It's All in the Blood

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It's All in the Blood
Basic Information
Author(s)	Dave Olson
Publisher	Wizards of the Coast
Type	Adventure
Realm year(s)	1491 DR?
Released	September 1, 2015
Pages	56
Link to citation	[cite this]
Series
Series	Rage of Demons
Preceded by	The Occupation of Szith Morcane
Followed by	Bane of the Tradeways

It's All in the Blood, designed by Dave Olson, is an adventure module set in the Forgotten Realms using the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition ruleset. It focuses on the village of Elventree, drow, and the Maerimydra.

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Rumors of faceless demonic creatures have been steadily rising in the Hillsfar region, and it is said that far below the surface of Faerun, nestled in the bowels of the Underdark, ancient terrors are stirring. The imperiled drow of Szith Morcane have extended an intriguing offer, but can the drow be trusted, and for how long? An eight-hour adventure for 11th–16th level characters.

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Summary

The adventure starts off with adventurers being invited to a shadowed cave outside of Elventree by Murssvayas Dhuurniv. Here the drow wizard asks for their assistance against the fire giants of Maerimydra. In order to do so, they must help recover the drow alchemist, Xaven Tanor'this.

Following Murssvayas' instructions, the adventurers descend into the Deep Wastes, eventually reaching the Howling Pits, where they battle past various denizens and dangers of the Underdark. Eventually, they find the Den of the Whispered Word where the yugoloth, Maram il Vass, holds Xaven.

After either negotiating or fighting for the drow's release, the adventurers make their way to Sporedome, where the displaced drow of Szith Morcane, led by Solom Ned'razak, reside. Xaven and Solom resolve to create a ritual to remove the demonic taint from their enemies.

To this end, they send the adventurers to Maerimydra to retrieve some live specimens. Using a secret entrance beneath Black Ember Outpost, the group enter the former drow city. With the help of the imp, Pipyap, they attempt to capture one of two fiendborne fire giants.

Index

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Characters

Brandyr • Drystan • Elsa • Grabber Forth • Ilsa • Maram il Vass • Maram il Vass's servant • Murssvayas Dhuurniv • Nymarrath • Pypyap • Solom Ned'razak • Tegan • Ulsa • Veperyd • Xaven Tanor'this

Referenced only

Graz'zt • Halvin Graingle • Hledh Hellspawn • Kurgoth Hellspawn • Vuhm Yestral

Creatures

Arcanaloth • barlgura • cambion • chasme • clay golem • cloaker • drow • dwarf • elf • fiendborne • fire elemental • fire giant • glabrezu • hell hound • hezrou • human • imp • manticore • mezzoloth • nalfeshnee • night hag • nightmare • nycaloth • ogre • roper • rothe • shield guardian • squirrel • stone golem • svirfneblin • ultroloth • vrock

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half-elf • myconid • orc

Locations

Buildings & Sites

Black Ember Outpost • Castle Maerimydra • Coliseum • Den of the Whispered Word • Hanging Gardens • Howling Pits • Lake of Blood • Plateau of the Dark Prince • Shattered Tower • Silver Shadow Cave • Six-Fingered Courtyard • The Waydown

Rivers

Waydown River

Roads & Tunnels

Path of Shadows

Settlements

Elventree • Maerimydra

Wilderness

Deep Wastes • Lowerdark • Sporedome • Underdark

Realms

Khalas

Planes

Gehenna

Referenced only

Abyss • Courtyard of Lolth • Dalelands • Hillsfar • Inverted Tower • Lake of Shadows • Nine Hells • River Tesh • Szith Morcane

Magic

Magic Items

heartstone • ioun stone

Referenced only

elemental codex

Organizations

Groups

Emerald Enclave • Harpers • Lord's Alliance • Order of the Gauntlet • Red Plumes • Zhentarim

Referenced only

Red Wizards

Religions

Priests

Church of Mielikki

Referenced only

Lolth • Selune

Miscellaneous

cave creeper • Faerzress • yellow mold

Referenced only

Silence of Lolth