"The festival dock is thick with lantern light and laughter, but beneath the surface the river glows faintly blue. A cold mist clings to the lower streets. On a rooftop, someone sings a lullaby in a voice the mayor’s mother swears belonged to his first wife."

While attending the summer market, the party is invited to Mayor Vall’s celebration. The wine is good, the mood warm — until a drunken boatman drowns silently during a toast, and his mirror shows him dancing with a woman who was never there.

Significant NPCs:

• Mayor Endrin Vall – Jovial and well-liked, but strangely listless since the wedding.

• Seres Dall – River-warden who found a drowned body matching the bride's description two weeks ago.

• “Bride Mira” – Beautiful, graceful… and impossible to track when unobserved.

Rewards:

• The drowned ring: prevents possession but whispers the last words of those who died nearby.

• A ceremonial veil that conceals the wearer from fey and spirits.

• A blessing from the river itself — temporary water-breathing or water-walking.

Lore Tie-Ins:

The river-wives are part of Endon’s oldest marriage customs — but most records of them were purged during the Ssthessic Vrasa.