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Session 52 ingest: add Restore Nuts Deep to Active Quests, advance Varram/Draakhorn/Cult entries, add the three new S52 quest leads, and list Nuts Deep under Places to Know
Remove Talons Dispatch: The Kiln — retracted by the DM, never handed out (kept DM-side)
 
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<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.5em;">Quick Start</div>
<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.5em;">Quick Start</div>
* '''[[Map of Faerûn|Maps]]''' ''(interactive)''
* '''[https://hex-crawl.deeznuts.wiki/c/6h7ANf52rU?key=4HALhKg97FdKMGBZ1tILjmf9 Hex-Crawl]''' ''(the live travel map)''
* '''[[Session Logs|Session Logs]]'''
* '''[[Session Logs|Session Logs]]'''
* '''[[Timeline]]'''
* '''[[Quests|Active Quests]]'''
* '''[[Quests|Active Quests]]'''
* '''NPCs:''' [[:Category:NPCs|All NPCs]] • [[:Category:Player Characters|The Party]]
* '''NPCs:''' [[:Category:NPCs|All NPCs]] • [[:Category:Player Characters|The Party]]
* '''[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Factions|Factions]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Factions|Factions]]'''
* '''[[Faction Retinues]]''' ''(your people)''
* '''[[:Category:Items|Items & Relics]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Items|Items & Relics]]'''
* '''[[Bestiary]]'''
* '''[[Bestiary]]'''
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* '''[[House Rules]]'''
* '''[[House Rules]]'''
* '''[[Template Index|Template Index]]'''
* '''[[Template Index|Template Index]]'''
* '''[[DM Tools|DM Tools]]'''
* '''[[DM Tools|DM Tools]]''' • [[DM:Home]]
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* '''Setting:''' Sword Coast, Faerûn (1488 DR)
* '''Setting:''' Sword Coast, Faerûn (1489 DR)
* '''Arc:''' ''Rise of Tiamat''
* '''Arc:''' ''Rise of Tiamat''
* '''Previously:''' ''Lost Mine of Phandelver''
* '''Previously:''' ''Lost Mine of Phandelver''
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''A living record of legends, lies, and very expensive mistakes.''
''A living record of legends, lies, and very expensive mistakes.''


This wiki tracks the lore, people, places, and consequences of your adventures across the Sword Coast in '''1488 DR'''.
This wiki tracks the lore, people, places, and consequences of your adventures across the Sword Coast, now in '''1489 DR'''.
Start with the '''[[Quests|Active Quests]]''' or check the latest '''[[Session Logs]]'''.
Start with the '''[[Quests|Active Quests]]''' or check the latest '''[[Session Logs]]'''.
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'''[[Map of Faerûn]]''' — the interactive maps. Click a region to zoom in:
[[Map of the Sword Coast|The Sword Coast]] · [[Map of the North|The North]] · [[Map of the Heartlands|The Heartlands]] · [[Map of Anauroch|Anauroch]] · [[Map of the Lands of Intrigue|The Lands of Intrigue]]
The party's living travel map — position, trails, and what you've discovered — is the '''[https://hex-crawl.deeznuts.wiki/c/6h7ANf52rU?key=4HALhKg97FdKMGBZ1tILjmf9 Hex-Crawl app]'''.
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'''What you know:''' A cult devoted to the Dragon Queen gathers power, allies, and treasure—seeking to unmake the balance of the Realms. They hold the [[Draakhorn]], a horn that can muster dragons across the North, and are working toward summoning [[Tiamat]] herself.
'''What you know:''' A cult devoted to the Dragon Queen gathers power, allies, and treasure—seeking to unmake the balance of the Realms. They hold the [[Draakhorn]], a horn that can muster dragons across the North, and are working toward summoning [[Tiamat]] herself.
'''What you need:''' Leads, leverage, and friends in high (and low) places.
'''What you need:''' Leads, leverage, and friends in high (and low) places.
'''What's new:''' They are hunting ''you'' back — and they have been listening for a long time.
'''What's new:''' You are on [[Varram the White]]'s trail northeast of [[Boareskyr Bridge]] — and the [[Yuan-ti|serpent-folk]] are hunting her too.
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| [[Investigate the Cult of the Dragon]]
| [[Investigate the Cult of the Dragon]]
| '''Active''' - The overarching war against the Cult. Their method is now known: a randomized list of soft targets raided to feed a god-sized hoard, layered information control, standing surveillance of the party, and repeated assassination squads (S52)
| '''Active''' - The overarching war against the Cult. Their method is now known: a randomized list of soft targets raided to feed a god-sized hoard, layered information control, standing surveillance of the party, and repeated assassination squads <ref name="s52">[[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)|Session 52]].</ref>. At Boareskyr Bridge their agents knew Deez Nuts by name and demanded the party's captured '''Orbs of Dragon's Breath''' back <ref name="s54">[[Session 54 - Serpents at Boareskyr Bridge (2026-08-30)|Session 54]].</ref>
| [[Leosin Erlanthar]], [[Council of Waterdeep]]
| [[Leosin Erlanthar]], [[Council of Waterdeep]]
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| Stop the Summoning of Tiamat / Recover the [[Draakhorn]]
| Stop the Summoning of Tiamat / Recover the [[Draakhorn]]
| '''Active''' - The Cult holds the Draakhorn. [[Maccath the Crimson]] plans magic items placed along the Sword Coast to '''suppress its call''' — she may need something representing each chromatic dragon color (S52)
| '''Active''' - The Cult holds the Draakhorn. [[Maccath the Crimson]] plans magic items placed along the Sword Coast to '''suppress its call''' — she may need something representing each chromatic dragon color <ref name="s52" />
| [[Maccath the Crimson]], [[Cult of the Dragon]]
| [[Maccath the Crimson]], [[Cult of the Dragon]]
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| [[Find Varram the White]]
| [[Find Varram the White]]
| '''Active''' - Track the Wyrmspeaker who lost the White Dragon Mask. Marshal [[Ulder Ravengard]] places Varram '''in the northeast''', at [[Rezmir]]'s rank (S52)
| '''Active — in pursuit''' - The bridge reached <ref name="s54" />: Varram was there weeks ago — "'''the hero of Boareskyr Bridge'''" for killing [[Yuan-ti]] spies — and her trail runs '''northeast along the [[Winding Water]]''', clawed inhuman tracks and all. The yuan-ti hunt her with her portrait sewn into their flesh
| [[Varram the White]], [[Ulder Ravengard]]
| [[Varram the White]], [[Ulder Ravengard]]
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| Restore [[Nuts Deep]]
| Restore [[Nuts Deep]]
| '''Active''' ''(new)'' - Renovate the old Hellriders' fort outside [[Elturel]] — the party's first stronghold and crafting '''bastion'''. Walls sound, buildings derelict; stand up the facilities and clean the barracks so Elturel garrisons it (S52)
| '''Active''' - Elturel's craftsmen and supplies are standing up the fort <ref name="s53">[[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)|Session 53]].</ref>; a working teleportation circle waits in the mage tower; every PC's [[Faction Retinues|retinue]] leader is stationed there <ref name="s54" />
| [[Ulder Ravengard]], [[Thavius Kreeg]]
| [[Ulder Ravengard]], [[Thavius Kreeg]]
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| [[Rite of Sundering]]
| [[Rite of Sundering]]
| '''Active''' - Find [[The Ashtongue]] to mend the infernal rift beneath [[Garmok's Mine]] — the rift that saturated the blood-red coins (S51); still open, still seeping
| '''Active''' - Find [[The Ashtongue]] to mend the infernal rift beneath [[Garmok's Mine]] — the rift that saturated the blood-red coins <ref name="s51">[[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)|Session 51]].</ref>; still open, still seeping
| [[The Ashtongue]], [[Xanphina]]
| [[The Ashtongue]], [[Xanphina]]
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| [[Council of Waterdeep]], [[Ulder Ravengard]], [[Remalia Haventree]]
| [[Council of Waterdeep]], [[Ulder Ravengard]], [[Remalia Haventree]]
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'''Faction charges''' ([[Quests#Faction Quests|tracker]]): [[Dawnbringer Charge: The Foreseen Artifact]] (Baelgrum, open-ended) • [[Harper Dispatch: A Source at the Bridge]] (Gootcha — source recruited S54; ledger copy open) • [[Zhentarim Instruction: An Asset at the Bridge]] (Shade — '''complete''' S54)


=== Recently Completed (Rise of Tiamat) ===
=== Recently Completed (Rise of Tiamat) ===
* [[Investigate Garmok's Mine]] — ✅ Complete (S43–44; [[Garmok the Chainbearer|Garmok]] freed, [[Voaraghamanthar]] slain)
* [[Zhentarim Instruction: An Asset at the Bridge]] — ✅ Complete <ref>[[Session 54 - Serpents at Boareskyr Bridge (2026-08-30)|Session 54]] — [[Bolo]] signed at [[Boareskyr Bridge]].</ref>
* [[Find Maccath the Crimson]] — ✅ Complete (S47–48; freed from [[Oyaviggaton]])
* Defend the Elturel caravan — ✅ Complete <ref>[[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)|Session 53]] — the Battle of [[Nuts Deep]].</ref>
* Defeat [[Arauthator]] (Old White Death) — ✅ Complete (S48–50)
* [[Investigate Garmok's Mine]] — ✅ Complete <ref>[[Session 43 - The Council of Waterdeep (2025-08-31)|Session 43]]–[[Session 44 - Garmok's Mine|Session 44]] — [[Garmok the Chainbearer|Garmok]] freed, [[Voaraghamanthar]] slain.</ref>
* The blood-red infernal gold — ✅ Resolved (S51; cause: the party's own spending of 6,000 coins from [[Garmok's Mine]] — cure: cumulative 3rd-level magical fire melts them; [[Luskan]] cured city-wide)
* [[Find Maccath the Crimson]] — ✅ Complete <ref>[[Session 47 - The Sea of Moving Ice|Session 47]]–[[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)|Session 48]] — freed from [[Oyaviggaton]].</ref>
* Defeat [[Arauthator]] (Old White Death) — ✅ Complete <ref name="s48-50">[[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)|Session 48]]–[[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)|Session 50]].</ref>
* The blood-red infernal gold — ✅ Resolved <ref>[[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)|Session 51]] — cause: the party's own spending of 6,000 coins from [[Garmok's Mine]] — cure: cumulative 3rd-level magical fire melts them; [[Luskan]] cured city-wide.</ref>
* [[Infiltrate the Masquerade of Whispers]] — ✅ Complete (infiltrated at [[Candlekeep]])
* [[Infiltrate the Masquerade of Whispers]] — ✅ Complete (infiltrated at [[Candlekeep]])
* [[Investigate the Attacks on Halia's Waypoints]] — ✅ Complete (items delivered; attackers — the [[Find Information on the Sighing Masks|Sighing Masks]] — still at large)
* [[Investigate the Attacks on Halia's Waypoints]] — ✅ Complete (items delivered; attackers — the [[Find Information on the Sighing Masks|Sighing Masks]] — still at large)
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! What's Known
! What's Known
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| The Cult's '''treasure-sense''' ''(new, S52)''
| Why are the [[Yuan-ti]] hunting Varram? ''(new, S54)''
| At the razed homesteads, survivors said that after the houses burned "the cultists went right in through the ashes and pulled out the small amount of gold and jewelry that we had" — as if they could smell it. [[Baelgrum]] flagged it; nobody followed up.
| Serpent-spies at [[Boareskyr Bridge]] were watching for the dwarf, and a dead yuan-ti tracker carried '''her portrait sewn into secret pockets in its own flesh'''. Nobody knows why the Serpent Hills want the Wyrmspeaker.
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| Who is the "us" that wants the orbs back? ''(new, S54)''
| The Cult's lead agent at the bridge: "I've heard that maybe you've acquired one or more of those orbs. I would appreciate if you returned them to '''us'''." Somebody is counting the '''Orbs of Dragon's Breath''' — and knows Deez Nuts has them.
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| Yuan-ti attacks on the [[Trade Way]] ''(new, S54)''
| Many attacks on travelers between Boareskyr Bridge and Dragonspear Castle; tracking raiders back would cull the clutch.
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| The Cult's '''treasure-sense''' ''<ref name="s52" />''
| At the razed homesteads, survivors said that after the houses burned "the cultists went right in through the ashes and pulled out the small amount of gold and jewelry that we had" — as if they could smell it. [[Baelgrum]] flagged it; nobody followed up. ''<ref name="s54" />''
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| [[Morrow]] and [[Vex]] escaped ''(new, S52)''
| [[Morrow]] and [[Vex]] escaped ''<ref name="s52" />''
| Two assassins from [[The Turnip Wagon Ambush]] got away — Morrow stabbed himself to trigger a Contingency and dimension-doored out with Vex. They still hold the squad's '''sending stone''' and their halves of the call-and-response key.
| Two assassins from [[The Turnip Wagon Ambush]] got away — Morrow stabbed himself to trigger a Contingency and dimension-doored out with Vex. They still hold the squad's '''sending stone''' and their halves of the call-and-response key.
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| The Cult is watching Deez Nuts ''(new, S52)''
| The Cult is watching Deez Nuts ''<ref name="s52" />''
| Per [[Rook Blackstring]]: "resources everywhere trying to collect as much information as possible on you. Some, their only job is just to listen." '''Multiple hit squads have already been sent''', and the Cult has identified [[Gootcha]]'s soul-taking as its central problem.
| Per [[Rook Blackstring]]: "resources everywhere trying to collect as much information as possible on you. Some, their only job is just to listen." '''Multiple hit squads have already been sent''', and the Cult has identified [[Gootcha]]'s soul-taking as its central problem.
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| [[Prophecy of the Thorn-Born Star]]
| [[Prophecy of the Thorn-Born Star]]
| "Five heads rising from the shadow's root." The [[Arcane Brotherhood]] '''already held the text''' and never knew its referent (S52); now cross-researching related prophecies and digging into divination, weaving in [[Xanphina]]'s ancestors and [[Gootcha]]'s [[Raven Queen]] bond.
| Now '''three stanzas''' — the last from Arklem Greeth's vault <ref name="s53" />: "The tide once turned, a debt comes due — the star that turned it, setting too." The [[Harpers]] delivered [[The Grove Burnings]]; and per [[Maccath the Crimson]], the research itself '''can be divined''' — the Cult may know the party is looking.
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| The Bronze Blades frame-job fallout
| The Bronze Blades frame-job fallout
| [[Shade]] convinced Ship Kurth ''and'' the [[Arcane Brotherhood]] that the innocent [[Bronze Blades]] carry red coins and should be searched "thoroughly" (S51). In S52 the Blades cheerfully announced they are '''riding north into [[Luskan]] this week''' — and nobody warned them.
| [[Shade]] convinced Ship Kurth ''and'' the [[Arcane Brotherhood]] that the innocent [[Bronze Blades]] carry red coins and should be searched "thoroughly" <ref name="s51" />. In S52 the Blades cheerfully announced they are '''riding north into [[Luskan]] this week''' — and nobody warned them.
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| [[The Goosebear]] — is the honk the [[Draakhorn]]?
| [[The Goosebear]] — is the honk the [[Draakhorn]]?
| A legendary fear-honking chimera of the north; [[Shade]] suspects the "honk" may actually be the Draakhorn. [[Halvard Greyskein]] renewed his offer (S51) to bankroll an expedition to its hoard, for a cut.
| A legendary fear-honking chimera of the north; [[Shade]] suspects the "honk" may actually be the Draakhorn. [[Halvard Greyskein]] renewed his offer <ref name="s51" /> to bankroll an expedition to its hoard, for a cut.
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| [[Voaraghamanthar]]'s lost hoard
| [[Voaraghamanthar]]'s lost hoard
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| The [[Mind Gobbler]] still lives — and is adapting
| The [[Mind Gobbler]] still lives — and is adapting
| The mythic aberration beneath [[Garmok's Mine]] survived the party's retreat and learns from the magic used against it. ''(S45)''
| The mythic aberration beneath [[Garmok's Mine]] survived the party's retreat and learns from the magic used against it. ''<ref name="s45">[[Session 45 - The Mind Gobbler|Session 45]].</ref>''
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| [[Ilyra Voss]]'s agenda & the illithid colony
| [[Ilyra Voss]]'s agenda & the illithid colony
| The drow studied the Underdark aberrations for ~450 years and used the party as test subjects. ''(S45–46)''
| The drow studied the Underdark aberrations for ~450 years and used the party as test subjects. <ref name="s45-46">[[Session 45 - The Mind Gobbler|Session 45]]–[[Session 46: The Underdark Expedition|Session 46]].</ref>
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| ~500 red coins still in the party's bag of holding
| ~500 red coins still in the party's bag of holding
| Kept unmelted as evidence and props (S51); still infernally saturated, shielded only while inside the bag.
| Kept unmelted as evidence and props <ref name="s51" />; still infernally saturated, shielded only while inside the bag.
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| The Cult's Tiamat temple & Infernal ritual book ([[Garmok's Mine]])
| The Cult's Tiamat temple & Infernal ritual book ([[Garmok's Mine]])
| An Infernal-dialect ritual book looted from a shrine to [[Tiamat]] in the mine (S45); never followed up.
| An Infernal-dialect ritual book looted from a shrine to [[Tiamat]] in the mine <ref name="s45" />; never followed up.
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| Northern allies — [[Verithrax]] & [[Mick]]
| Northern allies — [[Verithrax]] & [[Mick]]
| An anti-[[Tiamat]] bronze dragon and a friendly [[Marid]] genie remain in the [[Sea of Moving Ice]], sympathetic and unspent. ''(S47)''
| An anti-[[Tiamat]] bronze dragon and a friendly [[Marid]] genie remain in the [[Sea of Moving Ice]], sympathetic and unspent. ''<ref name="s47">[[Session 47 - The Sea of Moving Ice|Session 47]].</ref>''
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| The freed lair-peoples ally network
| The freed lair-peoples ally network
| [[Hrimthur]], [[Ralph]], and [[Marfulb]] are standing favors and potential allies in the north. ''(S48–50)''
| [[Hrimthur]], [[Ralph]], and [[Marfulb]] are standing favors and potential allies in the north. <ref name="s48-50" />
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| House T'sarran's drow vendetta
| House T'sarran's drow vendetta
| The party killed Commander [[Vyran T'sarran]] and a drow priestess beneath [[Garmok's Mine]] (S46); their house may seek reprisal.
| The party killed Commander [[Vyran T'sarran]] and a drow priestess beneath [[Garmok's Mine]] <ref name="s46">[[Session 46: The Underdark Expedition|Session 46]].</ref>; their house may seek reprisal.
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| The [[Aboleth]] in the Underdark lake
| The [[Aboleth]] in the Underdark lake
| The party appeased and fled an ancient aboleth (S46); aboleths nurse long memories.
| The party appeased and fled an ancient aboleth <ref name="s46" />; aboleths nurse long memories.
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| The [[Derro]]'s surface-trade ambitions / the "Bronze Blades" lie
| The [[Derro]]'s surface-trade ambitions / the "Bronze Blades" lie
| Derro traders were told by [[Shade]] that the [[Bronze Blades]] are "dwarves worth trading with" (S45) — a lie that could boomerang.
| Derro traders were told by [[Shade]] that the [[Bronze Blades]] are "dwarves worth trading with" <ref name="s45" /> — a lie that could boomerang.
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| [[Shade]]'s mycelial visions
| [[Shade]]'s mycelial visions
| [[Myconid]] rapport spores gave Shade vivid hallucinations (S46). Possibly meaningful foreshadowing.
| [[Myconid]] rapport spores gave Shade vivid hallucinations <ref name="s46" />. Possibly meaningful foreshadowing.
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| Unexplored relics from Garmok's hoard
| Unexplored relics from Garmok's hoard
| A "strange crown" and a "funerary urn with unknown remains" remain unexamined (S44).
| A "strange crown" and a "funerary urn with unknown remains" remain unexamined <ref name="s44">[[Session 44 - Garmok's Mine|Session 44]].</ref>.
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'''[[Xanphina]]'''
'''[[Xanphina]]'''
''Half-Orc • Path of the Ancestral Guardian''
''Orc • Path of the Ancestral Guardian''
<span style="color:#555;">Order of the Gauntlet</span>
<span style="color:#555;">Order of the Gauntlet</span>
<div style="font-size:90%; color:#333;">When the ancestors speak, the living listen.</div>
<div style="font-size:90%; color:#333;">When the ancestors speak, the living listen.</div>
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'''[[Baelgrum]]'''
'''[[Baelgrum]]'''
''Dwarf • Cult-hunter (joined S50, in [[Alexios]]'s place)''
''Dwarf • Cult-hunter (joined S50, in [[Alexios]]'s place)''
<span style="color:#555;">—</span>
<span style="color:#555;">Dawnbringers</span>
<div style="font-size:90%; color:#333;">Dragonfight! I think I like you people already.</div>
<div style="font-size:90%; color:#333;">Dragonfight! I think I like you people already.</div>
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'''Retired/Former Members:''' [[Alexios]] (soul lost in the Hells, S50) • [[Bechamel]] • [[Bruder]] • [[Thurmin (Retired)]] • [[Swarm of Rats]] • [[Cosima]]
'''Retired/Former Members:''' [[Alexios]] (soul lost in the Hells, S50) • [[Bechamel]] • [[Bruder]] • [[Thurmin (Retired)]] • [[Swarm of Rats]] • [[Cosima]]
'''Your people:''' each of you now commands a standing group of faction personnel — see '''[[Faction Retinues]]'''.


== Factions & Power Players ==
== Factions & Power Players ==
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| Profit, influence, and control of trade—by contract or coercion.
| Profit, influence, and control of trade—by contract or coercion.
| [[Shade]] is a member. Friends with benefits. And receipts.
| [[Shade]] is a member. Friends with benefits. And receipts.
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| [[Dawnbringers]]
| Drive back the undead and carry the dawn into dark places.
| [[Baelgrum]] was sworn in at [[Nuts Deep]] <ref name="s53" />, along with his squire.
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| [[Cult of the Dragon]]
| [[Cult of the Dragon]]
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== Places to Know ==
== Places to Know ==
''Every location below is on the [[Map of Faerûn|interactive maps]].''
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! style="width:33%;" | Regions & Cities
! style="width:33%;" | Regions & Cities
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* [[Elturel]]
* [[Elturel]]
* [[Luskan]]
* [[Luskan]]
* [[Boareskyr Bridge]]
* [[Sword Coast]]
* [[Sword Coast]]
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* [[Carnath Roadhouse]]
* [[Carnath Roadhouse]]
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* [[Map of Faerûn]] ''(interactive)''
* [[:Category:Locations|All Locations]]
* [[:Category:Locations|All Locations]]
* [[:Category:Lost Mine of Phandelver|LMoP Locations]]
* [[:Category:Lost Mine of Phandelver|LMoP Locations]]
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* [[Ulder Ravengard]]
* [[Ulder Ravengard]]
* [[Carl]]
* [[Carl]]
* [[Othavir]] & [[Bolo]] ''(the bridge's new friends)''
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* [[Nezznar]] (The Black Spider) - Defeated
* [[Nezznar]] (The Black Spider) - Defeated
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! style="width:25%;" | Category
! style="width:25%;" | Category
! style="width:75%;" | Links
! style="width:75%;" | Links
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| Maps
| '''[[Map of Faerûn]]''' • [[Map of the Sword Coast|Sword Coast]] • [[Map of the North|The North]] • [[Map of the Heartlands|Heartlands]] • [[Map of Anauroch|Anauroch]] • [[Map of the Lands of Intrigue|Lands of Intrigue]]
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| Sessions
| Sessions
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| People
| People
| [[:Category:Player Characters|The Party]] • [[:Category:NPCs|All NPCs]] • [[:Category:Factions|Organizations]]
| [[:Category:Player Characters|The Party]] • [[:Category:NPCs|All NPCs]] • [[:Category:Factions|Organizations]]
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| Your retinues
| '''[[Faction Retinues]]''' • [[The Anvil]] • [[The Nightingales]] • [[Talonfall]] • [[The Broken Latch]] • [[The Hearthwardens]] • [[The Dawnwatch]]
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| Items
| Items
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| Rules
| Rules
| [[House Rules]] • [[Cover, Line of Sight, and Hiding]] • [[Tempered Soul]]
| [[House Rules]] • [[Cover, Line of Sight, and Hiding]] • [[Tempered Soul]] • [[Faction Retinues]]
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| Places
| Places
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! style="width:30%;" | Resource
! style="width:30%;" | Resource
! style="width:70%;" | Description
! style="width:70%;" | Description
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| '''[[Map of Faerûn]]'''
| The interactive maps — click a region to zoom in on the Sword Coast, the North, the Heartlands, Anauroch, or the Lands of Intrigue
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| [[House Rules]]
| [[House Rules]]
| The campaign's standing DM rulings and homebrew (attunement, Circle Magic, sea travel, bastions, the Compact feats, and more)
| The campaign's standing DM rulings and homebrew (attunement, Circle Magic, sea travel, bastions, the Compact feats, and more)
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| '''[[Faction Retinues]]'''
| How the faction personnel each of you commands work — size, postings, travel, orders, and losses
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| [[Tempered Soul]]
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''In the Sword Coast, history isn't written by victors—it's written by survivors.''
''In the Sword Coast, history isn't written by victors—it's written by survivors.''
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 17 September 2026


Quick Start
Campaign
  • Setting: Sword Coast, Faerûn (1489 DR)
  • Arc: Rise of Tiamat
  • Previously: Lost Mine of Phandelver
  • Home: Nuts Deep

Welcome to the Campaign Codex

A living record of legends, lies, and very expensive mistakes.

This wiki tracks the lore, people, places, and consequences of your adventures across the Sword Coast, now in 1489 DR. Start with the Active Quests or check the latest Session Logs.

Map of Faerûn — the interactive maps. Click a region to zoom in: The Sword Coast · The North · The Heartlands · Anauroch · The Lands of Intrigue

The party's living travel map — position, trails, and what you've discovered — is the Hex-Crawl app.

Current Arc: Rise of Tiamat

What you know: A cult devoted to the Dragon Queen gathers power, allies, and treasure—seeking to unmake the balance of the Realms. They hold the Draakhorn, a horn that can muster dragons across the North, and are working toward summoning Tiamat herself. What you need: Leads, leverage, and friends in high (and low) places. What's new: You are on Varram the White's trail northeast of Boareskyr Bridge — and the serpent-folk are hunting her too.

Active Quests

Quest Status Key NPCs
Investigate the Cult of the Dragon Active - The overarching war against the Cult. Their method is now known: a randomized list of soft targets raided to feed a god-sized hoard, layered information control, standing surveillance of the party, and repeated assassination squads [1]. At Boareskyr Bridge their agents knew Deez Nuts by name and demanded the party's captured Orbs of Dragon's Breath back [2] Leosin Erlanthar, Council of Waterdeep
Stop the Summoning of Tiamat / Recover the Draakhorn Active - The Cult holds the Draakhorn. Maccath the Crimson plans magic items placed along the Sword Coast to suppress its call — she may need something representing each chromatic dragon color [1] Maccath the Crimson, Cult of the Dragon
Find Varram the White Active — in pursuit - The bridge reached [2]: Varram was there weeks ago — "the hero of Boareskyr Bridge" for killing Yuan-ti spies — and her trail runs northeast along the Winding Water, clawed inhuman tracks and all. The yuan-ti hunt her with her portrait sewn into their flesh Varram the White, Ulder Ravengard
Restore Nuts Deep Active - Elturel's craftsmen and supplies are standing up the fort [3]; a working teleportation circle waits in the mage tower; every PC's retinue leader is stationed there [2] Ulder Ravengard, Thavius Kreeg
Stop Rezmir and the Black Dragon Lady Active - Rezmir fled Castle Naerytar with the Red Wizard Rath Modar; her soul is owed to the Raven Queen Rezmir, Rath Modar
Rite of Sundering Active - Find The Ashtongue to mend the infernal rift beneath Garmok's Mine — the rift that saturated the blood-red coins [4]; still open, still seeping The Ashtongue, Xanphina
Report Findings to Council of Waterdeep Ongoing - Reported to Marshal Ulder Ravengard in S52; Maccath the Crimson and the Arcane Brotherhood delegation are Waterdeep-bound to brief the Council directly Council of Waterdeep, Ulder Ravengard, Remalia Haventree

Faction charges (tracker): Dawnbringer Charge: The Foreseen Artifact (Baelgrum, open-ended) • Harper Dispatch: A Source at the Bridge (Gootcha — source recruited S54; ledger copy open) • Zhentarim Instruction: An Asset at the Bridge (Shade — complete S54)

Recently Completed (Rise of Tiamat)

Completed Quests (Lost Mine of Phandelver)

See all: Quest Tracker • All Quests • Completed • Active

Quest Leads

Quest Leads are breadcrumbs, rumors, and mysteries the party has encountered but hasn't fully pursued yet. Unlike active quests, these are hints that could develop into full quests when investigated. (Full list on the Quest Tracker.)

Quest Lead What's Known
Why are the Yuan-ti hunting Varram? (new, S54) Serpent-spies at Boareskyr Bridge were watching for the dwarf, and a dead yuan-ti tracker carried her portrait sewn into secret pockets in its own flesh. Nobody knows why the Serpent Hills want the Wyrmspeaker.
Who is the "us" that wants the orbs back? (new, S54) The Cult's lead agent at the bridge: "I've heard that maybe you've acquired one or more of those orbs. I would appreciate if you returned them to us." Somebody is counting the Orbs of Dragon's Breath — and knows Deez Nuts has them.
Yuan-ti attacks on the Trade Way (new, S54) Many attacks on travelers between Boareskyr Bridge and Dragonspear Castle; tracking raiders back would cull the clutch.
The Cult's treasure-sense [1] At the razed homesteads, survivors said that after the houses burned "the cultists went right in through the ashes and pulled out the small amount of gold and jewelry that we had" — as if they could smell it. Baelgrum flagged it; nobody followed up. [2]
Morrow and Vex escaped [1] Two assassins from The Turnip Wagon Ambush got away — Morrow stabbed himself to trigger a Contingency and dimension-doored out with Vex. They still hold the squad's sending stone and their halves of the call-and-response key.
The Cult is watching Deez Nuts [1] Per Rook Blackstring: "resources everywhere trying to collect as much information as possible on you. Some, their only job is just to listen." Multiple hit squads have already been sent, and the Cult has identified Gootcha's soul-taking as its central problem.
Prophecy of the Thorn-Born Star Now three stanzas — the last from Arklem Greeth's vault [3]: "The tide once turned, a debt comes due — the star that turned it, setting too." The Harpers delivered The Grove Burnings; and per Maccath the Crimson, the research itself can be divined — the Cult may know the party is looking.
The Bronze Blades frame-job fallout Shade convinced Ship Kurth and the Arcane Brotherhood that the innocent Bronze Blades carry red coins and should be searched "thoroughly" [4]. In S52 the Blades cheerfully announced they are riding north into Luskan this week — and nobody warned them.
The Goosebear — is the honk the Draakhorn? A legendary fear-honking chimera of the north; Shade suspects the "honk" may actually be the Draakhorn. Halvard Greyskein renewed his offer [4] to bankroll an expedition to its hoard, for a cut.
Voaraghamanthar's lost hoard The mine treasure was a Cult offering — his true hoard lies elsewhere, and his twin Waervaerendor may have revived him.
Arauthator's Mate (Arveiaturace) Arauthator's mate survives in the far north, driven insane by her tiefling wizard companion's death. At large — a live threat.
The Mattock of the Titan mystery Its mining magic blazed for one task then went dormant; the Svirfneblin want to know why.
The Compact's future debt The reforged party owes Lady Calera / Zarchelia aid in a coming conflict, on Dispater's warrant. S52 confirms Lady Calera is an erinyes of the second circle of Hell.
The ice hunters' grudge Bone Carver and the freed ice-hunter clan turned hostile after learning the party killed their missing brethren.
The Eye of Gilbraxis — "at least one of them" More than one Eye is implied to exist; the one Shade bears was a wizard before death.
The Sighing Masks — Cult splinter at large The Cult of the Dragon cell behind the Halia waypoint attacks was never found.
Two patrons over the party's souls — Raven Queen vs. Dispater Both the Raven Queen (through Gootcha's pact and the Soul Tokens) and the Hells (through Dispater / Zarchelia and the Compact) hold competing claims on the company.
The Mind Gobbler still lives — and is adapting The mythic aberration beneath Garmok's Mine survived the party's retreat and learns from the magic used against it. [11]
Ilyra Voss's agenda & the illithid colony The drow studied the Underdark aberrations for ~450 years and used the party as test subjects. [12]
~500 red coins still in the party's bag of holding Kept unmelted as evidence and props [4]; still infernally saturated, shielded only while inside the bag.
The Cult's Tiamat temple & Infernal ritual book (Garmok's Mine) An Infernal-dialect ritual book looted from a shrine to Tiamat in the mine [11]; never followed up.
Northern allies — Verithrax & Mick An anti-Tiamat bronze dragon and a friendly Marid genie remain in the Sea of Moving Ice, sympathetic and unspent. [13]
The freed lair-peoples ally network Hrimthur, Ralph, and Marfulb are standing favors and potential allies in the north. [9]
House T'sarran's drow vendetta The party killed Commander Vyran T'sarran and a drow priestess beneath Garmok's Mine [14]; their house may seek reprisal.
The Aboleth in the Underdark lake The party appeased and fled an ancient aboleth [14]; aboleths nurse long memories.
The Derro's surface-trade ambitions / the "Bronze Blades" lie Derro traders were told by Shade that the Bronze Blades are "dwarves worth trading with" [11] — a lie that could boomerang.
Shade's mycelial visions Myconid rapport spores gave Shade vivid hallucinations [14]. Possibly meaningful foreshadowing.
Unexplored relics from Garmok's hoard A "strange crown" and a "funerary urn with unknown remains" remain unexamined [15].

See all: Quest Tracker • All Quest Leads


The Party

Shade Tiefling • Wizard (reforged from Bard) Zhentarim

Secrets travel faster when you sing them first.

Xanphina Orc • Path of the Ancestral Guardian Order of the Gauntlet

When the ancestors speak, the living listen.

Gootcha Half-Elf • Phantom Rogue Harpers

The dead keep receipts. Gootcha collects them.

Keyleth Wood Elf • Swarmkeeper Ranger Emerald Enclave

A thousand wings; one purpose.

Karma Tabaxi • Circle of the Moon Druid Emerald Enclave

Curiosity didn't kill the cat. It made them legendary.

Baelgrum Dwarf • Cult-hunter (joined S50, in Alexios's place) Dawnbringers

Dragonfight! I think I like you people already.

Retired/Former Members: Alexios (soul lost in the Hells, S50) • Bechamel • Bruder • Thurmin (Retired) • Swarm of Rats • Cosima

Your people: each of you now commands a standing group of faction personnel — see Faction Retinues.

Factions & Power Players

Faction What They Want Your Relationship
The Harpers Quiet influence, protecting the Realms through secrets and leverage. Gootcha is a member. Allies… so long as you don't get loud.
Order of the Gauntlet Justice, courage, and the smiting of evil with extreme enthusiasm. Xanphina is a member. Respect earned through deeds.
Emerald Enclave Balance of nature; stopping threats that scar the land and wild places. Keyleth and Karma are members. The wild remembers kindness.
Zhentarim Profit, influence, and control of trade—by contract or coercion. Shade is a member. Friends with benefits. And receipts.
Dawnbringers Drive back the undead and carry the dawn into dark places. Baelgrum was sworn in at Nuts Deep [3], along with his squire.
Cult of the Dragon Power through draconic tyranny; bringing back the Dragon Queen. Your enemy. They are watching you, and they keep sending people to kill you.
Council of Waterdeep Coordinating the defense of the Sword Coast against Tiamat's return. Allies. Marshal Ulder Ravengard gave you a fort.
Arcane Brotherhood Arcane power and knowledge, from the Host Tower of the Arcane. In your debt since Luskan was cured; sending mages to Waterdeep.

Places to Know

Every location below is on the interactive maps.

Regions & Cities Dungeons & Ruins Browse

Notable NPCs

Allies Enemies Browse

Campaign Resources

Category Links
Maps Map of Faerûn • Sword Coast • The North • Heartlands • Anauroch • Lands of Intrigue
Sessions Session Logs • All Sessions • Session Log Template
Quests Quest Tracker • All Quests • Active • Completed
People The Party • All NPCs • Organizations
Your retinues Faction Retinues • The Anvil • The Nightingales • Talonfall • The Broken Latch • The Hearthwardens • The Dawnwatch
Items All Items • Magic Items
Bestiary Bestiary • All Creatures
Rules House Rules • Cover, Line of Sight, and Hiding • Tempered Soul • Faction Retinues
Places All Locations • LMoP • Rise of Tiamat


Resources

Quick reference pages for combat rules, party abilities, and campaign information:

Resource Description
Map of Faerûn The interactive maps — click a region to zoom in on the Sword Coast, the North, the Heartlands, Anauroch, or the Lands of Intrigue
House Rules The campaign's standing DM rulings and homebrew (attunement, Circle Magic, sea travel, bastions, the Compact feats, and more)
Faction Retinues How the faction personnel each of you commands work — size, postings, travel, orders, and losses
Tempered Soul The party's shared infernal feat — Aspects, the charge economy, and the usage log
Cover, Line of Sight, and Hiding Complete rules reference for cover mechanics, line of sight, and hiding in combat
Deez Nuts Synergies & Abilities Comprehensive party abilities, synergies, and combat reference for tactical planning

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In the Sword Coast, history isn't written by victors—it's written by survivors.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Session 52.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Session 54.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Session 53.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Session 51.
  5. ↑ Session 54 — Bolo signed at Boareskyr Bridge.
  6. ↑ Session 53 — the Battle of Nuts Deep.
  7. ↑ Session 43–Session 44 — Garmok freed, Voaraghamanthar slain.
  8. ↑ Session 47–Session 48 — freed from Oyaviggaton.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Session 48–Session 50.
  10. ↑ Session 51 — cause: the party's own spending of 6,000 coins from Garmok's Mine — cure: cumulative 3rd-level magical fire melts them; Luskan cured city-wide.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Session 45.
  12. ↑ Session 45–Session 46.
  13. ↑ Session 47.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Session 46.
  15. ↑ Session 44.
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