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LEVEL 1: DUNGEON LEVEL

HE 0UNCEON LEVEL IS DESICNED FOR FOUR because she recently acquired a flesh golem that wan-
5th-level characters, and characters who dered up from level 2. Struck by Harria's resemblance to
defeat the monsters on this level should gain its creator, the golem has been pressed into service.
enough XP to reach 6th level. The Undertakers are aware that bugbears and goblins
are spying on them (see "Xanathar Guild" below). If they
WHAT DWELLS HERE? encounter adventurers whom they can't extort or defeat,
the bandits try to orchestrate a conflict between the ad-
Aside from hungry monsters, a bandit venturers and the goblinoids, which they hope will get
gang has made its home here, as have bugbears and
rid of one or both groups.
goblins in league with the beholder crime lord known
as Xanathar. XANATHAR GUILD
THE UNDERTAKERS Nine bugbears (five of them under the control of intellect
devourers) represent the Xanathar Guild on this level.
A gang of neutral evil human bandits calling themselves
They're charged with keeping adventurers from reach-
the Undertakers prey on gullible adventurers, demand- ing the lower levels and thereby interfering with guild
ing a toll of 10 gp per character for safe passage through business. With the help of several goblins, the bugbears
this level of the dungeon. The bandits have taken over have set up guild watch posts in areas 23, 28, and 39.
areas 6 through 8 and have spies watching area 1 to re- The bugbears and their goblin toadies are plotting
port on intruders. to kidnap one of the leaders of the Undertakers and
The bandits are failed actors and singers who use take that person back to Skullport to have an intellect
disguise kits to appear as vampires. These disguises
devourer implanted in their skull, so that Xanathar can
are elaborate and convincing (including wigs, theatrical
take control of the bandit gang. The bugbears have been
clothing, makeup, fake fangs, and fake nails), but adven-
spying on the bandits and will shortly begin testing
turers can see through the ruse with a successful DC 14 their defenses. They are frightened by the flesh golem,
Wisdom (Insight) check. though, and will offer to grant safe passage to any adven-
The leaders of the gang, Uktarl Krannoc and Har- turers who promise to dispose of it. The bugbears don't
ria Valashtar, were lovers once, but their relationship keep their end of the bargain, but the goblins readily will
soured recently. They're fed up with each other, and
do so out of self-preservation if all the bugbears and in-
each is plotting to eliminate the other and take control tellect devourers are dead.
of the gang. Barria is the likely winner of this conflict,

LEVEL l I DUNGEON LEVEL
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