TSR 9360 - WGR2 - Free

Face of Xenous
Terrain: Any
total Party Levels: 54
Average Party Level: 9th
Adventure XP:
Full: 54,200
Partial: 40,650
Retreat: 13,550
Set Up
* If the party is in possession of the holy
avenger sword, Ansanther, they are on a quest
for her arch enemy, Xenous Zenpor. The trail
has led to leads them to a major city, and ends.
The hated Xenous Zenpor cannot be found on
the Prime Material plane. At last, Ansanther
suggests going to the temple of Zagyg for help.
* “Is you travelers new to these parts?”
rasps an old man called Phlem, who is missing
one ear and most of his teeth. He continues,
“Fer a pocket of silvers I’ze cans tell ya where
there’s some real weird stuff going on if ye
promise to keep it’s quiet-like . . .” (waits for
the coins) “. . . thank ye. There’s this here
place (gives street location) that not the same
number of people go in as come out. Some
don’t come out at all.”
The City
If the characters don’t know where to go and
try an augury or divination, it will say: “Seek
to be amazed”. If the players want their characters
to just walk up and down the streets,
have them pass the temple of Zagyg and describe
it as “amazing”.
Regardless of how the PCs arrive, the first
significant encounter begins with the young
abbot at the House of Zagyg.
Without a doubt this is the most unusual
building you have ever seen. The roof
curves and bends. None of the windowless
walls are straight. The door is tilted far to
the right. And the colors . . . purple, yellow,
red, and pink. As you survey this architectural
motley a smiling young priest stands
proudly by the open front door.
The young priest speaks quickly and with
much enthusiasm. He speaks so quickly that
he never seems to finish a sentence before
starting a new one. He flits from topic to topic
like a mad butterfly.
House of Zagyg, let me take your cloaks,
come in and have a seat, I am Abbot Kormath
Burrsten, at your service, please tell
me who you are and what I can do for you?”
Kormath’s parents were patrons of the arts. As
he grew up, he was much influenced by bards,
who were always about. Not inclined to the
musical, he learned instead to “spin yarns”
and re-tell bardic songs as stories. This, coupled
with a great sense of humor (and a guaranteed
audience once a week), led Kormath to
his present position. He always wears brightly
colored robes and never carries a weapon. He
speaks very quickly and positively bubbles
with enthusiasm.
Abbot Kormath Burrsten (Priest of Zagyg):
Int High; AL CN; AC 10; C5; hp 26; #AT
1; THACO 18; Dmg 1-6; SZ M; ML 12; XP 420;
S 15, D 14, C 14, I 14, W 16, Ch 17. Spells:
cure light wounds ( X 2), detect evil, purify food
& drink, detect magic; augury, detect charm,
know alignment, speak with animals, slow
poison; locate object.
Once the PCs have entered the building, continue.
The small front room of this building is a
brightly painted antechamber and sitting
room. The right hand wall has hooks for
cloaks. An empty weapon rack leans oddly
on the left. The room’s floor is slightly tilted,
and the furniture is made with one set of
legs shorter than the others to compensate.
A single door, slight askew, is on the far
wall.
The abbot is well pleased by the PCs’ visit. He
will ask lots and lots of questions, wanting to
know as much as he can learn: Where are the
PCs from? How did they get their names? Do
they have any brothers or sisters? What is the
most terrible creature they ever faced? (etc.)
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