15. Forgeof Spells
Hereiswherethewizardsalliedwiththedwarvesand
gnomesofthePhandelver’sPactchanneledthemagic
ofthesecavernstoenchantdwarvenarmsandgnome
gadgets.Thenorthernmostdoorisscorchedandcracked,
itsironhingespartiallymelted;forcingitopenrequires
asuccessfulDC 15 Strengthcheck.Thewesterndouble
doorsarejustasdamagedbutstandslightlyajar.Thislargeworkshopwasbadlydamagedbytheancient
spellbattlethatlaidwastetothemine.Worktablestaking
uptwocornersoftheroomarescorched,andtheplaster
hasbeenburnedoffthemasonrywalls.Inthemiddleofthe
room,astonepedestalholdsasmallbrazierinwhichan
eeriegreenflamedancesandcrackles.Thebrazierandits
pedestalappeartohavebeenuntouchedbytheforcesthat
destroyedthisarea.
Behindthebrazierofgreenflamefloatsasphericalcreature
measuringroughlyfourfeetindiameter.Foureyestalks
protrudefromitscentralmass,twooneachside.Inthe
centerofthebodyisalargeeyethatstaresatyou.
“Hello,”saysathick,burblingvoiceinsideyourhead.Themonsterthatguardsthisroomisaspectator.One
ofthehumanwizardswhoworkedintheForgeofSpells
summonedthecreaturetoguardthemagicitemscreated
andstoredhere.Whentheminewassacked,theores
disturbedthedelicatemagicinthearea,unhingingthe
spectator’sgriponreality.Ithasbecomederangedand
believesthatthemineisstillinuse,ignoringallevidence
tothecontrary.
Thewraith(area14)wantstodriveofforkillthe
spectator,butsofar,thecreaturehaseasilyhandledthe
assaultsofMormesk’szombiesandghoulswhileseeing
nothingstrangeaboutundeadroamingthemine.Ifthe
partyattemptstoremoveanythingfromthisarea,the
spectatorattacks.Ifthespectatorisblindedsomehow,it
disappearsbacktoitshomeplane,convincedthatitcan
nolongerperformthetaskforwhichitwassummoned.
WithasuccessfulDC 15 Charisma(Deception)check,
acharactercantrickthespectatorintothinkingoneor
morepartymembersarewizardsorminerswhowork
fortheownersofWaveEchoCave,senttoterminatethe
spectator’semployment.Ifthedeceptionsucceeds,the
spectatorbelievesitisreleasedfromitsobligations,andit
disappearsandreturnstoitshomeplane.
BrazierofGreenFlame.AsuccessfulDC 15
Intelligence(Arcana)checkidentifiesthebrazierasthe
sourceofthemagicthatsuffusesthesurroundingcaverns.
Thismagichaswanedovertheyears,totheextentthat
itcannolongerbeharnessedtopermanentlyenchant
magicitems.However,anynonmagicalweaponorarmor
bathedinthegreenflameforatleast 1 minutebecomesa
+ 1 weaponor+1armor,respectively,forldl2hours(see
appendixA).Thebraziercannotberemovedfromthe
ForgeofSpells.
NorthernRoom.Thissmallroomisaseparate
workspace,whereitemsbeingpreparedforenchantment
werepolished,lacquered,andotherwisefinished.Likethe
mainworkshop,ithasbeenalmostcompletelydestroyed.Treasure
Ontheworktableinthesoutheastcorneroftheroom
arethelastitemsthespectatorwaschargedtoprotect:
LightbringerandDragonguard.
Lightbringer.This+1macewasmadeforaclericof
Lathander,thegodofdawn.Theheadofthemaceis
shapedlikeasunburstandmadeofsolidbrass.Named
Lightbringer,thisweaponglowsasbrightasatorchwhen
itswieldercommands.Whileglowing,themacedealsan
extrald6radiantdamagetoundeadcreatures.
Dragonguard.This+. 1 breastplatehasagolddragon
motifworkedintoitsdesign.Createdforahumanheroof
NeverwinternamedTergon,itgrantsitsweareradvantage
onsavingthrowsagainstthebreathweaponsofcreatures
thathavethedragontype.16. BoomingCavern
ThesoundofpoundingsurfthatgivesWaveEchoCaveits
namecanbetracedtothiswater-filledcavern.48
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