“The heat is overwhelming. You can barely hear yourself think over the bangs and high-pitched whistles coming out of the pressurised machinery.” The Shield Guardian is normally used to carry barrels. It is haywire and has cast the Haste spell on itself for the fight with the party. The control panel has AC 18 and 30 HP. Once it is destroyed, the Shield Guardian will power down.

This sprawling structure, built haphazardly over centuries from quarry stones, looks like a ruin from the outside. Its interior is bathed in lamplight and resonates with quiet music and hushed conversation. The House of Wine and Vinegar is a hospital and drinking hall adjacent to Conch’s mines. Its proprietor, the human Low Netherese witch Cyrleine-of-the-Pond (Medium, Neutral Good Archpriest),…

This common area contains straw beds and a pile of junk. Five small, bipedal reptiles pace about the cave, arguing loudly. Five Kobold Warriors are trying to decide whether to keep the wyrmling or return it to its nest. They cease bickering when they notice the characters. The kobolds’ initial attitude is Indifferent. If they learn the characters eliminated the guard in area A2, these kobolds…

“Large iron gates topped with the words ‘Oakswood Orchard and Distillery’ greet you. Past the gates, you can see big stone buildings and fields of fruitful apple trees.” Pomeroy is on the other side of the gates, calling out for help. Blocking access to the gates are six sets of wildly snapping garden shears that will attack the party when they try and get past.

The following locations are keyed to map K.

The cave has the following features: Ceilings. The cave’s ceilings are 20 feet high. Doors and Secret Doors. Doors throughout this cave are made of heavy stone. The secret doors to area K8 blend in with their surroundings but are obvious from inside area K8. As a Search action, a character can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to examine the wall for a secret door, noticing it on a…

Kynah was an orphan who arrived in Minarrh as a young girl. Due to her horns, she was met with fear and derision from most of the townspeople. When she met Rostan, he took her under his wing and sheltered her from the wary townsfolk, providing her with shelter, food, and company. She became fond of the old man and he of her, but she remained uncertain that she would ever be accepted by the…

This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as a broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the former damage. This spell can physically repair a magic item, but it can’t restore magic to such an object. Spell Tags: Utility…

“The orchard floor is sticky with crushed fruit. At the far end of the field, a team of shiny copper constructs are attempting to rip scared guests out of a tree.” Aldur has already disabled two constructs, but has used up most of his magic for the day to do so. The three VIPs climbed the apple tree when Aldur suggested they did so. The tree will last two rounds before the apple pickers break it…

Encounter for Level 6 Characters Situation. A shattered observatory on the edge of a storm-swept cliff provides a glimpse past the mists that choke the sky—giving onlookers a chance to expand their knowledge of the cosmos. Hook. The party is trapped on a nightmarish island domain and must seek a way to escape. The observatory is rumored to reveal truths and prophecies, though at the risk of the…

This tall chamber reaches a height of thirty feet. Transparent stone makes up the southern wall, which looks into a vast room filled with square, transparent pillars surrounded by a catwalk. A jumble of metal scrap lies against this transparent wall. While transparent from this side, the southern wall appears opaque from the other side. Strategists could look out over the stasis chamber to the…

Drunken Dragon Handout Buy the House a Round. For 20 GP, a character can buy a drink for everyone in the taproom. For the next 24 hours, that character has Advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made in the keep. Solicit Rumors. Once per day, a character in the tavern can make a DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check to glean a rumor from the bartender or a chatty patron. On a successful check,…

The tavern offers the following services: Food and Drink. The tavern sells the items listed on the Drunken Dragon Handout. Give this handout to your players whenever they visit this location.

This square chamber is filled with a jumble of open boxes, casks, bundles of torches, and faintly glowing plants. This storage chamber is a mess because calignis have haphazardly thrown supplies in here over the years. The plants are bioluminescent reeds that retain their glow for several weeks after being harvested, and they provide dim light in this room. Most of the casks contain meaty, dried…

A desk with a chair sits in the middle of this room, while three empty picture frames hang on the walls. Belcorra’s majordomo once worked here. The frames used to hold detailed maps of the upper dungeon levels. Volluk took them long ago. Treasure: The curious morlocks scattered the rusted ruins of a clockwork assistant across the floor, which include an intricate gear worth 30 GP. A character can…

The apartments offer the following services: Buy Gems. Lenk can buy gems the characters find in their adventures. Lenk exchanges gems at this location for their value in gold. All the gems in this adventure are worth 100 GP; this rate includes Lenk’s appraisal fee. Rent an Apartment. Characters can rent an apartment for 100 GP per month.

Type: Medium Armor Cost: 10 GP Weight: 12 lbs Armor Class: 12 + Dex modifier (max 2) Strength: -- Stealth: -- This crude armor consists of thick furs and pelts.

Wrin Sivinxi grew up in the small village of Glitterbough in the elven nation of Kyonin, but a traveler wouldn’t find her hometown if they were to visit that nation today, for Glitterbough was destroyed 10 years ago by demons in the service of the malevolent entity Treerazer. Despite the loss of her hometown, Wrin feels no sadness or despair about the event, for none perished in Glitterbough’s…

“Carvings and pictograms line the walls of the massive chamber. They are painted in vibrant earthy pigments and surrounded by gold script.” The writing throughout the temple is Celestial, and details the Couatl’s tenets of courage, respect, generosity and kindness. The carvings show the Couatl as a guardian and often give clues about the best course of action.

You touch a creature and grant it a measure of protection from death. The first time the target would drop to 0 Hit Points before the spell ends, the target instead drops to 1 Hit Point, and the spell ends. If the spell is still in effect when the target is subjected to an effect that would kill it instantly without dealing damage, that effect is negated against the target, and the spell ends.…