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power so raw that together they affect the world around
Grieg’s End
Grieg’s End, it is told, is the home of the great, insane
Combine geomancer Grieg. Originally a wizard in service
to the Tsaph Katta, Grieg activated the ancient wizard
spires on Norrath for his liege and was thus responsible for
bringing the Combine people to Luclin. He did not stay
long after the Loyalists’ arrival, for it was discovered that his
calculations had been in error, and that the refugees could
not return to Norrath. When the Loyalists departed, Grieg
remained behind in Shadow Haven to study the forces
contained in the Nexus, but he was driven out after his
failed attempts at geomancy caused several costly disasters.
Needless to say, the Loyalists who now lived in Katta
Castellum did not want Grieg back, so the geomancer
wandered the moon of Luclin, finally settling in the moun-
tains north of the Scarlet Desert. Here, anxious to find a
way back to Norrath, he built a great fortress he called
Grieg’s End, where he settled in to continue his studies.
Years passed, and Grieg’s research began to show promise,
drawing the attention of the goddess Luclin.
Luclin wanted no more travel between her domain and
Norrath. She saw Grieg drawing closer to a solution, and
decided to take steps. She sent him visions and dreams,
even granting him a glimpse of the stones of wisdom in Vex
Thal, where her own words were carved.
Thus, Grieg gained the knowledge he desired, but in the
end it was all for naught — even a brief glimpse at the mind
of a goddess was enough to drive an ordinary mortal mad,
and Grieg was no exception. To this day he dwells in his
castle, unnaturally preserved by the goddess’s whim, sur-
rounded by demons and specters sent by Luclin to contain
him. It is said his madness is so all-encompassing and his
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him. Strange apparitions and monsters from the tormented
geomancer’s imagination are found throughout Grieg’s
End, and adventurers are warned not to believe everything
they see. The fortress, like its prisoner, remains untouched
by time, almost as it was when Grieg’s servants first fled in
the face of his madness. Some of those servants remained
behind, though, and were transformed into undying ser-
vants. The rest of the complex is inhabited by spirit
creatures that resemble beings from the outside world.
—Muliek
Random Appearance
Those who enter Grieg’s End are said to change
in appearance. The GM should be creative in using
this effect. Perhaps visitors can trade appearances
— the female dark elf necromancer can take on the
appearance of the male barbarian warrior, the
Erudite may look like the Vah Shir, and so on.
Alternately, visitors may take on the appearance
of random creatures from Luclin or elsewhere
(thought horrors, grimlings, myconids, and the
like). To make matters even more difficult (and
entertaining!), the GM might decide that charac-
ters’ appearance change with every room, at regular
or irregular intervals, or maybe even in the midst of
fights, which will certainly make it difficult to
distinguish between friend and foe — especially if
the foe suddenly changes appearance as well.
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Encounters in Grieg’s End
Grieg’s End is a vast, sprawling space, yet it is easily filled
by semi-material or even fully solid manifestations of the
geomancer’s madness. Many of the rooms appear empty on
the map, but when entered they prove to contain occu-
pants, trigger sounds or strange events, and the like —
usually never the same occupant or event twice. It is up to
the GM whether that occupant or condition remains the
next time the room is entered, whether by the same
individual or another person. (The GM is encouraged to
produce a list of results from the following tables before the
game session, to avoid bogging down play.)
Whenever a character enters a room that is not num-
bered, the GM should roll 1d10 and consult the following
table.
d10 Result Occurrence
1–3 Phenomenon
4–6 Sending
7–8 Inhabitant
9 Empty
10 Roll again (reroll another result of 10)
If the result is “roll again,” then the chamber may contain
both a prevailing phenomena and an inhabitant, for in-
stance, or perhaps two distinct phenomena or two
inhabitants. The GM should use even results that would
normally contradict one another; for example, one or more
characters may feel extremely cold while in the room, while
others are sweating profusely from the heat. Similarly, the
characters might encounter an ice-bone skeleton in an
otherwise idyllic springtime forest glen.
In general, any effect or creature encountered in Grieg’s
End is potentially real enough to cause physical harm — for
while it is but a figment of Grieg’s imagination given form,
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it is also given substance by the power of Luclin herself,
channeled through him). Thus, a sending deals real dam-
age if the PCs engage it in combat, and a pool of water found
in a room that only moments before had been bare stone
can nevertheless be swum across (and a character might
even drown in it).
Objects or substances resulting from phenomena in Grieg’s
End can be taken from any room or otherwise brought into
a character’s possession, but they disappear after 24 hours as
if summoned by a spell of the summon dagger spell line
(although they otherwise look and behave as normal items
or materials of their kind). The objects and materials
cannot be dispelled and do not disappear even in null-
magic areas (they are temporarily “real”).
Phenomenon: Roll 1d20 on the following table to find
the local condition or experience prevailing in the room.
d20 Roll Result
1 Some loud sound (e.g. a single shriek, a bestial
roar) occurs as the door is opened. The sound
may or may not have an apparent source.
2 A low sound (moaning, droning, tapping, etc.)
constantly fills the air for as long as the
character(s) remain in the room. The sound
may or may not have an apparent source.
3 Some sound (laughter, heavy breathing, sob-
bing, children singing) can be heard intermit-
tently for as long as the character(s) remain in
the room. The sound may or may not have an
apparent source.
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4 Roll 1d3. Use the similarly numbered result
from this table, above, except that only one
character can hear the sound(s).
5 Roll 1d3. The air in the room is (1) cool enough
to raise gooseflesh; (2) uncomfortably cold;
(3) freezing cold.
6 Roll 1d3. The air in the room is (1) warm enough
to induce sweating; (2) uncomfortably hot; (3)
abysmally hot.
7 As either number 5 or 6, above, except that
only one character feels the difference in tem-
perature.
8 Everyone in the room should make a Spot
check (DC 20). Those who succeed feel as if
they are being watched. (And, at the GM’s
discretion, perhaps they are being watched.)
9 Everyone in the room feels an uncomfortable
sensation (i.e., itching, wetness, stomach dis-
tress); this sensation may or may not have
game effects, as the GM wishes.
10 Everyone in the room feels a pleasant sensa-
tion (the sun’s warmth, a gentle caress); this
sensation may or may not have game effects,
as the GM wishes.
11 Everyone in the room smells something un-
pleasant (mold, grave soil, etc.).
12 Everyone in the room smells something pleas-
ant (e.g. roses, apple pie).
13 As any one of 8–12, above, except that only
one character feels the sensation or smells the
odor.
14 The room is transformed into an outdoor set-
ting (which may or may not be larger than the
dimensions of the room should allow), such as
a forest glade, a stream-bed, etc.
15 The room is transformed into some subterra-
nean setting (which may or may not be larger
than the dimensions of the room should allow),
such as a dark, damp cavern, a warm, torch-lit
dwarven hall, etc.
16 The room is transformed into some interesting
indoor setting (which may or may not be larger
than the dimensions of the room should allow),
such as a well-appointed sitting room with a
tinkling fountain, a dusty, abandoned dining
room full of cobwebs, etc.
17 One or more characters see constant flickers
of motion out of the corners of their eyes —
but when they look, there is nothing there.
18 There are strange markings or stains on the
walls, ceiling, and/or floors (soot, blood, foot
prints, etc.).
19 The walls, ceiling, and/or floors have some odd
property (e.g. glowing, transparent, spongy
and wet, etc.).
20 The very space-time fabric of the room is
twisted in some way — perhaps time passes
more slowly or quickly therein, or perhaps
there is no gravity (or lighter or heavier gravi-
ty), etc.
GMs are encouraged to come up with their own effects
and mysterious sights or sounds throughout Grieg’s End.
Sendings: Sendings resemble ordinary creatures, but are
actually physical manifestations of Grieg’s tormented mind.
If a sending is encountered or described, select a random
creature from Monsters of Luclin or Monsters of Norrath. The
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sending has that creature’s statistics and abilities, but is
perhaps surrounded by an odd luminescence (or has some
other unusual traits, as the GM wishes), and disappears
when slain.
Inhabitants: Specific creatures that actually dwell in
Grieg’s End include the wizard’s former servants, now all
1. Entrance
A short tunnel leads out to the Dawnshroud Peaks. Like
most of this portion of the fortress, the entrance passage is
normally unoccupied, save for mysterious sounds and occa-
sional flickers in the shadows, as if something dark and fast
is moving there. Of course, when an observer looks into the
shadows, there’s nothing to be seen.
2. Barracks (EL 9–12)
This chamber once housed Grieg’s mercenary guards, but
they fled when madness took him. The room is lined with
cots and chests, but there is nothing of value in them.
Several singultus proeliator stand watch in the room, but
they do not fight unless attacked.
3. Courtyard (EL 0+)
This broad court is open to the dim sky overhead. It’s normally
empty, but sendings and singultus proeliator sometimes wander
the space, intent on their own unknown errands. Sometimes they
ignore intruders, other times they attack.
4. Shrine (EL 12+)
Several sendings in the form of fire and earth elementals
occupy this room, which was originally devoted to the
worship of the gods of Norrath. After Grieg began to receive
visions from Luclin, he changed it to a shrine devoted to the
Goddess of the Moon. It contains a statue of the dancing
Luclin, a smaller version of the giant statues commonly found
in Akhevan cities. It also contains an altar and several small
stelae inscribed with Akhevan hieroglyphics. These stones
appeared one day after Grieg had had an especially vivid
dream of the goddess, and he was only half way through
translating them when the madness overcame him.
Anyone who can read the Fleshless Tongue of the Akheva
can attempt to read the tablets, but they are in a very obscure
dialect and require a Language (Fleshless Tongue) check (DC
20) and 2 to 3 hours to decipher. If successful, the reader finds
1d4 spells of the GM’s choice on the tablets.
5. Tomb
A single granite sepulcher occupies the center of the
room. It is not a real tomb, but a solid chunk of granite.
Grieg had it constructed after he went mad, and no one can
say why. The “tomb” is inscribed with Akheva-style hiero-
glyphics, but they are meaningless gibberish.
6. Tomb (EL 13)
The false tomb in Area 5 might have been built to distract
intruders from the “real” tomb located here. The room is
occupied by 2 sendings of type 5 spirit wolves that lurk in the
shadows unless the tomb is disturbed. The tomb does not
contain any kind of remains. Moving the lid requires a
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undead, known in Grieg’s old Combine tongue as singultus
proeliator. These are equivalent to Medium-size dark-boned
skeletons (see Monsters of Norrath) with 12 to 24 Hit Dice.
Sent by Luclin to torment Grieg, Akhevan shadows (see
Monsters of Luclin), called occisor primoris (Xov shadows) or
occisor acerbus (Pli shadows).are common in Grieg's End.
Strength check (DC 25), but the tomb actually hides a
quantity of alchemical ingredients and herbs worth about 250
gp. The tomb has a false bottom, however (Search DC 20),
which contains 2d8 randomly-determined potions.
7. Fence Chamber (EL 20)
A lone Vah Shir beastlord named Gesha Mraal (male Vah
Shir (ti), Bst 20, CN; Khati Sha, Naturalists of Luclin) and his
tiger Kirah (a type 7 warder) occupy this room, the tiger
pacing protectively about her bewildered master. Gesha
seems in a daze and does not respond coherently to any
inquiries; he became lost in the complex and now suffers
from amnesia and disorientation. He fights competently
enough if attacked, though, aided by an enraged Kirah.
Gesha is armed with a high master’s eitchatka (see Chapter
5: New Magic) and a +2 punching dagger that, due to its
acrylia-alloy construction, gives off illumination as a candle.
8. Mushrooms (EL 10+)
Occupying this room are 2 malevolent sendings in the form
of a thought horror and a shik’nar. The floor is covered with
pulpy detritus, from which several huge mushrooms grow.
The mushrooms were part of Grieg’s experiments, but most of
his servants suspected that madness was overcoming him, for
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the mushrooms seemed quite unrelated to the problem of
escaping Luclin and returning to Norrath. The mushrooms
are edible but have no other remarkable qualities.
9. Pump Room
This room contains intricate mechanical pumps built to
carry water throughout the complex. The water has long
since gone, but the pumps remain, and the fortress’s other
inhabitants sometimes wander through here.
10. To Upper End
This door opens to Area 14 in the upper end of the
complex.
11. Kitchen (EL 9+)
Food was once prepared in this stone chamber; Grieg’s
oven still occupies the south wall of the room. The rest of
the room’s fixtures were carried off by fleeing servants, and
today a pair of sendings in the form of remarkably tough
(Medium-size, but 20+ HD) rock hoppers remain here.
12. Wizard Spire
Originally, Grieg built a small circle of wizard spires here, much
like the miniature spires at the gates in the Nexus that lead back
to Norrath. On the verge of discovering a way of activating the
spires and opening a route back home, however, Grieg was seized
by Luclin’s madness and he soon disassembled the small spires —
all save one that sits alone in the middle of this room.
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Quest: Quest for the Spire
Faction: Nexus Scions (+1 rank).
NPC: Natana Sharif.
CR: 13+.
Reward: +1 faction rank with the Nexus Scions
(and see below); 1,000 gp; attuned spire shard.
Consequence: None.
Quest Summary: The opening of the gates to
Norrath has spurred even greater interest in the old
spells and devices used for the first Exodus. Lady
Natana Sharif (female Erudite, Ari 4/Wiz 19, OG;
NSc), Mistress of the Guild of Nexus Scions in Shadow
Haven, has heard rumors that fragments of Grieg’s
miniature spires may still contain useful energies. She
asks the characters to journey to Grieg’s End and bring
back as many fragments of the geomancer’s spires as
possible.
If the characters bring an entire intact spire back,
they receive +2 faction rank (as opposed to the +1 for
merely bringing back pieces of spires). Once her re-
searches are completed, about one week later, Natana
Sharif gives the heroes an attuned spire shard (see
below) and 1,000 gold pieces as a reward.
Attuned Spire Shard
Description: Fragments of wizard spires can be
crafted into transportation devices with the correct
spells and magical treatment. The spires created by
Grieg were attuned to the world of Norrath, and the
lands of the Combine in particular. If properly pre-
pared, fragments of Grieg’s spires can be used to carry
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users back to the old Combine lands on Norrath.
Powers: The bearer of this item receives a +5 bonus
on Sense Heading checks. Once per day, a spellcaster
holding the shard can invoke a power identical to the
spell Combine gate. Once per week, a spellcaster hold-
ing the shard can invoke a power identical to the spell
Combine portal; however, after using this latter power,
the spire shard’s Combine gate power cannot be used
again for one full week either.
Con +3, Wis +3, Int +3, hp +12, mana +16, all
resistances (3).
Bonus types: Ability scores = enhancement. Hit
points = arcane. Mana = arcane. Resistance = en-
hancement.
Activation: Spell Trigger [spellcaster] (Combine
gate, Combine portal); Use Activated (all other pow-
ers).
Caster Level: 17th.
Market Price: 914,350 gp.
Slot: Miscellaneous.
Weight: 0.1 lbs.–3 lbs.
By itself, the lone spire has no magical properties, but it
might possibly be made to function if combined with
fragments from the other fallen or destroyed spires that lie
around Grieg’s End. Enough fragments to make an entire
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spire must be collected before users can begin to experi-
ment with the spire. Once the fragments have been obtained,
a Knowledge (mysticism) check (DC 33) followed by a
Knowledge (planar travel) check (DC 38) and 2d4 days of
study are required to get the spire functioning again. If
either check fails, the study process must start again and the
two checks must once more be attempted. If either roll is a
natural “1”, then the spire is permanently damaged and will
not function again.
13. Storage
There are still a few boxes and barrels here. Most were
looted by servants before they left, but some dry goods and
preserved food can be found in this chamber, somehow still
fresh and edible as the day it was left.
14. Open Courtyards
This chamber, like those around it, was originally a room
intended for habitation by Grieg’s servants. Early on, when
Grieg was relatively sane and still prosperous, there were
many servants, all sharing these rooms dormitory-style. As
Grieg’s fortunes declined, however, so did the numbers of
servants, and toward the end each individual had two or
three entire rooms to herself. After madness completely
consumed Grieg and the last of the servants fled, he
inexplicably transformed these rooms into largely-empty
courtyards open to the eternally morning-lit sky above.
15. Courtyard (EL 0+)
High columns rise up toward the almost-daylight sky.
The wind constantly sighs among them and, as in the rest
of the complex, strange sounds echo constantly. Among
the shadows sometimes flit the shades that wander Grieg’s
End, the occisor primoris and the more powerful occisor
acerbus.
16. Discarded Spires
A dozen or so miniature wizard spires lie here in various
stages of construction — or deconstruction. These were
unsuccessful or partially-completed spires which Grieg
abandoned when his sanity finally fled. As with the spire in
Area 12, these could be valuable to the researchers in
Shadow Haven, but they present the same difficulties to
anyone who removes them.
17. Grieg’s Bedroom
The geomancer himself once slept in this relatively small
but comfortable chamber. His bed, chests, table, and chairs
remain intact and untouched, but Grieg is nowhere to be
found.
18. Sitting Room (EL 0+)
A pleasant stone chamber, this sitting room contains
several low tables and comfortable chairs. Shades some-
times wander through this room, but as in the bedroom
there is no evidence of its original owner, Grieg.
19. Pillar Chamber (EL 11+)
Solid granite pillars fill this room; it’s not certain whether
these pillars were placed here for structural stability or for
decoration, as aids in Grieg’s experiments, or simply as a
manifestation of his oncoming madness. Several guardians
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— mostly singultus proeliator, but occasionally occisor
primoris as well — lurk in the shelter of the columns,
observing intruders. They might merely harass outsiders,
throwing rocks or simply showing themselves and then
fleeing. On other occasions, they attack fiercely.
20. Spire Chamber
This room is empty save for a few plants, both lunar and
Norrathian, growing here and there. However, the atmo-
sphere almost literally crackles with magical energy. A low
humming emanates from the southern end of the room
where a miniature wizard spire rises. The spire radiates
tangible magical force.
The spire is indeed functional, but very limited in use. A
Spellcraft check (DC 35) is required to figure out how it
functions. Once an individual figures out how to work the
spire, another Spellcraft check (DC 28) is required to
activate it (taking 10 or 20 is not allowed on this second
check). If the spire is successfully activated, the user and all
creatures within 30 feet are immediately transported to
Area 37, where Grieg Veneficus himself lurks, lost in
madness.
21. Barracks
These well-appointed barracks, intended for Grieg’s
mercenaries, are almost entirely intact. The room contains
a dozen comfortable beds, each with its own chest, bedside
table, and armor rack. Some of these racks contain armor
(the GM should determine how many suits of armor and
what type are available), and some chests contain clothing
and weapons.
22. Commander’s Bedroom (EL 22)
There are 4 occisor primoris shades standing guard in this
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room; they attack anyone trying to pass by them, but do not
pursue foes who flee back out of the room. Grieg’s guard
commander once occupied this bedroom, but the chamber’s
location on the way to the library caused a great deal of
traffic to pass through here, much to the commander’s
chagrin (Grieg’s irrational placement of the bedroom may
be evidence of his oncoming dementia, but there is no way
of knowing for sure).
The room contains a fine hardwood bed, two chests
containing high-quality clothing, and an armor rack with
a suit of masterwork full plate armor. There is also a
weapons rack that still holds a longsword, a battleaxe, and
a mighty (+3) composite shortbow, all masterwork.
23. The Servitor of Luclin (EL 31)
This chamber has but a single door, locked and magically
sealed by Grieg in one of his last rational acts, which would
present a considerable challenge to batter down. Any
character making a Spellcraft check (DC 30) can discern
that the portal is heavily warded against passage. Normally,
it can be opened only with a special golden key originally
carried by Grieg, but now in the possession of Prast Iantor
in Area 25.
Magically Sealed Door: Hardness 25; 500 hp; Break DC
— (can’t be burst).
The room beyond the door was once a library. The walls
are lined with bookshelves, though only a few volumes
remain. The GM may determine whether the books con-
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tain spells, information about Grieg, or just mindless gib-
berish.
More worthy of immediate note than the books is the
room’s sole occupant — a creature known only as the
Servitor of Luclin, the personal emissary of the dark god-
dess who brought the very knowledge that drove Grieg
mad.
Years ago, the goddess Luclin dispatched one of her
trusted servants to Grieg’s End — a great dark being similar
in appearance to an Akhevan shadow but having a physical
form, bringing with it the knowledge of planar travel that
Grieg desired. Unfortunately for the geomancer, the wis-
dom that the Servitor bore was not intended for mortal
minds, and it proved too much for him to handle, driving
him irrevocably over the edge into hopeless insanity. As
madness took hold, however, Grieg sought vengeance on
the goddess and her servant, sealing the creature in this
chamber behind a nearly impenetrable magical barrier.
The Servitor remains in the room, and has grown some-
what mad itself, desperate to escape. Though it can be
reasoned with (Diplomacy DC 30 persuades it to stop and
listen), the Servitor is mostly consumed with rage and fear,
attacking anyone who enters the room as allies of Grieg
who are therefore at least indirectly responsible for its
imprisonment.
Servitor of Luclin: CR 33; Huge outsider; HD 35d8+315; hp 489; Init
+8 (+4 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative); Spd 40 ft.; AC 38 [flat-footed
33, touch 13] (–2 size, +5 Dex, +25 natural); BAB +35; Grap +54; Atk
+47/+43/+39/+35/+31 melee (4d6+14, crit 19–20, sombrous
claidmore) and +39 melee (1d8+5, wand of musing); Face 10 ft. by 10
ft.; Reach 15 ft.; SA spells; SQ damage reduction 40/+5, divine powers
(celestial healer, invisibility to undead, purify soul, receive divine
aura), fast healing 20, flowing thought I, Greater Specialization (abju-
ration), immunities, see in darkness, spell resistance 35, telepathy; Res
AR 50, CR 50, DR —, ER 25, FR 50, MR 51, PR —, SoR 25; AL NE;
Fac Luclin; SV Fort +28, Ref +24, Will +30; Str 33 (30), Dex 21 (18),
Con 28 (25), Int 33 (28), Wis 33, Cha 21.
Skills: Bluff +40, Channeling +44, Diplomacy +28, Es-
cape Artist +25, Gather Information +20, Hide +32,
Intimidate +42, Knowledge (geography) +29, Knowledge
(history) +30, Knowledge (mysticism) +46, Knowledge
(planar travel) +46, Knowledge (religion) +30, Listen +46,
Meditation +46, Search +46, Sense Heading +31, Sense
Motive +46, Sneak +23, Spellcraft +48, Spot +46, Taunt
+40.
Feats: Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Double Attack, Dual
Wield, Improved Initiative, Parry, Power Attack, Riposte,
School Specialization (abjuration).
Cleric Spells Prepared (mana cost, modified for Greater
Specialization): Aegolism (135), banish summoned (37),
bulwark of faith (53), enforced reverence (33), paralyzing earth
(17), trepidation (7), the unspoken word (71), wake of tran-
quility (50). Caster level 30th; save DC 21 + spell level.
Mana Pool: 786.
Immunities (Ex): Immune to disease and poison, subdual
damage, energy drain, ability score damage or drain, stun-
ning, and paralysis.
Possessions: Sombrous claidmore (see Chapter 5: New
Magic), wand of musing (see Chapter 5: New Magic).
Servitor of Luclin (buffed with aegolism and bulwark of faith): hp
694; AC 46 [flat-footed 42, touch 21] (–2 size, +4 Dex, +25 natural,
+9 divine); SQ damage reduction 40/+5 and 19/–.
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24. Barracks
A unit of elite guards once stayed here on six comfortable
beds, each with its own armor tree and footlocker. Only one
of these beds is used now, by the nearly mad warrior Prast
Iantor (see Area 25).
25. Storage (EL 28)
This room contains boxes of decayed food supplies and
mildewed cloth. The disheveled figure that lurks here is
actually legendary Combine hero Prast Iantor (male undead
[human], War 28, DE; no faction), who spends much of his
time here inventorying items that will never be used. Like
Grieg himself, Prast is kept “alive” by the will of Luclin, but
is quite mad, and still believes that Grieg’s End is function-
ing in its normal fashion. He is a tough fighter, but he
simply orders intruders to leave, threatening to summon
the guards if they do not. If the guards don’t arrive, he
accuses the intruders of having killed them all, and attacks.
Prast wears Combine chainmail (see Chapter 5: New Magic),
a Tobrin’s mystical eyepatch, and a +5 Combine claymore, and
he bears a golden key that opens the door to Area 23.
26. Courtyard (EL 20)
An occisor acerbus shade guards the door to this open
courtyard. The area contains chairs and tables, and was
once used for casual outdoor dining by Grieg and his
visitors. A single stove at the eastern end of the courtyard
provided heat.
27. Guest Chamber
Grieg himself lived in reasonable luxury, but his work
always took priority and he reserved the truly posh accom-
modations for distinguished visitors. This room contains a
huge, comfortable, canopied bed, upholstered chairs, and a
hardwood dining table, all in perfect condition.
28. Conference Courtyard
Another open space, this courtyard was intended for
conferences or meals when the weather was good. It con-
tains a long table with comfortable chairs.
29. Storage (EL 20)
An occisor acerbus shade stands guard outside this cham-
ber. The interior is piled with boxes and great stacks of hay,
probably intended to feed horses and livestock associated
with the fortress. The hay is fresh and unspoiled despite the
passage of years.
30. Twin Spires (EL 21)
Two nonfunctional wizard spires flank a white marble
casket. If the casket is opened, 2 occisor acerbus emerge and
attack. The casket contains various potions and minor
magic items (determined by the GM), but no corpse.
31. Pump Room
Water in the eastern portion of the complex was moved
by the mechanical pumps in this room. The room also
contains beds, a large table, and furniture for the pump-
tenders. While there is no water, the pumps themselves are
in perfect condition.
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32. Courtyard (EL 22+)
Several occisor acerbus shades drift across this courtyard.
The passing of the years has made itself known here more
than elsewhere in the complex (perhaps the magic that has
protected Grieg’s End from aging is beginning to wear off,
or does not extend as fully to this area). Weeds and grass
sprout between paving stones, and the furniture that once
stood here has fallen into piles of rotting wood.
33. Tomb
Grieg had another tomb constructed here, although only
he knows (perhaps!) who he intended to lay to rest. The
tomb is empty and unguarded, as if it was never used for its
intended purpose.
34. Entrance Chamber
This room appears to have been ransacked. Its door lies
fallen on the floor, and some boxes that once contained
supplies are broken and looted. A constant hot breeze from
the corridor beyond blows through the chamber.
35. Bedchamber
Once quarters for servants who tended this portion of the
complex, this room contains two large beds and chests.
36. Passage to Scarlet Desert
This portal opens in the rugged cliffs surrounding the
Scarlet Desert (see Scarlet Desert, Area 91).
37. Grieg’s Chambers (EL 34)
Characters transported from Area 20 arrive at the end of
the passageway to this chamber, where 2 occisor acerbus
stand guard. Up a flight of stairs is an open courtyard, where
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what is left of Grieg Veneficus wanders aimlessly, mutter-
ing incomprehensibly to himself. He sees all outsiders as
servitors of Luclin, come to torment him further, and reacts
accordingly. He has 6 occisor acerbus companions who aid
him if he is attacked.
Grieg Veneficus
This terrifying, vaguely wraith-like being is all that
remains of the powerful geomancer Grieg. After helping
the Combine Loyalists escape to Luclin, he was distraught
to discover that he could not find a way to return. Forced
to leave both Shadow Haven and Katta Castellum, Grieg
wandered for a time before finally settling in the northern
wastes of Luclin’s moon, where he built his home, Grieg’s
End.
Here, safe from outsiders, Grieg continued his researches,
hoping to find a way to escape from Luclin and undo the
harms he had caused. In the end, his research was his
undoing, for when he called upon the goddess Luclin for
guidance, she sent him more knowledge than even his
substantial intellect could contain. Driven to madness,
Grieg allowed his home to fall into disrepair; today he
lingers on in a vague semblance of life, surrounded by
Luclin’s shades and the shambling undead remains of his
servants.
Grieg’s madness has made him an even more fearsome
opponent. When approached by foes, he usually allows his
shade companions or summoned creatures to take the
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initial attack, then once the enemy is fully engaged uses his Grieg’s Vengeance (Su): Rather than the frightful pres-
Grieg’s vengeance power to draw individual close to him ence ability typical to revenants, Grieg has the ability to
where he can attack them in melee. If engaged in melee by disorient his foes with a mere touch. If his touch attack
multiple foes, he will teleport away and cast an area effect succeeds, the target must make a Will save (DC 32) or be
spell upon his opponents. subject to one of the following randomly determined ef-
Grieg Veneficus, Male Revenant [Human], Wiz 30/War 9 (always fects:
buffed with manaskin): CR 33; Medium-size undead; HD 30d12 plus d4 Result Effect
9d12; hp 370 [plus (2d10+2)x10 = ave. 130 vs. spells/spell-like abilities 1 Target is effectively paralyzed for 1d4 rounds.
only]; Init +8 (Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 34 [flat-footed 25, touch 22] (+5 2 Target is blinded and deafened for 1d4 rounds.
Dex, +3 natural, +9 armor, +3 deflection, +2 haste, +2 dodge); BAB
+24; Grap +30; Atk +36/+34/+32/+30/+28 melee (1d3+9 plus ignite 3 Target is confused for 1d4 rounds.
bones proc [Proc DC 21; Fort DC 33], crit 19–20, Bonecurse) and 4 Target is immobilized as if by a root spell for
touch +25 melee (Grieg’s vengeance); SA Grieg’s vengeance, spells; 1d4 rounds.
SQ berserking, cold, fire, and magic saves +1, damage reduction 2/–, Wizard Spells Prepared (mana cost, modified for Greater
flowing thought IV, Greater Specialization (alteration), greater Specialization): Annul magic (13), decession (8), evacuate
wizardries (mana burn, rapid casting x2), haste (5) [one extra action/ (8), flaming sword of Xuzl (117), Garrison’s superior sunder-
round], immunities, quicken mastery, spell resistance 29, Taunt bonus ing (90), ice spear of Solist (50), levitation (9), lure of
+3, teleportation mastery, ultravision, undead, +4 turn resistance; lightning (53), manaskin (55), Nexus portal* (23), tears
Res AR 15, CR —, DR —, ER —, FR 20, MR 30, PR —, SoR of Solusek (68), thunderbolt (50). Save DC 26 + spell
10; AL DN; Fac Grieg, Luclin; SV Fort +16, Ref +21, Will level, or DC 28 + spell level
+21; Str 22 (17), Dex 26 (16), Con
—, Int 43 (32), Wis 12 (6), Cha for evocation.
17 (15). * See Chapter 5: New
Skills: Bluff +11, Magic.
Channeling +45, Diplo- Mana Pool: 948.
macy +13, Escape Artist Immunities (Ex): Grieg is
+16, Gather Informa- immune to cold and elec-
tion +9, Handle tricity, and to attacks and
Animal +10, Hide +19, effects that would hamper
Intimidate +17, or halt his movement or
Knowledge (geogra- change his physical form
phy) +58, Knowledge to that of another crea-
(history) +36, Knowl- ture.
edge (mysticism) +49, Teleportation Mastery
Knowledge (planar (Su): Grieg need pay only
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edge (religion) +36, cost for any spell with
Listen +11, Meditation the [teleportation] de-
+62, Ride +17, Search scriptor. In fact, so great
+26, Sense Heading is his mastery of
+11, Sense Motive +17, geomancy and
Sneak +15, Spellcraft teleportation magic that
+51, Spot +11, Taunt Grieg can teleport himself at will
+11, Trade Skill to any location within 300 feet as a move action (no mana
(blacksmithing) +32, Trade Skill (jewelcraft) +27, Trade cost). Moreover, he may summon any creature within 100
Skill (pottery) +27, Undead Empathy +11. feet to any location within 10 feet of himself as if by the
Feats: Combat Casting, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Double wizard spell decession (mana cost 8; no save, though SR
Attack, Dual Wield, Enlarge Spell, Extend Spell, Hand to applies). He need not be able to see his target to use this
Hand, Mental Clarity, Mobility, Mystic Capacity (x4), ability.
Parry, School Specialization (alteration), Spell Focus (evo- Possessions: Jennly’s two-tone cuirass (see Chapter 5: New
cation), Toughened. Magic), Bonecurse (see Chapter 5: New Magic), belt of
virility (see Chapter 5: New Magic), geomantic fingers of
focus (see Chapter 5: New Magic).

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