Dungeon Magazine 115 by Unknown

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of arcane lore called the Soul Pillars. In preparation for the final ritual, they built artifacts called soul cages to hang from a fell device called the Tree of Shackled Souls, The town trembled as the ritual drew nigh, and events unfolded as the expectedly, an upstart band of adventurers appeared on the scene and smashed the Cagewrights’ designs for Cauldron, disrupting the ritual and slaying many of the cabal's leaders in the process. A few Cagewrights, including a former cleric of Wee Jas named Embril Aloustinai, escaped the carnage beneath Cauldron. They have withdrawn to their secret redoubt in the nearby ruins of Shatterhorn, an ancient yuan-ti stronghold hidden in the jungle east of the town. Angered and dumbfounded by their recent “setback,” the surviving Cagewrights plot their next move. Desperate to free the demon prince Adimarchus from his prison on Carceri, DUNGEON OCTOBER 2004 Embril has resurrected a spell weaver (a creature described in Monster Manual 1I, pages 187-188) whose body was recently recovered from the ruins of KarranKural (see “Secrets of the Soul Pillars” in Dunc£on #109). In exchange, the spell weaver—a master of necromantic lore— has agreed to help Embril. With an appropriate sacrifice to Nerull, the god of death, Embril believes she can secure the god's aid in freeing Adimarchus from his prison on Carceri. ADVENTURE SYNOPSIS The heroes have thwarted the Cagewrights’ machinations, and all seems well again in the Cauldron region. Even if Cauldron was partially (or even wholly) destroyed by a volcanic explosion, the characters helped save the lives of most of its citizens. Until the town can be rebuilt, the Cauldronite refugees are able to find food, water, and temporary shelter near the villages of Redgorge and Kingfisher Hollow. Various churches and organizations join forces to help the refugees, including the churches of Kord and St. Cuthbert, the Striders of Fharlanghn, and the Chisel (a secret alliance of wealthy merchants), Agents from the neighboring city of Sasserine have started to arrive to ascertain the damage, gather information, and distribute additional provisions as needed. The characters may choose to help with the relief efforts, but before long they are approached by Jenya Urikas, the high priestess of the Church of St. Cuthbert. Justice must be served to those responsible for the chaos in Cauldron. Using divination spells, Jenya determines that the surviving Cagewrights have withdrawn to their hidden stronghold under the ruins of Shatterhorn. She asks the heroes to serve Cauldron once more by disposing of the remaining Cagewrights before they can do more harm. The characters should

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