2024-09-06 – Shadowed Keep

Characters

Chartreuse (pp 14)
Eldrox (pp 16)
Helm Hobbs (pp 17)
Radon (pp 14)
Voxi (pp 11)
Zaffre (pp 14)

Strong Start

Dead drow in a cave, knifed. Some dragged away. A haunted acidic pillar of Boccob (Eye in a pentagram, Neutral – God of magic, arcane knowledge, balance, and foresight. Lord of all magics, archmage of deities.) drips 3d6 acid on contact.

Scenes

Giant slugs at the cesspit of Ralishaz.
Wererats and mind flayers.
Caverns And Warrens Of The Troglodytes
Encounter Along The Path
Shrine Of The Kuo-Toa
encounter along the path
Vault of the Drow

Secrets and Clues

The illithids want to infiltrate the drow of Erelhei-Cinlu. They've taken over a small clan of wererats.
There are primeval obelisks in the Warrens of the Troglodyte and the Shrine of the Kuo Toa.
The troglodyte caverns are a pit of several creatures including a band of bugbears, a den of trolls, the troglodytes, a drow outpost, and several independent groups. They move about and are hard to map so the drow haven't gone in too far.
There is an obelisk – a natural stone obelisk – in the troglodyte gardens that fills them with a strange otherworldly power that the drow fear.
Each monolith destroyed or disabled weakens the bonds between the Black Cathedral and the Other Side.
The drow of Erelhei-Cinlu worry for the coming of the demon princes. Matron Mother Eclavdra Eilservs of Lolth.
Several houses in Erelhei-Cinlu are in a cold war with one another. Some houses are worse than others dealing with demons, undead, and worse.
Matron Mother Eclavdra Eilservs has information vital to stop the opening of the Black Cathedral and will share it. She possess an artifact similar to the key held by Voxi.
A clan of Kuotoa have drawn power from the monoliths. There is one such monolith in their lair.
There are eight noble houses in Erelhei-Cinlu who position themselves for power over the others. The top three are Eilservs, Kilsek, and Despana. They are in a constant cold war with one another.
House Eilservs is served by members of House Tormtor (rank 6 but powerful).

Fantastic Locations

Mind flayer den
The troglodyte lair

Notable NPCs

Askalos d'Despana – third-house drow scout
Mudhide, wererat scout

Monsters

Wererats CR 2 AC/DC 13 HP 45 Atk/Prof +5 DPR 17 Atks 2 × 1d6 + 6
Mind flayer CR 6 AC/DC 15 HP 112 Atk/Prof +7 DPR 41 Atks 3 × 1d6 + 11
Intellect devourer CR 1/4 AC/DC 11 HP 13 Atk/Prof +3 DPR 5 Atks 1 × 1d6 + 2

Treasure

672 sp, 2,808 gp, 70 pp (3,575gp), 6 x 100 gp coral, Restorative Ointment, Potion of Resistance, Periapt of Wound Closure, Dust of Disappearance, Mantle of Spell Resistance, Boots of Levitation,

Session Notes

just defeated two mind flayers and their wererat thralls. No treasure yet.