This area of the chapel was used for funeral services for
esteemed political and military leaders of Elturel.
If a creature kneels before the damaged window and
says a prayer to Lathander. then succeeds on a DC
10 Charisma (Religion) check made to determine the
sincerity and strength of the prayer, a glowing weapon
appears before the supplicant. Devout followers of
Lathander succeed on the check automatically.
Treasure. The weapon that appears is a +2 weapon.
This item takes the form of whatever weapon the char-
acter is wielding or wearing at the time, and would be
most useful to the supplicant in battle. Only one such
weapon can be gained by the characters in this way.
G4. VESTMENT CHAMBER
Read the following as the characters enter this area:
Three curtained archways connect th is chamber to the
other areas of the chapel. Shattered wardrobes and
dressing tables, as well as a number of smashed mir·
rors, suggest that this was once where priests prepared
for their daily services. Spiral stairs leading down are
guarded by two creatures with insectoid features. Each
one is armed with a wicked trident.The stairs lead down into the workshop (area G7) on the
ossuary level. Two mezzoloths guard the stairs. Gideon
Lightward (see page 65 for his stat block) is also
present here if one of his undead servants warned him
of the characters' intrusion. Otherwise, the characters
encounter Gideon in area GS.
Just as the characters are about to face off against the
fiends, a cacophony erupts from below, and six creatures
rush up the stairs: a fiendish giant scorpion trailed by
five dretches. In response, the mezzoloths (and Gideon,
if present) ignore the characters completely, focusing all
their attacks on the scorpion and the demons. If Gideon
is present and the characters refrain from attacking
him after the first round or two, they have advantage on
checks to parley with him after the battle. Otherwise,
they have disadvantage on those checks.
Parley. If Gideon is present, he lowers his weapon
after all the demonic creatures are dead. If he is nothere at the start of the fight, he arrives from his quarters
during the battle or after the demons are defeated. He
speaks to the characters, thanking them for any assis-
tance in defeating the demonic intruders. He makes it
clear that his singular focus is stopping the demonic
incursion of Elturel-at all costs.
If the characters ask about Ravengard, Gideon tells
them that an armed group of humans entered the os-
suary level earlier. Since they were not demons, he al-
lowed them to pass, but with demons now coming from
that area, Gideon angrily assumes that the humans are
in league with the demons.
A successful DC 12 Charisma (Deception or Per-
suasion) check allows the characters to earn Gideon's
trust. If they can convince him that they are here only
to slay demons, he allows them to enter the crypt- and
even provides them with the service of one mezzoloth
1 square = 5 feet
I IMAP 2,S: GRAN O CEMETERY CHAPnif either of those creatures survived. Gideon doesn't
accompany the characters, wanting to guard the chapel
against demon attacks.
G5. GIDEON'S QUARTER S
This small building was Gideon Lightward's living quar-
ters when he oversaw the chapel and the maintenance of
the cemetery. Read the following boxed text aloud when
the characters enter this area:
This simple building contains a bed, a desk, a dresser,
a table, and chairs. Much of the furniture has been
destroyed, with decorations and other items strewn
haphazardly around the room, including holy symbols of
Lathander, Torm, Helm, and Tyr. A large tome appears to
have survived the destruction. It sits open at the center
of the partially collapsed desk.See area G4 for information on roleplaying Gideon if the
characters first encounter him here.
Gideon's Testament. The book is a testament written
by Gideon in the months leading up to Elturel's fall. It
pontificates about the evil of demons, instructing the
reader to be ever vigilant against their incursions, and
expounding that the demonic threat must be defeated at
all costs. It praises the devils that stoically stand against
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