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Forge. Crackling flames fill a stone forge that protrudes 18B. DUERGAR MINERS
from the north wall. An iron anvil squats in front of Seven duergar- three males named Greorx, Hwahl,
the forge (which is similar to the one in area 16a). and Uzwurn, and four females named Awmok, Nezza,
Smiths. Two sweaty, female duergar are fashioning Proxna, and Warda-mine iron ore here. Eager for any
an iron javelin. Both are unarmored, wearing leather distraction, the miners attack intruders on sight. Given
aprons and gloves. One of them wears tinted iron gog- the noise that echoes throughout the tunnels, the sound
gles as she hammers the javelin into shape_ The other. of clashing steel is unlikely to be noticed by the duergar
has an iron eye patch and uses tongs to hold the metal in areas 18c and 18d. Magical explosions or other un-
in place as it's struck. usual sounds do draw their attention, though.
Iron. The floor is covered with small stacks of iron bars
and loose piles of scrap iron. 18C. A MINER DISTURBANCE
Eleven duergar work here. Three of the workers are
The duergar, Falthra and Helgra, craft weapons here. enlarged female duergar (Brakka, Koria, and Zagra)
Years ago, a flying piece of molten iron put out Helgra's
who use picks to break up a vein of iron ore that runs
right eye; an iron eye patch bolted to her skull covers the
through the ceiling. Six normal-sized males (Hax,
empty eye socket. Mruuzdain, Oznur, Ramdrax, Tarnvur, and Yarox) work
Without their armor, Falthra and Helgra have AC 10.
on expanding the cavern northward, while two nor-
They keep their war picks and javelins close by, but fight mal-sized females (Nura and Speleosa) use hammers
only in self-defense. Visitors who trouble them are told and spikes to separate iron from loose chunks of rock.
to seek out Rojkarn lronhead, the captain of the guard. If the miners notice the party, they attack, letting their
"He wears a big helmet," one says with a sneer. The enlarged allies barrel in first.
other can provide directions to area 6c, where Rojkarn's
office is located. 18D. OVERSEER
Treasure. Sixty iron bars are stacked on the floor. This section of the mine has been depleted of mithral
Each bar is worth 1 gp and weighs 10 pounds. and iron ore. It contains the following:

17D. EASTERN SMITHY Stalagma. Stalagma Steelshadow, a female adult steel
This room is identical to area 17c except that the two dragon in duergar form, is mounted on a gorgon near
unarmored duergar working here are males named the bend in the mine track. (If Valtagar Steelshadow
Forn and Wulluk, and they're fashioning shields and escaped from area 15, he is riding behind Stalagma
bits of scale mail instead of weapons. Forn is fat and on the gorgon.)
lazy, Wulluk old and cantankerous. They grate on each Xorn. Three xorn under Stalagma's command are gath-
other's nerves and constantly put each other down. They ered around a broken mine cart filled with coins.
otherwise behave similarly to the duergar in area 17c. Stalagma is Valtagar Steelshadow's beloved mate,
and only Valtagar knows that his wife is a dragon in dis-
17E. ARMORY
guise. In her true form, Stalagma looks like a slender,
Stone pegs in the walls display six dwarf-sized suits of 30-foot-long dragon with shiny steel-gray scales cov-
scale mail, ten helmets, ten shields, thirteen war picks, ering her body, steely talons, and blade-like horns that
and thirty javelins, all fashioned from iron.
sweep back from her narrow head. She has the statistics
of an adult silver dragon, with these changes:
17F. EQUIPMENT STORAGE
The walls of this 10-foot-high room are lined with low • Stalagma is lawful evil.
stone shelves that hold worn mining picks and ham- • While in duergar form, she has the Duergar Resil-
mers. Rusty iron buckets, helmets, and shovels hang ience and Sunlight Sensitivity traits of a duergar, as
from stone pegs above the shelves. well as its Enlarge and Invisibility action options. In
this form, she wields a glaive and can use her action to
18. IRON MINE attack with it three times (+13 to hit), dealing 13 (ldlO
+ 8) slashing damage on a hit, or 19 (2d10 + 8) slash-
The duergar mine these tunnels for iron ore, which is
taken to areas 16a and 16b to be smelted. The operation ing damage in her enlarged duergar form.
runs smoothly because of the merciless oversight of • Instead of Cold Breath, she breathes acid in a 60-foot-
Stalagma Steelshadow, Valtagar's wife. long, 5-foot-wide line. The breath weapon deals acid
damage instead of cold damage.
The area is filled with the sounds of hammers and
picks striking stone. The ceiling is roughly 10 feet high • She speaks Draconic, Dwarvish, and Terran.
throughout. Stalagma is as miserable and conniving as any duer-
gar. She raised the gorgon, and it allows no one except
18A. OLD SCAFFOLDING her to ride it. The beast is smart enough to obey Stalag-
A mine track passes through this cave, which is filled ma's verbal commands, and it's strong enough to bear
with torn-down iron scaffolding. Duergar miners can her weight while she's in her enlarged duergar form.
be heard to the west (area 18b) and the south (areas Stalagma attacks any non-duergar who aren't under
18c and 18d). her husband's protection. If additional reinforcements
are needed, Stalagma bellows, "To arms!" in Dwarvish.
Her booming voice causes the duergar in areas 18b and
18c to stop working and converge on her location with

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