Chapter 3: Icewind Dale - Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Chapter 3: Icewind Dale. Icewind Dale and its settlements-called Ten-Towns-beckon the reckless, the desperate, and those willing to face what waits at the world's farthest edge. People come here to make their fortunes or to disappear. You never know who you might encounter, wrapped in winter gear, trudging through snowy streets: a friend, a monster, or a stranger willing to kill to protect their secrets. Beyond Ten-Towns, hidden societies of dwarves and goliaths carve out homes in the arctic land, its crags and valleys shaped by half-remembered battles between giants and demons. From the Reghed Glacier in the east to the Sea of Moving Ice in the north, nomadic tribes travel with the beasts and seasons, crafting a way of life where others see only death. Out in that frozen wasteland, terror takes many forms-frost giants and remorhazes, yetis and winter wolves, cultists and hags-and some in Icewind Dale whisper of an inhuman figure with multiple limbs, half glimpsed through a blizzard or a troubled dream. This being, whose existence is often discounted as mere superstition, is Zlan. Zlan is what remains of the seven liches that created the shattered Artifact called Crenshinibon or the Crystal Shard-the remnants of which still can be found across Icewind Dale as the material called chardalyn. Those whose minds are warped by chardalyn fall under Zlan's control. Zlan seeks to thaw the Underdark beneath Icewind Dale, releasing ancient monsters and exposing the ancient magical sites under the dale. Zlan's melting of the Underdark has caused several deep dragons to notice Icewind Dale-and to covet its secrets. This deep dragon alliance threatens the entire region. While these dragons pose a physical threat, their natural ability to adopt the shape of any creature-and their interest in lost and forgotten lore-means they could be anywhere and anyone. Sheriff Markham and Drizzt know better than to go face to face with the horror that is Zlan Icewind Dale Campaigns Icewind D...