DM Log Entries

SEER requests the Heroes of Parnast & Stagwick meet her in the hamlet of Beregost, near the Wood of Sharp Teeth and the ancient site of Durlag's Tower. She informs the heroes that a cloud giant named Baron Rajiram who typically raids the islands off the Sword Coast. Intelligence reports say the Baron's airships are mobilizing for Durlag's Tower. The tower of the famed dwarven hero holds much treasure by legend, but has never been broached. The heroes are tasked with recovering whatever is of value within before the Cloud Giant arrives.

The party arrives at the Tower and makes a thorough inspection of the premises, killing several demons, a zombie beholder, and a pair of dwarven assassins hired by the Baron. After finding and assembling special holy symbols of Moradin and Silvanus, the gates to the tower were unlocked. Within lurked a nalfeshnee named Schvalt & a quasit named K'napp. The assassin sent by SEER destroyed Schvalt in seconds, saving much of the group who were felled by a wicked lightning bolt thrown by the quasit.

Story Award: Favor of SEER By choosing to not sell the jade dagger and turning it over to SEER, you have earned her admiration, as this very dagger was lost during an expedition that, in her words; “went poorly”. The blade is a family heritage item and all that remains of her long-lost uncle, whom she refuses to name directly. SEER provides one spell scroll of Darkvision.

Found a potion of Superior Healing, a potion of Invulnerability, a scroll of Greater Invisibility, and a potion of Speed

The heroes descend into the sublevels of Durlag's Tower. On the first sublevel, The Hall of Honor, the adventurers find four statures of the Dwarven gods Moradin (the Shorn), Vergadain (the Hunter), Abbathor (the Delver), and Gorm (the Crafter). The statues animate as clay golems as chase the adventurers from the hall and down the stairs.
The second sublevel, Vergadain's Crusade, featured a number of walls of force and a vast quantity of dwarven firespirits, an ancient, potent and flammable alcohol. Hidden within the thousands of gallons of spirits were gelatinous cubes that tried to drown the adventurers in the spirits, but ingenuity (and a lot of held breath) prevailed.
The third sublevel was Gorm's Gauntlet, a dynamic tilting walkway device over a magma pool and surrounded by moving walls that nearly burned the adventurers while they dealt with swooping horned devils.
Sublevel four is themed to Abbathor's Greed & Avarice, with the room filled with piles and piles of illusory treasure, all cursed to any who would take it. By solving the riddles of the statues of the dwarven gods, the group were able to descend to the lowest level, Durlag's Tomb.

Within Durlag's Tomb were trophies from his heroic deeds in legendary times, but also an ancient copper tablet that seems to hold clues to the magic used to create trolls in ancient times, as well as Durlag's favorite battle-axe, Skeggox. While removing the tablet and Skeggox from the Tomb, the adventurers are attacked by Baron Rajiram's forces: a simulacrum of the cloud giant smiling one himself, supported by several warlords and two master thieves. After vanquishing the foes, the adventurers return to SEER with the tablet.

Found one Potion of Superior Healing, one Potion of Invulnerability

Story Award: Favor of Candlekeep. Your surrender of the copper tablet to the acolytes of Oghma at Candlekeep has them overjoyed. The Great Readers spend many weeks poring over the ancient artifact’s hidden meanings and may one day puzzle out where the missing section is located.
The next time you visit Candlekeep or interact with the faithful of Oghma, any Charisma ability checks you make are made with advantage.

Session 14. Ch: 4 On The Road: Unwanted Attention, Who's your Friend?, Murder Most Foul

Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Construction Ahead. Waterdeep, Northbound, Again

Chapter 5: Construction Ahead. The Carnath Roadhouse

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar: Ground Floor & NW tower

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar: Travelling to the Castle

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar: Ground Floor / Great Hall

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar: SE Tower

Chapter 7: Hunting Lodge (Exterior, Stable, and front entry hall.)

SEER requests the Heroes of Parnast & Stagwick meet her in the hamlet of Beregost, near the Wood of Sharp Teeth and the ancient site of Durlag's Tower. She informs the heroes that a cloud giant named Baron Rajiram who typically raids the islands off the Sword Coast. Intelligence reports say the Baron's airships are mobilizing for Durlag's Tower. The tower of the famed dwarven hero holds much treasure by legend, but has never been broached. The heroes are tasked with recovering whatever is of value within before the Cloud Giant arrives.

The party arrives at the Tower and makes a thorough inspection of the premises, killing several demons, a zombie beholder, and a pair of dwarven assassins hired by the Baron. After finding and assembling special holy symbols of Moradin and Silvanus, the gates to the tower were unlocked. Within lurked a nalfeshnee named Schvalt & a quasit named K'napp. The assassin sent by SEER destroyed Schvalt in seconds, saving much of the group who were felled by a wicked lightning bolt thrown by the quasit.

Story Award: Favor of SEER By choosing to not sell the jade dagger and turning it over to SEER, you have earned her admiration, as this very dagger was lost during an expedition that, in her words; “went poorly”. The blade is a family heritage item and all that remains of her long-lost uncle, whom she refuses to name directly. SEER provides one spell scroll of Darkvision.

Found a potion of Superior Healing, a potion of Invulnerability, a scroll of Greater Invisibility, and a potion of Speed

The heroes descend into the sublevels of Durlag's Tower. On the first sublevel, The Hall of Honor, the adventurers find four statures of the Dwarven gods Moradin (the Shorn), Vergadain (the Hunter), Abbathor (the Delver), and Gorm (the Crafter). The statues animate as clay golems as chase the adventurers from the hall and down the stairs.
The second sublevel, Vergadain's Crusade, featured a number of walls of force and a vast quantity of dwarven firespirits, an ancient, potent and flammable alcohol. Hidden within the thousands of gallons of spirits were gelatinous cubes that tried to drown the adventurers in the spirits, but ingenuity (and a lot of held breath) prevailed.
The third sublevel was Gorm's Gauntlet, a dynamic tilting walkway device over a magma pool and surrounded by moving walls that nearly burned the adventurers while they dealt with swooping horned devils.
Sublevel four is themed to Abbathor's Greed & Avarice, with the room filled with piles and piles of illusory treasure, all cursed to any who would take it. By solving the riddles of the statues of the dwarven gods, the group were able to descend to the lowest level, Durlag's Tomb.

Within Durlag's Tomb were trophies from his heroic deeds in legendary times, but also an ancient copper tablet that seems to hold clues to the magic used to create trolls in ancient times, as well as Durlag's favorite battle-axe, Skeggox. While removing the tablet and Skeggox from the Tomb, the adventurers are attacked by Baron Rajiram's forces: a simulacrum of the cloud giant smiling one himself, supported by several warlords and two master thieves. After vanquishing the foes, the adventurers return to SEER with the tablet.

Found one Potion of Superior Healing, one Potion of Invulnerability

Story Award: Favor of Candlekeep. Your surrender of the copper tablet to the acolytes of Oghma at Candlekeep has them overjoyed. The Great Readers spend many weeks poring over the ancient artifact’s hidden meanings and may one day puzzle out where the missing section is located.
The next time you visit Candlekeep or interact with the faithful of Oghma, any Charisma ability checks you make are made with advantage.

Session 14. Ch: 4 On The Road: Unwanted Attention, Who's your Friend?, Murder Most Foul

Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Construction Ahead. Waterdeep, Northbound, Again

Chapter 5: Construction Ahead. The Carnath Roadhouse

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar: Ground Floor & NW tower

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar: Travelling to the Castle

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar: Ground Floor / Great Hall

Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar: SE Tower

Chapter 7: Hunting Lodge (Exterior, Stable, and front entry hall.)