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Design: Thorsteinn Mar

Proofing: Bergthora Gudjonsdottir
Acknowledgements: Helgi Mar Fridgeirsson, Hjalti Nonnuson
Playtesters: Pall Bjarnason, Brynjar Sigurdsson, Hlynur Steinson, Saevar Snorrason, Sindri Traustason

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 The Lost Tomb of the
Dwarven Prince

About this module Adventure Background

The Lost Tomb of the Dwarven Prince is designed Torhild Flametongue founded the dwarven
for 4-6 level 1st-3rd level PCs and non-evil alignment, kingdom Besilmer in -4420 DR in the Dessarin Vale.
a good balance of character classes is advised. It takes The kingdom encompassed the whole vale and
place in the Forgotten Realms, in the area around the a part of the High Forest. Besilmer was founded
village Triboar, as described in The Storm King’s above ground, for Torhild firmly believed that while
Thunder. The module can be run using any setting dwarves toiled underground they would never
where you’d find a small village and woodland earn other races’ respect. His goal was therefore to
mountains nearby. All encounters can easily be form communities and to prosper through superior
modified to fit either a larger or a smaller party. craftsmanship. Torhild had one son, Torarinn, whom
As an earthquake uncovers an entrance to a long- he loved dearly. Torarinn was trained as a warrior
forgotten tomb many adventurers set out to discover and had a retinue of the kingdom’s greatest fighters
what riches it may hold. But the tomb is dangerous, and and paladins that fought beside him. When Torarinn
something seems to have woken up those who lay there in was still young Torhild gave his son the legendary
coffins and sarcophagi. Can your PCs brave the Lost Tomb sword Flametongue, the weapon the Torhild had
of the Dwarven Prince and survive it? been known by. After this Torhild chose to use the
This book is meant for the Dungeon Master and famous axe Orcsplitter.
refers the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Every year the kingdom came under an attack by
Guide, Monster Manual and The Storm King’s trolls from the Evermoors. Repeatedly the dwarves
Thunder. Spells and items are described in the Player’s fought them off, but since the kingdom had no
Handbook, magic items can be found in Dungeon centralized fortification it was a lucrative target for
Master’s Guide and stat blocks for monsters and all sorts of villains and monsters.
villains are in the Monster Manual, unless otherwise A century after Besilmer’s founding the underground
noted. fortress city of Tyar-Besil was built, as response to the
constant threat that trolls, giants and other monsters

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poised to the kingdom. Torhild oversaw the building
of the fortress city himself, making sure that every
Adventure Overview
dwarven settlement had means to enter the city in The PCs learn about where to find a long-lost tomb,
case of an attack. seemingly filled with treasure and waiting to be
In one of the many attacks by the trolls of Evermoor, plundered. Once there they find that the tomb is not
Torarinn Flametongue, was killed by a huge troll only trapped and dangerous, but a troupe of goblins
chieftain, later brought down by king Torhild. along with other adventurers have already found
His father mourned deeply his only son and had it as well. It will take brawn, brains and courage to
a beautiful tomb built in the Sword Mountains, explore and escape the Lost Tomb of the Dwarven
overlooking the Dessarin Valley, and had the prince’s Prince.
sarcophagus enchanted, so that if evil ever invaded
Besilmer, he would rise again alongside his warrior
retinue and defend the realm.
Triboar
One year a clan of hill giants attacked Besilmer Triboar is described in detail in the Storm King’s
and the king Torhild, still mourning the loss of his Thunder modules, see p. 53-58. Familiarize yourself
only son, met their leader in a one-on-one combat. with the town. The following are added locations to
Torhild was killed in the combat and the realm was the town’s description.
plundered by its enemies. T26: Scented Candles
Many dwarves fled south and joined the Fallen East of T10, south of T23.
Kingdom and Tyar-Besil was eventually abandoned Scented Candles is the candle store of Rarovina
by -4160 DR. Ilmandar and her wife Joyvene di’Talia. The store is
The tomb of Torarinn Flametongue was soon small, but the variety of candles is great. Though most
forgotten and after series of earthquakes hit the customers by regular white candles and lamp oil, the
region, sending avalanches and landslides down the couple try hard to get their scented candles business
sides of the Sword Mountains, the tomb was hidden growing. Unbeknownst to Joyvene Rarovina invested
away for many ages. almost all their money, which consisted mostly of the
di’Talia dowry, in the small house and a very small
Recent developments candle production.
T27: Priests home
Few months ago, the Alhoon Val’Xootiz and North of T22, west of T20.
his retinue of warlocks and warmongers came to Recently Garmund of Shadowdale, cleric of
Kryptgarden forest through the Underdark and Kelemvor, and his family took up residence in
took over Old Gnawbone’s (or Claugiyliamatar) lair Triboar. They moved into a small farmhouse near
in Deeping Cave, in the dragon’s absence. Recently the graveyard, where Garmund and his oldest son,
their evil influence has been tainting the forest Olaf, have been tending the graves and offered
and all the inhabitants of the woods have felt their locals burial services. Garmund’s wife, the halfelf
presence. Even the goblins are starving, since game Yiriala, took ill recently, shortly after Garmund left
has retreated, and other sylvan creatures have moved Triboar investigating rumors of undead prowling in
southwards. Until now only the inhabitants of the where the Sword Mountains and the Kryptgarden
forest have been aware of the changes in the forest. forest meet. Olaf has been desperately trying to find
An earthquake hit the Sword Mountains and someone who can help him locate his father and
uncovered the entrance to the lost tomb of Torarinn bring him word about Yiriala.
Flametongue. The news has spread quickly
throughout the Dessarin Vale and many adventurers
have braved the tomb, even people in nearby
Getting the PCs involved
villages, eager to get rich by plundering a tomb of a Here are a few adventure hooks for the characters.
dwarven king. Still, the tomb had proven to be more Feel free to add to them or make up your own.
dangerous than anticipated and few have returned, Hook a: The heroes overhear two adventurers
and no one has returned with the many riches it is speaking about the recently discovered tomb. One
supposed to hold. of them has a map leading to the tomb, but both
adventurers are very drunk, and both fall asleep with
the map lying on the table. The adventurers say that

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this is a tomb of some forgotten dwarven royalty and Zombies are becoming a problem around the
is probably filled with gold and treasure. Black Maw Bog bridge, reports from caravan say.
Hook b: A desperate woman, Joyvene, pleads the (False)
PCs to find her wife. She hasn’t heard from her in
Laron, a known Waterdhavian minstrel, left
a tenday, after she rode on what she calls a foolish
the Northshield House in a hurry one morning,
adventure, in hope of finding an old tomb of some
saying that he’ll return soon with pockets full of
long-forgotten dwarf where the Kryptgarden Forest
gold.
meets the Sword Mountains. Her wife, Rarovina
Ilmandar, a candle merchant down on her luck, told Giants have been a problem in Phandalin, many
her she’d return in five days. merchants report. (False)
Hook c: A young boy, Olaf, stands by the city gates The trolls of Evermoor are uneasy and travel
and asks the PCs if they’ve seen his father, he’s about along the Evermoor way has become more
6’8” and has a beard. He left Triboar a few days ago, dangerous than before.
in search of a grave or something like that, but he Goblins in Kryptgarden Forests seem to have
hasn’t returned. He said he’d only be away a couple gathered and marched southwards, rangers
of days and his mom is sick. His father, Garmund, is report. (False)
a cleric of Kelemvor who heard that undead had been
sighted around the Sword Mountains, especially
where the mountains meet the Kryptgarden forest.
Olaf wants Garmund to return and heal his mother.
Hook d: Urgala Meltimer, the Northshield House’s
innkeeper, asks the PCs if they know Laron the bard,
for one the PCs remind her of the minstrel. Laron
left a few days ago, leaving much of his stuff behind
and asked Urgala to keep it safe for him. The bard
said he heard that nearby, where the Kryptgarden
Forest meets the Sword Mountains, an old tomb had
resurfaced after an avalanche. He owes Urgala for
the room and she doesn’t know what to do with his
gear.

Rumors in Triboar
The merchants, caravan guards and town guards are
friendly towards the PCs, long as they treat them in
kind. They are eager to share stories, especially over
a mug of ale in any of the taverns and inns of Triboar.
Feel free to add to these rumors and hearsays.

There are many ruins and tombs of long forgotten

dwarven families supposedly in the Kryptgarden
forest, though few dare to enter the woods.
Old Gnawbone has been sighted soaring above
the Kryptgarden forest. (False)
The Lord Protector doesn’t seem eager to send
out patrols to see what happened to Torgrim.
Caravans have spotted heavily armored zombies
wandering not far west of the Long Road.
Garmund of Triboar, cleric of Kelemvor, rode out
of town a few days ago, stocked with holy water
and other undead banes.

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 Triboar and the
Dessarin Vale

candle-shop, Ilmandar’s Candles. The shop isn’t

Getting there doing too well, since the market for candles in Triboar
Finding the Lost Tomb without a map or good isn’t as large as Rarovina hoped for when she opened
directions can be a hassle. The PCs can find a the shop. She has spent all the money her father-in-
map in the Northshield House, left by two drunk law, a noble in Waterdeep, loaned her and didn’t
adventurers, and Urgala Meltimer is willing to part see that her candle-business would pay off enough
with the map for 3 gps. With a successful DC 12 so that she could repay the loan. Therefore, after
Charisma (Persuasion) check the PCs manage to listening to a couple of adventurers talk about the
haggle the price down to 2 gps. Lost Tomb, Rarovina decided to head out for herself
The PCs can also get a decent sense of where the in hope of finding the tomb and claim its treasures.
tomb is to be found be speaking to Olaf, Garmund’s Joyvene, hopelessly in love with Rarovina, begs the
son. His father told him where the zombies had been PCs to save her foolish wife and she is willing to pay
sighted in case he didn’t return. Olaf is friendly to them each 50 gps, if they bring her back safe. With
anyone who presents a holy symbol of a good aligned a successful DC 13 Intelligence (History) check the
god, his father is training Olaf to become a cleric of PCs know the di’Talia’s, a former merchant family in
Kelemvor and has taught the boy about the many Waterdeep that bought their way into the nobility.
gods of Toril. If the PCs do not present or display a With a successful DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion)
holy symbol of a good aligned god, Olaf isn’t eager check the PC can get Joyvene to promise them 60 gps
to talk. With a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) each for Garovina’s safe return. Joyvene knows that
check the PCs feel that the boy doesn’t trust them, Garovina planned to investigate the eastern slopes
and they need to convince him to tell them about his of Sword Mountains, where the Kryptgarden Forest
father’s quest. With a successful DC 10 Charisma meets the foothills of the mountains.
(Persuasion) check the PCs manage to convince him
to help them out. Leaving Triboar
The PCs can also speak to Joyvene di’Talia, Rarovina
Ilmandar’s wife, but she can be found in her wife’s Once the PCs have decided to leave Triboar in
search of the Lost Tomb and they have stocked up on
resources, read or paraphrase the following:

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 The sun shines, but gray clouds still cling to the steadily. You hear frogs croak and birds chirp and
steep sides of the Sword Mountains. Merchants the air grows more humid. As the road winds slowly
shout orders to caravan guards that are getting downwards, you notice that the land around you
ready to leave the town and head west towards has changed from the green pastures and taken on
Neverwinter through Phandalin. Somewhere a a darker hue. You’ve entered the Black Maw Bog.
dog barks and the smell of freshly baked bread fills
the air. The guards at the tower nod their heads at As the PCs venture on and reach the stone bridge
you. crossing the small stream, they have a chance seeing
the ogre hiding on the other side. With a successful
If the PCs decide to speak to the villagers, guards or DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check they spot the
merchants each of them has something to share about ogre, as it hides beneath the bridge.
the Lost Tomb, if asked about it (see the rumors). The As the PC reach the stone bridge and if they haven’t
guards also know that at least three other persons spotted the ogre, read or paraphrase the following:
have left Triboar in search of the Lost Tomb, but no
one has returned. You reach a stone bridge spanning a small and foul-
If the PCs want to talk to the caravan guards, the smelling creek. As you step onto it a large hulking
guards warn the PCs about the ogre that lives in the brute, brandishing a mean-looking club, steps
Black Maw Bog and that there have been some goblin forth and bellows: “Ye must pay Leappaloode’s
attacks along the Long Road where the Kryptgarden toll, 5 yello’ coins for each of you, small’uns.” The
Forest is. ogre points at you with its club while holding up
four fingers with his other hand and waits for your
Travelling in the Dessarin answer.

Vale With a successful DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion)

check the PCs manage to haggle the price and get the
Show the players the Dessarin Vale Map and allow ogre to agree on 4 gps per PC. If the PCs try to deceive
them to plot their course. Following the Long Road Leappaloode he will become angry if he sees through
southwards allows the PCs to move at normal speed. their lies and raise the tax to 8 gps per PC (he counts
Once they leave the road and head into the wilderness on his fingers and finally raises 9 fingers to display
they slow down. Wagons and carts can only follow his great mathematical skills). With a successful
marked trails. Traveling through the foothills and DC 5 Wisdom (Insight) check the PCs feel that the
the Kryptgarden Forest is at half speed. Traveling Ogre isn’t too bright and perhaps mathematics isn’t
through fields and grassland is at 75% speed. Roll his strongest skills. If the PCs try to bluff the ogre
for weather normally (see DMG p. 109). If the PCs reward good roleplaying and clever thinking. If the
choose to leave the known paths they risk becoming PCs decide to look under the bridge they can see the
lost, roll for wilderness navigation (see DMG p. 112), ogre’s daughter waiting for her father to return.
if the PCs have the map they have advantage on the If the PCs spot the Ogre they can try to go around
navigation rolls. it, but it will add to their travelling time. Trekking
through the bog takes considerable time. With a
Black Maw Bog successful DC 14 Wisdom (Survival) check the PCs
manage to find a suitable path through the bog, but
The Black Maw Bog is a small mire and it is not hard it will add 4 hours to their trek. If the PCs decide to
to trek through it. The waters are shallow and the move west of the bog they need to cross the stream,
Long Road runs in one end of it, with a stone bridge though it isn’t rapid it is quite deep and swimming
crossing a small and slow creek. However, an ogre, across will leave all their equipment wet. It’s 30’
Leappaloode (see MM p.237), has built a small nest across where it is most narrow. With a successful
under the bridge for himself and his daughter and DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check the PCs manage to
claims toll of anyone whom he deems a no match for swim across the stream.
his brute strength.
When the PCs enter the Black Maw Bog, read or Long Road
paraphrase the following:
The Long Road is a much-traveled road that stretches
As you trudge on, south away from Triboar you from Waterdeep and north through Red Larch,
notice that the number of flies and insects grows Westgate and Triboar and more towns. Travelling

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along the Long Road gives the PCs many chances around the woods, though a couple of goblins
to meet other adventurers, merchants and caravans. aren’t a hassle a score might be and especially if
The road is well marked and easy to follow and, due they are starving and willing to do anything to get
to high traffic, relatively safe. their hands on some food.”
While travelling along the Long Road south of
Black Maw Bog the PCs encounter a caravan from Harkor doesn’t know if the goblins are native to
Waterdeep heading to Mirabar with silk, spices and Kryptgarden forest or not, but he suspects they are.
exotic wares. The caravan leader, a burly human He also doesn’t know and doesn’t care why the
fighter named Harkor Kilar, warns the PCs about a goblins were so skinny. Once the PCs have asked all
tribe of goblins the caravan guards sighted moving their questions Harkor bids them farewell.
around the Kryptgarden Forest. Feel free to add more encounters along the Long
Road.
You see a caravan ahead, moving north. As you
approach a rider comes galloping and stops a Kryptgarden Forest
short distance from you. The rider is a tower of
a man, with bushy beard and eyes cold as steel. The Kryptgarden forest lies west of the Sword
“Well met, travellers, and walk with the Helping Mountains and is the domain of the green dragon
Hand’s blessing,” he calls, his hand upon the hilt Old Gnawbone. The woods are thick and dotted with
of his sword, “where do you come from and where dwarven ruins, remnants of Torhild Flametongue’s
have you gone? What news bring you from up the kingdom, Besilmer. Dryads, satyrs and other sylvan
road?” creatures make the forest their home along with a
clan of goblins. Trekking through the forest is not
With a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Religion) easy and the chance of getting lost much higher than
check the PCs recognize the Helping Hand as on the Long Road.
Shaundakal, the god of caravans and travelling. With With a successful DC 13 Intelligence (History)
a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check the PCs check the PCs know that in the year 1489 DR
feel that Harkor, though wary, is good natured and Claugiyliamatar’s lair was raided which left the
means no harm. If the PCs show no hostility Harkor dragon gravely wounded. Among the things stolen
will introduce himself and ask the PCs for their names, from her was the Green Dragon Mask. The dragon’s
while the caravan slowly passes by. The caravan lair was supposedly in the Deeping Cave. If the
consists of eight wagons pulled by mules and oxen, PCs succeed by 5 or more they also know that Old
13 guards and 12 merchants. With a successful DC Gnawbones had to flee Kryptgarden forest and was
18 Intelligence (History) check the PCs recognize later offered dragonlichdom.
Harkor’s name, since he was a part of an adventuring With a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) check
party called The Obsidian Circle, which earned some the PCs know that the forest is home to several types
fame after a successful trek through Undermountain. of sylvan creatures, e.g. dryads, satyrs and pixies.
He is especially known for his longsword, Winter’s If the PCs succeed the check by 5 or more they also
Touch, a +2 Frostbrand. With a successful DC 15 know that these creatures are more frequent in the
Intelligence (Arcana) check the PCs recall that the southern parts of the woods.
Winter’s Touch is a potent weapon created by the
Illefarn elves and was for long believed lost, before The Kryptgarden forest is dark and forbidding,
The Obsidian Circle claimed it in the labyrinthine the trees seem to huddle close and the daylight
dungeons of Undermountain. struggles to break through the foliage. Busy
If the PCs are willing to trade information and squirrels and birds pay you no heed as you
warn Harkor of the ogre Leappaloode, he is very approach the woods. As you enter the forest you
grateful and warns them about the goblins around notice a fallen, overgrown and moss covered, rune
the Kryptgarden forest. Harkor will under no encrusted obelisk.
circumstances part with his longsword.
A PC who understands dwarven can decipher
“I saw a troupe of goblins moving along the edge of the runes. They say: Behold beautiful Besilmar, the
the Kryptgarden forest, friends. My scouts caught kingdom of Torhild Flametongue. With a successful
two of them and they were skinny and weak. Still, DC 16 Intelligence (History) check the PCs know
they fought like devils. I suggest you be careful that the Besilmar kingdom was where Dessarin vale

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is today. If they succeed by 5 or more they know that met Harkor they have an advantage on both Wisdom
Torhild was the kingdoms ever only king. (Survival) and Dexterity (Stealth) checks to avoid the
Roll for navigation normally (see DMG p. 112). If goblin hunting parties. During daylight hours roll a
the PCs succeed the Wisdom (Survival) check by 5 d6 every 4 hours, on a roll of 6 a goblin hunting party
or more they come across a scene where a wounded consisting of 6 goblins is nearby. With a successful
owlbear (see MM p.249, only 14 hp left) has attacked DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check the PCs become
and wounded a dwarven explorer, Ibram Ironaxe. aware of the goblins. If the PCs spend the night in
Read or paraphrase the following: the forest roll every other hour. The goblins fight to
the death. With a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Insight)
You hear a roar ahead and someone shout angrily: check the PCs see that the goblins are starving and
“Til helveetes med theg, thoo fethratha ofvaxna fight like they have got nothing to lose.
kvekende!” There shouldn’t be much game in the forest and the
PCs are more likely to come across carcasses, which
If there are among the PCs someone who
have been stripped clean. If the PCs go foraging (see
understands dwarven, they understand what Ibram
DMG p. 111) the DC is 15.
shouted: To hell with you, you feathered overgrown
There are many dwarven ruins and crypts in
bastard. If the PCs investigate this further, read or
Kryptgarden forest, feel free to add some to amplify
paraphrase the following:
the feeling that there used to be a dwarven kingdom
You enter a small glade and a bloody scene meets in the Dessarin Vale.
you. A wounded owlbear has pinned down a
bloody dwarf. His black beard torn and his hands Sword Mountains foothills
bloody. A dwarven war axe lies on the ground not
far from you. The hills north and east of the Sword Mountains
are rolling foothills and not hard to trek through. In
The owlbear is hungry and will fight to the death. many places there are ruined columns and statues,
It is wounded and has only 14 hps left. If the PCs depicting long forgotten dwarven heroes, jut out
manage to kill it and save Ibram, he is unconscious, from the hills, hinting at the great history of the area.
gravely wounded but alive. With a successful DC With a successful DC 13 Intelligence (History) check
15 Wisdom (Medicine) check or the use of healing the PCs know that the Dessarin Vale was a part of
spells the PCs manage to heal and save Ibram. Once the Besilmer kingdom. If the PCs check succeeds by
he wakes up he is very grateful. He can tell the PCs 5 or more they also know that the Besilmar kingdom
that he saw ruins in the hills north of the forest and was the first dwarven kingdom to be founded
he will offer them a Potion of Healing as payment for above ground and that the Stone Bridge is the most
his rescue. prominent remnant of that long-gone kingdom.
While travelling through the foothills a pair of giant
“Ye sure came in the nick of time, Moradin bless wolf spiders (see MM p. 330) ambush the PCs. The
ye. I was sure that the feathered kvekende was beasts see the PCs as intruders to their domain. Read
going to be the end of me. Here, have this, it’s not or paraphrase the following:
much, but what I have. Me name is Ibram Ironaxe,
antiquarian and explorer of all things past, at yer The mountains loom close and you can feel the
service. What brings ye to these sad woods?” air grow more humid and colder as you trudge
ever higher. As you enter a small crevasse you see
Ibram is likeable and easy going with a hearty pebbles tumble from above. You look up and see
laughter. He has travelled far and wide and has where two hairy spiders emerge from a crevasse,
many stories to tell and is happy to share them over both with their fangs poised to strike.
a fire. He has some experience in exploring ruins
and tombs and offers his advice willingly. If the PCs With a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Animal
take time to listen to him and his stories, they have handling) check the PCs get the feeling that the
an advantage to the first Dexterity check involving spiders are simply defending their domain and fight
disabling traps in the Lost Tomb. could be avoided by choosing a different path. The
There are goblin (see MM p.166) hunting parties in spiders fight to the death, since they are defending
the forest. The goblins are starving since the Alhoon their nests and the eggs therein.
Val’Xootiz claimed Claugiyliamatar’s lair. If the PCs If the PCs choose to fight and manage to defeat the

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giant wolf spiders, their nest holds a small treasure, You finally reach the mountains. The slopes are
a bag of coins containing 34 gold pieces and 12 silver steep and bare, and the mounts’ summits are
pieces, and a silver inlaid helm worth 50 gold pieces. covered with ice. Wind blows from the west,
bringing moisture and the smell of salt. There are
Garovina’s tracks many crevasses and cliffs, making climbing the
mountains not an easy task.
Garovina, not the adventurer she thought she was,
became lost in the foothills and is eager to get back If the PCs do not have a map or have received any
home. She has run out of rations and lost her bag of instructions on where to find the Lost Tomb, they will
coins and her helm fleeing the giant wolf spiders (see have a tough time finding it. With three consecutive
above). With a successful DC 11 Wisdom (Perception) successful DC 12 Wisdom (Survival) check the PCs
check the PCs hear someone sobbing not far away. If discover where the tomb is. The first success reveals
the PCs decide to investigate this further they will Garmund’s camp, the second reveals the goblin
find Garovina, where she has found shelter in the tracks and the final reveals the location of the tomb.
hills. Once she sees the PCs she comes running and If the PCs have the map, they have advantage on
throws herself at them, crying in joy and thanking the rolls and do not have to roll three consecutive
Waukeen, Tymora and Shaundakal. She begs the successes. If the PCs have received instructions the
PCs to help her return home to Triboar, for her rolls do not need to be consecutive. If the PCs have
wife must be worried sick. With a successful DC 12 both the map and have received instructions they get
Wisdom (Insight) check the PCs feel that Garovina a +2 bonus to the rolls.
is desperate. If the PCs set up a price she will agree to
anything, in hope that she will find the money later. Garmund’s camp
If the PCs agree to take her back immediately it will
add considerable time to their quest. If they invite Garmund of Kelemvor left Triboar a few days ago
her to join them and they will escort her back to to explore and cleanse the Lost Tomb. Travellers
Triboar once they’ve found the Lost Tomb, she will and caravan guards had complained about seeing
hesitantly agree, but since she has no provisions she zombies along the Long Road and Garmund’s
will drain on the PCs. investigation in Triboar lead him to set out to find the
However, Garovina has decent directions to Tomb. He camped three hours away from the tomb
where to find the Lost Tomb so she can be of some to rest and pray.
assistance, though she has learned the hard way that
You find a deserted one-man camp. There’s a small
adventuring is not for her. The fight with the giant
fireplace and the hard, yellow grass is pressed
wolf spiders taught her that much. If the PCs have no
down beside it. Few stones have been placed with
directions to the Lost Tomb (see below) and decide
even intervals around the camp.
to bring Garovina along, they are considered to have
them now. A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation)
check reveals a track leading east, probably left by
Sword Mountains a heavily armed humanoid. With a successful DC
11 Intelligence (Arcana) check the PCs see that
The Sword Mountains are mountains in a range whoever spent the night in the camp used some sort
located on the northern shore of the Sword of protection spell, judging by the placements of the
Coast, forming a boomerang shape, northwest of stones. With a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception)
Waterdeep and east of the Mere of Dead Men. With check the PCs spot that a small hand holding scales
a successful DC 13 Intelligence (History) check the has been crudely carved into a burnt stub of tree,
PCs know that Uruth Ukrypt’s orc horde, which which is in the fireplace. With a successful DC 10
attacked Waterdeep in 936 DR, came from the Sword Intelligence (Religion) check the PCs see that it is
Mountains. With a successful DC 14 Intelligence similar to Kelemvor’s holy symbol.
(Nature) check the PCs know that the western slopes
are more habitable, where you can find the gnome Goblin tracks
settlement Leirithymbul and Mount Galadrym,
where the dwarven clan Forgebar lives, but the As the PCs get closer to the tomb they come across a
eastern part of Sword Mountains are less explored well-hidden path in the hard grass and gravel. With
and wilder. a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check the

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PCs spot the trail. With a successful DC 12 Wisdom
(Survival) check the PCs see that it was made by
small barefooted humanoids. A successful DC 15
Intelligence (Nature) check reveals that the tracks
were probably made by goblins. The tracks lead west
and up the slope.

The Lost Tomb

The Lost Tomb is high in a slope, just above an
avalanche and pile of mud and rocks. Climbing to
the entrance is hard and the PCs need to be clever.

You finally see the top of a grand but ruined

entrance, one that once suited a king, now mostly
hidden by rocks and debris. By the entrance two
statues depicting dwarven warriors armed with
warhammers stand everlasting guard. Above the
entrance runes have been etched into the rock.

A PC fluent in dwarvish can read the runes, which

say: Here lies the first prince of Besilmer, Torarinn
Flametongue. May he ever watch over Besilmer.
Climbing up is a problem, with a successful DC 14
Strength (Athletics) check the PCs manage to climb
up. Use of rope and pythons helps. Reward clever
thinking.

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 The Lost Tomb
of the Dwarven Prince

The Lost Tomb was hidden under a landslide, but wood, though the wood itself is decomposed. Unless
a recent earthquake uncovered the entrance. With otherwise noted all doors are locked. The doors
a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) check the can be unlocked with a successful DC 13 Dexterity
PCs can see that an avalanche cleared the earth from check, using thieves’ tools. With a successful DC
the entrance. However, there are still large rocks, 17 Strength check the doors can be kicked or pried
debris and mud in the entrance and to enter the Lost open.
Tomb the PCs need to crawl and squeeze in. With
a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check the Visibility and light
PCs manage to wriggle through the hole and enter
the Lost Tomb. Unless otherwise noted all halls and rooms are unlit
and dark.
Tomb features The Lost Tomb
Unless otherwise noted the following are the tomb
features. The tomb is well built by dwarven master
stone masons and the corridors are wide and easy
1. Entrance hall
to traverse. With a successful DC 12 Intelligence The tomb’s entrance hall is 30 feet long and 10
(Stonecunning) check a dwarven PC quickly spots feet wide. The walls are decorated with murals and
that the caves were built by dwarves and considerable bas-reliefs depicting Torhild, his son Torarinn and
time and effort was put into building the tomb, fitting Torhilds reign as the king of Besilmer. There are six
a king. pictures, each showing a certain event in their life.
The floor is laid with red marble tiles, with grey and
Floors and walls dark veins.
The floors and walls are worked and even. The long hallway reaches into the darkness.
Daylight trickles through the hole, casting strange
Doors
shadows into the hallway, making the red marble
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 are many faded but beautiful murals and bas- stone columns in the shape of a vigilant armed
reliefs on the wall, mostly showing a regal dwarf dwarves, wearing heavy armor and holding shields.
holding a flaming broadsword. Their faces are stern but the ceiling rests atop their
helmets. In the middle of the hall stands an obelisk,
The first picture on the right shows Torhild’s runes adorn every side of it. There are three exits, each
Flametongue’s inauguration. He has short cropped with no door but runes have been etched in the door
beard, with a large braid from his chin. His crown frame above each exit. North is Path of the Anvil, the
is simple, golden circlet inlaid with one ruby. A rune above the door frame stands for Anvil. The exit
dwarven woman, wearing robes with Moradin’s holy that leads east is Path of the Gold, the rune above the
symbol, stands behind Torhild. With a successful DC door frame stands for Gold. The exit that leads south
15 Intelligence (Arcana) check the PCs recognize the is Path of the Tome, the rune above the door frame
crown as the Lost Crown of Besilmer. stands for Tome.
The first picture on the left depicts Torhild, young
Torarinn and the Stone Bridge being built. Torhild You enter a large hall, so large that you can’t even
wears the robes and leather apron of a stonemason. see where it ends. The hall is filled with stone
His beard has grown longer. Torarinn is perhaps six columns, each column has been carved in the
or seven years old. likeness of a large vigilant dwarven warrior. Each
The second picture on the right shows Torarinn and holds a shield and wears a heavy armor, though
a retinue of dwarven warriors and paladins fighting the runes and emblems on each warrior differ from
scores of trolls. With a successful DC 13 Intelligence column to column. The ceiling, mere 7 feet above,
(Nature) check the PCs recognize the surrounding rests upon the dwarves’ helmet. As you move
landscape as the High Moor. forward you see an obelisk in the middle of the
The second picture on the left show Torarinn armed hall. Runes have been carved to the sides of it.
with a flaming sword battling a large blue dragon.
With a successful DC 13 Intelligence (Arcana) check If there’s a dwarf among the PCs or someone who
the PCs recognize the weapon as Flametounge, can read dwarvish translating the runes is easy. They
Torarinn’s legendary flaming sword. say:
The third picture on the right shows Torhild Behold the glory of the first prince of Besilmer, behold the
and Torarinn in a large underground city. With a glory of Torarinn Flametongue, for one is the other.
successful DC 14 Intelligence (History) check the Let our honorable prince look over our kingdom from
PCs know that this is the fortress city of Besilmer, Eriacknor, as he watched over us in life.
Tyar-Besil, built around -4320 DR. Woe unto you, ye fools and greedy, for ye has no place
The final picture depicts Torarinn locked in melee here, among the watchful of the first prince of Besilmer.
with a massive troll chieftain, armed with large and Step forth, ye wise and steadfast, ye Soulforger’s kin and
nasty looking flail. Torarinn’s beard is long and pay yer respect.
flowing. The dwarven prince lies in a moor, with the Each sentence can be found on every side of the
troll chieftain and his flail poised to strike. Torarinn obelisk, always the same. This text refers to the three
tries to defend himself with Flametounge. With a exits and warns those who do not choose the Path of
successful DC 12 Intelligence (History) check the the anvil or Path of the tome.
PCs know that this is the last battle of Torarinn, he Path of the Anvil leads to room 7. Path of the Tome
fell and so did the dwarven kingdom few years later. leads to room 3. Path of the Gold leads down a short
At the end of the hall are heavy double doors, hallway, where a decorated double door stands, the
adorned with the Flametongue rune (show the PCs bas-relief on the door showing Torarinn Flametounge
handout 1 and give them time to memorize it, don’t standing in a sea of coins and other treasure. The door
give the handout to them). With a successful DC 13 is a dead end, but the floor contains a trap, a locking
Strength check the PCs manage to push the doors pit (see DMG p. 122). The pit is 10 feet wide and 20
open. feet deep. There are three stirges (see MM p.284) in
Few steps lead down into next room. the hole, that attack immediately.

2. Main hall 3. Path of the Anvil

The main hall is large and decorated with many Path of the Anvil includes a few physical tests that
dwarves would easily pass. The path tests all physical

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6
1 2

7
5

attributes. Reward clever thinking with advantages mist. Two statues, one presenting a dwarven
on the tests. female warrior, the other a male dwarven cleric,
stand beside the pool. Both statues turn to face the
You follow the hallway; the walls are smooth and sickly green mist.
a true testament to dwarven master stoneworkers.
The walls are decorated with murals and bas- There are no hidden doors in the room. If the PCs
reliefs showing hard working dwarves, toiling investigate the statues they will find that the warrior
at anvils, in workshops and mines. Finally, you bears the Flametongue’s rune (show them handout
enter a large and a very deep cave. A narrow stone #1 again), while the cleric holds the holy symbol of
bridge crosses the drop. A dark entrance is on the Moradin.
other side. The PCs need to climb down into the pool and
find their way along a 60 feet long corridor. With a
The bridge is 30 feet across. With a successful DC 10 successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check the
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check the PCs manage to get PCs notice small foot and hand holds in the walls,
over the bridge. If the PCs decide to use ropes or any hidden by the mists. The climb is 10 feet. The mist
other means to be safer, award their clever thinking. is poisonous, making it impossible to see further
A failed check is followed by a DC 10 Dexterity save. than 5 feet and the hallway is difficult terrain. With
A failed save means that the PC drops 80 feet down. a successful DC 13 Constitution save the PCs ignore
A successful save means that the PC manages to cling the poisonous effect for 1 round, becoming poisoned
on to the bridge, with their feet dangling over the on a failed save.
ledge. If anything passes over the ledge a Swarm of On the other side of the misty corridor is another
Bats (see MM p. 337), one sleeping under the bridge, square room. In the other end of the room is an
will wake up and attack. elevator that needs to be manually operated. The
elevator is old and rusty.
You cross the bridge and find a stairway leading
down. After a short walk you enter a small square As you step out of the green mist you see another
room. In one end there’s a strange green pool of square room. At the other end is an old and rusty

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 elevator, with all sorts of cranks and levers. 5. Path of the Tome
With three successful DC 12 Strength checks, +1 The Path of the Tome challenges the mental skills of
for every PC in the elevator the PCs manage to pull the PCs. The Path tests knowledge that was common
themselves to the Catacombs, every success pulls the among Besilmer dwarves. Reward clever thinking.
PCs 20 feet up. If the PCs decide to lubricate the rusty
parts, e.g. with lamp oil, the DC is 10 +1 for every You follow the corridor to a stairway, leading
PC in the elevator. The PCs can work together. A up. The steps are smooth and obviously built by
failed roll means that the PCs lose the ropes and the dwarven master stone masons.
elevator falls. With a successful DC 10 Strength save
the acting PC manages to grab the ropes and stop the One of the steps is trapped with a trapdoor. A dwarf
fall. If the save fails, the PCs drop down. The elevator PC can easily recognize the change in the stone. With
itself gives the PCs resistance to the falling damage. a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Stonecunning)
Reward clever thinking. check the PC spots the trapped step. The trapdoor is
spring loaded and closes after a PC has triggered it.
4. Catacombs If a PC triggers the trap, she falls 15 feet down and
lands in a dead Gelatinous cube (See MM p. 242).
The Lost Tomb’s catacombs are lined with burials There’s a recently dead goblin in the cube. Though
and shelves holding the physical remains of the the cube is dead, the acid is still potent. Roll for
warriors that died alongside Torarinn Flametongue damage each round a PC is trapped in the cube.
fighting the trolls in Evermoor. The catacombs are At the end of the staircase is a large room. A PC
50 feet long and on the other side is a locked double with more than 11 in Passive Perception can hear
door. To open it the PCs need to assemble the key, that a battle is going on above them. As they reach
which is in the form of the Flametongue rune. the rectangular room, they see where Garmund, the
Kelemvor cleric from Triboar, is fighting a group of
A heavy rotten stench fills this long room. The goblins (see MM p. 156) and is hard pressed. Unless
walls are lined with shelves where you can see the the PC have taken precautions to use stealth, read or
final remains of hundreds of dwarven warriors. paraphrase the following:
In the other end of the room is double door and a
rune-encrusted urn. As you enter the large room, dominated by three
dwarven statues, you see where a dark haired
Soon as the PCs reach the other door the first Illuskan, his cloak bloody in three places, is being
dwarven skeletons (see MM p.272) climbs from attacked by 7 skinny goblins, 4 goblins lie already
one of the shelves and attacks. In the second round dead by his feet. Most of the goblins are only
2 more skeletons join the fight, in the third round wearing loin cloth and brandishing crude spears.
3 skeletons and so on. If the PCs decide to loot the One of the goblins is wearing a tattered armor
dead, the number of skeletons that wake-up doubles. and holding a short sword, barking orders to the
All weapons are mundane but were obviously of other goblins. Not far from the fight stands a bare-
high quality. The weapons and armor are all rusted chested female goblin, holding a glowing crooked
and not useful. staff decorated with a couple of raven feathers,
The door on the other side of the room is magically she clutches a bone symbol and closes her eyes
locked. The door has a small frame where the PCs in a prayer. “By Kelemvor, help me, friends,” the
need to insert something. In a bowl beside the door Illuskan calls as he swings his mace, missing a
is the key, but it is in eight parts (see handout #2). goblin by an inch. The goblin leader turns his head
The PCs need to assemble it and use it to unlock the and grimaces as he spots you.
door. Each part needs to be inserted in the right place
on the door, so that the parts depict the Flametongue The goblins are 20 feet away from the entrance.
rune. Adding one part is a move action. Adding three There are 5 goblins, 1 goblin boss and a female goblin
parts takes a full round. cleric of Maglubiyet. The female is a goblin boss with
Once the PCs have managed to assemble the rune Wisdom 12 and the following spells (Save DC 11):
and open the door, the zombies cease their attack and 0 - Guidance, Light, Sacred Flame, Resistance, 1st level
crawl back into their shelves. The door leads to room - Bane, Bless. The goblin cleric has already cast Bless
6, Flametongue’s Memorial Hall. and Light.

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 The boss orders three goblins to attack the PCs. If Charisma (Persuasion) check the PCs convince the
the PCs manage to kill at least four goblins or either statues that they are steadfast and wise.
the female cleric or the boss, the goblins surrender. Once the PCs have answered all questions the secret
The female is a cleric of Maglubiyet. The goblins are doors are revealed and open. They lead to room 6,
starving and hoped to find some valuables in the Flametongue’s Memorial hall.
Lost Tomb. A character that speaks goblin can get If the PCs fail to answer the statue’s questions
some information from the goblins. With a successful correctly the door won’t open. The statues can only
DC 12 Charisma (Intimidation) check the goblins ask their questions once per day. The doors close
say that in the last few weeks game as been dying after 10 minutes.
or disappearing from the Kryptgarden forest. The
goblins don’t know why. 6. Flametongue’s Memorial Hall
Garmund (human priest, see MM p. 348) is injured
after the fight and out of spells. He urges the PCs to The Memorial hall isn’t large, but it contains many
push forward, but he plans to return to his camp. murals and statues showing the Besilmer prince.
He asks the PCs to not disturb the slumber of the Many of these show the prince holding his legendary
dead, and says: This is obviously a sacred tomb, sword, the Flametongue. The statues show the prince
take nothing with you and let the dead rest in peace. with his warrior retinue, alone or with his father, the
Garmund doesn’t know much about the tomb, other king. There are also two heavy gold-wrought tomes
than it is dwarven and probably for a king. He doesn’t telling the saga of Torarinn. The books are worth 100
read dwarven. gp each in the hands of dwarven historians, e.g. the
There is a masterfully hidden door in the other end dwarves at the Hospice of Marthammor Duin near
of the room, one that only appears once the PCs have Deadsnow in the Silver Marches would love to get
answered the statues’ questions. With a successful their hands-on books like these.
DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check the PCs The door leading to the Guard room is covered in
spot a faint outline in the wall. With a successful runes. With a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana)
DC 22 Intelligence (Arcana) check the PCs see that check the PCs see that there are some of the runes
the secret doors are magically locked. A Knock spell that are enchanted. The runes say in dwarvish: Take
could open it. no evil with you, ye steadfast and wise. Let the dead
The three statues all depict dwarven scholars, rest in peace, ye fools and greedy.
wearing robes with the holy symbol of Dugmaren Evil creatures entering through the door are
Brightmantle. With a successful DC 12 Intelligence affected with a Bane spell, unless they make a DC 13
(Religion) check the PCs recognise the symbol. Soon Charisma saving throw.
as a PC touches a statue all open their eyes and ask
in a booming voice their questions in dwarvish. If the 7. Captain room
PCs studied the murals in the entrance hall and the
obelisk they have advantage on the following skill The highest-ranking captains in Torarinn’s retinue
rolls. and died beside the prince in the Evermoors were
First question: What was the name of the Besilmer laid to rest in the captain room. There were four
capital? With a successful DC 14 Intelligence who received this honor, all laid to rest in decorated
(History) check the PCs know that this was Tyer- armors and with their weapons. Soon as a non-good
Besil. Soon as the PCs have answered the statues ask aligned PC enters the captain room the skeletons rise
their next question. from the coffins and attack any non-good aligned PC.
Second question: Where did the giants that
murdered our prince come from? This is a trick Four decorated coffins stand before you. Each is
question. With a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) iron-wrought and depict proud dwarven warriors,
check the PCs know that this question is untrue, high ranking officials judging by their armor.
since Torarinn was killed by the trolls of Evermoor. A large door is in the other end of the room.
As soon as the PCs have called out the statues bluff Flametongue’s rune is displayed prominently on
they ask their next question. it, laid in silver and gold.
Third question: Who are ye to step forth and visit
There are four skeletons (see MM p. 272). The
our prince’s sacred resting place? This refers to
skeletons are lawful good, with armor class 15 and
to the text on the obelisk. With a successful DC 14
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axes and spears. In the coffins are 35 gold pieces, 1 If the PCs decide to speak to Torarinn and try to
bracelet with an inlaid bloodstone worth 50 gp and reason with the mummy prince, he does not know
a silver medallion with the holy symbol of Moradin why he was called from Moradin’s realm. With a
worth 125 gp. successful DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check the PCs
With a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check feel that the prince only wishes to go back to sleep.
the PCs can see that these dwarves died in battle, If the PCs figure out that they could use Garmund’s
there are scars and broken bones beyond what could help now and go fetch the Kelemvor cleric, reward
be attributed to time. them with an Inspiration.
Opening the large door takes effort, since they If the PCs attack, Torarinn will defend himself. All
haven’t been opened for years. With a successful DC the while the combat lasts he will scream curses at
15 Strength check the PCs manage to push the door the foul trolls and cursed beings of Evermoor. If the
open. They can work together. PCs step back and try to parley with the dwarven
mummy, he will only respond to dwarven characters
8. Tomb of the Dwarven Prince or to those who speak dwarvish.
If the PCs investigate Torarinn’s sarcophagus, there
The tomb of Torarinn Flametongue is a magnificent are many runes there and enchantments that might
place. A stone sarcophagus stands on a pedestal and give them hints of why the prince woke up. With a
the legendary Flametongue sword rests on a shelf successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check
not far away. Three chests stand by the pedestal, each a PC fluent in dwarvish will figure out that the prince
filled with coins and art objects. The sarcophagus is is tasked with waking up if some terrible evil invades
opened, because ever since the earthquake Torarinn Besilmer. The spells power seems to have diminished
has been awake. He is bewildered and will attack any through the ages and Torarinn woke up bewildered
non-good aligned PC entering his tomb, believing the and had no idea why he had woken up. If the PCs
trolls are back to attack him. If there are any dwarves mention this to him and tell the mummy that his task
in the party, he will shout and command them to is to defend Besilmer or Dessarin Vale, Torarinn will
defend their prince against the trolls he believes are sigh and tell the PCs that he is not the warrior that he
coming after him. used to be. However, if they have treated him with
Read or paraphrase the following: respect, he will offer them to take Flametongue if
they vow to rid the Dessarin Vale of whatever danger
You enter a large chamber. In the other end you see that woke him up.
a beautiful sarcophagus, inlaid with gemstones, If the PCs fight and win Torarinn they can loot the
silver and gold. There are three chests standing by chests. None of them is trapped. Together they hold
the pedestal. Beside the pedestal, on a small shelf, 250 gp, 570 sp and art objects worth 180 gp. The
a magnificent sword rests, decorated with intricate prince’s crown is worth 540 gps.
runes and ivory handle. Warmth emanates from The shelf holding the Flametongue is however
the sword. trapped. With a successful DC 20 Wisdom
(Perception) check the PCs spot the trap. With a
If the PCs decide to investigate this further, read or
successful DC 18 Dexterity check the PCs manage to
paraphrase the following:
disarm it. If the PC take the sword without disarming
As you move closer you see that the sarcophagus the trap the roof in this chamber will start to fall in. As
is open. A mummified dwarf, wearing a silver rocks and stones start falling on the floor, it becomes
crown, steps forth from behind the pedestal. “So, a difficult terrain. In 3 rounds the roof will have
ye bastards from the Evermoors, have ye cometh to completely fallen in. Every round the PCs spend in
finish me? Have ye cometh to end me? Oi, yer not the tomb calls for a DC 14 Dexterity save. On a failed
them blasted trolls. Who are ye and why have ye save the PC suffers 2d6 dmg, no damage on a save.
woken me? Speak now, intruders, or ye never see If there are still PCs in the tomb itself after the 3rd
the sun over Besilmer again.” round they get buried under the collapsing roof.

Since the mummy is good aligned, it does not attack Conclusion

immediately. In fact, all it wants is to be laid back
Once the PCs have dealt with Torarinn, either by
to rest. The prince woke up from the dead because
defeating the mummy or helping it go back to rest,
of Val’Xootiz coming to Kryptgarden forest and
they can return to Garmund’s camp or Triboar. They
tainting it with the alhoon’s evil aura.

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should have enough money and a magical item in
their hands to continue their adventures in Dessarin
Vale.

Returning to Triboar
If the PCs saved Garmund his son Olaf will be
extremely thankful and tell everyone in the village
that the PCs are the heroes that saved his father. For
three days the PCs have advantage on any Charisma-
based checks made when dealing with the people of
Triboar. Garmund will try his best to heal Yiriala, but
to no avail. Her health will continue to deteriorate.
If the PCs went to look for Rarovina the candle
merchant and bring her back safely her wife will be
ecstatic seeing her again. Rarovina will try to haggle
her way out of whatever she promised the PCs.
Joyvene will however scowl at her wife and promise
to pay Rarovina’s debt, though she can’t there and
then. However, she will send a letter to her father
and explain the situation.
If the PCs got the map from in the Northshield
House and return to the inn, Urgala will ask them
how their adventure was and share some of her own
stories. She will be eager to hear all about the tomb
and wonder if there are more like it in Kryptgarden
forest or the mountains.
If the PCs set out to find Laron, the bard from
Waterdeep, they return empty handed, with no clues
of what happened to him. Laron happened to see
where the Alhoon emerged from Deeping Cave, but
got captured and is held in the undead’s lair.
The PCs should also have heard some news about
the events in Kryptgarden Forest that could interest
them, and they perhaps would like to investigate
further.

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Appendix - Handouts
Torarinn Flametongue’s rune

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 Handout 2

Cut along the lines

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