Features

• Architecture
  • 30ft tall ceilings (hallways 20ft tall), doorways 8ft tall 3ft wide
• Flooded Cavern
  • 500ft below Ank’harel
  • Fresh water that flows out of the Netherdeep rift (M17) up through a natural channel
• Light
  • Lit by continual flame spells (unless Allegiance hasn’t erected protective wards
• Magical Barriers and Keystones
  • Barriers
    • 1in thick
    • Can be passed through without harm
    • Can’t press another creature through
    • Work as airlocks
    • Held in place by keystone
    • Cannot be destroyed
  • Keystones
    • Each area has one
    • AC 17, 50 HP
    • If destroyed the barrier in that area will dissipate (DC 20 Dex save or take 21 (6d6) bludgeoning damage or half on save)
• Aboleth
  • Can roam any area in water
  • Any time the characters enter a new area it speaks to them this also causes an effect (Poisoned Emotions table pg. 123)
• Uncharted Waters
  • Can be explored but roll on Cael Morrow Encounters table (pg. 124)

Locations

• M1: Stone Column
  • Gortag Inkdrinker (scholarly agent) is guarding the door to Cael Morrow
  • Crates - contain relics and specimens in glass jars packed for transport
• M2: Warded Entrance Hall
  • 1st message from Alyxian Aboleth (probably to Iris welcoming her to Cael Morrow)
  • 2 scholarly agents stand guard (Kal & Nadiya)
  • Keystone - above the door to M3
• M3: Allegiance Base Camp
  • Professor Insight Acuere Xot Scribble are here
  • DC 14 Persuasion or Deception check on Xot to have her offer to show them relics on second floor
    • They were deemed to damaged or insignificant to transport topside but she likes them enough to keep them
    • DC 12 Investigation check finds a ring of the ram & potion of healing (superior) DC 18 Persuasion check to keep the items
  • Double Agent - DC 15 Insight check to get a sense of a person’s loyalty. It is apparent that these individuals are fully dedicated to the expedition and has no intention of betraying the Allegiance
  • First and Second Floors - shelves holding specimens from Cael Morrow
  • Third Floor - where the researchers sleep. has crates with goodies (breathing bubbles, potions of water breathing)
  • Keystone - hidden in wall on the third floor (take 10 minutes and DC 15 Perception check to find)
• M4: Royal Guest House
  • 2nd message from Alyxian Aboleth
  • M4A: Parlor - filled with rubble
  • M4B: Private Study
    • Treasure - 10 minutes and DC 20 Investigation check finds spell scroll of teleport
  • Keystone - above north door
• M5: Access Corridor
  • Keystone - in the floor of the tower
  • M5A: Crumbling Tower
    • 3rd message from Alyxian Aboleth
    • Passive Perception ≥ 15 can see silhouette of a shark circling the barrier
    • Malfunctioning Keystone
      • DC 15 Arcana check determines magic is weakening but no way to know when it will fail
      • Allegiance of Allsight doesn’t know about it (happened recently)
      • The keystone will fail the second time the party enters the tower
        • 1 corrupted giant shark will attack
• M6: Sunken Tavern
  • Underwater tavern
  • Lit by continual flame spells
  • Run by Olara
    • Been here since Gruumsh’s attack
    • Memory has been effected by rift and ruidium can be cleared by magic that ends a curse
  • Buying Goods
    • Magically Preserved Wine -3 bottles in stock of pre-Divergence wine 50 gp per bottle (would be 1,000 gp per bottle in Ank’harel)
    • Potions of Healing - 5 in stock for 50 gp each
    • Potions of Heroism - 2 in stock for 300 gp each
• M7: Hall of the Royal Library
  • Keystone - above the south door
  • M7A: Royal Reading Room
    • Galeokaerda & her shield guardian are camping out here
      • If current mission doesn’t involve her she tells the party to leave or be attacked (won’t follow through)
    • Double Agent - DC 15 Insight check to determine she is the spy
      • DC 15 Perception check to spot signs of ruidium corruption on her arm
        • If asked she tries to explain away and attacks if party doesn’t listen
    • M7B: Royal Study Chamber
      • 1 swarm of sorrowfish
      • Treasure - teleportation tablet (goes to teleportation circle on roof of First Eclipse Tavern)
    • M7C: Royal Ritual Chamber
      • 4th message from Alyxian Aboleth
      • DC 14 Investigation check to find teleportation tablet
• M8: Submerged Library
• M9: Temple of the Arch Heart