Elder Evils

FEATURES OF THE AREA
Dark Ice: The entire top of the mountain is a
sheet of smooth ice. Characters moving across this
surface must spend 2 squares of movement to enter
a square covered in ice. Increase the DC of all
Tumble checks by 5. Brood spawn can move about
this surface without penalty. This ice also generates
a field that maximizes all cold spells and
effects. The effect of this field also applies to
the breath weapons of all brood spawn and Father
Llymic’s deadly chill aura.
Crumbled Pillars: Each one of these pillars
counts as difficult terrain. Although ruined, each
one radiates overwhelming abjuration magic.
More important, the runes on the pillars amplify
light spells and effects. Although the true power
no longer functions, some residual magic remains.
Anyone using a piece of one of these pillars as
a material component for a spell that has the
light descriptor can cast it normally, despite the
current level of the dead sun sign. Each piece
of stone is consumed in the casting of the spell and each pile
of rubble contains only one piece of stone that can be used
for this purpose. A piece of stone can be found with a DC 15
Search check by any character capable of seeing the stone’s
magical auras.
Crevasse: This opening drops down 100 feet, and anyone
falling into it takes 10d6 points of falling damage. In addition,
the hole radiates a terrible chill. Anyone within 20 feet of
the hole takes 8d6 points of cold damage per round and
gains one level of soul chill. Characters receive a DC 25
Fortitude save for half damage and to negate the level of
soul chill.
ENCOUNTER 3-3
Father Llymic has been imprisoned for too long to accept
defeat and fights to the death. The moment Father Llymic
is reduced to 180 hit points or fewer, he lets out a telepathic
cry that calls all brood spawn within a 10-mile radius.
Although most do not arrive for some time, any creatures
not slain in previous encounters come to his aid after 2 to 3
rounds. In addition, other flying brood spawn might arrive
within a few rounds, if the PCs are having an easy time of
the fight.
CONCLUSION
The moment Father Llymic is destroyed, a faint flicker of
light appears in the sky as the sun returns. Although it takes
a few days for the light to return to full strength, this event
causes fear in the hearts of all brood spawn, who quickly
flee the area. Within a week, all the brood spawn die, melting
into pools of ichor that forever stain the landscape. The
arctic conditions slowly subside, but the effect on the world
is devastating. Entire towns are emptied, crops are ruined,
countless animals slain, and the landscape is scarred and
ruined. With time, things might return to some semblance
of normalcy, but nothing is ever again as it was.
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