The Bleeding Citadel

Adventures
A Tale of Two Cities The Dead Three The Darkness Runs Deeper Difficult Terrain Elturel Has Fallen Resolve Amongst Chaos Into The Fire Dreamscape The Path of Dreams The Lost Hollyphant The Wandering Emporium Tiamat's Army Questlines Bel's Forge The Sibriex Wrecked Flying Fortress The Bleeding Citadel Idyllglen The Battle of High Hall Tower Elturel's Last Stand
Campaigns
A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast‎ Tomb of Annihilation‎ Waterdeep: Dragon Heist‎ Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus‎ Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Light of Xaryxis Turn of Fortune's Wheel Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Others
Split The Party Tales of the Champions Time Gates Trials of Mount Tiamat

The Bleeding Citadel is one of the adventures in the campaign Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus.

	Climb the stinking scab and enter the Bleeding Citadel.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "Wrecked Flying Fortress"
Objective(s)	Complete Area 500
Restriction(s)	No Restrictions
Rewards(?)	×1000 ×???	Formation

Variants

Don't Pick at the Scab

	Climb the stinking scab while trying not to disturb the architecture.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "The Bleeding Citadel"
Objective(s)	Complete Area 550
Restriction(s)	Only Champions with WIS and INT of 12 or Higher can be used.
Rewards(?)	×1100 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 650	×1.49e07 ×1.36e04
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 675	×2.35e07 ×1.48e04
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 700	×3.72e07 ×1.54e04
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 725	×5.89e07 ×1.66e04
Patron: Elminster	Complete Area 850	×5.82e08 ×2.21e04

Going to Eleven

	Climb the stinking scab with a Champion of OUR choice.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "The Bleeding Citadel" Must have completed 56 Decent into Avernus adventures or variants.
Objective(s)	Complete Area 600
Restriction(s)	A random Champion from seat 11 is immediately unlocked, added to the formation, and can't be removed, but can be moved. Champions from the first two bench seats cannot be used.
Rewards(?)	×1200 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 700	×3.72e07 ×1.54e04
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 725	×5.89e07 ×1.66e04
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 750	×9.31e07 ×1.80e04
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 775	×1.47e08 ×1.86e04
Patron: Elminster	Complete Area 900	×1.45e09 ×2.43e04

Strong and Healthy

	Climb the stinking scab and enter the Bleeding Citadel while facing foes hungry for blood.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "The Bleeding Citadel" Must have completed 56 Decent into Avernus adventures or variants.
Objective(s)	Complete Area 650
Restriction(s)	You may only use Champions with a STR and CON of 14+. 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress. Undead monsters deal 100% more damage and have 100% more health for every 100 areas completed, stacking multiplicatively.
Rewards(?)	×1300 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 750	×9.31e07 ×1.80e04
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 775	×1.47e08 ×1.86e04
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 800	×2.32e08 ×2.00e04
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 825	×3.68e08 ×2.14e04
Patron: Elminster	Complete Area 950	×3.64e09 ×2.22e05

Waves

Type	Waves	Bosses	Favored By
armor-based	0	1	Binwin, Ezmerelda, Gazrick, Grimm, Hew Maan, Lucius, Selise, Windfall, Wulfgar
beast	21	1	Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
demon	29	6
devil	0	1
fiend	19	6	Brother Uriah, Ezmerelda, Farideh, Havilar, Jaheira, Reya, Turiel, Wyll
flying	7	1
gnoll	13	2
hit-based	1	2	Binwin, Ezmerelda, Grimm, Hew Maan, Windfall
humanoid	13	2	Dynaheir, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Kalix, Minsc, Zorbu
melee	48	10
ranged	4	1
undead	8	1	Brother Uriah, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Minsc, Nerys, Volo, Wyll, Zorbu

Please add all the missing waves definition (with "0 & 0" or no values in case you don’t know them…) based on in-game’s "ENEMY TYPES" data mentionned on adventure’s starting/choice screen, place them between the header & the footer lines (which should remain untouched), and keep the monster-type lines sorted alphabetically. Thanks! (click this link for more info)

Wave	Tags	Monsters	Monster Tags	Image
1	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Crab	beast melee
2	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Crab, Abyssal Fly	beast melee
3	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Fly	beast melee
4	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Fly, Stirge	beast melee
5	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Fly x4, Stirge x6	beast melee
Boss	hellish outdoors	Chasme	boss demon fiend melee
6	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Fly, Stirge	beast melee
7	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Crab, Abyssal Fly	beast melee
8	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Crab, Abyssal Fly	beast melee
9	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Crab, Abyssal Fly	beast melee
10	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Fly x5, Vrock x5	beast demon fiend melee
Boss	hellish outdoors	Chasme x2	boss demon fiend melee
11	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Fly, Vrock	beast demon fiend melee
12	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Fly, Vrock	beast demon fiend melee
13	hellish outdoors	Vrock	demon fiend melee
14	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Chicken	demon fiend melee
15	hellish outdoors	Abyssal Chicken x7, Vrock x3	demon fiend melee
Boss	hellish outdoors	Shoosuva	boss demon fiend melee
16	hellish undeground	Abyssal Crab	beast melee
17	hellish undeground	Abyssal Crab	beast melee
18	hellish undeground	Abyssal Crab, Abyssal Chicken	beast demon fiend melee
19	hellish undeground	Abyssal Chicken	demon fiend melee
20	hellish undeground	Abyssal Chicken x10	demon fiend melee
Boss	hellish undeground	Giant Scorpion	boss beast armor-based melee
21	hellish undeground	Abyssal Chicken, Gnoll	demon fiend gnoll humanoid melee
22	hellish undeground	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid melee
23	hellish undeground	Gnoll, Scab Growth	demon gnoll humanoid static hit-based ranged
24	hellish undeground	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid melee
25	hellish undeground	Gnoll x10	demon gnoll humanoid melee
Boss	hellish undeground	Gnoll Leader	boss demon gnoll humanoid melee
26	hellish undeground	Bulezau, Gnoll	demon fiend gnoll humanoid melee
27	hellish undeground	Bulezau, Shadowy Rat	beast demon fiend melee
28	hellish undeground	Bulezau	demon fiend melee
29	hellish undeground	Bulezau, Shadowy Rat	beast demon fiend melee
30	hellish undeground	Bulezau x6, Shadowy Rat x4	beast demon fiend melee
Boss	hellish undeground	Shadow Imp	boss fiend flying melee
31	hellish undeground	Bulezau	demon fiend melee
32	hellish undeground	Bulezau, Gnoll	demon fiend gnoll humanoid melee ranged
33	hellish undeground	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid ranged melee
34	hellish undeground	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid melee
35	hellish undeground	Gnoll x10	demon gnoll humanoid melee
Boss	hellish undeground	Gnoll King	boss demon gnoll humanoid melee
36	hellish undeground	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid melee
37	hellish undeground	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid melee
38	hellish undeground	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid ranged
39	hellish undeground	Bulezau	demon fiend melee
40	hellish undeground	Bulezau x10	demon fiend melee
Boss	hellish undeground	Nalfeshnee	boss demon fiend hit-based melee ranged
41	undeground	Shadowy Rat	beast melee
42	undeground	Shadow	undead flying melee
43	undeground	Shadow	undead flying melee
44	undeground	Shadow, Shadowy Rat	beast undead flying melee
45	undeground	Shadowy Rat x10	beast melee
Boss	undeground	Shadow Ghoul	boss undead melee
46	undeground	Shadow	undead flying melee
47	undeground	Shadow	undead flying melee
48	undeground	Skeletal Horse	undead melee
49	undeground	Skeletal Horse, Shadow	undead flying melee
50	undeground	Skeletal Horse x4, Shadow x6	undead flying melee
Boss	undeground	Mounted Narzugon	boss devil fiend hit-based melee

Transcript

The Bleeding Citadel
Climb the stinking scab and enter the Bleeding Citadel.
Area	Goal		Quests & Cinematics
Jarlaxle:	All right, I'd like everyone to know that I'm not enjoying this trip anymore.
Nayeli:	If you were enjoying any of the journey through Avernus up to this point, you've been keeping remarkably quiet about it.
Jarlaxle:	Ah, but it's all relative, you see? Everything else we've been through takes on a much more pleasant quality when compared to climbing up a mountain-size, festering scab!!!
Lulu:	This is the evil of Avernus given form and life. The Bleeding Citadel was shaped of celestial energy when it was created, so Avernus rejects it. It's trying to force the citadel away from the surface of the plane.
Calliope:	Jarlaxle, give it a rest. Just focus on something positive. Keep your mind off the climb.
Smiler:	Great advice. The power of perception lets us see what we like, and ignore what we don't. So don't think of those as weeping, festering wounds ahead. Make them duck puddles in your mind. Those gouts of reeking blood? Gentle sylvan springs. That forceful sucking sound tearing at your boots...?
Calliope:	Thanks for that, Smiler. I think we get the idea.
1	Defeat 25 Monsters		The festering infernal scab from which the Bleeding Citadel rises promises to be a nightmare to climb. Thankfully, these abyssal crabs are here to show you how it's done!
2	Defeat 25 Monsters		Swarms of abyssal flies drag at you as you ascend. Push on!
Bruenor:	Gah. Gonna need a year's worth o' baths all in advance once this trek's done. I thought that swamp o' blood we passed through down tha base o' this scab was bad 'nuff. But at least we made good time movin' through it.
Celeste:	The walkways formed of scab material in the swamp seem to follow the same patterns as the walkways up the hill itself. It's like the scab grows not just randomly, but in ways meant to draw travelers to the Bleeding Citadel.
Walnut:	If drawing in tourists was the plan, these paths could afford to be a lot less hairy... eww.
3	Collect 25 Abyssal Fly Wings		These flies are relentless. Clipping their wings will slow them down!
4	Defeat 25 Monsters		With the amount of blood flowing around the citadel, you'd think these stirges would be well fed -- but they seem to prefer their food fresh!
5	Defeat the Chasme		A roaming chasme is drawn to the confusion of your fight! Take this demon down!
Jarlaxle:	How close are we? I'm finding that losing the will to live makes it harder to see.
Nayeli:	Call it close to half way. And I suspect you not being able to see has more to do with you holding your hands in front of your eyes. Deekin, can you help lead Jarlaxle, please? He appears to be having a moment.
Deekin:	Deekin would love to help, boss, but Deekin is also keeping eyes closed for scab climb. Dooooom...
Nayeli:	Perhaps you can just hang onto each other, then?
Smiler:	Excellent idea. Focus on that humanoid contact. Don't think about abyssal flies trailing clouds of scab blood behind them as they swarm all around us...
Nayeli:	Smiler. Fewer pep talks, please. We need to keep moving.
6	Defeat 25 Monsters		As fast as you climb, these swarming stirges and abyssal flies stay with you!
Walnut:	The sound of those flies... that constant horrid droning is everywhere! I can barely think!
Minsc:	Minsc has much experience with barely thinking, and can help. Is good to focus on small tasks and individual accomplishments. Like, for instance, abyssal rats right there, racing in to attack.
Walnut:	What...? Here they come! Rat pack! Everyone stand fast!
Minsc:	No, no! Whole pack feels overwhelming, you see? See instead fifty, one hundred, five hundred, however many single rats. Kill one rat, then kill another. Small steps to piece of mind!
7	Defeat 25 Monsters		Packs of abyssal rats scour the scab beneath the bleeding citadel for prey. Watch yourselves!
8	Collect 25 Scab Pieces		Ripping up and tossing pieces of the scab might give these rats something else to pursue. Work quickly!
Celeste:	That's distracted the rats momentarily.
Bruenor:	They ain't gonna stay distracted fer long. We're in too plain o' sight out on this scab.
Celeste:	But if we can keep most of the pack behind us, it gives us a chance to push through the front ranks. Everyone hurry!
9	Defeat 25 Monsters		Most of the abyssal rats have dispersed, but one last pack seems intent on harrying you to the bitter end. Finish them off!
Bruenor:	Oi! I think that's tha last o' them rats scatterin' finally.
Nayeli:	I suspect that's only going to give the demons more room to move. Jarlaxle, what do you see?
Jarlaxle:	I see my life flashing before my eyes. Ah, I had some exciting times.
Nayeli:	Perhaps you can focus a little closer in. There's something ahead, farther up the slope. Can you make it out?
Jarlaxle:	It looks like... it's an entrance leading farther inside the scab. Because why wouldn't we tunnel inside a suppurating mass of blood, gore, and infernal hemorrhagic material?
Bruenor:	Oi! If it gets us off o' this slope so we ain't open targets fer every fiend that can see us climbin', I'll take it. I think I see another o' them chasmes wingin' in behind us.
Jarlaxle:	That's chasmes, plural. And they've brought vrocks with them!
10	Defeat the a Chasme Swarm		The death cries of the chasme you destroyed earlier have drawn down a swarm of vengeance! Take all these fiends down!
11	Defeat 25 Monsters		The entrance to the Bleeding Citadel is in sight. And these vrocks seem intent on making sure you don't reach it!
Nayeli:	Almost at the entrance. One last push!
Jarlaxle:	It might need two last pushes. It looks like those vrocks aren't going to let us go without saying goodbye. And just to be clear, when we talk about 'the entrance', we're all going to be jumping into a hole dug into a scab.
Nayeli:	Do you have any better ideas, Jarlaxle?
Jarlaxle:	Literally every idea I've ever had would be better than this...
12	Defeat 25 Monsters		Making an effective counterattack against the vrocks is all but impossible while these abyssal flies swarm. Clear them out!
13	Collect 25 Vrock Feathers		The last of the vrocks are intent on holding the citadel entrance against you! Clip their wings to send these fiends on their way!
14	Defeat 25 Monsters		Gaining access to the citadel means pushing past these abyssal chickens! Hit them hard!
15	Defeat the Shoosuva		The last survivors of the vrock pack are back! But this fiendish shoosuva is a far deadlier foe!
Bruenor:	Right, that's tha last o' them. Everybody move quick, before these demons get a chance ta regroup! Follow Nayeli inside.
Walnut:	It's not going to be any less horrible inside than outside, is it?
Nayeli:	That seems a lot to hope for. But hopefully it'll be quieter.
Minsc:	No quiet ahead, Minsc is afraid. Abyssal crabs lurking! Will be tough fight to push through tunnel!
Nayeli:	I was talking more about Jarlaxle's incessant complaining. The sound of combat, I can take...
16	Defeat 25 Monsters		The tunnels beneath the Bleeding Citadel are alive with swarms of abyssal crabs!
Bruenor:	This place has ten different kinds o' foulness in it. That darkness... it's like tha light barely touches it.
Reya:	Lulu, do you have any idea where we need to go?
Lulu:	Only upward. We must reach the citadel. I don't know what lies within the scab, but the Sword of Zariel is above us.
Bruenor:	Them's our marchin' orders, then. Keep yer eyes open fer tunnels leadin' up. And be on tha lookout fer trouble.
Minsc:	Never worry! 'Lookout for trouble' is Minsc's three most popular middle names. More crabs are on move!
17	Defeat 25 Monsters		As fast as you drive these crabs back, still more push in to assault you!
18	Collect 25 Torches		These torches will be of use in the endless darkness of these tunnels. Grab them up, and quickly!
Bruenor:	Keep on this course. We got a rise ta tha tunnel that's keepin' us movin' up.
Celeste:	There are plenty of side tunnels leading downward, too. It's like there's some kind of cavern complex down here. It must cut though the entire scab.
Reya:	More tunnels than expected is only going to mean more dead-ends before we find the Sword of Zariel. We need to move more quickly.
19	Defeat 25 Monsters		The last of the abyssal crabs have scattered -- but that just gives these abyssal chickens more room to push in!
20	Defeat the Giant Scorpion		A giant scorpion drawn to the sound of your fight is out for blood! Stand fast!
Jarlaxle:	There's a chamber ahead. Pools of some sort cut into the floor. Filled with... yes, of course that's blood. And a lot of someones milling around. Like they're looking for something...
Calliope:	Seems to me we haven't met any devils guarding this place yet. Maybe they're protecting access to the citadel?
Jarlaxle:	No, not devils... gnolls!
Bruenor:	Well, even tha rest o' us with darkvision is gonna need ta get closer ta see 'em in this blasted darkness. So it sounds' like gettin' close quick is tha plan!
21	Defeat 25 Monsters		A pack of gnolls exploring the Bleeding Citadel have this chamber locked down -- and are seemingly intent on making sure you don't leave it alive!
22	Defeat 25 Monsters		Pushing into the next tunnels just brings the gnolls with you! Hit them hard!
23	Defeat 1 Scab Growth		Where the tunnels carve through the mass of the scab, the unnatural life that built this labyrinth threatens to seal them off again. Clear this horrid growth out!
24	Defeat 25 Monsters		Another pack of gnolls is drawn to the sound of the fight. Push on!
25	Defeat the Gnoll Leader		The leader of this gnoll pack whips its followers into a frenzy! Stand fast!
Celeste:	This is odd. These gnolls are far too numerous for a random raiding party. And oddly well equipped.
Bruenor:	Them tunnels tha last reinforcements came out o' is all leadin' down. Whatever's in tha levels under us, it's got this pack's interest.
Reya:	Not our concern, Champions. We need to focus on reaching the citadel. And we're losing even more time with these endless fights.
Jarlaxle:	I'm going to back Reya up on this one. We need to focus on finding the Scepter of Zariel. It's our only goal now.
Nayeli:	It's the Sword of Zariel, Jarlaxle...
Jarlaxle:	Fine. Whatever. I haven't really been paying attention, to be honest. Just no scab side quests! I'm begging you!
26	Defeat 25 Monsters		Bulezau demons swarm the tunnels ahead -- and the last survivors of the gnoll assault are intent on surrounding you!
Reya:	Still heading upward. We must be getting close to the top of the scab.
Bruenor:	Slowly but surely. Tha twistin' in these tunnels means we're doin' a lot more windin' around than pushin' straight up. But unless anyone spots a staircase, all we can do is keep on. Elf, what's yer far sight seein' ahead?
Jarlaxle:	Too many kinds of trouble to count. Rat packs coming in along side tunnels, it looks like. And there's another pack of bulezaus moving in!
27	Defeat 25 Monsters		Shadowy rats swarm from the shadows as the bulezaus continue their assault
28	Collect 25 Tail Barbs		The bulezaus fight too closely to thin their ranks effectively. Perhaps taking their tails as trophies will disrupt their focus!
29	Defeat 25 Monsters		The shadowy rats are back -- with a huge number of reinforcements!
Nayeli:	The number of demons down here isn't sitting right with me. Those bulezaus aren't just some wandering group looking for trouble.
Celeste:	I was thinking the same thing. That was some sort of strike force. But why would demons be moving against the Bleeding Citadel? And why are there no devils out in force to stop them?
Jarlaxle:	No! I'm very sorry, but I'm going to have to play a 'no side quests' red card here. That's a five-yard penalty, and no further discussion of plots, mysteries, or demonic conundrums.
Calliope:	... Jarlaxle, this is an actual card. When did you get these printed up?
Jarlaxle:	Ages ago. Now I just need to stop forgetting to use them...
30	Defeat the Shadow Imp		A shadow imp scout joins the fray to take advantage of the shadowy rats' frenzied assault -- even as the bulezaus close in for the kill!
Nayeli:	We need to reach that chamber ahead! But the bulezaus are falling back.
Bruenor:	We ain't got no other upward-bendin' tunnels ta any side. Looks like straight through is where we're goin'!
31	Defeat 25 Monsters		Pushing out of the tunnels and into this bone chamber gives you more room to fight -- but the bulezaus only double down on their assault!
Bruenor:	That's an impressive collection o' bones piled up in here. And I got tha feelin' these bulezaus ain't been barbecuin'...
Celeste:	This is generations' worth of the dead piled here. And these aren't humanoid bones.
Alazub:	No, no mortals here. These are the legions of Avernus, lured here and fed upon.
Nayeli:	Watch yourselves! There are living barbed devils hidden among the dead!
Alazub:	No, just me. Poor, poor Alazub is chained here, not hidden. Chained by a horrible fiend to make a later snack. A grisly fate that I would love to avoid. And will, perhaps, with the help of new friends... wait... do my eyes deceive me? Lulu?
Lulu:	I... I don't know you, devil.
Alazub:	Ah, but I know you. You could say we have... mutual friends.
Reya:	We're wasting time here. The bulezaus are regrouping. And they've got gnolls with them!
32	Defeat 25 Monsters		You have the bulezaus where you want them -- but another gnoll pack tries to pin you down from range!
Celeste:	There's intense magic in this place. I don't know if this is simply a charnel pit or some kind of ritual site. But I think we need to collect some of these bones just in case.
Bruenor:	Ye heard Celeste. Grab up these devilish remains so we can clear outta here!
33	Collect 25 Bones		Grabbing these bones might yield up clues to the magic of the citadel -- but these gnolls aren't letting up!
Alazub:	Very wise! Collect evidence, investigate. Perhaps information to be gained from the study of bones, eh? But if it's information you're after, I can tell you many things. Though these chains are so heavy. Even my thoughts are weighed down...
Nayeli:	You don't fool anyone with your pleas, devil. We won't do any bargain with you. But tell us what you know, and we might consider whether freeing you is less trouble than leaving you here for whoever's put you on the menu.
Alazub:	Oh, you drive a hard bargain, mortal. I admire that. As does Zariel, who I serve. A powerful friend to you, if you treat her servants right.
Nayeli:	You know less than you think if you don't already understand that the Champions and Zariel are hardly friends. And it sounds to me like she's served you up to someone else. So talk. What is this place? What's all the activity in the scab about? And who controls the Bleeding Citadel?
Alazub:	So much to answer. So little time. So, briefly. Demons are assaulting the citadel, hoping to break in and seize it, but with no success so far. Trantolox is their leader. A nalfeshnee. Most uncouth.
Reya:	Enough of this prattle. The gnolls are regrouping! Reform the line!
34	Defeat 25 Monsters		The gnoll archers scatter -- but their brutal front line hits you hard!
Bruenor:	These gnolls ain't givin' up. Oi, devil! Alakazam or whatever yer name is. What's this pack up ta, then? They're servin' this Trantolox?
Alazub:	The question of who serves who among those loyal to chaos is always a delicate one. But Trantolox leads the force that seeks the great demon Crokek'toeck, lost pet of Yeenoghu. Buried deep beneath the scab. The gnolls are the nalfeshnee's labor.
Reya:	That's why they've been coming up from below. And why we need to keep moving up. We can't afford any delay.
Bruenor:	Aye. But if we get caught between gnolls below and demons above, we're in fer a tough fight.
Reya:	Then we need to make sure the gnolls run back to their tunnels and stay there. Champions! Hit them hard!
35	Defeat the Gnoll King		The gnoll king who leads this pack howls for your blood! Take this creature down!
Nayeli:	The gnolls are scattering, but they won't break. We need to push through!
Alazub:	My friends! Aren't you forgetting something?
Lulu:	We're not forgetting that you're a spy for Zariel, devil. She sent you here to determine what this Trantolox is up to, did she? And do I need to guess that you'll run straight to her to tell her the Champions are here the moment we let you go?
Alazub:	So insightful, hollyphant. Your form has changed much since you stood at Zariel's side. But your ambition remains as pure as ever. Led your friends to the Bleeding Citadel did you? Seeking something hidden here, perhaps? Ah, but you're not the only insightful one here, are you?
Nayeli:	I feel like this discussion has run its course, devil. Thank you for sharing what you know. If we meet Trantolox, we'll try to convince them that you'll make a poor meal. But as to escape, you're on your own.
Alazub:	Very well. But don't think I won't remember this slight, so-called Champions. And don't think Zariel won't know what it is you seek here! This isn't the end! I promise you!
Reya:	Keep pushing! Drive these gnolls back down where they came from!
Bruenor:	Blasted blighters... we wanna go up, they wanna go down, but they won't get outta tha blasted way!
Nayeli:	This has gone on far too long to be a random assault. Something's pushing them upward, and we're just in the way.
Bruenor:	Then all we can do is keep scatterin' 'em till they get tha message. Don't let 'em get us surrounded!
36	Defeat 25 Monsters		You need to get clear of the last of these bone pits, but still more gnolls pour in to join the assault!
37	Defeat 25 Monsters		As fast as you drop them, more gnoll warriors press in!
38	Collect 25 Gnoll Quivers		The last of the gnoll warriors have fled, but a squad of archers tries to pin you down. Disarm them to finally end this fight!
Celeste:	Is that it? Have we finally sent the gnolls on their way? Jarlaxle, what do you see?
Jarlaxle:	The last of them running down into the dark. And no sign that they're coming back. I think we might have a moment to catch our... ah, no. That would be wishful thinking.
Calliope:	There, at the edge of the light! Demons are moving!
Trantolox:	Useless curs, fleeing the fight! Go back to your digging, then. Let the true servants of Yeenoghu finish these rabble.
Bruenor:	Feh. This'll be Trantolox, I'm presumin'? And they brought every demon in tha place with 'em.
Trantolox:	Intruders! You dare to interfere with the recovery of Crokek'toeck? You stand in the way of Yeenoghu's servants?
Reya:	The darkness take you and all your fiendish plots, demon. Claim Crokek'toeck as you like. Our business isn't with you! Just let us pass and you can cling to your miserable lives another day.
Trantolox:	Mortal lies! I will teach you all the lessons your soft lives in the world have denied you! I will teach you pain!
39	Defeat 25 Monsters		With the battlefield clear, the bulezaus are back! Push hard!
Trantolox:	Reform ranks! Take these miserable outworlders down!
Reya:	If screaming at your rabble of followers could whip them into a fighting force, it would have worked already, demon. If that's all you have, beg for quarter. You tarry us from our task.
Trantolox:	Leave that one for me. When I have claimed the Sword of Zariel for Yeenoghu, the knight will be the first to be sacrificed by that blade!
Lulu:	The sword... that's the demons' plan! That's why Alazub was spying for Zariel.
Bruenor:	Oi! If demons is after tha sword, I'm wonderin' now whether that devil was a spy or a scout? What do we do if Zariel's on her way here?
Reya:	If she is, we have even less time! Take these fiends down! And that nalfeshnee is mine!
40	Defeat the Nalfeshnee		Trantolox and their forces have wasted enough of your time. Take these fiends down!
Reya:	We've lost so much time. I don't even know which way we need to go anymore. This endless fight has turned us completely around.
Minsc:	Minsc and Boo return from scout of close-by tunnels. Everything is gnoll and demon tracks, too confused to follow. Hard to tell which tunnels lead up.
Bruenor:	I'll take a walk with ye, then. If there's an up-headin' tunnel ta be found, this dwarf's eyes'll spot it... oi... wait a minute. Look there!
Celeste:	That dark edge under the crust of the scab... it's stonework! Well spotted, Bruenor.
Bruenor:	Looks like foundation stones. This is tha foot o' tha citadel! And there's a cleft there runnin' straight up. Everybody give a hand breakin' this scab apart! We found our entrance!
Minsc:	Minsc does not like look of this. Stones are crumbling everywhere!
Bruenor:	Looks like this section o' tha citadel is bucklin' where tha scab is tryin' ta grow over it. 'Tis holdin', though. We should be safe, but we'd best be movin' quick.
Celeste:	We need to see what's ahead. We might well be the first mortals to walk here since the citadel was raised, but there's no telling what guardians were left behind. Jarlaxle, what can you see? Jarlaxle?
Jarlaxle:	What? Oh, sorry. Just a bit distracted. All that tearing through to the stone below, I seem to have gotten some scab stuff on me. I think I'll have to replace my gloves. And my jacket. Shirt. Pants, boots. My skin...
Nayeli:	Watch yourselves! Something's moving in the shadows. Or are the shadows moving...?
41	Defeat 25 Monsters		These crumbling hallways will take you through the Bleeding Citadel -- but these shadowy rats are in your way!
Nayeli:	The rats are scattering. But there's something else moving in! Ghost!
Lulu:	Wait! Don't attack... I... I know that face.
Yael:	Welcome Lulu. I knew you would return one day...
Reya:	By all the gods... it's Yael! Zariel's most loyal general, the legends say.
Lulu:	Yes... I... the memories are returning. Zariel gave the sword to Yael, and ordered me to help her hide it. We fled... we ran for so long.
Yael:	Lulu, follow me now. I can take you where you need to go. I only pray we aren't too late...
Celeste:	Yael, can you hear us? Do you understand that we seek the Sword of Zariel? We have little time.
Bruenor:	Oi, is it just me or is that ghost lookin' a bit distracted? 'Tis like she can't hear ye at all, Celeste.
Lulu:	I think... I think Yael is only partly here. Her mission has taken her over, mind and soul. But she understands why we're here. I know she understands.
Yael:	Idyllglen doesn't have long, Lulu. History repeats itself...
Bruenor:	Well, as long as someone understands, 'cause it sure ain't me...
42	Defeat 25 Monsters		The rats have scattered, but undead shadows swarm from the darkness!
43	Collect 25 Stained Glass Pieces		The images cast in this shattered stained glass might provide some context for Yael's cryptic offerings. Grab them up!
44	Defeat 25 Monsters		As the shadows unleash a final assault, the shadowy rats return to try to catch you off guard!
Yael:	The fire is endless. It will surround you... be ready... be strong...
Minsc:	Minsc sees just shadows retreating. Where is this fire to come from that ghost warns us of?
Lulu:	No. It's not what's happening here that Yael's speaking of. It's something else...
Celeste:	What was that? Everyone get against the walls!
Bruenor:	'Tis all right, Celeste. That weren't tha roof collapsin'. But I got no idea what it was instead.
Yael:	The battle begins! Lulu! The Hellriders come!
Nayeli:	That doesn't bode well. Jarlaxle?
Jarlaxle:	No sign of any cavalry charge. But we've got a ghoul to deal with right now. If the Hellriders are putting in an appearance, tell them to get in line!
45	Defeat the Shadow Ghoul		A shadow ghoul means for your infiltration of the Bleeding Citadel to end here! Take this undead down!
46	Defeat 25 Monsters		An army of shadows amasses before you. Hit them hard!
Yael:	The Morning Lord sends his angel! The light pushes back on the dark, and heroes stand on the cusp of shadow to do what is right... Lulu, do you see?
Lulu:	Yes! I mean, no. Yael, please, tell us what you mean!
Bruenor:	Watch yerself, little hollyphant. There's more shadows incomin'!
47	Defeat 25 Monsters		The shadows fall back under your onslaught. One more push!
Yael:	He approaches! Stand fast for Idyllglen! The Beast of Butchery comes!
Calliope:	Okay, I just want to say that if we're going to fight Yeenoghu, I'd like a bit of a freaking break first.
Celeste:	I don't see any more sign of the demon lord than anything else Yael seems to be prophesying. But that chamber ahead... look!
Reya:	The Sword of Zariel! We've done it. My friends, we found it!
Lulu:	Reya, be careful. Something's wrong. Something else lies ahead...
Haruman:	Vengeance lies ahead, hollyphant. Vengeance against the Champions for your disruption of my justice. Vengeance against all those who betrayed Zariel. And I promise, your pain will be endless.
Bruenor:	Oi! 'Tis that Haruman blighter! Dinna we destroy ye once already on that hill o' yers?
Haruman:	I am eternal, mortal. Returned to life by my mistress to hunt her enemies down. Reaching the Bleeding Citadel ahead of you was a too-easy game. You distract too readily. Always fighting. But your fight ends now.
48	Collect 25 Hellrider Badges		Haruman calls forth the undead remnants of the Hellriders' steeds to overwhelm you! Tearing free their lost masters' badges might help send them to their rest!
49	Defeat 25 Monsters		Emboldened by the skeletal horses' assault, the shadows return to the fight!
Reya:	There are too many of them! We need to reach the sword!
Bruenor:	Them undead horses are thinnin' ranks, but them shadows is everywhere! Push hard! We gotta reach Haruman if we're gonna end this!
Haruman:	The end has already come, mortal. For you. For your precious city.
Reya:	He lies. Zariel's sword is still the key to saving Elturel. We won't be thwarted! Not when we've come so far!
Haruman:	Do not presume to know the mind of the lord of Avernus, mortal. The forces arrayed against you are insurmountable... wait... no. Yael...? No!
Yael:	Memories have power, Lulu. Monuments have power. Remember...
Haruman:	No! Zariel's will cannot be undone! Destroy that spirit! Destroy them all!
50	Defeat the Haruman		Haruman is desperate to destroy you now -- and that desperation gives you an edge. Time to permanently end his threat!
Bruenor:	That's Haruman down! And them skeletal horses o' his are scatterin'. Now we just gotta clear out tha last o' these shadows and we can do what we came ta do.
Reya:	The Sword of Zariel. One of us must claim it. Lulu, do you know what we need to do?
Yael:	Lulu. It is time.
Lulu:	Yes, Yael. I remember. Forgive me for leaving you.
Yael:	Keep the faith, old friend.
Lulu:	I will... and I remember...
Reya:	Wait... what's happening? I feel...
Bruenor:	Reya! Where'd she go! Oi! Why's everythin' goin' dark? Lulu!
Celeste:	Lulu's vanished! Bruenor, hang on. I think...
Bruenor:	Celeste! Celeste! What's...
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