Infobox
New Dawn - Hellfire Heist
Caption
The Hellfist
Details
DM: Jordan
Platform: In person
Sessions: 1
Run Dates: 2026-01-03
In-World Dates: 266-01-01
Adventure Premise
- Caleb Arlester, a Scrimshaw-based heist planner of some renown, has set a meet with rising crime boss Maureen Stonetooth under the guise of sale negotiations for a powerful relic of the Nine Hells, the Hellfist.
- As a member of Caleb’s crew, you will secretly attend this meet and make a play to heist the relic from Stonetooth.
Outcomes
- Caleb’s Crew devised a plan to provide overwatch to Caleb during his meet with Maureen Stonetooth on the Canal Bridge, but they realized that Maureen had also brought back up to what was supposed to be a 1-on-1 meeting.
- Maureen, seemingly compelled by the Hellfist, used its powers to temporarily hurl Caleb through a portal the Nine Hells, gravely wounding him. At this, the crew began attacking her men. Maureen, however, used the Hellfist’s powers to vanish in a puff of sulfurous smoke.
- After recovering Caleb from the Hell portal, which quickly closed, the crew retreated to Arlester’s Attic to lick their wounds.
- Each crew member reached out to a contact in Scrimshaw City who might have information on Stonetooth’s base of operations:
- Ahna went to The High Roller Bar & Grille & Casino to talk to the fixer Binky Slivers. Binky shared the danger that the Hellfist posed to the city, and confessed that he himself had given Caleb the Hellfist contract. With this new info, Ahna successfully negotiated for a 25% pay increase.
- Keylene went to The Spicy Meatball to talk to Terry the Terrible, and learned that Maureen bought a powerful ballista to defend her hideout from intruders.
- Bianca went to the Boldriver Pawnshop to meet up with her old friend Zagga Darlington. Zagga shared that, not too long ago, Maureen purchased a magical poison gas trap from Arno Rickshir along with a small hoard of magical items.
- Crossing through The Shanties, the crew smartly identified that a cellar in an old Deepmine building had seen some activity, and investigated it. They found an abandoned mine shaft that doubled as a smuggling route. After a short battle against a subterranean horror (a roper), they burst through the back entrance to Stonetooth’s hideout and confronted Maureen, who was slowly succumbing to the Hellfist’s infernal influence.
- A short, decisive battle ensued, and the crew was victorious after Ahna shot the Hellfist off of Stonetooth’s arm. In thanks for saving her life, Stonetooth gave them a small hoard of magical items and agreed to make amends with Caleb for hurling him through Hell.
Players & Characters
| Player | Character Name | Race | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| David | Keylene | Goliath | Barbarian |
| Steph | Ahna | Human | Ranger |
| Laura | Bianca “Mad Dog” Bianchi | Goliath | Warlock |