First Floor, Convalescent Ward A single overhead lamp illuminates a metal examination table in the center of the room. Cabinets line the walls, their glass doors safeguarding medical tools and bandages. When needed, Doctor Belkin (Wormhost Surgeon *) takes the Elevator (area L6b) down from the Second Floor to provide medical exams to any who seek them out. Before he enters, he consumes a…
Jeholrak Infiltrators are specialist members of Jeholrak society, hired by Jeholrak Politicians to eliminate other politicians. They are, in essence, master assassins whose primary purpose is to act as a wedge in the complex interplay of Jeholrak politics. The assassination of a particular politician is usually requested by another who has less influence, intending to clear space for their…
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| 1 | A set of Fine Clothes and a gold pocket watch worth 150 GP |
| 2 | 4 cannisters that each contain the following seasonings: salt (5 CP each); ginger (1 GP each); cinnamon (2 GP each); pepper (2 GP each); cloves (3 GP each); saffron (15 GP each) … |
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.
Down. To the base of the Fortress of the Giants. Northeasternmost Doors. Closed double doors to the kitchen (Area 11). Northeast-Central Door. Closed door to the honored guests’ hallway (Area 7). Northwest-Central Door. Closed door to the associates’ hall (Area 3). Northwesternmost Doors. Closed double doors to the lesser quarters (Area 2).
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.
Second Floor, Processing Wing Beds in stark hospital-white sheets line the walls of this wide, pale gray room. Deathly-still patients in hospital gowns breathe shallowly in each bed, separated only by thin curtains. They don’t seem to mind the lack of privacy. Patients. Three of the twelve beds in this room are occupied by a patient (Neutral, human noncombatant Commoners). All patients here are…
Up a half-dozen stairs from the entry chamber to the west, an alcove holds a pavilion providing shelter to a handful of Ashen Verdict merchants and an Argent Crusade guard. Three merchants offer goods here, protected by an Argent Commander (Medium, Lawful Good Questing Knight). Alchemist Finklestein. A Forsaken member of the Argent Crusade is highly unusual, and Alchemist Finklestein (Medium,…
A buttress supporting the wall and vaulted ceiling separates this portion of the eastern alcove from the area to the north. A large pavilion serves as the command post for the leader of the Ebon Blade, whose undead warhorse stamps its feet impatiently nearby. Highlord Darion Mograine (Medium, Lawful Neutral Death Knight) and two Ebon Blade Commanders (Medium, Lawful Neutral Death Knight…
Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Membership in the Ninth Quill Space: Roomy Hirelings: 1 Order: Research This room has a planning table, pieces of miniature terrain to represent walls or furniture, and tomes on magical security, architecture, and spy craft useful when planning a heist. Research: Reconnaissance. When you issue the Research order to this facility, your hireling sends spies to…
This plain, angled hall has four alcoves. Each western alcove has a shimmering circle of runes inlaid on the floor. A peephole in the eastern wall allows observation of the room beyond. In addition to once giving Belcorra a place to spy upon visitors in area C4, the western alcoves formed a limited teleportation hub independent of the portal chambers. Neither alcove is currently active. The…
The following features are prevalent throughout the Deadmines.
Har’Akir’s countless trap-laden ruins interconnect beneath the desert in a hidden maze called the Labyrinth. Monstrous Mummies and stranger creatures stalk these sprawling tunnels. Nevertheless, some priests use the few mapped sections to move about the domain unseen.
Second Floor, Experimental Wing A heavy metal door conceals a haphazard workshop that reeks of antiseptic and charred flesh. Bloodied instruments and organ jars clutter every surface. At the center of the room, an operating table is shrouded by a stained linen sheet that is malformed by the mass beneath it. If Doctor Belkin (Wormhost Surgeon *) is present when the characters enter, he is…
Armor (ring mail), very rare You have a +2 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.
A glittering mass of treasure sits at the south end of this small room. This is the bulk of treasure Vethris has accumulated, as well as that she tasked the undead to gather. Poisoned Treasure: A porcelain teapot that sits near the front of the hoard is slathered with Oil of Taggit poison. Treasure: The teapot is worth 40 GP once the poison is washed off. Scattered about the room are 25 PP, 330…
The spy’s inn room has the following features. Second Floor. It’s a 10-foot drop to the ground from an open window. Windows. Window sashes can be opened as an object interaction. Adjusting the Encounter If the party locates the spy quickly, consider keeping the quasit present regardless of the party's strength. If so, the quasit attempts to kill the spy and escape rather than engage the party.…
Up a half-dozen stairs from the entry chamber to the east, a morose, white-haired death knight sits alone in his tent. This death knight is Torgo the Elder (Medium, Lawful Neutral Death Knight Aspirant), who—like many of the death knights associated with the Ashen Verdict—deeply regrets the evils he committed in the Lich King’s service. Above all, Torgo wishes he could be reunited with his son,…
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.
The characters can investigate the town to find where the centipedes are coming from by succeeding on a group DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Survival) check, discovering a sprawling network of tiny tunnels in the earth that seem to be coming from the northwest of Wickermoor Village. After deducing the direction from which the centipedes are burrowing into town, the characters…
Decorative pillars. An altar of solid ice. Feeling of piety. This chamber is clearly a place of worship. Elaborate pillars of steel and ice run up the sides of the chamber, and at the end sits a large block of ice that appears to serve as an altar. Carvings adorn the walls and pillars. This shrine is dedicated to Loki—his symbol figures prominently in the carvings on the walls and pillars. Altar.…
A table with chairs sized for giants fills most of the chamber. Several smaller tables and chests dot this meeting hall. A chandelier hangs over the main table, providing magical illumination. After the High Speaker’s murder, Katlaug ordered her body placed in the southeast corner of this chamber, covered in a cloth, while awaiting the investigation and proper burial.
In recent centuries the hall has undergone a startling transformation from a deity’s palace to a magical ice prison containing a relic of incredible power, the Loom of Fables.
Mitflits, also known as mites, are self-loathing and pitiful cowards with oversized heads, blue skin, and a penchant for befriending the ugliest of vermin. They tame insects, spiders, and other small creatures to serve as faithful allies. Mitflits have lost most of their ancestral magic, leaving them to feel incomplete and full of doubt and insecurity. Mitflits find companionship in the other…
The party can search the suspects. Challenge. None of the suspects will agree to this, as they all have secrets they don’t want revealed. Solutions. Characters must make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check opposed by the target’s Passive Perception. If successful, the character discovers which group the suspect works for as a secret agent. If the target is the spy, the character finds the…
If the party hasn’t found the secret note, make sure they do. It’s either in the spy’s pocket or in the spy’s inn room. If the party doesn’t search for it, the Tea Flingers will find it and deliver it to the party. When the party follows up on the secret note to locate the cult, go to Part 3.
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