Kindling Rite
The Kindling Rite is a secret movement identified by the circle-and-three-lines mark and ash-wrapped followers. It has used Varnhall Company's northern shipping for six years and has worked to open the East Mine's hidden wall and the seal beneath Hollowpeak, seeking to let the undersong be heard. Its Hollowpeak ritual was broken when the Watcher’s clasp silenced the undersong, and roughly forty followers were captured, but its wider survival and intentions remain unresolved.
Quests
Appearances
Session 6The Kindling Ledger
- Was exposed in Varnhall Company's altered ledgers as the recipient of hidden northern consignments.
- Gathered ash-wrapped followers around Mother Ash's clifftop ritual.
- Lost Mother Ash, Sister Raina, and the fused tagged creature in the battle.
- Its surviving followers fled into Marrow's Cliff after Mother Ash fell.
Session 7The Moor Road North
- Its six-year pattern of northern shipments and preparations was assembled from the party's evidence.
- Its broader plan remains active despite Mother Ash's death.
Session 8The Singing Rocks
- Its mark was found on an iron tag driven into a dead seal near Saltwick.
- Its apparent reach now extends into coastal waters far south of Hollowpeak.
Session 9The Scaries' Answer
- Its circle-and-three-lines mark appeared on the tags embedded in the frost eels.
- Its apparent connection to the singing waters strengthened the threat's link to the undersong.
Session 10The Open Eye
- Completed the excavation route to Hollowpeak and built a huge ritual ring at the fissure.
- Released or controlled waves of tagged creatures during the battle.
- Lost its ritual when the seal was repaired, after which many followers surrendered.