Party at Paliset Hall - Keys from the Golden Vault

Party at Paliset Hall. An Adventure for 10th-Level Characters Every year during the winter solstice, Zorhanna Adulare holds a grand gala in Paliset Hall, her palatial retreat in the Feywild. The characters are hired to infiltrate the gala and steal Zorhanna's Shard Solitaire (Diamond), a magical diamond with peculiar properties. As the evening unfolds, they learn that nothing is quite what it seems. A gala at Paliset Hall attracts not only guests from the Material Plane but also guests from the Feywild Adventure Background Lady Zorhanna Adulare is an elf and a retired adventurer. On one of her many adventures, she stole a diamond Shard Solitaire (Diamond) (a magic item described at the end of the adventure) from a trio of night hags known as the Crestfall Coven. Zorhanna later mounted the diamond into a glittering platinum necklace, which she often wears during special occasions. Trapped within the iridescent facets of the shard solitaire is an unstable extradimensional rift that gives the diamond its remarkable powers. Every year during the winter solstice, Zorhanna and her husband, a werebear tinkerer named Eliphas, withdraw to their Feywild home of Paliset Hall to throw a lavish gala. Many guests from the Material Plane and the Feywild attend this pleasant gathering. This year, Zorhanna plans to show off her Shard Solitaire (Diamond) necklace once again, unaware that forces are conspiring to steal it from her. Far Realm Invader Some time ago, a malevolent entity from the Far Realm found a way into the Shard Solitaire (Diamond) through the extradimensional rift contained inside it. Since then, this bodiless entity has been trapped in the stone-but it won't be for much longer. The entity's presence is weakening the stone, and when the diamond finally cracks, the effects could be catastrophic. A few days ago, unaware of the danger, Zorhanna donned the Shard Solitaire (Diamond) necklace to see how it looked with a new gown she planned to wear at the gala. Zorhanna...