Having failed to impress the warden, the characters are shut out from Cold Iron Keep and its opportunities. But the fortified gate is only one way into the castle’s complex. Perhaps the characters will dive into the lair of Lake Jakkan’s mysterious creature and follow the narrow chute into the Fountain of Twilight. From there, passage to the ground level of the Keep is a matter of picking paths…
Level 5 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Membership in the Harpers Space: Roomy Hirelings: 1 Order: Empower You have a safe house hidden near your Bastion and connected to it by a tunnel no more than a quarter mile in length. Your hireling maintains the hideout, using a cover identity that doesn’t link them to your Bastion. You can change the location of your Harper Hideout each time you gain a…
You surround yourself with an invisible bubble of energy in a 5-foot Emanation. The sphere muffles sound in both directions. Creatures outside of the Emanation have Disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks made to hear any sounds from within the Emanation, and creatures inside the Emanation have Disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks made to hear sounds outside of the Emanation. In…
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Ahead. Go through the glowing portal to Jotunheim footprint (Area 2). Down. Climb back down Yggdrasil’s trunk to the ground.
Voidcallers are magic-wielding voidwalkers that appear to be draped in rotting cloth. From their shoulders hang two lanterns, which are said to bridge the realm of the living and that of the dead and sometimes attract wayward ghosts. The lanterns hang from a glowing crystalline structure that hovers over and around the voidcaller’s shadowy form. Voidwalkers Voidwalkers are creatures of the Void,…
Unfortunately, finding these dandyish devils’ contractual loopholes is not nearly as much fun as I had hoped. —ASTARION ON HARVESTER DEVILS
The Deepvaults that run hundreds of feet below Cold Iron Keep have become a wild fascination for those who dwell here. To the warden’s guests, they represent plunder, power and potential discoveries; to the prisoners, they are a glimmer of hope—an avenue of escape lurking just out of reach. At least five prisoners have ventured into the Deepvaults, but it was at Bodil Garðr’s behest. The party…
Dreaming Dark Infiltrators are spies sent to gather intelligence. They plant psychic seeds in their minds of their foes that enhance the infiltrators’ combat prowess against those enemies.
Armor (ring mail), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
The following quest hooks can be used to flesh out adventures set in Cold Iron Keep.
| Location | Description |
|---|---|
| 1: Outer Gatehouse | Guards vet entrants and keep watch at this gate. |
| 2: Barn | Livestock and steeds are stabled and groomed here. … |
Wondrous Item, uncommon This bag made from rust cloth appears empty. Reaching inside the bag, however, reveals the presence of a small, fuzzy object. You can take a Magic action to pull the fuzzy object from the bag and throw it up to 20 feet. When the object lands, it transforms into a creature you determine by rolling on the table that corresponds to the bag’s color. See the Monster Manual for…
Of course I’m furious! Even when they didn’t just dance away from our blows, we could barely scratch them. Three nimblewrights were too much for my squad to handle. A thousand will put every soldier in this land out of work. —Mafat A’Haddin, soldier
Fighting Style Feat (Prerequisite: Fighting Style Feature) When a creature you can see hits another creature within 5 feet of you with an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to reduce the damage dealt to the target by 1d10 plus your Proficiency Bonus. You must be holding a Shield or a Simple or Martial weapon to use this Reaction. Notes: Intercept an attack hit to another creature
Armor (ring mail), rare You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
Master Unarmed Combat Techniques Warriors of the Open Hand are masters of unarmed combat. They learn techniques to push and trip their opponents and manipulate their own energy to protect themselves from harm. Level 3: Open Hand Technique Whenever you hit a creature with an attack granted by your Flurry of Blows, you can impose one of the following effects on that target. Addle. The target can’t…
Medium or Small Humanoid, Lawful Evil AC 15 Initiative +3 (13) HP 104 (16d8 + 32) Speed 30 ft.
You attempt to reactivate a dormant gate, portal, or Teleportation Circle by infusing it with magical energies. This spell must be cast twice, once at each location the portal connects. While the Teleportation Circles and portals found in the Abomination Vaults require no additional cost to awaken, other portals might require rare items or specific materials as a cost for this spell at the GM’s…
The Boromar Clan began as a single family of halflings. Though its influence has expanded widely, its key operatives are still family members. Boromar operatives prefer deception and bribery over outright violence, though they defend their interests when necessary. Besides those described here, other Boromar operatives include bandits, commoners, spies, toughs, and warriors (see the Monster…
A passage appears at a point that you can see on a wooden, plaster, or stone surface (such as a wall, ceiling, or floor) within range and lasts for the duration. You choose the opening’s dimensions: up to 5 feet wide, 8 feet tall, and 20 feet deep. The passage creates no instability in a structure surrounding it. When the opening disappears, any creatures or objects still in the passage created…
Type: Musical Instrument Cost: 30 GP Weight: 1 lb A musical instrument with two to four strings similar to a lyre and played with a bow.
The smithy offers the following service: Leather Branding. For 1 GP, Kalista can brand anything made of leather, such as Leather Armor or a Spellbook, with the keep’s coat of arms. Kalista makes armaments but doesn’t sell them. She forges them exclusively for the keep’s armed forces.
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The Ruinbound are mutants that can be born to any humanoid species that has contact with the Daelkyr or their minions. A Ruinbound is born with a personal symbiont—an unnatural entity bound to the child. Unlike most symbionts, this entity cannot be separated from its host, and the two are permanently fused. Many Ruinbound have additional disturbing mutations; you can roll on the Ruinbound…
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