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usher, Halastree, greets them and leads them to area Treasure. Characters who clear away the dust can
6a. Halastree is an awakened tree whose trunk Wyllow see the objects on the table more clearly: a suit of hide
carved in the likeness of Halaster. It speaks Common armor of resistance (lightning) made of stitched rothe
and is exceptionally polite. If the characters enter the hide and fur, a silvered scimitar, and a leather quiver
tower unannounced, they get as far as area 6a before containing 20 silvered arrows. The staff leaning against
encountering someone. the table is a silvered quarterstaff.
All rooms in the tower are brightly lit by beams of
magical light, which emanate from the ceiling and shine 6c. STAIRS UP
down on the dusty, tiled floor. Frescoes. The walls are carved with frescoes depicting
All doors in the tower are made of carved stone. All exchanges of gifts between dwarves and elves.
ceilings are 10 feet high, except in area 6a. Staircase. A stone spiral staircase in the northwest
corner curls up 10 feet to area 6e and continues up
6A. WYLLOW'S THRONE ROOM
another 10 feet to area 6h.
Detritus. Dead leaves and twigs cover the dusty floor.
Balcony. The room has a vaulted ceiling 20 feet high. 6D. HALL OF THE FOREST KING-DOM
Stone pillars carved to look like trees support a A .flight of stairs connects this room to the lower floor.
10-foot-high stone balcony that runs along the north, The room is empty except for frescoes on the walls de-
east, and south walls. The trees' stone branches serve picting an elven forest kingdom.
as the balcony's railings.
6E. HALL OF THE SKY CHARIOTS
Archdruid and Friends. Wyllow is here, attended
by Crissann, her displacer beast companion, and Frescoes. The walls are carved with frescoes that
Halastree, her awakened tree usher. Wyllow wears a depict elves in cloud chariots pulled by fiery horses,
gold key on a string around her neck (see "Treasure" coursing through the starry skies.
below). The archdruid sits meditating in a throne of Staircase. A stone spiral staircase in the northwest
yellow crystal that stands in the western alcove. The corner descends 10 feet to area 6c and climbs 10 feet
throne has eyes carved into it. to area 6h.
Secret Doors. Flanking the crystal throne are two se-
The stone door to area 6f has an arcane lock spell
cret doors. One swings open into area 6b, the other
cast on it. A button carved in the shape of a twinkling
into area 6c.
star is hidden in a nearby wall fresco; a character who
Wyllow's crystal throne was carved by dwarves and searches the wall spots it with a successful DC 17 Wis-
given to her by her late husband, Yinark. A detect magic dom (Perception) check. When the star-shaped button
spell reveals an aura of divination magic around it. A is pushed, the door swings inward. The door can also
creature seated on the throne has advantage on Wisdom be opened with a knock spell or forced open with a suc-
(Insight) checks. cessful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check.
For information on Wyllow, see the "Wyllow" section
at the start of the chapter. The archdruid is friendly to- 6F. WYLLOW'S STAFF OF FLOWERS
ward visitors who have done nothing to anger her. The The door to this narrow room is magically locked from
displacer beast and the awakened tree fight to the death the outside (see area 6e) but pulls open easily from the
to defend her. inside. The room contains the following features:
Characters who do nothing to antagonize Wyllow can Debris. Broken staffs litter the dusty floor.
secure safe passage through her demesne, though she Table. A beam of light shines down on a narrow, rect-
warns them to steer clear of the goblin werebats and angular stone table in the middle of the room. On the
show the green dragon the respect it's due. She knows table rests a wooden staff carved with floral motifs.
the locations of Wyllowwood's gates and how to activate
Wyllow dabbles in magic item creation. The broken
them (see areas 3b, 6i, and 9), as well as the passages
staffs testify to her numerous failures. The intact staff
leading down to levels 6 and 7. If the characters slay
on the table represents her only success to date.
the cloakers north of her tower (in area 4), Wyllow will
share this information with them. Treasure. The staff resting on the table is Wyllow's
Treasure. The gold key in Wyllow's possession un- staff of flowers, a common magic item to which anyone
can attune. While holding the staff, a creature can use
locks the chest in area 6g. The key is worth 25 gp.
an action to expend 1 charge from the staff and cause
6B. HIDDEN ARMORY a flower to sprout from a patch of earth or soil within 5
feet of it, or from the staff itself. Unless a specific kind of
Frescoes. The walls bear frescoes that depict
flower is chosen, the staff creates a mild-scented daisy.
skirmishes between surface elves and drow, cul- Wyllow's staff is peculiar in that it can't create roses,
minating in an epic showdown with Lolth in the which the archdruid dislikes. If a rose is chosen, a daisy
Demonweb Pits.
grows instead. The flower is harmless and nonmagical,
Table. An ornately carved stone table in the middle of
and it grows or withers as a normal .flower would.
the room has several dust-covered objects resting on
The staff has 10 charges and regains ld6 + 4 ex-
it. Leaning against the table is a wooden staff with sil-
pended charges daily at dawn. If its last charge is ex-
vered tips, draped in cobwebs.
pended, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff turns into black rose
petals and is lost forever.
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