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WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT EVERYTHING.

Level Summaries

Exterior

The Halls lie within a massive rock plateau above the Swift River valley. A 1,500’ waterfall (the Long Falls) cascades down the cliff face, flanked by two colossal carved figures: Arden the Defender (a crouching warrior woman) and Vul (a cowled figure with a staff). The Long Stair, a broad switchback carved into the cliff, provides the primary approach. Within 500’ of the falls everything is slick with mist and conversation is nearly impossible.

Ruined City

The ancient Archontean city atop the plateau, destroyed 1,210 years ago in a cataclysmic event that flattened the east side with force and charred the west with heat. An overgrown ruin; the west side has become swampland, the east retains a boulevard and some intact structures. The city serves as a relatively neutral staging area for expeditions below.

Key landmarks: The Great Pyramid of Thoth (the most well-known dungeon entrance), two obelisks flanking the river, the Donjon, the Archon’s Palace, and the Sign of the Broken Head inn (run by Kronos Kettle-Belly and Estelle). A huge old green dragon, Craastonistorex, lairs in the Tower of the Wyrm.

History: Founded by the Archontean Empire for scholarly and sorcerous purposes. The temple of Thoth was the dominant institution. In its final centuries the city was riven by the Sortian-Theosoph conflict over access to magical knowledge. Some 250 years ago, Archon Adrienic’s expedition attempted to reclaim the Halls but was destroyed by the varumani within 20 years.

Pyramid of Thoth

A 90’ square, 45’ tall pyramid with a 30’ platform at its summit bearing a cult statue of Thoth (20’ tall ibis-headed figure). The most well-known entrance to the dungeon levels below.

Tower of Scrutiny

Four-story tower overlooking the Plaza of Thoth. Four levels above ground, one below. Formerly the headquarters of the Overseer of Thoth, with a swiveling ibis head on the top floor for surveillance. Now ruled by the master wraith Loukios Tornikion. If cleared, it provides easy access from the surface to the Thoth precincts on Sub-Level 3. The entrance is locked and wizard locked.

Level 1 - Basement

Small, easily accessible cellars beneath a ruined Thothian building. No major factions; just vermin, weak masonry, and a few surprises. Good starting point with alternate routes to deeper levels. Notable for the deranged hermit Lankios, who speaks in riddles about his lost love Guivrel.

Level 2 - Well of Light

The former private domain of the priests of Thoth, now overrun by baboon packs led by the druid Gerrilad the Grey and his intelligent baboon lieutenants Sisko and Trefko. The central mechanic is light vs. dark: the Well of Light once illuminated the whole level via mirrors, but the system is broken. In darkness, baboons are aggressive hunters; restoring the light demoralizes them.

Level 3 - Halls of Thoth

One of the largest and most heavily trafficked levels, accessed directly from the Pyramid with connections to most of the other levels. Divided into faction-controlled territories:

• Northern Precincts of Thoth: Former public ritual halls. Evil halfling thugs under Phlebotomas Plumthorn extort tribute near the main entrance. They clash with goblins from SL4.

• Western Hidden Temples: The private (and desecrated) Thoth temple and the restored temple of Set, where the modern Set cult conducts rituals and contemplates expansion.

• Central Precincts of the Beastmen: Former Thothian administrative hub, now the domain of Deino, the witch-mother who created the beastmen. Count Skleros commands the forces; disciplined patrols sweep the area.

• Southern Great Cavern: Enormous natural cave bisected by the Seamly Run river and a lake. Fungal forests cultivated by the ancient priest Ptarmis. The mad wizard Trocadero of Newmarket controls the fungal foresters. No single faction dominates.

Level 4 - Forum of Set

Politically important beyond its military strength. Originally the seat of the great Archontean temple of Set; now home to a reduced but influential modern cult. The Forum rivals the Troll Market as a trading hub, attracting merchants from within and outside the Halls.

The cult operates in two arms: the priesthood under High Priestess Stephania handles ritual, and policy; the Guild of Service under chief slaver Gunnar (actually a doppelganger; the real Gunnar is secretly imprisoned) runs the slave market and a slaving ring. The cult is ruthless but lawful.

Level 5 - Obsidian Gates

The legendary Obsidian Gates, 20’ tall enchanted obsidian doors, seal the Hall of Forty Pillars, behind which lie untouched rudishva treasures on the Midnight Road. No faction has penetrated the gates since antiquity. The Midnight Road was the main rudishva thoroughfare, linking their forge, transportation hub, armory, troll breeding pits, and the Great Pillar. All rudishva areas are warded against teleport/passwall.

Also contains hidden Archontean tombs, the vivisectionist Psalor-Ki, a secret Thoth temple corrupted by a type III demon posing as Thoth (Oziman), the Great Chasm crossing via the Sundered Span, and Gog the lesser varumani who sometimes aids explorers.

Level 6 - Troll Lifts and Arena

Three “islands of peace” surrounded by deadly territory. The Troll Lifts are varumani-operated basket elevators spanning the Great Chasm. The Inn of the Lost is a functioning inn under Thegan White-Mane, who enforces a zone of peace via an ancient anti-magic shell; he harbors dark secrets and trades rastite lotus powder to Deino. The Arena is a 4,000-year-old gladiatorial venue operated by an ageless rudishva survivor, the Arena Lord, who buys monsters and slaves and enforces strict neutrality.

Level 7 - Court of the Troll Thegn

Home of the varumani, the most powerful faction in the Halls. Thegn Varboka rules from his court, requiring passports for peaceful entry. The Troll Market is a major trading hub. The varumani are disciplined but declining - only ~100 true varumani remain, plus ~170 lesser and many bestial. Varboka seeks to activate the Beacon to restore his people, and has placed a bounty on kaliyani fangs after discovering their return.

The four varumani clans are led by chiefs Hraskaya (Rudigaya), Vedraya One-Eye (Vanaraya), Gavra the Easy-Going (Pendaya), and Igrippa the Unruly (Druvaya), with court sorcerer Ashoka advising. Negotiation can yield valuable information and employment.

Other Areas Of Note:

• The heqeti upper temple of Kauket, secretly restored by Caudatssa the Tongue near the varumani domain.

• Cinna Minux (ancient vampire) maintains a court in old Archontean shrines, with charmed informants throughout the Halls.

• The engine room of the Beacon and a second rudishva floating island.

Level 8 - Nether Reaches

The “wild west” of Arden Vul - no faction controls it, most expeditions never return. Access is primarily via the Troll Lift and one-way teleporters. Escape is the main challenge, complicated by circuitous tunnels and the mind-altering bliss flower pollen that pervades central areas.

Notable locations:

• The shadow lord Laocoon’s darkened domain

• Secret temple of Bastet, a functioning ancient temple under high priestess Oubaste

• Caves of Bliss with giant bee hives

• Feasting Hall with its portal to Rimmaq-Isfet

• Forge of Zhorak, guarded by an iron golem and occupied by doppelgangers posing as dwarves

• Lost Temple of Besa, held by three rakshasas posing as rudishva

• Tomb of Phocion the Builder

Level 9 - Floor of the Great Chasm

The base of the Great Chasm: a massive cavern with twin waterfalls, a lake, mushroom groves, and the underground Rimpled Run river. The open western half has no roof (accessible from upper levels); the enclosed east has a ~30’ ceiling. Multiple factions are cautiously colonizing:

• Varumani operate a silver mine (the mine boss Prayaska is skimming).

• Heqeti hold the forward post leading to Level 10.

• Priscians (neo-Sortians) occupy the hidden Sortian compound under archmage Nerub Null, with a restored arcanum forge.

• Kaliyani have sent an exploration team nto the Silent Canyon, an ancient heqeti settlement hidden for 3,000 years, haunted by heqeti old ones under the Old Father.

Other threats:

• Quicklings under Ri Mear

• Ogre magi under Walid

• The lich Syagria Aiton

• Demonic huntsmen

• The vengeance spirit Celsus Torquatius guarding the tablet of the Beacon in the Praitorion

• The ultra-secret Rudishva Bastion, hidden for 2,800 years, contains the propulsion formula for the shuttle.

Level 10 - Ziggurat of Kauket

The deepest main level and potential campaign climax. A stinking marsh fills an enormous cavern, with the ziggurat of Kauket at its center: a 3,400-year-old heqeti shrine to the demon prince, twice cleansed in antiquity, now re-sanctified. The heqeti Great Tongue, Reepsiq, commands the level with high-level casters and heqeti warriors.

The heqeti have been trying to summon Kauket but lack the pale green spiral horn (hidden in a rudishva vault at 5-95A, accessible only via command codes from the AIs RAJ-750 or AKL-600).

Weakening the heqeti:

• Removing the hallow from the upper temple disables the ziggurat statues.

• Poisoning Rimmaq-Isfet via 8-76 removes the ziggurat’s hallow.

• Destroying the Kauket statue at 9-12 reduces Kauket’s magic resistance from 80% to 55%.

• Only destroying the ziggurat entirely (earthquake, wish, etc.) permanently ends the heqeti interest.

Sub-Level 1 - Tombs of Light

A niravairi research facility built around a permanent Astral portal. The niravairi (rivals to the rudishva) studied strange crystals and lumens (dangerous light creatures) here. The rudishva later occupied it briefly, then the Archonteans discovered it via the Well of Light (2-1) but abandoned exploration after disasters. Navigation requires solving light-beam puzzles and surviving lumen encounters. No NPCs, no factions.

Sub-Level 2 - Hall of Shrines

Two distinct regions: a potent set of Thothian shrines in polished marble (Thoth may only allow one shrine to be “open” at a time), and a suite of rudishva chambers from the Beacon (metallic surfaces, rounded corners). No NPCs, no factions.

Sub-Level 3 - Lesser Baboon Caves

Narrow, steep tunnels connecting the Howling Caves (Level 2) south to the cliff face. Frequented by albino baboon troops. Notable for the hidden upper reaches of the Great Hall and the Archontean magic user Tikun Thane, who accesses the slave market from here.

Sub-Level 4 - Goblin Warrens

The domain of Goblin King Weskenim, set in ancient Archontean servitor halls. A vast two-story hall lit by the great cook fire, spanned by rope bridges and rickety ladders, housing multiple goblin clans. The Troll Market’s downscale cousin: merchants trade on the hall floor, and Weskenim’s Court is a hub for information brokering and plot-hatching. Few hidden treasures, but useful for commerce and contacts. Sir Sorrow, a Sun-Scarred Knight, is stationed here (SL4-19).

Sub-Level 5 - Lizardman Caves

Home of the Skreel (Children of the Salamander), a lizardman tribe under lizard king Sgraal. Partially flooded (some areas 4’ deep, others 6’+ reaching the ceiling). The Skreel fish in the Drowned Canyon, war with the fishmen of SL7, and despise the renegade Lagrok tribe on SL9. Senior shaman Kusok One-Eye secretly promotes Kauket worship. The Skreel unknowingly share their domain with the lich Kentillian the Magnificent, who possesses the ebon spear. Visitors bearing gifts may negotiate; those who’ve helped the tribe may earn an audience with Sgraal.

Sub-Level 6 - Drowned Canyon

A steep-walled canyon fed by a permanent geyser, with Archontean tombs carved into the walls; many now submerged since Reiv-Tor’s dam raised the water level to 45’ below the cavern floor. Fourteen tomb openings at various depths, some dry, some flooded, some with limited air supply.

The canyon is a war zone between SL5 lizardmen and SL7 fishmen. The hidden Tower of Pol houses the powerful eccentric wizard Pol the Grinning Mage. Divided across two maps due to 3D complexity. GMs must track tomb opening elevations vs. water level and oxygen supply in sealed tombs.

Sub-Level 7 - Flooded Vaults

Mostly flooded domain of Reiv-Tor, an insane rudishva xenobiology officer who bioengineered ~60 fishmen from captured goblins, beastmen, and humans. He also created coral-generating fish, lantern fish, and spy fish. Areas are dry, partly submerged, or fully submerged. Reiv-Tor built the dam flooding SL6 and uses a well system for rapid fishmen deployment. His spy fish ensure he’ll likely detect approaching parties. PCs need water-breathing capability.

Sub-Level 8 - Caves Behind the Falls

Small, nearly unknown caves behind the great waterfall. In antiquity the Set cult bred their sacred Set animals here. The modern cult rediscovered it 15 years ago but can’t reach the old breeding labs due to a tunnel collapse at SL8-10. Underwater tunnels provide the only remaining access.

Sub-Level 9 - Kaliyani Pits

A geothermally heated cavern covered in burbling red mud, with geysers and mineral-rich water. Twenty years ago, renegade kaliyani from Lissak-Tol established the “Twelfth Consortium” under Magistra Tsilliv, breaking kaliyani tradition. They’ve enslaved the Lagrok lizardmen tribe under Nisslok, who sift mud for arcanum and minerals. The kaliyani haven’t discovered the ancient rudishva research station in the northeast. Travel on the hot mud is slow and dangerous (mudpots, mudsinks).

Sub-Level 10A - Hold of the Sun-Scarred Knights

One half of the Sun-Scarred Knights’ domain (the other is SL10B). A huge cavern containing their citadel (a 150’ pillar), plus the northern worked chambers called the Sanctum. The order has 14 knights plus Master Malachite (aka Melok-Ri), an ancient rudishva-descended being who is disengaging from daily operations. Senior knight Sir Ennius effectively leads.

Each knight adopts a new name on joining and abandons their old identity. Half the force is typically away on missions, leaving 7-8 knights, 7-8 varlets, wizard Ricchar Wither-Hand, and his apprentice Jolene. Visitors approach via the Entrance Hall and the treacherous sword bridges. Visitors are never invited inside the Citadel. The Sanctum contains the cloister, smithy, library, and Solar Chapel, guarded by the rudishva security construct Ranke.

Sub-Level 10B - Citadel of the Sun-Scarred Knights

The seven-story interior of the 150’ pillar. Serves as residence for knights and varlets, with the Chapter House for formal meetings. 10’-thick exterior walls with only two entrances (southern at 40’ height, northern at 80’ height), arrow slits, and two 1’ holes Master Malachite uses in gaseous form. Hostile visitors face missile fire and coordinated defense across multiple floors. See SL10A for order details.

Sub-Level 11 - Tomb of Isadora

Hides the deepest Sortian secrets. “Isadora” was actually Yasidorancil, an ancient huge gold dragon in human form, lover of the Sortian leader Priscus Pulcher. After Priscus was executed, she brought his remains to her 150’ octagonal sanctum beneath her villa and “took to the stone,” dying and reverting to gold. The complex has been hidden for 1,200+ years, with only two access routes (one heavily trapped). The crystal cavern and neighboring chambers are permanently warded against scrying, divination, summoning, and gate effects. Substantial treasure but deadly dangers.

Sub-Level 12 - Workshops of Kerbog Khan

Domain of Kerbog Khan, an archmage who discovered the Beacon’s unplundered medical pod and spent decades combining magic with rudishva technology. He creates automatons (dragonfly-sized to humanoid) and can project his consciousness into them via blood magic. He’s gradually grafting technology onto his own body. Visitors bargain through the “talking grill”, hearing only his strange amplified voice. All deals must be “sealed in blood.” Extremely powerful and dangerous if angered.

Sub-Level 13 - Lost Chambers of Arden

Two distinct areas. The first is a shrine to the demigod Arden built by the secretive Defenders of Arden cult, protected by elaborate entry rituals. Contains the Hall of the Labors (twelve potentially lethal tests emulating Arden’s legendary labors), the Hall of the Twenty, and the Reliquary of Arden. Completing all twelve labors allows meeting Arden herself and potentially acquiring the spear of Arden - potent against Rimmaq-Isfet and Kauket.

The second area is the Beacon’s shuttle bay with two shuttles, one potentially usable for interstellar travel if the astrogation crystals and propulsion formula are acquired. The rudishva solved the engineering problem but the kaliyani revolt destroyed them before they could use it.

Sub-Level 14 - Chamber of the Beacon

The bridge module of the crashed rudishva starship. Studied by the Archonteans, who called it “the Chamber of the Beacon” and created an elaborate entry mechanism via the two obelisks. The AI Akla-Chah/AKL-600 resides here but is stingy with information. Few physical treasures - the value is in information about the rudishva and interstellar travel.

Contains astrogation crystals and a hidden cache of rudishva technology. Many bridge functions require one of two command tablets.

Sub-Level 15 - Druid’s Retreat

Natural tunnels northwest of the city, expanded by corrupt Archontean legionaries who used them to smuggle stolen valuables (some still cached). The druid Gerrilad the Grey uses the tunnels to secretly enter and exit the dungeon. Connects to various cellars and crypts, some innocuous, others with guardians and treasure. The nymph Phryne inhabits a crystalline grotto and seeks companionship, but is currently feuding with a marid named Asim.

List of NPCs

By Location

Exterior & Ruined City

• Craastonistorex (AV-40) - Huge very old green dragon; lairs in the Tower of the Wyrm

• Estelle (AV-22) - 7th-level Archontean cleric of Tychias; co-proprietor of the Sign of the Broken Head, lover of Kronos

• Galeth Ironhands (AV-43) - Enhanced wight; master of the Long House, possessed by the shade of the necromancer Archemeson

• Kronos Kettle-Belly (AV-22) - 6th-level Thorcin thief; co-proprietor of the Sign of the Broken Head

• Tuffwillig (AV-7) - Sentient tree; neutral guardian of the Plaza of Thoth area

Tower of Scrutiny

• Loukios Tornikion (TS-16) - Master wraith; ruler of the Tower of Scrutiny, former Over-Seer of Thoth

Level 1 - Basement

• Lankios the Hermit (1-6) - Deranged human hermit dwelling in the cellars; speaks in semi-poetical riddles about a lost love named Guivrel

Level 2 - Well of Light

• Gerrilad the Grey (2-69) - Druid; leader of the baboon packs on Level 2, rules from the Library of Thoth

• Isocritis Half-Hand (2-70) - Magic user; Gerrilad’s lieutenant, occupies the Library of Thoth as librarian

• Sisko (2-29) - Giant intelligent baboon; lieutenant of Gerrilad the Grey

• Trefko (2-32) - Giant intelligent baboon; lieutenant of Gerrilad the Grey

• Umsko (2-60) - Giant intelligent baboon

• Yamki (2-61) - Giant intelligent baboon

Level 3 - Halls of Thoth

• Count Skleros (3-151) - Beastman leader; commands the beastmen forces in the central halls

• Count Trisko the Natty (3-154) - Beastman; commander of the Long Range Cavern Patrol

• Deino (3-158) - Witch; “mother” of the beastmen, creator and ruler of the beastman faction

• Phlebotomas Plumthorn (3-5) - Leader of the halfling thugs; runs an extortion racket and poison manufactory near the main entrance

• Roskelly Winterleaf (3-2) - Halfling thug; stationed at the Glory of Thoth

• Sir Simonet (3-131) - Sun-Scarred Knight

• Trocadero of Newmarket (3-176) - Crazed magic user; believes himself the reincarnation of Ptarmis of Thoth, controls the fungal foresters in the southern Great Cavern

Level 4 - Forum of Set

• Anna Ligareon (4-8B) - Guild master in the Guild of Service

• Belisarius the Overseer (4-47) - Second-in-command of the cult of Set

• Gillen (4-180) - Leader of a brigand company in the southern tunnels

• Gunnar (4-10/4-64) - Leader of the Guild of Service and chief slaver; a doppelganger impersonates him at 4-10 while the real Gunnar is imprisoned at 4-64

• Jisko Grey-Eyes (4-8C) - Guild master in the Guild of Service

• Lacedaion (4-57) - Third priest of the cult of Set

• Marius Junienos (4-56) - Second priest of the cult of Set

• Meskenit (4-139C) - Greater mummy; controls the undead in the ancient necropolis of Set

• Stephania (4-51) - High priestess of Set; ruler of the modern cult of Set

• Theodor Trefill (4-3) - Guild of Service auctioneer

• Theophrastus (4-100) - Leader of escaped slaves hiding in the northern caves
  Yon Resedior (4-8A) - Guild master in the Guild of Service

Level 5 - Obsidian Gates

• Gog (5-2) - Lesser varumani; dwells near the Obsidian Gates, sometimes aids explorers

• Killik (5-46) - Goblin “big boss of the wet caves”

• Oziman (5-83) - “Avatar of Thoth”; actually a type III demon posing as Thoth in a corrupted secret temple

• Priddy of Archontos (5-128) - Archontean sorcerer; found on the Midnight Road

• Psalor-Ki (5-74) - Vivisectionist; operates a terrible laboratory

Level 6 - Troll Lifts and Arena

• Gorlen (6-5) - Varumani overseer of the Troll Lifts

• Isocorax (6-20) - Resident of the Inn of the Lost (the inn was formerly called the House of Isocorax)

• Justin the Nose (6-7, 6-9A) - Employee at the Inn of the Lost; handles reception

• RAJ-750 (6-27) - Insane rudishva AI

• The Arena Lord (6-85) - Ageless rudishva survivor; operates the ancient gladiatorial arena with strict neutrality, buys monsters and slaves

• The Bad Neighbors (6-113, 6-129) - Evil NPC adventuring party (see also NPC Appendix); found in the Crew Quarters of the Beacon area

• Thegan White-Mane (6-19) - Innkeeper of the Inn of the Lost; enforces a zone of peace, trades rastite lotus powder to Deino

• Tredgeris the Dapifer (6-75) - Notable figure associated with the Arena region

Level 7 - Court of the Troll Thegn

• Ashoka (7-22) - True varumani; court sorcerer

• Caudatssa the Tongue (7-79) - Heqeti; found in the restored upper temple of Kauket

• Cinna Minux (7-122) - Ancient vampire; lairs in Archontean shrines west of the varumani domain

• Gavra the Easy-Going (7-25) - True varumani; chief of the Pendaya clan

• Glif (7-24) - Lesser varumani; first adept

• Hraskaya (7-17) - True varumani; chief of the Rudigaya clan

• Igrippa the Unruly (7-26) - True varumani; chief of the Druvaya clan

• Trolls (7-1) - Varumani vice-overseer of the Troll Lifts

• Varboka (7-30) - True varumani; First Thegn, aka “the troll thegn”; most powerful faction leader in Arden Vul

• Vedraya One-Eye (7-18) - True varumani; chief of the Vanaraya clan

Level 8 - Nether Reaches

• Ecath (8-1) - True varumani; apprentice overseer of the Troll Lifts (most junior staff member)

• Ilvala (8-124) - Rakshasa posing as a rudishva in the Lost Temple of Besa

• Laocoon the Shadow Lord (8-15) - Powerful shadow lord; controls the darkened halls east of the entrance

• Ljots / Arkose Scoria (8-100) - Doppelganger leader posing as a dwarf; leads a group seeking to destroy the Forge of Zhorak

• Muq (8-151) - Exiled lesser varumani

• Nicetas (8-5) - Archontean bandit; ambushes unwary explorers near the entrance halls

• Olaf the Bee-Whisperer (8-73) - Notable figure in the Caves of Bliss near the giant bee hives

• Oubaste (8-37) - High priestess of Bastet; leads the secret temple of Bastet

• Peabo (8-55) - Exiled lesser varumani

• Sir Discord (8-116) - Sun-Scarred Knight; deranged, found near the Lost Temple of Besa

• Tataka (8-125) - Rakshasa posing as a rudishva in the Lost Temple of Besa

• Vatapi (8-120) - Rakshasa posing as a rudishva in the Lost Temple of Besa

• Zhorak (8-97) - Undead dwarven spirit; haunts the legendary forge that bears his name

Level 9 - Floor of the Great Chasm

• Celsus Torquatius (9-104) - Vengeance aspect of Sekhmet; guards the tablet of the Beacon in the Praitorion

• Cenwulf the Unseen (9-31) - 8th-level illusionist; leader of the Priscian expeditionary team

• Jaracondus the Sprightly (9-63) - Second in command of the Priscians in Arden Vul

• Nerub Null (9-64) - Archmage; leader of the Priscians, rediscovered the Sortian compound

• Prayaska (9-22) - True varumani; mine boss of the silver mining operation (skimming silver)

• Ri Mear (9-14) - Lord of the quicklings; leads a vicious band in the southern mushroom groves

• Rivvep (9-118) - Kaliyani sorcerer; leader of the kaliyani exploration team from the Silent Canyon

• Syagria Aiton (9-55) - Lich; an Archontean-era undead of great power

• Vingalok (9-48) - Niravairi; member of the Order of Planar Explorers

• Walid (9-70) - Chief of the ogre magi; inhabits a tower on the chasm floor

Level 10 - Ziggurat of Kauket

• Reepsiq the Great Tongue (10-47) - Heqeti high priest of Kauket; oversees the ziggurat and seeks to summon Kauket himself

SL3 - Lesser Baboon Caves

• Tikun Thane (SL3-2) - Archontean magic user; accesses the slave market at the Forum of Set

SL4 - Goblin Warrens

• Sir Sorrow (SL4-19) - Sun-Scarred Knight

• Weskenim (SL4-22) - Grand King of the United Goblins; holds court in the ancient servitor’s halls

SL5 - Lizardman Caves

• Kentillian the Magnificent (SL5-13B) - Lich; former Archontean archmage, possesses the ebon spear

• Kusok One-Eye (SL5-31) - Senior lizardman shaman; secretly promotes reverence for Kauket

• Sgraal (SL5-36) - Lizard king; chief of the Skreel (Children of the Salamander) lizardman tribe

SL6 - Drowned Canyon

• Basil Choumnos (SL6-17A) - Castellan of the Tower of Pol

• Pol the Grinning Mage (SL6-8) - Powerful and eccentric wizard; inhabits the hidden Tower of Pol

SL7 - Flooded Vaults

• Reiv-Tor (SL7-23) - Insane rudishva survivor; former xenobiology officer of the Beacon, created the fishmen through bioengineering, rules an aquatic domain

SL9 - Kaliyani Pits

• Nisslok (SL9-27) - Lizard king; chief of the Lagrok tribe of renegade lizardmen, enslaved by the kaliyani

• Tsilliv (SL9-77) - Kaliyani Magistra of the Twelfth Consortium; leads the renegade kaliyani outpost

SL10A - Hold of the Sun-Scarred Knights

• Master Malachite / Melok-Ri (SL10A-32) - Leader of the Sun-Scarred Knights; ancient rudishva-descended being, first among equals

• Sir Ennius (SL10A-21) - Sun-Scarred Knight; senior knight, exercises significant influence in Master Malachite’s absence

• Sir Hazel (SL10A-18) - Sun-Scarred Knight

• Sir Hegemon (SL10A-21) - Sun-Scarred Knight

• Sir Larel (SL10A-22) - Sun-Scarred Knight

• Sir Spes (SL10A-24) - Sun-Scarred Knight; stationed at the Solar Chapel

SL10B - Citadel of the Sun-Scarred Knights

• Ricchar Wither-Hand (SL10B-26) - Magic user serving the Sun-Scarred Knights; has an apprentice named Jolene

• Sir Philautia (SL10B-2) - Sun-Scarred Knight

• Sir Vambrace (SL10B-2) - Sun-Scarred Knight

SL11 - Tomb of Isadora

• Isadora / Yasidorancil (SL11-12) - Deceased ancient huge gold dragon; spent most of her life in human form as an Archontean noblewoman, lover of Priscus Pulcher, her remains have reverted to gold

SL12 - Workshops of Kerbog Khan

• Kerbog Khan (SL12-25) - Archmage and eccentric techno-sorcerer; combines magical skills with rudishva technology to create automatons, projects consciousness into them

SL14 - Chamber of the Beacon

• Akla-Chah / AKL-600 (SL14-13) - Rudishva AI; housed in the bridge module of the Beacon, stingy with information

SL15 - Druid’s Retreat

• Gerrilad the Grey (2-69, encountered here randomly) - Druid; uses these tunnels to secretly enter and exit Arden Vul for mistletoe and holly

• Phryne (SL15-16) - Nymph; inhabits a crystalline grotto, bored and seeking companionship, currently in conflict with a marid named Asim

By Faction

Baboons / Druids of Level 2

• Gerrilad the Grey (2-69) - Druid, ruler of the baboon packs

• Isocritis Half-Hand (2-70) - Magic user, Gerrilad’s lieutenant

• Sisko (2-29) - Giant intelligent baboon lieutenant

• Trefko (2-32) - Giant intelligent baboon lieutenant

• Umsko (2-60) - Giant intelligent baboon

• Yamki (2-61) - Giant intelligent baboon

Beastmen of Deino

• Count Skleros (3-151) - Beastman leader

• Count Trisko the Natty (3-154) - Commander of the Long Range Cavern Patrol

• Deino (3-158) - Witch, “mother” and creator of the beastmen

Cult of Set

• Anna Ligareon (4-8B) - Guild master

• Belisarius the Overseer (4-47) - Second-in-command

• Gunnar (4-10/4-64) - Chief slaver, leader of the Guild of Service (impersonated by a doppelganger)

• Jisko Grey-Eyes (4-8C) - Guild master

• Lacedaion (4-57) - Third priest

• Marius Junienos (4-56) - Second priest

• Stephania (4-51) - High priestess of Set

• Theodor Trefill (4-3) - Guild of Service auctioneer

• Tikun Thane (SL3-2) - Archontean magic user, patron of the slave market

• Yon Resedior (4-8A) - Guild master

Goblins

• Killik (5-46) - Goblin “big boss of the wet caves”

• Weskenim (SL4-22) - Grand King of the United Goblins

Halfling Thugs

• Phlebotomas Plumthorn (3-5) - Leader of the halfling thugs

• Roskelly Winterleaf (3-2) - Halfling thug, stationed at the Glory of Thoth

Heqeti

• Caudatssa the Tongue (7-79) - Heqeti, found in the restored upper temple of Kauket

• Reepsiq the Great Tongue (10-47) - High priest of Kauket, oversees the ziggurat

Inn of the Lost

• Isocorax (6-20) - Resident of the Inn (formerly the House of Isocorax)

• Justin the Nose (6-7, 6-9A) - Receptionist at the Inn

• Thegan White-Mane (6-19) - Innkeeper, enforces the peace zone

Kaliyani

• Rivvep (9-118) - Sorcerer, leads an exploration team in the Silent Canyon

• Tsilliv (SL9-77) - Magistra of the Twelfth Consortium, leads the renegade kaliyani

Lizardmen (Lagrok - Renegade)

• Nisslok (SL9-27) - Lizard king, chief of the Lagrok tribe, enslaved by kaliyani

Lizardmen (Skreel)

• Kusok One-Eye (SL5-31) - Senior shaman, secretly promotes Kauket worship

• Sgraal (SL5-36) - Lizard king, chief of the Skreel tribe

Priesthood of Bastet

• Oubaste (8-37) - High priestess of Bastet, leads the secret temple

Priscians (Neo-Sortians)

• Cenwulf the Unseen (9-31) - 8th-level illusionist, leads the expeditionary team

• Jaracondus the Sprightly (9-63) - Second in command

• Nerub Null (9-64) - Archmage, leader of the Priscians in Arden Vul

Rudishva Survivors / AIs

• Akla-Chah / AKL-600 (SL14-13) - Rudishva AI on the bridge of the Beacon

• Master Malachite / Melok-Ri (SL10A-32) - Rudishva-descended, also leader of Sun-Scarred Knights

• RAJ-750 (6-27) - Insane rudishva AI

• Reiv-Tor (SL7-23) - Insane rudishva survivor, created the fishmen

• The Arena Lord (6-85) - Ageless rudishva survivor, operates the Arena. Insane.

Sun-Scarred Knights

• Jolene (SL10B-26) - Apprentice to Ricchar Wither-Hand

• Master Malachite / Melok-Ri (SL10A-32) - Leader of the order

• Ricchar Wither-Hand (SL10B-26) - Magic user serving the order

• Sir Discord (8-116) - Deranged knight, found on Level 8

• Sir Ennius (SL10A-21) - Senior knight

• Sir Hazel (SL10A-18) - Knight

• Sir Hegemon (SL10A-21) - Knight

• Sir Larel (SL10A-22) - Knight

• Sir Philautia (SL10B-2) - Knight

• Sir Simonet (3-131) - Knight, stationed on Level 3

• Sir Sorrow (SL4-19) - Knight, stationed in the Goblin Warrens

• Sir Spes (SL10A-24) - Knight

• Sir Vambrace (SL10B-2) - Knight

Varumani (Trolls)

• Ashoka (7-22) - Court sorcerer

• Ecath (8-1) - Apprentice overseer of the Troll Lifts

• Gavra the Easy-Going (7-25) - Chief of the Pendaya clan

• Glif (7-24) - Lesser varumani, first adept

• Gog (5-2) - Lesser varumani, independent near the Obsidian Gates

• Gorlen (6-5) - Overseer of the Troll Lifts

• Hraskaya (7-17) - Chief of the Rudigaya clan

• Igrippa the Unruly (7-26) - Chief of the Druvaya clan

• Muq (8-151) - Exiled lesser varumani

• Peabo (8-55) - Exiled lesser varumani

• Prayaska (9-22) - Mine boss of the silver mine

• Trolls (7-1) - Vice-overseer of the Troll Lifts

• Varboka (7-30) - First Thegn, “the troll thegn”

• Vedraya One-Eye (7-18) - Chief of the Vanaraya clan

Independent / Unaligned

• Basil Choumnos (SL6-17A) - Castellan of the Tower of Pol

• Celsus Torquatius (9-104) - Vengeance aspect of Sekhmet

• Cinna Minux (7-122) - Ancient vampire

• Craastonistorex (AV-40) - Green dragon in the ruins

• Estelle (AV-22) - Cleric of Tychias, co-proprietor of the Broken Head

• Galeth Ironhands (AV-43) - Enhanced wight, master of the Long House

• Gillen (4-180) - Brigand leader

• Ilvala (8-124) - Rakshasa posing as rudishva

• Isadora / Yasidorancil (SL11-12) - Deceased ancient gold dragon

• Kentillian the Magnificent (SL5-13B) - Lich, former Archontean archmage

• Kerbog Khan (SL12-25) - Archmage and techno-sorcerer

• Kronos Kettle-Belly (AV-22) - Thorcin thief, co-proprietor of the Broken Head

• Lankios the Hermit (1-6) - Deranged human hermit on Level 1

• Laocoon the Shadow Lord (8-15) - Shadow lord controlling darkened halls

• Ljots / Arkose Scoria (8-100) - Doppelganger leader posing as a dwarf

• Loukios Tornikion (TS-16) - Master wraith in the Tower of Scrutiny

• Meskenit (4-139C) - Greater mummy in the necropolis of Set

• Nicetas (8-5) - Archontean bandit

• Olaf the Bee-Whisperer (8-73) - Bee keeper in the Caves of Bliss

• Oziman (5-83) - Type III demon posing as Thoth

• Phryne (SL15-16) - Nymph in a crystalline grotto

• Pol the Grinning Mage (SL6-8) - Eccentric wizard in the Drowned Canyon

• Priddy of Archontos (5-128) - Archontean sorcerer

• Psalor-Ki (5-74) - Vivisectionist

• Ri Mear (9-14) - Lord of the quicklings

• Syagria Aiton (9-55) - Lich

• Tataka (8-125) - Rakshasa posing as rudishva

• Theophrastus (4-100) - Leader of escaped slaves

• Tredgeris the Dapifer (6-75) - Notable near the Arena

• Trocadero of Newmarket (3-176) - Crazed magic user, controls fungal foresters

• Tuffwillig (AV-7) - Sentient tree in the ruins

• Vatapi (8-120) - Rakshasa posing as rudishva

• Vingalok (9-48) - Niravairi, Order of Planar Explorers

• Walid (9-70) - Chief of the ogre magi

• Zhorak (8-97) - Undead dwarven spirit at the Forge

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