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- Setting: Sword Coast, Faerûn (1488 DR)
- Arc: Rise of Tiamat
- Previously: Lost Mine of Phandelver
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 in 1488 DR. Start with the Active Quests or check the latest Session Logs.
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.
Active Quests
| Quest | Status | Key NPCs |
|---|---|---|
| Investigate the Cult of the Dragon | Active - The overarching war against the Cult and its plan to summon Tiamat | Leosin Erlanthar, Council of Waterdeep |
| Stop the Summoning of Tiamat / Recover the Draakhorn | Active - The Cult holds the Draakhorn, which musters dragons within 2,000 miles; the Arcane Brotherhood committed mages to Waterdeep in S51 | Maccath the Crimson, Cult of the Dragon |
| Find Varram the White | Active - Track the Wyrmspeaker who lost the White Dragon Mask, last seen near Boareskr Bridge; still open as of S51 | Varram the White, Remalia Haventree |
| 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 (S51); still open, still seeping | The Ashtongue, Xanphina |
| Report Findings to Council of Waterdeep | Ongoing - Standing reporting obligation to the Council on Cult activities and progress; two updates behind as of S51 | Council of Waterdeep, Remalia Haventree, Ontharr Frume |
Recently Completed (Rise of Tiamat)
- Investigate Garmok's Mine — ✅ Complete (S43–44; Garmok freed, Voaraghamanthar slain)
- Find Maccath the Crimson — ✅ Complete (S47–48; freed from Oyaviggaton)
- Defeat Arauthator (Old White Death) — ✅ Complete (S48–50)
- 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)
- Infiltrate the Masquerade of Whispers — ✅ Complete (infiltrated at Candlekeep)
- Investigate the Attacks on Halia's Waypoints — ✅ Complete (items delivered; attackers — the Sighing Masks — still at large)
Completed Quests (Lost Mine of Phandelver)
- Rescue Gundren Rockseeker - ✅ Complete
- Find Wave Echo Cave - ✅ Complete
- Defeat the Black Spider - ✅ Complete
- Clear the Redbrand Menace - ✅ Complete
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 |
|---|---|
| Prophecy of the Thorn-Born Star | "Five heads rising from the shadow's root" — a prophecy of Tiamat's return; Maccath the Crimson formally took on the research for Gootcha in S51. |
| 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. |
| 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; Arauthator abducted Maccath the Crimson as a candidate replacement for her (revealed S51). 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. |
| 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; identity and whereabouts unknown. |
| Two patrons over the party's souls — Raven Queen vs. Dispater | Both the Raven Queen (through Gootcha's pact) and the Hells (through Dispater / Zarchelia and the Compact) hold competing claims on the company. The Raven Queen blessed the infernal resurrection (S49), yet "has questions" about devils meddling in death's natural order (S44). |
| The Mind Gobbler still lives — and is adapting | The mythic illithid-made aberration beneath Garmok's Mine survived the party's retreat; per Ilyra Voss it learns from the magic used against it and grew a new mythic phase. Left alive and growing stronger. (S45) |
| Ilyra Voss's agenda & the illithid colony | The drow studied the Underdark aberrations for ~450 years alongside an illithid observer and used the party as test subjects. Her goals and the mind flayer presence under Garmok's Mine are unresolved. (S45–46) |
| ~500 red coins still in the party's bag of holding | The party kept ~500 blood-red coins unmelted as evidence and props (S51); still infernally saturated, shielded only while inside the bag. |
| The Bronze Blades frame-job fallout | Shade convinced Ship Kurth and the Arcane Brotherhood (Deception 26) that the innocent Bronze Blades carry red coins and should be searched "thoroughly" (S51). A ticking comedic time bomb. |
| The Cult's Tiamat temple & Infernal ritual book (Garmok's Mine) | The party looted an Infernal-dialect ritual book from a Cult of the Dragon shrine to Tiamat in the mine (S45); its contents and the Cult's purpose there were never followed up. |
| Northern allies — Verithrax & Mick | An anti-Tiamat adult bronze dragon and a friendly Marid genie remain in the Sea of Moving Ice, sympathetic and unspent — potential allies for the Well of Dragons endgame. (S47) |
| The freed lair-peoples ally network | With Arauthator dead, the frost giant Hrimthur, the troll Ralph, and the ice-toad scholar Marfulb are standing favors and potential allies in the north. (S48–50) |
| 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 Aboleth in the Underdark lake | The party appeased and fled an ancient aboleth in a lake beneath Garmok's Mine (S46); aboleths nurse long memories. |
| The Derro's surface-trade ambitions / the "Bronze Blades" lie | Derro traders beneath Garmok's Mine want a surface trade route and were told by Shade that the Bronze Blades are "dwarves worth trading with" (S45) — a lie that could boomerang. |
| Shade's mycelial visions | Myconid rapport spores gave Shade vivid hallucinations — a spectral winged creature and a mystical forest scene (S46). Possibly meaningful foreshadowing. |
| Unexplored relics from Garmok's hoard | Two items from Garmok's Mine remain unexamined — a "strange crown" and a "funerary urn with unknown remains" (S44). |
See all: Quest Tracker • All Quest Leads
The Party
Shade Tiefling • Wizard (reforged from Bard) Zhentarim
Xanphina Half-Orc • Path of the Ancestral Guardian Order of the Gauntlet
Gootcha Half-Elf • Phantom Rogue Harpers
Keyleth Wood Elf • Swarmkeeper Ranger Emerald Enclave
Karma Tabaxi • Circle of the Moon Druid Emerald Enclave
Retired/Former Members: Alexios (soul lost in the Hells, S50) • Bechamel • Bruder • Thurmin (Retired) • Swarm of Rats • Cosima
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. |
| Cult of the Dragon | Power through draconic tyranny; bringing back the Dragon Queen. | Your enemy. Their plans have plans. |
| Council of Waterdeep | Coordinating the defense of the Sword Coast against Tiamat's return. | Allies in the fight against the Cult of the Dragon. |
Places to Know
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| Sessions | Session Logs • All Sessions • Session Log Template |
| Quests | Quest Tracker • All Quests • Active • Completed |
| People | The Party • All NPCs • Organizations |
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| Bestiary | Bestiary • All Creatures |
| Rules | House Rules • Cover, Line of Sight, and Hiding |
| Places | All Locations • LMoP • Rise of Tiamat |
Resources
Quick reference pages for combat rules, party abilities, and campaign information:
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| House Rules | The campaign's standing DM rulings and homebrew (attunement, Circle Magic, sea travel, the Compact feats, and more) |
| 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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