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EYES OF THE STONE THIEF

A TH AGE ADVENTURE

BY GARETH RYDER-HANRAHAN

TH AGE IS A FANTASY ROLEPLAYING GAME BY ROB HEINSOO, JONATHAN TWEET, LEE MOYER, & AARON MCCONNELL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction Pit of Undigested Ages 24 Ghoul 42 10 Marblehall 24 Ghoul Fleshripper 43 The Stone Thief & Its Lair 10 The Onyx Catacombs 24 Ghoul Licklash 43 Using this Book 10 Heart of the Stone Thief 25 Ghoul Champion 43 Treasure, Secrets of the Stone Thief 25 Variations 44 The Eyes of the Dungeon 25 6. Stolen Palace Madness 44 Blockheads & Stone Imps 25 Variations 45 & Revenge Custodians 25 11 7. Spear-fshing Bridge Denizens 25 45 During Character Generation 11 The Witch’s Family 25 Variations 45 In Play 11 A Stone Thief Timeline 25 Bugbear 45 Icons 11 Who’s Who Hobgoblin Warmage 45 Playing the 26 Bugbear Brute 46 The Stone Thief 28 8. The Doorkeeper Campaign 46 14 The Custodians 29 Variations 46 Structuring your Campaign 15 The Cult of the Devourer 30 Stone Imp 47 The Dungeon & Your Campaign 15 The Flesh Tailor 31 Stone Imp Reject 47 The Lord’s Invasion 15 Fangrot the Warlord 32 The Lich King’s Conspiracy 15 The Provost 33 The Gauntlet 48 Rescuing the Great Gold Wyrm 16 The Witch of Marblehall 34 Features & Factions 48 Factions & Allies 16 Dungeon Format 35 Descriptors 48 Foreshadowing and Hinting 16 The Maw Minor Encounters 48 Dungeoneering 36 Traps 48 17 Features & Factions 36 Dwarven Armory 49 Icons & The Dungeon 17 Descriptors 36 The Marble Tiger 49 Traps & Obstacles 18 Minor Encounters 36 Lair of the Vampire 49 Traps & the Escalation Die 18 Traps 36 Variations 50 Survival & Exploration 18 The Survivor 36 1. The Falling Stair Story-guide Dungeon Generation 18 50 Quake 36 Killer Dungeons 19 The Slide 50 Flayed Chest 36 Fighting the Living Dungeon 19 1. The Chasm The Filth Hydra 50 Stealing from the Surface 19 37 Statblock 51 The Submerged Dungeon 19 Variations 37 Terribly Hungr y Star 51 When To Submerge? 20 2. Gates of 2. The Well of Blades 52 Effects of Sinking 20 the Stone Thief 38 Undead Spiders 53 We’re Staying Put! 20 Complications 38 Statblock 53 List of Sanctuaries by Level 21 Orc Sniper 39 Variations 53 Dungeon Ectoplasm 21 Hobgoblin Warmage 39 3. God’s Hammer Slaying the Dungeon 21 54 Orc Master Shaman 39 Structure of the Dungeon 21 Variations 54 Variations 39 Moving Levels 21 3. The Front Door Hammer Time 54 Level List 23 40 Dwarf God Statue 55 The Maw 23 Gargoyle 40 Treasure 55 The Gauntlet 23 Wraith 40 4. Giant’s Causeway 56 The Gizzard 23 Variations 41 Crossing the Bridge 56 The Ossuary 23 4. Goblin Scavengers 41 Orcish Sentries 57 Dungeon Town 23 Variations 42 Orc Boatmen 57 The Grove 23 5. Ghoul Cleaners Orc Wardens 57 The Sunken Sea 23 42 Orc Commander 57 Deep Keep 24 What’s the Value Variations 58 The Maddening Stair 24 of the Submergence Die? 42 3 13th age - eyes of the stone thief

5. The Forge 2. The Lure of Books 58 The Scavengers 74 92 The Weapon Monstrous Scavengers 75 Visiting the Library 92 With Your Name On It 58 Manticore 75 The Librarians 92 Golem-Smith 58 Rust Monster Obliterator 76 Bloodsucking Book 92 Animated Armor 59 Undead Scavengers 77 Small-but-Vicious Pamphlet 93 Forge-Wraiths 59 Ghast 77 Undead Librarian 93 Variations 59 Wight 77 Treasure 94 6. Maze of the Medusa Corpse Collector 77 Variations 94 60 The 78 3. Wild Caves The Medusa 60 94 Nasty Cave Orc 78 Half-Stone Medusa 60 The Mushroom Forest 94 Orc Rager 78 The Harpies 61 Spoor of the Behemoth 94 Orc Slave-Taker 78 Harpy 61 Wandering Monsters in the Caves 94 Orc Blood Sorcerer 78 Harpy Diva 61 Dire Snail 95 The Blockheads 79 Variations 62 3. Slaver Camp Pale Lizard 95 7. The Arena 80 Hunched Giant 95 62 Lasher & Kazok 80 Ogre Bully 96 The Monster 62 Camp Guards & Slaver Patrols 80 Variations 96 Great Minotaur 63 Orc Commanders (Lasher/Kazok) 80 4. Temple of the Death-Bound Shade 64 Nasty Cave Orc 80 Devourer Sneaking Past 64 96 Orc Rager 81 Fighting the Minotaur 64 Encountering Cypriac 96 Orc Slave-Taker 81 Variations 65 The Temple 97 Orc Blood Sorcerer 82 8. The Beast’s Lair The Treacherous Old Man 97 65 Ogre Champion 82 Variations 97 Treasure 65 Treasure 83 5. Dungeon Town The Archive Door 65 Variations 83 98 Skeleton Host 65 4. The Gizzard Chamber 5a. Gates 98 84 Skelepede 66 5b. Provost’s House 98 The Architect 84 Scrimshawed Skelepede 66 5c. Shelters 98 Attacking the Stone Thief 84 Variations 66 5d. The Thief’s Market 98 Defending the Stone Thief 84 9. The Belfry 5e. The Lobster Pot Inn 99 67 Defeating the Stone Thief 84 5f. Myrdin’s Snail 99 The Other Adventurers 67 Blockheads 85 Meeting the Provost 99 Further Information 67 Nasty Cave Orc 85 10. Grommar’s Library Orc Heavy Tusker 85 Life in Dungeon Town 100 68 Stone Imp 85 Monsters at the Gates 100 Grommar’s Rantings 68 The Architect 85 The Provost 101 Fast Drop 68 Dungeon Town Dungeon Town Guard 101 The Gizzard 87 69 The Sunken Sea Features & Factions 87 102 Features & Factions 69 Descriptors 87 Features & Factions 102 Descriptors 69 Minor Encounters 87 Descriptors 102 Minor Encounters 69 Dead Refugee 87 Minor Encounters 103 New Passageway Forming 69 Orc Slaver Camp 87 Wreck of the Cloudswimmer 103 Survivors 69 Tapping Noise 87 Jellyfish Nursery 103 Blockhead Wreckers 69 Fungal Patch 87 Lonely Boot 103 Helm of Thought Stealing 69 1. The Stalker’s Maze Gambling Skeletons 104 1. Jawgate 89 70 1. The Sunken Sea Footsteps in the Maze 89 104 Hazards of the Gatehouse 70 Bulette Eruption 89 Swordapus 104 The Orcs 71 The Killing Room 89 Statblock 105 The Jaws of Death 71 The Derro Lair 89 Sahuagin Mutant 105 71 Trained Bulette 90 Treasure 106 Ogre Champion 72 Derro Maniac 90 Variations 106 Orc Dungeonspawn 72 Derro Sage 90 2. The Hungry Ones Orc Blood Sorcerer 72 106 Derro Slasher 91 Treasure 72 Machinations of the Sea Devils 106 Derro Master-Sage 91 Variations 72 Fighting the Sahuagin 107 Variations 91 2. Hall of Ruin Sahuagin Warrior 107 73 4 table of contents

Sahuagin Sorcerer 108 Areas of the Temple 128 Greater Abomination 148 Sahuagin Priest 108 Meeting the Flesh Tailor 130 Titanic Abomination 149 Sahuagin King 109 Fighting the Flesh Tailor 130 Variations 149 Variations 109 The Flesh Tailor (Initial Form) 130 6. Druid Circle 150 3. Flooded Temple Grim Guardians 131 110 Ending the Breeding Ground 150 Necromagus 131 Structure of the Temple 110 7. Herbarium Skeletal Shamblers 131 151 Sahuagin Madfish 111 The Flesh Tailor (Monster Form) 132 The Herb Garden 151 Blazing Shade 111 Treasures of the Flesh Tailor 132 The Outbuilding 152 Stone Hands 112 3. The Chapel The Glasshouse 152 Lesser Stone Hand 112 133 Giant Jungle Stewpot Plant 152 Treasure 113 The Door 133 Thorn Creepers 152 Variations 113 The Dead Adventurer 133 Bloodweeds 153 4. The Lonely Tower Blessed Font 133 114 8. Hag Cottage Variations 133 154 The Locked Room 114 4. Imprisoned Guardian Encountering Pheig 154 Variations 115 134 Fighting Pheig 154 5. Wreck of the The Coffins 134 Killer 154 White Dragon Tomb Lord 135 116 Manticore 156 The Custodian 136 Encountering the Crew 116 Fat Troll 156 The Gravekeeper 136 Repairing the Ship 116 Pheig, Hag Grandmother 156 Secrets of the White Dragon 116 The Grove Treasure in the Cottage 157 137 Captain Bluescale 117 Variations 157 Features & Factions 137 Lorgo 117 The Castle With Descriptors 137 Sister Selra 117 Your Name On It Minor Encounters 137 158 Shipwrecked Sailor 118 Fruit of the Dungeon 137 Killer 158 Variations 118 6. The Cascade Smashed Custodian 138 Hill Giant 158 118 Noisome Hole 138 Armored Hill Giant 158 Rising Waters 118 Bloody Battlefield 138 The Sorcerer 159 First Chamber: Hellclams 118 Gnome at Home 139 Treasure 159 Hellclam 119 1. The Tree 139 Deep Keep Tough Frenzy Demon 119 2. The Caves 140 160 Slaughterspawn 119 Descriptors 160 Second Chamber: Prison Gate 120 The Ambush 140 Features & Factions 160 Third Chamber: Riddle Gate 120 Drow Spider-Sorceress 140 Orc Loyalties 161 The Final Chamber 121 Drow Darkbolt 140 What’s Orcish for Parley? 162 The Ossuary Drow Cave Stalker 141 Sneaking Around 328 123 The Drow Encampment 141 Passage through the Great Gate 163 Features & Factions 123 Nioba Shieldspinner 142 Captured Adventurers 163 Descriptors 123 3. The Bole Climb Alert the Orcs 163 142 Minor Encounters 123 Alert Level 0–2 163 Ghosts of the Tree 142 Flensing & Cleansing 123 Orc Tracker 163 Elf Spectral Warrior 143 Chapel of Remembrance 123 Orc Veteran 164 Elf Banshee 144 Uncorrupted Corpse 123 Demonic Hunting Pigs 164 Rotten Twigling 144 Bone Bell 123 Alert Level 3–4 164 Treasure 144 Preserving Font 124 Orc Veteran 164 Variations 144 Ghost Casks 124 4. The Blind Spire Ogre Stalker 164 1. The Catacombs 145 Orc Blood Sorcerer 164 125 Star Mites 145 Stoneborn Orc 165 Clawing Skeletons 125 The Celestial Guardian 146 Alert Level 5–6 166 Grim Guardians 126 Terribly Hungr y Star 146 Master Blood Sorcerer 166 Tomb Lord 126 Teleport Circle 147 Elite Orc Guard 166 Necromagus 126 Treasures of the Blind Spire 147 Armored War Troll 166 Skeletal Shamblers 127 5. The Breeding Ground Stoneborn Orcs 167 Variations 127 147 Deep Keep in Chaos 168 2. Temple of the Perils of Wild Magic 147 Minor Encounters 168 Flesh Tailor The Abominations 148 127 Orcish Conspirators 168 Lesser Abomination 148 5 13th age - eyes of the stone thief

Slaughtered Monster 169 Elite Orc Guard 187 Through Darkness 202 Magic Mushroom 169 Vizier 188 Dreaming the Bridge 202 Stoneborn Orcs 169 Fangrot’s Treasure 188 Ajura’s Dream 202 Escaped Slaves 169 The Maddening Snakescale Horror 203 Trapped Chest 169 Other Dreams 204 1. Secret Sanctum Stair The Cult Dreams 204 170 189 Variations 204 1A. Entrance 170 Features & Factions 189 7. The Pilgrim’s Gate The Ghost of Perido 170 Descriptors 191 204 Elfshades 172 Minor Encounters 191 History Lessons 205 1B: Guard Post 172 Shrine of the Pilgrims 191 Maeglor’s Offer 206 Stone Brute 172 The Waterfall 191 The Anointing 206 1C: The Conclave Chamber 173 Figures Far Below 191 The Alabaster Sentinel 206 1D. Prison 173 1. An Orc and Statblock 206 Variations 174 a Hard Place Maeglor the Apostate 206 191 2. Slave Farms Pilgrim Shade 207 174 Orcish Tollbooth 192 Sneaking Through the Caverns 174 The Pit of Fighting the Orcs 192 Battling the Slavers 174 Orcish Piker 192 Undigested Freeing the Slaves 174 Sourblood 192 Variations 175 Ages 3. Fighting Pit Treasure 192 208 175 Variations 192 Features & Factions 209 An Evening’s Entertainment 175 2. The Crumbling Castle Descriptors 209 193 Meeting Grimtusk 176 Minor Encounters 209 Fellow Guests 193 Grimtusk 177 The Mirror of Truth 209 Confronting the Cultists 193 Freeing the Gladiators 177 Doomed Scholar 210 Jac, Cult Agent 193 Owlbears from Hell 177 Echoes of Memory 210 Toppling The Castle 194 Dire 178 Ancient Coins 210 Variations 194 Possessor Demon 178 1. Serpent Temple 3. The Sleeper’s Cave 210 4. The Great Gate 194 179 Bite of the Snake 210 Lies, Damn Lies, Meeting Greyface 179 Exploring the Temple 211 and Black Dragons 195 Greyface 179 The Magical Globe 211 Fighting Chryaxas 196 5. Deep Keep Rise of the Serpent Folk 211 180 Chryaxas the Cripple 196 Serpent Attack! 212 Getting Into The Keep 180 Treasure: Chryaxas’ Hoard 196 Moon Serpent Sorcerer 212 Moving Around In Deep Keep 180 Variations 196 4. The Clock of Hell Golden Serpent Warrior 212 Inside Deep Keep: 197 Black Serpent Assassin 212 Minor Encounters 180 Malice of the Stone Thief 197 Snake Swarm 213 Secret Passageway 180 Clockworkers 197 Treasure: Secrets of the Serpents 213 Siege Preparations 180 The Cogs 198 2. Quillgate Library 214 The Deep Bell 181 Breaking the Clock 198 Borrowing a Book 214 Cult Pilgrim 181 Stalwart Clockworker 198 Topics of Interest 214 Shrine to the Orc Lord 181 Prayer Wheel 199 The Curator 214 Ripper Clockworker 199 Locations in Deep Keep 181 Statblock 215 Variations 197 A: Orc Barracks 181 5. Shifting Stairs 3. Lost Treasury B: Slave Quarters 181 200 of the Dwarves 216 C: Blood Sorcerers’ Temple 182 Teleporting 200 3A. Keystone Door 216 Master Blood Sorcerer 183 Bridge Jumping 200 3B. Petrified Zoo 216 Godtick 183 The Three Foes 200 3C. Petrified Dragon 217 D: Blind Uthe 184 Fire Giant Pyromancer 200 3D. Dwarven Oracle 217 Blind Uthe 185 Ice Ape 201 3E. The Second Trapdoor 217 Elite Orc Guard 185 Blade Thrall 201 3F. Well of Desire 217 Orc War Spirit 185 Variations 201 3G. Atrium of Vengeance 218 E: The Great Hall 186 6. Stairs 3H. Hall of Justice 218 F: Fangrot’s Chambers 186 of the Dreamer 202 3I. Treasury 218 Battling Fangrot 187 Ajura, She Who Enlightens Dorfin the Thief 220 Fangrot 187 6 table of contents

3. Chamber of Princess Shatter 220 The Ritual Chamber 236 Transcendence Theobald the Traitor 220 The Ectoplasm 236 252 Midhogg 220 Congratulations, It’s A Dungeon 236 The Upper Cloisters 252 Midhogg’s Brood 221 Fighting the Dungeon 237 Cult Acolyte 253 Dwarf Vampires 221 Nascent Dungeon 238 Cult Enforcer 253 Dwarf Vampire Priests 221 Rathell Rat Zombies 238 Cult High Priest 253 4. Geomantic Tower Cats of Rathell 238 Cult Champion 253 222 Rotroot Grubman 238 Secret Master 254 Traps of Hatred 222 Rootrot Mossmen 238 The Chamber of Transcendence 254 Exploring the Tower 222 Wyrmtwine Worms 238 Treasures of the Vault 255 Lair of the First Master 223 Wyrmtwine Dragonlings 239 The Transcended 255 The First Master 223 The Dungeon Defeated 239 Cult Mummy 255 The Head of the First Master 224 5. Witch’s Sanctum Unseen Wardens 255 Variations 224 239 4. The Ritual Vault 5. Pyramid of Skulls Meeting the Witch 239 256 224 Battling the Witch 240 The Vault Guards 256 Climbing the Pyramid 224 The Witch of Marblehall 240 Cult Acolyte 256 Gnoll Death Priest 225 Vrock (vulture demon) 240 Cult Enforcer 256 Gnoll Death Priest Acolyte 225 Winter-Fury 241 Cult Champion 257 Hands of a Killer 225 Medium Red Dragon 241 In The Vault 257 Claiming the Hellpike 225 Slaying the Witch 241 Secret Master 258 Variations 225 Treasure 241 Hooked Demon 258 Marblehall Broach of the [Icon] 241 Finding the Scroll 259 227 Wand of Eager Sorcery 241 5. Citadel of the Features & Factions 227 Phoenix Cloak 242 Secret Masters Descriptors 227 260 Minor Encounters 227 Dungeon Intrusion 242 Killer Encounters in the Citadel 260 Sir Leopold 227 Stone Imp 242 5A. Waves of Acolytes 260 The Curse Strikes! 227 Manymouth 242 Cult Acolyte 260 The Library 227 Shrieking Bowmen 242 Cult Sorcerer 261 Terrified Ser vants 228 Blockheads 243 Cult Enforcer 261 Mirror, Mirror 229 The Onyx Cult High Priest 261 The Portrait 229 Cult Zombie 261 The Hoard of the Artalins 229 Catacombs 5B. The Melting Citadel 262 244 1. The Doors of Archivult King 262 Features & Factions 244 Marblehall Lesser Archivult 263 230 Descriptors 244 Cult Assassin 263 The Arkad Demons 230 Minor Encounters 244 Flowstone Dragon 263 Arkad Demon 231 Streets of the Silent City 244 5C. Tower of the Secret Masters 265 Animated Halberd 231 That Sinking Feeling 245 Cult Champion 265 Arkad Demon Sergeants 231 The Failed Pilgrim 245 Dreams of the Devourer 266 Variations 231 The Field of Torment 245 Secret Master 266 2. Passage Perilous Tomb of the Emperor 246 232 Treasure of the Tower 266 Visitors from Above 246 Meeting the Ghosts 232 6. Dreaming Horrors 1. Labyrinth 267 Remembering the Tale 232 of Darkness Baleful Cyclops 267 Attack of the Ghosts 232 247 Sublime Ooze 268 Shade of Benedict Artalin 233 The Maze 247 Dungeon Marauder 268 Artalin Shade 233 Lurkers in the Labyrinth 247 Traveling to Axis 268 Plague Zombies Ghost 233 Cave Mouth 248 Confronting the False Emperor 269 3. The Banquet Hall Cult Mummy 248 234 Breaking Free of the Dream 269 Shrieking Strangler 249 Banquet Brawl 234 2. The Crafthouses The Heart of the Lord Sunhammer 235 249 Dwarven Warriors 235 Stealing Magic 250 Stone Thief 270 Drunken Wizard 235 Sphere of the Thaumaunts 250 Features & Factions 270 Feast-Goers 235 Thaumaunt 250 Descriptors 270 4. The Ritual Chamber Spellshadow 251 236 1. The Wounded Dungeon Stealing the Magic 251 270 The Door Seal 236 Charging into a Volcano 270 7 13th age - eyes of the stone thief

Traversing the Path 271 Cavernwight Spawn 286 Old Grudges 305 Volcano Dragon 272 Treasure 287 Cult Initiate 305 Fire Giant 272 The Tenement Climb 287 Cult Acolyte 305 Escaping the Eruption 273 Orc Sniper 288 Cult Assassin 305 2. The Fallen Orc Bat Gliders 288 Cult Sorcerer 306 273 Orc Heavy Guard 288 Cult Enforcer 306 Near-Death Experiences 273 Cult High Priest 306 Dead Adventurers 273 Surface Cult Champion 307 Shambling Undead Adventurer 274 Quests Secret Master 307 Undead Fighter 274 289 Undead Rogue 274 Running Surface Quests 289 Background Undead Cleric 274 Challenging Questions 289 Checks Undead Wizard 274 Quests 290 308 Variations 275 Player-Driven Quests 290 Getting 3. The Ultimate Enemy Actions 290 Labyrinth Around 275 The Opposition 310 291 Navigating the Labyrinth 275 Skyships 310 The Opposition and Icons 292 The Last Temptation 276 Dragons 310 The Opposition 4. The False Thief By Worm Carriage 311 276 and the Players’ Goals 292 By Dimensional Travel 311 Spotting the False Thief 276 The Vengeful Company 293 By Magic 312 The False Thief 276 Strategy & Tactics 293 By Dreams 312 Stone Sentinels 276 Borys Firesword 293 Let It Come To Us! 312 Stone Brute Mooks 277 Statblock 294 Death of the False Thief 277 Azanth Choketongue 294 The Eyes of the 5. Treasures to Last Statblock 294 Stone Thief a Lifetime Tara Zalbera 294 313 277 Statblock 295 The Quest Begins… 313 Loot the Room 277 Drao of the Ghostlands 295 What Are The Eyes? 313 The Dungeon’s Trap 279 Statblock 295 Who Wants The Eyes? 313 Variations 279 6. The Last Chase Haron of Stoneroost 295 Who Holds The Eyes? 313 279 Statblock 296 The First Eye 314 Prey Laurende Witherleaf 296 Obtaining the Eye 314 280 Statblock 296 The Opposition 315 Devouring a Location 280 The Gilded Singer 296 When the Dust Settles 315 Choosing Targets 280 Statblock 297 The Second Eye 315 Making an Encounter 281 The Spellblight 297 An Audience with the Prince 315 Aftermath 281 Strategy & Tactics 298 Bargaining With the Prince 316 Sample Targets 282 The Spellblight 298 Using the Eyes 316 Greenwell Village 282 Orc Lord’s Assassins 298 The Player Characters 316 The Adventurers Strategy & Tactics 298 The Stone Thief 317 Come Here, Because… 282 Master Throatcutter 299 Someone Else 317 Encounters 282 Statblock 299 On the Back of Attack of the Stone Thief 283 Master Blood Sorcerer 300 Greenwell Village in the Dungeon 283 Orc Fanatics 300 the Behemoth 318 The Windmill 283 Goblin Elite Scout 300 The Quest Begins… 318 The Miller 283 Battle Wyvern 301 Finding Stoneroost 318 Cultist Initiate 283 The Cult of Climbing On 318 Trap: The Windmill 284 On The Behemoth 318 Trap: Ground by the Windmill 284 the Devourer 302 Rock Grub 319 Tollgate Square 284 The Secret Masters 302 Crowned Gargoyle 319 The Adventurers The Surface Cult 302 The Stoneroost Tribe 320 Come Here, Because… 285 Dream Communication 302 The Secret Cave 321 Attack of the Stone Thief 285 Rites & Mysteries of the Cult 303 Trust is Earned 321 Tollgate Square in the Dungeon 285 Cult Temples 304 Blood from a Stone 321 Raging Wyvern 286 Cultists 305 Stoneroost Barbarian 322 Gatekeeper Mage 286 Henchmen 305 Koruk the Invincible 322 Cavernwight 286 8 table of contents

Fercrag 322 Amberlith 333 Glitterhaegen 348 Odma the Seer 322 Into the Woods 334 Horizon 348 Into the Secret Cave 323 Diabolist Foes 334 New Port 348 1. Poisonous Fumes 323 Masked Demon 334 Santa Cora 349 2. Rock Grub Swarm 323 Infernal Shadow 334 Forge 349 3. Wild Magic Torrents 323 Bird Flock 335 The Court of Stars 349 4. Stone Guardians 323 Elf Queen Foes 335 Apotheosis 349 5. The Thing in the Cave 323 Fell Dryad 335 To Catch Thing in the Cave 324 Drow Wintersmith 335 Spawn 324 Deepwood Spider Swarm 336 A Thief 350 The Sacred Cave 324 The Three Foes 336 Luring the Dungeon 350 The Opposition 325 Medium Red Dragon 336 The Rite of Calling the Devourer 350 Thunder Sorcerer 336 The Inverse An Irresistible Target 350 Murderous Swamp Assassin 336 An Eye of the Stone Thief 350 Observatory Casila’s Folly 337 326 It’s Here For Us! 350 The Quest Begins 326 Trials and Trapping the Dungeon 350 Getting To the Observatory 326 Councils The Poisoned Place 350 Locations on the 339 Shell-Shaper Charms 351 Inverse Observatory 327 The Quest Begins 339 Harpoon the Dungeon! 351 Petitioning the Giants 328 The Council 339 Slaying Sneaking Around 328 Agendas of the Wise 341 Storming the Observatory 328 the Thief Enemy Actions 352 The Opposition 328 343 The Rite of Binding 352 Encounter: Giant Sentry 329 The Theft 343 Ritual Components 352 Storm Giant Sage 329 Elemental Hunger 343 Casting the Ritual 352 Encounter: Hunting Beasts 329 Race Against The Cult 344 Completing the Ritual 352 Skywurm 329 Glacier’s End 344 The Rite of Destruction 353 Pet Thunderstorm 329 The Glitterhaegen Heist 344 Ritual Components 353 Encounter: In the Observatory 330 The Road To Hell 344 Casting the Ritual 353 Ankyroth 330 Revenge of the Thief 345 Completing the Ritual 354 Giant Monster 345 The Keys of Forging a Weapon 354 The Fire Ape 346 Grommar’s Masterwork 354 Marblehall Variations 346 331 Using the Masterwork 354 Sea Kraken 346 The Quest Begins 331 Battle of the Behemoths 354 Variations 347 Casila Artalin, the Witch 331 From Hell’s Heart 355 Elthumel Self-Conceived 347 Casila & The Icon 331 Killing the Thief 355 Variations 347 Casila & the Dungeon 332 The Fate of the Thief 355 The City Devoured 347 Investigating Marblehall 332 The Stone Thief Axis 348 Visiting the Ruin 332 (Dungeon Dragon) 356 Concord 348 Dwardel 333 Index Drakkenhall 348 357

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