"The bell stands silent in its iron frame — yet you still feel it in your teeth. There’s a tang of scorched brass in the air. One corner of the foundry is cracked from floor to roof. No one remembers hearing the sound. But everyone remembers what it said."

The party is present in Emalt for routine work, but awakes to find the whole town gripped by confusion. The bell rang in the night — and no two people agree on what they heard. Then a witness is found dead, ears bleeding, and the foundry is sealed.

Significant NPCs:

• Marn Ketherel – Foundry mistress, insistent the bell has no magical properties.

• Lord Deyric Vint – A Suttmala noble who heard the word “Treason” and now suspects an assassination plot.

• Ilven Mora – A bellwright's apprentice who dreamed the bell before it was made — down to every detail.

Rewards:

• A tuning fork that detects lies by sound.

• A forged bell-clapper that lets the bearer hear distant conversations.

• The bellwright’s dream-sketch, which may predict another future event.

Lore Tie-Ins:

This is the first coronation bell cast since the formation of the Suttmala and the death of the King — and some believe the bell’s tone reflects the soul of the Kingdom.