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Visit our website at www.wizards.com/forgotten realms TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . .4 Songs and Stories . .53 Chapter 7: Giant Whip Spider . 161 The Ruin-Based Campaign . .4 Important Sites . .56 The Imperial South . 113 Giant Sun Spider . 162 What’s Inside . .5 Aryvandaar . .56 History . 113 Baneguard . 162 What You Need to Play . .5 Illefarn . 57 Timeline . 113 Baneguard . 162 Ilythiir . 58 Keepers of the Past . 116 Direguard . 162 Chapter 1: Ancient Secrets . .6 Miyeritar . 58 Songs and Stories . 117 Crawling Claw . 163 Ancient Feats . .6 Legacies of the Crown Wars . .59 Important Sites . 117 Combat . 164 Arcane Manipulation . .6 Adventure Seeds . .59 Coramshan . 117 Creation . 164 Arcane Transfi guration . .6 Buried Secrets . .59 High Shanatar . 118 Curst . 165 Channel Charge . .7 Memnonnar . 119 Sample Curst . 165 Cormanthyran Chapter 4: Jhaamdath . 120 Creating a Curst . 165 Moon Magic . .7 God-Kings of the East . 60 Shoon Imperium . 121 Deepspawn . 166 Craft Scepter . .8 History . 60 Tethir . 122 Combat . 167 Familiar Concentration . .8 Timeline . 60 Legacies of the Past . 123 Demon, Ghour . 168 Godsight . .8 Keepers of the Past . .63 Adventure Seeds . 123 Combat . 168 Greenbound Summoning . .8 Songs and Stories . .63 Buried Secrets . 123 Dread . 169 Item Reprieve . .8 Important Sites . 64 Heirs to the Empire . 124 Combat . 169 Jergal’s Pact . .8 Imaskar . 64 Dread Warrior . 169 Multilingual . .8 Mulhorand . 66 Chapter 8: The Dream of Sample Dread Warrior . 169 Netherese Battle Curse . .8 Narfell . .67 Cormanthyr . 125 Creating a Servant of the Fallen . .9 Raumathar . .68 History . 125 Dread Warrior . 170 Spell Reprieve . .9 Unther . .69 Timeline . 125 Flameskull . 171 Trapmaster . .9 Legacies of the Keepers of the Past . 129 Combat . 171 Wounding Spell . .9 Old Empires . 70 Songs and Stories . 129 Foulwing . 172 Prestige Classes . .10 Adventure Seeds . 70 Important Sites . 132 Combat . 172 Cultist of the Buried Secrets . 70 The Elven Court . 132 Gorynych . 172 Shattered Peak . .10 Heirs to the Empire . 70 Myth Drannor . 133 Combat . .173 Glorious Servitor . .13 Adventure Site: Semberholme . 133 Greenbound Creature . .173 Magelord . .17 Sonjar’s Tower . 72 Vale of Lost Voices . 133 Sample Olin Gisir . 21 Background . 72 Legacies of Cormanthyr . 134 Greenbound Creature . .174 Sunmaster . 25 The Earth Node . 72 Adventure Seeds . 134 Creating a Ancient Spells . .29 Tower Features . .73 Buried Secrets . 135 Greenbound Creature . .174 Assassin Spell . .29 Keyed Areas . .73 Helmed Horror . .175 Bard Spell . .29 Chapter 9: Helmed Horror . .175 Cleric Spells . .29 Chapter 5: The Old North . 136 Battle Horror . 177 Druid Spells . .29 Realms of the High Forest . 83 History . 136 Ixzan . 177 Paladin Spell . .29 History . .83 Timeline . 136 Combat . 178 Sorcerer/Wizard Spells . .29 Timeline . 84 Keepers of the Past . 142 Lycanthrope . 178 Spell Descriptions . 30 Keepers of the Past . 85 Songs and Stories . 142 Songs and Stories . 85 Important Sites . 142 Combat . 178 Chapter 2: Important Sites . 86 Ardeep . 142 Lycanthrope, Dreams of the Past . 36 Ammarindar . 86 Gauntlgrym . 143 Drow Werebat . 178 The Ruins of the Past . 36 Delzoun . 87 Old Illusk . 144 Lycanthrope, Cities into Dungeons . 36 Eaerlann . 89 Phalorm . 144 Werecat . .179 Interesting Sites . 38 Sharrven . 91 Legacies of the Lycanthrope, Ancient Deities . .41 Siluvanede . 92 Old North . 146 Werecrocodile . 181 Amaunator . .41 Legacies of the Adventure Site: Lycanthrope, Auppenser . .41 High Forest . 92 Keep on the Frontier . 146 Wereshark . 183 Bhaal . .41 Adventure Seeds . 92 Background . 146 Metalmaster . 184 Gilgeam . 42 Heirs of the High Forest . .94 Keep Features . 146 Combat . 184 Leira . 42 Keyed Areas . 146 Nightshade, Nighthaunt . 185 Chapter 6: Fallen Netheril . 95 Moander . 42 Concluding the Combat . 185 High and Low Netheril . 95 Myrkul . .43 Adventure . 150 Nishruu . 186 Ramman . .43 History . .96 Combat . 186 Tchazzar . .43 Timeline . .96 Chapter 10: Phaerimm . 187 Epic Magic . .43 Keepers of the Past . 100 Artifacts of the Past . 151 Combat . ..