Several things in this adventure can lead to other adventures. There are occasional references (in the contracts in the Gemini room and in Lieutenant Courlander’s diary) to an unknown area of Illustrious Castle. Any part of Illustrious Castle that has not been searched and ransacked might still contain treasure, information, and magic. For the “official” version, look on godsmonsters.com/Guide for Haunted Illustrious Castle.
Further exploration of the Chaotic Mist might lead them to an understanding of the “passing on” of the world, especially if they can tie it to a Dry City adventure.
The Elvish sword, Lirel len-Elessan, may lead them to the Elves, and thence to a quest to find the rest of the sword. The Elves of West Highland have never heard of it, and in fact had sent an emissary to the area about eighty years ago in search of a rumored sword with Elvish runes. He never returned (his skeleton is in the back of Illustrious Castle). The sword itself will attract the attention of undead creatures the characters would rather avoid.
Some adventurers may wish to search out the Dwarves who built the Zodiac dungeon.
Some adventurers may wish to find a way to empty Kristagna of all its treasures; this will be a heady undertaking: the larger the group heading into the Deep Forest, the more danger they’ll attract. And if the characters have activated the goblin skeletons, you can provide a running adventure in the style of “The Evil Dead” or “Army of Darkness”.
And there is the evidence right before their eyes that the Goblins, not normally organized or particularly advanced, led a modern campaign against West Highland a hundred years ago. No one ever found out who the hooded Goblin Mage was or why he led his armies against West Highland.
Some of the texts in the castle might reference a historical or magical relic the Astronomers had on display, but which is clearly missing now. No text mentions it having been removed. The characters’ best choice in finding it is to track down the descendants of the Orcs who stole it.
