Adventure: The Maiden of the Sea

Centred around the busy tavern The Maiden of the Sea, this collection of short adventures introduce the characters to the hidden secrets, intrigues and hazards of a small coastal town. Hosted on the Shard Tabletop VTT, these 5e Compatible adventures are set in the world of Ordinem.

Player's Introduction

This adventure is set in the small coastal town of Caister, in the land of Valamire, and centres around a rowdy dockside tavern by the name of The Maiden of the Sea. All sorts come to this tavern to drink hard, let their hair down or have a good fight. And this includes sailors, smuggles, foolhardy locals, even the odd pirate, and any number of other ne'er-do-wells and ruffians. Some retired and others far from it.

This tavern is a boiling pot for adventure which will expose the less desirable side of this otherwise apparently respectable town. You will uncover the hidden secrets of the town and its people, resulting in unexpected dramas and rewards.

This adventure focuses on the social interaction aspect of role playing, with dramatic adventure and combat as the stories unfold.

Game Master’s Introduction

How many times has a Game Master started an adventure in a tavern, but instead of following the lead they have planned the players examine everyone in the tavern for secret motives that don't exist, while their characters come across as suspiciously as they possibly can.
This scenario centres around a tavern known as The Maiden of the Sea, which is full of suspicious locals and unexplained happenings. One adventure leads to another as the characters follow leads that are all related in one way or another, and embroil the characters in the town’s goings on.
This scenario focuses on providing clues that will encourage the players to investigate and will lead them to drama and adventure in this otherwise sleepy small town.

About this Adventure Module

NPCs to Discover and Be Challenged By

Discover a population of NPCs that each have a part in the intrigues and adventurous of the town of Caister.

Maps of Key Locations

This VTT adventure contains maps of key locations, including  adversaries as well as friendly NPCs.

Character Levels

For 1 to 5 characters of 1st level or higher.

Continually Growing

Set in the coastal town of Caister, this VTT book contains a number of mini-adventures, and is continually growing as new adventures and locations in the town are added.

Below is a release history, showing features and adventures added in each release so far.

 

19th of December 2025

  • First Release: The Town of Caister
  • The "Maiden of the Sea" Tavern
    • The Maiden of the Sea
    • A Monster in the Basement
  • Organised Crime
    • Loan Sharks
    • Racketeers
    • Out of Town Crime Network
  • The Shrine to Psios
  • The Temple Church
    • A Blight from the Gods
    • A God in the Shadows

 

21st of January 2026

  • Second Release Added: Boats and Warehouses
  • Cog Boats (Medium, Medium War and Small)
  • Introduction
    • Adventure Leads: Reorganised and new ones added
  • Quayside Warehouses
    • Map with Encounters
    • Book Chapter: Warehouse Shenanigans
  • Monsters
    • Embaucador
  • Pins
    • Location of the old shrine to Psios
    • Boats on quayside and off shore

 

20th of February 2026

  • Third Release Added: Buildings and Dynamic Lighting
  • Pins for sites of interest on the town map
  • Chapter: Buildings, Businesses and Places of Interest
  • Dynamic Lighting added to maps

 

23rd of March 2026

  • Fourth Release Added: Haunted House
  • Introduction
    • Adventure Leads: added for Haunted House
  • Chapter: Buildings, Businesses and Places of Interest
    • Blake Black - Blacksmith
    • Haunted House
    • Mason, The
    • Merrill Chandlers
    • The First House Inn
    • Wain's Wainwright
  • Added Pins to town map for sites of interest
    • Blacksmith
    • Chandlers
    • Haunted House
    • The First House Inn
    • The Mason
    • Wain's Wainwright
  • Items
    • Deck of Tarot Cards (Maiden of Sea)
    • Loans Ledger
    • Set of Osteomancy Bones (Maiden of Sea)
    • Shrine to the God Malairt, Portable (Maiden of Sea)
  • Haunted House
    • Map
    • Book section in Chapter: Buildings, Businesses and Places of Interest
  • New Monsters and NPCs
    • Sabrina
    • Security Guard (Maiden of Sea)
  • Modified Monsters and NPCs
    • Dirci
    • Eike
    • Handy Thrif
    • Jimmy Slim
    • Silas Grim

 

4th of May 2026

  • Fifth Release Added: Surrounds
  • Introduction
    • Adventure Leads: added for surrounding countryside.
  • Town Centre
    • Section added to chapter: Buildings, Businesses and Places of Interest
    • Map of the town centre, including Town Hall, Town Square and Main Market
  • Caister Surrounds
    • New Chapter
    • Map of the landscape surrounding the town of Caister, with basic information about features in the area
  • Kissing Pier
    • Updated Kissing Pier map to have road surfaces and trees.
  • Modified Monsters and NPCs
    • Hardy Tall (Mayor of Caister) - Updated description
    • Kamil - Updated description
    • Lofty von Small (High Preacher) - Updated description
  • Handouts
    • Map of landscape surrounding the town of Caister

 

3rd of July 2026

  • Sixth Release Added: Underground
  • Chapter: Introduction
    • Adventure Leads for the Underground
  • Chapter: The Temple Church
    • Added into description of Hidden Shrine to Mask
    • Added into description of Crypt
    • Added into description of Mask's Dark Chapel in Evil Temple Complex
  • Chapter: Buildings, Businesses and Places of Interest
    • Town Square:
      • The Lord's Statue: Shaft between Lord's Statue and Evil Temple Complex
    • The Wishing Well: New
    • The Lords Arms: New
    • The Town Archives: Added reference to evil cult of Caedes
    • The First House Inn: Added entrance to sewers
    • The Mason: Added connection with evil cult of Caedes
    • The Wayman's Inn: New
  • Chapter Added: Caister Underground
    • New chapter detailing sewers, tunnels and other features beneath Caister
    • Map, descriptions and adventures in the towns underground
  • Chapter: The Caister Surrounds
    • The Folly: Added well and underground river
  • Chapter: NPCs
    • Baz - Updated description
    • Dirci - Updated dexterity
  • Chapter: Monsters
    • High Priest of Caedes
    • Priest of Caedes
    • Acolyte of Caedes
    • Recruit of Caedes
    • Skeleton, Incomplete & Weaponless
    • Webs
  • Maps
    • Caister Underground Map Added
    • The Caister Town Map
      • Changed map to not have large arrows to key features, as these caused confusion when zoomed in
      • Added pins for features
        • Entrances to the Underground
        • The First House Inn
        • The Lords Arms
        • The Wayman's Inn
        • Lord's Statue (with shaft below)
        • Sewer Outflows
        • The Wishing Well
        • Town Hall
      • Moved some pins to make space, and made key locations visible to players
    • Church Map, Crypt:
      • Added link to shaft to Mask's Dark Chapel, from Mask's Lost Shrine and the Crypt
  • Items
    • Treasure Map, Coastal: A tattered and warn map of The Wrecks
    • Shrine to Malairt (Portable)