![[Old Town Cistern.png]] Beneath Slaughterstone Square is a large underground reservoir filled with the waterlogged corpses of the Executioner’s many victims. As a result, the macabre chamber has become the favoured scavenging ground for a group of [[aquatic Delerium Dregs]] who serve an eldritch creature known as the [[Duchess]]. This nightmarish entity lurks deep below Drakkenheim’s forsaken waterways, slowly amassing contaminated thralls while fostering dark dreams to usurp control of the surface. %% # Overview Your characters might simply stumble into [[the cistern]] while exploring the sewers, or by taking the smuggler’s passage from the [[Black Ivory Inn]]. The cistern lies directly below [[Slaughterstone Square]], so characters may even seek refuge here from the [[Executioner]]. You should review that location before reading this section further. %%