level_range: "1-5"

The Missing Miners

Summary: A mining colony in the Northern Continent has reported that an entire shift of workers has vanished. They didn't just disappear; the tunnel they were digging was found perfectly sealed with a translucent, indestructible material that glows with a faint blue light.

The Hook: The mining guild hires the party to break through the "glass wall" and find their men. Upon breaking through (or finding a way around), the party discovers that the miners have accidentally broken into a high-security section of the Deep-Strands and are currently being held for "unauthorized excavation" by Tunnel-Guardians who utilized the automated Deep-Strand Sentinels to stun and capture the intruders.

Connections: This hook emphasizes the technological gap between surface miners and the Sub-Terran Accord, and sets up a potential diplomatic (or violent) confrontation with the local Warren-Lord responsible for the Northern Continent sector of the Deep-Strands.