Castle Spulzeer Builder's Guide
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Lands of Intrigue: Castle Spulzeer Builder's Guide a Neverwinter Nights 1 Module by Erick “Alleyslink” Horton Based on Lands of Intrigue: Book 2 by Steven E. Schend & Castle Spulzeer by Doug Stewart TABLE OF CONTENTS Clink link for section's Table of Contents Prelude Guilds Chapters Key Concepts TOC > Prelude The Unfortunate House of Spellseer The Possession of Xvim TOC > Guilds Temple of Major Cargunn's the Black Hand Mercenary Cowled Wizards (Bane) Guild Tower of Duskwood Dell Golden Fortress Willful Suffering (Ilmater) Tower of the Twisted Rune Shadow Thieves Vengeful Hand (Tempus) TOC > Chapters Chapter 1: Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Encounter in Eshpurta The South Road Hillfort Kelsha Chapter 4a: Chapter 4b: Chapter 5a: Skullgnasher Route Overland Route Trailstone Chapter 5b: Chapter 5c: Chapter 5d: Twin Towers of the Eternal Eclipse Cave of Wonders Rebels of Riatavin Chapter 5e: Chapter 5f: Chapter 6: Sunrise Orchid Orgoth's Tower Castle Spulzeer Chapter Thirteen TOC > Prelude: The Unfortunate House of Spellseer 1 2 3 4 The Spulzeer Incident An ancient, rich, powerful and wicked Some family left and founded Trailstone Chardath Spulzeer, the castle's current family named Spellseer lived on the Amn others remained in the family castle, which occupant, and Marble, his deaf mute sister, and Tethyr Border. Horse trading made they converted to an inn catering to rich were the perfect candidates. Kartak, their fortune, aided by family members' travelers with perverted tastes. Kartak kept plotting to once more encase his spirit in innate magical abilities. a secret chamber in the castle and there he flesh, mentally compelled Chardath to hid his phylactery. sacrifice Marble with Aggarath, the dagger Kartak Spellseer, The All Seeing, learned whose hilt-stone was the BRR. much of magic and decadence while living During Kartak's first lichdom, he and in Castle Spellseer. With powerful magical Rysellan founded the Twisted Rune, an evil Marble's blood formed a pool from which allies, including Rysellan the Dark, Kartak power group which dominated Tethyrian a new figure coalesced, Kartak. This event devised plans to return from the dead as a monarchies. Treacherous Kartak was later caused the Planar Rift. lich. Finally, his mortal life was ended by a expelled and became embittered toward mob of outraged citizens and Kartak Rysellan and the Twisted Rune. Kartak ceased his mental domination of returned in his new undead form. Chardath and fled to his other lair in the When Kartak's Lich form was destroyed, Kuldan Peaks. Chardath went mad upon The Spellseer's were stripped of all their his second death, his spirit fled to his secret seeing what he had done. swore lands except Castle Spellseer and shunned. chamber in Castle Spulzeer where his vengeance upon Kartak. Chardath The remaining family changed their name phylactery, the Blood Red Ruby (BRR), dropped Aggarath to the floor beside to Spulzeer but their fortunes shrank as was hidden. He lingered awaiting a Marble's shriveled body and fled the Kartak's infamy grew. malleable person whom he could inhabit. chamber gibbering. TOC > Prelude: The Unfortunate House of Spellseer 1 2 3 4 Spulzeer Incident's Aftermath The Blood Red Ruby (BRR) was knocked While searching Kartak's Hidden Chamber Marble's spirit was trapped in the material loose of the Aggarath's hilt and glittered Chardath discovered a Magic Lamp from plane and bound to the castle as a result of wetly in a puddle of coagulating blood. which emerged Gentar, a cunning Djinni. Kartak's necromancy. Gentar steals half Kartak's magical abilities Servants quickly discovered Marble's body, and grants them to Chardath. Chardath is In her new form Marble finally found a the BRR was pocketed by the maid who unschooled in the use of magic and has also voice, which she uses to berate and found the corpse. Then, that maid fled the become mentally unstable. torment Chardath for his actions. Wracked castle in terror of its wicked occupants. by guilt, Chardath accepts this abuse as he Gentar, who also strongly dislikes Kartak, plots his stumbling intrigues. This errant maid carried the BRR north to attempted working with Chardath, which her aunt's home in Eshpurta. The journey resulted in fouling the Focus Crystals. But The Planar Rift, created by Marble's from Trailstone to Eshpurta was made more Chardath's instability, both magically and Ritual Sacrifice, has freed many spirits arduous by the her burden. mentally, soon made the task too onerous from the Ethereal Plane. and Gentar fled to Kartak's treasure horde, Ellana of Farhome, the maid's aunt, is a the Cave of Wonders. The Haunted Taint (Natural Arc) and the fortune teller and part time fence of stolen Dislocated Spirits (Spectral Arc) are both property in the big city. Ellana senses the Currently, Chardath is at Castle Spulzeer results of the Planar Rift. Bane's Spirit stone's evil and has difficulty finding a experimenting with magic and laying traps escaped, along with a host of others. Both buyer. Currently, Gaspard de Louca is on for Kartak's eventual return. Gentar amuses Marble and the Planar Rift await the PC in his way to buy the BRR from Ellana. himself with the hijacked Lines of Sight. Castle Spulzeer. TOC > Prelude: The Unfortunate House of Spellseer 1 2 3 4 Kartak's Allies Kartak, from his distant hideout, assessed Kartak is surprised to learn of Bane's Kartak's fiercest hatred is reserved for the current political and military situations demise and the rise of Cyric which Riatavin. It was the Merchants' Chosen of in Amn and around Riatavin. occurred during the scant decades of Riatavin who organized the first death of Kartak's death. Cyric's ascension to power Kartak and it was they who stripped his Kartak learned of and contacted Sothillis, has been swift and all encompassing, Amn family of their holdings around that city. an Ogre Mage from the Small Teeth with is now a bastion of Hatred and Tyranny. Of course the people who did that are long ambitions of empire. Through Sothillis, dead, but it's the thought that counts. Kartak also meets Feduk, the hapless Giant Kartak contacted Tynnos Argrim (Mountain from the Tejarn Hills. of Skulls), Haarken Akhmelere (Twin Purgan is a wizard who is magic tutor and Towers) and Dark Master K'rvan (Dark Financial Adviser to the Tormaril family, Kartak has joined forces with Sothillis and Redoubt) of Cyric's Church. Kartak has members of the current Merchants began financing the ogres and giants. Also, coordinated plans with that organization to Chosen. Though magical methods, Kartak using dark rituals, Kartak has empowered both group's mutual benefit. has contacted Purgan, who seeks the ritual Sothillis' fellow Ogre Mages. to become a lich. Kartak has promised Kartak has acquired vast sums of gold and Purgan the Alcaister in exchange for Kartak admires Sothillis' ambition and magical items during the long centuries of Purgan's help destroying Riatavin. intellect and treats the Ogre as an equal his unnatural life. In order to outfit and with who he hopes to grow an alliance. mount an army of Cyric fanatics in a short The Alcaister is a fabled spell book which Kartak thinks of Feduk and his ragtag period, Kartak has tempted Major Cargunn Kartak alleges contains the ritual. He lies, Skullgnashers as arrow fodder. into a Criminal Conspiracy with gold. Kartak doesn't even have the book. TOC > Prelude: The Unfortunate House of Spellseer 1 2 3 4 Kartak's Plan > Next Kartak ordered Purgan to encourage the Kartak's plan was to hold his other forces in But things have not gone as planned. Merchants' Chosen of Riatavin to secede hiding until the Amnian Council Army from Amn and pledge their loyalty to (ACA) forces had engaged Riatavin and the First, in a stupid display of unity, Tethyr. Even Kartak remembers Riatavin's Tethyrian Occupiers. Trailstone has also chosen to seceded from long standing resentment of the Council of Amn, which has complicated matters. Six and Athkatla in. Then Cyric's Forces, the Sothillisian Empire Forces and the Skullgnasher Giants King Feduk and the Skullgnashers lacked Kartak has long standing connections to the were meant to launch simultaneous surprise a spellcaster with the ability to make long monarchy in Tethyr but he has not attacks on all three Hillforts; Ilsha, Kelsha distant mental contact with Kartak. contacted them since his rebirth. Tethyr's and Torbold. interest in Riatavin legitimate. Kartak's A mounted messenger was sent by Kartak plans don't include a successful At that point, General Craumerdaun and his to say Riatavin's Rebellion had started and incorporation of Riatavin into Tethyr,. ACA forces would have been cut off from to stress to Feduk and his giants to remain Eshpurta by rugged terrain and Amn's own hidden until he received orders. Riatavin's secession is a ruse. Kartak defensive perimeter, the three Hillforts. knows the Golden Fortress' 18,000 troops Sadly, a hungry Hill Giant ate both the will crush that rebellion even with By that time, Cyric's forces should have messenger and his horse before he could Tethyrian assistance. After the expected been mustered at the Dark Redoubt after deliver his news. Feduk, mistaking the ACA victory those forces will be tired and having used portals from the Mountain of message to have attack, did so and far from home. Skulls and the Twin Towers. launched his attack on Hillfort Torbold. TOC > Prelude: The Possession of Xvim 1 2 3 Kartak was, of course, furious over the For many years Iyachtu Xvim, the half- Chardath's sacrifice of Marble opened the botching of his plans.