D&D Tomb of Annihilation

enemies.
Whenthepterafolkhaveprisoners,they’reconfinedtothe
easternportionofthiscave.Currently,there’soneprisoner:a
maleaarakocranamedNephyr.HehailsfromKirSabaland
wasambushedbypterafolkwhileonpatrol.Hiswrists,ankles,
andbeakareboundwithrope,andhehasnoweapons.He
knowsthatatleasteightpterafolkliveonFirefinger’speak,
buthehasnoideahowmanyaretherenow.
Ifthecharacterssethimfree,Nephyrisgrateful.Before
departing,heurgesthecharacterstovisitKirSabaland
petitionAsharratoperformtheDanceoftheSevenWinds.
Thisdance,hesays,ispartofamagicalritualthatgrants
nonflyingcreaturestheabilitytofly.OncebackatKirSabal,
Nephyrspreadswordofthecharacters’heroism.Characters
gainadvantageonCharismachecksmadetoinfluencethe
aarakocraofKirSabalfromthatpointon.
ReachingLevel 4 .A 50 - foot-tallchimneyascendstothe
pinnacleofFirefinger.Thechimneycontainsplentyof
handholdsandrequiresasuccessfulDC 8 Strength(Athletics)
checktoclimbwithoutgearormagic.Atthisheight,any
significantnoiseintheshaftalertsthepterafolkinarea 4 to
thepresenceofintruders.

Level 4 .Pinnacle

Thespire’spinnacleisflatandroughly 40 feetsquare.

Theedgesarecrumblingaway;itwouldn’tbesafeto

standtooclosetoanyofthem.Vinesandlowbrush

growinprofusion.Bonesandscrapsofmeatfrom

dozensofcreaturesarescatteredeverywhere.

Thespire’spinnacleisflatandroughly 40 feetsquare.

Theedgesarecrumblingaway;itwouldn’tbesafeto

standtooclosetoanyofthem.Vinesandlowbrush

growinprofusion.Bonesandscrapsofmeatfrom

dozensofcreaturesarescatteredeverywhere.

Acrumblingstonetowerrisesanother 30 feetabovethe

northerncorneroftheplatform.Aroaringflamefloats

intheair,hoveringabovethetower.Tumbleddebris

fromthetowerisheapedarounditsfoundation.Three

humanoidcreatureswithneedlelikebeaksandleathery

wingsareworryingthelastshredsoffleshfromwell-

chewedbonesnearanopendoorwayintothebaseof

thetower.

Firefinger’spinnacleis 300 feetaboveground.Whenthe

skyisclear,characterscanseeover 20 milesaroundthetower.

Moreimportantly,theycanmakeoutthescatteredplateaus,

thePeaksofFlameandothervolcanoesandmountainsringing

thesoutherncoast,andtheenormousgapsinthejungle

canopythatmarktheAldaniBasin,LakeLuo,andtheValleyof

Embers.

Pterafolkneverusethechimneybetweenlevel 3 andlevel

4 otherthantooccasionallydropfoodtoaprisoner.Thetopof

thechimneyissurroundedbyrocksandlowbushes,providing

enoughconcealmentforthreeMediumcreatures.Hidingfrom

thepterafolkrequiresasuccessfulDC 12 Dexterity(Stealth)

check,withadvantageatnighttimeorwhenit’sraining.

Sixpterafolk(seeappendixD)lairatopthetower,

includingtheflock’sleader,Nrak,whohas 40 hitpoints.Nrak

isahate-filledcreaturewithascarthatbeginsatthetopofits