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MURDER IN OAKBRIDGE by Uri Kurlianchik A killer has come to Oakbridge, and she won’t stop her murderous campaign until she exacts revenge against a group of ex-carnies who have come to Sharn in an attempt to start new lives in the a� ermath of the Last War. An Eberron adventure for 5th-level characters.

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3 DUNGEON 129 Supplement A GATHERING OF WINDS by Wolfgang Baur When the PCs return to Diamond Lake to consult with their friend Allustan, they ﬁnd the town in shambles and Allustan missing. Locals tell tales of a terrible dragon’s rampage through town. Unfortunately for the characters, the dragon is only the beginning. An Age of Worms Adventure Path scenario for 11th-level characters.

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11 DUNGEON 129 Supplement RUNNING “A GATHERING OF WINDS” IN THE FORGOTTEN REALMS by Eric L. Boyd Conversion notes for Mintarn (Alhaster and This last battle between the genie empires respectively. Spell effects from the Law domain Redhand), the Redeye tribe (Twisted Branch was ended by elven High Magic, which are replaced by their counterparts in the Chaos tribe), Manzorian (Malchor Harpell), and bound the endlessly warring genie lords and domain (e.g. word of chaos for dictum, dispel Magepoint (Longsaddle) have already been many of their most powerful followers into a chaos for dispel law, etc.). Antipathy effects mentioned in conversion sidebars for earlier single gem, now known as the Calimemnon affect lawful creatures, not chaotic creatures. adventures in the Adventure Path. Crystal, and transformed the Teshyllal The depictions of demons in the tomb (area 7) Fields (Fields of Pesh) into the Calim Desert. are replaced by creatures of elemental fire (e.g. Genies of Ancient Calimshan Further details about this period may be efreeti for glabrezus, salamanders for hezrous, Circa –7,800 dr, a large force of Djen (Wind found in Empires of the Shining Sea [2nd harsssafs for vrocks, etc.). Likewise, depictions Dukes, effectively noble djinn) arrived in the Edition] and Calimport [2nd Edition]. of creatures of Law (area 7, 13, and 19) are placed areas around present-day Calimport, led by by creatures of elemental air (e.g. immoths for the djinni lord Calim. The Djen spoke Vaati, Icosiol’s Tomb inevitables, noble djinn for wind dukes, etc.). the base language from which Auran and Icosiol was one of Calim’s greatest generals. The Zifforian was a djinni who survived the Battle Alzhedo are derived. (Anyone speaking either legendary Djen died during the Battle of Tes- of Teshyllal Fields. He agreed to be interred in Auran or Alzhedo can attempt Decipher hyllal Fields a�er employing his liege’s fabled the tomb a�er its construction, but the Calim Script checks for Vaati inscriptions.) Although Scepter of Calim to shatter a newly created Empire’s rapid collapse in the four decades that not concerned with bringing “Law” to the portal through which Memnon was expecting followed meant that he was never relieved of duty. Realms, the Wind Dukes of Calim sought reinforcements. Having escaped imprisonment The three words needed to enter the to subjugate all forms of elemental magic in the Calimemnon Crystal through death, Ico- True Tomb (area 22) are “Akadi”, “Calim”, to their will, proving the supremacy of siol’s corpse was one of the few sets of remains and “Icosiol.” The phrase inscribed above elemental air and their goddess Akadi (Zostra). of the leading genies to be interred a�er the the door handles to the True Tomb reads Intent on colonizing a “barbaric” world rich battle. His tomb was constructed by the surviv- “Dare not enter the tomb of Icosiol, Lord in resources both magical and mundane, the ing genies who clung to power for some four of the Calim Empire, beloved of Akadi.” Djen commanded a host of lesser djinn, jann, decades a�er the Battle of Teshyllal Fields. Oculus demons were oft-employed marids, genasi, enslaved humans (ancestors Icosiol’s Tomb lies hundreds of miles south as slaves of the efreet in the waning days of today’s Calishites), enslaved hin (ancestors of the Whispering Cairn, deep below the Calim of Memnonar. of the Sword Coast’s halfling population), and Desert. If the PCs somehow manage to travel up a handful of marids. A�er their arrival, the from the tomb through 1,000 feet of bedrock Treasures of Icosiel Djen and their servants began clearing and and sand, they emerge in a barren stretch of des- Icosiel’s tomb holds four treasures of the seizing all the lands south of the Marching ert. To the west, they spy bright flashes result- Djen: the Lightning Sword, the Ring of the Mountains, which they claimed as the Calim ing from the sun hitting the Spinning Keep Djen (Ring of the Wind Dukes), the Mosaic Empire (Aaqa). At its peak, the Calim Empire of Siri’wadjen, which houses the Calimemnon of Icosiel (Seal of Law), the Sword of Teshyllal encompassed all of modern day Calimshan, Crystal. If the PCs make their way westward far (Sword of Aaqa), and one piece of the Shattered except for lands along the River Memnon. enough to make out the details of the Spinning Scepter of Calim (Rod of Seven Parts), formerly Initial conflicts with the Proud Peoples Keep, a DC 20 Knowledge (geography) check known as the Scepter of Calim (Rod of Law). (elves and dwarves) ended in truce, and the correctly identifies this desert as the Calim Des- The Sword of Teshyllal is a +2 anarchic mithral Djen drove the dragons and giants out of the ert. There is no physical entrance to Icosiol’s long sword. Nonchaotic characters who pos- Marching Mountains. The alliance of djinn Tomb from this region, and if the PCs decide sess a single fragment of the Shattered Scepter and marids collapsed, leading a series of battles to explore the area, you’ll need to develop addi- of Calim risk becoming chaotic. Other powers known as the Steam Clashes and culminating tional adventures as you see fit. (See Empires of of the items listed above remain unchanged. in the destruction of the marid city of Ahjuutal. the Shining Sea [2nd Edition] for inspiration.) The Scepter of Calim (Rod of Law) was a Circa –6,800 dr, almost a thousand years to Area 5 is home to Nadim yr Bluefin, Sultan symbol of Calim’s sovereignty in the lands of the day a�er the arrival of the Djen, a great of Currentshire (Antyress Redpike, Earl of Coal- the Calim Empire until it was shattered by horde of efreet called the Army of Fire (Army of chester), a marid, and Drowened (Smoughed), a the elven High Mages of Keltormir. It is now Chaos), led by the great pasha Memnon (Miska huge water elemental. Their oaths to the Djen known as the Shattered Scepter of Calim (Rod the Wolf Spider) in service to Kossuth (Queen were given in recompense for their alliance with of Seven Parts). of Chaos), emerged through a heretofore fallen Ajhuutal during the Steam Clashes mil- unknown portal just north of the River Agis lennia ago. The temperature here is extremely The White Kingdom (now known as the River Memnon). While cold; creatures inside take 1d6 cold damage The existence of the city of true ghouls is the Djen prepared for the inevitable conflict per minute. In addition, creatures must make whispered of only in the highest councils of to come, the efreet establish the realm of a Fortitude save every 5 minutes (DC 15, +1 per Guallidurth, the Temple City of Lolth that lies Memnonnar and found the settlements of previous check) or take 1d4 points of nonle- deep beneath the Calim Desert. The White Memnon, Myratma, and Shoonach. In –6,500 thal damage. Those wearing metal armor or Kingdom lies in the Lowerdark, hidden deep dr, 200 years of skirmishing erupted into touching metal are affected as if by chill metal. beneath the Lake of Radiant Mists. (See Under- open warfare, beginning the Era of Skyfire. Traps in the tomb (area 6, 18, and 22) trig- dark, page 173.) Over the next four centuries, Memnon and gered by the presence of a non-Lawful or Calim brought their forces to bear against each chaotic creature are actually triggered by the other in 22 cataclysmic battles, culminating in presence of a non-Chaotic or lawful creature, the Battle of Teshyllal Fields (Battle of Pesh).

12 DUNGEON 129 Supplement RUNNING “A GATHERING OF WINDS” IN EBERRON by Keith Baker

In “A Gathering of Winds”, characters venture It’s up to the DM to decide which (if any) of Allustan was certainly surprised to be into an ancient tomb in search of a powerful these theories is the truth. What is known is attacked by a dragon, but if questioned on artifact. When converting the adventure to the that the Wind Dukes were Medium humanoid the matter will emphasize that, while the Eberron Campaign Setting, consider the fol- creatures with tremendous magical might and dragons fought the fiends in the first age, lowing ideas. the ability to bind elementals and outsiders— they are by no means noble or benevolent as The Wind Dukes and that they were utterly destroyed in the a race. Dragons have their own agendas, and The battle between the Wind Dukes and the war against the spawn of Khyber. may be beholden to powers far older than Armies of Chaos was one part of the long war The name of Zostra, the lawful goddess of human civilization. of the Age of Demons, which ended with the the Wind Dukes, can be changed to Zolarra; imprisonment of the rakshasa overlords; the a character who makes a Knowledge (religion) check (DC 20) will see common elements Moreto and the White Kingdom Queen of Chaos and Miska the Wolf Spider (Area 21) were two of these spirits. But where do the between Zolarra and Dol Arrah, the Sovereign Khyber (the Underdark of Eberron) is a Wind Dukes fit in? There are a number of goddess of Honor and Sacrifice. largely unexplored land filled with deadly possibilities. A character who succeeds at DC mysteries. There’s no reason that a nation 25 skill checks on both Knowledge (history) of true ghouls couldn’t be hidden in the and Knowledge (the planes) has heard of the Ilthane darkness; perhaps they warred with the Wind Dukes and various theories of their The dragons of Eberron are not a monolithic Dhakaani goblinoids or the minions of the origin and nature. Here are just a few: force. Dragotha has been corrupted by darkness and now serves the rakshasa daelkyr in ages past. If others learn of the • The Wind Dukes came from the plane White Kingdom, a group of followers of the of Lamannia, home of the djinni and overlord known as Katashka the Gatekeeper, and Ilthane and others do his bidding. Blood of Vol might fund an expedition to elementals of air and water. While this Ilthane knows nothing of her master’s true reach the ghoul nation, hoping to form an explains their strong connection to the devotion, but she believes that Dragotha will alliance with these powerful undead beings. elementals, scholars are troubled by the show her the path to immortality… despite If you wish, the true ghouls of Eberron lack of evidence of a Wind Duke nation in the long lifespan of a dragon, Ilthane still could continue to worship Mordiggian. the present day, and argue that there would fears death. However, it would be equally appropriate for be little incentive for spirits of other planes them to worship the Keeper and the Shadow to come to Eberron. The Silent Gallery (Area 7) (claiming that the beneficent intervention of these deities is the source of their undead • The Wind Dukes were originally dragons. The description of the gallery includes immortality), a variation of the Blood of They used magic to assume humanoid the following sentence: “On outer spokes, similar surrenders of abyssal ghouls, vrocks, Vol (though with no actual connection forms, only to be trapped permanently in to the line of Vol), or even an imprisoned these shapes by a rakshasa curse. beholders, and chaotic froglike humanoids to the Wind Duke armies are depicted.” rakshasa rajah. • The Wind Dukes were humans: the first As creatures of Xoriat, beholders were not human nation, a civilization that rose Occulus Demons present on Eberron during the Battle of Pesh. The Abyss is not part of the cosmology to power while giants and dragons were The bulk of the enemy forces were native of Eberron. As the occulus demons were still savages. Proponents of this theory outsiders—the rakshasa may still be known created to serve the Queen of Chaos—herself say that humans were the first children in the present day, but there were also spirits one of the overlords of the first age—the of the progenitor dragons, and that the that have been bound since the fall of their occulus demon should be considered to be a dragons have deliberately hidden evidence masters and never seen by mortal eyes. native outsider. of this mighty human empire to conceal humanity’s potential from the people of Conversing with Allustan the present day. These sages also claim that (Area 14) the gods of the Sovereign Host are in fact When the PCs meet with Allustan, the DM distorted legends of human heroes from should pick one of the theories for the the first age. origin of the Wind Dukes for Allustan to • The Wind Dukes were the forebears of champion. He explains that Icosiol was a great general of the Wind Dukes in the titans and storm giants, and their power war against the spawn of Khyber, and that over the forces of air is reflected in the the Rod of Law was the only weapon ever magic of their descendents. Despite the size created that could truly destroy one of the of their descendents, the Wind Dukes were overlords of Khyber, although it shattered Medium creatures; their offspring grew in a�er it was used on Miska the Wolf Spider. size even as their power was diminished. In general, Allustan will refer to If this path is true, further secrets of the the “Chaos Army” as the “forces of Wind Dukes may be hidden in the giant Khyber” or “spawn of Khyber,” since, in ruins of Xen’drik. point of fact, they were not all chaotic.

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THE TWISTED RUN by Wil Upchurch The Beastlord Malar has had enough of the people of the Silver Marches trying to “civilize” the Northlands. Now, with the help of a powerful new weapon, his followers are set to cleanse the stain of Silverymoon from the land. A Forgotten Realms adventure for 17th-level characters.

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