Delta split from the group, heading towards Mulburg
Rest of the group continued North
Drusilia had a dream from the Wild Mother of a Castle, a King and a book bound by bark
Demaratos had a vision of his patron Keres warning that a great power lies beneath the temple in Redkiln

Current leads:
Make second map with rough locations

• The Eye & The Ear in Dragonhold looking for Narkul's sword
• Narkul's old friend 'Dyndryd' lives North of the marsh
• Drusilia's vision shows a castle in the North East of the marsh
• Demeratos vision warns of a great power at the temple in Redkiln

Other notes:

• 2 more days until 10 days have passed since killing Narkul
• Basilisk stalking the marsh
• Delta has started heading towards Mulburg
• Remaining group continuing North

Narkul has risen and is planning to intercept the group, and take back Sovereign and the Hand
Day 1 Afternoon: Ironhide revieces a message from Greyhawk.
John enterance Petrified statue, recognise the area but tree seem larger, remember fighting a Basilisk while trying to find ???, turned in 12300, 35 years ago.
3 days until next stage of the hand takes hold over Sovereign.

secret map

After learning the group is going into the marsh Sovereign will try to escape at night
If her stealth beats observers perception she manages to flee but will be the high perception encounter below

Petrified Encounters
Day Events
Drusilia exhaustion Wild Mother vision.
Hydra Find a small clearing for the evening, as group is eating hear a hissing from behind a large object. Hydra encounter.
Castle Howlester Castle. Spider camp.
Lizardfolk See below.
Detect Magic Roll 1d100 each morning if 75% or higher a source of divination magic is detected floating near Sovereign and a small tether connects to her. She'll say she doesn't know what it is, she refuses to say anything if under zone of truth. The hand also is also becoming more necrotic and is spreading up her arm.

Nights Events
Delta next morning while packing up find a stone turtle on the edge of camp that wasn't there before
High perception hear a scream in the distant. investigating reveals a stone statue of a heavily wounded lizardfolk, large holes pierce his chest in vivid detail, reviving him results in him bleeding out and dying. DC 15 Medicine will reveal he's already dead or seconds away from it.
Sovereign escape Sovereign sneaks away in the night, trying to head North West as instructed by Narkul.
Demaoratos watch Patron vision.

Glaren tribe

• Roxl, tribe leader, male
• Juss, tribe shaman, female
• Thuk, tribe cook, male
• Thrass, child, male

Tribe of Lizardfolk, unaware of politics, Basilisk hunting and killing those who wonder too far. Outsiders not allowed in, they moved to get away from society and live in peace. They may setup camp just outside if promise to leave no mess. Following if promise is kept and no hostilities the lizardfolk will give each member of the group coal cooked birds wrapped with large leaves and stuffed with mushroom. The perfect blanket is also given. If group mentions Dyndryd the leader will mention of an elderly man living in the mountains that calls himself “Dyndryd the Eternal” the lizardfolk can provide a rough area.

The “Perfect Blanket”: A simple black bear fur blanket one side depicting a campsite with red and silver threads and the other an igloo with blue and silver thread. It is a thermal blanket with perfect heat transfer: one side is always warm or hot, the other is always cold. Can be used to survive extreme temperatures, but only with vigilance. One adventurer fell asleep under it and was found roasted crispy the next morning. Another who made the same mistake in summertime was found frozen solid.

If on good terms as they are leaving and receive the items they'll also mention if they return with parts of the basilisk as proof of it's death they can use the parts to make something for them as a reward.

If group returns with proof of the Basilisk's death depending on any parts returned they can make various items, Weapon and Armour cannot be magical, requires attunement, Eye operation requires attunement.

https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Hydra#content

Initial encounter A large boney serpent head emerges from the marsh after finding stone figures, hopefully tricking players into thinking it's a basilisk, dealing 50 damage makes the head fall limp and start sinking into the marsh, 30 or more in a single turn kills the head and it sinks into the marsh.
After the head sinks back 6-12 seconds pass before six heads burst from the water and the body emerges.

HP 250 | AC 18 | Heads 6
Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. While it has more than one head, the hydra has advantage on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, and knocked unconscious. Whenever the hydra takes 30 or more damage in a single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die, the hydra dies. At the end of its turn, it grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken fire damage since its last turn. The hydra regains 15 hit points for each head regrown in this way.
Reactive Heads. For each head the hydra has it gets an extra reaction that can be used only for opportunity attacks.
Wakeful. While the hydra sleeps, at least one of its heads is awake.
Multiattack. The hydra makes as many bite or grapple attacks as it has heads, one attack can be a breath attack
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: (1d10 + 5) piercing damage.
Grapple. DC15 Dex or Str save to escape at end of turn, the head cannot make another grapple but can bite or use breath on following turns that auto hit.
Boiling Breath (Recharge 2). The Hydra exhales an boiling blast of water in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (10d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Huge (15ft x 15ft) stone spider over a stone hut with a part of it blown open.
Something has setup camp, stringing cloth between the legs to create a barrier.
Investigating reveals a very old campsite, everything in camp has rotted away or been overgrown, spider itself has lots of cracks, the abdomen has fallen off and mostly sunk into the swamp.
Spider 100 to 500 years. Campsite within 50 years
3x Trolls guard the area

Used to be Narkul's personal castle/home but sunk into the Marsh long ago.
Now inhabited by a Medusa and her pet Basilisk and use petrified creatures as servants.
Enterance trap/alert. DC15 string that sets off a fire trial lighting the staircase leading down to the throne room basking it in dim light instead of darkness, alerting the medusa and the basilisk

Medusa HP:125 AC:16 MM214
1x Snake Hair. 5ft +5 1d4+2 piercing | 4d6 poison
2x Last Quip. 5ft +5 1d6+5 piercing
Basilisk HP:150 AC:17 MM24
1x Tail. 15ft +5 4d6 slashing | 2d6 poison
1x Bite. 10ft +5 2d6 piercing | 4d6 poison
Gladiator HP:100 AC:15 MM346
3x Spear. +5 2d8+4 piercing
Reaction. +3AC on a melee attack
Will-O-Wisp HP:20 AC:19 MM301

Gaze: 30ft DC15Con, if 10 or lower instant petrification. otherwise restraied and repeat next turn.
Unless surprised you can opt to advert eyes but you cannot see the source until start of next turn.

Loot & Lore
Greyhawk sword, Last Quip (Medusa)
Boots of Dendallen (In bedroom)
Minor treasure haul (In a safe)

• 3x bottles of 2000+ year old wine
• 5000gp
• 1x Scroll of greater restoration

Narkul's Notes (In office)

• Testing with a spell that altered people's dreams
• Arranging a deal to protect treasures
• Dendallen
  • Boots of Dendallen (in possession)
  • Eye of Dendallen (located)
  • Flesh of Dendallen (unknown)
  • Greaves of Dendallen (unknown)
  • Grip of Dendallen (unknown)
  • Mask of Dendallen (unknown)
• Book of Vile Darkness
• Lichdom and Cloning
  • Testing with various Phylactories
    • Simple jeweled chest (On desk)
    • Glass vat filled with salt water (Whisiling Bluff)
    • A gold coin (Sent to hidden vault)
    • Family necklace (Always carried)
    • Jug of infinite water (Sent to Chris Narod)
• Create the perfect world where everyone lives forever and follows him

Basilisk parts

• Roll arcana & medicine. Combine results
  • 14 Blood
  • 21 Fang
  • 28 Scales
  • 35 Eye

Lives in a large sprawling cave, Dyndryd has an illusion hiding the mouth of the cave and always has an old man taking care of a little cottage 120ft away and who tells anyone that visits that he is Dyndryd the Eternal.
Dyndryd has wiped their mind of his existance and makes them truely believe their name is Dyndryd and have lived in the cottage for many millennia, don't know anyone called Narkul but knew a kind young man named Dauthos. It's been over 400 years since he last had visitors but sometimes visits Mulburg and Glaren every few years.
Detect magic reveals Enchantment magic over the man but nothing else.
He has stats of a commoner and can be killed easily

250ft high
30 Lizardfolk. enough food for 1 week, 2 weeks if rationing
Druid's from the temple to the Wild Mother in OldTree are going to investigate Pinga's
The druids can make a gate between the island and the ground but need someone to get a druid up there