Descent into Avernus

MAP 2. 4 : HIGH HALL CATACOMBS

Hl3. HA LL OF SCHOLARS

This crypt holds the bones of those who served Torm

and Elturel through their knowledge instead of magic or

skill at arms: teachers, engineers, sages, and other pub-

lic servants. Plain stone shelves in the eleven alcoves

each bold one set of remains.

Treasure. A rogue who worked in the cathedral used

this room to hide her stolen goods. Behind the bones on

one shelf are nine red amethysts (50 gp each) and a po-

tion of greater healing.

Hl4. CHAMBER OF TORM'S COUNCIL

A large oval table made of fine red oak fills the center

of this room, and is surrounded by forty comfortable

chairs. This chamber was used for meetings with indi-

viduals chosen to provide counsel to the high priests.

Hl5. UNKNOWN HERO

Read the following as the characters enter this area:

This small, isolated tomb opens up at the end of a flight

of broad stairs off the open central area of this level.

The body of a young woman lies on the bier, a gleaming

greatsword at her side.

Years before the Companion appeared in the sky, a
young red dragon made life miserable for the residents

of Elturel. It ate livestock, burned crops, and demanded

tribute. Then one day, a scruffy-looking, unarmored

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woman wielding a greatsword marched up to the dragon

and hacked at the beast with mighty swings. Before the

stunned creature could fly away, she s lew it. A startled

and overwhelmed populace rushed toward the woman

to thank and reward her for her bravery. As they ap-

proached, however, she fell dead. The unknown woman

was laid to rest in this special place in the cathedral,

and her body has never decomposed. Her nonmagical

greatsword was placed at her side. Rumors suggest that

she was an incarnation of Torm, or that Torm's essence

filled the woman and inspired her to defeat the threat.

Any devil that enters the stairs or the alcove leading to

this area is struck with intense pain, imposing disadvan-

tage on its attack rolls while it remains in this area.

Hl6. MAIN C RYPTS

Read the following as the characters enter this area:

This large crypt area is presently home to over a hundred

frightened people. They cower behind sarcophagi and

in alcoves, their eyes red and their cheeks stained with

tears. Standing before a large font is a haggard woman,

her gray hair matted with sweat. With one arm, she

clutches a leather-bound tome to her breast. In the other

hand, she wields a ceremonial mace that would probably

shatter if it struck anything harder than a pillow.

CHAPTER 2 I ELTUREL HAS FALLEN