Location: Minethys

Rumors

  • The next lower layer of Carceri is a place of yellow sand and skin-flaying wind.
  • Travelers say cloth over the mouth is the only reason anyone survives there at all.
  • Somewhere on the next layer, a trickster god may be found.

What is Known

  • Minethys is a lower layer of Carceri reached by descending beyond Cathrys.
  • The worlds there are smaller and much farther apart.
  • The landscape is cold, windy, and filled with blowing yellow sand.
  • Visibility is poor in the sandstorms.
  • The wind-driven sand can choke, scour skin, and even flay the unprotected.
  • Wet cloth offers some protection against the worst of the choking sand.
  • The yellow sand and red glow of the worlds can make the orbs appear orange from a distance.
  • Abi described Minethys as the next layer below Cathrys.
  • Jesse is said to know a trickster god on the next layer, making Minethys the likely next step in the party’s search.

History

  • Minethys has not yet been reached directly by the party.
  • Its current description comes from Abi’s warning about the next descent through Carceri.
  • The party’s next lead toward Loki may draw them there through Jesse’s knowledge of a trickster god on the next layer.

People

Jesse

  • Said to know a trickster god on the next layer

Loose Threads

  • Is the trickster god Jesse knows actually Loki?
  • What powers or settlements endure in Minethys despite the sandstorms?
  • What preparation will the party need to survive the next descent?

DM Notes

Hidden Truths

NPC Truths

Mechanics / Encounters

Future Hooks

  • Jesse may point the party toward a lower-layer meeting, bargain, or ambush.