The Bookworms

Synopsis

A once-promising circle of Valin College students whose pursuit of knowledge ended in blood, disappearance, and betrayal.

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What People Know

The Bookworms were an informal study group formed at Valin College, made up of ambitious students with a shared interest in forbidden history and lost artifacts. Led by Zel, they were known for long nights in the stacks and asking questions that made faculty uncomfortable.

The group dissolved violently.

One member, Lewelyn, was found brutally murdered. Another, Carrina, vanished without trace. Shortly after, the group’s sponsor Professor Geoffrey Chandler disappeared—along with a recovered fragment of the Crown of Iron the Bookworms had uncovered during their research.

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Goals

Public

• Academic research and historical inquiry

• Advancement through scholarship

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Headquarters

• Formerly: study rooms and restricted stacks of Valin College

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Key Members

• Zel – Former leader

• Lewelyn – Researcher (deceased)

• Carrina – Researcher (missing)

• Professor Geoffrey Chandler – Sponsor

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Reputation

Among students, the Bookworms are spoken of in whispers.

Among faculty, they are an embarrassment.

Among those who know more, they are a warning.

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Player Notes

The Bookworms didn’t seek power—only answers.

Their work revealed something others were willing to kill for.

Whatever happened to them is not finished.

The Crown of Iron remembers who found it first.