Part 2: The Inner Lair - Adventures in the Forgotten Realms: Deepest Night

Part 2: The Inner Lair. The colossal sphere that is now Kyrilla's lair was meant to traverse various planes of existence for decades, until someone could decide what to do with the Stone of Creation. The idea was to use an extradimensional space conjured by Kyrilla's keystone of creation to feed and house Kyrilla and Kathikon. They would navigate the well shaft using levitate spells-to which Kyrilla no longer has access. Almost nothing went as hoped. General Features The interior of Kyrilla's lair was meant to hold the Stone of Creation in a copper grip at its center, to protect it from people-and people from it. Now, the encasing shell of the Stone is a prison for Kyrilla. The sphere's meteoric arrival left this whole place almost exactly upside down. Iron sconces and hooks for tapestries are all upside down, relative to the current layout. The panoramic mural and various carved details at what is now the top of the well shaft also appear upside down. Construction None of this was built; all of it was conjured, either by distant mages' spells or by forgotten powers of the Stone itself. Individual stones and mortar were never set in place by hand. The whole place has a cold orderliness to it, made uneven by the passage of time. Water seeping into this place over thousands of years has been poisoned by the stone shell-and by Kyrilla's curse. Light No natural light makes it into the lair. The creatures that dwell here reside in almost total darkness most of the time. Whatever light the adventurers bring is what they have. Sound Despite any mundane acoustical properties, the inside of Kyrilla's lair feels eerily quiet. Even the sounds of a battle seem strangely muted. Movement. The following effects apply to areas 4, 5, 6, and 7: The angled floors make these areas difficult terrain for any creature on the ground that is not climbing. No check is necessary to climb in these areas under normal circumstances. A creature that takes the Dash action can make a 12 Strength...