Dragonlance_Saga_15_-_Adventure_-_Mists_of_Krynn_(lvl_0-15).pdf

Mists of Krynn

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Adventures ............................................................. 2-100

Between a Dragon and His Wrath (Chris Mortika) .......................................... 3

Eyes of the Minotaur (Rick Swan) ..................................................... 13

The Gate to Neraka (Michael DeWolfe)................................................. 22

Beyond All Tears (Thomas Kane) ...................................................... 30

Search for the Golden Minotaur (Rick Reid) ............................................. 37

The Riders of Khur (Jay Batista) ...................................................... 46

Tanglewood Keep (Vince Garcia and Bill Mercer) .......................................... 54

Valley of Fear (Peter Blanchard) ....................................................... 64

The Silvanesti—A Second Chance (John Terra) ......................................... 72

Crusade (Scott Bennie)............................................................... 80

Mother Love (Peter and Janet Vialb) ................................................... 87

Under Sanction (Ray Winninger) ...................................................... 93

Races of Krynn ........................................................ 101-119

Aurak Draconians (Janet and Peter Vialls) .............................................102

Baaz Draconians (Thomas Kane) ...................................................... 104

Bozak Draconians (Rick Swan) ...................................................... 106

Dragons (Rick Reid) ................................................................ 108

Gnomes (John Terra) ............................................................... 110

Gully Dwarves (Michael DeWolfe) .................................................... 112

Kapak Draconians (Ray Winninger) ................................................... 114

Kender (Vince Garcia and Bill Mercer) ................................................. 116

Sivak Draconians (Peter and Janet Vialls) .............................................. 118

NPCs of the Saga ...................................................... 120-128

Fistandantilus (Thomas Kane) ....................................................... 121

Justinius (Thomas Kane) ............................................................ 122

Bas-Ohn Koraf (Rick Reid) .......................................................... 123

Ladonna (Vince Garcia) .............................................................. 124

Lord Soth (Scott Bennie) ............................................................ 125

Steel-Toe (Rick Reid)..............................................................126

Theros Ironfeld (Rick Swan) ......................................................... 127

Fewmaster Toede (Rick Swan) ....................................................... 128

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Between a Dragon and His Wrath is a

DRAGONLANCE ® adventure for a well-

balanced party between 3d and 5th

levels, set in the lands of Nordmaar.

Although the adventure is best set a gen-

eration after the War of the Lance, the

DM should have little trouble placing it

at other times in Ansalons history.

Although the adventure is reasonably

self-complete, the DM will find that

module DL12, Dragons of Faith, which

details the lands and waters around the

Blood Sea, provides a wealth of helpful

detail about the setting.

Throughout this adventure, all NPCs

are considered to be proficient in swim-

ming, and the DM might hint to the

players that such a skill would be appro-

priate for their characters as well. Also,

the adventure works best if at least one of

the player characters has previous ship-

board experience.

her newly-crippled senses. She should

have smelled him coming.

What does the Lord of Windbreak

want with an outcast? I had hoped to

depart without fanfare.

Frachier-knolls wording was formal

and stiff, but Cordelia heard an urgency

behind them. I am here to dissuade

you, to offer you a second chance. Yes,

you have lost your womans ways, but the

monstrous shape you have assumed

presents me with a most attractive oppor-

tunity I bid you come, and I will tell you

how you may find in this set-back the

seed for the greatest confirmation since

the days of legends.

Cordelia only smiled at this boast, but

she offered no resistance when Frachier-

knol led her away from the shores of the

Courrain. And so began the Lord of

Windbreaks most ambitious enterprise.

not satisfied, and began to plan on his

own, though without results for some 15

years.

Only last autumn, he heard news of a

young minotaur woman named Cordelia,

who had not only failed her Rite of Pas-

sage, but had moreover been poly-

morphed into a human, a form

unpleasant to a minotaurs eyes. But

Frachier-knol knew that Cordelia was still

lovely in her new form, and so a plan

began to grow in his mind.

He enlisted Cordelia in a plan that

would bring Eiril to destruction, a major

political coup. He sent her to the main-

lands, to move from port to port until she

found Eiril .

Once she had done so, Cordelia acted

to seduce the charismatic sailor, the bet-

ter to lay a trap for him. But Cordelia lost

her heart to Eiril as he did to her. And

more, she learned of his growing fears.

Eiril was nearing his fortieth year, and

although his health was magnificent, he

could feel the waning of his youth, and

he felt an unfocused sense of urgency. He

said that Cordelia made him feel 15 years

younger, but she could tell that he want-

ed more. And Frachier-knols plans for

Eirils demise bore heavily on Cordelia.

It was about this time that she came

upon an idea that might satisfy all con-

cerned. Rather than killing Eiril,

Frachier-knol could recruit him, a far

greater coup. And a return to swashbuck-

ling piracy might be just what Eiril need-

ed.

The Lord of Windbreak was amenable.

I admire your inventiveness, Cordelia.

Yes, Eiril Rosewood will be a much better

prize alive and working for me. And he is

right, he is growing too old for this busi-

ness. When his utility is spent, so will be

his life.

Cordelia nodded. So relieved was she

that Eiril would be spared that she did

not catch Frachiers ominous implica-

tions.

Eiril, too, agreed to a return to the

excitement of piracy, if only as a fling.

But he would have to abandon his crew in

such a way that they would take him back

afterward. At a meeting in the seaboard

city of Jennison, Frachier suggested that

Eiril and Cordelia disappear one after-

Synopsis

Eiril Thorvaldsson was too young to

have participated in the War of the Lance,

but he waited precious few years after-

ward before coming to prominence in the

northern waters of the Sirrion as a born

sailor, an inspired tactician, and a leader

of men and women. For a time he was

known as the Dread Pirate Eiril,

renowned for his battle skill and ruthless-

ness toward his enemies. None survived

his raids.

Because of his growing notoriety, Eiril

retired after a time. He traveled around

Ansalon, finding the best shipwrights to

build for him Heart of Justice, an

enchanted ship made from expensive

hardwoods. He turned to the safer, less

sensational career of armed companion to

the merchant ships on the Blood Sea.

Now known as Eiril Rosewood, his repu-

tation grew so that even the Black Drag-

onarmy hesitated to raid Eirils ship or

harry his charges.

The minotaurs of the Blood Sea were

not so compliant. Frachier-knol, a petty

minotaur noble from the southern tip of

Kothas, demanded action of the Council

on Mithas. But cooler, more patient

heads prevailed. Eirils renown made all

the merchants feel safer, which was to the

minotaurs liking. But Frachier-knol was

dms Introduction

The currents swept south along

Kothass barren eastern shores, and the

north-bound winds whistled a siren song

overhead, cajoling the waves to crash

white-headed into the rocky shore. The

sun was secure behind clouds, casting a

gray pall over the scene and a chill

through Cordelias bones. She wore her

thick flax robes, their sleeves rolled up for

her hideously short arms. She had failed.

She had failed the Test, an apprentices

first Circus, and the laws of her culture

were cold to her now. She had failed to

choose between her beauty and her craft,

and her hesitation had cost her both, and

more besides. She was small, weak, and

pitiful now, hairless except for a black

mane that caught the wind and fluttered

over her left shoulder. The magic of

Nuitari would be forever denied her, but

perhaps his tides would embrace her

instead.

Cordelia, came a shout from behind

her. She turned, and it was Governor

Frachier-knol, one of Kothass lesser

nobles. His fur was well-worn from his

rugged activities, his horns were smooth

and stout, and his muscles still surged

under his jerkin despite his two-score

years. She turned back to the sea, cursing

noon, kidnaped by minotaurs. Eiril

would arrange for Bertrand, a famous

Kalamanian shipwright living in Jenni-

son, to construct a ship of unsurpassed

speed and maneuverability, which would

be part of a ransom the crew would

have to pay. Of course, Eiril and his new

allies would take the vessel and cast off to

a new time of adventures. His old crew

would be left marooned for a time, but

close enough to shipping lanes that they

would eventually be rescued. Frachier-

knol smiled broadly. He said he knew just

the island.

These discussions proceeded for a little

over an hour, completely overheard by a

band of nigh-invisible skulks. The skulks

quietly made their own plans regarding

particulars of Frachiers schemes.

a strong-looking fighter or a robed wiz-

ard) is accosted by a humble-looking

man. His clothes are well-worn, and his

hands are weathered and calloused. He

introduces himself as Austin. Im look-

ing for a few strong hands to help me

with a problem. Theres 50 steel apiece

for anyone who cares to give a couple

hours honest work.

contain the crews quarters and auxiliary

rowing stations for emergency situations.

The lower level is the hold. It has a

chimney 10 feet square, allowing

access to the cargo space below. The hold

is seven feet high, usually packed tight

with supplies and merchandise. Twisting

aisles wind through the crates, an unnerv-

ing situation that has served only to

intensify the crews jitters.

Early this morning, the ship was infest-

ed with four skulks (AC 7; MV 12; HD

2; hp 11 each; #AT 1; Dmg by weapon;

THAC0 16; SA nil; SD Camouflage).

The skulks are all armed with short

swords (dmg 1d6), and one has a light

crossbow (dmg 1d4), the quarrels of

which are drugged. A failure on the part

of the target to save vs. poison results in a

comatose sleep for 5d4 hours. The drug is

neutralized by appropriate spells or by

temperatures above 100 degrees. These

creatures meant to locate the sapphires,

set fire to the ship, and escape in the con-

fusion. However, two sailors entered the

hold before the skulks had found their

prize, and the men were taken and

drugged, the better to awaken and die

when the Darling is set afire. The result-

ing attention from those on deck has

made it impossible for the skulks to

escape in broad daylight, so they now

intend to wait for nightfall before

destroying the ship.

The party will arrive just 20 minutes or

so before Fernandin returns. The crew

reports to Austin that the bumps and

crackings have continued, but that noth-

ing is yet visible from the deck. If the PCs

have had a hard time getting their weap-

ons and armor to the ship, Austin can

loan them long swords and shields. He

can also furnish them with details as to

the two ways to the hold. The most direct

is to use the ladder bolted to the side of

the chimney, while a more convention-

al route would involve the three flights of

stairs leading through the two lower

levels to the aft section of the hold. There

are sailors posted at each entrance, mak-

ing sure that nothing has left the hold.

Neither Austin nor any of the crew feels

bold enough to go any farther.

Once in the hold, the party will find

that the crates make an impromptu

trouble in the hold

Austin is the mate aboard Shinares

Darling, a merchant galley in port. This

morning, he sent two men down into the

hold to begin unloading some cargo, two

men who have not come back up. Theres

been some thumping and cracking in the

hold as well, and none of Austins men

dare to go down. He means to enlist the

aid of the player characters to clear the

hold of whatever vermin are down there,

rescue the two men (or recover whats left

of them), and make certain that none of

the cargo is disturbed. The captain of the

Darling is meeting with her owners this

day to discuss the most recent voyage,

and Austin has only the three hours till

sundown to resolve matters before the

captain returns.

In fact, Austin has less time than that.

The captain of the Darling, a short,

heavyset man named Fernandin,

employed Eiril Rosewood as a guard some

months ago, and Eirils payment

five flawless pink-and-blue streaked

sapphires is on board. And Fernandin

will be returning to the Darling within an

hour to send the payment on its way. This

treasure is to be used as Eirils final pay-

ment to the shipwright Bertrand. The

skulks of Jennison, who overheard Eirils

plotting with Frachier-knol, knew about

the payment, determined that Shinares

Darling did indeed hold the sapphires,

and have contrived to make away with

them.

The Darling is a 50-foot-long mer-

chantman, with one main mast and

smaller sails fore and aft, requiring a full

crew of 15 to man both the rigging and

the armaments. The only structure above

deck is the wheelroom, which doubles as

the captains offices. There are three

levels below deck. The upper two levels

the adventure

Jennison is a city of 3,000, one of the

major ports of Nordmaar, about a dozen

miles north of the ruins of Valkinord. The

lands are squarely under the control of

the Black Dragonarmy, and times are

harsh. There is a strict curfew, with no

one outside the Dragonarmies being

allowed on the streets from an hour past

sundown to an hour before dawn. Ken-

der and most dwarves are considered ver-

min; elves are enemies, nowhere safe.

Weapons larger than darts and daggers

are forbidden, as are any services for the

worship of good gods. White Robe wiz-

ards are hunted down as furiously as are

renegade magic-users.

Yet daily life continues. Jennison is a

thriving community, the last large port

for ships traveling east to the Blood Sea.

The city is renowned for the ale that

passes through her bars and some of the

finest shipwrights this side of Ansalon.

And despite the citys tight regulations,

there is an active black market (operating

from the docks) and a discreet Thieves

Guild.

Ideally, the party is here between

adventures, or perhaps during a lull in a

long, uneventful espionage mission.

None of the moons are in either High or

Low Sanction, but Nuitari will be High in

four days. In any case, it is a cool after-

noon when a player character (preferably

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