This small room appears to be a lookout post. Three narrow slits line the north and east walls, giving a view of the overgrown fungus garden beyond. Iribo The Children of Belcorra observed their cultivated and thriving gardens from here, but the post had been abandoned for some time before the drow of Yldaris discovered it. Creatures: A Drow Shootist named Iribo serves as a lookout in this room.…

When you cast this spell, all footprints and fingerprints within a 30-foot Emanation originating from you become highlighted and glow faintly for the duration. When you cast the spell, choose any point in time up to 10 days ago. Only footprints and fingerprints left between that time and the present will be highlighted. Each creature that leaves footprints and fingerprints is assigned a unique…

This is a complex location, so review it carefully before reading the following text to the players to set the scene: This area is brightly lit by crystal sconces spaced along the walls. The floor is one large balcony that overhangs a supply room on the lower level, with a glass staircase to connect them. Cables stretch between brass posts to form a railing around the balcony. Against the…

A staircase winds upward, terminating in a door that leads to the roof. The cramped staircase leads 30 feet upward.

When you cast this spell you place an invisible mystic mark on the spot where you are standing, tethering yourself to it for the duration. During this time you can perform a 1 minute ritual to teleport yourself and a number of willing creatures equal to 1 plus your spellcasting ability modifier (minimum of 1) that you can see within 10 feet of you back to that spot. If the exact space is…

The following locations are keyed to map 4.2. Descriptions assume the characters aid the militia during the attacks described. If they don’t, in 10 minutes Omina, Garos, and the demons kill every member of the militia, as well as the locals hiding in the basement, then leave the area.

Two enormous, red-skinned fiends with two arms resembling a human’s and two more ending in massive claws are battling three soldiers. A six-armed, serpentine monster slavers nearby. The monsters are two Glabrezus, which each have 100 HP remaining, and a Marilith, which has 150 HP remaining. If the characters intervene, the demons leave the soldiers alone and focus on fighting the characters. In…

The urdefhans only use this passageway to come and go from the lakeshore but nevertheless keep it guarded. Creatures: The three Urdefhan Lashers assigned to guard this little-used entrance are itching for a fight. Unwilling to accept the shame of admitting defeat, they fight to the death. Reinforcements: If these guards are defeated, they’re replaced by the ceustodaemon and cult fanatic in area…

Level 2 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a forked twig) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of its movement. The…

The bounty posters offer a 75gp reward for anyone who delivers the two highway robbers to stand trial. Tilde and Gregor want to destroy the lamp posts, as it is easier for them to attack from the shadows. The council workers who installed the empty lamp posts were delayed by the robbers’ sabotage efforts. Each lantern comfortably houses a Giant Fire Beetle, who will be regularly tended to by…

Lady’s Whisper Lady’s Whisper can harness the ambient magic in the Gate of Nhimbaloth (areas area I60 to area I64 and areas J1 through J18) to create the following effects. On Initiative count 20 (losing Initiative ties), Lady’s Whisper can create one of the following effects, or forego creating any effect that round. They can’t do so while they have the Incapacitated condition or are otherwise…

"The settlement sits on top of a mountain, and from the village square you can see for miles. Stalls selling cocoa and mulled wine have been set up, making the whole area smell delightful." Villagers are gathered around Gregorus, who stands on a raised dais next to a clocktower and well. The decorated fir tree is damaged, and the piles of wrapped gifts at its base are now all gone.

Second Floor, Experimental Wing Two glass-walled chambers stand side by side, their interiors stark and sterile. The first chamber is empty save for a single chair bolted to the tiled floor, gleaming under the violet glow of the tubes overhead. The second chamber’s chair is empty, but a patient cowers in the far corner of the room. Both doors to the chamber are locked, and the walls and doors…

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…

First Floor, Behavioral Ward Every inch of this vast office is meticulously organized, illuminated by the steady glow of a violet-flamed candle. A broad polished desk at the far end dominates the space, lined with wooden shelves filled with records and medical texts. An elegant longcase clock ticks loudly, the only sound in the stifling quiet. Characters may be escorted here by two Mutant Nurses…

“A red rock formation rests in front of you, where the sparse scrub refuses to grow. The dirt shifts beneath you strangely, even though there is no breeze.” The temple’s entrance is in a crack in the rock face marked by a symbol of a flying serpent. It is guarded by two Earth Elementals (hiding within the stone) who will fight the party in a Trial of Courage. Sofia was let through without issue.

As detailed in the Intrusive Event “Snatch and Grab” above, Bill Debbers (Medium Bandit Captain) steals Anton’s dagger from the party and makes a run for it. At the same time, his partner, Bilge (Medium Bugbear Warrior), attempts to grapple characters to enable Bill’s escape. The chase unfolds as follows. The chase begins in Area 1 of Map 1. Bill follows a path from there through Areas 2, 3, 5,…

Bright bunting and old posters of the troupe’s previous shows hang from Stiss’s caravan. His groomed mastiff is tied to the door’s golden handle. The Mastiff is named Sleighbell and wears a jester’s hat; it will try to stop the party gaining entry. Stiss often sits at his desk and writes hate mail about Kacarosh under false pen names, before posting it to the troupe.

Magic and malice give form to invisible stalkers, bodiless spirits of the air. These elusive beings pass unseen with nothing more than a stirring of air. They control powerful winds capable of moving objects and battering foes. Magic-users conjure these creatures to serve as killers and thieves. Invisible stalkers relentlessly pursue their quarry, and they rarely leave evidence of their crimes.…

Level 13 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None Space: Roomy Hirelings: 1 Order: Research This facility is an office for an inquisitive agency—either the headquarters of an agency you control or a branch office for a larger agency (such as Information Acquisition or Karr’Aashta’s Investigations, both of which are discussed in chapter 4). Its one hireling is a secretary who maintains an extensive…

A wooden sign hung on this room’s door reads “Private! Keep out!” Lief handles the organizational affairs of Rat’s Run from this office. She also stores bribes from criminals here. At night, the manager works on paperwork or sleeps in her bedroom in area R11. She keeps the door locked while she’s in here. During the day, the room is unoccupied and locked. Treasure. On the desk are records…

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…