======PreGame====== Current leads: \\ * 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 * Alucard young Black Dragon contract * Outlawed races in and around Mulburg Current events: \\ =====DM Notes===== 1 days Until the hand spreads further into [[faction:cult_of_narkul#cult_of_narkul1|Sovereign]] \\ 19 days Until the Eye and the Ear return to Pinga's or Mulburg with Back Talker \\ Narkul is raising an army of undead in the Far Realm to unleash on a city he discovers the group in. \\ **Resurection/Reincarnation** \\ Cannot revive someone that's died of old age, Resurecction of any kind ties the target's soul to the caster's soul, if the caster dies the target will gain a point of exhaustion each week that cannot be removed unless they find someone else they can tie their soul to. ======Manor====== [[location:alucard_manor|Manor]] \\ Info known by Haldir and contained within library. \\ **Dyndryd**, Dyndryd the eternal, an elderly human that apparently has lived over 2,000 years, according to locals he visits Mulburg every few decades. Met him once a couple hundered years ago. Haven't seen him since. Rumours are he lives North of the city in the mountains, unsure how true it is. \\ **Narkul**, Not much is known, many documents were destroyed long ago to hide his existance. \\ **Sovereign**, Holding cell in the basement. She tries to hide the hand and it's growth. If she is alone with a few people she'll try suggestion to escape. \\ **Basilisk**, Contract for the Basilisk has been forgotten as stays away from urban areas and disappeared around 26 years ago and hasn't been anymore reports only rumours of it returning. Contract was for 500gp. \\ **Griffon**, Good spots might be in the central room, in backyard or in private garden. One of Mulburg's exports is rare plants that can only be grown in the swamps and marshes. Haldir reccommends Natural Remedies owned by Roklah found here in the Dry district, she sells a large range of herbs, medicines, and components. \\ **Black Dragons** Found in Jungles, Forests, and Swamps. Typically very chaotic and violent. They breath highly corrosive acid, excelent at flying and swimming. They love to take a humanoid form and cause chaos in politics or use their shape to intimidate others. \\ **Cadaver Collectors** \\ **Trolls** Typically found in swamps and marshes. They naturally regrow and reform when hurt, regrowing limbs quickly. Fire slows or stops the regrowth. \\ ^ Dragons ^^ ^ Age ^ Title ^ | 0-5 | Wyrmling | | 6-100 | Young | | 101-800 | Adult | | 800+ | Ancient | ======Mulburg====== [[town:mulburg]] =====Contracts===== ====Open==== **Target** Outlawed races \\ **Reward** 50gp Dead, 100gp Alive \\ **Bonus** 500+gp for hideouts | 25gp for accurate information \\ **Notes** Posters dotted around Mulburg and a few at the notice board \\ **Wanted** Female Green Dragonborn \\ **Reward** 150gp + Standard reward \\ **Notes** Escaped capture, took heavy wounds before escaping. \\ **Wanted** Allira \\ **Reward** 100gp + Standard reward \\ **Notes** Female Half-Elf, known for hiding Tieflings \\ **Target** Trolls \\ **Reward** 75gp Head \\ **Notes** Last spotted East of Mulburg \\ **Wanted** Sovreign \\ **Reward** 150gp + Standard reward \\ **Notes** Looks like Jorgan, Broke a demon out of jail and fled authorities. Last seen in Dry district \\ ====Exclusive==== ===Delta=== **Owner** Mulburg Enchanter \\ **Target** Cadaver Collector, Vials of Blood (used for increasing damage)\\ **Reward** 1,500GP or Goggles of Night \\ ===Alucard=== **Owner** Lord Oddo Rand \\ **Target** Young Black Dragon \\ **Reward** 2,500GP \\ **Notes** Last seen 30 miles North East of Mulburg, 2 days ago. \\ =====Events===== [[secret:Holidays]] **Harvest Close** \\ **Wanted:** Posters of Jorgan can be seen being put up around Town center and Dry district. **Kenway Phillips** As you reach the enterance of The Basking Stone you see a wanted poster for Allira and "Soverign" both are defaced after the Wanted title "FOR DEMON BUGGERY" as you enter and scan over the room you see an empty chair with a dark purple coat hanging off it, The table has four seats and is clear except for one empty glass, if group sits down or waits a bearded human man returns to the table with a full glass and sits down. \\ **Knights** Willing to meet some more members but not visiting the camp as of yet, the meeting is today, roughly the same place Delta found Johime and Azker. \\ **Allira** If Allira is mentioned, Kenway looks around the room and after happy no-one is paying attention just his face shifts into Allira's and then into whoever asked about Allira and then back to Kenway. "That answer your question? If not work it out yourself" \\ **Sovereign** Hates "Sovereign" for ruining their carefully laid plan to free Nolista. unorganised, sloppy, impolsive, a failure. Has promised Azker that he'll kill Sovereign, might not be this week or the next but one day maybe a year or two from now, he'll be having lunch with a dear friend one moment and the next moment that friend turned into him has slit his throat and bleeds out on the floor. \\ **The Plan** Had followed a guard for a year learning everything about him and then "replacing" him, the real Kenway has been gone for nearly half a year, today is one of Sargent Kenway Phillips' days off. \\ **Nolista & Azker** Great couple, very loving and devoted to helping better this world, saddened Nolista died but at least she died quickly. \\ **Dyndryd** One of the few that have met hime, kind old man. Glad he's made a safe haven for those unable to fight against the empire. \\ **Black Dragon** Don't know about any black dragons, there are two black dragonborn he knows. \\ **Green Dragonborn** If you want to meet her I'll make sure they know and up to her if she goes along to the meeting. \\ =====Items===== Delta * **Map of Reton** Collect at library for 25gp * **Enchanter Contract** Delivered to Manor Alucard * **Anti-Mage Shackles** With Haldir * Silver manacles etched with antimagic runes * Cannot cast spells * Speed is halved * Optional mouth guard * If command word is spoken it locks like an immovable rod * Can attempt DC30 Strength save / week ======Audax====== Sleeping in the middle of Alucard's Manor a few flower petals rest on the Laico, many of the staff and players are gathered around after hearing the commotion of the slamming doors, winds and light. As Audax stirs from his sleep he goes into a small panic, animal handling DC10 to calm Audax for anyone except Ironhide. On a fail it attacks the person, after the attack Audax calms down and sees the water feature and goes for a drink. Audax takes time to learn all that he can do, he learns the abilities below at the start of the listed time. ^Time^Feature^ |Start|Stat Block, Hooves, Horn, Charge, Multiattack| |Day 2|Languages, Action. Healing Touch| |Day 3|Action. Teleport| |Day 4|Innate. Spellcasting| |Enc 2|Legendary. Hooves| |Enc 3|Legendary. Barrier| |Enc 4|Legendary. Heal Self| ======Marsh====== [[https://nightcall.net/lib/exe/fetch.php/secret:worldmapgrid.jpg|secret map]] \\ 1 - Golden Caverns \\ 2 - Howlester Castle \\ 3 - Hydra & Griffon \\ 4 - Knights of Palus \\ 5 - Trolls & Collector \\ 6 - Glaren Tribe \\ =====Dragonborn Hideout===== **Kights of Palus** [[faction:order_of_the_lost_keep|Public page]] - [[secret:otlk]] \\ =====Cadaver Collector===== =====Delta Patrol===== 5 miles from city, only finds farmland and people entering or leaving the city. \\ When searching the North in the morning find two figures no near any roads moving Northward. Johime & Akzer (Passive 17). As Delta approaches or makes herself known Johime hides behind a nearby tree and Akzer draws a bow toward Delta. \\ "Shit." says the blue tiefling, his horns spiral backwards like a goat's if he still had both, one appears to be missing, his tail looks to be wrapped in a clean bandage and much shorter than you would expect a tiefling of his age to be. The figure that ran behind the tree appeared to be a silver female dragonborn, she appears scrawny and weak for a dragonborn. you can hear the shuffling of paper and books behind the tree. Both appear mid 30s\\ **Who & Where** Farmers trying to find new grounds, what do you think \\ **Last Night** Azker killed his wife, Nalista, last night giving her a quick death instead of burning alive. \\ **Nalista** Tiefling, they had a plan to free her but a man named Sovereign ruined their plan \\ **Sovereign** The reckless human that ruined our plans \\ **The Plan** Doesn't matter now. \\ **Johime** prepares Hold Monster (DC 16 Wis Save) and if Delta asks to show herself she emerges with spell ready to release. \\ **Travel** Moving North and then East to throw off any traces. (Insight 16) \\ **Group** They are appart of a group, many won't be happy they've been found. \\ **Kill Delta** Johime suggests killing Delta and leaving. Azker knows that'll end in the two of them dying. \\ **Dialias** Neither have seen a Dialias before, know they're outlawed (Persude 16) \\ **Knights** The two are apart of the Knight of Palus, a small order trying to save and protect outlawed races \\ **Refugees** Those who cannot help or fight are sent to Dyndryd. \\ **Dyndryd** Never met him before or exactly where he is, just know he takes in refugees. \\ **Green Dragonborn** If Delta mentions the female Green Dragonborn Azker says they know of her, she's safe for now. \\ **Meeting** If Delta asks to travel with them to see the Knights, they decline saying they would need to speak with the others first. Go to The Basking Stone in Mulburg tomorrow and look for Kenway, he usually wears dark purple coat. \\ =====Knights of Palus meeting===== Knights in attendance: Burldries (DB Black, M74), Beldrith (DB Green, F31), Akzer (T M36), Bagar (DB Black, M17), Happy (T F19) \\ =====Encounters===== [[https://old.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/adv9k4/16_petrified_encountershooks/|Petrified Encounters]] DC=16 to dispell \\ **Day Events** \\ **Castle** Howlester Castle. Spider camp. \\ **Lizardfolk** See below. \\ **South** If travel for more than half a day find petrified statue of heavily wounded female Lizardfolk, large holes pierce her chest and shoulder, reviving her results in her bleeding out and dying. DC15 Medicine will reveal she's already dead or seconds away from it. A spear and net with fish in it lay nearby. \\ **Night Events** \\ **Troll** Hear a low sream, investigation finds a large arm on the ground with blood surrounding. Survival check 14+, Troll tracks leading North, 17+ Basilisk tracks leading East. \\ ====Lizardfolk village==== [[location:Glaren]] \\ 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. ^ Part ^ Additional ^ Effect ^ | Blood | N/A | 5 vials of petrification reversal ointment | | Fang | Any Weapon \\ Requires Attunement | Target makes a Con DC 15 saving throw on a fail they are paralyzed, they can repeat the save at the end of their turns until free. \\ If they succeed they are immune to the weapon's effects for 24 hours. | | Scales | Any Armour \\ Requires Attunement | The wearer has advantage on saves against being petrified or paralyzed | | Eye | Operation \\ Requires Attunement | Can cast Flesh to Stone 1/day regaining the ability at dusk, DC=8+Proficiency+CHA. \\ If eye is visible advantage on intimidate, and disadvantage on persuasion and performance | =====Spider Camp===== 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 ====Sunken Castle==== 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 \\ [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-g9vLTX0eHKdURuX0xDcmlBU0k/view|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 DC16Con, 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. \\ Make save at start of character turn. \\ **Cures** Dispell Magic DC18 / Other 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 ======Mountains====== =====Encounters===== =====Dyndryd===== [[secret:dyndryd]] \\ 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 ======Pinga's Island====== 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 \\