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half as much damage on a successful one.This construct is fashioned from pieces of chardalyn (see the sidebar on Chardalyn) that have been assembled in the form of a dragon. The only parts of the
dragon not forged from chardalyn are its wing flaps, which are made of an oily film as tough as rubber, and its heart, which is an orb of pulsating, radiant energy. Demonic magic suffusing the chardalyn
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Chardalyn Dragon This construct is fashioned from pieces of chardalyn (see the sidebar on Chardalyn) that have been assembled in the form of a dragon. The only parts of the dragon not forged from
their efforts to helping the dragon inflict suffering on others. A chardalyn dragon serves the tyrannical will of its evil creatorāa tireless drive devotion that exceeds its own instinct of self
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forge a dragon, which he plans to unleash upon Ten-Towns. See the sidebar for more information about chardalyn.
Father of Nine. Xardorok has been married three times and has sired nine children
Obsession. Xardorok is obsessed with chardalyn and canāt stand the thought of anyone else possessing it. He must have all the chardalyn that Icewind Dale has to offer and is using his ample supply to
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, jagged shards of black crystal fly off in all directions.
The dragon leaves behind hundreds of chardalyn fragments, some as big as a wagon wheel and others as small as a coffin nail. If the characters
When the Dragon Takes Damage If the characters deal 30 damage or more to the dragon and itās not destroyed, it flies to the next town. If this happens in Bryn Shander, the dragon flies back to
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Running This Chapter Review the chardalyn dragonās stat block and description in appendix C before running this chapter of the adventure. Stopping the dragon will be a daunting task for the
characters. Fortunately, they wonāt have to fight it alone. From the moment it leaves the fortress, the chardalyn dragon begins to carry out Xardorokās plan to level Ten-Towns one settlement after another. The
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Adventure Summary A duergar despot forging a dragon out of chardalyn. A lost city of magic entombed in a glacier. A frozen wilderness trapped in Aurilās grip. These three plot elements, woven together, form this adventure.
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business for almost a year. Six duergar hide inside the ramshackle inn and remain out of sight until Xardorokās chardalyn dragon attacks the town (see chapter 4).
Dinevās Rest Closed inn At the south end of town is Caer-Dinevalās inn, a drafty old building with boarded-up windows and a crooked weathervane shaped like a rearing dragon. The place has been out of
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characters gain a level if they accomplish any two of the following feats: find the chardalyn dragonās flight plan in area X4, free the myconid sovereign in area X19, or destroy the heart of the red dragon in area X24.
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temperatures improve, flora and fauna begin to recover. Depending on how they fared against the chardalyn dragon in chapter 4, the people of Ten-Towns can look forward to warmer times once more
ā affairs. The characters can help Ten-Towners rebuild their settlements in the wake of the chardalyn dragonās rampage and the floods. If the dragon has not yet been defeated, finding and destroying it
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Running This Chapter Characters who learn of Xardorokās plot to forge a dragon of chardalyn and unleash it upon Ten-Towns might decide to launch a preemptive strike on Xardorokās fortress. This
construct and set it loose, leaving the characters with an agonizing decision: press the attack against the duergar fortress, or intercept the dragon in Ten-Towns. If they choose the latter course
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BEASTS
Fox
Giant walrus
Hare
Knucklehead trout
Mountain goat
Seal
Sperm whale
Walrus
CONSTRUCTS
Chardalyn dragon
Demos magen
Duergar hammerer
Dzaanās simulacrum
Galvan
magen
Hypnos magen
Living Bigbyās hand
Living blade of disaster
Living demiplane
Snow golem
Tomb tapper
ELEMENTALS
Auril (second form)
Auril (third form)
Chwinga
FIEND
Chardalyn
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level
A duergar tyrant is building a chardalyn dragon to destroy Ten-Towns. The characters learn of this plot and try to thwart it.
Chapter 4: Destructionās Light
For 6th-level characters
After Xardorok Sunblight unleashes his dragon, the characters must stop it before it destroys Ten-Towns.
Chapter 5: Aurilās Abode
For 7th-level characters
Characters travel to the frigid island of
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powered by the still-beating heart of a red dragon. In this forge, Xardorok is crafting a dragon made of chardalyn, with which he plans to destroy Ten-Towns. The chardalyn dragon is close to being
arrive at the ferry. The other duergar are searching Easthaven for chardalyn. The duergar are cautious enough to turn invisible while moving through town and on the docks, but not smart enough to cover the
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much larger fortress in the mountains. Xardorok is obsessed with chardalyn and is forging a dragon out of it.
The outpost was built close to Kelvinās Cairn for a reason. Once Ten-Towns is destroyed
fortress (described in chapter 3), they come to this outpost to resupply and rest before searching nearby settlements for chardalyn. When the characters find the duergar outpost, read: A blocky
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lets out a terrible roar, hurls itself into the air, and glides away from the fortress, then turns and heads north toward Ten-Towns.
The chardalyn dragon (see appendix C) exits the fortress by
doors of ice previously hidden under snow stand open more than three hundred feet above you, and from between them flies a huge dragon made of dark ice. Its eyes glow with a bright golden light as it
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Bear later used it as a shelter until the chardalyn berserkers forced them to abandon it. The berserkers worship the Frostmaiden and no longer consider themselves members of the Bear tribe. They allow
emits a cold, blue flame. As long as the flame burns, the berserkers canāt be killed inside their lair (see area Q5). The berserkers share their cave with two white dragon wyrmlings, which hatched from
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Duerra. In Xardorok, the Lord of the Nine Hells has found an eager and petty tyrant. To achieve his goal, Xardorok is scouring the land for chardalyn, which he is forging into a dragon that he will send
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characters try to beard Xardorok Sunblight in his lair. Chapter 3 describes the duergarās fortress. Unfortunately, the characters arrive too late to stop him from unleashing a dragon made of chardalyn
. The characters face a difficult choice: continue storming Xardorokās stronghold or return to Ten-Towns to fight the dragon. The battle with Xardorokās dragon forms the crux of chapter 4. Since the
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where Xardorokās chardalyn dragon was assembled. Area X26 is the bottom of the shaft that the dragon uses to move up and out of the fortress. In addition, four guard towers ringed by 3-foot-high
cylindrical bin. It contains dozens of fragments left over from the construction of the chardalyn dragon. Any chardalyn fragments stolen from the Easthaven town hall are here as well (see āThe Chardalyn Caperā).
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of Ten-Towns and its environs. Mounted to the top of a thin iron stand on the table is a 6-inch-tall dragon figurine carved out of chardalynāa miniature version of Xardorokās chardalyn dragon, its
side of the table is pulled, the dragon figurine āfliesā over Ten-Towns on its preset course. Any character who pays close attention can discern the flight path of Xardorokās chardalyn dragon (see
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chardalynāa crystalline substance known to exist only in Icewind Dale. Once he gathers enough of it, Xardorok plans to construct a chardalyn dragon and unleash it upon Ten-Towns. Despite Aurilās
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mission until the following conditions are met: The chardalyn dragon is no longer an immediate concern. The characters have the experience needed to survive the perils that await them in the first stage of
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4 Coldlight walker Medium
5 Ice troll Hard
6 Frost druid and friends Medium
7 Chardalyn berserkers Hard
8 Frost giant riding a mammoth Deadly
9 Battlehammer
dwarves Easy
10 Arveiaturace (ancient white dragon) Deadly
11 Snowy owlbear Easy
12 Gnolls Medium
13 Orcs of the Many-Arrows tribe Hard
14 Goliath party Medium
15
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to forge a dragon, which he plans to unleash upon Ten-Towns. See the sidebar for more information about chardalyn. Father of Nine. Xardorok has been married three times and has sired nine children. He
. Dark Obsession. Xardorok is obsessed with chardalyn and canāt stand the thought of anyone else possessing it. He must have all the chardalyn that Icewind Dale has to offer and is using his ample supply
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possessions and livestock with them. If heās alive and present when the dragon attacks, Speaker Waylen is killed when six duergar storm the Town Hall and confiscate any chardalyn they find there. Dragon
Dragonās Flight Path Map 4.1 shows the dragonās flight path, which should not be shared with your players unless the characters studied Xardorokās attack plan in the previous chapter. The dragon is
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damage the portico make enough noise to attract the two white dragon wyrmlings in area Q4. One makes its way through area Q3 to confront intruders head-on while the other descends the chute in area Q4 and
eggshells and succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (Nature) check concludes that they are white dragon eggs that hatched about three years ago. Any loud noise here, which could be from the opening of
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Ice Gate Level The uppermost level of the fortress contains the mechanism that operates the ice gateāenormous doors through which Xardorokās chardalyn dragon comes and goes. These doors are carved
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Other Things Characters Can Do Characters who canāt harm the dragon (or choose not to) can find plenty of other things to distract them during the dragonās attack. If a player is having trouble
restore their hit points and remove their injuries. Enlarged Duergar Panicked Ten-Towners rush past youānot to escape the dragon but to get away from a heavily armored, gray-skinned dwarf as big as
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Encounters (A-C) Arveiaturace Known to Ten-Towners as the White Wyrm, Arveiaturace is an ancient white dragon that lairs atop the Reghed Glacier. She remains the most fearsome predator in Icewind
of the dale, she prefers the taste of reindeer, walrus, and polar bear flesh to that of humanoids. The dragon has a healthy respect for humanoids and has never threatened Ten-Towns directly, though it
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Akannathi ARN ah-kah-NAH-thee Chief of the Akannathi goliath tribe of Skytower Shelter
Arveiaturace ar-vay-AH-chur-us Ancient white dragon known as the White Wyrm
Auril oh-REEL Lesser god that
on the shore of Lac Dinneshere
Caer-Konig kair-KOH-nig Small fishing town on the shore of Lac Dinneshere
Chardalyn CHAR-dah-lin A dark crystalline substance that can be forged
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(see "Arveiaturace") a natural enemy and might spare adventurers who claim to be hunting the great white dragon. The giant might also allow characters to pass unmolested if they claim to be on a quest
urges them to seek out and destroy the chardalyn berserkers in their lair (see āCave of the Berserkersā). The werebear understands how chardalyn can become corrupted by demonic magic and sees the