Divinity Unleashed
ivinity Unleashed is intended for four Dael Formir is built into one of the great ironwood trees,
characters with an average party level
(APL) of 8. Characters who complete this
adventure should earn enough
experience to reach halfway to 9th-level.
An elven oracle seeks an item of power
to prevent an apocalypse. This campaign
takes place in Arden, although it can be set in your own
world. Any party composition should be able to finish the
adventure with intelligent play.
Background
The great elven oracle, Keishara Grelar, has foreseen a
terrible fate for her people. The gods seek to move against
the elves once more, and without the power to stop them,
the elven kingdoms will once again fall to ruin. In order to
prevent this, the greatest oracle among them has enlisted
the help of a band of adventurers to seek out an item of
great power, a shard of pure divinity, that would allow her
to elevate herself to godly status and protect her people.
The item is hidden away in an ancient elven ruin deep
within the Great Forest and will require great skill and
effort to reach. Long forgotten and only recently
discovered, it's a race against time to acquire it before the
gods learn of its existence and bring down their fury upon
the elven people.
Adventure Hooks
An Ancient Wrong. The characters know of the history of
the elves and how they were smote by the gods thousands
of years ago. Seeking to right this wrong in the name of
goodness, they heeded the oracle's call for help.
Power Discovered. The characters learned of the
existence of this item of divinity through the oracle's call to
action and, seeking to learn more about this item of
power, have come to her aid.
A Great Reward. The characters became aware of a
great reward being offered by the elves for assistance in
recovering a long lost relic deep within the Great Forest.
Eager to collect, they seek out the oracle.
Dael Formir
Town Size: 7,000
Notable Places: Hall of Creation
Defenses: Countless hidden ballistae mounted along the
branches of the tree.
Defenders: 750 scouts, 48 veterans
Leader: The Great Oracle, Keishara Grelar
Recent Events: Keishara Grelar has foreseen the
destruction of the world. She seeks an item of great power
to stop it.
a plant magically designed to grow hundreds of feet into
the sky and hold an entire city in its branches. The center
of the tree is also partially hollow to allow the elves to
travel from the forest floor to the branches above. The
path, however, is mazelike and guards protect it from
various hiding places. No outside invasion force has ever
successfully scale a great ironwood.
When the characters arrive at the lowest branches of the
tree, they are greeted by the Bladewardens, the elven
protectors of this great city.
"Greetings travelers! Welcome to Dael Formir!
Home of the Bladewardens and the Great
Oracle. What brings you to our lands?"
If the characters indicate that they're interested in the job
being offered by the Great Oracle, Tiarsus, the leader of
the Bladewardens offers to take them up to the visitor's
level and get them settled. They're led up through the
great ironwood tree to the lowest branches where visitors
often stay and given lodging at a modest boarding house.
Nearby, the characters can peruse the lower markets
where goods are sold and traded.
The elves of Dael Formir are remarkable artisans. They
are able to warp and shape wood as if it were metal. As
such, anything the characters wish to purchase while in
the city costs 1.5x its normal amount as the craftsmanship
is of such high quality and weighs only half as much.
Once settled, Tiarsus tells the characters he will return
the next day to take the characters to meet the Great
Oracle.
Meeting the Great Oracle
The next day, Tiarsus arrives in the morning just after
breakfast to collect the characters. He leads them through
the city, climbing higher and higher through the branches
of the great tree. The journey takes over an hour, and the
characters get to see sights that few outsiders have ever
seen: homes built into the tree, statues grown from
magical wood, and beautiful outdoor spaces full of plants
and flowers from all across Arden.
Eventually, the group is led to the highest branches in
the tree and finds themselves standing before a large,
ornate door. Tiarsus stands before the the group and
addresses them.
"Beyond this door lies the hall of the Great
Oracle. She is one of our greatest minds, and
capable of seeing beyond the veil of time and
space. Heed her words and show respect. I
will wait for you here."
Just then, the door swings open and Tiarsus gestures for
the characters to proceed.
Once inside, the doors gently close behind them. The
room they find themselves in is bathed in bright light and
a thin fog. Suddenly, a voice calls out from ahead.
"Welcome travelers. I have been expecting
you. I am Keishara Grelar, the Great Oracle.
We have much to discuss."
From the fog comes a tall, beautiful elf clad in glittering
robes and wielding a bright white staff. She descends a
small flight of stairs, and with a wave of her hand,
disperses the fog and lowers the light to a more
manageable level. With the fog gone, the characters can
see that the room is an office of sorts with tall
bookshelves, an elevated platform with a desk and chair,
and assorted couches and lounges spread about. The elf
woman stands before the characters, slowly eyeing each
of them, before returning to her desk and taking a seat.
Over the course of the following conversation, she
explains the following.
She has foreseen a great apocalypse will befall her
people soon.
In order to prevent this, she requires an item of great
power hidden away in an ancient elven ruin.
The ruin in question is from before the fall of the elves.
She cannot send her people there for fear of incurring
the wrath of the gods.
The relic is located deep within the Great Forest in ruins
from before the fall of the elves. This area of the forest is
not populated and is in fact actively avoided as it contains
relics from the old days that the elves are trying to
distance themselves from. The journey there would
normally take the characters three months, however, the
elves can teleport the group part of the way there meaning
they should only have to manage four weeks on foot from
the teleportation site to the ruins. The characters should
leave as soon as possible.
As soon as they're ready, they can report to the
teleportation chamber on the mid-level branches and the
mages there can begin the transport process.
Into the Woods
With a flash of light, the wooden structure
around you vanishes and you find yourself
standing among broken stones and
overgrown ruins somewhere deep within the
Great Forest.
The characters will need to spend the next twenty-eight
days traversing the forest. Every seven days there's a
chance the characters encounter something dangerous.
Roll 1d6 every seven days. On a roll of 3 or less, they have
one of the random encounters below.
d6 Encounter
The characters come across a powered down iron
golem. If the characters investigate the golem using
1
Intelligence (Arcana) or cast any spells on it, the golem
powers back up and attacks.
Two gorgons are patrolling a clearing the characters
need to pass through. They can avoid it by circling
2
around, however, the extra time needed adds another
two days to their journey.
The characters come upon a group of five flesh golems
wandering aimlessly near the entrance to a long
abandoned ruin. If the characters go around, the
creatures ignore them. If they approach, however, they
3
immediately attack having been programmed to
defend this place centuries ago. The ruin they are
guarding is mostly caved in, however, in the one open
chamber the characters discover a dancing rapier
The ruins of a small settlement lie ahead. When the
characters enter it, three ghosts appear from the
4 rubble. They are confused and afraid. If the characters
are able to calm them, they can pass in peace. If not,
the ghosts attack.
The characters come across some kind of crashed ship
buried in the overgrowth. If they choose to investigate
5
it, they release two captive fire elementals that had
been used as its power source centuries ago.
The trees overhead begin to sway and shake.
6 Suddenly, a roc plunges through the canopy and tries
to grab one of the characters!
The Ancient Elven Ruins
With the journey behind them, the characters find
themselves standing above the entrance to an ancient
elven ruin. Two large statues flank the entrance and old
rocks jut out of the ground. As the characters approach
the entrance, a shimmering filed of energy covers it and
both of the statues animate revealing themselves to be
stone golems. It takes them two rounds to get fully
mobile, so any attacks they make for those two rounds are
at disadvantage. Once the golems have been dealt with,
the energy field vanishes and the stairway is clear and
ready to be descended.
The complex below has long since been abandoned and
left to dust and decay. It has the following features unless
otherwise noted.
Ceilings. The ceilings are made of stone and rise 10 ft.
above the floor.
Floors and Walls. The floors are made of neatly cut
stone while the walls are made of a well hewn limestone.
Doors. The doors are made of solid oak with metal
reinforcements. They're all unlocked unless otherwise
stated.
Lighting. The complex is pitch black.
Unlabeled Rooms. Each time the characters enter a
room without a label, roll a d12. On a roll of 1 or 2, they
have a random encounter from the table below.
d6 Encounter
1 Three flesh golems wandering aimlessly
2-5 Five animated armors patrolling the complex
6 One iron golem with half its hit points
1. Entrance Hall
The stairs from above lead down into a stone chamber
with two collapsed hallways to either side. Ahead, two
doors lead east with a metal table of some sort in-between
them.
Conveyor Belt. The table is a conveyor belt meant to
carry items from one side of the security checkpoint to the
other. If anyone places an item on the conveyor belt, it
immediately moves east and ends up on the other side of
area 2.
2. Security Checkpoint
Red crystals line the walls of these two narrow chambers.
If anyone steps into the chamber with magic items on
them, the crystals flash red and the doors to area 3 locks.
The only way to unlock the doors is to remove all magic
items from the crystal rooms.
3. Hall of Armor
This chamber contains four immobile suits of armor and a
large door on the eastern wall.
Encounter: Armors. If someone with magic items on
them come within fifteen feet of one of the armors, they
all animate and attack (use the animated armor stat
block).
Secret Doors. There are two secret doors, one on the
north wall and one on the south wall. They can be noticed
with a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check.
Treasure: Contraband. The northern secret area
contains six +1 daggers while the southern one holds a
berserker axe.
4. Jail Cells
This is where the elves held prisoners they captured or
criminals they caught. Each cell contains a decrepit elven
skeleton clad in ancient clothes. The doors to the cells are
locked and require a DC 16 Dexterity check with Thieves'
Tools to open.
Treasure: Thieves' Tools. One of the corpses had a
set of +1 Thieves' Tools hidden on them. It can be
discovered with a successful DC 15 Intelligence
(Investigation) check.
5. Guards Quarters
This is where the front guards resided when the complex
was in use. Now, it's home to two shambling mounds
that crept in through cracks in the ceiling.
Encounter: Mounds. The two shambling mounds
reside in the fireplace. They descend and attack if anyone
comes within five feet of it.
6. Bathroom
This room is covered in a toxic black mold that has formed
over the many years the place has been abandoned.
Anyone who enters the room must succeed on a DC 15
Constitution saving throw taking 4d8 poison damage on a
failure or half as much on a success. If they fail on the
save, they are also poisoned until they take a long rest.
Encounter: Puddings. Two black puddings reside in
the toilets. If someone passes by, they slide out and attack.
7. Animech Garage
This large chamber has sixty foot tall ceilings and eight
large alcoves. Each one holds a massive animech, an
ancient elven creation, magical constructs designed to be
piloted into battle. They've long since fallen into disrepair,
but anyone who investigates one can determine what they
were used for.
Encounter: Golem. An iron golem once tended to the
animechs. When the characters enter the chamber, it
animates and attacks. Luckily, it only has half its hit points
and makes its attacks at disadvantage.
8. Mechanic's Office
This office contains various tools and blueprints for the
animechs, although as soon as someone touches the
blueprints they crumble to dust.
Treasure: Clockwork Dagger . Sitting on the desk is a
clockwork dagger. It functions exactly as a +1 dagger
except once per day, when the wielder makes an attack
roll with it and rolls a 9 or less, they can treat the roll as a
10 instead.
9. Mechanic's Bedroom
The lead animech mechanic lived here centuries ago. Now,
all that remains of him is a heavily augmented corpse lying
in the bed.
Encounter: Golem and Armor . The corpse in the bed
is a flesh golem. Standing at the ready against the wall is
an animated armor. If anyone disturbs the corpse, both
creatures animate and attack.
10. Storage Hall
Large crates dominate this chamber. Moving them to and
froe is a large metallic creature.
Encounter: Iron Golem . The creature is an iron
golem. Unlike its fellows that have been damaged or
destroyed, it's in fine condition as it has kept busy over the
centuries. It ignores the characters unless they try to
disturb any of the containers, at which point it attacks.
Treasure: Potions . One of the crates contains six
potions of superior healing.
11. Outer Forge
Two small forges glow in this room. A large ornate metal
door can be seen to the east flanked by two smaller doors.
The smaller doors lead to small offices with desks.
Treasure: Scrolls. Each office contains a scroll of heat
metal.
12. Inner Forge
This room contains a roaring fire in an ancient massive
forge. Stoking the fire are two large flame creatures.
Encounter: Elementals The two creatures are fire
elementals. As soon as one is disturbed, both attack.
13. Audience Chamber
It appears as though this room was once used for
meetings. Benches sit on the lower area while chairs and
statues stand on the elevated platform to the north.
Encounter: Ghosts. Three ghosts sit on the chairs.
They are the spirits of the facility's original caretakers. If
the characters are cordial and don't show signs of hostility,
the ghosts will let them pass. If they act otherwise, the
ghosts will attack.
14. Grand Orrery
This room is dominated by many desks and an elevated
platform upon which sits a giant spinning hollow iron
globe surrounded by gears and cogs. Hovering inside the
globe is a glowing white shard.
Encounter: Marilith . A lone marilith is trying to grasp
the shard as the characters enter the room. When she
does, a bright flash of light permeates her body. She turns
and hisses at the characters claiming the gods both above
and below cannot allow the elves to gain godhood. She
fights to the death. Only upon being slain can someone
retrieve the shard from her.
Shard of the Divine
Wonderous item, legendary, requires attunement
While attuned to this item, your ability scores become 20,
unless they are already higher. You gain expertise in all
skills and you can cast the wish spell once without any of
the negative consequences. Doing so requires a ritual that
takes seven days and results in the destruction of the
shard itself.
Leaving the Ruins
As the characters leave the ruins, they find themselves
face to face with Tiarsus (a veteran) and Keishara (an
archmage) along with three dozen elven veterans. As
they survey their surroundings, Keishara steps forward
and addresses the group.
”My friends, it’s good to see you alive and well.
I apologize for our sudden appearance, but I
sensed that the relic had been unearthed.
Now, quickly, before the gods themselves
take notice, give me the shard. I must begin
the ritual immediately."
If the characters refuse her request, her men advance
slowly and she makes it quite clear that they cannot be
allowed to leave with it. If they agree to her request, she
takes the shard in her hands and begins allows its power
to flow through her, attuning to it. When the attunement is
complete, Keishara glows with a radiant light.
"YES! I FEEL IT NOW! THE POWER OF THE
SHARD FLOWS THROUGH ME! SOON I WILL
COMPLETE THE RITUAL AND ASCEND TO
GODHOOD! MY PEOPLE WILL NEVER HAVE TO
LIVE IN FEAR EVER AGAIN!"
At this moment, the forest grows oddly quiet and the
sounds of birds and other animals cease. Suddenly, the
canopy above opens and a bright column of light shines
down upon Keishara. As it strikes her, she cries out in pain.
"NO! IT'S NOT FAIR! IT IS MY TIME! THIS
POWER IS MINE!"
As she fights against this radiant force from above, her
body begins to immolate and in a flash of light she is
turned to ash, the burned out relic dropping upon her
charred remains. At the sight of this, Tiarsus and his
bladewardens turn and flee into the forest, in fear of
further reprisals from the gods.
As the characters adjust to this horrific sight, Mycera, the
Treemother, goddess of the forest descends from the sky
above and lands before them. As she does, each character
is overcome with a feeling of peace and safety. She
appears to be a tall, lithe humanoid with green skin and
various flora growing out of her. She smiles and addresses
the characters.
 "My children, forgive me for forcing you to
witness such pain and suffering. I promise if
there was another way, I would have sought it
out. I am Mycera, goddess of the forest.
Despite what the elves believe, not all the
gods despise them. In fact, I do my best to
watch over them and protect them from the
others. In this case, I had to act to prevent
something terrible from occurring. You see,
the apocalypse the oracle foresaw was a self-
fulfilling prophecy. Had she been allowed to
absorb the full power of that shard and
gained a fraction of the divine power we gods
possess, the rest of the pantheon would
surely have destroyed her and her people.
Thus, I had no choice but to strike her down
to save all of elvenkind."

Mycera offers to send the characters anywhere they wish

in the world as well as an emerald worth 10,000 gp as an
apology for everything they've been through and as thanks
for their understanding.

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Writing: Benjamin Palmer
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