Iniarv's Tower - Essentials Kit: Sleeping Dragon's Wake

Iniarv's Tower. "Iniarv's Tower" is balanced for characters of 10th level, though characters of 9th level can survive this quest if they are cautious and rest between encounters. Location Overview Iniarv's Tower is a ruined stone keep. Iniarv, a mage who became a lich, first occupied the fortress over eight hundred years ago. When a war between a kingdom of goodly peoples and a horde of goblinoids broke out near the keep, it angered Iniarv. The lich called the ocean forth to destroy both armies, creating the Mere of Dead Men. He has not been seen since the incident. Over the centuries, various bandits, thieves, orc war bands, and others used the tower as a temporary base while it fell further and further into ruin. The Chimera Crew, a group of bandits, currently occupies the lair. Ularan Mortus pays the criminals to guard a growing horde of undead that the necromancer stores in the towers for an imminent attack on Phandalin. The bandits have also decided to make some gold on the side by raiding caravans headed from and to Leilon. Chimera Crew The Chimera Crew is a group of bandits founded by Rega Swarn. Orphaned at an early age and raised by brigands, Rega found a baby chimera with no one to look after it. She named the baby Ashbreath and trained it to follow her commands. As the chimera grew, Rega and her monstrosity attacked caravans on the road. Soon their success had Rega running the brigand band, who renamed themselves the Chimera Crew. If a member of the Chimera Crew is captured, the characters can get the bandit to reveal the following information with a successful 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check: The history of Rega and the Chimera Crew's founding. The bandits were hired by priests of Myrkul to watch over the undead in Iniarv's Tower's ruins. They do not know where the priests operate or what the priests plan to do with the undead. Quest Goals To complete the Iniarv's Tower Quest (see "The Quest Board"), the adventurers must kill or drive out the bandits...