The Great StellariumTo be caught in the beam ofthe reflector causes horrific

burns and, on a 6 on 1d6,great insight into a grave

problem. All properlyconducted astrology done here

is as precise and accurate asyou could fear.

Roll a find.

Scalding stream,melted snow. Hardyvegetation and plentifulvermin. Camping in thevalley draws wolves on a2 in 6 per night. Leads tohot spring cavern.

Hall of the Orrery. Thedragon has burst through theside of the tower, and uses it

as a larder to protect andrefrigerate her kills. Formerly

the tower’s library. Full ofscorched books, frozen elk,

polar bears, vinteralfen, and asingle mangled halfling in

Thavir's livery.Roll two finds.

The glacier face is crackedand fissured from thestream’s heat. Climbing ismuch easier than the sheer,hard surfaces to the east andwest, but the dragon roostsin a cavern below, filled withhot water.

Stellarium of the VinteralfAn adventure location by Michael Atlin and Michael Prescott

A web of VinteralfTunnels, cut through theice towards the tower from anow-abandoned camp far tothe north on the glacier. Dugby Thavir's men in anattempt to avoid thedragon's notice, all havebeen collapsed with clawand fire. They could berepaired and expanded. Indaytime, filled with bluelight.

Altar of the Star Kings.Diamond-studded starmap.Roll a find.

Stores.Thavir's quartermaster hasbarricaded herself in thehigh astrologer's privatekitchen. She is dead andravaged by blue slime,though its progress hasstopped now that it is toocold for it to grow. Roll afind.

Last Stand. Prince Thavirand his 7 surviving guardshibernate arm in arm,frozen and seemingly dead.Heavily armed, but Thavir'sblue jade scabbard is empty.If touched by warmth, theywill awaken in d4 hours andresume their quest. Theyare angry, starvingbadasses, and theStellarium is rightfullytheirs.

Thavir finally breached thestellarium with a deeptunnel to the cavern.

Forge Room. The tower’sforge room is built into thebedrock, and the furnace isfed by pipes of high pressuremagma heated steam fromdeep in the earth. Two icegolem, forge assistants,stand guard, but can bepacified with a word knownby Vinteralf.Roll a find.

Meditation Chamber. Frescoesdepict Vinteralf astrologers lost incontemplation. Roll a find.

Hot Spring Cavern.The lake in this solestone chamber feedsthe scalding stream.Geysers at 4 bellsdaily. Roll a find.

Forge Run-Off Chute,Choked with slag and waste-water, it drains into the lake.Thavir's way up.

The dragon-blasted stellarium inches towarddestruction between two mountains. Treasure andeldritch lore will certainly be found within, butyou are not the only ones who have come to claimits secrets.

Interesting Finds (d8):If you roll a previously discoveredfind, use the next one available.1. The starsword Gugnir. Theinvisible rays it casts causeblindness d4 hours after first seeingthe naked blade, lasting 3d6 hours.2. Scintillating dragon scales.Strong as steel, clear as ice, theymight be ground to make excellentlenses. Scraped walls.3. Snow goggles. The polishedyellow lenses prevent snowblindness and the effects of thestarsword Grugnir.4. Star Charts, aiding fornavigation and divination.5. Spell scrolls, d8, each of level d6.6. Graven Silver-inlaid tusk,aiding astrology.7. Blue slime barely contaminatinga valuable item (gem, weapon,jewellery).8. The Wyrm Jokun. Thirty feetlong with powerful wings, butslender enough for the tunnels. Ice-clear scales, tough as steel, andinvisible when asleep. Breathes fire,likes her food cold.

VinteralfGlacier-dwellers from the far north. 6'tall, seal-faced and bull-headed,muscular and wrapped in blubber.Inventive and determined in battle.Blue SlimeAs green slime, but appears as aflaky, blue-gray lichen. Infects upontouch, but only grows at bodytemperature.

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