ITHYANKI RECENTLY TURNED THE CRYSTAL
Labyrinth into an outpost of their interpla-
nar empire. It houses a gate to Stardock,
a hollowed-out asteroid in orbit around
the planet Tori! (one of many that form
the asteroid cluster known as the Tears of
Selfine). Together, the Crystal Labyrinth
and Stardock are designed for four 14th-level charac-
ters. Those who defeat the monsters on this level should
gain enough XP to advance halfway to 15th level.
Before running this level of Undermountain, you
should review the "Gith" entry in the Monster Manual,
because it contains information that will help you role-
play githyanki effectively. Additional information about
githyanki society can be found in Mordenkainen's Tome
of Foes, although that resource is not required to run
the Crystal Labyrinth.
What Dwells Here?
Githyanki tracking a splinter colony of mind fiayers to
Undermountain seized this level and turned what was
once a crystalline maze into a fortress. From here, they
launch attacks against the mind flayers on level 17. The
githyanki also transformed Stardock into a creche: a
fortress dedicated to raising and training young war-
riors. Because creatures do not age on the Astral Plane,
the githyanki must bring their offspring to the Material
Plane to mature. Unfamiliar with the asteroid's actual
name, the githyanki refer to Stardock as Creche K'liir.GITHYANKI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The militaristic githyanki who live in the Crystal Laby-
rinth and Stardock have three important tasks: protect
the creche, train young githyanki warriors, and destroy
the mind flayer colony in Seadeeps (level 17).KNIGHTS AND THE DRACONIC TONGUE
Githyanki knights encountered in the Crystal Labyrinth
and Stardock speak Draconic in addition to their native
language of Gith- all the better to communicate with
their red dragon mounts.GITHYANKI LEADERS
The githyanki are led by Al'chaia, a knight who is cruel
to her trainees and soldiers. Al'chaia recently acquired a
manual of gainful exercise and a tome of clear thought,
and she has promised to award both items to her
most accomplished soldier. In truth, she plans to read
these tomes to gain their benefits herself, but uses the...THE ORIGINAL CRYSTAL LABYRINT H
Undermountain: Stardock, written by Steven E. Schend
and published in 1997, was the third of three modules
in the short-lived "Dungeon Crawl" series of adventures
designed for the second edition D&D game. Waterdeep:
Dungeon of the Mad Mage presents alternative versions of
the Crystal Labyrinth and Stardock scaled for fifth edition
and this product. If you want to expand this level of Under-
mountain, the original adventure would be a fine source of
inspiration.LEVEL 16 I CRYSTAL LABYRINTH