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This item is an ordinary, albeit rather large, conch shell that has been inscribed with the uvar rune. The conch measures 2½ feet long and weighs 20 pounds.
As an action, you can cast the
teleport spell by blowing into the shell. The destination is fixed, and there is no chance of either a mishap or the spell being off target. Anyone teleported by the conch appears in a specific location
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Conch MIKE SCHLEY Map: ConchView Player Version Built along the river that shares its name, Conch was originally a quiet backwater in Low Netheril, where miners and trappers supported the empire
. But the mines became lucrative, the riverway attracted crime, and the ruling mages grew greedy. Life in Conch can be difficult for the lower class, though it’s luxurious for the ruling mages. The
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Conch Overview The dominant industry in Conch is mining. Conch’s mines are sprawling, dangerous, and worked by both locals and prisoners from across the empire. Beyond the mines, Conch exists in a
best to work their menial jobs, feed their families, and avoid the attention of anyone with power. Government The city is nominally ruled by the High Council of Conch, a rotating group of powerful
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3. Roost of the Conch This room is constructed of large stone blocks, buttressed in the corners. The walls are wet and slimy, and mud covers most of the floor in a thin coating. To the east and west
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","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Across fog-shrouded coasts or endless ocean swells, an ominous drone sounded on a conch shell chills the blood of all who hear it. This is the sound of
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":"piercing"} piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.Across fog-shrouded coasts or endless ocean swells, an ominous drone sounded on a conch shell chills the blood of all who hear
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to assert its claim. Often, before a journey, sailors blow conch-shell horns in the belief that the sound will soothe nearby krakens.
The Horn of Humenades. Legend speaks of a magic horn that the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
time gate leads 1,839 years in the past to the ancient Netherese city of Conch, which was once a central river-port city that thrummed with commerce. In Netheril’s waning days, civil unrest against
the ruling mages, as well as attacks from phaerimm, made Conch a volatile place. For more about Conch, see chapter 1. The Forgotten Chamber lies inside a dormant volcano’s caldera along a path called
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higher than 10 feet.
Conch of Teleportation Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
This item is an ordinary, albeit rather large, conch shell that has been inscribed with the uvar rune
. The conch measures 2½ feet long and weighs 20 pounds.
As an action, you can cast the teleport spell by blowing into the shell. The destination is fixed, and there is no chance of either a mishap or
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Goldenfields. If the characters defeat Guh and obtain her conch of teleportation, they can use it to teleport to Maelstrom, King Hekaton’s undersea citadel (see chapter 10, “Hold of the Storm Giants
”). Obtaining the conch is their main goal here. They must be careful not to put the den on alert before eliminating key threats, lest they become overwhelmed by all of Grudd Haug’s denizens.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
armor made from giant octopus hide. Resting in his lap is an opalescent conch he took from Miraal the sea elf (see area T1). Beneath his armor, Moesko has a hole in his chest where his heart used to be
points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the heart. Treasure. Returning the opalescent conch to area T1 dismisses the banshee as its spirit is set free. The characters are
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Adventure at the Forgotten Chamber The following adventure sends characters to the Forgotten Chamber and into Conch beyond.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
rest, it leaves behind a pearlescent conch shell that weighs 2 pounds. The conch radiates an aura of evocation magic under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell or similar effect. An identify spell
reveals that the conch is a single-use magic item with the following property: a creature can use an action to blow the conch like a horn, creating an effect identical with that of a Leomund’s tiny hut
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Quest for the Giant Relics The first time Harshnag or a party member asks the oracle to divulge the location of Hekaton’s conch or of any of the evil giant lords, the oracle replies as follows
just one of them. Which one that is remains to be seen.”
The characters are under no obligation to complete the oracle’s quest if they already have a conch of teleportation or a means of determining
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
take their name from shankha shells—the shells of conch mollusks—which feature in Shankhabhumi’s legends and are an icon of the land. These contests are held over a twelve-day period every twelve years
claims the great conch-shell trophy known as the Riverine’s Shankha to grace their home city until the next competition.
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took her spellcasting focus — an opalescent conch — as a trophy. The banshee demands that the characters retrieve the conch and bring it to the cave, which will set her spirit to rest. It tries to kill the characters if they refuse, pursuing them as far as it can if they flee.
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thane Kayalithica and obtain her conch of teleportation, they can use it to teleport to Maelstrom, King Hekaton’s undersea citadel (see chapter 10, “Hold of the Storm Giants”). Obtaining the conch is
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to stop the giants? “Find a magic conch of the storm giant king, Hekaton. Use it to visit Hekaton’s court. Root out the evil therein.” If the characters already have a conch of teleportation in their
possession, the oracle says, “Use the conch to visit Hekaton’s court. Root out the evil therein.”
Where is the conch? “In the clutches of a giant lord.” If the oracle is asked for the name of the
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threat head-on. If the characters obtain Storvald’s conch of teleportation, they can use it to travel to Maelstrom, King Hekaton’s undersea citadel (see chapter 10, “Hold of the Storm Giants”). In the
. When the adventurers first arrive at Svardborg, Jarl Storvald isn’t there. He’s aboard the Krigvind, his flagship, hunting whales in the Sea of Moving Ice. As the characters search for his conch, the Krigvind and its giants are on their way back.
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Reaching Maelstrom The easiest and safest way to reach Maelstrom (shown on maps 10.1 and map 10.2) is with teleportation magic, and characters should have a conch of teleportation when the time comes
to visit the storm giant stronghold. Characters who teleport to Maelstrom using the conch appear atop the magical glyph in area 2. Characters can also reach Maelstrom by ship. Maelstrom is located on
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
port city is visible from either side of the portal.
Into Conch Those who pass through the portal from the Forgotten Chamber emerge from a wall just inside the mouth of a mineshaft in Conch. Stepping
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feast on their flesh and gnaw on their bones. If the characters tell Guh a story that explains why they need her conch of teleportation, she wiggles uncomfortably but refuses to give up the item
, instead ordering her servants to attack. If her underlings are defeated, she trades the conch for her life. The male hill giants are slumped against the tables and walls, tired from having scoured the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Chaos in the Streets Adventure for Level 5 Characters Situation. Weeks after the fall of Eileanar and several other flying cities, the city of Conch is inundated with those who need help, and the
and confronting the killer before finding a way home. Encounters MIKE SCHLEY Map: Conch AlleywaysView Player Version The adventure consists of the following encounters and uses Map: Conch Alleyways
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to borrow or use her conch of teleportation, she demands to know why but ultimately refuses to help them, even if they offer to buy it or trade for it. Simply put, she doesn’t trust “puny folk” and
circumstances, is willing to relinquish her conch of teleportation (see area 33). She also gives up the conch to protect the lives of her children (see areas 22–area 23). If the characters are defeated
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
City Sections Conch is built around the river, which flows eastward from the Columns of the Sky mountains. It is surrounded by heavy fortifications and divided into three main sections. Brief
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
in the year –338 DR (which is 3520 in the Netheril Year calendar). The time gate in the High Ice, called the Forgotten Chamber, leads to the port city of Conch, also 1,839 years in the past. The year
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one mile above the Evermoors (its default location). The characters’ primary goal is to find the conch of teleportation that King Hekaton gave to Sansuri, so that they can use it to travel to
Maelstrom, Hekaton’s undersea citadel (see chapter 10, “Hold of the Storm Giants”). There’s a catch: the conch is hidden inside a Leomund’s secret chest created by the countess, and only she can summon it.
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reach for their greatclubs. The giants speak and understand Giant only. If the characters ask them about Kayalithica or her conch of teleportation in that language, the giants share the following
information: Kayalithica is in the temple. (The giants can point the way to area 14, but they also warn the characters that only stone giant thanes are permitted in the temple.) She carries a conch of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
details two ancient Netherese cities: Eileanar, a flying city of magical opulence, and Conch, where the conflicts between High and Low Netheril are on full display.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
4 provides adventures that take place in Eileanar and Conch. Time gates are powerful game mechanisms, and you should allow them in your game only to facilitate the stories you want to tell. Feel free to change any details about the time gates in this chapter as you see fit.
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Attack of the Phaerimm Adventure for Level 3 Characters SAMUEL PERIN Phaerimm attacks on Conch were brutal and unanticipated,
leading to a constant state of fear and chaos in the city Situation. A
Netherese mage named Tyvern was conducting a time-travel experiment in a chamber in his workshop in Conch when phaerimm attacked the city. The interrupted experiment exploded in a blast of temporal
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Eileanar and the port city of Conch. Maps and tools for adventures set in these cities are also included. Chapter 2 explains environmental effects and hazards common in ancient Netheril due to magic’s
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gp. Inside the full-sized chest are Sansuri’s conch of teleportation (see appendix B), 500 pp, and six pieces of jewelry: four platinum bracelets (worth 750 gp each), a gold pendant necklace set with
before realizing that they need her help to obtain the conch of teleportation, they must either restore her to life, seek out another conch of teleportation, or find some other way to reach Maelstrom.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
coconut oil and wear it long or in thick plaits. Ornaments include conch-shell bangles and hairpieces, as well as designs of white clay painted directly onto the skin. Gold and gemstone jewelry, a specialty
shell of the conch mollusk, known locally as a shankha, is the eponymous icon of Shankhabhumi. The sizable Riverine’s Shankha is the legendary shell trophy that circulates among the cities via the
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the characters obtain Zalto’s conch of teleportation, they can use it to travel to Maelstrom, Hekaton’s undersea citadel (see chapter 10, “Hold of the Storm Giants.”) and advance to the next stage of the adventure.