Credits Foreword Designers: Rich Lescouflair, Will Doyle I still have memories of purchasing the Jungles of Chult Additional Design: Angie Calvacca, Brian Dalrymple, James supplement, eager to incorporate the material into my Introcaso, Ruty Rutenberg Forgotten Realms campaign. More than just a setting, Editing: James Introcaso, Shawn Merwin Chult's ancient history, its duality with the powers of life Art Direction and Graphic Design: Rich Lescouflair and death, and the connection to many other aspects of Cover Art: Dean Spencer the Realms was presented in a way to where there was Interior Art: Stacey Allan, Christopher Bradley, Jacob Blackmon, always a new story that can be told and new secrets to Zoltan Boros, Storn Cook, Juan Diego Dianderas, Matt be uncovered. Forsyth, Jack Holliday, Michael Kaluta ,Gary Kemp, Dean This same feeling was revived with the release of Spencer, Shawn Wood, Maciej Zagorski. Tomb of Annihilation, which also left room for a great Additional art provided by Critical-Hit (www.critical-hit.biz), deal of yet untold stories and adventures. One of these Publisher’s Choice Quality Stock Art © Rick Hershey / Fat unfinished tales was Artus Cimber's quest to solve the Goblin Games, and Wizards of the Coast, and used with mystery behind Chult's holy city. Where it's a tale in permission. itself, it carries a connection to a much larger story about Cartography: Stacey Allen, Will Doyle, Rich Lescouflair, Mike the very nature of the jungle. So now, along with the Schley works of the incomparable Will Doyle, we get to combine our stories into a tale filled with mystery, excitement, and D&D Adventurers League Wizards Team: Adam Lee, Chris the grandeur of destiny... not to mention perilous traps, Lindsay, Mike Mearls, Matt Sernett demonic spirits, and really, really violent plant life. D&D Adventurers League Administrators: Lysa Chen, Bill I would like to give my sincerest thanks to Chris Benham, Travis Woodall, Claire Hoffman, Greg Marks, Alan Lindsay and the Dungeon Masters Guild Adepts — a Patrick group of wonderful people that I am both proud and The following D&D products provided material and humbled to have the opportunity to work with. Also, a inspiration: special thanks to the great many players who played James, Brian R. Backdrop: Chessenta (Dungeon 178). 2010 through the digital versions of these adventures and Introcaso, James and Ruty Rutenberg. Beasts of the Jungle provided us with their awesome feedback. We hope this Rot, 2017 collection provides you with some memorable moments, Lowder, James. The Ring of Winter, 1992 some laughs, some "ooh"s and "ahh"s , and always most Lowder, James and Jean Rabe. The Jungles of Chult, 1993 importantly, a really fun time. TSR Inc., Monstrous Compendium: Forgotten Realms Rich Lescouflair Appendix, 1991 October, 2018 TSR Inc., Monstrous Compendium: Fiend Folio Appendix, 1998 Wizards of the Coast, Inc., Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, 2008 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Monster Manual (v3.5), 2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Monster Manual III (v3.5), 2003 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Monster Manual 3 (4E), 2010 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, the dragon ampersand, and all other Wizards of the Coast productSample names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. file This work contains material that is copyright Wizards of the Coast and/or other authors. Such material is used with permission under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. Some artwork © 2015 Dean Spencer, used with permission. All rights reserved. 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Table of Contents Dramatis Personae 4 Chapter 9: Trials of the Deceiver 73 Chult in the Shadows 73 Introduction 5 Irunji, The Shadewalk 74 Series Overview 5 City Locations 75 Running the Adventure 5 The Blightspire 81 Product Summary 6 Chosen Fates 85 Ending the Adventure 86 Part One: Heart of the Wild 7 Part Four: Ruins of Mezro 87 Chapter 1: The Runestone Guide 8 The Village of Tamalka 9 Section Primer 88 The Tunnel Maze 11 Using this Section 88 Into the Mountains 12 Chapter 10: City of Mystery 89 Chapter 2: Temple of the Rising Sun 13 Character Hooks 89 Fate of the Obanashi 13 History of Mezro 90 The Seething Halls 13 Mezro in Ruins 91 Leaving the Temple 20 Navigation 95 Delving into the Dark 20 Chapter 11: The Mezro Ruins 100 Chapter 3: The Dark Hollow 21 Beyond the Wall 100 The Forsaken Tree 21 Market Quarter 102 Adventure Conclusion 23 Scholar’s Quarter 103 Continuing the Series 23 Agricultural Quarter 104 Residential Quarter 105 Central Plaza 105 Part Two: The Risen Mists 24 Chapter 4: The Stormreavers 26 Chapter 12: Tales of Adventure 107 Adventure Background 26 The Path to Omu 107 Getting the Party Started 27 Children of the Crocodile 109 Into the Mists 28 Parting the Veil 110 Kayebo Village 30 Journey to the Marsh 31 Appendix A. Non-Player Characters 112 Artus Cimber 112 Dragonbait 112 Chapter 5: Ruins of the World Serpent 33 Temple Level Two 34 Mesika 114 Temple Level Three 37 Temple Level Four 39 Appendix B. New Monsters 115 Fall of the Dread Domain 41 Blightwalkers 115 Dracotaur 116 Gloomwing 118 Chapter 6: Dark Mirrors 42 Journey of Hidden Paths 42 Goliath Warrior 118 Votaran 44 Living Trap 119 Adventure Conclusion 46 Lizardfolk, Poison Dusk 120 Continuing the Series 46 Mudmaw 122 Priest of Entropy 122 Xill 123 Part Three: Maze of Shadows 47 Appendix C. Monsters and Threats 124 Chapter 7: The Corruptors 48 Adventure Background 48 Appendix D. New Magic Items 136 Beginning the Adventure 49 Oathbinder 136 A Clan Under Siege 50 Spare 137 Secrets Within the Dark 51 A Guardian's Return 56 Appendix E. Handouts/Worksheets 138 Player Handout #1: Tower Teleportation Circle 138 Chapter 8: Tomb of the Last Sovereign 57 DM Worksheet: Tower Circle Sequence (Solution) 139 Interlude: Old Legends 57 Player Handout #2: Sage's Letter 140 To the Fallen City 59 Optional DM Worksheet: Destiny Tracker 141 The Ruins of Mauratal 60 Player Handout #3: Mezro Ruins 142 TheSample Quomec Ziggurat 66 file Dramatis Personae Major NPC Name Pronunciation Description Page Adrinyth ADD-rih-nith Human explorer seeking the lost Mezro. Wears the Ring of Winter. 63 Ahutan AH-hoo-tawn Death knight and former prince of Mauratal 69 Alisanda Rayburton AH-liss-AHN-dah Bara of Mezro 87 Amanzubusi ah-MAH-nah-BOO-see Greater earth spirit of the Obanashi 54 Artus Cimber AR-tus CIM-ber Human explorer seeking the lost Mezro. Wears the Ring of Winter. 8 Astrine ah-STREEN Silver dragon traveling with Keritrina 80 Borvun Steelwhisker BORV-uhn Dwarf warrior in the Shadewalk 76 Calboth KAL-bauth Shade guard commander of the Nightspawn 79 Dragonbait — Saurial paladin aiding Artus Cimber 55 Edalu eh-DAL-oo Spirit of Autumn 84 Emberon Coalscuttle EM-ber-on Coalscuttle Dwarf cult leader of the “Children of the Crocodile”. 93 Etallo ay-TAH-loh Samarachian sage who resides in Votaran 45 Fotari foh-TAH-ree Darklord of the Bakumora 39 Gavori Kambahal gah-VOH-ree kom-bah-HAL Unholy warrior in service of an ancient evil spirit 12 Hajira ha-JEE-rah Sprit of Summer 83 Ifalakuntho ee-FAH-lah-KOON-toh A corrupted storm aspect of Ubtao 40 Jerrid JEH-rid Dwarf gladiator imprisoned in the Nightspawn 79 Kaestra Karanok KAY-stra KA-ra-nok Human matriarch of House Karanok and cultist of Entropy. 94 Kamaphet KAH-mah-fet Leader of the dracotaur tribe 32 Keritrina the Sage KEH-ree-TREE-nah Wandering half-elf sage from a far off land 80 Kes Valdro KEZ VAL-dro Human Flaming Fist sergeant afflicted with the death curse. 108 Kolate koh-LAH-tay Human necromancer who guards the Forsaken Tree 23 Kristen Brightbane — Halfling master thief imprisoned in the Nightspawn 79 Lapanalori lah-PAH-nah-LOH-ree Greater water spirit of the Obanashi 54 Lythene LIE-theen Elf mage in the Shadewalk 76 Makeya mah-KAY-ah Spirit of Spring 84 Matago Kambahal mah-TAH-goh kom-bah-HAL Leader of the Kambahal clan and chosen of Shavolak 55 Mesika may-SEE-kah Former warrior of Mezro. 18 Mikayne Valdansa mih-KAYN Elf wizard imprisoned in the Nightspawn 79 Nava NAH-vah Dryad guarding the entrance of the Seething Halls 14 Nenet NEH-net Samarachian artisan who resides in Votaran 45 Nneka NAY-kah Kambahal clan assassin 55 Onyeka Kayebo oni-AY-kah ka-YAY-boh Leader of the Kayebo clan 30 Quomec koo-OH-mek Former ruler of Mauratal 70 Saja N'baza SAWJ-ah nuh-BAH-zah Guardian naga of Orolunga and the Daijobi Senga 56 Shamar Reedwise SHAM-mar Lantanese architect 44 Shavolak SHAH-voh-lok Corrupted shadow aspect of Ubtao 84 Taherako tah-hay-RAH-koh Blighted Tempest of Votaran 45 Uzoma Kayebo oo-ZOH-mah ka-YAY-boh Spiritlord of the Kayebo clan 30 Viscanda vis-KAHN-dah Half-elf conjurer serving as a spy in the Blightspire 81 Wainrath WAYN-rath Sage of the Tamalka clan 12 Xhosala Obanashi Zho-SAH-lah oh-bah-NAH-shee Mage hunter and head of the Obanashi clan 20 Voshk — Poison Dusk lizardfolk tribal elder 32 YindalaSample “Brokenbarrel” YIN-dah-la HARK-ath-ee Goliath commander of the Flaming Fist stationedfile in Mezro. 94 Harkathi Zindak ZINN-dak Captain of the Poison Dusk lizardfolk 28 Zumoch ZOO-mok Former guard commander of Mauratal 67 INTRODUCTION 4 One such being is Shavolak, a powerful shadow spirit Introduction who aims to claim Ubtao's power and take Chult as his own, allowing him to unleash his defiled power upon the he city of Mezro once stood as a shining Realms.