Introduction

Forge of the Nightscales is a Star Wars 5th Edition conversion of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition adventure The Forge of Fury, which is itself an adaptation of the Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition adventure of the same name.

The adapted version of this adventure was released in the 5e sourcebook Tales from the Yawning Portal, which included a collection of adventures from previous D&D editions adapted into 5e's format. Other conversions of adventures from this sourcebook into SW5e can be found in the Tales from the Yawning Maw document.

Much like the original module, this adventure takes players through a mountain fortress inhabited by a mixture of raiders, omnivorous beasts and sinister smiths - this time, with a distinctly-Star Wars flavour. Much of the content has been adjusted to match the official SW5e rules, but much of the adventure remains a flavourful conversion with minimal changes to the overall progression and difficulty.

This adventure is the second of the series outlined in Tales from the Yawning Maw. It is preceded by The Sunless Temple; a map leading to the Nightscale's fortress can be found in that adventure, leading the players directly from Dathomir to Blasyndel after they have received level 3.

It is followed by Hidden Shrine of the Massassi, to which the players can be led by the notes of a Sith alchemist after reaching level 5.

Opening Crawl

For Game Masters who wish to have an opening crawl before their adventure, consider using the read-aloud text below. You may edit it as necessary to fit the context of your party:

Setup

Two centuries ago, the Mandalorian armorer Durj Ne'tra travelled with a small fleet of Mandalorian settlers to establish colonies in the Outer Rim; during their expedition, the fleet was ambushed and decimated by a large band of pirates, killing their fleet's leader and forcing the survivors to escape into hyperspace. Entering the Kwenn system and forced to crash-land their damaged ships on the moon of Blasyndel, Durj took charge and led the destitute remnants in search of a temporary stronghold where they could hide and repair what was left of their fleet.

Before long, the Mandalorians discovered a great cavern system and ancient ruins of a past civilisation beneath a rugged, forested hill crowned by a bare rocky crag. There, Durj and his followers founded the stronghold of Choruk'Ed ('Stone Tooth'), named for the cliff it was built beneath. It was at this point Durj declared his intentions to his followers: as vengeance for the destruction of their fleet and to make the galaxy safer for Mandalorian settlers of the future, he would lead a guerilla war against the pirates of the Outer Rim. Though he gave his followers the choice of moving on to form new settlements, all present swiftly rallied behind him in the name of Mandalore's honor.

Over the following decade, Durj and his warband - calling themselves the 'Nightscales' - conducted several raids against pirate gangs and warlords across the Outer Rim, striking from their hidden base and slowly threatening their influence. Ten years into the conflict, a Nightscale lieutenant was captured by a powerful warlord's forces, and the pirates learned the location of their enemy's hidden stronghold. Jumping at the chance to re-establish their power, the pirate warlords raised a contingent army of their forces and began an assault on Choruk'Ed. Though the stronghold's entrenched fortifications allowed the Mandalorians to hold out for some time, the pirates eventually managed to secretly excavate their way around the Mandalorian defenses and killed every last Mandalorian within the stronghold, though not without the loss of a great number of raiders.

In the years since the great battle, various marauder groups have occupied the stronghold and used the place as a base for their raids. At other times, the caverns have lain empty except for the mindless and bloodthirsty monsters that haunt such places. Today, legends of Ne'tra's Vengeance (or the Nightscale War) and the extraordinary weaponry that the Mandalorians forged in anger still surface from time to time in the regions near the Kwenn system.

Placing the Adventure

Forge of the Nightscales is intended to be era-agnostic in relation to the wider Star Wars timeline. Here are some suggestions for existing eras in which to place this setting:

• The Old Republic: An era where Sith and Jedi fight for the equally matched powers of the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire, battling in a seemingly endless war between light and dark.

Key Events. Across this era, the Mandalorians are engaged in near-constant warfare in service to a variety of leaders. Some choose to lead crusades, while others seek to preserve the Mandalorian legacy. In all cases, most Mandalorians of this era unite under the one who wears the Mask of Mandalore.

• The High Republic: By this time in history, the once-great Sith threat is very nearly eradicated, and the Republic and Jedi Order are at the height of their power, prioritizing expansion and exploration.
• Fall of the Jedi: Since their peak, the Republic and Jedi Order have fallen into decline, allowing corruption of both political and moral nature to seep into their midst as the galaxy launches into a civil war between clone and droid armies.

Key Events. At this time, the Mandalorians have become a pacifist culture after their homeworld suffered mass surface destruction by Republic bombing. Even so, the splinter group Death Watch seeks to establish Mandalore's warrior culture, using the ancient Darksaber as a unifying symbol.

• The Empire: By the end of the Clone Wars, the Republic has been reorganized into an Empire and the Jedi outlawed by the machinations of the insidious Emperor Palpatine, opposed only by the steady unification of resistance cells into the Rebel Alliance.

Key Event. After Mandalore is seized by the Empire, Mandalore is split between those who serve the Empire and a contingent of clans seeking to govern themselves.

• The New Republic: After the defeat of the Empire at the hands of the Rebel Alliance, many efforts are taken to recover knowledge lost under the reign of the Empire and to combat the outlying Imperial remnants.

Key Event. After Mandalore is bombed a second time and rendered near-uninhabitable, the Mandalorians Din Djarin and Bo-Katan Kryze begin working to reunite the remaining tribes and restore Mandalore's glory.

• Rise of the First Order: The fledgling New Republic faces a resurgence of Emperor Palpatine's forces under the banner of the First Order, once again throwing the galaxy into turmoil and forcing the formation of a Resistance to oppose them.
  

Mapping

It can be difficult to keep track of all the corridors, turns, areas, and other features of a dungeon setting, and the player characters could soon get turned around without a map. Ask for a volunteer to be the party mapper. It's the mapper's job to listen carefully to your description of each area, noting its size and exits, and to record that information by sketching on a sheet of paper.

Alternatively, maps are provided throughout this adventure for both the players and the Game Master, distinguished by their indication of area numbers and other key markers. If you are playing online or using electronic devices at the table, consider providing players with the player version of each section's map and slowly reveal the areas as they progress.

Progression

The level progression of the characters in this adventure assumes you will be using XP progression. If you would prefer to use milestone progression to level the characters up after key events or major victories, consider the following areas as points to level up the characters (to a maximum of 5th level):

• Defeating the three trandoshan leaders (Great Ulesk, Old Yarassk and Burkuss) and their lackeys at areas 9, 12 and 14.
• Defeating Karrghaz in area 19 or his captured cave sleen in area 20.
• Defeating the adult dianoga in area 33.
• Defeating or negotiating successfully with the Shadow Smiths in areas 36, 37 and 39.
• Defeating the guard droids in area 42.
• Defeating the torture droid in area 49.
• Defeating the Nightscale beast in area 52.

Adventure Hooks

The settlement of Blasyn Outpost is briefly described in this adventure, if you need a location where the characters can make their final preparations. They can also learn more about the history of Choruk'Ed and

Your next task is to decide how the party learned about Choruk'Ed. Pick one of the following options that suits your campaign, or make up an explanation.

Blasyndel

Blasyndel is a forest moon distantly orbiting the planet Kwenn, located on the Ootmian Potal (Outlander's Route) hyperlane. Kwenn itself and its large orbital space station serve as the key draw for travellers, leaving Blasyndel relatively untouched by civilization save for some basic settlements.

Key Locations

Significant locations within Blasyn Outpost, and the people to be found within them, include the following:

Rumors Heard in Blasyn Outpost

In addition to the hooks provided in "Running the Adventure", player characters can discover the following additional information while spending time in the local cantinas, or through asking the right questions of the locals:

• The last known expedition to Stone Tooth consisted of five members, though their names, species and skillsets are long forgotten. The expedition left roughly a decade ago and never returned; no other expeditions have been made since to confirm their fate.
• One of the few legends of Blasyndel is that of the Nightscale beast, which Durj's Mandalorians named themselves after. It is unknown where the legend came from, but the few who have any knowledge of it report that it as an ancient, dark-scaled beast native to Blasyndel that can survive for centuries through hibernation.
• Another legend of Blasyndel suggests that the Mandalorians who settled in Stone Tooth did not forge all of its halls; some of the lower levels are said to be the handiwork of even older inhabitants, possibly left by an ancient empire or a long-dead species native to Blasyndel.

Wilderness Encounters

When the characters set forth on their journey, they will have to travel at least several hours to reach the Stone Tooth. As such, there is a risk they may come across wildlife, roaming sith-spawn or even members of the trandoshan raiders situated in Choruk'Ed; due to the twists and turns required to navigate the forest, it would be difficult to avoid an effective ambush, but the party may see it coming or even counter the ambush depending on their chosen pace.

If you would like to implement wilderness encounters en route to Stone Tooth, adjust the chance of encounter as appropriate for your group - once per hour of travel is recommended. Consult the below table for options or roll for random selection:

Four reptilian humanoids in dirty mesh armor approach along the trail, hissing and muttering to each other in a serpentine tongue. Long, scaling fingers grip scatterguns and techaxes.

General Features

The following aspects of Choruk'Ed are true unless otherwise noted in a particular area description.

Doors. Most doors are made of wood or stone unless stated otherwise (such as in The Mountain Door). Characters can attempt various tasks before trying to open a door, including listening for sounds from the other side and checking for traps. If characters elect to listen at a door, check the description of the room beyond to determine if any creatures inhabit that area.

If no instructions are otherwise provided, a character who listens at a door and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check can hear sounds of activity through the door; increase the DC to 15 for quieter sounds.

Light. Within the confines of Choruk'Ed, all areas are dark unless a room's description says otherwise.

Ventilation. All keyed areas contain an adequate air supply. The air is renewed through vents that lead to the surface. These vents are individually too small for any but Tiny creatures to navigate.

The path climbs up one last steep switchback toward a bare shoulder of rock. The hillside rises steeply on your right and drops away precipitously on your left. Debris and rubbish lie scattered over the last hundred yards or so — discarded canteens, bits of charred bone, and dented crates or chests. Up ahead, the path opens onto a wide ledge and then doubles back sharply into the mountainside.

Two reptilian humanoids in mesh armor stand watch on the ledge. They appear inattentive and bored.

Creatures

Two trandoshan raiders stand guard along the northern edge of the ledge, though they aren't paying as much attention to their duties as they should. The characters (or their advance scout) can spot them from as far as 60 feet away. The sentries, Warsk and Tharsk, are grumbling in Dosh (the trandoshan language) about someone named Ulesk. Apply a −2 penalty to the trandoshan raiders' passive Perception scores.

Blaster Slits

When the characters move around the corner into the eastern part of the ledge, they might discover a row of hidden blaster slits in the rocky wall to the east about 15 feet above the floor. By examining the wall and making a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, a character notices the slits.

Developments

If they are attacked or confronted by more than one character, Warsk and Tharsk call out a warning that's heard by the trandoshan raiders in area 4 and then attempt to flee to area 3. See the "Mountain Door Defenses" sidebar.

If the marksmen are alerted to the party's presence, they open fire on intruders on the ledge and in area 2. See area 4 for more information.

Shallow steps lead up through a steep fissure to the south and turn east into the mountainside. Here, a broad entranceway has been carved out of the stone. Black marble steps cracked with age and veined with green moss lead up to a strong double door of carved stone, eight feet wide and almost ten feet tall. Blaster slits high on the north and south walls command this area.

Creatures

If the trandoshans have been alerted, the trandoshan raiders in areas 4 and 4a fire their blasters until the characters either retreat or succeed in bypassing the door.

Development

If the characters are repelled, they must deal with additional reinforcements if they try this approach again. Two trandoshan raiders from area 11 stand watch at the doors on the west side of area 3, while Burkuss from area 9 backs up the trandoshan raiders in area 4 or 4a.

The great door opens into a large hall. A narrow ledge overlooks a deep, dark crevasse that cuts the room in two. A dangerous-looking fibrecord bridge, frayed and thin, spans the gap. Water gurgles and rushes somewhere far below. Two bronzium braziers burn brightly on either side of the door, illuminating the western half of the room. Another ledge is barely visible on the other side of the chasm.

Creatures

Two trandoshan raiders guard the eastern side of the room. They do everything in their power to prevent the characters from getting across the bridge. If any of the party members have darkvision or a means of illuminating the far side, read:

Fibrecord Bridge

The bridge is safe structurally, despite its appearance. Crossing under fire is difficult enough to require DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks. On a successful check, a character can move at half speed. On a failed check, a character makes no progress. If the check fails by 5 or more, the character must make a DC 10 Strength or Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the character plummets almost 200 feet to the underground river below and is swept away. The characters can prevent falls by securing themselves with fibercord cable to a stable attachment point before crossing.

Secret Doors

Two secret doors on the north and south walls lead to areas 4 and 4a. The doors are well made, each requiring a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discover. A door can be opened by simultaneously pushing in two concealed stone plates in the wall about 1 foot above it. The plates can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check.

Developments

The trandoshan raiders use the rock outcroppings on their side for shelter from attacks, gaining half cover. They fire their scatterguns at characters trying to cross the bridge, or at those who hang back to cast powers or make ranged attacks. A character on the bridge who is hit by an attack must make a saving throw to avoid a fall, just as if the character's Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to move along the bridge had failed by 5 or more.

If an intruder gets at least two-thirds of the way across the bridge, one trandoshan raiders breaks cover to move through the double doors into area 5 and get help. The other tries to hinder the characters by chopping at the bridge's support cords with its techaxe. Each fibercord has 8 hit points and AC 11.

If one support cord is cut, the DC of the Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to cross the bridge increases to 12, and characters on the bridge must immediately make a saving throw to avoid falling as described above. If both cords are cut, the east end of the bridge drops into the crevasse and slams into the cliff wall on the west side.

Any characters on the bridge take 7 (2d6) kinetic damage from the impact with the wall and must make successful DC 12 Strength or Dexterity saving throws to avoid losing their grip and falling if they aren't otherwise secured.

Long-Term Development

If the trandoshan raiders destroy the bridge but repel the invaders in doing so, the trandoshans rebuild it within three days. Any trandoshan raiders killed here are replaced by trandoshan raiders from area 11.

The door slides aside to reveal a narrow passage that descends a flight of stairs into a small chamber. Light from outside slants into the room through a series of narrow embrasures.

The area is littered with well-gnawed bones, cobwebs, and rodet droppings. Poor-quality hide blankets are carelessly scattered over the floor.

Secret Door

In the north end of area 4, a secret door connects to area 14. A character can find the door by succeeding on a DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check. The trandoshans are unaware of this passage and don't use it.

Creatures

Four trandoshan raiders, three in area 4 and one in area 4a, overlook the stairs leading up to area 2. These trandoshan raiders aren't particularly vigilant, but they do start shooting if the sentries in area 1 call for help. The trandoshan raiders are armed with blaster rifles instead of scatterguns.

When the characters turn the corner into area 2, the marksman in area 4a joins the attack while one of the marksmen from area 4 circles around through the secret door in an attempt to shut the double doors to area 3 (see "Mountain Door Defenses" above).

If the heroes attack by coming through the secret doors that lead to these areas, the marksmen fire at characters descending the stairs, then switch to techaxes and light shields as they move up to block the stairways.

The walls and floor of this natural cave have been carefully smoothed. You can discern at least four routes leading off into darkness. Red coals glow from within the southeastern passageway, and a crude plasteel cage door closes off the southern exit. The floor is covered with sleeping covers, crates, sacks, and rubbish.

Cage Door

The cage door to the south leads to area 6, where two prisoners languish under the trandoshans' indifferent care. The prisoners leap to their feet and rush to the cage door to cry for help when the characters enter area 5.

Treasure

The crates and packs in this room contain mundane supplies looted from various settlements across Blasyndel — rations, polystarch, building materials, and so on. The total value is about 200 credits for about 500 pounds of material. Additionally, if characters are held captive in area 6, their equipment is stored here.

Development

When the second trandoshan raiding party returns (five days after the characters arrive at the Stone Tooth), they take up residence here. Add four trandoshan raiders to this room after their return.

A row of plasteel bars forms a crude but serviceable barrier across the mouth of this small cave. A door locked with a durasteel lock secures the room. Inside, you see two filthy prisoners dressed in tattered rags, crowding close to the door. "Thank the Force!" one cries out. "We're rescued!"

Creatures

The prisoners are a pair of human commoners named Gerra-Dil and Corana. They hail from a small settlement a few miles from Blasyn Outpost, and the trandoshans have held them captive for almost a month now. Neither one's family could raise the ransom demanded by their captors, so both await a terrible death at the trandoshans' hands.

Opening the cage door requires a successful DC 12 Dexterity check using a security kit, the key from Old Yarassk's pocket (see area 14), or a sharp blade and a little time. (The lock has AC 19 and 5 hit points.) Gerra-Dil and Corana are extremely grateful for their rescue, but they will not join the characters in their quest — neither is skilled at fighting, and they just want to go home.

Treasure

The characters can free the prisoners and escort them back to their homes (about a day's travel away). The grateful families reward them with two medpacs (fine). Taking the time to see Gerra-Dil and Corana to safety, however, gives the trandoshans a chance to prepare for the next assault.

Development

Any characters captured by the trandoshans eventually wind up in the cage, unless they demonstrate that they're too much trouble to be left alive. Their gear is stored among the other supplies in area 5. New characters joining the party might also be introduced as prisoners here.

A large, smoky fire crackles in the center of this room. Battered cooking equipment is stacked all over; clearly, this space serves as a crude kitchen. You feel a distinct draft drawing the smoke up through a rough hole in the ceiling.

Haphazard stacks of crates, plasteel drums, packs, and bundles crowd this long cavern. To the north, two finished stone passageways open to the east and west; a narrower opening leads south. In the southeast corner is an old well full of murky water.

Fleximetal Gate

The passage leading east is blocked about 10 feet in by tightly packed crates and sacks of polystarch. Removing this material allows travel for another 20 feet to the east, where the tunnel ends at a fleximetal gate stuffed with blankets and bedding. The trandoshans created these barricades to prevent the cave sketto in area 10 from getting out.

The fleximetal gate's lock is rusted shut; it can be picked with a successful DC 12 Dexterity check by a character using a security kit or forced open with a successful DC 15 Strength check.

Secret Doors

The passage to the south branches in a Y shape. The southwest branch connects to area 5, and the southeast one leads to a secret door cleverly constructed to blend into the natural rock of the cave. A character who makes a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check discovers the door.

On the other side, a worked passage continues up to what appears to be a blank wall, marked with graffiti written in Dosh. The markings conceal another secret door, which requires a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check to find.

Treasure

The mundane supplies have a total value of about 200 credits for about 500 pounds of material. With a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check, a character finds a loose stone. Behind it is hidden a small locked strongbox containing 1,800 credits and a plasma grenade. This is the personal treasure of Old Yarassk (see area 11).

The secret door pivots open to reveal a chamber of finished stonework. The room is cluttered with crude furnishings, and the air is hazy with the smoke of a small cooking fire. Dozens of yellowed skulls, reptilian and humanoid alike, are suspended from the ceiling by fraying fibercords strung through holes punched in the bone. A trandoshan in a ragged black robe looks up from her work, her face twisted in an expression of rage.

Creatures

Burkuss the shaman has commandeered a chamber as her private domain. She lives here with her two followers (both female trandoshan raiders) separate from the rest of the gang.

The door to area 10 is locked, but the key is inserted in the keyhole on this side. Burkuss keeps the door closed because she wants to confine the cave sketto on the other side. (She calls the sketto her "little stingies" and occasionally captures one to use in her rituals.)

Burkuss orders her two followers to engage intruders while she attempts to neutralize a dangerous-looking combatant with the malacia force power. Then she casts valor on herself and the others, and finally casts animate weapon on a nearby vibrospear before joining battle.

If the fight goes poorly, Burkuss throws an incendiary grenade (she has three) and opens the door to area 10, releasing the cave sketto. She takes advantage of the confusion, using more grenades if necessary, to escape and seek help.

Treasure

A character who makes a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check finds two bantha-hide sacks among the clutter, each containing 160 credits. If Burkuss is defeated, the characters can recover any of her three incendiary grenades that weren't used.

Secret Exit

A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check is required to find the secret door on the west wall. It connects to the passage leading toward area 8; the secret door farther along the passage to the west isn't concealed from this side.

The ceiling soars thirty feet high in the center of this impressive chamber, and the walls are carved with images of Mandalorians in resplendent armor. Two large stone doors exit to the north and south. Several old skeletons lie scattered near the northern door. A gate of wrought fleximetal stands in the western wall.

In the center of the floor, a natural rift descends sharply. Dozens of stone steps lead down into darkness. You can hear the distant sound of running water and a curious buzzing coming from far below.

Creatures

If the characters aren't trying to be quiet, four hungry cave sketto attack.

Large quantities of smoke discourage the cave sketto, and they don't move closer than 5 feet from a source of fire (including characters set alight by the trap described below). Sated cave sketto flap off to digest their meal down in area 15a of the Glitterhame.

The fleximetal gate blocks entry from area 8 (see it for more information). The stairs in the rift lead down to the northwest end of area 15 in the Glitterhame.

Drums, crates, and sacks line the walls of this chamber. Among the loot, four metal frames and other simple furnishings show that it now serves as a bunk room. Four reptilian humanoids with slitted eyes are cleaning their weapons and mending their gear; they spring to their feet and hiss in challenge.

Creatures

Four trandoshan raiders live in an old guardroom. These trandoshans fight dirty. They team up into pairs, each focusing on one character. One trandoshan raiders in the pair attempts to trip the character, then the other attacks, hoping for a prone target.

Treasure

The supplies stockpiled here are the same as those in areas 5 and 8: trade goods and staples raided from travelers and nearby settlements.

The trandoshans have 2,100 credits stashed in an old fleximetal cauldron under vermin-infested bedding. A small pouch in another trandoshan's bedding contains a topaz worth 2,000 credits and two onyx stones worth 500 credits each. This loot isn't well hidden; anyone searching the room can uncover it.

Development

If the characters leave the complex before they have defeated the trandoshan leaders, two of these trandoshan raiders move to reinforce area 2 (reducing the number in this room to two) before the characters return.

Beyond the door lies a small chamber covered in poor-quality bantha hide and illuminated by glowrods in bronzium sconces. The smell is indescribable. A monstrous creature about ten feet in height steps forward, a massive vibroaxe in one hand. Two large, mutated kath hounds strain at chains held closely in its other hand. "You think to challenge the Great Ulesk?" the creature screeches. "Vask! Thrass! At them!"

It drops the chains and, as the kath hounds spring forward, it charges at you with a hiss of rage.

At the end of the passage stands a statue of a fierce-looking Mandalorian in traditional armor. The stone warrior holds a sword in one hand and a smith's hammer in the other. The statue is about seven feet tall and stands on a large stone pedestal.

Suddenly, you feel a small click from the floor beneath your feet. The statue's face-mask splits in half vertically and slides open as greenish gas billows forth.

Poison Gas Trap

A pressure plate is set into the floor about 5 feet in front of the statue. When at least 20 pounds of weight is placed on the pressure plate, it depresses into the floor, opening the statue's face-mask to reveal a nozzle from which poison gas sprays out in a 15-foot cone. Each affected creature must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned until the creature finishes a short rest.

Someone who examines the proper location and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the pressure plate. A successful DC 12 Dexterity check by a character using a security kit disarms the trap; the pressure plate can also be deactivated by physically jamming it so that it can't move.

If the trap isn't deactivated, it resets automatically after 1 minute.

This chamber is filled with metal bunks, tables, and chairs, and the floor is strewn with filthy pelts. At first glance it appears that a dozen or so humanoids might use this area as a sleeping quarters.

Creatures

Only Old Yarassk and four trandoshan raiders are at home when the characters enter the chamber. They enter combat as soon as they're aware of intruders.

If the battle goes poorly for the trandoshans, Old Yarassk orders a trandoshan raiders to break off and summon help from area 9. If things get desperate, he sends for help from the trandoshans in area 11. If the trandoshans here fall, Yarassk attempts to join Great Ulesk in area 12. Old Yarassk carries a medpac and applies it if his current hit points drop to one-fourth his hit point maximum or lower.

Secret Door

The trandoshans don't know about the secret door in the western wall, but a character who searches the spot can discover it with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check.

Development

Two days after the characters arrive, the first raiding party returns and reinforces this room with four more trandoshan raiders. Thus, the party might encounter as many as nine creatures in this room. Any trandoshan raiders slain in area 4 are replaced by trandoshan raiders from this room, if any survive.

Treasure

A successful DC 10 Wisdom check reveals a loose stone on the south wall, concealing a sack that holds 650 credits. Aside from his medpac and a techaxe imprinted with Durj's smith-mark, Old Yarassk keeps his personal treasure in area 8. Old Yarassk carries the key to the cage door in area 6.

Vision in the Glitterhame

Range of vision is important in the characters' exploration of this level. Most light sources don't illuminate beyond 60 feet, and many of the chambers and passages in the Glitterhame are much larger than that. The darkness hides many perils.

The stairway twists and turns a long way downward. The floor has been cut into hundreds of shallow steps, but the walls and ceiling are still natural rock. About sixty feet down, a rushing stream spills from a narrow crack to the south and crosses the stairway, disappearing into a narrow, winding tunnel to the north. The rill is only two or three feet wide.

Creatures

Sketto have made their nest in a small cave overlooking the stream, about halfway down the passage. Fissures at the back of the cave run 150 feet to the surface, but nothing larger than a cave sketto can fit through. Six cave sketto are sleeping in the nest, but any noise or light from a party descending the streambed wakes them. Each round after the characters enter the cave, 1d4 cave sketto wake and attack, until all are active.

Treasure

On the floor at the back of the cave sketto cave lies the desiccated corpse of a bothan explorer who died here many years ago — part of the failed expedition. A synth-hide pouch on its belt contains 350 credits.

The descending fissure opens up abruptly into a very high cavern, its ceiling easily forty feet or more overhead. The stairway continues to wind down along a ledge that follows the north wall of the chamber. A fast-moving stream about five feet wide runs across the floor of the chamber from the north and disappears under a low stone overhang to the south, and larger passageways exit to the southeast and the northeast.

Creatures

Four cave sketto are clinging to the chamber walls high overhead. They can see any light source that is brought into this chamber, but they are very hard to spot in turn, owing to the height of the ceiling. The cave sketto have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide unless a character specifically looks for danger overhead, so they might surprise the party.

The stream exits the south wall of the cavern through a passage only 3 feet high, half filled by water, which serves as an entrance to the troghouls' lair (area 17). Anyone who searches the stream's banks finds the footprints of Medium clawed creatures with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check.

To reach area 17 from this cave, a Medium or larger character must crouch down and then wade or crawl through the stream. Fire-based light sources are difficult to keep lit, since the lowest point of the ceiling in this passage is only about 6 inches above the water's surface.

Floundering through the cold, swift stream, you emerge in a huge cavern. The ceiling must be thirty feet overhead, and the far end of the cave is lost in darkness. A foul stench assaults your nostrils immediately. The remnants of butchered game animals hang from crude wooden stakes along the cavern walls, and you spot a pair of trandoshan corpses treated in the same fashion.

Creatures

Two troghouls are hiding in the northern end of this area, one on each side of the stream. Their Chameleon Skin trait gives them advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. They attack as soon as two characters have entered the area, likely achieving surprise.

Mud-and-Wattle Door

The troghouls have blocked the southwest passage leading to the main warren (area 18) with a crude plug made of mud and wattle. A successful DC 10 Strength check is required to pull it open. If alerted by the sounds of battle, the troghouls on the far side secure the door, increasing the DC of the check to 15.

Pool

The stream flows through the center of the cavern, growing somewhat wider and deeper until it reaches the southeast corner. The pool in that location is about 20 feet across and about 10 feet deep in the middle.

Along the eastern edge of the pool, a short passage leading to area 23 has been blocked up with loose rubble and mud, creating a rough stone wall 10 feet across. Characters can break through this barrier with some effort; it has AC 16 and 50 hit points per 5-foot segment.

The passage opens into a long, low cavern that has three narrow, twisting passages leading off into darkness. Numerous rock columns rise to meet the stone overhead. The air is thick with troghoul stench, and the floor is littered with refuse from the monsters' meals and gnawed bones of dubious origin.

Something scrapes and hisses in the dark, and you hear the soft padding of clawed feet on rock.

Glowing coals in a crude hearth illuminate this large cave. The ceiling here rises about fifteen feet above the floor, and rubbish and skins cover the floor. A lizard the size of a small horse rises and slowly slithers toward you.

Creatures

The chief of the troghouls, Kaarghaz, occupies the chamber along with his pet juvenile cave sleen. Kaarghaz is a troghoul with changes as indicated in appendix B.

If the characters make a lot of noise or tip off their presence in some other way, Kaarghaz begins this encounter invisible (see below). Otherwise, read:

If Kaarghaz is alerted to the party's approach, he uses force camouflage on himself before they enter. If he loses at least half his hit points, he tries to escape (using force camouflage if possible). If his escape succeeds, he soon afterward rounds up a war party of surviving troghouls from other areas to track down and ambush the party.

Negotiation

Kaarghaz starts out hostile and won't become friendly to the characters. Nevertheless, a character who speaks Sith might be able to stave off combat by parleying with the chieftain. For example, the characters might have captured some of the young in the southwest chamber, intending to ransom them back to the troghouls in exchange for treasure. Even if Kaarghaz can be convinced to give up some of his wealth, he doesn't let the matter rest — he forms a war party (as described above) and goes after the characters.

Treasure

The chief's chamber is strewn with trophies, including the skulls, bones, hides, and weapons of defeated foes. Amid the mess, a small square of black silk hides a ruby worth 3,000 credits. It can be found with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. A battered plasteel chest with leather clasps holds 1,500 credits.

The swift stream passes over a steep slab of bedrock in front of a short passage. The cave beyond is long and low, with an uneven ceiling about ten feet high. In the southern end of the room, an enormous white-scaled lizard lunges and snaps, but you can see that a sturdy chain around its neck tethers it in place. The agitated creature twists in frustration, its tail lashing.

Behind the lizard lie a couple of durasteel chests.

Creature

The cavern holds the troghouls' secret weapon — a freshly captured cave sleen. Although the lizard is chained, it can attack anyone who comes within its reach. It strikes with its tail first, hoping to knock a target prone, then snaps at it with its powerful jaws to gulp it down.

If the party decides to attack the beast, the cave sleen grows desperate enough to break free of its chain on its next turn after losing at least 20 hit points. It will initially attempt to take revenge on its tormentors, but after a round or two rushes out and towards the waterfall in area 25 to escape.

Treasure

The two chests contain a total of 2,200 credits. One holds a mutagen of climbing, and the other a mutagen of water breathing.

Several passages branch away from this large, high-ceilinged cavern. To the north, an excavated, square-mouthed tunnel shows that someone has been at work in these caves. A gate of rough-hewn timber blocks a small passage to the northeast. Three other passageways wind off toward the south. A heavy animal smell lingers in the air.

A trickle of water seeping down from the hillside above reaches this irregular cavern, nourishing a profusion of fungus—weird puffballs, tall caps, and patches of fuzzy mold in a variety of colors. A golden-brown carpet of mold covers an old corpse in rusted Mandalorian armor in the southern part of the room, and a narrow passageway leads to another small room beyond this one. A surprisingly bright vibroblade gleams in the corpse's cold grasp.

Hazard

The corpse that the characters first see is that of a Mandalorian warrior - beneath the armor, the body has rotted to a skeleton, though the coverings prevent this from being visible. From its location, it's possible for someone to see a second skeleton (human) in the south end of the chamber. Both skeletons are covered with a particularly virulent form of mold. A character can identify the threat with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Survival) check.

If either skeleton or the items they hold are touched, the mold ejects a cloud of spores that fill a 10-foot cube originating from the skeleton. Any creature in the area must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6) poison damage and become poisoned for 1 minute. At the end of this time, unless the poisoned condition is removed, the creature must repeat the saving throw, taking 17 (5d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Exposing a patch of the mold to sunlight or dealing any fire damage to it destroys it.

Treasure

The Mandalorian corpse clutches a beskar-alloy vibroblade that bears Durj's smith-mark. The human skeleton wears a durasteel helmet chased with silver, worth 1,100 credits.

You gaze into an extremely large cave faintly lit by natural phosphorescence. Its ceiling rises fifty feet high in places. Crystals glimmer softly in the eerie light. Weird, beautiful flows and structures of delicate stone grace the chamber. The western portion of the great cave is separated from the rest by a steep bluff; the ceiling here is half the height of the rest of the chamber.

A couple dozen large stone sepulchers line the cavern walls, each carved with intricate reliefs and designs and marked with Mando'a script.

Twenty-three sepulchers stand here. The lids are carved in the likenesses of Mandalorians in traditional armor. Mando'a script on the front of each tomb appear to represent the names of the occupants or the intended occupants. Three of the stone coffins have additional script carved into them.

The additional script records the occupant's date of death and the great deeds the Mandalorian performed in life. Also carved into these three coffins is a warning that doom awaits any who dare to defile the honorable dead.

The names on these three sepulchers are those of Borgol Rook, Gharin Awaud, and Numik Vizsla.

This great cavern glimmers with a faint phosphorescence. The ceiling is almost fifty feet overhead, and bright flecks and gleaming stone formations are visible in the distance. Patches of strange fungi dot the floor, including capped stalks standing as tall as a human and glowing puffballs almost a yard wide.

High ledges rise fifteen to twenty feet above the floor on the north, south, and west walls. Narrow passageways lead off to the north and the south, and a flight of carved stone stairs descends from the western ledge to a path that meanders through the center of the chamber toward a small durasteel door in the eastern wall. Audible throughout the entire chamber is the sigh of a soft, cool breeze that rises toward the surface far above.

Creatures

Two k'lor'slugs lurk in the 20-foot-high rockfall that spills down from area 26, at the place where the path leading east comes closest to the slope. They are wedged into spaces between boulders, 6 to 8 feet above the cavern floor. Their Stone Camouflage trait gives them advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide, so they might surprise the party.

The k'lor'slugs attack anyone who travels on the path next to the rockfall or climbs anywhere along the slope that leads to area 26. Any character trying to scale the rockfall while under attack must succeed on a DC 8 Strength (Athletics) check to make progress. If the characters reach area 26 by some other means, the k'lor'slugs move to attack them there.

The thunderous roar of falling water fills this long, low chamber, and spray makes everything slick and wet. A fast stream rushes through the center of the cavern, emerging from beneath a crude dam of rock and mud in the western wall. The stream disappears into a dark shaft at the cavern's eastern end. A rough, winding path follows the stream toward the east.

Slippery Slope

The smooth cavern floor slopes down toward the stream, and much of the area immediately north of the stream is covered with a thin layer of slime. The slime makes the floor very slippery. Its presence can be discerned with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Survival) check.

Any creature that enters the slippery slope or starts its move there must make a DC 12 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. A creature that fails the check falls prone and slides southward toward the stream at half its walking speed. The stream is flowing fast enough that anyone who falls in must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw to avoid being swept over the waterfall.

A creature that goes over the waterfall lands in a pool 60 feet below (see area 28), taking 10 (3d6) kinetic damage and suffering one level of exhaustion.

A rocky ledge sits at the top of a steep, irregular rockfall about twenty feet high. The mouth of a side cavern leads into darkness beyond.

Creatures

The two k'lor'slugs hidden in the rockfall (see area 24) make their lair at the end of a passage that winds north from the ledge. They are encountered here if they retreated to attack characters who got past them.

Treasure

The k'lor'slugs discarded the inedible portions of their victims in the back of the cave. Rooting through the grisly remains uncovers a suit of weave armor and scattered credit chips totaling 800 credits.

Cut into the cavern wall is a strong-looking security door, about seven feet tall and four feet wide. Durasteel panelwork makes up its surface, and a tarnished silver imprint — Durj's smith-mark — gleams on the door's rusted face. A control panel with an electronic lock is built into the adjoining wall.

A loud waterfall spills down the northwest wall of this cavern into a deep pool. The rocky walls glisten with spray, and a weird array of colorful minerals and strange lichens lend an unearthly beauty to this spot. A fast-moving stream runs south from the pool at the base of the falls, and a nearby natural passage heads in the same direction.

A set of narrow stairs cut into the rock wind up to the north, and two old wooden doors stand in a wall of dressed stone to the east.

This long, narrow cavern is half-filled with an underground river, flowing along at a rapid pace. A narrow ledge on the north side overlooks the river. A bridge of stone spans the river, leading to a larger ledge on the south side that follows the course of the river to the east.

Watery Peril

At the west end of the cavern, the ceiling lowers to meet the surface of the river. Any creature swept past this point by the current is trapped in a long, airless underground channel and is likely to drown (see "Suffocating" in chapter 8 of the Player's Handbook). In addition, the creature must make a successful DC 12 Strength saving throw each round or take 1d6 kinetic damage as it is battered by rocks. Even creatures that can breathe water aren't likely to survive for long.

The stream runs underground for about 5 miles before emerging on a hillside to the west of the Stone Tooth.

The door gives way grudgingly, revealing a low chamber of dressed stone. This chamber is filled with what appears to be rotten food — drums of salted meat gone bad, sacks of polystarch or grain covered in russet-colored mold, tuns of Mandalorian cider turned to vinegar.

Creature

None of the supplies are salvageable. While searching, the characters might blunder into a sithspawn ooze that occupies the middle chamber of the three.

While motionless, the ooze is indistinguishable from a patch of wet stone. It is alerted when characters force open the door, and it strikes at the first character who enters the middle chamber, attacking with surprise.

A short flight of stone steps leads down to a wooden door that stands half-open. Dark, stagnant water pools in the small landing at the base of the steps and in the doorway, presumably filling the room beyond as well. The area smells of rot.

Diseased Pool

The water is about 5 feet deep and is tainted by disease. Anyone who drinks the water or wades into it is exposed and must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw to avoid infection. Symptoms manifest one day after exposure and include high fever, muscle spasms, and eventual paralysis.

An infected creature suffers one level of exhaustion when it finishes the first long rest it takes after being exposed. Whenever it finishes a long rest thereafter, it must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature suffers another level of exhaustion.

On a successful save, its exhaustion level is reduced by one. If its exhaustion level reaches 5, the infected creature becomes paralyzed until the disease is cured or the effect is removed with a restoration force power or similar effects. If a successful saving throw reduces the infected creature's exhaustion level to 0, the creature recovers from the disease.

The rock stairs climb steeply, turn north, and then descend toward the east into a cavern very much like the one you just left, but smaller. A ledge along the river continues east to a door on the north wall, and the rushing river separates you from a ledge on the southern side.

A small cave rodent can be seen on the southern bank, sniffing inquisitively.

Creature

The bottom of the stream is the home of a ravenous adult dianoga that has been feeding on passing fish and any cave beasts that enter its range. Unsatisfied with this diet, the dianoga is eager for larger prey.

Even characters who look closely at the stream cannot detect the dianoga's presence; in turn, the dianoga is difficult to sneak up on. If a character manages to approach without alerting it, continue:

The dianoga attacks when any character gets at least 10 feet within the stream, gaining surprise if its presence hasn't been revealed. As it has three tentacles dedicated to resisting the current's pull, it can only target up to four characters with its tendrils, possibly pulling those it has grappled into the rushing river. Characters in the water have advantage on checks to escape the grapple due to the force of the current. The river poses a severe hazard in itself, though; see "Fast-Flowing Water" below.

Development

The dianoga is satisfied, ending the attack, after it devours one Small or larger creature. It can also speak the Dianoga language and retains bestial intelligence, so it may be persuaded to accept a substitute meal. As long as the food is alive, the dianoga isn't picky.

As noted above, three of the creature's tentacles are wrapped around stone outcroppings in the river bank to prevent it from being swept away by the current. Destroying these tentacles forces the creature to use all its movement speed to resist the current 60-foot speed (though it does not need to take the Dash action as indicated in "Fast-Flowing Water" due to its natural swim speed), giving distant fighters a better chance to attack it from afar.

Treasure

Cutting open the dianoga's slimy gizzard reveals a ring of tech storing MK III and six gemstones: a ruby worth 10,000 credits, two emeralds worth 4,000 credits each, and three serpentines worth 600 credits apiece.

A sturdy door of durasteel plate stands open in the north wall of the cavern. Inside you see a short passageway with three small fleximetal doors set into the west wall. The first two are open, but the door at the end of the hall is closed.

Treasure

The heavy exoskeleton, dyed a midnight black, is too heavily damaged to be of any use in the short term (though it can be repaired with some expense), but a search of the corpse produces a small synth-silk purse containing 8,000 credits and a key that opens the durasteel door in area 27.

The stairs end at the entrance to an octagonal chamber. The floor is inlaid with cracked, dusty blue tiles, and the walls are dressed with polished marble. Large doors of durasteel-bound oak exit to the northwest and northeast.

Three cast bronzium statues, almost ten feet tall, stand by the west, north, and east walls. Each depicts an armed Mandalorian. The eastern and western ones carry vibroblades and shield generators. The center statue is armed with two vibroblades. The ceiling rises in a dome almost thirty feet above the floor.

From somewhere in the distance, you can hear the faint ringing of hammer on anvil.

Statue Trap

The obvious exits to the northeast and northwest are false doors that open onto blank stone. Pulling on either door releases a catch that causes the blade-wielding hands of the two closest statues to drop. Any creature within 5 feet of a door when it is opened is subjected to two melee attacks: +5 to hit; 9 (2d8) kinetic damage on a hit.

With a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, a character can discern small scorings on the floor in front of a door, left by earlier blade strokes. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check enables a character to deduce that the doors aren't what they seem, through small clues showing that they are unused. The same check focused on a statue can reveal a small segmentation line on the arm that holds a vibroblade, indicating the arm's ability to move.

A character who makes a successful DC 10 Dexterity check using a security kit can jam a statue's arm so that the vibroblade can't swing. Destroying a statue (AC 18, 60 hit points, immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage) also disables its attack.

Once a statue has attacked, the trap must be reset manually. If any ugnaughts survive and remain here, they reset the trap within a day after it has been triggered.

Secret Stairwell

The secret door behind the east statue is well hidden, requiring a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check to spot. If the characters detected the faint trail that leads there, a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check locates the door. Beyond is a flight of stone stairs that leads upward.

The stairs have been warded with an electronic alarm. When a creature ascends past the halfway point of the staircase, an implant message power calls out in Ugnaught, "Alert! Alert! Intruders approach!"

To anyone who can't understand Ugnaught, this sounds like a random series of porcine grunts and squeals. This sound warns the Shadow Smiths in area 36.

This enormous hall is lined with ten great pillars, carved into the forms of giant humanoids, that support the vaulted ceiling high above. Flickering orange glowrods set in sconces along the walls illuminate the room, and a mighty throne sits on a dais at the opposite end. The walls were once covered with tile mosaics, but they have been smashed and defiled by graffiti. Tiny fragments of tile litter the floor. You can see five other exits. A small portable heater rest on the floor before the dais, where six sleeping cots lie empty, surrounded by packs and supplies. The sound of hammers ringing on steel comes from beyond the doors to the south.

Suddenly a harsh voice calls from the shadows of the pillars, "Go back the way you came! This is the only warning you'll get!"

Creatures

Three ugnaughts, numbering two Shadow Smiths and Gharr, a Shadow Smith operative, stand watch here. Unless the party climbed the stairs from area 35 without triggering the implant message, the ugnaughts are invisible.

Negotiation

The ugnaughts start hostile but wait to see if the characters attack. Gharr shouts the initial warning and speaks for the group; she's suspicious, greedy, and arrogant, but not stupid. She is willing to give information to the party if a character succeeds on a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check. The characters can change her attitude to indifferent, reducing the check DC to 10, with a suitable bribe (at least 1,000 credits).

Ghared can share any of the following information if the party succeeds in getting her to converse:

• The doors to the north lead to halls infested with mechanical traps and droid soldiers created by the Mandalorians.
• The door to the southwest leads into the old kitchens, guarded by more traps.
• A great, black-scaled beast lives in a large lake cavern deep below.
• The subterranean river flows from the lake through other parts of the complex below the Glitterhame. It's fed from a lake on the surface.

Double stone doors lead into a barrel-vaulted area containing several furnaces. The eastern end of the chamber continues into a large, dark cave, from which a cold wind moans. A stream of water rushes from west to east through the center of the room, crossed by two stone bridges. On the other side of the stream, three bald ugnaughts wearing bulky exoskeletons work at a roaring cryo-furnace, beating a white-hot blade into shape on an old anvil.

Creatures

Two Shadow Smiths are forging a blade at the forge in the center of the south wall. The work is overseen by Snurre, a Shadow Smith with techcasting capabilities.

Snurre has interfaced with a tracker droid - a mouse droid dubbed MSE-1-3 or "Wunthree" - that hides in the shadows near the unlit forge to the east. The ugnaughts are preoccupied with their task and don't notice the party's entrance unless the characters make themselves known. They object violently to intruders who aren't escorted by other Shadow Smiths.

If a threat becomes apparent, the two Shadow Smiths ready their weapons, use Enlarge, and move to guard the two bridges. If the fight goes against them, they turn invisible and try to slip out to area 36, then join the other ugnaughts in area 39.

In combat, Snurre might cast electroshock through his hidden tracker droid, and he might use hologram to confound enemies with realistic-seeming threats.

Treasure

In the cold forge in the northwest corner of the room, Snurre has stashed 4,300 credits, an aurodium necklace set with ruby stones worth 9,000 credits, and a mutagen of mogu strength.

The stream running through the old Mandalorian bladeworks meanders through a natural cavern before tumbling into a great chasm. You can see nothing but darkness below, although the splashing of waters deep below is barely audible over the roar of the waterfall.

The door behind the throne leads into a small audience chamber. A large durasteel table cut into a circular shape dominates the room's center, and old banners of various Mandalorian clans cling to the walls. A stone door in the far wall is carved with the Mandalorian visage that you've seen elsewhere.

One ugnaught in a heavy-duty exoskeleton stands watch by the far door. He shouts and raises his blaster rifle.

Creatures

Unless the party is under Gharr's protection (see area 36), the lone Shadow Smith on duty fights to the death to protect his leader, who is in area 40.

If the characters engage the Shadow Smith, the sounds of battle alert the leader, Nimir. She is a Shadow Smith with significant battle experience, enhancing her fighting capability.

Nimira uses Enlarge and comes out to join the fight in the next round. If her guard falls or she faces at least three enemies, and negotiation isn't an option, she turns invisible and tries to escape into area 36 or through the secret door that leads east out of area 40.

Negotiation

Nimir is an excellent fighter, but she is pragmatic and willing to negotiate in the right circumstances. She knows the same information as the ugnaughts in area 36 and might be convinced to guide the party to the chasm that leads to the black-scaled beast's lair (area 38).

This room appears to be a bedchamber. In one corner to the south stands a large wooden sleeping platform, badly gouged by vibroweapon blows and partially scorched by blaster fire. A table, a bench, and a writing desk have been similarly treated. In the middle of the southern wall, a space has been cleared for a simple mattress and a pair of large backpacks. Two doors exit the room to the north.

Secret Door

The east wall of the closet conceals a secret door. The door isn't well hidden, requiring a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check to find. Nimir knows about the secret passage and escapes through it if pressed.

The stairs leading south from the pillared hall end at a wooden door. Beyond is a corridor that opens up into a large room lined with ovens and stoves. This room must once have served as the kitchen: pots, pans, pressure cookers and kettles lie scattered on the floor and strewn across several tables. An archway to the west leads into a pantry filled with rotted foodstuffs.

Suddenly, you hear a scraping sound, and a big metal table shudders and begins to roll across the floor, heading right for you!

Creature

An automaton table activates when someone enters the main part of the room. It fights until destroyed but won't attack someone wearing Mandalorian-styled armor (see "Arun-Dyl's Automatons").

The room is full of old, rusty fleximetal pots, pans, cutlery, and cooking utensils, none of which are worth much.

This room was once a monument to the Mand'alors of legend. The walls are carved with the visages of the ancient Mandalorian leaders, and a low stone altar stands at the western end of the room. Stone benches have been smashed and thrown askew, and the icons of the Mand'alors have been defaced.

Atop the altar, arms folded over his chest, lies the ancient corpse of a Mandalorian armorer. A pair of large, deactivated loader droids flank the altar's base, and at its foot crouches the immobile form of an assassin droid.

Creatures

The assassin droid is an old IG-series unit from a previous era. It is supported by two bulky loadlifter droids.

The assassin droid and loadlifter droids are on standby until someone enters. They can't pursue characters outside of the room.

Treasure

The pirates looted the monument after the fall of Choruk'Ed, but two members of the previous expedition fell to the droid defenders with valuables in their possession. Under a scattering of bones near the altar can be found a sack that holds 2,800 credits and a plasteel case containing two tech ciphers: a single-shot meshnet launcher (electromesh) and a pair of electro-magnified attachable boot soles. (magnetic hold).

The door opens into a large chamber with a dark pool in the center. Bits of smashed furniture and other debris are scattered about the floor. Hallways lead off to the east and the west.

A weird moaning fills the area, slowly becoming recognizable as Mando'a curses. The sound rises to angry shouting and grows closer. Then the translucent form of an armored Mandalorian appears through a wall and attacks!

Creature

Area 43, area 46, and all the rooms marked 44 are now the demesne of the force-sensitive Mandalorian engineer Arun-Dyl, who lingers as an insane dark side spirit bound by the dark side.

The spirit relentlessly attacks anyone who enters its territory (most likely in either area 43 or area 46) but can't pursue characters who retreat beyond its domain. If the ghost is forced to run, it flees to one of the empty rooms labeled as area 44.

Development

Arun-Dyl's spirit is tormented by grief and shame over abandoning his kin to die (see area 47). The spirit might be laid to rest if the characters can convince it that they have cleansed Choruk'Ed.

Treasure

Here and there, a remnant of something valuable can be salvaged from the trash. Roll a d10 the first time a character searches a given room; on a result of 10, the character uncovers a semiprecious stone (worth 100 credits).

This chamber might once have been a barracks. The remains of six steel bunks lean against the walls, blasted and hacked by pillagers, and half a dozen skeletal Mandalorians lie here and there across the room.

Six makeshift battle droids, painted a midnight black, stand at attention throughout the room. Shouting war cries in synthesized Mando'a, the battle droids raise their blasters and advance on you.

Creatures

The six automaton comradess attack any creature not wearing Mandalorian armor that enters (see "Arun-Dyl's Automatons"). They don't pursue anyone beyond this chamber.

Treasure

The operative from the failed expedition lies in this room, her laser-riddled corpse half-buried under wrecked furniture. A pouch on her belt contains 670 credits.

The hallway leads to a large open chamber. Three doors open into it, and a dark pool fills a low stone basin in its center. The chamber is littered with the remains of old warriors. Seven Mandalorian corpses lie where they fell a hundred years ago, surrounded by the remains of at least a dozen pirates. The dead have been stripped of their arms and armor; only a handful of broken weapons and rotted clothing remain.

Creature

If the characters approach this area from the secret door to the south before entering area 43, Arun-Dyl the dark side spirit confronts them here; refer to the encounter in area 43. Otherwise, there is nothing dangerous or valuable in the area.

This chamber must once have been the personal quarters of an important Mandalorian. It is decorated with banners and furnished comfortably, although age has taken its toll on the contents. Apparently, the room has not been looted. A beautiful rug covers the center of the floor, and a simple bed and writing desk stand in the southwest corner below a scanner.

Rows of empty weapon racks and a dozen or more armor stands indicate that this room was once an armory. Some debris litters the floor, but nothing of value is readily apparent - save for a single black Mandalorian heavy exoskeleton.

Creature

The heavy exoskeleton actually contains a reprogrammed security droid, which activates when anyone not wearing Mandalorian armor enters the room. It fights as an automaton armor until destroyed (see "Arun-Dyl's Automatons" above).

This room was once a library or a study. Bookshelves stand against the walls. Piles of tomes and datapads rest on a reading table in the middle of the room. The air reeks of moldy paper. Doors exit to the north, east, and south.

An elegant silver protocol droid of unknown make sits in a chair at the table, scanning over a datapad. Its worn and corroded plating does little to detract from its air of sophistication.

Creature

Arun-Dyl activated a protocol droid found hidden in an ancient chamber to the south and commanded it to assist with setting traps in the area that is now the domain of Arun-Dyl's ghost (see area 43). But the droid, secretly a torture droid with a sadistic streak, easily overpowered Arun-Dyl, then toyed with him cruelly until it finally killed him. The intense emotions brought forth by the droid's torture, amplified by his force-sensitivity, caused Arun-Dyl to linger within the halls as a bound dark side spirit.

The feminine-programmed droid, which has the designation IDL-4 and goes by "Idela", claimed the scholar's library for its own and spends much time here reading through the collected lore. It learned of Choruk'Ed's history from the Mandalorian records and realized that the legends of wondrous treasure would lure greedy souls. It killed an engineer from the previous expedition, who took refuge in this library after his companions were killed. Since that time, the droid has occasionally left Choruk'Ed via area 21 and infiltrated settlements to spread rumors, with the goal of drawing more adventurers to its lair.

Idela appears to be nothing more than a simple protocol droid of unknown make. When the characters enter, the droid jumps up and begs to be released from imprisonment. Idela tells the characters that she is the unwilling servant of a Sith lord who resides below this level. The droid plays the role to the hilt, quaking and going on tangents as it spins a tale of woe - it even has a restraining bolt attached, though a successful DC 17 Intelligence (Technology) check reveals that it is not linked to any control unit.

The droid tries to split up the group, persuading one character to remain as a protector (using its Hypnosis attack if necessary) while the others deal with the Sith. If they leave anyone alone with Idela, the droid tries to get close to its target before using its Mind Probe on them. The droid is an adept liar and mixes in just enough of the truth to be convincing; see the "Idela's Story" sidebar.

A thundering spray of water fills this chamber, pooling and flowing out to join a larger river to the north. The air is damp, and the roar of the waterfall is deafening. A broad ledge heads north toward the river and then turns out of sight to the east. The muddy bank of the pool looks disturbed by tracks of some kind.

A fast-moving underground river roars from east to west under a plascrete bridge. The bottom of the chain ladder is near the south bank of the river. On the north side of the bridge, a ledge continues to the east.

After a short distance, the ledge leading east bends to the south, and a second bridge surmounts the river.

Hazard

The weakened bridge can't take much weight before it collapses. If more than one Small or larger creature is on the bridge at one time, or if a character in heavy armor steps onto it, the arch fails. Any creature on the span must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw to catch itself on the ledge. On a failed save, a creature falls, takes 7 (2d6) kinetic damage from falling timbers and stones, and is caught in the river's current (see "Fast-Flowing Water" above).

The dilapidated bridge leads to another ledge that winds southeast alongside a very large lake, apparently the source of the underground river. The cavern is quite large; the lake's far shore is lost in shadow, and the echoes of water seem to indicate a very sizable cave.

Creature

When the Nightscale becomes aware of intruders, the beast slips into the water, quietly swimming to a point near the three stepping stones shown on the map. Any character watching the lake can make a Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the beast's Dexterity (Stealth) check. On a successful check, the character catches a glimpse of a serpentine form moving in the darkness.

The beast takes full advantage of her aquatic environment and never offers an easy target to enemies. She begins combat at a range of 20 to 30 feet, raising only her head and part of her neck above the water (granting her three-quarters cover) and spitting acid. Then she submerges and waits for her acid spit to recharge. The Nightscale doesn't resort to melee combat unless she is confronted underwater. If the beast is reduced to 40 hit points or fewer, she tries to escape through the passage in area 54.

Negotiation

Although the Nightscale is semi-sentient and possess rudimentary communicative ability via telepathy, she isn't inclined to parley with the characters unless they surrender, give her all of their treasure, and throw their arms and armor in the lake. If the characters seriously injure her, the Nightscale might bargain to buy time so she can later move her hoard. Only when she is near death does she abandon her treasure.

A short distance offshore sits a small isle thirty or forty feet across. Stalagmites thrust up at the ceiling above, and the dark waters lap quietly at its shores. Several spots on its surface shine even in the gloom, suggesting the promise of treasure to be had.

Transporting the Treasure

Because the valuable plating used for the Mandalorians' armor takes up much of a party's overall carry weight, the party may have to make a few trips to take all the rewards out of the hoard. Even so, the use of a speeder truck (see appendix C) can make transporting these items easier once they are out of the stronghold.

In addition, even if the Shadow Smiths within the Foundry were previously appeased, they may see this as an opportunity to recoup their losses in appeasing the Nightscale beast (at the GM's discretion). As such, the party may need to prepare to fight or sneak their way back out past the Smiths while transporting their treasure.

Resolving the Character Hooks

If the characters return to Blasyn Outpost, their fame as adventurers spreads. Citizens hail them on the street, and some might approach them with problems that can lead to further adventures. The characters can continue to use the town and Blasyndel itself as a base of operations. Other developments depend on what got them here and how they leave.

Further Adventures

You can build an entire campaign around the Shadow Smiths that occupy the Foundry. Perhaps they came here from a hidden redoubt of their own within the Outer Rim. Your answers to the following questions form the basis for further adventures:

• How did the ugnaughts get into the complex?
• What is the mysterious project they are working on?
• Did Durj know of or anticipate the Shadow Smiths' existence?
• Do the Shadow Smiths have some of Durj's items? If so, are they guarding them or using them?

You can also use this adventure to sow the seeds of the characters' next activity. Perhaps the party encounters a legend of a powerful treasure from Choruk'Ed's fall, buried in the stronghold of a pirate warlord. Maybe the remaining trandoshan raiders are terrorizing a nearby area, or a powerful marauder wields a legendary weapon that was crafted by Durj Ne'tra.

If the party killed the juvenile Nightscale, it is also possible that the original Nightscale beast would learn of its offspring's death through the Force, and begin rampaging against settlements to search for the murderers of its child. Such a beast would likely be equivalent in difficulty to an Adult or even Ancient Black Dragon from D&D 5e, providing a harrowing threat for the party to take on.

Whatever form they take, the repercussions of the characters' descent into Choruk'Ed have the potential to affect their lives for years to come.

Armor Type Cost Increase

Armor Type	Cost Increase
Light armor	1,000 cr
Medium armor	2,000 cr
Heavy armor	6,000 cr

Armor Type	Cost Increase
Light physical shield	250 cr
Medium physical shield	750 cr
Heavy physical shield	1,500 cr

Note: Armormech services undertaken by third parties in Blasyn Outpost often carry a service fee of 10% of the cost increase, even if the client provided their own material.

Materials

Beskar

Armor and shields made from beskar gain the regulated property, but also the strength 11 property. If the armor or shield would already have the strength property, instead increase the strength number by 2.

Durasteel

Durasteel armor has the impermeable 2 and rigid properties. Durasteel shields have the interlocking and imbalanced properties.

Fleximetal

Fleximetal armor and shields gain the avoidant 1 property, but also the strength 11 property. If the armor or shield would already have the strength property, instead increase the strength number by 2.

A collection of enhanced items found across the adventure.

If 1 or more tech powers are stored in the ring when found, the powers have the following traits:

• Tech save DC = 14
• Tech attack modifier = +6
• Techcasting ability = Intelligence

Mutagen and Droids

As mechanical beings, droid player characters typically do not have a method of imbiding food or drink, preventing them from gaining the benefits of mutagens and other substance items.

At the GM's discretion, player character droids may be automatically installed with organic-synthesizing compartments that allow them to process such materials (later 'expelling' the refuse from the same compartment) - in this way, they may also benefit from substance items such as mutagens.

Security Guard

Small or medium humanoid (any race), any alignment

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• Armor Class 15 (mesh armor, medium physical shield)
• Hit Points 11 (2d8+2)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
13 (+1)	12 (+1)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	11 (+0)	10 (+0)

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• Skills Perception +2
• Senses passive Perception 12
• Languages any one language (usually Basic)
• Challenge 1/8 (25 XP), PB +2

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Actions

Blaster Pistol. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 50/200 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6+1) energy damage.

Shield Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4+1) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Blasyn Outpost

Veteran

Small or medium humanoid (any race), any alignment

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• Armor Class 17 (assault armor)
• Hit Points 58 (9d8+18)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	14 (+2)	14 (+2)	10 (+0)	11 (+0)	10 (+0)

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• Skills Athletics +4, Perception +2
• Senses passive Perception 12
• Languages any one language (usually Basic)
• Challenge 3 (700 XP), PB +2

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Actions

Multiattack. The veteran makes two heavy blaster rifle attacks or two vibroblade attacks.

Heavy Blaster Rifle. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4+2) energy damage.

Vibroblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) kinetic damage, or 7 (1d10+2) kinetic damage if used with two hands.

Appears in: Blasyn Outpost

Nurse Droid

Medium droid (class I), lawful balanced

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• Armor Class 10
• Hit Points 9 (2d8)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	10 (+0)	10 (+0)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	9 (-1)

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• Skills Athletics +3, Medicine +2, Technology +4
• Damage Vulnerabilities ion
• Damage Resistances necrotic, poison, psychic
• Condition Immunities poisoned, diseased
• Senses passive Perception 12
• Languages Galactic Basic, any one other language
• Challenge 1/4 (50 XP), PB +2

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Techcasting. The droid is a 1st-level techcaster (tech save DC 11, +3 to hit with power attacks, 4 tech points). The droid knows the following powers:
At-will: minor defribrillation, mobile lights, production values
1st-level: kolto pack, stack the deck, toxin scan

Actions

Restrain. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) kinetic damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). While grappled, the target is restrained.

Appears in: Blasyn Outpost

Physician

Small or medium humanoid (any race), any alignment

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• Armor Class 13 (mesh armor)
• Hit Points 27 (5d8+5)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	10 (+0)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	14 (+2)	12 (+1)

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• Skills Medicine +6, Persuasion +3, Lore +5
• Senses passive Perception 12
• Languages any four languages
• Challenge 2 (450 XP), PB +2

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Weaponized Defibrillator. As a bonus action, the physician can expend 2 tech points to cause its melee weapon attacks to deal an extra 10 (3d6) enhanced electrical damage to a target on a hit. This benefit lasts until the end of the turn. If the physician expends additional tech points, the extra damage increases by 1d6 for each point above 2.

Techcasting. The physician is a 5th-level techcaster (tech save DC 13, +5 to hit with power attacks, 20 tech points). The doctor knows the following powers:
At-will: minor defribrillation, mobile lights, production values
1st-level: kolto pack, toxin scan, tracer bolt
2nd-level: kolto dispenser, toxin purge
3rd-level: diminish tech, slow-release medpac

Actions

Blaster Pistol. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 50/200 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6+1) energy damage.

Vibroscalpel. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4+1) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Blasyn Outpost

Cave Sketto

Tiny beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 2 (1d4)
• Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
4 (-3)	16 (+3)	11 (+0)	2 (-4)	8 (-1)	6 (-2)

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• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
• Languages -
• Challenge 1/8 (25 XP), PB +2

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Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the sketto has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Actions

Blood Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4+3) kinetic damage, and the sketto attaches to the target. While attached, the sketto doesn't attack. Instead, at the start of each of the sketto's turns, the target loses 5 (1d4 + 3) hit points due to blood loss. The sketto can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its movement. It does so after it drains 10 hit points of blood from the target or the target dies. A creature, including the target, can use its action to detach the sketto.

Appears in: Wilderness Encounters, Area 10, Area 15a, Area 16

Garu-Bear

Large beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 34 (4d10+12)
• Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
19 (+4)	10 (+0)	16 (+3)	2 (-4)	13 (+1)	7 (-2)

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• Skills Perception +3
• Senses passive Perception 13
• Languages -
• Challenge 1 (200 XP), PB +2

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Keen Smell. The garu-bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Actions

Multiattack. The garu-bear makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8+4) kinetic damage.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Wilderness Encounters, Area 21

Cave Sleen, Juvenile

Large beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 19 (3d10+3)
• Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	12 (+1)	13 (+1)	2 (-4)	10 (+0)	5 (-3)

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• Skills Perception +3
• Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 13
• Languages -
• Challenge 1/4 (200 XP), PB +2

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Hold Breath. The sleen can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes.

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Area 19

Cave Sleen

Huge beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 66 (7d12+21)
• Speed 30 ft., swim 50 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
21 (+5)	9 (-1)	17 (+3)	2 (-4)	10 (+0)	7 (-2)

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• Skills Perception +3, Stealth +3
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
• Languages -
• Challenge 4 (1,100 XP), PB +2

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Hold Breath. The sleen can hold its breath for up to 30 minutes.

Actions

Multiattack. The lizard makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail. One attack can be replaced by Swallow.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10+5) kinetic damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the lizard can't bite another target.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6+5) kinetic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Swallow. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one Medium or smaller creature the lizard is grappling. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage. The target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the lizard, and it takes 10 (3d6) acid damage at the start of each of the lizard's turns. The lizard can have only one target swallowed at a time.

If the lizard dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 10 feet of movement, exiting prone.

Appears in: Area 20

K'Lor'Slug

Medium beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 32 (5d8+10)
• Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (-1)	16 (+3)	14 (+2)	2 (-4)	13 (+1)	2 (-4)

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• Skills Perception +3
• Damage Immunities poison
• Condition Immunities poisoned
• Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 13
• Languages -
• Challenge 2 (450 XP), PB +2

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Swarm Tactics. The k’lor’slug has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the k’lor’slug’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated.

Tunneler. The k'lor'slug can burrow through solid rock at half it burrowing speed and leaves a 5-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.

Actions

Stabbing Forelimbs. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d8+3) kinetic damage.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) kinetic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 13 (4d6) poison damage. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.

Appears in: Wilderness Encounters, Area 24, Area 26

Mogu

Large beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 45 (6d10+12)
• Speed 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	14 (+2)	15 (+2)	5 (-3)	12 (+1)	11 (+0)

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• Saving Throws Con +5
• Skills Athletics +6, Perception +3, Stealth +3
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
• Challenge 3 (700 XP), PB +2

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Keen Smell. The mogu has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Reckless. At the start of its turn, the mogu can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls during that turn, but attack rolls against it also have advantage until the start of its next turn.

Forest Camouflage. The mogu has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in forested terrain.

Actions

Multiattack. The mogu makes two claw attacks. If it successfully grapples a creature with its first claw attack, they can replace the second attack with a slam attack.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) kinetic damage. If the target is a creature, it becomes grappled (escape DC 14). The mogu has two claws, and each claw can only grapple one creature at a time.

Slam. The mogu attempts to slam one creature it is grappling against a solid surface or another creature within 5 feet. Each creature targeted must make on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 11 (2d10) damage on a failure or half that damage on a success. After this attack finishes, the grapple ends.

Throw Boulder. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 30/60, one target. Hit: 17 (2d12+4) kinetic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Reactions

Revenge. When the mogu is dealt 10 damage or more by a single attack and survives, it can make a claw attack against the attacker.

Appears in: Wilderness Encounters

Dianoga, Adult

Huge beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 105 (10d12+40)
• Speed 15 ft., swim 60 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	15 (+2)	19 (+4)	6 (-2)	13 (+1)	6 (-2)

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• Saving Throws Con +7, Wis +4
• Skills Stealth +3
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
• Languages Dianoga
• Challenge 5 (1,800 XP), PB +3

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Grasping Tentacles. The dianoga can have up to seven tentacles at a time. Each tentacle can be attacked (AC 20; 10 hit points; immunity to poison and psychic damage). Destroying a tentacle deals no damage to the dianoga, which can extrude a replacement tentacle on its next turn. A tentacle can also be broken if a creature takes an action and succeeds on a DC 15 Strength check against it.

Limited Amphibiousness. The dianoga can breathe air and water, but it needs to be submerged at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating.

Regeneration. The dianoga regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point.

Actions

Multiattack. The dianoga makes three attacks: two with its tentacles and one with its bite.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4) kinetic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. Until the poison ends, the target is paralyzed. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the poison on itself on a success.

Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8+4) kinetic damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained.

Tentacle Slam. The dianoga slams creatures grappled by it into each other or a solid surface. Each creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d6+4) kinetic damage and be stunned until the end of the dianoga's next turn. On a successful save, the target takes half the kinetic damage and isn't stunned.

Appears in: Area 33

Nightscale, Juvenile

Large beast, chaotic evil

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• Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 127 (15d10+45)
• Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., swim 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
19 (+4)	14 (+2)	17 (+3)	12 (+1)	11 (+0)	15 (+2)

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• Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +6, Wis +3, Cha +5
• Skills Perception +6, Stealth +5
• Damage Immunities acid
• Senses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16
• Languages telepathy 120 ft. (heard as the target creature's first language)
• Challenge 7 (2,900 XP), PB +3

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Amphibious. The nightscale can breathe air and water.

Force Telepathy. The nightscale can communicate telepathically with other creatures within its line of sight up to 120 ft. They cannot communicate with droids in this way unless the droid is capable of force-casting.

Innate Forcecasting. The nightscale’s forcecasting ability is Charisma (force save DC 13). It can innately cast the following force powers:
1/Day: force blind/deafen, sense emotion

Actions

Multiattack. The nightscale makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10+4) kinetic damage plus 4 (1d8) acid damage.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) kinetic damage.

Acid Spit (Recharge 5-6). The nightscale spits acid in a 30-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 49 (11d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Appears in: Area 52

Trandoshan Raiders

The core fighting force of Great Ulesk's gang, the raiders of Choruk'Ed are prideful and vicious, unwilling to back down from a fight. Although what Jagganath points they have accumulated are minimal, they are loathe to surrender or be captured, prepared to fight to the death if necessary.

Burkuss

Burkuss acts as one of the raiding party's leaders, alongside Old Yarassk and Great Ulesk. Born with Force-sensitivity, her parents saw her gift as a blessing from the Scorekeeper, and molded her to serve a hunting party as soon as she came of age.

As a shaman, Burkuss uses her gifts to predict conditions for hunts and foresee potential dangers. She is also capable of performing hunting herself, having used her gifts to gather many Jagganath points over her lifetime.

Old Yarassk

Medium humanoid (trandoshan), chaotic dark

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• Armor Class 16 (weave armor, light shield generator)
• Hit Points 39 (6d8+12)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
17 (+3)	14 (+2)	15 (+2)	11 (+0)	14 (+2)	10 (+0)

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• Skills Athletics +5, Perception +4, Survival +4
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
• Languages Galactic Basic, Dosh
• Challenge 2 (450 XP), PB +2

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Jagganath Training. The trandoshan deals one extra die of damage with its techaxe attack (included).

Keen Sight. The trandoshan has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Regeneration. The trandoshan regains 8 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point.

Actions

Multiatack. The trandoshan makes two techaxe attacks.

Techaxe. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 25/75 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (2d6+3) kinetic damage.

Scattergun Burst. The trandoshan targets a 10-foot area it can see within 30 feet. Each creature in the area must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 5 (1d6+2) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Area 14

Great Ulesk

Large humanoid (trandoshan), chaotic dark

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• Armor Class 12 (mesh armor)
• Hit Points 51 (6d10+18)
• Speed 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
19 (+4)	8 (-1)	16 (+3)	5 (-3)	7 (-2)	7 (-2)

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• Skills Athletics +6, Animal Handling +2
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
• Languages Galactic Basic, Dosh
• Challenge 2 (450 XP), PB +2

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Keen Sight. The trandoshan has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Regeneration. The trandoshan regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point.

Actions

Vibroaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 17 (2d12+4) kinetic damage.

Techaxe. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 25/75 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Area 12

Kath Hound, Mutated

Large beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 37 (5d10+10)
• Speed 50 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
17 (+3)	15 (+2)	15 (+2)	3 (-4)	12 (+1)	7 (-2)

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• Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
• Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 13
• Languages -
• Challenge 1 (200 XP), PB +2

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Keen Hearing and Smell. The hound has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Pack Tactics. The hound has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hound's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (2d6+3) kinetic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Appears in: Area 12

Troghoul

Medium aberration (sithspawn), chaotic dark

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• Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 13 (2d8+4)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	10 (+0)	14 (+2)	3 (-4)	6 (-2)	5 (-3)

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• Skills Stealth +2
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
• Languages understands Sith but cannot speak it
• Challenge 1/4 (50 XP), PB +2

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Chameleon Skin. The troghoul has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide.

Sith-born. Dark forcecasters, pureblood Sith and massassi have advantage on Charisma checks against the troghoul.

Stench. Any creature other than a troghoul that starts its turn within 5 feet of the troghoul must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of the creature's next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the stench of all troghouls for 1 hour.

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the troghoul has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Actions

Multiattack. The troghoul makes three claw attacks.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Wilderness Encounters, Area 17, Area 18, Area 19, Area 21

Karrghaz

Karrghaz acts as the chief of the troghoul tribe within the Glitterhame, ruling through physical fortitude and use of the Force. He has the following changes:

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points 39 (6d8+12)

Ability Scores CHA 15 (+2)

Languages Sith

Challenge Rating 2 (450 XP)
They also gain the following trait:

Forcecasting. Kaarghaz is a 4th-level forcecaster (force save DC 12, +4 to hit with power attacks, 16 force points). Kaarghaz knows the following powers:
At-will: enfeeble, force push/pull, shock, slow, sound trick
1st-level: cloud mind, force current, force reflect
2nd-level: force camouflage, forked lightning*

*The force power forked lightning (created by HugeHuman) can be found in 'Expanded Force Powers'.

Sithspawn Ooze

Medium aberration (sithspawn), unaligned

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• Armor Class 8
• Hit Points 22 (3d8+9)
• Speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
12 (+1)	6 (-2)	16 (+3)	6 (-2)	6 (-2)	2 (-4)

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• Skills Stealth +2
• Damage Resistances acid, energy, cold, fire
• Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, prone
• Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8
• Challenge 1/2 (100 XP), PB +2

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Amorphous. The ooze can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Corrode Metal. Any unenhanced weapon made of metal that hits the ooze corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to −5, the weapon is destroyed. Unenhanced ammunition made of metal that hits the ooze is destroyed after dealing damage.

The ooze can eat through 2-inch-thick, unenhanced metal in 1 round.

False Appearance. While the ooze remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an oily pool or wet rock.

Sith-born. Dark forcecasters, pureblood Sith and massassi have advantage on Animal Handling checks against the sithspawn ooze.

Actions

Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6+1) kinetic damage plus 7 (2d6) acid damage, and if the target is wearing unenhanced metal armor, its armor is partly corroded and takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10.

Psychic Crush (Recharge 5–6). The ooze targets one creature that it can sense within 60 feet of it. The target must make a DC 10 Intelligence saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Appears in: Area 30

IDL-4 / Idela

Medium droid (class IV), lawful dark

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• Armor Class 15 (armor plating)
• Hit Points 66 (12d8+12)
• Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (-1)	17 (+3)	13 (+1)	15 (+2)	12 (+1)	20 (+5)

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• Skills Deception +9, Insight +5, Perception +5, Persuasion +9, Stealth +7
• Damage Vulnerabilities ion
• Damage Resistances necrotic, poison, psychic; kinetic, ion or energy damage from unenhanced attacks
• Condition Immunities poisoned, diseased
• Senses darkvison 60 ft., passive Perception 15
• Languages Almost all registered languages (10 chance of missing data)
• Challenge 4 (1,100 XP), PB +2

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Direct Signal. The droid can silently communicate with any creature it can see within 60 ft. that is a droid or is wearing equipment that receives verbal transmissions. This communication functions like telepathy for eligible creatures. Like telepathy, this is considered an enhanced effect and can be blocked by powers such as scrambling field or master force immunity.

Transformer. The droid can use its action to transform into a class-III protocol droid, or back into its true form. Concealing its jet thrusters, the droid loses its flying speed. Other than its speed, its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.

Hypnotic Bond. The droid ignores the range and sight restrictions on its Direct Signal trait when communicating with a creature it has charmed. The two don't even need to be on the same planet.

Actions

Jab (Class IV Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) kinetic damage.

Hypnotize. One humanoid the droid can see within 30 feet of it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed as an enhanced effect for 1 day. The charmed target obeys the droid's verbal or Direct Signal commands. If the target suffers any harm or receives a suicidal command, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success. If the target successfully saves against the effect, or if the effect on it ends, the target is immune to this droid's Hypnotize for the next 24 hours.
The droid can have only one target charmed at a time. If it charms another, the effect on the previous target ends.

Mind Probe. The droid places its hand on the head of a creature charmed by it or a willing creature. The target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw against this attack, taking 32 (5d10 + 5) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.

Stealth Field Generator. The droid becomes invisible. Anything the droid is carrying is invisible as long as it is on the droid. The droid may end the invisibility as a free action. The invisibility ends if the droid attacks or uses Hypnotize.

Appears in: Area 49

Shadow Smith

Medium humanoid (ugnaught), lawful dark

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• Armor Class 16 (medium exosuit, medium physical shield)
• Hit Points 26 (4d8+4)
• Speed 25 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	11 (+0)	14 (+4)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	9 (-1)

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• Damage Resistances acid
• Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
• Languages Basic, Ugnaught
• Challenge 1 (200 XP), PB +2

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Circuitry. While wearing their exosuit, the ugnaught has disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would deal ion or lightning damage.

Exosuit Defense. While wearing their exosuit, the ugnaught has advantage on saving throws against poison and tech powers, as well as to resist being charmed or paralyzed.

Actions

Enlarge (1/Rest). For 1 minute, the ugnaught's exosuit increases in size, bolstering its capabilities. While enlarged, the ugnaught is Large, doubles its damage dice on melee or thrown weapon attacks (included in the attacks), and makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the ugnaught lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size possible in the space available.

Battle Drill. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) kinetic damage, or 11 (2d8+2) kinetic damage if enlarged.

Drill Shot. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 25/75 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6+2) kinetic damage, or 9 (2d6+2) kinetic damage if enlarged.

Cloak (1/Rest). The ugnaught's exosuit activates a cloaking field and turns invisible until it attacks, casts a power, or uses its Enlarge, or until its concentration is broken, up to 1 hour (as if concentrating on a power). Any equipment the ugnaught wears or carries is invisible with it.

Snurre

An experienced techcasting engineer, Snurre is a Shadow Smith with the following changes:

Hit Points 45 (7d8+14)

Ability Scores INT 14 (+2)

Challenge Rating 2 (450 XP)
He also gains the following trait:

Techcasting. Snurre is a 3rd-level techcaster (tech save DC 12, +4 to hit with power attacks, 12 tech points). Snurre knows the following powers:
At-will: detonator, electroshock, minor hologram, on/off
1st-level: energy shield, flash, hologram
2nd-level: hold droid, shatter

Nimir

The battle-hardened leader of the Shadow Smith cell in Choruk'Ed, Nimir is a Shadow Smith with the following changes:

Armor Class 17 (heavy exosuit)

Hit Points 52 (8d8+16)

Challenge Rating 2 (450 XP)
She also gains the following traits:

Multiattack. Nimir makes two integrated vibrosword attacks.

Integrated Vibrosword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6+2) kinetic damage, or 16 (4d6+2) kinetic damage if enlarged.

Shadow Smith Operative

Medium humanoid (ugnaught), lawful dark

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• Armor Class 15 (light exosuit)
• Hit Points 33 (6d8+6)
• Speed 25 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	13 (+1)

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• Skills Deception +5, Insight +2, Investigation +5, Perception +4, Persuasion +3, Sleight of Hand +5, Stealth +7
• Damage Resistances acid
• Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
• Languages Basic, Ugnaught
• Challenge 2 (450 XP), PB +2

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Circuitry. While wearing their exosuit, the ugnaught has disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would deal ion or lightning damage.

Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the ugnaught can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Exosuit Defense. While wearing their exosuit, the ugnaught has advantage on saving throws against poison and tech powers, as well as to resist being charmed or paralyzed.

Sneak Attack. Once per turn, the ugnaught can deal an extra 7 (2d6) damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of the ugnaught that isn't incapacitated and the ugnaught doesn't have disadvantage on the attack roll.

Actions

Multiattack. The ugnaught makes two battle drill attacks.

Enlarge (1/Rest). For 1 minute, the ugnaught's exosuit increases in size, bolstering its capabilities. While enlarged, the ugnaught is Large, doubles its damage dice on melee or thrown weapon attacks (included in the attacks), and makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the ugnaught lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size possible in the space available.

Integrated Techblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) kinetic damage, or 10 (2d6+3) kinetic damage if enlarged.

Mounted Blaster. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6+3) energy damage.

Cloak (1/Rest). The ugnaught's exosuit activates a cloaking field and turns invisible until it attacks, casts a power, or uses its Enlarge, or until its concentration is broken, up to 1 hour (as if concentrating on a power). Any equipment the ugnaught wears or carries is invisible with it.

Ugnaughts without Exosuits

The Shadow Smiths wear their exosuits at almost all times, both for combat and to facilitate smithing activity. If an ugnaught removes or is taken out of their exosuit, they receive the following changes:

• Their size becomes Small.
• Their armor class becomes 10 + their Dexterity modifier.
• Their current and maximum hit points are halved (minus Constitution modifier).
• Their Strength and Constitution scores become 10.
• Their darkvision is reduced to 60 ft.
• They lose the Circuitry and Exosuit Defense traits.
• They lose all listed actions and can only make unarmed strikes, which deal 1d6 kinetic damage.

Additionally, whether in or out of their exosuits, Shadow Smiths are considered to be proficient in armormech's implements, armstech's implements and tinker's implements. Every Shadow Smith has a 20% chance of carrying one of these tools on them if searched.

Players using Exosuits

Although the exosuits are not designed to be used by players (as indicated by their effective self-destruction upon the user's death), it is almost inevitable someone will want to repurpose or create one of their own - you as the GM may even voluntarily give them the opportunity to do so.

To best accomodate this type of development, it is recommended to look into the Armormech Engineer archetype for inspiration on developing a working exosuit for players.

MSE-6-series Repair Droid

Tiny droid (tracker), unaligned

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• Armor Class 10
• Hit Points 2 (1d4)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
7 (-2)	11 (+0)	9 (-1)	13 (+1)	10 (+0)	7 (-2)

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• Damage Vulnerabilities ion
• Damage Resistances necrotic, poison, psychic
• Condition Immunities poisoned, diseased
• Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
• Languages Binary, understands Basic but cannot speak it
• Challenge 0 (0 or 10 XP), PB +2

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Circuitry. The mouse droid has disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would deal ion or lightning damage.

Interfaced Collaboration Protocol. Whenever a creature interfaces with this droid via the tracker droid interface tech power, it can interface with up to one additional eligible tracker droid without expending additional tech points. If multiple mouse droids are interfaced, this only applies to one of them.

Actions

Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target that the mouse droid has moved at least 5 feet towards. Hit: 1 kinetic damage.

Appears in: Area 37

Dark Side Spirit

Medium undead, neutral dark

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• Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 49 (9d8+9)
• Speed 30 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
6 (-2)	17 (+3)	12 (+1)	17 (+3)	15 (+2)	16 (+3)

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• Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +4
• Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5
• Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning, sonic, ion; kinetic and energy from unenhanced weapons
• Damage Immunities cold, necrotic, poison
• Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled, poisoned, prone, restrained, disease
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
• Languages Any languages it knew in life
• Challenge 4 (1,100 XP), PB +2

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Incorporeal Movement. The spirit can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

Tech Resistance. The spirit has advantage on saving throws against tech powers and other tech effects.

Actions

Maddening Touch. Melee Power Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (4d6+3) psychic damage.

Whispers of Madness. The spirit chooses up to three creatures it can see within 60 feet of it. Each target must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw, taking 7 (1d8+3) psychic damage on a failed save, and must use its reaction to make a melee weapon attack against one creature of the spirit's choice that the spirit can see. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage.

Howling Delirium (Recharge 6). Each creature within 30 feet of the spirit that can hear it must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a target takes 12 (2d8+3) psychic damage, and is stunned until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage and isn't stunned.

Deathly Wail (1/Day). The spirit releases a dark wail, provided that it isn't in sunlight. This wail has no effect on droids, constructs, and undead. All other creatures within 30 feet of it that can hear it must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature drops to 0 hit points. On a success, a creature takes 10 (3d6) psychic damage.

Appears in: Area 43

Automaton Table

Large construct, unaligned

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• Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 39 (6d10+6)
• Speed 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	8 (-1)	13 (+1)	1 (-5)	3 (-4)	1 (-5)

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• Damage Vulnerabilities ion
• Damage Resistances necrotic
• Damage Immunities poison, psychic
• Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, diseased, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
• Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6
• Languages understands Mando'a but cannot speak it
• Challenge 2 (450 XP), PB +2

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Nullification Susceptibility. The table is incapacitated while in the area of a scrambling field or master force immunity power. If targeted by diminish tech, the table must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's tech save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.

Charge. If the table moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

False Appearance. While the table remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal table.

Actions

Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +6, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Area 41

Automaton Comrade

Medium droid (class IV), unaligned

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• Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 7 (2d8-2)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
9 (-1)	14 (+2)	9 (-1)	13 (+1)	10 (+0)	7 (-2)

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• Damage Vulnerabilities ion
• Damage Resistances necrotic, poison, psychic
• Condition Immunities poisoned, diseased
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
• Languages Basic, Mando'a, Binary
• Challenge 1/4 (50 XP), PB +2

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Battle Droid Swarm. When an ally of the automaton hits a hostile creature that it can see with a weapon attack, the automaton can use its reaction to make one weapon attack, with disadvantage, against that creature.

Circuitry. The automaton has disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would deal ion or lightning damage.

Actions

Blaster Rifle. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) energy damage.

Stock Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 (1d4-1) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Area 45

Automaton Armor

Medium droid (class IV), unaligned

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• Armor Class 18 (heavy exoskeleton)
• Hit Points 33 (6d8+6)
• Speed 25 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	11 (+0)	13 (+1)	1 (-5)	3 (-4)	1 (-5)

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• Damage Vulnerabilities ion
• Damage Resistances necrotic
• Damage Immunities poison, psychic
• Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, diseased, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
• Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6
• Languages understands Mando'a but cannot speak it
• Challenge 1 (200 XP), PB +2

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Nullification Susceptibility. The armor is incapacitated while in the area of a scrambling field or master force immunity power. If targeted by diminish tech, the armor must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's tech save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.

False Appearance. While the armor remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal suit of armor.

Actions

Multiattack. The armor makes two melee attacks.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6+2) kinetic damage.

Appears in: Area 48

IG-series Assassin Droid

Assassin droids of the IG-series are often considered some of the deadliest models in the galaxy, with stories told of models that walk through hostile territory in a straight line and come out as the sole survivors. While the efficiency of any given unit can vary dramatically, few consider underestimating an IG unit in combat.

Loadlifter Droid

While labor droids are typically reserved for their intended purpose, many get repurposed for use by bounty hunter guilds and pirate gangs as cheap and powerful droid muscle. Though lacking built-in combat capability, loadlifter droids are a popular choice due to their large frame and powerful hydraulics.

Object Armor Classes

As such, here is an updated version of the DMG's Object Armor Class table for use with this adventure, alongside an accompanying hit point table:

Refer to the "Objects" section in part 4 of the D&D Basic Rules for further guidance on running attacks against objects and dealing with Huge and Gargantuan objects.

Expanded Pneumatic Doors

At your discretion, many of the doors installed by the Mandalorians who settled in Stone Tooth may use pneumatic mechanisms to electronically slide open instead of hinges, mimicking the type of automatic door seen more commonly throughout Star Wars media. These doors are typically those described as being made of plasteel, durasteel or other industrial building material.

If you decide to incorporate this feature into this adventure, make sure your players understand how pneumatic doors differ from hinged ones as detailed below. Though this shouldn't change the overall approach to dungeon crawling, here are some additional details about the pneumatic doors that most civilized Star Wars characters would know:

Speeder Trucks

The model of landspeeder used by the miners of Blasyn Outpost is designed to transport mining equipment and to accommodate the dense forests and rough terrain of Blasyndel, which prevents them from traveling at the high speeds common of most landspeeders. As such, the M-73 speeder truck (referred to by locals as a 'mule') is the best vehicle option the players have for navigating to the Stone Tooth. The statistics for the speeder truck are provided below:

With the use of a speeder truck, the party can travel roughly three times as fast even when accounting for difficult terrain (such as trees and hills), traveling at 6 mph at a slow pace; 8 mph at a normal pace; or 10 mph at a fast pace. They also do not suffer the disadvantages of exhaustion, allowing them to safely make the journey anywhere between 3-to-5 hours.

Due to their current rarity due to trandoshan raids, these speeder trucks are only available for rent instead of purchase (unless the party makes an extravagant offer at over 10x the renting price). The rent for a week's use is 500 credits and can be paid for multiple weeks in advance; if the agreed time passes without the rental being returned, the outstanding fees are collected upon its return.

Adventure Hook Expansion

If implementing this feature, consider expanding the 'Vanquish the Trandoshan Raiders' adventure hook with the following details:

Whilst attacking miners from Blasyn Outpost, trandoshan raiders have managed to commander the miners' speeder trucks, limiting the outpost's available vehicles. If the party discover any stolen speeder trucks while traveling to Stone Tooth, the outpost's vehicle depot is willing to offer a reward for safely liberating it from the raiders and either transmitting its coordinates for retrieval or returning it manually, at a rate of 2,500 credits per truck recovered. Destroyed trucks do not count toward this reward.

When implementing this, consider limiting the available speeder truck encounters to a total of one or two, most likely in the possession of the trandoshan patrols from "Wait and Watch". It can be assumed or even shown as part of the party's investigations that all other speeder trucks have been destroyed or reclaimed by other outposts.

Mandalorian Armorer's Implements

Adventuring gear (armormech's implements), advanced
Requires attunement by a creature proficient in armormech's implements

This enhanced item consists of a pair of Mandalorian armorer's implements - a gravity hammer and a pair of magnetic tongs, both made from pure beskar alloy. These tools can be used separately from one another; however, if either tool is more than 100 feet away for at least 24 hours, any attunement to the implements will end and must be re-established over an uninterrupted short rest while holding both tools.

While attuned to and using these implements during crafting downtime, you can craft unenhanced armor and shields twice as fast (e.g. 500 cr increments per day instead of 250 cr). Additionally, you can add +1 to any checks made using your proficiency in armormech's implements, and costs expended to apply armor materials during crafting downtime are halved.

These tools also serve a secondary purpose as enhanced melee weaponry. When treated as weapons (with automatic proficiency if attuned), the tools have the following base properties:

Additionally, you gain +1 to damage and attack rolls made with these enhanced weapons, and when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack using one of these weapons, it deals an extra 1d4 kinetic damage.

This gravity hammer and pair of magnetic tongs served as tools of a Mandalorian armorer, to whom the extensive and clandestine secrets of beskar forging were entrusted. Robust crafting tools in their own right, they often also served as the primary arms of a Mandalorian armorer when they engaged in warfare.

Found In: Area 42

Set Bonus

If a player is attuned to and wearing both the Nightscale Armorer's Beskar'Gam and Helmet, they gain the following set bonus:

• You gain advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight within 60 feet. Additionally, this set grants a +1 bonus to AC.

If using the Mandalorian Vestments set bonuses from 'The Mandalorian Codex', these two items count as having the 'Mandalorian Vestments' property.

Shadow Smiths

For further intrigue, consider having the Shadow Smiths in the Foundry covet the Implements for their own purposes, as having access to such robust tools would hasten their secret project further. If you choose to implement this, consider having Gharr in area 36, Snurre in area 37 or Nimir in area 39 recruit the party to enter the monument, defeat the droids present and retrieve the tools of Durj, potentially offering to share information about their secret project in exchange.

If the party retrieves the tools and refuse to hand them over, the ugnaughts turn hostile and will pursue the characters throughout the dungeon, though they will not go through areas they know or believe to be dangerous. If the players do not kill all the ugnaughts and successfully leave Choruk'Ed with the tools, the remainder will report to their superiors offworld about the party. This can serve as an opportunity to extend the campaign further as the larger Shadow Smith organization chases the party's possession.

Greater Challenge

While these boons can be significant, providing one or multiple of them may be too much for the room's current challenge. To make the battle more worthy of its rewards, consider implementing more assassin and loadlifer droids, or increasing the power of existing ones.

This power is used by the troghoul chief Kaarghaz and should only be made available to players at the DM's discretion.

Content

The Forge of Fury (5e) - Tales from the Yawning Portal, Wizards of the Coast, 2017.

Official SW5e Content - Steev and all other contributors

Power Ciphers Enhanced Item - Aziz, 'Power Ciphers'

Cave Sketto Statistics - nate_ndo, 'Scum & Villany' (adaptation of the Sketto)

K'lor'slug Statistics - BaelishPasta, 'Scum & Villany' (adaptation of the Lesser K'lor'slug)

Mogu Statistics - BaelishPasta, 'Scum & Villany' (adaptation of the Snow Wampa)

Adult Dianoga Statistics - Rick Fisto, 'Scum & Villany'

Trandoshan Traits - Jawa, 'Scum & Villany'

Mutated Kath Hound Statistics - cascadecascade, 'Scum & Villany' (adaptation of the Kath Hound)

Forked Lightning Force Power - HugeHuman, 'Expanded Force Powers'

MSE-6-Series Repair Droid Statistics - Sharp, 'Mouse Droid' (adaptation of the Mouse Droid)

Dark Side Spirit Statistics - Rick Fisto, 'Scum & Villany'

Automaton Comrade Statistics - Steev, 'Scum & Villany' (adaptation of the B1 Battle Droid)

IG-Series Assassin Droid Statistics - Steev, 'Scum & Villany' (adaptation of the IG-86 Assassin Droid)

M-73 Speeder Truck Statistics - EmersonBiggins, 'Desperate Rebellion' (adaptation of the A-A5 Speeder Truck)

Mandalorian Item Traits and Mandalorian Vestments - Drake Ryzer, 'The Mandalorian Codex'

Images

Mandalorian Armorer Art (Cover/pg 1) - https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryJedi/comments/dxa5gt/the_mandalorian_blacksmith_by_conrado_iacono/ (original artist's Artstation page is unavailable)

Forge of Fury Maps (pg 8, 10, 17, 18, 23, 26 & 33) - Tales from the Yawning Portal, Wizards of the Coast, 2017.