Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius

The Dangers of the Dymrak WildsEnemies: Among dragons, Argos’ main rivalis Attura, a powerful dragon whom he oncetried to mate. The Witches of Dymrak contestwith Argos for the domination of the goblintribes, but Argos feels confident that he candeal with them. Since Argos made the pactwith Orcus, his main enemy has become theSeer of the Lake of Lost Dreams. The Seer isan agent of the forces who seek to protectKarameikos against the likes of Argos and hismasters and this has actually made it moredifficult for Argos to move around.Game Statistics: See Who’s Who AmongDragons. Has the ability to take human form.THE WITCHES OFDYMRAKAnother powerful force of evil lurking in theDymrak Forest are the The Witches ofDymrak. These powerful Crones of Chaos aresometimes rivals and sometimes allies ofArgos. This ancient circle of nine Witchesdates many centuries back. The Witches havedivided the forest between them and usuallyprefer to work on their own individualschemes. However, they are the mostdangerous when they join forces. TheCrones, who refer to each other as “sisters”,see themselves as the representatives of theDark Fey Court of Karameikos. They hateeach other, but will always come to the aid ofanother if one is in trouble. If all nineWitches are gathered, they are able to weavepowerful magic.Best known is the Witch Grizzelda (powerfulCrone of Chaos, HD8** Hp 60, Wokan 6, ALC). She has had some dealings with thevarious Centaur tribes of the Kelvin Moors.Grizzelda is allied with the FiremaneCentaurs, who have provided various servicesfor her. It is not known which services shehas given the Firemanes in return, but theFiremanes rivals the Stormwinds havetheories of their own. Magical weapons inthe hands of the Firemanes is at least one ofthe gifts that they must have received.Grizzelda has been harassing nearby familiesof forest gnomes (Earth Gnomes) living inher area, and these gnomes fear the Witchgreatly. In spite of her malicious nature,Grizzelda has surprisingly managed to stayon relatively friendly terms with the Seer ofthe Lake of Lost Dreams. It has even beenspeculated that she has aided the Seer in hisbattles against evil in the past. Grizzelda livesin the northern edge of the forest in a smallgrove of dead trees. The trees are actuallyundead Treants who guard her cottage.Grizzelda is closest to her sister Esmeralda(Crone of Chaos, HD 6*, Hp 55, Wokan 3, ALC) who is allied with the Dymrak Horde, agoblin tribe in the western parts of theforest. A third Witch, Gelphora (HD6*, AL C)is among those witches most closely devoutto Orcus.THE SEER OF THE LAKEOF LOST DREAMSWhen Halav and his companions werefighting the Beastmen, Halav sought outOberon of the Fey Realm for help. Oberonagreed, but at a price. The pact betweenHalav and Oberon involved the fate of Havenand is still honored to this day. The keeperof the Pact is known only as the Seer.This old hermit lives in a small woodencottage on the coast of the Lake of LostDreams in eastern Karameikos. The Seer isknown for his great wisdom and knowledgeof the lands of Karameikos and its history127THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1