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HE SARGAUTH LEVEL IS DESIGNED FOR FOUR LEGION OF AZROK
7th-level characters, and characters who Azrok, the son of a hobgoblin warlord, was born blind.
defeat the monsters on this level should gain Such a curse would ordinarily have spelled his doom in
enough XP to reach 8th level. This level of
Undermountain is connected to the subterra- hobgoblin society, but Azrok's mother was a sorcerer,
nean settlement of Skullport by way of tun- and she refused to allow her son's misfortune to dictate
nels, as well as the River Sargauth itself (see his destiny. She crafted a dagger of blindsight, which
"Skullport," page 303). More ancient than Skullport is young Azrok used to defend himself and perceive his
the town of Stromkuhldur, whose ruins lie half-buried surroundings. The dagger allowed Azrok to become
in the heart of the Sargauth Level. Goblinoids and drow the powerful soldier and leader he was fated to be, and
vie for control of these ruins, which were previously in- he was quickly promoted up through the ranks until
habited by the Netherese and the Melairkyn dwarves. none stood above him. Other goblinoids believed he
was blessed by Maglubiyet, the great god of war. Azrok
wisely hid the true source of his "godsight" to perpetu-
WHAT DWELLS HERE? ate the myth.
The subterranean town of Stromkuhldur lies divided in Age granted Azrok wisdom and the desire to carve out
chunks by ancient cave-ins that drove away its original a domain of his own. He led his forces to Stromkuhldur,
inhabitants. Since then, many factions have fought over and they rid the place of grimlocks and troglodytes that
this outpost. Currently the drow of House Auvryndar dwelled there. He sired an heir, ensuring that his leg-
and the goblinoids of the Legion of Azrok are teetering acy would last beyond his lifetime. His son, Azrokkog,
on the brink of a war that Halaster and the Xanathar chafed at his father's sedentary nature and left to wage
Guild both seek to foment. wars of his own, eventually returning to Undermountain
with a new name-Doomcrown- and a new purpose
HOUSE AUVRYNDAR (see "Level 14: Arcturiadoom," page 179).
A drow priestess of Lolth named T'rissa Auvryndar and The Legion of Azrok, which has lived in Stromkuhldur
her retinue have assumed control of a section of Strom- for three decades, is in turmoil. Azrok was recently
kuhldur (area 20) and converted a temple once dedi- forced to give up a portion of his domain to encroaching
cated to Dumathoin into a hatchery for giant spiders. drow, and did so with nary a fight. This has sent shock
Under T'rissa's command, the drow have begun secret waves through his legion. What caused this strange
experiments using humanoids as incubators for giant lack of courage in their great warlord? Has age finally
spider eggs. taken its toll?

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