Chapter 2: The Wizards Three - Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Chapter 2: The Wizards Three. Alustriel and Tasha desperately cast a Wish spell to try to stop Vecna's evil plan. Mordenkainen, who is Kas in disguise, secretly sabotages the spell Time has passed since the characters' experience in Neverdeath Graveyard. That ordeal might seem firmly in the past, but the characters receiving Vecna's Link is the harbinger of events none could predict. In this chapter, the characters become involved in three powerful wizards' desperate bid to stop the remaking of existence at the hands of the lich-god Vecna. The characters are soon led to believe that retrieving and reconstructing a legendary artifact is the only way to avoid a bleak future for the entire multiverse. Running This Chapter This chapter begins sometime after the characters' adventure in Neverwinter-days, months, or years, at your discretion. After you and the players determine what the characters have been doing following their Neverwinter escapades, the heroes are abruptly shunted to a mysterious sanctum in Sigil, the city at the center of the multiverse (see the "Surprise Development" section later in this chapter). The characters learn a sobering fact from the renowned wizards Alustriel Silverhand, Mordenkainen, and Tasha: the lich-god Vecna is planning to remake the multiverse and emerge as its most powerful being, subjugating all existence. Mordenkainen, who is actually the vampire Kas in disguise, believes the characters are the only ones who can stop Vecna's plans using the fabled Rod of Seven Parts, pieces of which are scattered throughout the multiverse. Alustriel, Mordenkainen, and Tasha aid the characters in their task. This quest leads the characters deep into the Underdark in Faerûn, where the first piece of the rod is hidden in Web's Edge, a secret haven for cultists of the demon-god Lolth. Character Advancement The characters should be 11th level when this chapter begins. The characters gain a level after they retrieve the first piece of the Rod of Seve...