Overview
The Old Bonegrinder is a squat stone windmill of ill omen, situated along the Old Svalich Road between Tser Falls and Vallaki. Once known as the Durst Mill, the party actually holds a deed to this property—discovered during their harrowing escape from the Durst House. However, the windmill is currently occupied by Morgantha and her daughters, who have made it clear they have no intention of vacating.
What the party knows
- The party possesses a deed to the windmill from the Durst Estate
- Morgantha and her daughters currently reside there and refuse to acknowledge the party’s claim
- Morgantha threatened to use the deed as kindling if the party cited it again
- Morgantha gave each party member a free Dream Pastry, recommending they be enjoyed after a meal with red wine
- Varnish had previously consumed one of Morgantha’s pastries and experienced disturbing visions of amber tombs and cosmic suffering
The Old Bonegrinder is the lair of a coven of night hags who use it to produce Dream Pastries—enchanted confections made from the life force of children. Morgantha and her daughters are far more dangerous than they appear.
Notable places
- The windmill tower itself
Notable figures
- Morgantha - The “kindly grandmother” who distributes Dream Pastries
- Morgantha’s daughters (not yet met)
Visits
- Session 08 - Encountered Morgantha on the path to the windmill; received free dream pastries
- Session 15 - Killing Izek (Neyavr 5, Morning) - Victor Vallakovich showed the party a blueprint of the Old Bonegrinder from his father’s library. The architectural drawing revealed a hidden compartment within the millstone structure where the hags’ coven contract might be stored. This intelligence proved crucial for planning their eventual confrontation with the night hag coven and retrieving Morgantha’s heartstone needed for the Ethereal Plane ritual.