Exemplars of Evil

FEATURES OF THE AREA
The warehouse has the following features.
Illumination: The warehouse is lit by five everburning torches.
Four are ensconced in the corners of the room, and another is
on the wall directly opposite the eastern cargo doors.
Walls: The walls in the warehouse have AC 3, hardness 9,
and 100 hit points. At 14 inches thick, they are sturdier than
the walls of a typical storehouse. They are composed of thick
wood with overlaid mortar, making them difficult to scale
(Climb DC 27).
Ceiling: The ceiling in the warehouse is 30 feet high. There
are remnants of catwalks at window height in the upper reaches
of the room. Tamesik demolished the walkways to impede any
trespassers who broke in through the windows.
Doors: The only doors in the warehouse are 10-foot-wide
cargo doors in the southern and eastern walls. The doors are
made of reinforced wood and have hardness 7 and 30 hit points.
They open both inward and outward.
Staircase: A spiral staircase is hidden under a crate to the
left of the center of the warehouse. The crate is empty and offers
no resistance when moved.
Upper Windows: The only windows in the warehouse are
near the tops of the northern and western walls, about 25 feet
above the floor. If the PCs enter through a window, they must
find their own way down.
Cargo: The warehouse is cluttered with boxes, crates, and
barrels of contraband, including drugs, weapons, poisons, and
stolen art and antiquities. The goods in the warehouse have a
total value of more than 50,000 gp, though most of the items
are very difficult to liquidate.
ENCOUNTER 5-1
powers, especially eldritch blast. Darzemaan coordinates
his attacks with those of the guards to cause as much
confusion and disorientation as possible. His baleful utterance
and dread seizure invocations are particularly useful
for hindering the PCs and increasing the general chaos.
If necessary, Darzemaan uses his scrolls of fog cloud and
web to further impede the party and cover his retreat into
the lower complex.
CONCLUSION
If Darzemaan or the guards are in danger of being defeated,
they retreat, using the methods described above to slow the
PCs and cover their escape. The drow descend to the lower
level, making sure the other members of the Chelicerata are
alert and ready.
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