Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius

The Rise of Dhrom DhumINTEGRATING THISSCENARIO WITH OTHERMYSTARA MODULESThe “Mystara modules and placement” 1article by Andrew Theisen in the Vaults ofPandius provides useful information tointegrate Dhrom Dhum and the Nightstalkersin Karameikos.B8: Journey to the Rock. The placement ofthis module is not very consistent withKarameikos geography, but if the DM hasalready used it in the area north of Threshold,as shown in this map by Simone Neri in thearticle Detail of the Threshold Region, theNightstalkers goblins could have relationswith some of the people mentioned here. Inthe module this area is inhabited by thewizard Lirdrium Arkayz and his championJenlar Temlin and many other people:gnomes, a tribe of dwarves, the elves ofSylvanhome, a camp of ogres, bugbears,sprites, many harpies, some human goatherders, a hidden city of chameleon men,rock men, rock baboons, and the SingingSkulls goblins. There is also a Crone of Chaosin the Hall of the Rock and the lost city ofTuma, moved to another plane. Many thingscan change if the Crone is defeated and thetalisman is retrieved, or if Tuma returns. Thecity, as a beacon of law, would certainlyoppose a shaman of Hel like Dhrom Dhum,but other inhabitants of the area could allywith him.B9 Castle Caldwell and beyond: TheSanctuary of Elwyn the Ardent is right in thecentre of the area controlled by DhromDhum. Elwyn should be a cleric of Chardastes1Mystara Modules and Placement at The Vaults ofPandiusthat stole the sacred bell and turned toLeptar. She has orc allies and a black dragon.If she was defeated by adventurers thecomplex could be now empty and DhromDhum would probably take it.B10 Night’s Dark Terror: If PC’s have alreadydefeated or killed some goblin chiefs of theDymrak woods they could be weaker, thusfalling more easily under Dhrom Dhum’sinfluence.B11 and B12: If Ilyana Penhaligon is stillalive and in control of Haradraith’s keep sheis unlikely to ally with Dhrom Dhum and willprobably be a very dangerous enemy forhim. If she is dead the goblins could havetaken control of the keep and of severalformer minions of Ilyana’s. The Dark Weborcs, followers of Nyx enslaved by Ilyana,could become willing allies of DhromDhum. The Faceslashers gnolls would beless willing, but the goblin’s strength couldforce them to escape into the mountains.GAZ1: One very old Red Dragon ismentioned in the northern Wufwolde Hills.Could he be an ally of Dhrom Dhum, oreven the real power behind him, the rise ofthe goblin shaman just his plot to replaceArgos as the dragon ruler of Karameikos?Could the gold dragon posing as a beggar inThreshold also be involved?DDA4 The Dymrak Dread: If the PCs havekilled Kosivikh he will not be the leader ofthe Dymrak goblin horde anymore, but asabove that would just make things easier forDhrom Dhum. According to the modulethere are also lizardmen in the forest. LordRoderick the Forester could be theKarameikan official in charge of theunsettled lands, thus being a likely delegateto parley with the goblins.124THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1