Maerimydra#
irae's phylactery.
Outer entrances to Drow city Maerimydra
Tons and tons of died creatures in slave pens.
Ancient Drow encampment. Grand buildings. Some destroyed towers, some spires still intact.
Old location#
Can take an old drow walkway down east of Mirabar to find the hole.
A kid there occasionally goes down there to hide, she found a trinket therein.
Drow Insignia of Kiaransalee; Cast Feign Death once per long rest as an action.
Brick from houses. Torn red velvet from a pillow.
Encounters#
Ghost Walk Spider 0 TOB 361
One actual ghost: Ssapriina
I will tell you what happened here, provided you do me one favour.
(Release my corpse – bound to a gem in the eyes of the spider).
Story#
Truth be told, I am not even sure where we are. This city used to sit beneath the Dalelands at the southern border of Mistledale (as you surface dwellers would know of it).
Everyone were consumed Irae. Her power is immense. She slaughtered the entire city. Her wand absorbed all the defensive magic as she unleashed .
She slaughtered the entire city. Then teleported it here, all under water. To hide something. I saw it with my own eyes. Hundreds of years ago I've been struck down here. Occasionally she returns. Fortifies the place up even more. You never know when she's truly here.
Do NOT make your way into a lich's tomb unless you have a way to get yourself out. Every remaining fiber of my being knows that this is a death trap.
Irae#
Irae T'sarran was a female drow high priestess of Kiaransalee. People started learning she was learning necromancy from the vengeful banshee. Strayed from the path of Lolth. Tired of her favouritism. But K's influence is corrupting.
Courtyard of Lolth#
Invisibility purge
Coliseum
Noble Houses (spires)#
House T'sarran
House Kiren
Tomb of Irae – Inside Castle Maerimydra#
Inside, flickering continual flame keeps the courtyard illumintaed.
Two possessed pillars guarding it:
https://open5e.com/monsters/tome-of-beasts/p/possessed-pillar
Two eye golems:
https://open5e.com/monsters/tome-of-beasts/g/golems/eye-golem
Infernal calling with not correct gems:
Formula Ability Checks: Intelligence (Arcana) or Wisdom (Yog-Sothothery) DC 17, Intelligence (History) or Wisdom (Yog-Sothothery) DC 17, Intelligence (Arcana or History) or Wisdom (Yog-Sothothery) DC 17 Formula Backlash: 3d4 psychic damage Formula Failure: Magically frightened for 8 hours and one level of exhaustion
ToA protection.
Also some good phylactery maps in dndmaps (my folder).
Within the Vault#
Centre contains specral, teleport-proof walls. Can see through faintly. Phylactery encased within the heart of the shadow-dragon / evil empyrian.
Soul inside shadow brass dragon of galadaeros or an Evil Empyrean.
Need 4 keys to open the main doors.
Have a little of everything here for each key
- Death puzzles (north on the shores of the astral sea)
- Rotating puzzle in lower chamber?
- Battle in lower right
- Lore investigation in upper left
Encounters#
Nightwalker etc. Whatever didn't happen in Irithyll dungeons.
Boss#
Level 6 TOA? No. Map it out.
Treaure
https://old.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/clvya8/oc_madame_jettes_cryptozoological_curiosities/
Young aboleth in a jar? Monoculous? Full spell reset for warlocks. (ONE TIME).
EMHA *. COY
Further inside: the necromancers's cave part powered by tombs.
Although.. Is that sensible? Haven't seeded the world with missing tombs. Maybe they are the leaders of the world as it's gradually being destroyed by demon lords?
King of NW (musical mode right?)
Leader of Luskan (Arklem)
Unmasked Lord of Waterdeep (haven't even mentioned)
Magnificent Matriarch; Quenthil?