TSR 9360 - WGR2 - Free

The Neogi Nest
Terrain: City of Greyhawk
total Party Levels: 42
Average Party Level: 7th
Adventure XP:
Full: 42,000
Partial: 3 1,500
Retreat: 10,500
Note: Some familiarity with the details of the
SPELWAMMER” Campaign Set, Adventures
in Space, will be useful for DMs running this
adventure.
Set Up
* The PCs are hired by a merchant in the
River Quarter of the City of Greyhawk to investigate
a man called Dorian Gallamar. The
jealous merchant has heard rumors that Gallamar
has items for sale that have never before
been seen in any of the city’s markets.
* As PCs wander the markets of the River
Quarter, they encounter Dorian Gallamar, who
selling items that none of them have ever seen
before (such as an “Anti-Magic Egg,” a “Battle
Star,” or a “Dead Box” from the module SJR 1,
Lost Ships). As they look over these items,
Gallamar will hint at items of even more value
and power. He asks them to meet with him
after dark at his ship, the Starfarer, which is
docked down at the Cargo gate of the city.
DM’s Background
The hated neogi, with humanoid upper
bodies and spider-like from the waist down,
are an evil spacefaring race. They have established
a base in a small cave near the City of
Greyhawk. They plan to use this base to set up
a slave-trading network throughout all of
Greyspace. One of them has become a Great
Old Master. When this bloated creature reaches
maturity, it will spawn a new group of neogi
ready to carry on with their scheme.
The neogi arrived three months ago, using a
captured galleon as their spelljamming ship.
Only they know that their ship is anything
more than a large sailing vessel.
Zynthar: The neogi also have among them
a renegade mind flayer named Zynthar. He
commands a human crew that operates the
ship near the city, to keep up the illusion that
it is a legitimate trading ship. Most of the original
crew has already been fed to the Great Old
Master.
Dorian Gallamar: The neogi also employ a
thief named Dorian Gallamar, who poses as a
traveling merchant. He sells trinkets and
items from Oerth and the other planets in
Greyspace. Enticing buyers with his unique
items, Gallamar arranges to meet with his
clients on his ship after dark. When they arrive,
they are quickly subdued by several
neogi, Zynthar, and Gallamar himself. The
captives are taken to the cave and fed to the
Great Old Master.
The player character party will most likely
either go to the ship or follow Gallamar to see
what he is up to.
tailing Gallamar
If the PCs choose to follow Gallamar, after
nightfall, he will go to the wharves, and board
the ship. After ten to fifteen minutes, he will
leave the ship and head for the cave, which is
located one half mile southwest from the Cargo
Gate. Unless the PCs are very careful in
following him (invisibility, polymorph, successful
proficiency use, hide in shadows, etc.)
Gallamar will notice that he is being followed.
If Gallamar knows that he was followed, when
he arrives at the cave he will inform the neogi.
Their umber hulk slaves will prepare a trap
inside the entrance to the cave. Once he arrives
at the cave, go to the section titled The
Lair.
The Ship
If the PCs choose to meet with Gallamar at
his ship, he will greet them when they arrive
at the Starfarer and ask them to come on
board. Once on board, he leads them below
decks to the steerage hold. After all the PCs
have entered the hold, Gallamar will reveal
Zynthar and a group of four neogi, who will
attempt to subdue the PCs using Zynthar’s
mind blast power and the neogi’s slowing poison.
If possible, the PCs will not be killed at
this time, but will be kept alive to serve as live
food for the Great Old Master.
Dorian Gallamar: Int Ave; AL NE; AC 3;
MV 12; T5; hp 20; THACO 18; #AT 1; Dmg 1-
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