The Forbidden Vale - Dragon Delves: The Forbidden Vale

The Forbidden Vale. This adventure is designed to fill three or four sessions of play. It takes place in a remote mountain valley. Key Plot Points The following information is key to this adventure's story: Mountain Wildfires A red dragon is igniting wildfires near a small town called Arborean Springs. The adventurers need to stop the wildfires, but must decide whether to slay the dragon or return it to slumber using a potent sleeping concoction. Forbidden Vale The group journeys to the Forbidden Vale, facing wildfires and other natural threats on the way. The red dragon lairs in magical gardens that githyanki exiles built ages ago. In the gardens, the characters face the dragon and various other monstrous foes. Preparation Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1 Read the "Adventure Background" section. Step 2 Familiarize yourself with the individuals described in the Key NPCs table. The characters will interact with these NPCs throughout the adventure. Step 3 Bookmark the following stat blocks in the Monster Manual or on D&D Beyond: Archpriest Behir Berserker Bulette Chimera Cyclops Sentry Druid Fire Elemental Flameskull Githyanki Knight Green Hag Grick Ancient Guard Hill Giant Hydra Manticore Marid Smoke Mephit Mind Flayer Noble Noble Prodigy Owlbear Young Red Dragon Roc Flaming Skeleton Spirit Naga Tough Boss Treant Troll Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Catacus Druidic elf elder who wants the dragon protected Archpriest (Medium) "Nature Lovers" Eblus Elf who disappeared three months ago Druid (Medium) G21 Deathkiss, Demondream, and Murderbliss Allies of Xabazhut Green Hag G15 Duban Ozzadraz's unwilling servant Marid G25 Ginder Nanik Human merchant who wants to exploit the gardens' magic Noble Prodigy (Medium) "Merchants" Gree Javek Horn's human ancestor, long missing Berserker (Small) G21 Hate's Embrace Garden guardian Spirit Naga G6 Javek and Vara Horn Human elders trying to protect the region Tough Boss (Small) "Traditionalists" Ozzadraz Githyanki...