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The boys were panicked by her reaction and fled as well,

leaving the stone in area B7. If the characters open the

door at area B4, they startle the children on the other

side, causing them to scream at the top of their lungs.

Communicating through the other children, Nat tells

the characters where she dropped the stone and warns

them that it's "alive." Neither she nor the boys are eager

to see it again.

CHAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

If the characters head to area B7, they see the Stone of

Golorr underneath a wooden rocking chair. If the street

urchins are present, one of them asks, "Where'd that

rocking chair come from?"

The rocking chair is the mimic from area B9b. It

heard the urchins' screams and investigated, hoping to

snare an easy meal. It attacks anyone who harms it or

reaches for the stone.

NEXT ENCOUNTER

Once the characters obtain the Stone ofGolorr, they

can leave the cellar complex. Proceed with encounter 8,

"Courthouse."

CELLAR COMPLEX: AUTUMN

The characters have been encouraged to explore a

Xanathar Guild hideout under the Southern Ward. They

enter the location through area Bl. The Xaoathar Guild

Roster table provides a summary of the forces stationed

throughout the complex. The sections that follow de-

scribe some of the hideout's features.

XANATH A R GUILD ROSTER

Area

BS

B6

87

B8

BlO

Bl l a

Creature(s)

2 goblins behind arrow slits

l half-ogre that became poisoned after drinking six

casks of cheap wine

3 duergar and 1 gazer (see appendix B) standing

guard while Thorvin Twinbeard (see appendix B)

works on a mechanical beholder (see "Mechanical

Beholder" below)

Korgstrod Uxgulm, the duergar leader (40 hit

points), seated in a stone chair and attended by 3

kobolds (see "Stone of Deception" below)

7 troglodytes lurking in the shadows

l gibbering mouther guarding a treasure chest in

area Bl lb (see "Treasure Chest" below)

MECHANICAL BEHOLDER
A mechanical beholder built for the Day of Wonders
parade lies on its side in area B7. Xanathar wants this
mechanical version of itself to hover over the crowd,
reminding the Lords of Waterdeep of the beholder's
superiority, but no one can figure out how to make it
fly. A character can use an action to try to activate the
machine, doing so with a successful DC 10 Intelligence
check. The activated beholder shoots dazzling lights
from its eyestalks for 1 minute and then stops working.
If combat breaks out in the cellar complex, Thorvin
Twinbeard flees up the stairs in area BB and uses a key

CHAPTER 4 I D RAGO N SEASON

to unlock the door leading outside. He has no loyalty to

the other creatures stationed here.

STONE OF DECEPTION

Korgstrod Uxgulm, the duergar leader, has what he

believes to be the Stone of Golorr. He found it during

a search of Fenerus's house in the Trades Ward. This

stone is a clever imitation. It's gray and ovoid with

streaks of black, but has no magical powers. Korgstrod

has been unable to attune to it and assumes he's unwor-

thy of it, not that the stone is fake.

Korgstrod plans to deliver the stone to Xanathar in

due time and won't willi ngly part with it before then. He

uses a whip to flog his kobold lackeys and keep them in

line. The cowardly kobolds flee into the sewers ifKorg-

strod is attacked and cower in his presence otherwise.

TREASURE CHEST

An old, locked chest in the back of area Bllb can be

opened by someone who makes a successful DC 13

Dexterity check using thieves' tools. The chest contains

277 cp, 135 sp, a spherical gold beholder pendant with

tiny gems for eyes (worth 250 gp), and a spell scroll of

darkvision.

NEXT ENCOUNTER

Whether they find the fake stone or not, characters have

little recourse but to consult with "Laeral" at the Seven

Masks Theater in the Dock Ward. If they go there, pro-

ceed with encounter 6, "Theater."

Encounter 10: Converted Windmill

This crumbling, two-story stone building was a wind-

mill long before the city rose up around it. The following

features apply unless an area description or encounter

states otherwise:

• Rooms have 15-foot-high ceilings, with 10-foot-high
  passages and 7-foot-high doorways connecting them.


• Doors are wooden, closed, and unlocked.


• The walls are covered with graffiti, and the stone
  floors are strewn with garbage and detritus. Windows
  are empty lead frames without glass.


• There are no light sources.

AREAS OF THE

CONVERTED WINDMILL

The following locations are keyed to map 4.8.

Wl. STONE STAIRCASE

A curved set of stone stairs climbs 20 feet to the upper

level. The stairs are covered with bird droppings, broken

roof shingles, mud, and mold.

W2. SQUATTERS

During the spring, summer, and winter, each of these

rooms is home to ld6 + 1 squatters (commoners) who

have made dens for themselves out of old furnishings

and things salvaged from garbage piles. The squatters

aren't looking for trouble.