Void-Infused Elf Who Guides Her Kin The eldest Windrunner sister, Alleria is a light in the darkness for her people—or perhaps she is darkness within the light. The Alliance knows her best as a hero of the Second War, venerated alongside her peers with a towering statue in Stormwind City’s Valley of Heroes. Like them, she was thought to have died in Outland. Alleria and her husband, the human…
Overview
Read or paraphrase the following aloud when the characters approach Arborean Springs: A small town surrounded by ancient stone walls perches on a rocky outcropping overlooking a valley containing hot springs and lush fields. In the fields beyond, wheat and barley grow in abundance alongside flourishing vineyards. Sheep and goats graze on the surrounding hills. The town itself is a mix of recent…
One of the continent’s finest institutions for higher learning, Altbruke University offers programs in the humanities, natural philosophy, mathematics, physics, and medicine. However, the curriculum at Altbruke University concerns mundane topics only. Under the Edicts of Lumen, none save the Amethyst Academy may operate a school for instruction in the arcane. Nevertheless, the school is home to…
Anauroch is littered with the ruins of the ancient empire of Netheril, which fell in a magical cataclysm almost 3,000 years ago. Some of these ruins lie frozen in ice, their magical secrets preserved and waiting for Netherese survivors—or bold adventurers—to discover them. In the Year of Wild Magic (1372 DR), the Netherese flying city of Thultanthar, also called the City of Shade, emerged from…
North of Reykurbrand Volcano lies the ruins of Ansaroth. Ancient beyond memory, no written record of Ansaroth’s original purpose exists. The majority of the original site rests underground, with newer and cruder structures on the surface. Boreas long ago sent a force of trolls, bugbears, trollkin, and fraughashar to Ansaroth for purposes known only to the North Wind. Today, their descendants,…
Huge Undead, Neutral Evil AC 24 Initiative +11 (21) HP 216 (16d12 + 112) Speed 50 ft., Burrow 50 ft., Climb 50 ft., Fly 30 ft.
The arts and sciences flourish in the Free City of Liberio, sponsored by wealthy aristocracy and merchants who flock to the city. Many apothecaries see themselves as artists, and they thrive in Liberio. The cosmopolitan city has no shortage of ailments, and skilled doctors readily establish themselves by treating sick sailors, healing injured commonfolk, or doting on a vain noble. Liberio is a…
This immense cavern is cold and damp. Water drips from condensation above into a large, still lake. Thick patches of moist mushrooms, some nearly four feet tall, grow along the lake’s western shore, while a narrow trickle of water feeds in from a tunnel to the south. A thirty-five-foot-long pavilion made of stone stands in the middle of the lake, elevated ten feet above water level by more than a…
While nothing is known of ancient Ansaroth, the current settlement was established about 100 years ago when thuellai escorted the first minions of Boreas to the ruin. No reason for their presence was given then, and few dare to question the ineffable schemes of the North Wind. Though the ruins below bear the marks of dwarven stonework, these signs are only found in the passages near the surface.…
Vengeful Banshee The thirst for vengeance festers within the shadowy heart of Sylvanas Windrunner, the Banshee Queen. Her hatred is first for the Lich King, Arthas Menethil, who slew her and bound her soul into eternal servitude, then for the Scourge who slaughtered her people. And last, for all the living. The Dark Lady of the Forsaken has committed terrible atrocities in the name of revenge.…
Ansaroth is divided into three different sections: Above, the Darkness Beyond Torchlight, and the Descent. Above. On the surface, trollkin and fraughashar dwell in sturdy buildings constructed from axe-hewn logs and stone carved from the Haamu Hills. The two groups of inhabitants mostly keep to themselves, divided along ancestral and social divides. Feuds and squabbles over resources are common.…
Huge or Smaller Construct, Unaligned AC 15 HP 10 (Medium or smaller), 20 (Large), 40 (Huge) Speed 30 ft.
Edwin VanCleef, the leader of the criminal organization known as the Defias Brotherhood, runs his operations from the abandoned mines beneath the town of Moonbrook. Though known as the Deadmines, these once-abandoned tunnels are far from dead, serving as the hub of the Brotherhood’s web of thievery, piracy, and murder. Prisoners of the Defias Brotherhood are forced to work in the mines, and a…
Lento College in Caspia is known mostly for its arts programs. The school produces many of the continent’s well-known bards, but it also provides standard studies, including a few small labs and science facilities. Although not as well known as Altbruke, a small group of Caspian apothecaries formed their own research facilities after graduating from Lento College.
Map: Overland Map View Player Version Your journey from Arborean Springs leads you along a smooth road heading northeast, skirting the edge of a forest. A plume of thick smoke a few miles ahead of you signals the presence of a raging forest fire along your path, and smoke stings your nostrils. About three miles into your journey, the source of the smoke becomes clear: flames dance in the trees…
Chapter 1: Running the Realms Chapter 1
The following creatures from the 2025 Monster Manual appear in this adventure.
an adventure for Level 9 characters This adventure is designed to fill three or four sessions of play. It takes place in a remote mountain valley.
The PCs are contacted about a ratatosk longship captain, one of Loki’s agents, held captive by a band of ogres. The heroes venture into the wild Haamu Hills, where they spring the captive sought by the Cult of Ragnarok. With their prize in tow, the characters evade pursuing ogres, gnolls, and trollkin. The escape culminates in a thrilling chase down a frozen river with cultists and giants on…
What at first appears to be a large pile of autumn leaves rises up and reveals a grotesque carved wooden face and gnarled oaken claws and feet. Its body is cloaked in a thick array of leaves all in hues of oranges, yellows, and reds. As it lurches forward it sounds like the autumn wind blowing through a lush forest, the sounds of its grunts and moans like creaking boughs of ancient trees, and its…
Tangles of roots hang from the low ceiling of this flooded cavern, the roof of which is a mere three feet above the murky water. During the day, muted sunlight filters into this cavern from an exit to the northwest, but even on rare sunny days, the overhanging pier at area A17 and tangles of dangling roots keep this room dim. The water in the cavern is, on average, 10 feet deep. Creatures: A…
Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral AC 18 Initiative +0 (10) HP 52 (8d8 + 16) Speed 30 ft.
Korex the Cunning was once an adventurer and a musician who inspired his companions through song. But Korex greed outweighed his heroism. Every quest became a potential heist, an opportunity for Korex to steal from his fellow adventurers or the folk who sought their aid. Eventually, Korex’s treachery was revealed. His betrayed companions ousted him, reclaimed what stolen wealth remained, and set…
Trolls have a knack for being able to survive in otherwise inhospitable environments. Many trolls, thanks to their regenerative nature, have evolved quite quickly to suit their environments. They often hunt in groups. forming tight-knit families, and although prone to infighting and rivalry, they tend to stick together for life. Even in the remote places they call home, trolls gather in small…
Outsiders often imagine Anauroch to be a featureless expanse of desolate sand, but in fact it is defined by a glacier in the north and a central rocky plateau, both surrounded by the wind-blown sands. At’ar’s Looking Glass. A hazardous, sweltering stretch of desert in southeastern Anauroch is At’ar’s Looking Glass, named for the merciless Bedine sun god, whose face is reflected by the sand back…
Both arcane and divine magic are woven into Aereni civilization more deeply than in the Five Nations. Every citizen of Aerenal knows at least one useful cantrip; the skills of a master magewright in Khorvaire would be considered a mere apprentice’s training in Aerenal. Here, spell effects of up to 5th level can be found woven into the fabric of everyday life. Teleportation circles link Aerenal’s…
The giants are no friends of Wotan and the other Aesir—they hold the gods responsible for slaying the First Giant Aurgelmir. Most, however, seem content simply to raid the occasional human or dwarf community, focusing their vengeance on their temples and priests. One faction of Jotunheim is much more ambitious, though. Called Blodgjold or “Blood Reckoning,” this group seeks to bring down the gods…
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