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HE LOST LEVEL IS DESIGNED FOR FOUR 9TH-LEVEL Skella is obsessed by artistry and beauty, in stark con-
characters, and characters who defeat the trast to the usual duergar focus on utility. The duergar
monsters on this level should gain enough she leads are content to follow her for the sake of what
XP to advance halfway to 10th level. This their raids will earn them, and they care nothing for
level was a temple complex dedicated to the the historical value of the relics they steal and destroy.
dwarven god Dumathoin, the Keeper of Se- Skella is willing to parley with adventurers and stay out
crets under the Mountain. Hidden inside is of their way in exchange for a chance to plunder more of
the tomb of Melair, king of the Melairkyn dwarves. the dungeon and leave in one piece. Her lawful nature
Before running this level, review the "Duergar" entry means she will abide by the terms of any bargain, but
in the Monster Manual. That information will help you she turns against the adventurers if she senses a hint
run and roleplay the duergar NPCs found throughout of betrayal.
the Lost Level. In addition to various treasures plundered from this
level, Skella has a dagger she stole from Azrok, the
W HAT DWELLS HERE? hobgoblin warlord who rules Stromkuhldur on level 3
of Undermountain (see "Legion of Azrok," page 43).
Until recently, the Lost Level was physically cut off from Returning this dagger to Azrok completes a side quest.
the rest of Undermountain. But when umber hulks bur-
rowing through the mountain stumbled upon it, they left
tunnels in their wake for treasure hunters to follow.
The umber hulks that burrowed into the Lost Level now
RAIDERS OF CLAN ! RONEYE wander freely here in search of prey.
A wandering umber hulk detects nearby characters
The duergar of Clan Ironeye, led by a half-shield dwarf,
with its tremorsense. Such a creature might come
half-duergar prospector named Skella Ironeye, have stomping down a corridor toward them at any time,
come to plunder this level of Undermountain. They are smashing through any doors in its path. Or it could bur-
assisted in this effort by two cloakers from the conclave row through a wall to reach the characters, exploding
on level 5, which hope to turn this level into a hunting forth in a hail of stone fragments. If a wandering umber
ground. After gaining entry through an umber hulk tun- hulk is defeated, remove it from area 26 or have only one
nel that leads down from level 5, the raiders managed umber hulk in area 34. If the characters have already
to loot several rooms. But a combination of traps and defeated the three umber hulks in those areas, assume
unexpected monsters has diminished their numbers and
this wandering one is a new arrival.
dimmed their enthusiasm.
LEVEL 6 I LOST LEVEL