation and deduction—fueled by a boundless curiosity—to explore mysteries, find missing people, recover stolen goods, unearth corruption and conspiracies, and solve crimes. As an inquisitive, you might have pursued freelance work, signed on with an inquisitive agency (perhaps one licensed by a dragonmarked house such as Medani or Tharashk), reported for a…

You purchased your tickets and took a seat on the front row to watch the Whimsy Ensemble perform within this sheltered forest glade. Bright caravans encircle the portable, wooden stage and lazily hanging lanterns give a warm light to the dim evening. The acclaimed show is about to begin. Kacarosh welcomes the audience and introduces the first act, a group of dancers who perform a spectacular…

Dragonmark Feat (Prerequisite: Eberron Campaign, Can’t Have Another Dragonmark Feat) You gain the following benefits. Deductive Intuition. When you make an Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Insight) check, you can roll 1d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Magical Detection. You always have the Detect Magic and Detect Poison and Disease spells prepared. You can cast each…

Bargain with Whimsical Fey Your pact draws on the power of the Feywild. When you choose this subclass, you might make a deal with an archfey, such as the Prince of Frost; the Queen of Air and Darkness, ruler of the Gloaming Court; Titania of the Summer Court; or an ancient hag. Or you might call on a spectrum of Fey, weaving a web of favors and debts. Whoever they are, your patron is often…

Wield the Remnants of a Dying God’s Power Your pact draws on the power of a dying god, a being once worshipped by countless followers but now abandoned and forgotten. This dying god, known as a vestige, might have been benevolent, evil, or strange and unknowable, but now it is driven to regain its former power. The vestige needs your help, and it is willing to share its remaining strength with…

The Guild of Assassins has a small membership of about two dozen, and the location of its headquarters is a well-guarded secret. There is no direct clue pointing to the Guild, but the players might consider investigating its potential involvement. If so, they’ll need to send a message through go-betweens like Caset and Chase. Later that night, a cloaked Assassin in the shadows of an alley gets…

If the characters fought the fire, it was a minor setback for Edith’s business; if not, her confectionery is destroyed. Either way, she approaches the characters after the event: Edith Applegarth stands in front of her smoking confectionery, its beams blackened by soot. “Oh dear, what an awful day! Who could have done such a rotten thing?” Edith’s puzzlement is genuine. She doesn’t know who or…