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LEVEL 9: DWEOMERCORE

The night hag wears a mummified kitten's head
WEOMERCORE IS AN ACADEMY OF MAGIC DESIGNED
to test, trap, and confound its students. The around her neck as a talisman, though it has no magical
level is designed for four 10th-level charac- properties. It testifies to her fear of cats, for Wormriddle
ters, and characters who defeat its monsters is frightened while there's a feline creature within 30
and villains should gain enough XP to reach feet of her that she can see or hear. The night hag also
11th level. carries a lustrous black gem and a large black sack-
her heartstone and her soul bag, respectively (see the
WHAT DWELLS HERE? "Hags" entry in the Monster Manual).
An arcanaloth and a night hag preside over this level. EVIL STUDENTS
Evil mages in search of arcane knowledge or Halaster's
Dweomercore's students are described below. Encoun-
tutelage come here with their followers to train and
ters with them can occur anywhere at any time, though
be tested.
they appear most often in their favorite haunts.
ARCANALOTH HEADMASTER
SPITE HARROWDALE
An arcanaloth in league with the Mad Mage runs Dweomercore's most apt pupil, Spite Harrowdale, is a
Dweomercore's academy of evil mages. The arcaoaloth centuries-old wizard (NE male Rashemi human arch-
keeps its true name secret and uses alter self spells to mage who speaks Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, and
appear as Halaster. Giant). He appears to be a 12-year-old boy, thanks to
The arcanaloth employs nycaloths and mezzoloths as imbibing potions of longevity. Spite hides the true mea-
guards, and it trades safe passage through Dweomer- sure of his magical talent by pretending to know only
core for magic items or for assistance in dealing with an cantrips and 1st-level spells. This ruse has fooled the
escaped devil (see "Bone Devil," page 119). It also tries other students and most of his instructors, but not the
to tempt adventurers who are arcane spellcasters into arcanaloth, who is keeping a watchful eye on the wizard.
joining its academy- with free tuition! Spite is the only student so far who has discerned that
the headmaster is not in fact Halaster, but an arcanaloth
WORMRIDDLE THE NIGHT HAG disguised as him.
Wormriddle is a night hag who has four flesh golems at Spite has an oni companion that assumes the form of
her command. She strikes foul bargains, offering spells a female half-ogre named Dumara. The oni's real name
and secrets of magic in exchange for evil acts that allow is Kumar, and it has been in Spite's company most of its
her to claim souls.

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