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and consult the Dungeon Hazards table to determine
what the characters encounter. See "Dungeon Hazards''
in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master's Guide for more
information on each hazard.

DUNGEON HAZARDS

d6 Hazard

1-3 Patch of brown mold

4-5 Patch of green slime

6 Patch of yellow mold

ELEMENTAL VAGABONDS
:\dust m ephit guides an earth elemental through the
caverns and passages of Blingdenstone. If approached
peacefully, they can point the way to Entemoch's Boon
see "BiingdenstOne Outskirts'' later in this chapter).

fiENDISH GIANT SPIDERS
Former servants of the drow, these spiders burn with
baleful energy. Treat them as giant wolf spiders with a
challenge rating of 1/2 (100 XP), resistance to cold. fire,
and lightning damage, and immunity to poison damage.
They arc also immune to the poisoned condition.

GHOST
Some of the svirfneblin who perished during the drow
.nvasion didn't go easily. and their ghosts linger. When
Lhe characters encounter one of these ghosts, roll a d20
and consult the Ghost's Attitude table to determine the
attitude of the ghost.

GHOST'S ATTITUDE

d20 Attitude

1-6 Indifferent and unaware ofthe characters until it is

attacked by them

7-12 Indifferent but aware of the characters

13- 17 Friendly

18-20 Hostile

~fEPHTT GANG
~ mephit gang consists of ld4 dust mephits and ld4
mud mephits. If encountered in Inner Blingdenstone
-.r Rockblight, they are insane and attack immediately.
.Jtherwise. they mock the party but don't fight except in
«t•lf-defense.

ROAMING OOZE

The presence of the Pudding King (see "The Pudding

Court" later in this chapter) is drawing oozes to

Blingdenstone. Roll a d4 and consult the Roaming Ooze

able to determine what appears.

RoAMING Ooze

d4 Encounter

1 1 black pudding

2 1 gelatinous cube

3 1d4 + 1 gray oozes, one of which is a psychic gray

ooze variant (as described in the Monster Manual)

4 1d2 ochre jellies

SVTRFNEBLIN WERERATS

These wererats belong to Clan Goldwhisker and are

searching for new places to settle within the ruins

of rhe former city. They're always hostile and attack

the party if they can't flee. Use the wererat stat block

in rhe Monster Manual with a few modifications:

svirfneblin wcrcrats a re Small and have rhe following

addition a I features.

Gnome Cunning. The wererat has advantage on Intelligence,

Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.

Innate Spellcasting. The wererat' s innate spellcasting ability is

Intelligence (spell save DC 11). It can innately cast the following

spells, requiring no material components:

At will: nondetection (self only)

1fday each: blindnessfdeafness, blur, disguise self

Stone Camouflage. The wererat has advantage on Dexterity

(Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.

XoRN

This creature leaves the characters alone if t hey feed

ir as least 50 gp worth of gems or precious metals.

Otherwise, it follows them around Blingdenstone,

hoping that they leave behind something it can eat. The

xorn is antisocial and doesn't help the party in any way.

IMPORTANT NPCs

When the characters visit Blingdcnstonc, they can meet

one or more of the following svirfneblin.

BLINGDENSTONE NPCs

Dorbo Diggermattock

Senni Diggermattock

Nomi Pathshutter

Gurnik Tapfinger

Kazook Pickshine

Leader of the mining expeditions

Leader of the settlers

Earth elemental wrangler with a task

for the party

Priest of Callarduran Smooth hands

with a task for the party

Alchemist and ore specialist who

receiv,es and gives quests

Chipgrin Goldwhisker Leader of the were rat colony

Burrow Warden )adger Undead leader of the

burrow wardens

The Pudding King Insane deep gnome enthralled by

the demon lord )uiblex

CORNERED RATS

If they are with the party, Topsy and Turvy do their best

to conceal and resist their lycanthropic curse if the

adventurers have not already learned of it. In the time

since they were imprisoned in Velkynvelve, the two have

likely undergone their wererat transformation at least

once. When the decision is made to go to Blingdenstone,

the twins might come clean albout leaving home because

of their curse, or they could abandon the adventurers and

strike out on their own. In any event, they might fall in with

the Goldwhisker clan of were rats, either on their own or

with the adventurers' help.

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