Prison of Ser Vindictus
Type: Dungeon / Site — a lone tower within the 273rd Layer of the Abyss Also called: "The crypt of a lone tower" (Seraphona Shadowbane's description, Session 046) Status (latest): CLEARED — Session 048. Ser Vindictus freed; binding collar removed; portal to the Tomb of Orcus sealed. The tower's ghouls were left behind in the party's escape. Location: 273rd Layer of the Abyss — at the terminus of the Crevice of Nesting Demons, past the land bridge over the Gorge First Referenced: Session 046 (Seraphona Shadowbane described it to Crowley) First Seen (at distance): Session 047 Entered / Cleared: Session 048
Physical Description
A lone tower of dark stone rising from the badlands of the 273rd layer. Seraphona called it a "crypt" — implying it predates whatever current Abyssal claim exists on this layer, built for the specific purpose of containing Ser Vindictus.
At the tower's summit: "encased in dark red light, crouches a motionless figure enchained by three floating rocks." (Per the Session 048 primer — Greg's confirmed description of what the party will see at the top.)
Approach
- Portal entry point → Crevice of Nesting Demons (canyon; Volgoloth colony; first cleared, Session 047)
- Land bridge over the Gorge → party has not yet crossed (as of Session 047 close)
- Prison of Ser Vindictus → tower front step; interior unknown; Vindictus at summit
Interior (Session 048)
The Prison is a single vertical tower of Abyssal dark stone. What the party encountered:
- Ground floor: Locked entry (AC picked the locks). Interior dim, cold, smelling of old death. Ghouls in the shadows watching from the edges — they did not immediately attack but moved toward the party as they ascended.
- Upper floors / staircase: Ascending interior, tight stonework. The chanting heard on entry grew louder as the party climbed — rhythmic, low, wrong.
- Summit chamber: The capstone room where Vindictus was held. Three floating rock-anchors (the binding mechanism) surrounded her; she was crouched in dark red corrupted light, the binding collar around her throat. When the collar was removed, the corruption shattered outward from this room — the three floating rocks presumably disintegrated or fell with it.
- The ghouls never reached the party. The 13 corrupted Knights of Vindictus on Vrock-back began arriving from outside just as Vindictus was freed. The escape was immediate (Vindictus carried the party out); the interior ghouls were never cleared.
What the Party Knows
- Session 046 (from Seraphona Shadowbane): The prison is in the 273rd layer, in the crypt of a lone tower. The Leilon chapter of the Knights of Vindictus attempted to reach it; they were corrupted before arriving. Zariel's intelligence (relayed via General Zon and Seraphona) confirms this is where Ser Vindictus has been held.
- Session 047: The party saw the tower in the distance at the canyon's end. Dark stone. Angular. They pressed through the Volgoloth ambush and are now moving toward the land bridge.
- Session 048: Crossed the gorge under Vrock attack, entered and ascended the Prison, freed Vindictus at the summit. Escaped via flight as 13 corrupted KoV closed on the tower. The party knows the portal back to the Tomb of Orcus was sealed by Vindictus as she transported them out.