An adventure for four 4th level

characters

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Do not meddle in
The affairs of wizards,
For they are subtle
And quick to anger.
- J.R.R. Tolkien
Binding Arbitration is an adventure for a party of four
4th level player characters (PCs). The scenario is set in
any vaguely civilized land.
Where a creature or NPC is mentioned in bold-faced
type, its statistics can be found either in the Monster
Manual or in Appendix C of this adventure.
Throughout the adventure, descriptions of the appearance,
personality, and motivations of important NPCs are
presented in red boxes.
Dialogue is contained in italicized boxed text.
Location descriptions are contained in plain boxed
text.
The PCs will come upon the dying apprentice of a
wizard while on their way from one place to another.
The apprentice will ask the PCs to rescue his master
and then will expire. The PCs will rescue the wizard,
only to find that, in doing so, they have insinuated
themselves into the midst of a duel between two
wizards. The PCs and the wizard will now have to join
forces in order to defeat the rival wizard.
The adventure can be set anywhere there are wizards
and wizards’ guilds. Most lands of the Forgotten
Realms are suitable for this adventure.
The Brotherhood of the Rose is one of the better
known wizardly guilds in these lands. While not an
entirely secret society, the Brotherhood values its
privacy and prefers to deal with its own affairs in its
own manner, without interference from local
government.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
Most of the Brotherhood are conjurers, and the name
of their society is a pun (as in things "rose" from
beyond). They are a haughty bunch in general, and
their purpose is to study the nether realms and those
creatures that dwell within. Unfortunately, many of
this order are taken to competing to see who can
summon up the most powerful creatures, and this has
led to the death of many a Brother.
This competition exploded one day at the order's
branch in a nearby city. Two members, one Evonlosht
of Jempalm and one Jasvsgar of Nuln, had been
particularly bitter rivals during their long tenure with
the Brotherhood. This rivalry included both their
professional and their personal lives, and many is the
time they almost came to blows over a woman.
Now, however, this rivalry has burst to the fore. Each
was commanded by their Guild Lord to assist the other
in perfecting a spell whose fragments had been found
in ruins dating back to ancient times.
Evonlosht was chosen because he was the Guild
Librarian and an excellent researcher. Jasvsgar was
chosen because of his natural talent with conjuration
and summonings.
For long months, they bickered and argued and
painstakingly divined the full spell. That's when the
fight broke out, as each felt the newly re-discovered
spell should be named after himself. All of their years
of rivalry came forth, and when the dust had settled,
Jasvsgar had declared the Rite of Thorns against
Evonlosht.
The two wizards therefore went to their towers,
Evonlosht on the edge of the local woods and Jasvsgar
in the nearby highlands. Each gathered his allies and
resources to him, and the duel began.
The Rite of Thorns
The Rite of Thorns is a guild code of dueling. It was set
up by the guild founder in order to settle disputes
between members in an orderly fashion.
Over the years, the rules have changed, and become
more lax, but still the Rite is a form of formal dueling
amongst wizards.
There are many rules, a lot of them ignored and/or
forgotten (although Evonlosht probably knows more
of them than anyone). The main tenets are:
 No other guild members may be involved.
Binding Arbitration

 The duel is to the death (this was designed to
make duels rare).
 Wizards may gain help from allies or mercenaries.
They may also use allies gained from summonings
and conjurations
 Strangers may not be forced into the duel, and
innocents may never be intentionally harmed by
the dueling wizards.
 The victor gains none of the loser's possessions or
lore. These are absorbed into the guild and may
not be disseminated to guild members for 10 years
(this to assure that duels are for personal matters
of honour and not for profit).
The Principals
Statistics for Evonlosht and Jasvsgar are presented in
Appendix A.
The Player Characters
The PCs will simply be travelling from one location to
another, passing through the region where the two
wizards happen to be conducting their duel. Fate will
introduce them to the situation at hand.
The Rite of Thorns has been going on for a month now.
Before today, there had been some minor skirmishes,
and little else. But now, Jasvsgar has made his first
move. Having lured a diviner unaffiliated with the
Brotherhood, he was able to set an ambush for
Evonlosht and have his hobgoblin minions waylay the
librarian and his apprentice, who were out looking for
material components for a summoning.
The PCs are travelling this current leg of their journey,
having begun it from a small town where they may
have heard whispers about the Rite of Thorns and a
duel between two local wizards.
As they travel the road along the River Halgorr,
everything is in bloom in this fair land. A day out of
town, passing farmhouses and homesteads and an inn
or two along the road, they reach the eaves of the
woods and can take an inn and a small town set near
the eaves of the trees. Hear, the PCs can hear more talk
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
of strange happenings in the woods, due to the
wizard’s duel.
Folk at the inn may tell of strange creatures conjured
from the heart of the woods, or of flashes of light late
at night and burned grass found in the morning. Much
of this is actually fanciful and exaggerated, but that is
the way of such folk and their tales.
The next morning, the PCs will enter the woods. This
small forest looks wholesome enough, and proves to
be pleasant and shady as the road follows along its
edge.
Not too long after entering the forest, as the road
begins to head into thicker growth and the sky is lost
to the tree tops, the PCs will come across a hand
sticking out from beneath a bush alongside the way.
The hand is human-looking, but caked with red and is
clawing slightly at the soft earth.
Investigation will prove the hand attached to a young
lad of about 14 years of age, badly wounded by
slashing blade wounds and claw marks. It is clear he is
close to death, and even curative magic will not help
him. In the single moment he has left to live, he will
grab at a PC and say:
Mmmmy mmaster…please…they ttoook him over buy the high
rock…
He will then behind him to the east and expires.
This lad was Evonlosht’s apprentice. He is wearing
light blue robes and along the hem is sewn a red rose
with thorns of gold.
The apprentice has a pouch that holds 10 cp and 5 sp,
along with a bit of pork rind, and a piece of string
wound around a bit of wood. A quarterstaff lies broken
nearby.
Even should the PCs have magic than can raise the
dead (such as revivify), they will not be able to
resurrect the boy. His soul has departed to the afterlife
and does not wish to return.
Should a speak with dead spell be employed, the lad’s
corpse can tell that he was the apprentice of Evonlosht
and that his master and he were waylaid by about
eight hobgoblins. The apprentice will not mention or
reveal any information about the feud or the Rite of
Thorns.
Binding Arbitration
The apprentice's trail is easy to follow back to the high
The Hobgoblin Lair
The lair is the home to a group of hobgoblins who
rock, which is an oblong boulder about 50 feet tall and
moved into the area quite some time ago and have
30 feet round. At this location, a quick investigation
reveals signs of a fight. The grass and tree branches are used the place as a base of operations from which to
raid under guarded caravans. The group has been
broken. Bits of cloth lie around, amid just dried
moderately successful, enough to purchase armour
spatters of blood, some of it a blacker colour than the
party is accustomed to seeing. A scorch mark about 5 and weapons from disreputable sources.
feet in diameter marks the face of the boulder at a
This group is not aligned with any other. In fact, it was
height of about 5 feet.
driven out from its clan holdings when it was on the
losing side of a tribal factional struggle. These
If someone is capable of tracking, he can try to follow
hobgoblins venerate a demon whom they believe
the trail that leads from this site to the east by
elevated them from the normal goblins and gave them
northeast. A DC 13 Wisdom (Survival) check will allow
the trail to be followed. their greater stature.

The captain of this group met Jasvsgar over a year ago,

In any case, the PCs may notice a weasel observing
them from a narrow crack in the boulder about 8 feet and Jasvsgar has kept him as an ally for a time such as
this. Jasvsgar told the hobgoblin captain that he would
up its craggy face. This weasel is Evonlosht's familiar,
grant him powerful magic in exchange for an alliance.
and it is extremely agitated at the abduction of its
master. It will initially be distrustful of the PCs, just As payment, Jasvsgar came by every day for 30 days
and cast “protective” spells on the captain and told the
peeking its head and nose furtively out of its hiding
brute these would make him invincible in battle. In
place for a quick sniff of the air and to see what the
party is doing. Allow anyone looking around or at the actuality, Jasvsgar simply cast Nystul’s magic aura on
the captain for 30 days, thereby making the spell
rock a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice it.
permanent until dispelled. The captain thinks he is
protected by this magic, and it has certainly lent him
The weasel will be afraid of the PCs, and will growl and
snap at the hand of anyone sticking an arm into the prestige and awe amongst his fellows.
crack. However, various methods could be used to
The hobgoblin shaman has confirmed that there are
coax the weasel into trusting the PCs. This includes
offering it food, singing softly to it, and/or making a spells placed upon him, for his detect magic detect the
spell upon the captain and is fooled into thinking it is
suitable Charisma (Persuasion) check.
of the school of abjuration,
If the PCs can win over the weasel, it will chitter and
Jasvsgar has since come by every month or so to
jump about and try to lead them to where its master is
pretend to recast the spell upon the captain, so that the
being held.
hobgoblins leader thinks he needs to continue to serve
If the PCs do not spot the weasel, then it will follow the wizard in order to maintain the magic cast upon
him.
behind them, as long as they head in the direction of its
master, trying to stay out of sight and out of harm.
If the PCs cannot track the hobgoblins and do not Jasvsgar recently ordered these hobgoblins to capture
Evonlosht, preferably alive, as Jasvsgar wants to gloat
notice the weasel, then it is incumbent upon the DM to
over the librarian before dispatching him. To aid them,
have the weasel grow more bold, and as the PCs leaves
the site and head in the wrong direction, the weasel he sent an ogre whom Jasvsgar duped into service
about a month before. The wizard promised to teach
will burst out chittering and trying to get the PCs to
the ogre powerful magic if he served him for a year.
follow in a manner similar to the way a dog might lead
a human to where its master is injured.
Normally, the ogre and the hobgoblins would just as
soon tear each other to pieces and eat the remains, but
The trail to Evonlosht runs pretty much east by
Jasvsgar's efforts have made them grudging friends
northeast, towards the forest edge. About 10 miles
from the rock, the party will be able to espy the willing to work together in the interest of their wizard
ally.
hobgoblin lair.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
The lair is a small cave system entered through a split
in the trunk of a large tree. Probably a bear's lair, the
hobgoblins enlarged the cave beneath and now live a
comfortable, if spartan, existence therein.
Refer to the Hobgoblin Lair Map at the end of this
adventure.
Ceilings. Unless stated otherwise, ceilings are 8 feet
high.
Light. Unless stated otherwise, there is no light within
the lair. The hobgoblins and ogre have darkvision and
the ape remains in its chamber unless led by the
hobgoblins. Despite this, areas G and J do have light
sources (unless the alarm has been raised, in which
case these will be doused).
Sounds. Within the lair, the sounds of the young
hobgoblins from area E can be heard if no alarm has
been raised. Additionally, the adult hobgoblins can be
heard going about their daily business. Also, if no
alarm is raised, the snoring of Grog the ogre can be
heard coming from area F.
Occasionally, a great bellow from the ape in area H can
be heard. A DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) check will
allow a PC to determine that this sound was made by
an ape.
Large Tree/Entrance
The large tree and entryway are located in a small
clearing, about 100 feet in diameter. There is always a
hobgoblin guard here, hidden up in the tree. He bears
a hunting horn which he will blow at the first sign of
trouble. A DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check will spot
the guard from a distance.
The entryway is a 5 foot wide by 5 foot tall crack in the
trunk of this large tree, shaped like an inverted 'V'.
Within, the ground has been dug out, so that the floor
inside is about 3 feet below the ground level outside.
This quickly opens up into area A.
A. Entry Chamber
This chamber quickly slopes down from its
northwestern portion, to a depth of about 10 feet
below ground level. The place is dug from the earth,
with earthen walls, floor and ceiling, and doesn't look
too stable.
Half of a deer lies tossed in a corner. There are also
several barrels of water here and staked to the south
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
wall is the body of a human, impaled through the
hands and feet. Apparently, the corpse is used for
target practice, as several daggers are buried into the
body or sunk into the soft earth walls nearby.
A passageway exits this chamber to the southeast,
Dwarves will notice the room is actually quite stable,
made so by tree roots that poke out of the walls in
places and help keep the soil intact.
Within the chamber are 4 hobgoblin guards. These
are rotated amongst the males, and serve 4 hour shifts.
These particular four guards are all brothers
(quadruplets, in fact) and are huge specimens, some 7
feet tall.
The guards are in the center of the chamber, ostensibly
wrestling or chewing on some uncooked haunch of
venison.
B. Hallways
This is the intersection of five passageways. The way
to the north descends down natural-looking steps.
The walls here are packed earth, with logs placed at
intervals to shore up the sides and the ceiling.
C. Larder
This smallish chamber is only 6 feet high and is un-
shored. It contains boxes and crates. There are,
hanging from hooks in the ceiling, a venison, a calf or
two, and some dead forest fowl. Also included here are
four barrels.
This is the food supply for this group of hobgoblins.
The boxes and creates are full of fine foodstuffs taken
from merchants, most of it now spoiled.
The barrels hold beer.
Within the larder, hiding from discovery by her
fellows, is a hobgoblin whelp, who knows she will be
beaten if caught stealing food. The youngling is small
enough that she is considered a noncombatant and will
not fight. In fact, she will attempt to remain hidden
from the PCs and will not raise an alarm, for fear of her
misdeeds being discovered.
A DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check will spot the
hobgoblin whelp.
Binding Arbitration
D. Birthing Chamber
The chamber is 8 feet high and contains four fur pallets
stuffed with leaves, many bits of fur clothing, various
tools fashioned from bone or wood, various bladders,
and a crude wooden table and chairs (actually a tree
stump and some boulders). Upon the top of the trunk
has been carved a game board of some sort, with
coloured pebbles being used as markers and crude
dice made of bone.
This chamber is the home of those females who are
with child. Since the males do not appreciate whiny
brats around them and are prone to mistreat them, the
females who have small children raise them apart from
the males in this area and area E.
The bladders are filled with milk mixed with blood.
Four female hobgoblins live here, although only 1d4
will be here at any given time, the rest tending to the
youngsters in area E. Because they are with child,
these hobgoblins do not wear chain mail armour and
therefore have an AC of 13. Their CR is ¼ (50 XP).
Each has 1d3 pieces of jewelry, with a value of 1d10 gp
each. These are tokens of affection from paramours.
E. Nursery
A variety of gewgaws and crude toys are tossed
around the room everywhere, including various
gourds filled with seeds or bones.
A dozen fur pallets, some quite small, are pushed
against the wall. On a large stone near one wall is a cut
up rabbit.
This chamber is home to six hobgoblin whelps, ranging
in age from infancy to about six years of age. They are
non-combatants.. The place is noisy with cries and
gurgling and the raucous play of the older hobgoblins,
and the place also stinks of soiled clothing and the like.
Two of the young ones are playing a sort of soccer-like
game with a human female's head.
The female hobgoblins not found in area D will be
here, breast feeding an infant or playing with a
youngster. Because they are with child, these
hobgoblins do not wear chain mail armour and
therefore have an AC of 13. Their CR is ¼ (50 XP).
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
These hobgoblins share the child rearing
responsibilities, and the children call all females
outside of their mother "auntie".
F. Ogre Lair
Several carcasses are strewn about the room, half
eaten. Evidence of sentient dinners is not hard to
notice.
In a corner is waste and excrement.
This chamber used to be used for another purpose
before Grog the ogre took it over.
Grog thinks of himself as Jasvsgar's personal hetman
and lords it over the hobgoblins, who manage to put
forth a mock deference and try to restrain themselves
from killing Grog and thereby angering their master
Jasvsgar.
The chamber stinks to high hell...it is so bad even the
hobgoblins avoid going too far down the hallway
towards this chamber.
Grog is usually found asleep on a vermin infested
pallets eaten through with holes by rats. Grog snores
incessantly, and his booming snuffles can be heard
throughout the rest of the complex.
Grog wears a necklace of silver studded with
tourmalines around his wrist like a bracelet. This piece
is worth 45 gp.
G. Common Chamber
This large chamber is 15 feet below the level of the
first portion of the cave complex, and its ceiling is
about 20 feet-25 feet high. This chamber has been
extensively shored up with logs along the walls and
across the ceiling.
The floor here is uneven, with mounds of earth and
boulders forming ledges and high places and providing
a lot of cover.
There are several trunks used as tables. One area has
weapon care tools, and there is even a crude grinding
wheel to sharpen weapons.
A pit some 20 feet in diameter is filled with sand and
looks to be a fighting pit of some sort.
Binding Arbitration
Dice, mugs, bowls, bones, and other miscellaneous
items can be found here and there. Several oil lamps
burn fitfully around the chamber, keeping the place in
a sort of dull glow.
Eight fur pallets are set about the place, along with
various personal effects.
The sand pit is 5 feet deep.
The cavern is home to eight hobgoblins,
The occupants of this chamber are engaged in a variety
of normal day to day tasks. Some are copulating, others
sleeping, others practicing with their weapons. A few
are eating.
Normally, there would be some chance that a hunting
or raiding party would be outside the caves, but with
their just successful capture of Evonlosht, all
hobgoblins are here guarding the prisoner and
awaiting the arrival of Jasvsgar.
Each hobgoblin has 1d4 sp and 1d3 ep, along with 1d3
pieces of jewelry worth 1d10 gp each.
H. Temple Pet
Within this niche are various bones and bits of fur.
Lairing here is the group’s pet, a carnivorous ape.
The ape wears a silver collar stamped with crude
Goblin runes the ape's name as Fleshrender.
This beast absolutely hates Grog the ogre, whom it
sees as a rival, and will howl and jump and beat its
chest when in Grog's presence. Only the
remonstrations of the shaman keep it in line.
The ape is not chained in any way, and sometimes
wanders the caves (it knows its way around even in
the dark) or even goes outside to get a dinner or
shamble around a bit, swinging from tree to tree. The
ape is extremely protective of its master in area I. It
will certainly slay anyone it does not recognize whom
it finds within the caves.
I. Temple
Natural steps lead down into a smallish chamber with
a ceiling 9 feet overhead. Into the dirt of the north wall
have been pressed stones, leaves, and twigs to form a
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
crude mosaic of a winged demon-like creature, with
two small rubies for eyes.
Set on the floor below the mosaic is a small pile of
stones upon which is set a wooden board. The pile of
stones is about 4 feet high and the board is about 4 feet
square. This seems to serve as an altar, and the top of
the board is covered in a sickly reddish stain. Hanging
nearby is a sacrificial knife, curved for skinning and
serrated on its reverse edge.
In addition to the altar and mosaic, there is a plush
white fur pallet, a water skin, and hanging from the
ceiling, curing on a rope, is the drained body of an
elvish male. The elf's corpse is pale white from blood
loss. Below the body is a large wooden bowl filled with
uncoagulated blood.
Nearby is a stone cauldron that rests upon a fire pit.
Above the cauldron, a small 1 foot diameter hole in
ceiling leads to the forest surface. Near the cauldron
are some crude wooden and stone tools, including
ladles, tongs, et al.
Hanging around the remainder of the chamber are
grisly trophies. These include many human heads or
skulls, a sprinkling of elf ears, and some hobgoblin
heads.
The mosaic’s ruby eyes are worth 150 gp each.
The waterskin is filled with wine.
The hobgoblin shaman (see Appendix C) dwells here,
and the hobgoblins worship their demonic deity in this
chamber.
This shaman has on his person a few potions he has
brewed: a potion of healing, a potion of poison (that
appears like a potion of healing), and a potion of
flashing (see Appendix B).
In addition, the shaman wears on his neck a necklace
of shrunken heads strung with a chain of gold worth
50 gp. On his right hand is a gold ring with an inset
carnelian. Runes have been etched into the gold of the
ring and even the gem itself, thus flawing its jewelry
value, so that it is only worth 150 gp.
This shaman is very suspicious of Jasvsgar, and is in
fact plotting to slay him one day, as Jasvsgar
represents a heretical threat to his power within the
group. It is quite possible that if somehow the PCs
Binding Arbitration
were to peacefully contact this shaman and offer to kill
Jasvsgar in exchange for letting Evonlosht go, that the
shaman would attempt to arrange it.
J. Bodyguard Quarters
Two plush fur pallets lie on the floor, and a real table
and chairs are here as well. A brazier set into one
corner keeps the place dimly lit and warm with the
wafting scent of burnt human hair.
Along the west wall has been pegged a tapestry
obviously not of hobgoblin origin. It depicts a scene of
mild decadence amongst quaintly dressed folk and
dates back to the time of some now dead empire. It
apparently has been used for target practice, as several
arrows stick out of some of the figures depicted
thereupon.
The tapestry is now slightly soiled and has holes in it,
but still has historic value and could be sold for 100 gp
in a large city.
This room is home to the captain’s loyal bodyguards,
two hobgoblins, who also serve as his consorts.
These bodyguards are fanatically devoted to their
leader and trust his judgment viz a viz Jasvsgar
implicitly.
Each bodyguard has a pouch with 1d20 sp and 1d10
gp. They each wear plush fur remnants and have
various pieces of semi-precious jewelry (like nose
rings, bracelets, etc). Assume each has 1d6 pieces
worth 1d20 gp each.
K. Captain’s Quarters
This place is well appointed with barrels, a table and
chairs and an old feather bed likely stolen from some
farmhouse, and an unadorned mirror.
A half-eaten meal of wild boar sits upon the table,
along with two goblets, one of silver and carved to
resemble an elephant and another of gold inlaid with
ivory
The walls are decorated with the broken weapons of
their foes and includes various bows, spears, polearms,
and a two handed sword. None of these are usable.
Bound and gagged is a human male covered with
bruises and cuts. He is dressed in a stained and slashed
brown robe with roses embroidered into it.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
The barrels hold beer and the casks hold wine. The
silver goblet is worth 80 gp, while the gold one is
worth 300 gp.
This large chamber is home to the hobgoblin captain
and his Chosen, a hobgoblin mate who is his for as
long as he feels like it.
The captain wears a silver chain upon which rests an
iron pendant in the shape of a heart through which
pierces an onyx sword, worth 250 gp.
The Chosen wears a gold earring worth 25 gp and a
platinum anklet inlaid with rubies and sapphires
worth 500 gp.
The bound human is, of course, Evonlosht (see
Appendix A).
To the north is a concealed door. It has been cunningly
made from a wooden frame intermeshed with bark
and then caked with mud and left to dry.
The whole, when closed, looks a bit like the
surrounding wall when viewed from a distance or
casually. Allow a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check to
notice this door from a distance. Close examination
will automatically spot it.
The door leads to a passageway partly crumbled since
it has no supports. The 10 foot wide by 6 foot tall way
heads north and up, finally reaching the forest surface
in a copse of dense bushes and shrubs several hundred
feet away, where it is covered by a similar wooden
frame, this time covered with leaves and twigs.
Buried in the dirt (noticeable in a search of the
chamber with a DC 16 Intelligence [Investigation]
check) is the group treasure (i.e. the captain’s
treasure). It is contained in a chest that is not locked.
Within are 500 cp, 170 sp, 24 ep, 77 gp, and 4 pp. Also
herein are various papers and scrolls detailing
merchant records, bills of lading, and credit slips, all
worthless, but the captain thinks they might be
magical since they were found inside merchant
strongboxes and no one in the group can read
Common (they only speak it).
Hobgoblin Tactics
These hobgoblins, while an outcast band not
completely organized, are fierce fighters who will be
fighting to protect their children. Thus, only the
Binding Arbitration
captain is likely to escape if things go very badly. If the
alarm is given, the hobgoblins will form up into units.
They will likely fall back to area G, where their
numbers can tell, and will take cover and greet anyone
entering G with a hail of missiles (after dousing the
lamps, of course).
The shaman will fight, being a warrior priest, but not
before casting shield of faith on the captain.
These hobgoblins are well used to combat and will use
tactics and maneuvers to their advantage, such as
shoving, overrunning, and disarming,
If the intruders head straight from area A to area G
(and the guards in A will try to fall back to area G to
spring the ambush), then the women and children in
areas D and E will rush out of the caves through the
split trunk and hide in the forest at a predetermined
spot about 3 miles away.
Under no circumstances will the hobgoblins harm
Evonlosht. Jasvsgar has demanded that the wizard be
kept alive, so that Evonlosht may be brought in
bondage before him to beg for his life before he is
dispatched.
Note: If the PCs simply try to barge their way into the
lair without using scouting, tactics, and planning, they
are likely to be overwhelmed. Although the females
and children in areas D and E will be more interested
in fleeing than fighting, that still leaves a total of 16
hobgoblins, an ogre, an ape, a hobgoblin shaman, and
the hobgoblin captain. Fighting these all at once is
going to be extremely difficult for four 4th level PCs.
The PCs are going to have to take out the 5 guards at or
near the entrance in silence (presumably with surprise
and maybe even using a spell like silence) and then
attempt to quickly overwhelm the hobgoblins in the
common chamber (area G) before the rest of the forces
from areas H-J can muster an arrive.
The hobgoblins all wear their armour at all times and
are able to sleep even in heavy armour, but it will still
take them at least a round to realize there is a fight
going on in area G and then 2-3 rounds to actually get
to the fight.
If the DM feels that the PCs will need help for this part
of the adventure, there are several ways to go about it:
 Evonlosht’s apprentice can be alive and not die. In
this case, the PCs can heal him or allow him to rest
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
and regain his hit points and spells. The
apprentice can be a 2nd level wizard (conjurer) of
your own devising. The extra spells (including
sleep), should give the PCs a boost.
 In addition to the apprentice, a bodyguard of
Evonlosht, a man-at-arms he paid to escort him,
could also be found at the scene, unconscious but
alive. Perhaps one or two other men-at-arms are
dead at the scene, along with a couple of dead
hobgoblins. The surviving man-at-arms can be
nursed back to health and accompany the PCs as
well. This man-at-arms would either be a guard or
a 2nd level Fighter of your own devising.
 Finally, the DM can reduce the number of
hobgoblins in area G to six instead of eight.
Having rescued Evonlosht, the grateful wizard will
thank the party profusely, inquire as to how they
found him and the fate of his apprentice, and then offer
the party a reward if they will escort him safely back to
his abode. The reward, he will state, will include 100
gp per PC plus some interesting “trinkets” he feels they
will appreciate.
Along the way, Evonlosht will say little of his
predicament, other than the fact that he has a nemesis
whom he believes arranged an ambush against him.
Evonlosht's abode is actually a small keep, about 50
miles to the southwest just outside of the eaves of
some woods on the eastern bank of the Halgorr River.
The wizard has a key to all of the locks in his keep on
his person.
While it is likely that the PCs will side with Evonlosht
and, therefore, the details of his keep are not needed, it
is presented here for four reasons:
First, adventurers are often untrusting and inquisitive
sorts, and they may wish to look around to see who
Evonlosht really is.
Second, some PCs like to steal things, so the
opportunity to do so is present here.
Third, the PCs will be present when Jasvsgar launches
an attack on the keep.
Binding Arbitration
Fourth, there are opportunities for the PCs to ally with
Evonlosht after this adventure, and therefore having
his keep detailed can serve for future adventures,
Ground Level
Refer to the Evonlosht’s Keep Ground Level Map at the
end of this adventure.
All doors noted as being arcane locked have had that
spell cast upon them by Evonlosht. He has designated
himself (and his apprentice) to be able to bypass the
arcane lock.
Ceilings. All ceilings on the ground level of the keep
are 15 feet high.
Light. The lighting of each area is addressed in the
descriptions below.
Sound. There are no distinguishing sounds here.
Outside
The keep is divided into two sections. The first is a
roughly L-shaped single story portion about 15 feet
high and topped with a sloping stone roof decorated
with wooden shingles.
The second portion is a rectangular tower, 45 feet tall,
topped with battlements.
This keep is smallish, devoid of windows except for
those on the top level of the tower portion of the keep.
A small dirt path runs up from the west to the
entryway into the keep, which is a set of strong
wooden double doors banded with riveted iron and
carved into the shape of a rose over an open book on
each door face.
Nearby, the Halgorr River passes noisily, being about
40 feet-50 feet wide at this point.
Behind the keep is a small stable made of stone and
wood with a wooden roof.
A. Antechamber
The double doors leading from the outside are barred
from the inside and have had arcane lock cast upon
them. A keyhole in the door allows a mechanism to
turn, raising the bar and allowing the door to open
(except, of course, for the arcane lock).
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
Within is a large but simply furnished antechamber/
common room. Wooden rafters vault across the sloped
eaves of the roof. Dangling over the rafters are a series
of iron chains, one end of which holds an iron lantern
and the other end of which is attached to a nearby wall
or wooden support post to a crank which can be used
to lower or raise the lanterns. Currently, a single
lantern is lit, providing dim illumination.
A large oak trestle table is here, set with plain table
settings, many wooden mugs, and kegs of fine wines,
beer, and other spirits. There is a kind of dusty
appearance to the room, as if it has been little used
over the last year or two.
Along the east wall is a large hearth, which shows
signs of recent use. Before the hearth is the plush fur
skin of a polar bear.
Also here are pegs for cloaks and hats, a semi-ornate
mirror of polished silver, a wash basin, and a tapestry
depicting a hero wresting with some sort of fiend that
appears as a mass of blackness with tendrils and
glowing red eyes.
To the north, double doors of plain oak lead further
into the keep.
There is a magic mouth spell on the tapestry,
specifically on the figure of the hero, and if anyone not
escorted by Evonlosht enters this chamber, the hero
will yell (loudly) Begone intruders, lest you be
smitten down by the forces arcana!
Beneath the fur rug is a small hole, about 6 inches in
diameter, which leads to a point just north of the river
about 50 feet to the southeast of the keep. This hole
allows access for Evonlosht's weasel familiar, who will
emerge from the bear's mouth when entering the keep
from the outside. This has been known to frighten
visitors when they see the bear rug start to quiver and
move.
B. Hall
This L-shaped passageway has several doors along its
walls. Sconces along this chamber are unlit, but a few
long tapering candles set at various points about the
chamber are lit and cast light enough by which to
navigate.
The door to the west leads into another hallway. The
one to the northeast and to the east provide access to
the tower. These doors are both arcane locked.
Binding Arbitration

The door to the north leads outside, and it is barred
from the inside and arcane locked. There is no key
mechanism for this door, as there is with the front
door (area A).
C. Hallway
This hallway has a door in the center of its north and
south wall. It is dark but does have iron sconces along
the walls.
Neither of the two doors is locked.
D. Kitchen
This kitchen is rather plain. There are some wooden
cabinets and to the south is a hearth/oven which
shows sign of recent use. To the west is a large wooden
pantry. Oil lamps hang from the ceiling and light the
chamber.
The cupboards hold utensils and the like, none of it
particularly valuable.
The pantry holds various foodstuffs, including cheeses,
dried and hanging meats, bread of all sorts, nuts, dried
fruits, and roots and tubers.
E. Living Chamber
This room has several plush divans, a hearth along the
north wall, and is warmed and lit by several braziers
and an oil lamp or two set on small wooden pedestals.
A few nice wooden tables are placed at convenience
around the room, as well as a wooden and glass
cabinet of good craftsmanship.
An ornate chess set, with the pieces represented by
various monsters on one side and various heroes on
the other, sits on a table, and a pack of ivory playing
placards also rests on a table.
Hanging from a rod is a tapestry with a black
background upon which is emblazoned a red rose with
golden thorns and a golden stem.
A few books lie open here and there.
In the northeast, steps lead down to the Dungeon level
of the keep.
The cabinet holds a collection of a dozen ornate
smoking pipes (of ceramic, bone, clay, wood, and even
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
stone). Below the pipes are over a score clay jars
covered with wax which contain subtle blends of
tobacco from all over the world. Each jar is labeled
with the blend formula, for example:
2 parts Xydlonti Turbanic
3 parts Mump Grass
1 part Seftanni Leaves
The books are historical accountings of ancient
wizards, more apocryphal than useful
F. Tower Antechamber
This room’s walls are unadorned, except for sconces
that hold lit oil lamps.
In the center of this chamber is a man-sized wooden
statue of a man with a rose for a head. Its arms are
held up and in each hand is a stone pot filled with dirt.
The rose portion of the statue is gold and studded with
six small rubies and six small emeralds.
The statue’s rose is merely painted gold over stone,
but the rubies and emeralds, although small, are worth
100 gp per stone.
Of the many doors into and out of this chamber, the
two leading to Room H are arcane locked.
The rose is actually a huptzeen (see Appendix C), a
construct made by Evonlosht to guard the approach to
his tower.
The construct casts spells as its only form of attack,
and is intelligent and can act independently to serve its
master. It can fly by detaching from the rest of the
statue, but rarely does so unless its master calls.
If the huptzeen explodes, the rubies and emeralds will
scatter around the room and will be worth only half of
their intact value.
The Huptzeen has instructions to forbid unauthorized
intrusion into the tower and to protect the life of
Evonlosht. It likes to use its phantasmal force to create
an image of a horrible demon-like thing coming from
within the tower.
The two pots of earth contain the spiritual tether of
two manikins (see Appendix C). These tiny creatures
were created by Evonlosht with the help of scrolls he
found in the Brotherhood libraries. These manikins are
Binding Arbitration
research and laboratory servants for the wizard and
even help him cook his meals or play chess or cards.
There is a 10% chance for each pot that a manikin is
resting in it, absorbing nutrients.
If not in their pots, these manikin can be found
somewhere in the tower wandering around or
sleeping, but never more than 100 feet from their
tethers.
G. House Storage
This room contains a large trove of supplies, all of
them mundane. The room is unlit. Included here, in a
fairly well organized jumble, are lanterns, oil, torches,
rope (both hemp and silk), spikes, iron chains, a
whetstone, strips of leather, sewing kits, wood carving
tools, etc.
H. Audience Chamber
Both doors into this room are arcane locked.
This room is appointed with a long table and
comfortable chairs. A tapestry along the north wall is
actually a map of the surrounding region.
A small scroll cabinet stands in one corner of the room.
Stairs in the southwest corner of this room lead up to
the next level of the tower.
Four torches burn in iron sconces along the walls.
This chamber is where Evonlosht gives audience to
fellow Brotherhood members or when consulting with
important persons.
The scroll cabinet holds a variety of maps, many of the
surrounding region, but others show other areas in the
world. One map shows purported lines of power that
seem to string across the map, another shows
instances of wild magic outbursts, and still another is a
sky chart telling when certain constellations are
aligned.
The torches have continual flame spells cast upon
them.
I. Guest Chamber
Within this chamber are 6 feather beds, a table, 3 wash
basins, some braziers, and 2 empty wardrobes. A
lantern sits on the table, along with 4 wooden mugs.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
There are 6 chamber pots here as well. The chamber is
unlit.
This chamber is appointed to accommodate up to six
guests. The chamber is musty, as if no guests have
stayed here recently. The door can be locked by a key
from the outside, although this will not be apparent to
casual observation.
J. Stable
This small outbuilding is used to stable the steeds of
visitors. Evonlosht does not ride, but he had this built
in case guests needed to tend to their mounts. There is
old rotting hay in the stable, and a moldering bushel of
oats. Also here is an empty water trough, a grooming
brush, and some tools useful for repairing tack and
harness. An unlit lantern hangs from a nail on one wall.
Level One
Refer to the Evonlosht’s Keep Other Levels Map at the
end of this adventure.
Ceilings. All ceilings on level one of the keep are 15
feet high.
Light. The lighting of each area is addressed in the
descriptions below.
Sound. There are no distinguishing sounds here.
A. Private Chamber
This chamber is well appointed. There are a couple of
divans here, several lanterns placed strategically
around the room, a low table, several plush chairs, a
very ornate mirror studded with gold and
semiprecious jewels (about 3 feet x 5 feet). Also here is
an open book and what looks like a bushel of various
herbs and mundane material components that had not
been processed or sorted yet.
The mirror is quite heavy and worth at least 1,500 gp.
The book is a treatise on the basics of spell casting (the
kind an apprentice would have).
B. Apprentice’s Chamber
This room is spartanly appointed with a feather bed, a
table and chair, a nightstand with chamber pot and
washbasin, a wardrobe with normal clothing in it, and
a small curtained off area that screens a garedrobe.
There are several oil lamps around the place, but it is
currently dark.
Binding Arbitration

Evonlosht's apprentice lived here.
Hidden in a false in the wardrobe bottom (DC 16
Intelligence [Investigation] check to find) is the
apprentice's spellbook. It has 20 pages and is made of
leather and paper and weighs 5 pounds. It contains
primers for various cantrips and the spells for
comprehend languages and detect magic.
C. Master Bedroom
Rather well furnished, this chamber contains an ornate
canopied feather bed, a finely crafted mahogany table
and chairs, a large curtained off area that holds a
garedrobe and a big copper tub.
A wardrobe stands in one corner.
Near the head of the bed is a small basket filled with
down and fur.
Several torches burn in sconces along the walls.
The basket is the resting place of Evonlosht's weasel
familiar.
The wardrobe holds many fine clothes, cloaks, robes,
and even an ornate floppy hat with a tall point on top.
The torches have continual flame spells cast upon
them. There are three of these in the room.
Level Two
Refer to the Evonlosht’s Keep Other Levels Map at the
end of this adventure.
All doors noted as being arcane locked have had that
spell cast upon them by Evonlosht. He has designated
himself (and his apprentice) to be able to bypass the
arcane lock.
Ceilings. All ceilings on level two of the keep are 15
feet high.
Light. The lighting of each area is addressed in the
descriptions below.
Sound. There are no distinguishing sounds here.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
A. Mundane Library
This room is lined with small windows that can be
shuttered by metal shutters. Within is a library.
Shelves of books and scroll are here.
Only a few oil lanterns hang in the corners of the room,
providing light.
In the center of the room is a reading desk and chair,
and a divan is set against the east wall.
The works here deal with many topics, but tend to
concentrate on nether planar lore, including treatises
of confrontations with various extra-planar creatures.
These books are, as a whole collection, valuable,
especially to wizards and savants.
B. Guarded Library
The door here is locked and openable only by a key.
The door is also arcane locked.
Within are shelves with books and scrolls, and a large
reading desk. A cabinet stands against the west wall,
and another stands against the north wall. Several
lanterns light the place.
The books herein are the most precious to Evonlosht.
While it is true that the best books are in the
Brotherhood library in the city, Evonlosht, as
Brotherhood librarian, keeps a few good ones here as
well. Included here are many books detailing true
names and exact abilities and summoning methods of
various otherworld entities.
The western cabinet holds many jars of ink, most of
which are made from exotic ingredients and suitable
for transcribing magical scrolls.
On one shelf are magical scrolls. They include the
following:
 a scroll of protection from fiends
 a spell scroll of protection from evil and good
 a spell scroll of hold person
 a spell scroll of water breathing
 a spell scroll of dispel magic
 a spell scroll of alter self
 a spell scroll of locate object
In addition, there is a tome outlining the incantations
for making various scrolls and potions (assume all the
ones present in this room and area C of this level).
Binding Arbitration
The northern cabinet is locked. A DC 15 Dexterity
(Thieves’ Tools) check will open the lock.
Within is Evonlosht’s spellbook. This is a large tome
100 pages in size that contains the following spells:
1st level: alarm, colour spray, comprehend languages,
detect magic, disguise self, find familiar, fog cloud,
grease, identify, mage armour, protection from evil and
good, sleep, unseen servant
2nd level: arcane lock, flaming sphere, knock, locate
object, magic mouth, Melf's acid arrow, misty step,
phantasmal force
3rd level: dispel magic, fly, glyph of warding, magic
circle, phantom steed, sleet storm, stinking cloud,
tongues
The spellbook is guarded by a glyph of warding cast
upon the title page of the first leaf. The glyph is a spell
glyph that casts Melf’s acid arrow as a 3rd level spell
(spell attack roll +5) at anyone but Evonlosht who
opens the book.
C. Laboratory
This is a typical wizard's laboratory, complete with
tables full of flasks, tubes, boilers, weights, scales,
alembics, etc. A variety of jars and containers are
present as well.
A large fire ring is below a cauldron used for brewing
potions, and all sorts of ladles and tongs are hanging
nearby...many of these tools are of bone or other exotic
materials.
A large cabinet sits along the south wall, and near it is
a wooden table upon which is a set of two large tomes
that are locked with a metal clasp
In the eastern portion of this room, an iron ladder
leads to a trap door in the ceiling.
The trap door is arcane locked and is also barred from
the underside by a stout iron bar. It allows access to
the roof of the tower.
The jars and containers hold an array of strange
substances, all components for spells or for scroll ink
or potion manufacture.
Each of the clasps on the books opens by manipulating
them in a certain way. A DC 20 Intelligence
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
(Investigation) check can determine the correct way.
Failure to do this causes a small needle to poke the
finger of the opener, but fortunately, there is no poison
left on the needle. Each tome contains complicated
recipes and incantations for the brewing of many
potions. There are recipes for all of the potions present
in Evonlosht's cabinet.
In the cabinet are some magical potions brewed by
Evonlosht:
 a potion of healing
 a potion of climbing
 a potion of animal friendship
 a potion of acid resistance
 a potion of growth
 a potion of vitality
 a potion of speed
 2 potions of water breathing
Roof
The roof here is battlemented, but otherwise
unremarkable and empty excepting a prodigious
amount of bird dung and several dozen pigeons that
have taken up nesting here.
Dungeon Level
Refer to the Evonlosht’s Keep Other Levels Map at the
end of this adventure.
All doors noted as being arcane locked have had that
spell cast upon them by Evonlosht. He has designated
himself (and his apprentice) to be able to bypass the
arcane lock.
Ceilings. Unless stated otherwise, ceilings on dungeon
level are 10 feet high.
Light. Unless otherwise stated, all areas on this level
are unlit.
Sound. There are no distinguishing sounds here.
A. Entryway
This passageway is entered via the stairs in area R on
the ground level. They descend some 15 feet before
entering a small chamber, 20 feet in diameter, hewn
out of the earth and supported by wooden beams and
bracings. Such bracings appear every 30 feet down this
passageway.
Binding Arbitration
The way is about 8 feet high and slopes down sharply.
By the time the twisting passageway reaches area B, it
has descended another 25 feet from ground level,
being now a total of 40 feet below ground.
About 40 feet from the stairway, where the passage
turns to the northeast, is a wooden peg. From it hangs
a green piece of cloth. In a small wooden cup set into
the wall nearby is a crumpled red cloth. This is used as
a do not disturb sign for Evonlosht when he is here
practicing delicate arts.
B. Summoning Chamber
This large chamber is supported by large rafters and
wooden trunks hewn from trees. The center of the
chamber is clear of obstruction. Inscribed upon the
floor of the chamber are various protective diagrams
of arcane nature. These are made of gouges carved into
the stone floor and inlaid with various substances. One
is inlaid with mother of pearl, another with gold,
another with dried blood, and one with silver.
Hanging from the walls are innumerable charts, some
showing stars and astral conjunctions, one a calendar,
with various days marked with various symbols. Upon
a long wooden table are a silver abacus with gemstone
counters, a wooden rack with 12 vials, a dagger of cold
iron, and a silver dagger.
Along the south wall, some 40 feet east of the passage
there, is a lever protruding from the wall.
Hanging from the northwestern wall is a large (4 foot x
6 foot) mirror of polished silver, highly ornamented
with demonic motifs done in silver and gold.
The diagrams on the floor include a thaumaturgic
triangle, a pentagram, a magic circle, and even a
mobius line. A DC 13 Intelligence (arcana) check can
determine that these diagrams are useful for binding
extraplanar creatures such as celestials and fiends.
The abacus is worth over 2,500 gp.
The vials are of holy water
The lever operates the portcullis in area C.
The mirror is quite valuable as jewelry (worth 5,600
gp), but it is more potent in that it contains a demon
imprisoned within.
The demon is a fiend of unique and fairly powerful
existence. It will appear only if a certain rune is drawn
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
in blood (animal blood will do) on the mirror face.
When so done, the mirror will smoke up and out of the
grey haze will appear the head of the demon, a goat's
head atop a snake's neck...its eyes burning a malignant
coal-red...its teeth gnarled black spikes curving this
way and that in a mouth whose rancorous breath is
visible even through the mirror.
If the mirror is touched without using blood or
drawing the proper rune, the demon will be freed.
Otherwise, the demon must serve for another 99 years.
The demon, whose true name is known by Evonlosht
(its name is N'gharrixythylyx), is otherwise bound to
answer the questions posed by the mirror wielder. He
may be summoned only once per day, for no more than
5 minutes at a time. If summoned more often, he will
be freed.
The demon knows much about the world and the
netherworld up until about 160 years ago, when it was
captured in the mirror by a now dead wizard. It is
obliged to answer questions truthfully, but enjoys
perverting the intent of its answers so as to tell the
truth but mislead its listeners.
If freed, the demon will (roll a d100 and consult the list
below):
01-50: Attack all in the chamber or vicinity until it
loses half its hit points (after which it will return to its
plane).
51-75: Attempt to attack Evonlosht and take him back
to his home plane for eternal torment. In this case, the
demon will direct his efforts towards grappling
Evonlosht and then will take 1d3 rounds to make good
is escape with the wizard. If brought to half of its hit
points, it will flee to its home plane emptyhanded.
76-95: The demon will yell in triumph and take 1d3
rounds to escape to its home plane, only attacking any
who approach him or seek to harm him
96-99: The demon self-immolates in a frenzied bid for
oblivion caused by its years of captivity. All within 5
feet must make a DC 16 Dexterity check or suffer 8D6
fire damage. A successful save results in half damage.
Those within 20 feet take half of this damage.
00: The demon sees potential in one of the PCs as a
means to some end. It will offer service to the PC in
return for a service of his own. The exact nature of
Binding Arbitration
both services are left to the sordid imagination of the
DM.
The demon's stats are left up to the DM, since it is
unlikely in this scenario that it will be freed. The rest of
the demon appears as a human's torso, lion's back
paws, and reptilian fore claws (which are
manipulable). The demon should be on the power level
of a vrock, though much more intelligent.
C. Dungeon
This small chamber has a portcullis raised at its
entryway. A lever about 40 feet to the east of the
entryway along the south wall of area B operates the
grate, which is made of thick iron bars.
Within is a pile of straw, a bucket, and scraps from
former occupants.
Evonlosht uses this place rarely, only to detain a
possessed peasant or to lock up a demonling that will
not cooperate with him.
D. Danger Chamber
The long narrow passageway to this chamber is
crossed by no less than six portcullises. Each is solid
iron (not a barred grate) about 1.5 inches thick and
very heavy. Below each portcullis is a groove in the
floor to accommodate the first 6 inches of the
portcullis. Each portcullis is held by a stout rope held
in place by a lever. Each lever is set just outside of each
portcullis.
Evonlosht uses this to summon really dangerous
creatures. If he has to flee, he runs and pulls each lever,
dropping the gates behind him in an effort to at least
delay his pursuer(s).
Within, the room has dried blood spatters all over the
place (including the ceiling) as well as weird burn
marks scorched in strange patterns around the room.
E. Trophy Chamber
This oddly-shaped chamber is home to a grisly
collection of otherworldly creature parts, including
some rather frightening skulls, eyes, and even some
full bodies of smaller creatures.
These have all been preserved with alchemical oils.
The entire room is very unsettling to the uninitiated.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
Beneath the preserved body of a demon shaped like a
lobster is a secret panel built into the floor. The panel
can be found with a DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check.
It leads to a small set of steps that descend some 7 feet
into a small walk-in niche about 5 feet square. Within
is a chest, large and made of wood banded with iron. A
large iron lock closes the container (which can be
picked with a DC 21 Dexterity [Thieves’ Tools] check).
Within are Evonlosht's personal funds, including, in
various bags tied with cords:
 2,500 cp
 1,000 sp
 75 ep
 575 gp
 12 pp
 3 emeralds worth 150 gp each
 a small silver and diamond picture frame with a
painting of a woman inside (Evonlosht's mother),
worth 370 gp.
Evonlosht’s Hospitality
When the PCs arrive back at Evonlosht's keep, he will
invite them in and offer them wine and food. He will
then say that he is extremely tired and needs to rest,
but that if the PCs will stay the night, he will gladly
reward them for their service. The PCs, if they agree,
will be bedded down in the guest quarters (area I on
the ground level) and bid good night. Evonlosht will
warn the PCs not to wander out of their room at night.
If asked why, he will say that there are some magical
guardians and traps set about.
If the PCs declines to stay and wants its reward right
away, Evonlosht will state that he would like to offer
them even more of a reward if they will help him
defeat his nemesis. In this case, go directly to the
section entitled "Evonlosht's Plea" and, if the party
then will stay the night, return to the "Night Attack!"
section.
The PCs will bed down for the night in comfortable
quarters. They can do some exploring of Evonlosht's
keep if they are able, although many of the ways are
barred by lock or magic.
Night Attack!
At around 2AM, a single PC (the one on watch if
applicable) will notice the guest room door open a
crack, with no light showing from behind, and then
Binding Arbitration
close quickly. If the party has locked or barricaded the
door, then someone will hear the sound of someone
testing and trying to open the door quietly.
What has happened is that Jasvsgar has heard of
Evonlosht's escape (whether from hobgoblin
survivors, the ogre, or by way of divination). In
revenge, he has summoned a small group of demons to
kill Evonlosht. The ritual Jasvsgar has used is a hunting
ritual that allows the demons to be summoned to a
location within 100 feet of the intended victim.
The demons appeared in the hallway between area H
and area I on the ground level and tested the
guestroom door first. Having heard the sound of many
persons sleeping, they intend to check the door to area
H and, finding that room empty, will ascend the stairs
to look for Evonlosht (who is asleep in area C of level
one).
The demon strike force consists of six dretches and a
rutterkin (see Appendix B). The rutterkin has two
manes on iron leashes, which it uses as attack hounds.
They will be under orders to find and slay (not
capture) Evonlosht, and will only attack the PCs if the
latter attack or hinder the demons.
If the PCs do not investigate the disturbance at their
door, then 20 rounds later they will hear a scream
from Evonlosht’s bedroom as the demons attack the
wizard.
At the sound of loud noises of combat with the PCs,
Evonlosht will appear after about 6 rounds. When he
does appear, the demons will launch themselves at
him in an effort to slay him.
In combat, these demons will not flee.
Should the combat spill into area F, remember that the
huptzeen there will attack the demons.
Evonlosht’s Plea
After the attack, Evonlosht will assure the PCs that he
doubts any more attack will be forthcoming...his
nemesis is not that powerful of a wizard to summon
such a horde more than once in a great while.
He will insist on getting rest, so as to be prepared for
the tribulations to come.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
The next morning, Evonlosht will make his plea to the
PCs. The wizard will use any and all means to persuade
the PCs to help him...he is genuinely afraid that if the
PCs does not aid him, he will not live past the next
month.
First, Evonlosht will reward the PCs for rescuing him
from the hobgoblins. This will include 100 gp per PC
(paid out of his treasury in area E of the dungeon level)
as well as a spell scroll of protection from evil and good
(from area B of level two) and a potion of healing and
potion of animal friendship (from area C of level two).
Next, the wizard will ask the PCs for their aid in
helping him vanquish his nemesis, a fellow guild
member whose name is Jasvsgar. Evonlosht is
prepared to offer the PCs further rewards, but only as
a last resort. Instead, he will first try to convince the
PCs that Jasvsgar is evil.
He will tell the PCs that he was fed up with Jasvsgar's
dangerous experiments calling up ever more vile
creatures. His opinion is that Jasvsgar is mad with
power and will eventually outdo himself and unleash
something far too powerful to handle, which will then
ravage the guild and/or the countryside.
Evonlosht will claim that he publicly censured Jasvsgar
for his dangerous activities, but the Guild was afraid of
the evil wizard and would not back Evonlosht. Thus,
Jasvsgar invoked the Rite of Thorns to remove his only
opposition in the guild. He will explain the rules of the
Rite of Thorns.
Evonlosht will especially appeal to paladins and goodly
types, pointing out that Jasvsgar has already shown
himself to consort with hobgoblins, ogres, and demons.
Evonlosht is, of course, lying. This duel is merely a
point of honour, as explained in the Introduction, and
Evonlosht has unfortunately underestimated
Jasvsgar's power and ruthlessness and is now in way
over his head. The slaying of his apprentice has
particularly irked him, and now he seeks revenge.
Evonlosht is also being a hypocrite, since his dungeon
clearly shows evidence of some dangerous
summonings of his own. He will, therefore, try to keep
the PCs from going down into the dungeon, but if this
is unavoidable, he will downplay the evidence,
claiming he sometimes summons elementals and the
like, which can be dangerous.
Binding Arbitration
If appealing to the better nature of the PCs fails to
entice them, he will offer some (or all, if pressed) of the
following to them:
 all of the potions in his laboratory (although some
of these will no doubt be used against Jasvsgar)
 a scroll of their choice from his library
 another 100 gp per PC (if there is not enough coin
in his treasury, he will have to send for it)
 an offer to teach PC wizards 2 levels worth of
spells
 an offer to nominate PC wizards for associate
membership in the Brotherhood of the Rose
As a final ploy, Evonlosht will warn the PCs that
Jasvsgar is a very vengeful man and the PCs have
already likely earned his ire. Should they try to walk
away from this situation, they will find themselves
hunted down by Jasvsgar.
Evonlosht will point out that it would be far more
advantageous for the PCs to attack Jasvsgar now, when
they can be aided by him, than later, when he is dead.
If the PCs still do not want to get mixed up in the
duelings of wizards, then the adventure is over.
However, the DM can later have Jasvsgar summon
attacks upon the party, for he is, indeed, vengeful, and
perhaps one day the party will still have to return to
face an even more powerful Jasvsgar. In this case, the
rest of this adventure can then be utilized.
The Planning Stage
If the PCs agrees to slay Jasvsgar, Evonlosht will
explain that none of Jasvsgar's wealth can be taken, it
all belongs to the Guild, per the Rite of Thorns.
Evonlosht will also explain that he is no strategist, and
therefore he relies on the PCs to formulate some sort
of plan.
Evonlosht can tell where Jasvsgar's tower is located.
He can describe Jasvsgar as a wizard with abilities
much like his own, although his nemesis has more
knowledge of forbidden and vile summonings. He
cannot describe any guardians, but can say that
Jasvsgar has a raven as a familiar and believes it is
likely that he has hired a diviner of some sort, since it
appeared as if his kidnappers knew he would be at the
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
spot of ambush before Evonlosht himself even knew
he'd be there.
Evonlosht can draw a rough map of the outside of
Jasvsgar’s tower. He can also supply to the PCs and/or
to himself his potions and scrolls as detailed in his
keep. He will also tell of relevant spells in his spellbook
and of his wand, by which he hopes to find a secret
way into the tower.
Evonlosht can offer his opinion about any plan the PCs
propose, but remember he is a bookish librarian, not a
soldier, and so his opinions are likely to be wrong,
especially if they are not obvious blunders.
Whenever the PCs are ready, they may leave.
Evonlosht will urge at least some haste, as he does not
want to give Jasvsgar time to summon something
really big. Certainly, preparations longer than 3 days
will get Evonlosht antsy, and after a week the DM can
feel free to launch another attack on the PCs and
Evonlosht.
Otherwise, the PCs and Evonlosht may travel the 144
miles to Jasvsgar's Tower up in the nearby hills. This
journey will take about 6 days, and although many
inns and villages are along the way, Evonlosht will
recommend that they travel off the roads and camp in
the wilderness, so as to avoid giving Jasvsgar any
advance warning.
There are no provisions for wandering encounters
during this journey. If the DM wishes to add them, it
won’t detract from the adventure.
Jasvsgar’s Tower
Jasvsgar's Tower is set upon a small ledge-like portion
of the hills, some 500 feet above the valley floor. A
small path travels over the hills to villages nestled
amid the highlands, and a small turnoff wends its way
to the tower.
The tower has an evil reputation amongst the locals,
which is really no surprise considering how locals
generally feel about wizards, and considering the
howls that occasionally emanate from the tower as
well as the strange winged things that sometimes
emerge from its heights.
Binding Arbitration
The tower itself is made of large, smoothly cut granite
blocks, coloured a brown-mauve. The design is
basically octagonal, with fluted ridges emerging from
four of its faces. These ridges reach 80 feet to the top
of the tower and then emerge as spikes in a crown
around the head of the tower.
Small slit-like windows can be observed at about 50
feet and 70 feet up the tower's length.
Refer to Jasvsgar’s Tower Map at the end of this
adventure.
All doors noted as being arcane locked have had that
spell cast upon them by Jasvsgar. He has designated
himself to be able to bypass the arcane lock.
Ceilings. All ceilings in the tower are 20 feet high.
There are four levels, and the entire tower is therefore
80 feet tall.
Light. Light is as stated in each area description.
Sound. There are no ambient sounds within the tower.
The only apparent egress are a set of double doors of
solid iron gilded with bronze. These doors are
decorated with a rose motif, the scene is of a rose
emerging in a representation of the multiverse, its
stem in the lower (fiendish) planes and its flower in
the Material Plane region. Each valve has a large
ringed knocker.
These double doors are arcane locked and secured by
a stout iron bar. The bar is operated by a key and the
lock is of complex design (DC 22 Dexterity [Thieves’
Tools] check to open).
The western flange of the ground level contains a
secret door that can be found by a DC 20 Wisdom
(Perception) check. It is opened by depressing a
certain spot on the wall nearby, which can be found
with a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check. The
flange is hollowed out, but is empty except for a trap
door in the floor that leads down into the dungeon
level (area A).
A. Entry Chamber
This chamber is well appointed, with tapestries
depicting more rose motifs, a red rose with golden
stem and thorns.
Several velvet couches are set around the room.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
A rack for cloaks is near the entry doors, along with a
small table over which hangs a mirror.
Also in the room is a small fireplace, settled against the
west wall. Upon the mantelpiece are several items of
exotic bric-a-brac -- mementoes from far travels.
Always on guard here are two guards. They are part of
the troop that Jasvsgar has hired during his duel with
Evonlosht. At other times, he relies upon his arcane
lock to protect him.
When on duty, the men are usually by the fireplace
(but not too close, they fear the spirit therein, see
below) swapping stories or rolling dice for their
wages.
They have a lantern lit near them.
If attacked, or if they hear or see anything suspicious,
they will yell out loudly, alerting those on this level of
the tower. These guards are completely unaware that
an extensive dungeon exists below the tower. They
have never been up the stairs in this tower.
Bound into the mirror is a special demon, which is a
shape shifter that will shift to the true shape of anyone
it views from within the mirror. The demon can only
divine the true shape of creatures, not of objects.
A close look at the fire that always burn in the fireplace
will note that the flames often seem to form into the
shape of a small humanoid-like creature. A small spirit
of fire has been bound to the hearth and provides its
essence to keep the flames alive.
The door to area C is arcane locked.
B. Dining Hall
A large table and ornate chairs have been pushed into
the south corner, along with an expensive cabinet and
other dining accoutrements. Instead, twelve pallets
have been set on the floor. A large fireplace abuts the
east wall and doubles as an oven, as evidenced by a
large iron cooking cauldron and a large spit, upon
which roasts a deer.
A bed has been pushed to the far north of the room,
within a small curtained-off area. Hung next to the bed
are several changes of clothes.
Stacked along the northwest wall are various
household items, such as brooms, lamp oil, ropes,
Binding Arbitration
candles, torches, etc.
Several lanterns provide illumination here.
Normally an ornate dining hall, Jasvsgar has converted
this into the guards’ quarters.
Ten guards will be found here, hired at good wages to
protect Jasvsgar. They have figured out that their
opponent is another wizard, and are a bit nervous
about the whole thing, but the more dominant two of
these guards have been subject to a suggestion spell by
Jasvsgar’s and his diviner (they each cast two such
spells per day, one in the morning and one in the
afternoon) and are fanatically loyal during daylight
hours. They keep the rest of the men in line. Jasvsgar
also pays these men quite well, with a promise of
further reward for success and loyalty.
As such, these men are unlikely to rout, except in a
completely hopeless situation, and the two of their
number who are under the effect of the suggestion
spell will fight to the bitter end in any event unless the
spell expires.
At night, these guards are asleep or relaxing and not in
their armour. During daylight hours, they wear their
armour.
These men are savvy fighters, veterans of a few battles
and many skirmishes, and will act appropriately.
Alerted to trouble, they will raise a cry and hue up the
stairs, which will be heard by all on levels 2 and 3 of
the tower.
The men do not know of the dungeon level and have
never been up the stairs. They do know that Jasvsgar
often spends many hours in area C.
During their off hours, the men spend time here
talking, sleeping, keeping fit, and gambling, and
evidence of all these activities can be found in the mess
they have made of this room.
The bed belongs to Kherbain, Jasvsgar's servant (he
trusts no apprentices). The servant is a commoner
who knows no magic (although he is familiar with
spellcasting from his years of servitude to Jasvsgar).
Underneath the bed is a locked box (DC 14 Dexterity
[Thieves’ Tools] check to open, the key is on
Kherbain’s person) that holds Kherbain’s personal
items, 50 gp, and a paper that reads in Common:
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
Let it be known that the bearer of this paper, one
Kherbain of Endelmong, is under the auspices and
protection of the mighty Jasvsgar of Gengor, wizard,
mage, and high summoner of the Brotherhood of the
Rose.
(A sketch of the servant follows these words)
Kherbain is an old, balding man with a stooped stature
and a long grey beard. He does not love his master, but
respects him and his pay, which supports his wife and
children in a far off land. He will not fight, except to
save his life. He is a good cook and keeps Jasvsgar
kempt and clean, seeing to the wizard's mundane
needs.
If trouble erupts, Kherbain will flee up the stairs to
warn the diviner.
In the southern portion of the wall between area B and
area C is a secret door. A DC 20 Wisdom (Perception)
check will locate the door, which can be opened by
pushing on it. Only the servant and Jasvsgar know of
its existence.
C. Study
This room is part study and part ruse to cover the
entrance to the dungeon. The door from area A is
arcane locked.
Within is a hearth along the north wall, which is lit.
Several shelves line the southeast and southwest walls,
these filled with important-looking tomes.
Several comfortable chairs and a fine table accent the
room, as do several braziers and hanging tapestries
showing various ancient historical events.
Near the room's center is a desk and work chair. Upon
the desk are paper and quill and ink.
The tomes are actually not very valuable in an arcane
sense, being more reference works and the like.
Within the drawers of the desk are various accounts
and the like, including a copy of the contract Jasvsgar
made with the guards and a copy of a letter not yet
sent that reads, in Common:
Binding Arbitration
Dear Ignormion,
It will no doubt please you to hear that I have declared
the Rite of Thorns upon a dastard of a weakling who
serves as Guild librarian. This pimple on the buttocks of
the netherworld assisted me in a project of mine and,
after laborious effort on my part, when the effort
succeeded, he strove to claim credit for the deed, as if his
role were primary and mine that of a serving wench!
This monkey has been on my back for some time now,
and I intend to rid the Guild of his intolerable presence.
To this end, I need your aid.
Please let me
(the letter stops here, obviously incomplete)
Behind one tapestry on the south wall is a secret door
that swivels on a central pivot and leads to area D. The
door can be located with a DC 21 Wisdom (Perception)
check. The door opens by pushing in a brick near the
door, which a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check
can reveal. Only Jasvsgar and his servant know of the
existence of this door.
In the southern portion of the wall between area B and
area C is a secret door. A DC 20 Wisdom (Perception)
check will locate the door, which can be opened by
pushing on it. Only the servant and Jasvsgar know of
its existence.
D. Secret Place
The secret pivoting door from area C leads to this
small chamber. At the far south end of the chamber is a
trapdoor that opens up to a set of ladder rungs, made
of iron, which descend 40 feet to the dungeon level
(area L).
E. Living Chamber
This looks like a living room, with some divans,
pillows, a foot table, and various semi-precious items
like candlesticks, vases, and statuettes.
Just to the south of the northern door on the east wall
is a small fireplace that is lit.
Several lit lanterns hang from chains form the rafters
here.
A bed sits to the south of the stairway. Next to it is a
small table being used as a desk, upon which sits a
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
book. Next to the table hangs a very ornate mirror,
being highly polished silver and ornamented with gold
filigree.
At the foot of the bed is a travelling trunk.
Next to the mirror are vials set in a wooden rack.
The diviner (see Appendix C) is here, reading a book
from the library and taking copious notes to further his
own ends. If trouble erupts below, he will support the
combat in any way possible, although most of his
spells are non-offensive in nature.
The diviner carries a pouch with 45 pp, 13 gp, and 25
sp. He wears a silver ring set with an amethyst worth
145 gp, and a pendant in the shape of an eye made of
silver and turquoise worth 60 gp. While he owns magic
items, he has left them at home, where they are safe.
This room was once the living chamber of Jasvsgar.
Now, it has been converted into the chamber of a
diviner who owed Jasvsgar a favour and is now helping
the conjurer during the Rite of Thorns.
The mirror is worth 1,250 gp and is used by the
diviner to perform exotic divinations.
The vials in the wooden rack contain nitric acid,
copper, zinc, and an urn filled with formaldehyde and
hawk eyeballs. The diviner uses these components for
various divinations.
The trunk is stuffed with clothes, material
components, and personal possessions, all belonging
to the diviner and none of any particular worth.
The book on the table is the diviner’s travelling
spellbook. It is made of ivory plaques into which have
been tied vellum pages. The spells therein include:
1st level: alarm, charm person, comprehend languages,
detect magic, identify, protection from evil and good,
shield
2nd level: locate object, mirror image, ray of
enfeeblement, see invisibility
3rd level: clairvoyance, dispel magic
4th level: confusion, locate creature
Binding Arbitration
F. Library
This room is entered via two doors on its western wall.
In the central portion of the room is a free standing
hearth, which is not lit, although several lanterns hang
from the rafters, one being dimly lit.
The eastern half of the room is lined with shelves. A
few chairs and a reading table are also here, along with
scattered notes on rolls of paper. The whole room is
rather a mess, and many books are out and opened, set
on the table or floor. It looks as if a lot of hurried
studying and research has been going on.
Many of the books deal with netherworld creatures
and their summoning. Some of the books actually
provide the true names of such creatures. Also here
are detailed rituals for summoning...essentially spells
which are not memorized but are cast directly from
the books after hours of ritual and procedure.
A section of shelving is empty of books, but looks as if
it could be locked up by metal shutters. In fact, the
shelving in that area is made of metal as well. The
shutters have a rather complex looking lock on them.
This was where Jasvsgar kept his spellbooks, but he
doesn't trust the diviner with them and has relocated
them upstairs.
The library here is extensive (although less extensive,
in a broad sense, than Evonlosht's), and valuable to
practitioners of the arcane arts.
Stairs lead up to a door which allows egress into area
G. The door is arcane locked level and bears other
wards as well (refer to area G for details).
G. Jasvsgar’s Chamber
The stairs coming up here are closed off from the rest
of the room by walls which reach from the floor to the
ceiling. They end in a stout oaken and iron door. The
door is arcane locked and also bears a magic mouth
and a glyph of warding.
The magic mouth is keyed to yell "feel the hot wrath of
my ire!!!" if the glyph of warding spell is triggered. The
glyph of warding is an explosive rune cast as a 4th-
level spell that will deal 6d8 fire damage (DC 15
Dexterity saving throw for half damage) in a 20-foot
radius sphere. The glyph of warding is attuned to allow
Jasvsgar, his raven, and his servant to pass without
triggering it.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
Within the chamber is a fine feather bed with posts in
the shape of leering demons bowing to whomever is in
the bed.
Next to the bed is a bird's perch, with a tray to catch
droppings and a wooden bowl for food and water.
A wardrobe stands nearby.
Also here is a wash basin, a chamber pot, an end table,
a mirror, and a small table and chairs. Several bottles
of wine and a silver goblet are on the table.
A chest sits at the foot of the bed.
Two square pillars rise through the room here, one in
the north central part of the chamber and another to
the southeast of the stairway.
An iron ladder leads to a trapdoor in the ceiling.
The four windows here, each about 1 foot wide, have
been shuttered with metal shutters and locked shut
with iron latches.
Light is provided by two lanterns hanging from chains.
The two pillars are the chimneys from the lower levels,
and they each have a small metal door here which can
be opened to let in heat but they are designed with
baffles to stop smoke from entering the room.
The chest is unlocked and holds personal items such as
a title of deed to this tower, guild membership
certificate, some pipes and tobacco, etc.
The silver goblet on the table is worth 25 gp.
The trap door in the ceiling allows entrance to area H.
Wardrobe holds many fine clothes as well as travelling
clothes and accessories.
Hidden within a secret compartment in the back of the
wardrobe (DC 20 Intelligence [Investigation] to locate)
are Jasvsgar's spellbooks. Four such books (one for
each level of spells) are present, made of giant serpent
hide and filled with high quality vellum. Each
spellbook has a small cursing demon bound within. If
anyone other than Jasvsgar opens each book (note that
the books may be safely touched, just not opened), the
book's demon is released. Each book's spells and the
demon it contains are detailed below. Each demon can
be prevented from harming the opener of its book by
Binding Arbitration
spells that banish such entities back to their home
plane (e.g. banishment, dispel evil and good, divine
word). In addition, destroying the book destroys its
bound demon.
Book #1 The spirit here is in the shape of a shadowy
scorpion. Its curse is to inject the person with a
spiritual poison which, unless a DC 14 Constitution
saving throw is successful, will cause the victim to fall
unconscious for1d4 hours. Thereafter, the victim’s
Intelligence and Wisdom are reduced by 1 until the
effect is removed with a remove curse spell or any
other magic that removes curses.
The scorpion only attacks once before dissipating. It
always hits its victim.
The spells herein include: charm person, colour spray,
comprehend languages, detect magic, feather fall,
identify, mage armour, protection from evil and good,
and unseen servant.
Book #2 This guardian spirit appears as a small ball of
flame. It will envelope the opener doing 3d6 fire
damage unless a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw is
successful. If the saving throw is successful, the target
takes half damage.. After enveloping, the spirit will
dissipate.
The spells herein include: arcane lock, continual flame,
detect thoughts, levitate, Melf's acid arrow, and see
invisibility.
Book #3 This guardian spirit appears as a serpent
made of blackness. It wraps around the opener's neck.
At the start of the victim’s turn, he must make a DC 15
Wisdom saving throw. A successful saving throw
causes the snake to dissipate, while a failure causes
1d6 bludgeoning damage.
The spells herein include: dispel magic, lightning bolt,
nondetection, phantom steed, and slow.
Book #4 The demon spirit herein is in the shape of a
grinning skull with sharp fangs. It bites the victim, with
an attack bonus of +7 to hit. If the attack hits, the
victim suffers 3d6 necrotic damage and must make a
DC 14 Constitution saving throw. Failure results in the
creature being reduced to 0 hit points. This demon
makes only a single attack before dissipating.
The spells herein include: arcane eye, Evard’s black
tentacles, and polymorph.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
Jasvsgar (see Appendix A) will be here when the PCs
arrive. He will be sleeping if late at night or studying
some tome or other from the library downstairs
otherwise.
If an attack elsewhere in the tower occurs, Jasvsgar
will emerge cautiously, making certain that the diviner
and his guards bear the brunt of the attack. If things
start to go badly, he will use the secret door between
area B and C to escape to the dungeon. From there he
will either try to flee outside and away to plot further
revenge, or he will attempt to ambush pursuing
enemies.
H. Jasvsgar’s Sanctum
This top level is a single room, with two pillars
allowing smoke to chimney out from the various
hearths below.
Narrow windows are closed and latched shut with iron
shutters.
Within the room is a spyglass used to observe the
stars, various star charts rolled up or spread out on the
floor, and a bird's perch set into the wall. Near the
perch, on a small table, is a small wooden tube about 1
inch in diameter and 3 inches long. Next to the tube is
a small quill and ink and several small rolls of paper.
The wizard uses the tube to send messages with his
familiar.
Jasvsgar’s Dungeon
Jasvsgar built this dungeon as an escape route and a
place to hide his most valuable enterprises and
possessions from prying eyes. Other than himself, only
his servant knows of the existence of this dungeon, and
he rarely enters the place.
Refer to Jasvsgar’s Tower Dungeon Level Map at the
end of this adventure.
All doors noted as being arcane locked have had that
spell cast upon them by Jasvsgar. He has designated
himself to be able to bypass the arcane lock.
Ceilings. All ceilings in the dungeon are 10 feet high
unless stated otherwise.
Light. Unless stated otherwise, all areas of the
dungeon are unlit.
Binding Arbitration

Sound. There are no ambient sounds within the
dungeon.
A mezzoloth has been bound to this area by Jasvsgar.
Its duty is to guard the treasure in area G from
intruders. As part of its task, it will attack any
intruders it encounters on this level. However, its task
is limited to guarding the treasure, and it will not
direct its efforts to specifically aid or save Jasvsgar,
should that wizard be involved in combat in the
dungeons.
The DM can decide where the mezzoloth is when the
PCs arrive in the dungeon, or it can be assumed that
there is a 1 in 20 chance per round that the yugoloth
wanders into the area where the PCs are located. Of
course, if the PCs make noise or are involved in battle
in the dungeon, then yugoloth will likely hear and
come with investigate.
The mezzoloth cannot enter area K or the nearby
hallway to the west, as it must remain within 270 feet
of the cave into which it is bound (area D).
A. Guard Chamber
On the floor of this chamber are scattered bones of all
sorts, including human and animal remains.
To the north, an iron ladder ascends to a trap door in
the ceiling.
The trapdoor leads up to a secret chamber in the
western flange of the ground level of the tower (west
of area B). By this means, Jasvsgar can exit and enter
the tower unseen.
The door in the western wall, which leads to the rest of
the dungeon level, is arcane locked.
Within these bones lurk three dreads (see Appendix
C), which appear as a set of flying skeletal claws.
These guardians were created by Jasvsgar using
knowledge found in the guild libraries. The dreads will
attack anyone but Jasvsgar or his servant who enter
this chamber, and once activated, will pursue any
intruders anywhere on this level.
B. Water Cave
This cavern is set at the end of a long, turning hallway.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
Within is a natural stone cavern, studded with
stalactites and stalagmites of various hues. The ceiling
is between 20 feet and 30 feet high.
In the southern portion of the cavern is a small pool of
water, about 40 feet in diameter
To the north are some bones, all of which have signs of
having been gnawed upon by sharp, large teeth. Some
of them seem human.
The pool is about 20 feet deep at its center. It provides
fresh water for the tower in a pinch and is fed by
subterranean springs.
C. Small Cave
Within the southern portion of this small cave is a
forest of closely spaced natural pillars. The floor here
is strewn with dung and manure from which grow a
variety of fungi.
Within this area dwell three shriekers. They are set
here as guards by Jasvsgar and will react to any light or
creatures that passes by their location.
D. End Cave
Here is a largish cavern slightly studded with
stalactites and obtrusions. The place is covered with
bones, animal bones and human bones and there are
runes carved on the cavern walls.
Within is the lair of the mezzoloth that Jasvsgar has
bound here as a guardian. If the mezzoloth is not
encountered elsewhere, it will certainly be
encountered here.
The runes carved on the cavern walls help to bind the
yugoloth, although defacing them has only a 5%
chance of sending it back to its home plane. A DC 18
Intelligence (Arcana) check will reveal the nature of
these runes and a DC 21 check will reveal which
precise runes can be defaced to automatically cause
the yugoloth to return to its home plane.
The mezzoloth is assigned to guard the treasure in
area G. It may roam as much as 270 feet from the
treasure, which allows it access to most of the dungeon
level (with the exception of area K and the nearby
hallway to the west).
Binding Arbitration
E. Laboratory
This room is filled with laboratory equipment,
including tables, shelves, and chairs. Spread over all of
these are many beakers, flasks, burners, notes, open
books, jars and urns filled with strange and exotic
ingredients, tongs, pokers, tweezers, scoops, scales,
etc.
There are some magical potions here, but they are
difficult to locate. They include 4 potions of healing, a
potion of greater healing, a potion of fire resistance, and
a potion of invisibility.
Labels are in a code that only Jasvsgar and the servant
know, but if a detect magic is cast, these can be picked
out from the rest of the stuff. Otherwise, allow a 5%
chance of randomly picking a magical potion, a 25%
chance of a random poison type, and a 70% chance of
something with no serious effects.
The door to the east is locked by a key lock (with the
key on Jasvsgar). A DC 17 Dexterity (Thieves’ Tools)
check can open the lock.
F. Summoning Chamber
The second door into this chamber from area E is
locked with a key lock (openable by the same key that
unlocks the first door between the two rooms). A DC
17 Dexterity (Thieves’ Tools) check can open the lock.
Within is a chamber with many magical summoning
circles etched into the floor.
Also here are various ceremonial bowls, etched in
runes. The bowls are caked with various stains inside
of them, some of them rust coloured.
A stone pedestal for reading summoning tomes is also
here, although there is no tome currently set upon it. A
wooden chair and a large wooden table is nearby. On
the table are various skinning knives and dissecting
implements.
Unlike Evonlosht's summoning chamber, Jasvsgar
keeps his circles clear, filling the grooves with various
substances based upon whichever entity is being
summoned.
Three of the bowls are made of precious metals and
gems and are worth 300 gp each.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
G. Treasure Chamber
The door to this place is made of iron and locked by a
key lock (the key is on Jasvsgar). A DC 22 Dexterity
(Thieves’ Tools) check can open the lock.
Within is Jasvsgar's treasure chamber.
A small, 3 foot diameter hole is present in the eastern
wall of the chamber.
There are 4 chests here, along with 3 large sacks tied
with ropes. These containers and their contents are
described below:
Bag #1: 750 cp, 435 sp, 12 gp, and a human skull inlaid
with turquoise worth 75 gp.
Bag #2: 250 gp, 35 ep, 10 pp, and 1,600 cp.
Bag #3: Contains a suit of scale mail +1. The scales are
of fine craftsmanship, as each individual scale is
engraved with the shape of a dragon's head.
Chest #1: This chest is locked. The key is with
Jasvsgar. A DC 20 Dexterity (Thieves’ Tools) check can
open the lock.
Within are 1,500 gp, a pouch with a gold hairpin
studded with pearls worth 110 gp, and an ivory and
silver drinking horn worth 25 gp.
Chest #2: This chest is locked. The key is with
Jasvsgar. A DC 20 Dexterity (Thieves’ Tools) check can
open the lock.
The inside of the chest is heavily padded with quilts
and velvet. Within is a lesser iron flask (see Appendix
B). The flask is currently empty, and its command
word is inscribed in silvery runes around its brass-
stoppered neck. The command word is shkalisko.
Chest #3: This chest is not locked. Within is a large
bundle of white dragon skin, which Jasvsgar one day
wants crafted into a shield and armour. Unbeknownst
to him, the dragon skin is too damaged and old to be of
any use.
Chest #4: This chest is locked. The key is with
Jasvsgar. A DC 20 Dexterity (Thieves’ Tools) check can
open the lock.
The lock is guarded by a poison needle coated with
poison. If the chest is opened without the proper key
Binding Arbitration
(or the attempt to pick the lock fails), then the trap is
triggered. A needle extends 3 inches straight out from
the lock. A creature within range takes 1 piercing
damage and 11 (2d10) poison damage, and must
succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be
poisoned for 1 hour. A successful DC 20 Intelligence
(Investigation) check allows a character to deduce the
trap’s presence from alternations made to the lock to
accommodate the needle. A successful DC 15 Dexterity
(Thieves’ Tools) check disarms the trap.
The chest contains a large boulder that radiates
abjuration magic. Deep within the boulder is a dusty
rose prism ioun stone of protection. The magic of the
stone has, over many years, seeped into the
surrounding boulder, and now the boulder itself
radiates magic. The boulder is about 3 feet by 2 feet'
and weighs about 100 lbs. Unless the PCs crack open
the boulder, they will likely have no way to determine
the ioun stone within. An identify spell will not reveal
the purpose of the boulder’s magic because there is no
purpose.
Jasvsgar does not know there is an ioun stone within
the boulder, but has retained and guarded it as a result
of a divination spell he had cast that indicated the
boulder “held powerful magic”.
H. Warrens
These warrens are the lair of a pack of osquips, which
burrowed to this place and have taken up residence
here. They have had no trouble digging their own
warrens, even through the solid stone here, because of
their sharp teeth and claws, and in fact their tunneling
collapsed the good part of one of Jasvsgar's dungeon
rooms.
However, Jasvsgar found the rodents tough to capture
and, after some research, discovered that they could be
semi-tamed by giving them gems and shiny stones,
which they enjoy collecting.
These osquips are now slightly tamed, enough to not
attack Jasvsgar or his servant on sight. They also know
better than to attack the mezzoloth, which has already
dined on a dozen of their number before the osquips
learned to give it a wide berth.
These rodents live by emerging above ground during
the night to hunt and from scraps thrown to them by
Jasvsgar to encourage their presence.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
These creatures regard areas H and I as their private
domain and will attack any but Jasvsgar, his servant, or
the yugoloth who enter area I. They will attack anyone
who enters area H, yugoloth, servant, and Jasvsgar
included.
These warrens are about 3 feet high, and so are
difficult for Medium creatures to maneuver. All attacks
and Dexterity saving throws should be made at
disadvantage by Medium creatures here, and Medium
creatures treat the area as difficult terrain.
H1 - This is a small side cavern inhabited by an osquip
(see Appendix C). The osquips had burrowed into the
treasure chamber (area G) before learning from the
yugoloth not to enter the treasury.
There are two gems buried in the earth here, worth 12
gp and 7 gp respectively.
H2 - This area is inhabited by 2 osquips (see Appendix
C). There are some bones and scraps of flesh here.
H3 - This cavelet has a crack about 3 feet wide and 1
foot tall leading up to the surface. A Small creature
could fit through with Dexterity checks. The osquips
use this as their means to exit the dungeon level and
hunt for food and water.
Fallen just below the crack, in plain sight, are 3 gems
(worth 50 gp each) and a silver brooch in the shape of
a young woman worth 20 gp.
H4 - This larger chamber is 5 feet high. Medium
creatures can maneuver here normally. Within are 2
adult osquips (see Appendix C) and 3 young. The
adults will fight to protect their young and do so with
advantage. The young are noncombatants.
Buried in the stone and earth nesting materials are 4
gems, worth 40 gp, 12 gp, 20 gp, and 2 gp respectively.
I. Unused Room
This room shows no sign of recent use, and in fact the
passageway to the north looks as if it collapsed and
then was dug out into a cave. Several bricks in this
room have been pushed out, as if something burrowed
in behind them and dislodged them. Other bricks lie on
the floor.
Within this room are dung and spoor, as well as bones,
some of them human.
Binding Arbitration

Any light or noise in this room will bring the osquips
from area H to investigate and likely attack the PCs.
J. Guard Chamber
This smallish room appears to be the lair of some
creature, for there is a bed of straw here and large
dung piles at various places nearby.
A wooden trough holds water, while another holds
slabs of raw meat.
A displacer beast roams the area from the hallway
leading to area I to the secret door just west of area A.
The beast was reared by Jasvsgar from a pup but has
no love of Jasvsgar, It fears the scourge tied up in area
L and respects Jasvsgar as its master.
Any noise in its area of access will cause the beast to
investigate. It will attack anyone it does not recognize
(i.e. anyone not the yugoloth, Jasvsgar, or his servant).
The beast does like the servant, since he brings it food.
K. Dungeon
The door to this chamber is barred from the outside
and is made entirely of iron. There is no window in the
door.
Beyond is a dungeon chamber, with straw on the floor
and various shackles and manacles attached to the
wall. Some of these are attached directly to the wall, as
if to hang someone from the wall, while others are on
short chains to allow a captive to eat and drink.
The chamber smells strong enough to hint at recent
use, but is now empty.
L. Entry Chamber
This irregularly-shaped chamber has a ladder in the
southern portion that leads 40 feet up to a trapdoor
in the ceiling. Halfway up the ladder is a large leather
scourge with pieces of glass tied into it.
This trapdoor leads to area D of the ground level of the
tower.
The scourge is used to tame the displacer beast in area
J.
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only .
Jasvsgar’s Defense
Jasvsgar will react with lethal force to any assault on
his tower. He will gladly expend his guards and
servants in an effort to save himself, his lair, and to
punish intruders.
Nevertheless, when confronting the PCs, Jasvsgar is
savvy enough to question the PCs, asking them why
they have chosen to meddle in a private squabble and
what Evonlosht has offered them.
If Jasvsgar truly feels threatened by the PCs (and he
should), then he will try to beat Evonlosht’s offer of
employment. Further, if he feels that Evonlosht may
have deceived the PCs as to the nature of the conflict,
Jasvsgar will be more than ready to tell them the true
origin of their feud and enlighten them to the fact that
Evonlosht is also known to summon up fiends from the
netherworld.
Nevertheless, if pressed and clearly on the losing end
of a fight, Jasvsgar will abandon his lair, likely fleeing
into the dungeon from area D of the ground level and
leading the PCs through his guards and minions on
that level before using the ladder and secret way out
from area A of the dungeon.
When Evonlosht and the PCs arrive at Jasvsgar’s tower,
Evonlosht will remind them that the Guild rules forbid
any taking of treasure from Jasvsgar. To this end, he
will discourage the PCs from searching around the
place after Jasvsgar is defeated, for fear that greed will
get the best of them. If the PCs do try to take treasure
from here, the Guild will likely send forth its
vengeance upon the PCs.
The PCs have some decisions to make in this
adventure.
First, they have to decide if they will help Evonlosht in
the first place. If the PCs believe Evonlosht’s story
about the origins of the feud, then this, coupled with
the fact that Jasvsgar sends demons to attack
Evonlosht and the PCs, along with his use of
hobgoblins and ogres as allies, should be enough to
convince the PCs that this is a case of good versus evil,
despite the fact that this is not the case.
Binding Arbitration
Should the PCs elect to try to investigate Evonlosht’s
keep, they can determine that the wizard is not as pure
as he claims to be. Award standard XP for defeated foes.

Should the PCs travel to Jasvsgar’s tower, they have
other choices to make. First, they can attempt to parley
with Jasvsgar, both to find out the nature of the conflict
and to perhaps try to mediate a settlement. Neither
wizard will actually agree to a settlement of any sort,
as the rules of the Rite of Thorns prohibits it.
The PCs can side with Jasvsgar. There is absolutely
nothing stopping them from doing so, and the evil
wizard will gladly pay for their support. The precise
nature of this payment is left to the DM, but should be
in line with what Evonlosht has offered. Jasvsgar is
operating under the same Rite of Thorns rules as is
Evonlosht, and so he cannot allow the PCs to loot
Evonlosht’s keep either.
Remember to divide XP amongst all of the PCs and any
NPCs who assisted them. Most likely this will be the
Necromancer, but it could also include some of the
ship’s crew if the PCs convinced them to accompany
the PCs.
If the PCs take part in successfully banishing the
norebo, they should receive 700 XP to divide amongst
them. They should not receive full XP for the norebo,
unless they ended up fighting it.

The PCs an also elect to ignore the Rite of Thorns and

attack one or both wizards and loot their keeps! This is
a dangerous endeavour, and one that must be done
with care, for the two wizards will quickly agree to set
aside their differences to ally against the PCs should
they seek to attack them both or subvert the Rite of
Thorns. This doesn’t mean the wizards have made up,
but they would intend to restart their feud after the
brazen PCs have been dealt with.

Even should the PCs defeat both wizards, they will

now have made an enemy of a powerful guild of
conjurers…a fact that is likely to haunt them for the
rest of their careers.

Benefits
In addition to whatever reward has been promised to
the PCs, their aid in this conflict, should they side with
the victorious party, means they can possibly expect
the following benefits:

 A source of low level spell scrolls and uncommon

potions for the PCs to purchase.

 Evonlosht or Jasvsgar may agree to nominate PC

wizards into the Brotherhood as associate members.
This will allow them to teach a PC wizard some of
their spells.

 Evonlosht is a good information resource for the PCs

as a whole. He is a lore master and can aid the PCs in
researching various puzzles or conundrums they
may encounter from time to time.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Evonlosht is a human male in his early forties. He has greying brown hair tied back into a ponytail and a short brown
beard and mustache. The wizard is bookish and does not like direct combat. The spells listed above reflect his usual
spell preparation when not specifically expecting trouble.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Jasvsgar is a human male in his late thirties. He has a dark brown, short pointed beard and thin mustache and wears
his dark brown hair pulled back into a short tail. His eyes are piercing and the mage has a perpetual frown on his
brow.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Wondrous item, rare

This item functions precisely like an iron flask, except

that it can only effect and contain a creature whose
challenge rating is 3 or lower and the DC of the
Wisdom saving throw to avoid being trapped inside is
14.
When determining what type of creature might be
randomly found inside the flask, the DM can either
choose the creature or roll on the list below.

d100 Contents
01-50 Empty
51-53 Azer
54-57 Demon, Dretch
58-61 Demon, Mane
62-63 Demon, Quasit
64 Devil, Bearded
65-66 Devil, Imp
67-69 Devil, Lemure
70-71 Devil, Spined
72 Hell Hound
73-74 Magmin
75-86 Mephit (any)
87-89 Modron, Monodrone
90-92 Modron, Duodrone
93-94 Modron, Tridrone
95 Modron, Quadrone
96 Modron, Pentadrone
97 Nightmare
98-100 Salamander, Fire Snake

Potion, uncommon

This bright yellow potion can be thrown up to 60 feet.

When it contacts a hard surface (not a creature), the
potion bursts from the point of contact into a blinding
flash of light in a 10 foot radius sphere. All creatures
within the area that can see and have their eyes open
must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or
be blinded for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of its turn, ending the effect on
itself on a success. A creature with the Light Sensitivity
trait has disadvantage on the saving throw.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Dreads are flying, animated skeletal arms that attack
living things by raking with their sharpened finger
bones or by wielding weapons.

Created Guardians. These undead are created by

spellcasters to serve as guardians. The enchantment
involves a set of instructions in which the creator of
the dread specifies where they are to operate, and
under what circumstances they will or won’t attack.

Long ago, families who could not afford better, or

could not bring themselves to trust hireswords, had
dread created to guard their treasure vaults. Typically,
these were armed with weapons, and many dreads
encountered are so armed.

Dreads are often ordered to attack all intruders who

do not speak a certain password or wear a particular
badge. In other cases, they are instructed to slay all
living things entering a particular place, such as a
“trap” passage or room that leads nowhere and is
intended only as a death trap.

Flying Combatant. Dreads wield weapons (often

scimitars or handaxes) and can use anything 50 lbs. in
weight and 10 feet in overall length as they fly
menacingly through the darkness. In many cases, they
are left I niches where no human could lurk, or
partway down shaft, or above trap doors, so an
intruder cannot avoid their initial attack. Dreads can
also be positioned to repeatedly hurl or drop rocks
down a shaft that intruders are climbing.

Undead Nature. A dread doesn’t require air, food,

drink, or sleep.

The dread appeared in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume

One for the 2nd edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Huptzeens are lesser magical constructs animated by a
combination of arcane rituals and the cooperation of
an inhabitant of the Outer Planes.

Ornamental Shape. Unlike most constructs, such as

golems, a huptzeen has no limbs and bears no physical
resemblance to any living creature. Instead, they are
crafted in the form of ornaments, pieces of jewelry, or
other richly fashioned objects notable for their
breathtaking beauty, fine lines, and exceptional
craftsmanship.

Spell Hurler. In battle, huptzeens have only one

method of attack: casting spells. A huptzeen can cast as
many spells as a spellcaster of the same level as the
huptzeen has Hit Dice. The set of spells available to any
huptzeen is fixed at its creation and can never be
altered. The huptzeen’s creator may select the spells
the creature will wield only from among those he
knows.

Intelligent Construct. Huptzeens are smarter than

most constructs; they can hear sounds, respond
intelligently to changing circumstances, and plan
attacks sensibly. Since a huptzeen looks like a piece of
jewelry or a curio, the target of its attack may at first
have trouble spotting the assailant, Realizing this, the
constructs often begin their attack using subtle spells
with no obvious origin (like phantasmal force).

Valuable Construction. A huptzeen typically has a

jewelry or artistic value of approximately 300 gp per
Hit Die. If it explodes using its Death Burst trait, the
remaining value of the scattered pieces will generally
be half of the original amount.

Constructed Nature. A huptzeen doesn’t require air,

food, drink, or sleep.
The huptzeen appeared in the Mystara Monstrous Compendium
Appendix for the 2nd edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
The manikin is a tiny humanoid construct with gray or
brown rubbery skin. It smells of freshly turned earth.
The creature is crafted from a rare plant called a
mandragora. The plant’s 10-inch long root has a
gnarled humanoid shape, with a few leaves growing at
the top. Spellcasters familiar with the mandragora can
use arcane methods to turn the root into a manikin.

Helpful Assistants. The creator of the manikin

mentally controls the creature and often uses it as an
assistant when working in the laboratory. When its
creator is performing a complex experiment, the
creature can sense its master’s needs and perform the
necessary task, such as fetching tools or handling
poisonous substances.

Tethered. The creator of a manikin must designate a

specific point as the manikin’s spiritual tether (any
unmovable item will suffice). This location can never
change, and the manikin must remain within 100 feet
of this point until either it or its creator dies. Often, the
manikin’s tether point is a large pot holding soil.

The manikin must spend at least an hour each day in

soil, absorbing the nutrients and water is needs for
survival. A manikin denied soil and water will starve
and succumb to thirst like any other creature.
The manikin appeared in the Mystara Monstrous Compendium
Constructed Nature. A manikin doesn’t require air or Appendix for the 2nd edition of Dungeons & Dragons.
sleep.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Osquips are hairless multi-legged rodents with
oversized jaws and teeth. They are about the size of a
smallish dog, about two feet high at the shoulder. Most
have six legs, but some have eight and a few have ten.
Some have normal rat-like tails, others have short tail
stumps, and some have no tails at all. The creature’s
leathery hides are pale yellow in colour.

Territorial. If someone enters an area in which there

are osquip tunnels, the creatures can emerge quickly
to surprise and attack the trespasser. The osquips are
territorial and attack fearlessly and ferociously.

Burrowers. Osquips are consummate burrowers and

their sharp, oversized teeth and jaws allow them to
burrow even through solid stone. An osquip den is
usually rife with crisscrossing tunnels suitable for
Small creature.

Love of Gems. Osquips have an innate attraction to

shiny things, including gems, and they will often steal
such items and bring them back to their lairs. It is not
unheard of for these creatures to be tamed somewhat
by a gift of gems.

The osquip appeared in Races of Faerun for the 3rd edition of

Dungeons & Dragons.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
These hunched and misshapen demons stand 6 feet
tall. Its features are asymmetrical and deformed, and
its mottled green and violet skin is hairless except for
one or two uncomfortable looking patches of wiry
bristles. The fiend has an elongated head with tiny red
eyes that swell with hate.

Brutish. Rough, crude, and bestial, rutterkins

understand nothing but brute force. These bullying
demons are the common foot soldiers of many Abyssal
armies.

Twisted Creation. Rutterkins are formed from raw

manes, typically when a demon lord needs a stronger
breed of soldier for his armies, but not one so strong it
can’t be easily kept in line. The process of creating a
rutterkin from a mane is said to be so gut wrenching
that to simply observe it is to invite blindness. The
process can be applied to more powerful demons as
well, although only if they are captured and held
helpless – many demon lords use this as a method of
punishment when outright death is too merciful.

Unique Weapons. Rutterkins use two exotic weapons

that may have been invented by them: the snap-tong
and the tri-blade. The snap-tong appears as a short
polearm that ends in a sharp spike that has one or
more crescent-shaped pincers designed to close
around it. The tri-blade consists of a three-bladed
wedge launched from a sling-like device. Other
creatures can only wield these weapons as improvised
weapons.

The rutterkin appeared in Fiendish Codex: Hordes of the Abyss for the
3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
This section introduces variations of monsters that are
described in the Monster Manual.

The Monster Manual provides statistics for the typical

hobgoblin. However, PCs meet another kind of
hobgoblin in the course of this adventure.

Spiritual leaders of a hobgoblin troop, these creatures

provide advice and guidance for the captains and
warlords and healing for the troop.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
This section presents statistics for NPCs encountered
in this adventure that are not presented in the Monster
Manual.

Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration
Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only . Binding Arbitration