Eberron - Rising from the Last War

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DAASK GNOLLS

As the characters travel to Terminus either on foot or

by skycoach, they are accosted by a Daask strike team

consisting of five gnolls. Garra has sent the gnolls to

kill the characters if possible, or at least soften them up

before they arrive at her Terminus safe house. You can

describe them to the players as follows:

Zipping between the towers of Sham and converging on

your location are five creatures riding disks of crackling

green energy. Each creature is a lanky humanoid covered

in fur, with the head of a hyena. They cackle maniacally,

nock arrows, and take aim at you with their longbows.

Each gnoll rides a magical, 3-foot-diameter disk that

can support up to 250 pounds. A creature on a disk can

use its bonus action to move the disk up to 60 feet in any

direction-fast enough to keep pace with the skycoaches

of Sham. A disk otherwise hovers in place. These disks

were created using a spell similar to Tenser's floating

disk that was cast by a Daask wizard who does not ap­

pear in this adventure. The spell ends in 30 minutes,

after which the disks disappear.

The gnolls initially keep their distance, peppering the

characters with arrows. The gnolls become frustrated

and close to melee range if the characters take advan­

tage of cover and the gnolls' ranged attacks prove inef­

fective. Once three gnolls are disposed of, the remainder

flee on their disks or on foot.

TERMINUS

Terminus in Lower Tavick's Landing is named for

Terminus Station, a massive House Orien enclave that

serves as the endpoint for the Orien lightning rail. Map

4.14 shows a cross-section and floor plan of the station.

The Terminus district is right near Wroann's Gate, most

travelers' entry point into Sham. It bustles with crowds,

pickpockets, con artists, and other criminals looking to

take advantage of the city's visitors.

Garra has an apartment in Terminus where she left a

trap for the characters. The half-ogre took the books and

schemas recovered in Old Sham's ruins and boarded a

lightning rail bound for Wroat that's about to leave Ter­

minus Station.

TERMINUS FEATURES

The buildings in Terminus are made of stone. Their

walls require a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics)

check to climb without equipment. The interior areas of

buildings are built to accommodate creatures of various

sizes and have 15-foot-high ceilings and doorways.

A building's doors are made of wood. Each door has

AC 15, 27 hit points, and immunity to poison and psy­

chic damage. If a door is locked, its lock can be picked

with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check with thieves'

tools, and the door can be forced open with a successful

DC 17 Strength (Athletics) check.

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Everbright lanterns (see chapter 5) hanging from the

ceilings and walls illuminate interior areas.

Buildings in Terminus have openable glass windows

large enough that a Medium or smaller creature can fit

through one without a problem, while a Large creature

can squeeze through. These windows have AC 13, 4 hit

points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage.

The windows can be locked from the inside. A character

that succeeds on a DC 15 Dexterity check with thieves'

tools unlocks a window from the outside.

If a creature makes a Strength (Athletics) check to

shove another creature against a window (see "Shoving

a Creature" in chapter 9 of the Player's Handbook) and

succeeds on the check by 5 or more, the window's glass

is destroyed and the shoved creature fa lls through the

window's opening (see "Falling" below).

BYSTANDERS

Terminus has busy streets, and most of the visitors

and residents flee at the first sign of trouble. However,

some bystanders might assist the party in their fight

with Daask. Kraz, described below, is one example of a

helpful bystander.

Kraz is a gnoll porter who has endured several run­

ins with Daask criminals in the past and bears them no

love. At the time of your choosing, Kraz rushes a mem­

ber of Daask and knocks the affected creature prone.

Consider having Kraz intervene in area T14.

FA LLING

Use the Falling in Sham table in chapter 3 when a crea­

ture falls through a window or off the top of a bridge or

structure in the higher levels of Terminus and doesn't

have a way to land safely (such as the feather fall spell).

SHARN WATCH GUARDS ��������-

The Sham Watch has a modest presence in Terminus.

Its guards defend wealthy visitors and the holdings of

House Orien. If combat breaks out in the streets or if a

bystander calls for the Sham Watch, roll a d20 on initia­

tive count 0 during each round the disturbance occurs.

On a result of 18 or higher, ld4 Sham Watch guards

arrive and attempt to arrest anyone involved in a crime.

DAASK FORCES

Several members of Daask are stationed in Terminus,

ready to attack the characters to give Garra a chance to

get away. Unless noted otherwise, members of Daask

attack the characters, fighting until reduced to half hit

points then fleeing. If any member of Daask is captured,

a character who makes a successful DC 12 Charisma

(Intimidation) check gets the Daask member to reveal

that Garra is leaving Sham on a lightning rail bound

for Wroat.

CHANGELING TREACHERY

If the characters are traveling withJas (see "Skycoach

Ride" earlier in the adventure), the changeling attempts

to lead them into the trap laid in Garra's safe house

(area T4b). The changeling attacks the characters the

first time they battle other members of Daask.