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Note: This adventure comes from “Fortress of the Yuan-ti”, by Ari Marmell, as published by Wizards of the Coast.

Area P4) Reliquary

The party interrupts what appears to be a woman performing a ritual sacrifice. Six additional potential sacrifices are manacled to the far wall. Once the sacrificer is defeated, the party's hopes to interrogate her are dashed when the woman who was to be sacrificed lunges forward and delivers a killing blow with the ceremonial dagger.

At this point, Ash notices two things: the “victim” radiates a strong aura of evil and the ceremonial dagger was made in the same style as Allie's sword, Merthúvial. He asks for her to hand the dagger over – even going so far as to offer her a replacement weapon. Before she can act, though, Líkami tackles her and a brief, one-sided fight ensues.

In the end, she is dead and the party recovers six ragged prisoners (who did not know the woman to be sacrificed, though they learned her name was “Arzanezra”) and a suit of magical rhino hide armor from Shiuahn, the sacrificer.

The party escorts the six surviving prisoners outside (and earns two action points in the process).

Area P5) Portal Chamber

At the lowest level of this tower, the party fights four Baboon Wights (which inflict terrible level loss on Yosi) and discover an active (though not open) portal.

The party decides this room is defensible enough to rest for the night. However, after no more than an hour, a Yuan-ti Abomination and two Yuan-ti Halfbloods descend the stairs. After a prolonged battle that brings them all the way back up the tower and into the Gate Room in the main fortress, the party decides that they need to move to a better position.

They choose the locked (and unused) guest quarters on the third level and are rewarded with an uneventful night.

They return to the Gate Room to explore the only remaining active portal. Like before, they ask Thoburk, the Orc, to go through and report his findings. He gladly agrees, but sadly never returns.

Area D1) Entry Chamber

The rest of the party prepares for battle and steps through the portal, where they find (and eventually) kill a Scale Golem. They find themselves at the top level of what they assume is the third (and final) tower.

At the bottom of a 20' pit, Ketamine discovers an illusory floor and manages to remain hidden while she scouts the next level down. In this room, she sees a Mind Flayer and his bodyguard, a Yuan-ti barbarian.

While the party prepares for the coming fight, they quickly explore the doors on the top level. While Yosi inadvertently triggers a magical chain lightning trap, the party as a whole finds a number of interesting items:

• The components of an alchemist's lab (500 gp)
• Three full sets of standard spell components (5 gp each)
• Five pearls (100 gp each)
• A pouch of diamond dust (250 gp)
• Enough special inks for a wizard to scribe five pages of a spellbook (500 gp).
• A large pouch of foul-smelling purple powder (which Ketamine determines will ignite and create noxious fumes if mixed with blood).
• A helm of comprehend languages and read magic (which Freyrik opts to wear).
• A circlet of persuasion.

Because of this importance of the powder to the Vanguard, the party earns one action point by taking it.

Area D2) Arcane Supplies

Area D3) Arcanists' Living Quarters

Area D4) Tolvul's Living Quarters

Area D5) The Laboratory

Area D7) The Library

Area D8) Library Balcony

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