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2. ORE- FILLED CART Treasure. At the back of the fomorians' cave are two
sacks made of gas spore hide. One sack contains 2,100
This 20-foot-high cavern has tracks running through it. cp, 1,590 sp, 480 gp, and the broken pieces of a wooden
A mine cart laden with iron ore has chocks holding it in rocking chair. The other contains thirteen misshapen
place. If these wooden blocks are removed, the cart rolls chunks of yellow quartz (50 gp each) and a rusty iron
down the tracks toward area 1, building up speed as it
rowboat anchor that weighs 30 pounds.
goes (see "Mine Tracks and Carts," page 266).
4c. DEAD-END Loop
3. D EPLETED MINE T~is mine tunnel loops back on itself. The floor is lit-
This area was once a mithral mine, but picks and ham- tered with slime-covered rocks, which the fomorians
mers no longer ring out here. have been licking for nourishment.
3A. LARGE CHAMBER 40. DEAD-END FORK
Iron tracks run through this 20-foot-high cave. A few This tunnel terminates in two dead ends, both heaped
abandoned mining tools lie scattered on the floor. with piles of rubble. The west fork once connected with
a tunnel to the south, but the roof caved in. The collapse
3B. D ISCARDED MINING GEAR looks recent- within the past month or so.
The floor of this 10-foot-high cave is strewn with rusty
mining gear, including helmets, picks, shovels, and an 5. RUBBLE- STREWN CAVERN
iron sled for dragging ore.
Dust and Debris. Dust falls from cracks in the 15-foot-
high ceiling, covering a rubble-strewn floor.
4. D EEPER MIN ES
Noise. A tunnel to the south (leading to areas 16 and
Driven out of the Underdark by rampaging demons, two 18) echoes with the sounds of hammers and picks
fomorians have taken refuge in this depleted mithral striking stone.
mine. The duergar are spying on the fomorians to deter-
mine whether they should be eradicated or enslaved. 6. D UERGAR OUTPOST
Areas 6a through 6c have 10-foot-high ceilings. Streaks
4A. I NVISIBLE S PIES
of blood cover their tiled floors and walls.
Silt. The floor of this 20-foot-high cave is covered in The duergar stationed in these areas have orders to
a 2-inch-thick layer of fine silt in which can be seen escort visitors to Valtagar Steelshadow in area 15. If
giant-sized bare footprints and smaller boot prints. combat erupts in one room, the occupants of the other
Duergar. Three invisible duergar lurk in the cave's east- two rooms join the fight. The duergar in areas 17a and
ern alcove.
17b also hear the commotion and investigate, mov-
The duergar are spying on the fomorians and trying to ing 50 feet per round. Valtagar and others in nearby
remain unseen. If a battle erupts between the characters areas might also hear the activity, but they remain
and the fomorians in these caves, the duergar use the where they are.
distraction to skulk away and report to Valtagar in area
15. If the characters detect them, the duergar explain 6A. NORTH WATCH POST
Two female duergar named Kavalra and Nisha guard
their purpose and offer to escort them to Valtagar.
this chamber.
Characters who succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Sur-
vival) check can identify the bare footprints as belonging 6B. S OUTH WATCH POST
to two separate bipedal creatures, both very large and
Four duergar, two males named Duldor and Grimdor
deformed. These tracks crisscross the cave with enough and two females named Marna and Ukzorra, maintain a
frequency to imply that their makers dwell nearby. A guard station here.
successful check also reveals three sets of dwarf-sized
boot prints, allowing the tracker to follow the prints 6c. COMMAND POST
straight to the invisible duergar.
The northern half of the room contains a stone desk
and a high-backed chair- furnishings brought here from
4B. SOMETHING WICKED
area 16d. Seated behind the desk is Valtagar's captain
Two fomorians dumped here by Halaster rest at the
back of this 20-foot-high cave. These hideously mis- of the guard, Rojkarn Iron head, a duergar with 40 hit
points. He wears a tall helm bristling with spikes and
shapen giants are new to Undermountain and believe
fitted with a scowling iron mask. He is flanked by two
the mines are haunted by dwarven ghosts. In actuality,
they have been rattled by the sounds of invisible duergar female duergar bodyguards named Brona and Ubrix.
moving about and talking to one another. Rojkarn is cruel, cantankerous, and blindly loyal to
The fomorians are tired of licking blood and slime Valtagar Steelshadow. It pains him to see Valtagar sub-
mit to the evil planetar's will. Rojkarn spends much of
off rocks to fill their bellies, prompting them to attack his waking hours complaining about how the planetar is
smaller creatures on sight.
nothing but a mad tyrant and ranting about how duergar
are meant to rule, not be ruled. With each new tirade,
Brona and Ubrix roll their eyes in exasperation.

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