The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

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Major Hero: Kandang Sorcerer
Several of Kandang’s nobles have taken up positions
of honour in the drow army, following the pledge of
allegiance from Kandang to the drow. The sorcerers
favour illusion magic. They have an awed respect for
Scallandriax, who is a legend among them.
Kandang Sorcerer: Human Sorcerer 16; HD 16d4+16;
hp 56; Init +2; Spd 30 ft.; AC 18 (+2 Dex, +6 bracers
of armour); Base attack/grapple +8/+7; Atk staff of
illusion or staff of conjuration +8 melee (1d6–1/1d6–1);
Full Atk staff of illusion or staff of conjuration +8/+3
melee (1d6–1/1d6–1); Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft; SA spells;
SQ none; AL LE; SV: Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +12; Str 8,
Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 20 (18).
Skills & Feats: Bluff +11, Concentration +22, Knowledge
(arcana) +8, Spellcraft +19; Combat Casting, Empower
Spell, Enlarge Spell, Extend Spell, Greater Spell Focus
(illusion), Skill Focus (concentration), Spell Focus
(illusion).
Spells Per Day: 6/8/7/7/7/7/6/5/3.
Spells Known: 0 level: resistance, acid splash, detect
magic, read magic, arcane mark, touch of fatigue, mage
hand, open/close, detect poison; 1 st level: shield, magic
missile, colour spray, obscuring mist, expeditious
retreat; 2 nd level: blur, hypnotic pattern, invisibility,
acid arrow, levitate; 3 rd level: displacement, invisibility
sphere, gaseous form, fireball; 4 th level: greater
invisibility, phantasmal killer, rainbow pattern, wall of
fire; 5 th level: persistent image, mirage arcana, mind
fog, magic jar; 6 th level: mislead, chain lightning, acid
fog; 7 th level: spell turning, project image; 8 th level:
scintillating pattern.
Equipment & Treasure: Bracers of armour +6, staff
of illusion or staff of conjuration, pink and green ioun
stone.
Army Commander: Archmage Rannirak
Rannirak’s statistics are given in the next chapter. He
will not stand and fight, choosing instead to flee down
to the Abyssal Altar.
Determining Victory
If the Player Characters’ forces manage to rout the
drow, or the battle continues for ten rounds after the
gates are breached without the Player Character forces
being repulsed, then the Player Characters have turned
the tide. The drow begin to retreat to the Darkspear.
This does not end the battle, it merely moves it on to the
next stage, in which the Player Characters must pursue
the fleeing Archmage Rannirak underground.
Rannirak’s Retreat: Whether the allied forces are
winning or losing, Archmage Rannirak will retreat
back into the Darkspear after the first five rounds. If
the Player Characters do not see this happen, then a
friendly soldier should inform them.
Whether the battle goes well or badly for the allied
forces, the Player Characters’ next target is beneath
Crom Calamar, where Rannirak waits by the Abyssal
Altar….
Aftermath
Whichever route they choose to get into the Darkspear,
the Player Characters must achieve three objectives,
directly or indirectly: destroy Scallandriax, shatter
the tenebrium and drive the drow back down into the
darkness. If the tenebrium is destroyed, the dragon
killed and sufficient drow forces lost, the drow begin to
retreat, moving back down the great spiral shaft towards
their home.
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