Candlekeep

Rock fortress overlooking the sea.
p46 descent avernus.

Preserve predictions of Alaundo the Seer, a singular sage whose prophecies have proved correct.
Candlekeep became a haven for both the veneration of his prophecies and the accumulation of all knowledge. If there's a secret to be learned, the clues to finding it can probably be found in Candlekeep.

Price of admittance; book, one not contained in the monks' library.

Defenses

Mages. 1d4 mages + 1 archmage. If that fails, 1d4 more archmages.

Leader

High Overseer Thavius Kreeg of Elturel
cooperating with Advisor Sooraj in Baldur's Gate

Mages

• celerom is now part of the order of monks there.
• Sylvira (expert on magical puzzles)

Events

Advisor Aaina from baldursgate visit to learn about the demonic attacks and related prophecies.

Lore Kiaransalee / Orcus

Tells of the links beween the Undead Tanar'ri (dominant demon race in the abyss, servants of Orcus, vrock, balor, mariliths, etc) and Kiaransalee.
Knows she was a lichdrow necromancer-queen from another plane.
Rose in ranks during silence of Lolth (lolth not granting powers for 50y).
Upon her death, she was made an unwilling vassal of Lolth before/until her death.
Took over Orcus' realm in afterlife.

The destruction of the main demon lords is therefore a step on the way to her resurrection.
"When the great three fall,

Lore Irithyll

City of the Dead. Previously Larloch.
No flying.

Lore Arklem?

Famous liches; Szass Tam (Regent of Thay), Larloch (the shadow king), Aumvor the Undying (fat netherese), Shoon VII (calimsham ruler)

Velsharoon/Mellifleur god of Necromancy

Lore Prophecy

can find info on undying-soul prophecy.
"the revenancer, obviously talking about the lady of the undead, drow necromancer queen that became so powerful she gifted favoured drow with existence as undead. revenge portfolio, very niche, but not not a minor deity, she had big reach with the drow who were disenfranchised by lolth. so presumably the males that were able to escape"
show symbol of kiaransalee (ring finger)

"actually kind of sinister"
"implies stability/peace after conquest or brute force"

"anyway, the brunt of this prophecy, or at least the common interpretation of it, is that this is kiaransalee prophesizing her return, and that she's going to become more powerful when she returns. standard grandiose stuff"
"what's more contentious here of course being the aligned three, presumably someone aligned with her, undead, or drow?"

Lich Info

Nothing on Arklem.
But can find basics about valindra (where to search; Neverwinter).

The skipper?

Don't think they can find anything here. Maybe they can have magical ways to scan the books.
Fiction title comes up "journey to the shadowfell".