https://www.homebrewtactics.com/tags/marquis-of-muck/Recent content in Marquis-of-Muck on Homebrew TacticsHugoen-usSat, 28 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0500https://www.homebrewtactics.com/journals/salen-freeblade/the-poisoned-heart-of-seelia/Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0500https://www.homebrewtactics.com/journals/salen-freeblade/the-poisoned-heart-of-seelia/<figure><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fountain_with_a_Naiad_Seated_on_a_Shell_%28Une_fontaine_avec_une_n%C3%A4iade_assise_sur_une_conque%29_MET_47.30.74.jpg"><img src="https://www.homebrewtactics.com/media/images/Fountain_with_a_Naiad_Seated_on_a_Shell.jpg" alt="Etching of a fountain with a naiad seated on a shell." loading="lazy"></a><figcaption> <p>Fountain with a Naiad Seated on a Shellby <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Marie_Pierre" target="_blank">Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre</a>, c. 1740. <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/385741" target="_blank">The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" target="_blank">CC0 1.0</a>. Unmodified.</p> </figcaption> </figure> <h1 id="the-poisoned-heart-of-seelia">The Poisoned Heart of Seelia</h1> <p>The corruption is purged, though the cost was nearly paid in our own blood.</p> <p>We tracked the pollution to a natural cave, where the water was so foul it burned the skin. Inside, we found ourselves in a shrine to Seelia, locked behind a door requiring three distinct types of purified water. The path to obtaining them was a trial of both mind and steel. We encountered a Naiad who, despite the desecration of her home, showed us a flickering of grace. She spoke of a &ldquo;Lord of Filth&rdquo; and a leader named Kevin—a name that suggests a base, intentional malice behind this blight.</p>