Encroaching Madness

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A Brief Tour of the Realms The Cursed Farmer The Mad Wizard Beast Intentions Terror in the Dark Unearthed Evil Escort to Waterdeep Waterdeep Detours Underdeep Cartography The Silken Swamp Supply Run The Mists of Ravenloft Family Entanglements Tower on the Lake Seeds of Deceit Flies on the Wall Backtracking Through Barovia Excavating History Towering Expectations Who Lurks in Lurkwood Orcs Are Wild The Sunless Citadel Meepo's Quest Lost in the Goblin Halls The Twilight Grove Into the Unknown The Prison of Velkynvelve Lost in the Underdark Leemooggoogoon Rises Neutral No More Encroaching Madness The Dark Heart The Alien Underdark The Oozing Hunger The Madness of Zuggtmoy The Cult of Lolth The Demon Lords of the Abyss Vecna Lives! Vecna Loots! Return to the Tomb Heatwave The Dread Domain of Tovag The Castle of a Thousand Vecnas The Sanctum of the Sword Get Back In The Castle Checkmate Vecna Out!
Campaigns
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Encroaching Madness is one of the adventures in the campaign A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast.

	Explore Mantol-Derith while you discover the reason behind the inter-faction war.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "Neutral No More"
Objective(s)	Complete Area 400
Restriction(s)	No restrictions
Rewards(?)	×800 ×???	Formation

Variants

Watchful Eyes

	Explore Mantol-Derith with the Zhentarim watching your every move.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "Encroaching Madness"
Objective(s)	Complete Area 425
Restriction(s)	Two Zhentarim spies join the formation for this adventure. Only Champions with CHA of 14 or higher can be used.
Rewards(?)	×850 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 525	×1.50e06 ×7,050
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 550	×2.38e06 ×8,650
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 575	×3.76e06 ×10,500
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 600	×5.96e06 ×12,900

Maroon Madness

	Explore Mantol-Derith while you deal with some wyrmlings who shouldn't be there.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "Encroaching Madness" Must have completed 41 Grand Tour adventures or variants
Objective(s)	Complete Area 450
Restriction(s)	Red Wyrmlings appear in each area. They don't drop gold, nor do they count towards quest progress. Red Wyrmlings should not be in Mantol-Derith. When a Champion kills a Red Wyrmling, they are stunned for 4 seconds as they try to understand what's happening. Only Champions with WIS 12 or lower can be used.
Rewards(?)	×900 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 550	×2.38e06 ×8,650
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 575	×3.76e06 ×10,500
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 600	×5.96e06 ×12,900
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 625	×9.42e06 ×15,800

Waves

Type	Waves	Bosses	Favored By
aberration	2	1	Imoen, Lae'zel, Zorbu
beast	17	1	Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
demon	5	0
drow	6	1
dwarf	25	2
elemental	0	2
elf	4	1
fiend	5	0	Brother Uriah, Ezmerelda, Farideh, Havilar, Jaheira, Reya, Turiel, Wyll
hit-based	2	4	Binwin, Ezmerelda, Grimm, Hew Maan, Windfall
humanoid	36	5	Dynaheir, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Kalix, Minsc, Zorbu
melee	45	1
monstrosity	0	1	Ezmerelda, Imoen, Minsc
orc	3	0
quaggoth	5	1
ranged	13	1

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Wave	Tags	Monsters	Monster Tags	Image
1	Underground	Duergar Fighter, Giant Rat	beast dwarf humanoid melee
2	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid melee
3	Underground	Quasit	demon fiend melee
4	Underground	Giant Rat, Quasit	beast demon fiend melee
5	Underground	Quasit x10	demon fiend melee
Boss	Underground	Bloodthirsty Rat	boss beast melee
6	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid melee
7	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid ranged
8	Underground	Duergar Fighter, Smashed Pile of Goods	dwarf humanoid static hit-based ranged
9	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid melee ranged
10	Underground	Duergar Fighter x6, Giant Spider x4	beast dwarf humanoid melee ranged
Boss	Underground	Svirfneblin Lizard Rider	boss humanoid hit-based melee
11	Underground	Quaggoth	humanoid quaggoth melee
12	Underground	Duergar Fighter, Quaggoth	dwarf humanoid quaggoth melee
13	Underground	Quaggoth	humanoid quaggoth melee
14	Underground	Duergar Fighter, Quaggoth	dwarf humanoid quaggoth melee
15	Underground	Quaggoth x10	humanoid quaggoth melee
Boss	Underground	Quaggoth Thonot	boss humanoid quaggoth melee
16	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid melee
17	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid melee
18	Underground	Duergar Fighter, Smashed Pile of Goods	dwarf humanoid static hit-based ranged
19	Underground	Duergar Fighter, Gazer	aberration dwarf humanoid ranged
20	Underground	Duergar Fighter x5, Gazer x5	aberration dwarf humanoid melee ranged
Boss	Underground	Enlarged Duergar	boss dwarf humanoid melee
21	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid melee
22	Underground	Northern Duergar	dwarf humanoid melee ranged
23	Underground	Northern Duergar	dwarf humanoid melee
24	Underground	Northern Duergar	dwarf humanoid melee
25	Underground	Northern Duergar x10	dwarf humanoid melee
Boss	Underground	Xorn	boss elemental melee
26	Underground	Duergar Fighter, Giant Spider	beast dwarf humanoid melee
27	Underground	Giant Spider	beast melee
28	Underground	Giant Spider, Giant Wolf Spider, Orc Fighter	beast humanoid orc melee
29	Underground	Giant Spider, Orc Fighter	beast humanoid orc melee
30	Underground	Giant Spider, Orc Fighter	beast humanoid orc melee
Boss	Underground	Drow House Captain	boss drow elf humanoid melee
31	Underground	Drow Cultist, Drow Ranger	drow humanoid melee ranged
32	Underground	Drow Cultist	drow humanoid melee
33	Underground	Drow Fighter, Drow Ranger	drow elf humanoid melee ranged
34	Underground	Drow Fighter	drow elf humanoid melee
35	Underground	Drow Fighter x10	drow elf humanoid melee
Boss	Underground	Drider	boss monstrosity hit-based melee
36	Underground	Drow Fighter, Duergar Fighter, Svirfneblin Fighter	drow dwarf elf humanoid melee
37	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid melee
38	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid ranged
39	Underground	Duergar Fighter	dwarf humanoid melee ranged
40	Underground	Duergar Fighter x10	dwarf humanoid melee ranged
Boss	Underground	Duergar Hammerer	boss dwarf humanoid hit-based melee
41	Underground	Giant Rat, Giant Spider	beast melee
42	Underground	Giant Spider	beast melee
43	Underground	Cursed Rat	beast melee
44	Underground	Cursed Rat	beast melee
45	Underground	Dretch	demon fiend melee
Boss	Underground	Galeb Duhr	boss elemental melee
46	Underground	Dretch, Giant Caterpillar	beast demon fiend melee
47	Underground	Giant Caterpillar, Giant Spider	beast melee
48	Underground	Giant Spider	beast melee
49	Underground	Giant Spider	beast melee
50	Underground	Giant Spider x10	beast melee
Boss	Underground	Xazax The Eyemonger	boss aberration hit-based ranged

Transcript

Encroaching Madness
Explore Mantol-Derith while you discover the reason behind the inter-faction war.
Area	Goal		Quests & Cinematics
Nayeli:	So Peebles spoke true before? The duergar were the ones who started this?
Ghazrim:	Everything I've heard indicates so, yes. They attacked the svirfneblin enclave with no warning. And all Mantol-Derith has been in a state of pandemonium ever since.
Celeste:	It feels like too strong a coincidence for this not to be connected to the abyssal corruption we've sensed in the Underdark, and the creatures that have come with it.
Ghazrim:	I'm inclined to agree with you. Our scouts have noted the changes in the faerzress, and have been working double time to keep our trade routes clear of demons. We hadn't seen any sign of local trouble, but this present mess defies easy explanation.
Bruenor:	Tha gray dwarves o' Mantol-Derith have got a solid reputation. It ain't like them ta fly off tha handle so quick and so extreme. Seems clear there's gotta be somethin' else behind this.
Calliope:	I just have to say, Ghazrim, it seems to me that if the duergar and the svirfneblin take each other out, the Zhentarim will be left sitting pretty. Is there maybe something else going on here with you that we're not seeing?
Ghazrim:	What you're not seeing is the importance of Mantol-Derith as a neutral site. Though I'm happy to ensure the Zhentarim are the most profitable arm of the settlement, I have no desire to be the last faction standing. Our business here depends on all the folk of the Underdark remaining on good terms.
Minsc:	Minsc must interrupt to point out that not all share your views. Duergar have returned!
1	Defeat 25 Enemies		Duergar driving giant rats before them seem intent on disrupting your newly minted detente with the Zhentarim. Clear them out!
2	Defeat 25 Enemies		One more solid push should deal with these duergar for good!
Nayeli:	All right, the duergar are on the run again for now. But clearly this fight isn't going to end on its own. They and the svirfneblin have had every opportunity to fall back into defensive positions.
Celeste:	I agree. And if the abyssal corruption is connected to this newly seen battle madness among the svirfneblin and duergar, determining the cause of that madness might let us learn much.
Bruenor:	Ghazrim, ye and yer Zhentarim can hold tha fort fer a time. If tha svirfneblin enclave's where tha trouble started, then that's likely tha best place ta start askin' questions. Tha Champions ain't got no stake in this fight, so hopefully we can play neutral party and get some answers.
Ghazrim:	I well agree. But it looks like defending the enclave just became an even higher priority!
3	Collect 25 Vials of Demon Ichor		A sudden influx of quasits interrupts you on your way out of the Zhentarim enclave. But studying their ichor might shed more light on the spread of abyssal power in the Underdark!
4	Defeat 25 Enemies		Heading out onto the street inspires the quasits to follow you. And a wandering pack of giant rats look to take advantage of the demons' assault!
5	Defeat the Bloodthirsty Rat		Most of the giant rats have scattered, but this bloodthirsty monster rat means business! And the quasits are along for the ride till the bitter end!
Drizzt:	The quasits are fleeing, and the street's clear of rats for the time being.
Bruenor:	Time ta get up ta speed and over ta tha svirfneblin enclave, then. And hope we don't have ta fight our way through all o' Mantol-Derith ta get there.
Peebles:	Allow me to assist once more, Champions! I can help you find the path of least resistance. Come, follow me!
6	Defeat 25 Enemies		Getting to the svirfneblin enclave is going to be a task with these duergar holding the streets. Push through!
7	Defeat 25 Enemies		The duergar warriors fall back to attack from range! Keep moving!
Peebles:	There's the svirfneblin enclave, straight ahead! And these duergar are barricading the approach, blast them!
Bruenor:	I can see more o' them behind, too, stackin' up in front o' tha enclave entrance. And if they get inside and inta defensive positions, we're gonna have trouble breakin' through.
Nayeli:	Then we'll need to get inside before they do. Everybody move!
8	Defeat 1 Blockade		You need to clear this barricade of refuse and smashed trade goods before the duergar pin you down!
9	Defeat 25 Enemies		The duergar hold the entrance to the svirfneblin enclave -- and have no intention of letting you pass!
Bruenor:	Feh! We got tha entrance locked down, but them duergar managed ta slip in with us. There's more o' them here than I can see svirfneblin!
Peebles:	There! That's Gabble Dripskillet, leader of the enclave!
Gabble:	Stand fast, svirfneblin! We will fight to the last! Send these duplicitous duergar to the grave -- them and their surface-worlder mercenaries!
Nayeli:	By Tyr's blade, not again. Svirfneblin! We're not allied with the duergar, nor are we here to fight you! Help us clear the gray dwarves out, that we might speak!
Minsc:	Minsc fears that all shouting is in vain. No one listens. And giant brawl is moving our way!
10	Defeat the Svirfneblin Lizard Rider		You've got the duergar where you want them -- but this misguided svirfneblin lizard rider shows up with a force of giant spiders at the wrong time!
Gabble:	You won't take the enclave, surface-worlders! We are beaten but unbowed! And we will fight to the end!
Nayeli:	There is no fight here! We've pushed the duergar out of your enclave, and we stand before you as friends. Order a stop to this conflict, Gabble Dripskillet, so that we may speak.
Gabble:	I... well... all right, then. Svirfneblin, hold! You, take the lizard and a squad of warriors to the entrance. Protect the enclave at all costs! And as to all of you, who are you? Who do you serve? Can't you see we've got our hands full?
Celeste:	Believe us, Gabble, we see what's going on, and we'll end this violence if we can. But we need to know what started it. Why did the duergar attack your enclave in the first place? What's going on?
Jarlaxle:	I think the break for detente might need to hold for a minute. That lizard is setting up a remarkable din at the entrance.
Calliope:	There's fighting starting there. Something else is coming in. Get ready!
11	Defeat 25 Enemies		A force of quaggoths have entered Mantol-Derith and joined the chaotic fight! Time to clear these intruders out!
Nayeli:	There was no sign of quaggoths in the fighting on the street. Where are they coming from?
Drizzt:	They have hunting grounds not far from Mantol-Derith, but they usually steer clear of the settlement. The endless sound of combat must have brought them in.
Calliope:	And the sound of this fight's bringing in even more trouble! Look sharp!
12	Defeat 25 Enemies		A duergar patrol slips into the enclave and into the fray, helping the quaggoths hold on!
13	Collect 25 Quaggoth Claws		These quaggoths aren't giving up! Taking trophies from a few of them might help dent their resolve!
14	Defeat 25 Enemies		The quaggoths are starting to flag -- but these duergar fighters keep making their unwelcome presence known!
15	Defeat the Quaggoth Thonot		The thonot who leads the quaggoths drives them to reform ranks! One more push should clear them out!
Nayeli:	The last quaggoths have fled! Quickly, get the entrance closed up once more! Are all the svirfneblin accounted for? There are a lot of wounded. Let's give them what aid we can.
Gabble:	I... thank you for your help, surface-worlders. But this is only a respite, I promise you. The duergar will pay for what they've done!
Celeste:	Gabble, hear me. Even if the duergar started this fight, your anger is keeping it fueled. Something's going on in Mantol-Derith, and we mean to find out what. So help us as we've helped you, by telling us how all of this began.
Gabble:	The duergar attacked, is how this began. A brazen and unwarranted assault on the svirfneblin enclave! A mage kidnapped! Yantha Coaxrock, my friend, was taken screaming into the street!
Bruenor:	But why? What would tha duergar be needin' with a svirfneblin mage?
Gabble:	The villains refused to say. They only shouted oaths against us, and drew arms when we demanded our kin back. And we will get her back! We will throw down the duergar enclave and take what is ours!
Nayeli:	No! No one leaves this place, Gabble, or you'll need to deal with us before you get anywhere near the duergar.
Celeste:	Gabble, leave this to us. We'll go to the duergar enclave and seek an audience with them. We'll find your missing mage. And hopefully we'll get to the bottom of everything that's happening here before it's too late.
Bruenor:	Oi, Peebles. Ye're sure ye don't wanna stay in tha enclave with yer kin? 'Tis gonna be a fair way safer in there than out here.
Peebles:	I'm fine, my friend. I'm just a visitor to Mantol-Derith, the same as you. And if you don't mind my saying so, I feel as though my fate is tied to the Champions now.
Calliope:	Did you see the anger in that Gabble? That was some unnatural rage, if you ask me.
Celeste:	I agree. But I sensed no enchantment in her. Something is affecting the folk of Mantol-Derith. Driving them to violence. But if it's magic, it's not registering like any magic I've experienced before.
Nayeli:	We'd better hope the duergar enclave can give us some answers. Even keeping the Zhentarim and the svirfneblin held in their enclaves for now, this is far from a truce.
Boo:	Squeak!
Minsc:	You speak truth. Minsc and Boo have spotted duergar ahead -- and truce appears to be last thing on their minds!
16	Defeat 25 Enemies		Duergar fighters have spread out to fill the streets around their enclave -- and you need to get past them!
17	Defeat 25 Enemies		As fast as you push them back, the duergar simply throw themselves back into the fray!
18	Defeat 1 Blockade		The duergar don't seem to care that it's their own goods they're sacrificing to hold you back! Clear this barricade, and quickly!
Bruenor:	We's arrived! And it ain't lookin' like any o' these guards has tha rank or tha sense ta stand down and let us pass.
Jarlaxle:	Even if they did, I think we'd have a harder time talking our way past their backup! Watch yourselves!
Peebles:	Gazers! They're everywhere! Oh my!
Nayeli:	Peebles, you'd best get yourself behind us before you get hurt. Everyone else, spread out and hit them hard!
19	Defeat 25 Enemies		These gazers raise the defense level of the duergar enclave to maximum! Watch yourselves!
20	Defeat the Enlarged Duergar		As you push into the enclave, an enlarged duergar whips these defenders into a fighting frenzy! Stand fast!
Nayeli:	The duergar are in a state of blind rage! We need to find a way to shut this fight down!
Bruenor:	Pretty sure tha only way that's happenin' is if there's no duergar left in a state o' bein' ready ta fight! They ain't backin' down nohow!
Celeste:	We need to make finding Yantha Coaxrock our priority, then. If we can learn why the duergar seized her, we might be able to make their leaders listen to reason.
Jarlaxle:	There are so many duergar in here, I can barely see the far wall! We need to move!
21	Defeat 25 Enemies		You push farther into the duergar enclave hoping to catch sight of the kidnapped mage. But these fighters are intent on distracting you from your search!
Calliope:	Something's not right here. I'm looking at how many duergar are in here and how many people this enclave can support, and the numbers aren't adding. They've got an army in here -- but where are they coming from?
Bruenor:	I got a sneakin' suspicion. Look there! Them new forces is wearin' cold-weather gear. They must have mages teleportin' in with fresh warriors from tha northlands -- which means we got a problem!
22	Defeat 25 Enemies		If the duergar have an endless supply of reinforcements, this fight just escalated to the next level! You need to get this battle under control!
23	Collect 25 Duergar Hammers		Disarming some of these northern duergar might be the only way to keep them from overwhelming you!
Jarlaxle:	Eyes ahead! That tight-packed squad of northern duergar are hunkered down around something. Something vaguely svirfneblin sized and tied down!
Celeste:	It must be Yantha!
Peebles:	Aye, there she is! We talked about aberrations for a bit in the enclave, she and I, a few hours before all this nastiness started.
Nayeli:	That's where we're headed, then! Focus on getting into position around the duergar so they can't move her! Then hope there's someone leading this mob who's willing to listen to reason!
24	Defeat 25 Enemies		The mage Yantha is in sight finally! But the duergar guarding her have no intention of giving her up!
Drizzt:	One last wave of guards to push through. The svirfneblin mage doesn't look any the worse for wear.
Bruenor:	Good news. But that duergar interrogatin' her seems a little frayed around tha edges.
Ghuldur:	Out with it, mage! You'll tell us what we want to know, or I swear, every last one of you thieving svirfneblin will pay the price!
Yantha:	You'll get nothing from me, Ghuldur Flagonfist! You duergar are ghosts and shades of death, seeking the secrets of the living. Well, you won't take this secret from me!
Ghuldur:	Oh, I'll take more than that. Let's see how you like being buttoned into a gemstone suit -- and fed to our xorn!
Calliope:	Well, it's good to see everyone's acting all levelheaded and reasonable.
Bruenor:	Feh. Makes tha job easier at this point, frankly. Champions! Corral these duergar! Get 'em away from tha mage! Then set up a cordon around all these blighters so we can get 'em ta stand down and start talkin'.
25	Defeat the Xorn		The duergar's trained xorn is anchoring their defense and their threats against the kidnapped mage! Take this elemental down!
Ghuldur:	Miscreant surface-worlders! You'll pay for this intrusion! The duergar will not be cowed by you!
Yantha:	What trickery is this? You pretend to rescue me, but I know what you want! You'll eat my soul, claim my eyes! Who are you working for? I defy you, outlanders!
Celeste:	This is just getting worse and worse. The corruption that's affecting them is too deep. But it's still not even registering as magic... except... wait! Yantha! I sense something in her. A residual trace of shadow... and madness. And if I can sense it, I can break it.
Yantha:	No! Don't touch me! I'm a mighty warrior! I will slay you all!
Ghuldur:	A warrior? You're a common thief, mage! You'll pay for what you've --
Nayeli:	Enough, I say! Celeste, we can't do this in here. Everyone, move for the street again. Ghuldur, we're taking Yantha with us. No argument, no discussion. Whatever she's done, the Champions will set it right. You have our word on that.
Ghuldur:	Your word... your word?! I'll show you what the world of outlander scum is worth in Mantol-Derith! After them!
Boo:	Squeak!
Minsc:	As Boo says, we have doors blocked behind us! Duergar will hold tight in enclave while we flee, but patrols are everywhere. We must move!
Celeste:	Soon, Minsc. I just need... another moment... yes... there!
Yantha:	Get away from me! You're... wait... ah, gods, my mind. What's happened?
Nayeli:	We're hoping you can tell us, Yantha. We've come from Gabble Dripskillet, and are trying to understand why all of Mantol-Derith is tearing itself apart. Please, tell us what happened. Why did the duergar come for you?
Yantha:	I... it's all fragmented... but I remember! The black gem! I... liberated it from a duergar ale merchant... when it called to me. A voice of madness in it... ah, no...
Bruenor:	We're gonna need ta continue this conversation in a tick. There's a duergar patrol that's spotted us -- and they ain't alone!
26	Defeat 25 Enemies		Where they skirmish with a pack of giant spiders, the duergar are able to draw the monstrous arachnids forward -- and drive them straight into you!
Drizzt:	The Duergar have fallen back to the enclave. We'll need to get clear before those inside take to the streets again.
Celeste:	This black gem, Yantha. It was in the duergar enclave, then you took it to the svirfneblin enclave?
Yantha:	Yes. Then they came for it. They challenged me. We fought. Oh, this is all my fault!
Bruenor:	Ain't no point in blamin' yerself if that gem had 'nuff power in it ta turn this whole settlement upside down. But fixin' what's gone wrong means gettin' that power away from whoever it's gonna corrupt next. Where can we find it?
Yantha:	I gave the gem to Flink, my apprentice, when the duergar first came! He was going to the drow enclave on an errand. I told him to conceal it there. Keep it away from anyone who would try to take it. It spoke to me. It spoke to me, I tell you!
Celeste:	I understand, Yantha. It's going to be all right. Friends, we need to get to the drow enclave, and quickly. If the gem's power has been spreading there like it spread through the svirfneblin and the duergar...
Bruenor:	Aye, we get tha picture. Yantha, ye and Peebles stay close together. Ye'll be safe with us.
Peebles:	Indeed! Peebles at your service, my fine mage. Trust me, these Champions know how to look out for their friends.
27	Defeat 25 Enemies		Approaching the drow enclave brings you up against the giant spiders that protect the surrounding streets! Push hard to get past them!
Bruenor:	Right, we're here. Oi, elf! Any bright ideas fer us talkin' our way in all easy like?
Jarlaxle:	Based on the expression on the face of this house captain, I'm guessing no.
Drow House Captain:	Retreat, outlanders! The drow enclave is off limits to outsiders. We know your kind. We know your treachery! Begone, all of you!
Celeste:	Paranoia and anger. The corruption of the gem is already spreading here.
Nayeli:	We know the drill, then. Champions! Distract these defenders and push them back! We need to get inside and get eyes on this black gem if we have any hope of getting its power contained!
28	Collect 25 Poison Fungi		The drow and their spider allies are making a unified effort to keep you out of the enclave! See if stealing some of their valuable poison fungi can distract them!
29	Defeat 25 Enemies		Drow and giant spiders have the interior of their enclave locked down. And until you get this fight under control, negotiation isn't going to be an option!
Drow House Captain:	Reform ranks! Stand, you dogs! Send every one of these outlanders to the shadow!
Bruenor:	Ain't been able ta get a word in edgewise against this captain's endless yellin'. He ain't hearin' us, and he ain't gonna back down.
Drizzt:	The rest of this troop are fighting in a more orderly fashion than the duergar and svirfneblin we've faced off against. If we can neutralize their house captain, they won't have anyone giving orders. We might be able to throw them into disarray.
Nayeli:	It seems as good a plan as any. Everyone, focus on getting to that captain -- and on keeping him quiet!
30	Defeat the Drow House Captain		Getting the upper hand in this battle looks like the only way you'll be able to get this drow house captain to listen to reason. So be it!
31	Defeat 25 Enemies		Even with their captain fallen, the drow are hammering you, up close and at range!
32	Defeat 25 Enemies		Cunning cultists take the lead in the drow defense. Watch yourselves!
Celeste:	Is there any sign of Flink? Any svirfneblin anywhere?
Jarlaxle:	None that I can see... wait, there! Huddled over against the wall!
Bruenor:	That's a svirfneblin all right. And he ain't lookin' too healthy.
Yantha:	That's Flink! He's not the bravest sort, I'm afraid.
Nayeli:	Well hopefully that means he'll stay put until we get to him. Everyone, with me! We need to distract these drow and get past them quickly!
33	Collect 25 Symbols of Lolth		The drow's sense of superiority is giving them an edge in this fight! See if stealing the symbols of their precious Spider Queen can shake them!
34	Defeat 25 Enemies		These drow fighters are on their last reserves of strength. Hit them hard!
Nayeli:	Almost there. Everyone, keep an eye on Flink! Don't let him bolt in fear!
Flink:	Who's there? I heard my name! Why is everyone fighting? Oh, Yantha, I'm sorry! I've failed you!
Yantha:	Flink, I'm here! You haven't failed anyone. Just stay put there... no! What are you doing?
Flink:	Yantha needs me! This battle will carry her off! I'm coming, mistress! I'm coming to save you!
Bruenor:	What's that blamed fool doin'? He's runnin' straight inta them drow and tryin' ta slap 'em all down! They're gonna skewer him!
Celeste:	The madness is making him focus on serving Yantha! We need to keep the drow focused on us, and get to him before he gets into trouble!
Drizzt:	Better to focus on the trouble we're all about to get into. Drider coming in! And the drow are making a move!
35	Defeat the Drider		A powerful drider leads the drow in a last stand! Time to finally finish this brawl!
Yantha:	We've got a moment before the drow regroup. I've got him! Flink, it's all right. You've done well. You have nothing to fear anymore. Here, Champions! The gem!
Bruenor:	Oi! That's a mighty fine-lookin' black diamond. Look at tha size o' that thing!
Nayeli:	I've got it! I can... wait... oh Tyr, no!
Celeste:	Nayeli, what is it? The magic of the gem is strengthening! It's trying to reach for you!
Nayeli:	It can try all it likes. I feel its presence. I know its mind. I know its name! Fraz-Urb'luu! The Prince of Deception is here!
Celeste:	A demon lord, trapped in the gem! This is incomprehensible. But it's true... I can read the magic in the stone... and I know what it is! It must be destroyed! Bruenor!
Bruenor:	On it! Stand back and watch out!
Celeste:	It's done! Friends, we need to flee, and quickly! When we're clear of the drow, I can explain all!
Jarlaxle:	Celeste, are you sure we're safe? If we're facing off against another demon lord, I'd like to know well ahead of time.
Celeste:	We're safe, Jarlaxle. The demon lord's threat is ended. The gem wasn't some kind of summoning stone. It was a receptacle. Fraz-Urb'luu's hiding place... and locked to the Abyss, to which he's returned.
Calliope:	But why go to all the trouble of coming to the mortal realm only to allow yourself to be drawn back again? It doesn't make sense.
Nayeli:	It's because he didn't come to the mortal realm willingly. Celeste, I sensed his mind. A churning madness, yearning to be returned home.
Celeste:	And thinking on the steps he'd taken to prevent being taken from home in the first place. Yes, I felt it too. Something called Fraz-Urb'luu to the world, and he tried to resist that call by having his essence drawn into the gem. Turning it into a hiding place. But the gem was drawn forth in his stead, and came to Mantol-Derith.
Bruenor:	This is makin' less sense tha more we know. Are ye sayin' that Demogorgon was tha same setup? That somethin' called that archfiend ta tha Darklake?
Celeste:	I don't have any answers Bruenor. Not yet. But if I'm going to have time to think, we need to get back to safe ground. The Zhentarim enclave is the only one not touched by Fraz-Urb'luu's corruption. We need to get back there, and quickly.
36	Defeat 25 Enemies		With the gem destroyed, the spread of Fraz-Urb'luu's madness will begin to abate. But these enraged duergar and svirfneblin seem intent on making the most of it while it lasts!
37	Defeat 25 Enemies		You push for the Zhentarim enclave as fast as you can, but a wall of duergar blocks your way!
38	Collect 25 Crossbows		Crossbow fire tears up the street around you! Disarm these duergar before you're pinned down!
Bruenor:	Right, we're back! Safe and... sound... oi! There's as many duergar inside as outside!
Nayeli:	They must have opened up another access point. We need to draw them off before the Zhentarim are overwhelmed!
39	Defeat 25 Enemies		Inside the Zhentarim enclave, the duergar are in the midst of another assault! Take them down!
40	Defeat the Duergar Hammerer		A duergar hammerer leads this furious force! Time to send these intruders on their way!
Bruenor:	Them duergar is fallin' back finally. And this time, they're not stoppin' ta regroup. They're headin' fer their enclave!
Nayeli:	Thank the fates. With the gem destroyed, the corrupting battle madness that Fraz-Urb'luu had spread throughout Mantol-Derith must be fading. Hopefully, the svirfneblin and the drow are coming to their senses the same way.
Celeste:	Everyone, lend what aid to the Zhentarim we can. And find Ghazrim. We need to fill him in on what's been going on -- and see what he knows. We've still got more questions than answers, and no sense of what our next move needs to be.
Ghazrim:	This is quite the story you tell, Champions. Part of me doesn't want to believe it. But watching what happened in Mantol-Derith, and hearing what our scouts have been encountering in the Underdark... I don't know what to think anymore.
Nayeli:	We're in the midst of some sort of incursion from out of the Abyss. That much is clear. But this encounter with Fraz-Urb'luu suggests that the demon lords aren't behind it. It would have been a daunting enough prospect for Demogorgon to have made an incursion into the mortal realm... but this...
Celeste:	Fraz-Urb'luu felt a power drawing him here, and had time enough to try to thwart it. This suggests planning. A specific goal of bringing more than one demon lord to the world. But what kind of power could override a demon lord's will?
Ghazrim:	That's beyond my knowledge. But I think I might know someone who has information of use to us. Champions, not a week ago, we received a message from a drow mage, Vizeran DeVir. He reached out with a request for a wide assortment of magical items and stout folk... and talked of fearing the power of the demon lords.
Bruenor:	Don't mean ta interrupt, but I'm hearin' trouble at tha entrance. Everybody look sharp!
41	Defeat 25 Enemies		The greater threat to Mantol-Derith might be ended. But giant spiders and rats whipped into a fighting frenzy still need to be dealt with!
42	Defeat 25 Enemies		These giant spiders appear intent on fighting to the bitter end. Take these arachnids down!
Bruenor:	Ghazrim, is this mage Vizeran someone ye know is talkin' truth? Or did he just have some dretch steal his spellcastin' focus and start yellin' 'bout seein' demon lords under his bed?
Ghazrim:	Indeed, that was my first thought. But in light of what's been learned, I think we need to know more. I fear the Zhentarim will be busy in the foreseeable future, dealing with the fallout of the violence. I've already sent messages to the other enclaves calling for a summit. But we can give you directions to Vizeran's tower.
Peebles:	Oh. Oh! Champions, this is great fortune. I saw the tower on my way to Mantol-Derith. As I was preparing to leave Mantol-Derith myself, allow me to show my thanks to you one last time by escorting you there.
Bruenor:	No more thanks is necessary, Peebles, though it'd be good ta have a guide. But weren't ye sayin' before that ye had business here ta take care o'?
Peebles:	All done, in fact. It turned out to be a much more trifling matter than I'd anticipated.
Nayeli:	Our course is set, then. We'll leave the folk of Mantol-Derith to settle their differences... and to hopefully come to the realization that it's time for everyone to stop squabbling and come together to face this threat. Ghazrim?
Ghazrim:	I will make known all that's been learned, Champions. Believe me, the Zhentarim well understand that there is no profit in the destruction of all. And if the demon lords are coming to the Underdark, destruction is what they'll bring.
Bruenor:	Right. Gather up supplies, all, and make sure we got tha Zhentarim's maps ta this Vizeran. And let's hope he's got some o' tha answers we need.
43	Collect 25 Cursed Rat Tails		Cursed rats are swarming the streets as you make your way out of Mantol-Derith. Turning their tails into trophies should send some of them running!
44	Defeat 25 Enemies		The cursed rats are on the run. One more push and you'll be on your way!
Nayeli:	The route to Vizeran's tower seems clear enough. Hopefully, we can get there with a minimal amount of trouble.
Jarlaxle:	Speak of the devil. Well, speak of the demons, I guess. Dretch mob, coming in! And they've got company!
45	Defeat the Galeb Duhr		The caverns around Mantol-Derith are swarming with dretches -- and a wandering galeb duhr has just taken up a central position in this fight!
46	Defeat 25 Enemies		The dretches are ready to flee -- but this mob of giant caterpillars is keeping them in the fray!
47	Defeat 25 Enemies		Giant spiders are drawn to the caterpillars' relentless attacks! Hit them hard!
Bruenor:	Drizzt, ye been awful quiet since we left Mantol-Derith. What's on yer mind?
Drizzt:	Worry about how our dealings with this Vizeran DeVir might go. House DeVir and House Do'Urden have a... complicated history.
Jarlaxle:	What Drizzt means to say is they had a complicated history. Past tense. They were rivals. Until House Do'Urden wiped DeVir out.
Drizzt:	Nothing to do with me. But old animosities die hard among the drow.
Celeste:	If this Vizeran survived the destruction of his house, there's a chance he might already have been in exile from it. Perhaps you'll have some common ground there.
Drizzt:	Perhaps. But we should be prepared for the reality of him not wanting to work with us if I'm a part of this.
Bruenor:	Feh. When all tha Underdark is under threat, folk'll learn ta start settin' aside old grudges. One way or another.
48	Collect 25 Strands of Spider Silk		The silk these spiders are getting ready to lay down is going to slow your advance. Clear it out!
Jarlaxle:	These spiders are getting even thicker on the ground. If this is the regular route to Vizeran's tower, I'm guessing he doesn't like visitors.
Peebles:	Friends! I have an idea. I recall reaching these paths from when I came this way to Mantol-Derith -- but I took a different route from the point where I sighted Vizeran's tower. I saw no threats there, spiders or otherwise. Follow me, it's not far!
Nayeli:	I think we're fine, Peebles. Ghazrim's maps show we don't have far to go. And I don't see any shortcut routes marked out here.
Peebles:	No! Champions, I know what I know. Please, you've done so much for me. Let me truly help you this one time.
Celeste:	All right, Peebles. Trust me when I say we appreciate your friendship. And if we can gain a respite from these attacks, it might be worth trying a new route. Minsc and Drizzt can take point to scout. Everyone, let's move quickly.
Peebles:	Thank you, Celeste. For trusting me. It'll be better this way. Come. Come!
49	Defeat 25 Enemies		Peebles's shortcut still features plenty of spiders in the forecast. And knocking them out of the fray just brings them scuttling back in a worse mood!
Drizzt:	Not as much spider sign on the walls here. I suspect Peebles was right about this being an easier route when he passed this way originally, but something new has these creatures riled up.
Peebles:	We must keep moving. Almost there. Almost there!
Nayeli:	Almost where, Peebles? The maps show the tower is still... oh, no...
Peebles:	Master? Are you here? I have returned to you.
Bruenor:	That's a beholder! What in tha name o' tha Nine Hells is ye doin' Peebles?
Drizzt:	Betraying us. I recognize that creature. Xazax the Eyemonger, a collector of other beholders' eye stalks.
Peebles:	Yes! And you see? I bring the master the offering of the eyestalk claimed from the maimed Lorthuun. My business in Mantol-Derith! All taken care of by the Champions! Master, these are great heroes! They will be worthy prey for you to play with!
Bruenor:	O' all tha accursed... Everybody scatter! Then take that beholder down!
50	Defeat the Xazax		Peebles' unexpected betrayal puts an even darker edge on this fight! You need to destroy Xazax the Eyemonger or all is lost!
Jarlaxle:	Where is he? That miserable little svirfneblin... Peebles, show yourself!
Celeste:	I have him Jarlaxle. He's dead. The beholder took him down when he got in the way during the fight. You can spare him your anger now.
Jarlaxle:	... I'm more angry at myself, frankly. My sixth sense for betrayal is normally outstanding. I have no idea why I didn't see that coming.
Nayeli:	Because with everything that's been going on, with all the fear we've been dealing with, we didn't see it. We need people to understand the threat they're facing. So we want to trust them. That's a lesson learned, I guess.
Bruenor:	Ain't nothin' fer it now but ta keep movin' and find this Vizeran DeVir. Hopefully we can trust him. And even if we can't, with all that's at stake fer tha Underdark, we'll figure out a way ta do what needs ta be done.
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