The Sunless Citadel

Adventures
A Brief Tour of the Realms The Cursed Farmer The Mad Wizard Beast Intentions Terror in the Dark Unearthed Evil Escort to Waterdeep Waterdeep Detours Underdeep Cartography The Silken Swamp Supply Run The Mists of Ravenloft Family Entanglements Tower on the Lake Seeds of Deceit Flies on the Wall Backtracking Through Barovia Excavating History Towering Expectations Who Lurks in Lurkwood Orcs Are Wild The Sunless Citadel Meepo's Quest Lost in the Goblin Halls The Twilight Grove Into the Unknown The Prison of Velkynvelve Lost in the Underdark Leemooggoogoon Rises Neutral No More Encroaching Madness The Dark Heart The Alien Underdark The Oozing Hunger The Madness of Zuggtmoy The Cult of Lolth The Demon Lords of the Abyss Vecna Lives! Vecna Loots! Return to the Tomb Heatwave The Dread Domain of Tovag The Castle of a Thousand Vecnas The Sanctum of the Sword Get Back In The Castle Checkmate Vecna Out!
Campaigns
A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast‎ Tomb of Annihilation‎ Waterdeep: Dragon Heist‎ Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus‎ Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Light of Xaryxis Turn of Fortune's Wheel

The Sunless Citadel is one of the adventures in the campaign A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast.

	Split the party and follow the trail of goblins!
Requirements	Must have completed "Orcs Are Wild"
Objectives	Complete Area 300
Restrictions	Only evergreen Champions can be used.
Rewards	×600 ×???	Formation

Variants

Veteran Brigade

	Split the party and follow the trail of goblins with a quasit by your side!
Requirements	Must have completed "The Sunless Citadel"
Objectives	Complete Area 325
Restrictions	Only evergreen Champions can be used. From area 23 onward, Jot, the quasit joins the party in slot 4. All bosses have 50 points of armored health.
Rewards	×650 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 425	×2.41e05 ×3,150
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 450	×3.82e05 ×3,850
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 475	×6.03e05 ×4,700
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 500	×9.53e05 ×5,750

Social Grace

	Split the party and follow the trail of goblins with your most charming members!
Requirements	Must have completed "The Sunless Citadel"
Objectives	Complete Area 350
Restrictions	Only evergreen Champions can be used. Only Champions with CHA of 14 or higher can be used.
Rewards	×700 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 450	×3.82e05 ×3,850
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 475	×6.03e05 ×4,700
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 500	×9.54e05 ×5,750
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 525	×1.50e06 ×7,050

Evergreens with an Evergreen

	Split the party and follow the trail of goblins with a coniferous companion.
Requirements	Must have completed "The Sunless Citadel" Must have completed 82 Grand Tour adventures or variants.
Objectives	Complete Area 375
Restrictions	Only Evergreen Champions can be used on this adventure. An Evergreen Treant joins the formation. They're so big they take up three spots in your formation and throw giant rocks at enemies dealing 1 second of BUD damage per hit.
Rewards	×750 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 475	×6.03e05 ×4,700
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 500	×9.53e05 ×5,750
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 525	×1.50e06 ×7,050
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 550	×2.38e06 ×8,650

Waves

Type	Waves	Bosses	Favored By
beast	24	3	Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
flying	1	0
giant	0	1
goblin	12	1
goblinoid	7	1
hit-based	1	1	Binwin
hobgoblin	0	1
humanoid	22	4	Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
kobold	7	1
melee	50	8
monstrosity	0	1	Ezmerelda, Imoen, Minsc
plant	6	0
ranged	5	2
undead	8	1	Ezmerelda, Minsc, Nerys, Zorbu

Wave	Tags	Monsters	Monster Tags	Image
1	outdoors	Giant Frog	beast melee
2	outdoors	Giant Bee	beast flying melee
3	outdoors	Rabbit	beast melee
4	outdoors	Giant Caterpillar	beast melee
5	outdoors	Boar ×10	beast melee
Boss	outdoors	Alpha Wolf	boss beast melee
6	outdoors	Boar	beast melee
7	outdoors	Kobold	humanoid kobold melee
8	outdoors	Boar	beast melee
9	outdoors	Kobold, Vulture	beast humanoid kobold melee
10	outdoors	Kobold ×10	humanoid kobold melee
Boss	outdoors	Kobold Dragonshield	boss humanoid kobold melee
11	outdoors	Vulture	beast melee
12	outdoors	Vulture	beast melee
13	outdoors	Vulture	beast melee
14	outdoors	Diseased Rat, Vulture	beast melee
15	outdoors	Diseased Rat ×10	beast melee
Boss	outdoors	Goblin Scout	boss goblin humanoid melee
16	underground	Diseased Rat	beast melee
17	underground	Diseased Rat	beast melee
18	underground	Goblin	goblin goblinoid humanoid melee ranged
19	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
20	underground	Goblin ×10	goblin goblinoid humanoid melee ranged
Boss	underground	Hobgoblin Priest	boss hobgoblin humanoid ranged
21	underground	Ghoul	undead melee
22	underground	Ghoul, Goblin	goblin goblinoid humanoid undead melee ranged
23	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
24	indoors	Impaled Ghoul	undead melee
25	indoors	Impaled Ghoul ×10	undead melee
Boss	indoors	Worg	boss monstrosity melee
26	underground	Impaled Ghoul, Twig Blight	plant undead melee
27	underground	Impaled Ghoul, Twig Blight	plant undead melee
28	underground	Hinge ×6, Twig Blight	hit-based plant melee static
29	underground	Twig Blight	plant melee
30	underground	Twig Blight ×10	plant melee
Boss	underground	Troll	boss giant melee
31	underground	Kobold, Twig Blight	humanoid kobold plant melee
32	underground	Kobold	humanoid kobold melee
33	underground	Kobold	humanoid kobold melee
34	underground	Kobold	humanoid kobold melee ranged
35	underground	Diseased Rat ×10	beast melee
Boss	underground	Tarantula	boss beast melee
36	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
37	underground	Diseased Rat, Goblin	beast goblin humanoid melee
38	underground	Diseased Rat	beast melee
39	underground	Diseased Rat	beast melee
40	underground	Diseased Rat ×10	beast melee
Boss	underground	Diseased Giant Rat	boss beast hit-based melee
41	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
42	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
43	underground	Goblin	goblin goblinoid humanoid melee ranged
44	underground	Goblin, Skeleton	goblin humanoid undead melee
45	underground	Goblin ×5, Skeleton ×5	goblin humanoid undead melee
Boss	underground	Skeleton Deadeye Archer	boss undead ranged
46	underground	Giant Rat (frosty)	beast melee
47	underground	Giant Rat (frosty), Goblin (frosty)	beast goblinoid humanoid melee
48	underground	Goblin (frosty)	goblinoid humanoid melee
49	underground	Giant Rat (frosty)	beast melee
50	underground	Giant Rat (frosty) ×6, Goblin (frosty) ×4	beast goblinoid humanoid melee
Boss	underground	Goblin Warleader (frosty)	boss goblinoid humanoid melee

Transcript

The Sunless Citadel
Split the party and follow the trail of goblins!
Area	Goal		Quests & Cinematics
Bruenor:	Ah, this is tha life. Beautiful day fer walkin', don't ye think?
Jarlaxle:	I don't even know what day it is. All we do is walk. This endless slog across the Sword Coast will be the death of me...
Vlahnya:	Blah, blah, blah. Listen to those two up at the front, always prattling on. Maybe ask the leader of the Sirens for assistance once in a while and we wouldn't be battling angry rabbits all the time!
Evelyn:	Oh, come now, darlin'. Bruenor's right! It's another wonderful day in the light!
Vlahnya:	Fate take your light. And fate take riding shotgun while they solve the worlds problems!
Wulfgar:	Now, now, friend Vlahnya. I've know Bruenor Battlehammer many a year, and I promise you he leads not from arrogance. A brave dwarf, Bruenor is. Why I could tell you tales...
Vlahnya:	Oh, listen! There's Jarlaxle shouting again, like he's the only one in this party who ever spots anything. Giant frogs attacking. That seems worth our time.
1	Defeat 25 Monsters		The roads of the Sword Coast go ever on and on. Time to get this journey hopping!
2	Defeat 25 Monsters		This forest seems endless -- but these giant bees are intent on hurrying you along.
Deekin:	Deekin just saying. No one says where we go. The bosses know. The bosses don't say. Deekin senses doom ahead!
Korth:	Deekin senses nothing but doom. Deekin also talks too much by far. Doom brings the chance for glory in combat. And these so-called 'bosses.' Anyone could lead this group as well as they. And some could lead it better.
Warden:	Worthless talk from all of you. You style yourself a leader, lizard? Such power is wasted on the living.
Korth:	Tough words, warforged. You have someone better in mind? Or do you give me an excuse to prove my point?
Zorbu:	Ooh, Celeste is calling! There's an important task at hand! Let's go!
Warden:	A challenge at last. Perhaps a task worthy of me, finally... or not...
3	Collect 25 Rabbits		Rabbits swarm the roadway -- and will be in trouble when the next wagons come along. Clear these critters out!
4	Defeat 25 Monsters		Ancient vermin lurk in the old heart of these woods. Take them out!
Celeste:	There's an unnatural feel to these woods. We should proceed carefully, I think...
Dhadius:	Oh, really? How grateful we all are for your advice, Celeste. I would have looked forward to running through the trees like a maniac otherwise.
Spurt:	It's REAL QUIET here at the back of the party isn't it?!
Dhadius:	Gah! Well, it was till you started screeching, kobold. Being stuck back here is bad enough, but you could at least leave me in peace.
Jarlaxle:	Everyone hold up! There's a pack of boars straight ahead. Rooting for grubs in the undergrowth, it looks like. They haven't seen us yet...
Spurt:	Grubs!
Bruenor:	I think them boars'll let us pass if we give 'em space. We just gotta... no! Spurt, YER NOT QUIET! Oi, there he goes. And here they come!
5	Defeat the Alpha Boar		A boar pack has closed in around this fallen giant. And they don't take kindly to trespassers!
Wulfgar:	My friends, I've scouted ahead, and there's a village. But we may have trouble there.
Jarlaxle:	If by 'trouble,' you mean 'angry mob,' I think you're definitely right.
Overambitious Mayor:	There they are! Those tiny reptilian rabble! Hand them over, I say, in the name of the mayor's office!
Nayeli:	Oh, Tyr task me... it's you again! The Griffon Cavalry of Waterdeep gave you your marching orders, I see?
Overambitious Mayor:	Aha! You so-called Champions! I should have expected to find you harboring known bandits and scalawags! Turn over those kobolds at once!
Ishi:	Hey now! These kobolds are Champions same as all the rest!
Deekin:	Yeah! Deekin scaly, sure. But no wagging here!
Birdsong:	I don't mean to interrupt this little bit of acrimony and misjudgment, but all eyes to the woods! Boar pack, coming in fast!
6	Defeat 25 Monsters		The misunderstanding with these forest villagers just needs a bit of quiet time to get sorted. Too bad the boars that have followed you didn't get that memo.
Overambitious Mayor:	This attack is a ruse, I tell you! The kobolds and their allies mean to distract us! Insolent creatures! Take them down now!
Nayeli:	You make a single step toward any of the Champions, and you'll pay for it.
Vlahnya:	Now, now! Everyone calm down. Nayeli, take a step back and relax. I'll talk to our new friend and see what's going on. Let someone else take charge for a change, eh?
Vlahnya:	There, you see? Getting some fresh faces up in the front ranks can work wonders for diplomacy. The village has been attacked repeatedly by kobold bandits. That's what has them up in arms about our short, scaled friends.
Ishi:	That mayor apologized, but he's still downright rude, if you ask me.
Bruenor:	He's that and more, Ishi. But these folks'll give ye a fair shake now.
Zorbu:	Fascinating. I've spoken to the villagers as well, and they have the most marvelous tales. There are goblins in the wood, selling magical apples to folk across the forest twice a year. A red apple at midsummer brings health and wellness. A white apple at midwinter brings death!
Bruenor:	Ye sound a tad too excited about that, Zorbu. But where's these goblins comin' from?
Celeste:	The villagers speak of an old ruin not far from here. The Sunless Citadel, they call it.
Bruenor:	Sounds like a thing worth investigatin' if ye ask me. Just need ta keep an eye out fer trouble on tha way.
Farideh:	We won't need long to look, Bruenor. There! Kobold attack!
7	Defeat 25 Monsters		A kobold attack puts the villagers in a panic! Time for the Champions to step up!
8	Collect 25 Boar Livers		The kobolds retreat, but these boars won't let you pursue. Maybe marking a few of them for the butcher's shop will convince the others to flee.
Bruenor:	Them kobolds has scarpered, sure 'nuff. Best leave 'em fer now, then. We should try ta find this Sunless Citadel before night falls.
Wulfgar:	What foul magic those goblin pests have tapped into must be determined, yes. But are the kobold bandits not the more direct threat, Bruenor? There are other villages at risk.
Nayeli:	We need to deal with one threat at a time. And dark magic in the hands of goblins would be my priority...
Farideh:	They're all talking up at the front again. Can anyone hear what they're saying?
Warden:	All words are wasted. Action is all that matters. When the final dark comes, our deeds will be remembered. Our words will be as chaff on the wind.
Farideh:	So that's a 'no'? Maybe I'll try to get closer. Whoops! Everybody! We've got company!
9	Defeat 25 Monsters		Another kobold war band is on the move -- and vultures attracted to the fallen boars are in your way!
10	Defeat the Kobold Dragonshield		This dragonshield holds the loyalty of these kobold warriors. Take out the leader to send this war band packing!
Bruenor:	These kobold pests ain't showin' no signs o' fear. Thinkin' maybe ye're right, Wulfgar. We should be settin' up fer a hunt.
Celeste:	I don't know, Bruenor. The villagers' talk of apples has me worried. There are old stories... I think we need to find out what secret those goblins are holding.
Wulfgar:	Well, then allow me to make a suggestion. Let us divide our forces. Celeste, you can lead a team to seek this citadel. The rest of us will pursue these kobolds. Hopefully, when we meet, we'll have two successful missions to report.
Bruenor:	Can't say I'm fond o' splittin' tha party. But in this case, I think ye might be right. Champions! We got foes ta find and plots ta solve, and not 'nuff time. Pick yer team and go quick. We'll meet back here if we don't see each other sooner.
Vlahnya:	Well! Finally a chance to lead a mission. This has been a long time coming.
Dhadius:	A long time indeed. But pray tell, what makes you think the mission will be led by you?
Vlahnya:	Oh, you're such a charmer, wizard. Come on. We've got hunting to do.
Celeste:	I hope the others are successful in their hunt. At least with a smaller group, we can thankfully move a bit more quickly.
Jarlaxle:	Quickly indeed. We've arrived. And I can see why this Sunless Citadel gets its name. That's some unusual topography.
Bruenor:	That's a chasm, that is. Looks like this sinkhole swallowed up everythin' 'neath it. No way any surface-built fortress could o' survived that fall.
Celeste:	If the sinkhole were a natural occurrence, I'd agree, Bruenor. But this chasm has the feel of some magically invoked devastation.
Bruenor:	Either way, it's a long way down them switchback stairs. I'll get a rope set up, just in case.
Jarlaxle:	Eww. You call that a rope? There's more grime than hemp in that thing.
Bruenor:	Hey, now. This here rope's been serving tha Battlehammer clan fer generations. Been handed down, it has.
Jarlaxle:	And it's a safe bet that none of those hands were ever washed. Here, I've got a silk line that'll do. Nice and light. And clean. Bruenor, put some gloves on. Everyone else, let's go.
11	Defeat 25 Monsters		This cliff-side climb promises to be arduous enough -- but these swarming vultures are becoming a hazard!
12	Defeat 25 Monsters		Driving these vultures back takes all your effort. Fight on!
Nayeli:	I've never seen so many vultures! Where are they coming from?
Jarlaxle:	From far and wide, judging by how many are on the wing. We need to thin their numbers before we're overwhelmed!
13	Collect 25 Vulture Feathers		As many vultures as you drive off, still more soar in. Clip these carrion birds' feathers to trim their ranks.
14	Defeat 25 Monsters		The vultures' numbers are finally thinning -- but a pack of diseased rats is blocking the path down!
Bruenor:	Oi! We're close 'nuff ta see tha bottom o' this endless stair. And there's a goblin down there lookin' far too smug.
Nayeli:	He must be the keeper of these accursed rats. I can see him sending up another wave.
Bruenor:	Best we get ta fightin' fer these last steps, then. Come on!
15	Defeat the Goblin Scout		This goblin scout and his rats have cost you time and effort. Time for some payback!
Celeste:	Down at last. That was quite the descent.
Jarlaxle:	And judging by the number of rat tracks coming through here, the way forward won't be any easier than the way down.
Nayeli:	This is the Sunless Citadel then. I don't like the feel of this place. There's a darkness here deeper than the shadow.
Bruenor:	Darkness ain't never slowed us down before. And that scout says we're on tha right track fer figurin' out what these goblins is up ta. Come on.
16	Defeat 25 Monsters		These diseased rats have laid claim to this corner of the dungeon. Time to convince them to relocate!
Bruenor:	I can see a fork in tha hall dead ahead. Elf, ye get any sense from tha tracks o' which is tha way ta go?
Jarlaxle:	Both routes look equally well traveled. So that being the case, the passageway that doesn't look like it's about to collapse on our heads would seem to be the way to go.
Nayeli:	Stay close, everyone. I can sense dark divine power at hand.
Bruenor:	Can't say a death cult or two wouldn't be a welcome relief after all this rat bashin'. And here they come again!
17	Defeat 25 Monsters		The route you need to take is clear -- but a last pack of rats stands in your way!
Bruenor:	Them rats is scatterin' finally. But we've got new company ahead.
Hobgoblin Priest:	Heretics! You transgress on holy ground! Submit and humble yourselves, and you may be shown mercy.
Jarlaxle:	Ah, nothing like a warm welcome.
Nayeli:	Stand while you can, priest. You have questions to answer about these apples the villagers told us of. And then this unholy ground is due to be cleansed!
18	Collect 25 Bags of Flour		These goblins look like they've settled in the citadel for the long term. Destroying their supplies might shorten their stay!
19	Defeat 25 Monsters		Another force of goblin warriors presses in -- and is backed now by archers firing from the shadows!
Hobgoblin Priest:	Trespassers! Unbelievers! You push on to your doom!
Bruenor:	I'm countin' tha numbers on our side and tha numbers on yer side, hobgoblin, and I think ye need ta reconsider who's doomin' who here.
Hobgoblin Priest:	I spit on your insolence, dwarf! And I will spill your blood on Maglubiyet's altar before the end!
20	Defeat the Hobgoblin Priest		The hobgoblin priest orders a final assault. Hit them hard!
Bruenor:	Them goblins was way too good at dyin' without sayin' nothin'. We got no more idea what them apples is about than we did before.
Celeste:	Still, we know we're on the right track. That wasn't just a raiding party. The goblins are well established in this place. And hopefully we'll have an easier path ahead with that advance guard routed.
Nayeli:	Hold that thought, Celeste. I know that stench too well...
Jarlaxle:	Ghoul pack! Watch out!
21	Defeat 25 Monsters		These ghouls have set a deadly ambush! Hold your ground!
22	Defeat 25 Monsters		The goblins you fought have regrouped for a new attack -- and are using the undead assault to their advantage!
23	Collect 25 Green Flame Torches		The unknown magic of these green flame torches might be useful to you later on. Grab them all!
Bruenor:	Got them goblins on tha run again. We follow 'em, maybe we'll get some answers.
Jarlaxle:	I wouldn't hold my breath... wait. Listen...
Celeste:	I don't hear anything. What is it, Jarlaxle?
Jarlaxle:	I was sure I could feel something watching us... right there! Ow! A quasit!
Nayeli:	And that attack has turned it visible again. Get back to the darkness, fiend. If you watched that fight, you've seen what the Champions can do to tougher foes than you.
Jot:	That's Jot to you, surface-worlder! Ow! You hit me! Yes! My binding, broken! My watch over the dragonpriest has ended!
Bruenor:	Oi. Ye wanna be more specific there, ye diminutive demon? What bindin' and what dragonpriest are ye talkin' about?
Jot:	For me to know, Champions -- and for you to die! Suckers!
Nayeli:	We need to find out what that quasit was talking about. The evil I sense here is stronger than that hobgoblin priest can account for.
Bruenor:	We can do a search o' tha place easy 'nuff. But searchin' everythin' is gonna mean checkin' out that spiked pit, up close and personal.
Nayeli:	The ghoul stench is strong there. We'll need to clean these undead out one way or another.
Bruenor:	Sounds like we got two reasons ta head down, then. Come on!
24	Defeat 25 Monsters		As you enter the spiked pit, you come under assault by the ghouls that have fallen down here -- but the wounds they've suffered aren't slowing them!
25	Defeat the Worg		There's no telling how long this worg has been trapped in this ancient crypt -- but there's no doubt that it's hungry!
Nayeli:	That's the last of them. But that stench grows even stronger.
Bruenor:	Seems like this place has a never-endin' supply o' undead. We gotta find tha source and shut it down.
Jarlaxle:	Good news on that front. 'Good' being relative to the chance that we're all going to die imminently, I mean. There's a secret door here -- and that ghoul stench is even stronger behind it.
Nayeli:	That looks like a tomb beyond. This is where we'll find our dragonpriest, I'll wager. Come on.
Jarlaxle:	That sarcophagus has a decidedly draconic flair to it. I think Nayeli was right. But we're not alone here...
Bruenor:	Look sharp! Them ghouls is ready fer us... but what's that fightin' with 'em?
Celeste:	Those are twig blights!
Bruenor:	Feh. Thought them foul plant critters was native ta Barovia, and that we'd left 'em well and behind there. Well, wherever these came from, they'll wish they'd stayed home...
26	Defeat 25 Monsters		The heart of a dungeon seems a strange place to find twig blights. There's a mystery here...
27	Defeat 25 Monsters		Blights and undead swarm you from all sides! Stand fast!
28	Defeat 6 Hinges		The twig blights seem intent on keeping you from the sarcophagus. Get it open to see what they're protecting!
Bruenor:	Oi. A troll?
Celeste:	This is odd. And if I'm reading these markings right, this wasn't always a troll. This priest engaged in some manner of profane magic that transformed them. I'll need a bit of time to translate all these runes, though.
Bruenor:	Oi! Time might be in short supply. Watch yerselves!
29	Defeat 25 Monsters		Opening the sarcophagus has made the twig blights redouble their assault! Watch out!
Bruenor:	Seems like tha more o' these twig blights we smash, tha more excited tha rest o' them get. What gives with these apoplectic plants?
Celeste:	I don't think we're what's setting them off, Bruenor! The troll in the tomb! It's gone!
Bruenor:	Ha! Finally, a fight I can sink me teeth inta after choppin' kindlin' this long. Everybody! Fire spells and oil at tha ready! Then hit it hard!
30	Defeat the Troll		The failed dragonpriest rises from its long undead rest! Take this troll down!
Nayeli:	There! The troll's down... no, blast it! It's up again. Get after it!
Bruenor:	Slow down, Nayeli. We'd be followin' tha way we came, and it's runnin' and on fire. That would-be dragonpriest's days is done either way.
Nayeli:	I'm not so sure. There's an unnatural magic still hanging over this place. I'm not sure I trust anything to stay dead here.
Bruenor:	Then best we get ta findin' tha source o' that unnaturalness while we can. Come on.
31	Defeat 25 Monsters		The twig blights are finally falling back -- but a surprise scout party of kobolds is here to join the fray!
32	Defeat 25 Monsters		Navigating this collapsing hallway is enough of a threat on its own -- and these swarming kobolds only make it worse!
Jarlaxle:	These kobolds are well set up here. It seems clear they're occupying part of the citadel alongside the goblins. I wonder if Wulfgar and the others will make it back here eventually.
Celeste:	This place is a veritable maze. We need to get back to goblin territory if we mean to find out where those apples are coming from.
Bruenor:	Them kobolds is pressin' hard from all sides. Goin' back looks just as hard as goin' forward at this point. So I say push on! Hittin' kobolds or hittin' goblins, we're fightin' tha good fight either way.
33	Collect 25 Kobold Armor Pieces		The kobolds are armored well enough that they're not afraid to keep up this frontal assault. Putting a few of them back in their scaled skin might slow them down.
Jarlaxle:	The kobolds are regrouping. Getting ready for a final assault.
Yusdrayl:	Surface-dwellers! I am Yusdrayl, and these halls belong to my people.
Bruenor:	Believe ye me, kobold, we ain't got no designs on movin' in. We're just lookin' fer word on them apples tha goblins have been sellin'.
Yusdrayl:	Then you are as baffled as you look, dwarf. You should have sought the grove when you had the chance.
Bruenor:	Ain't no time like tha present, then. Ye give us directions ta this grove and let us go our way, and we'll let ya go yers.
Yusdrayl:	Too late, dwarf. You have attacked my people. Transgressed these halls where dragons were worshiped long ago. Now you pay the price...
34	Defeat 25 Monsters		Kobold archers line the hallway as another mob of melee fighters presses in!
35	Defeat the Tarantula		The kobolds and their queen finally break and run! Leaving you in the path of what they're running from!
Celeste:	We've gotten turned around in all this fighting. We need to determine where this grove is that the kobold spoke of.
Nayeli:	Keep moving. If we can shake pursuit, we might get a respite to figure out where are.
Jarlaxle:	The pitter-patter of tiny feet from dead ahead suggests that's wishful thinking. Watch out!
36	Defeat 25 Monsters		A goblin patrol catches up to you -- and looks to settle the score from your last meeting!
37	Defeat 25 Monsters		Packs of diseased rats follow close behind the goblin horde -- and are intent on surrounding you!
Celeste:	The goblins are breaking! We need to follow them to find the grove!
Bruenor:	Easier said than done, lass. Them rats is everywhere!
38	Collect 25 Diseased Rat Tails		These rats make a brazen pack, but are cowardly when fighting one on one. Turning a few of them into trophies might help break their resolve!
39	Defeat 25 Monsters		The rats fight in a frenzy! Don't let them surround you!
Jarlaxle:	The rat pack is retreating. There's something in the shadows they're falling back to. Something large. Something... oh, my...
Bruenor:	Oi! Less ellipsin' and more descriptin', elf. What are ye seein'?
Jarlaxle:	Oh, nothing. I'm just going to stand back here a ways. Maybe put on an extra cloak. Another pair of gloves. Cover my head. You know.
Nayeli:	By my faith, what's that stench?
Bruenor:	Smells like we're at tha heart o' tha rat den. And there's mama rat gettin' her brood ready ta fight!
40	Defeat the Diseased Giant Rat		The horrid matron of this rat pack leads a final assault against you! Stand fast! And not too close! Seriously, ew!
Jarlaxle:	All right, we've managed to get lost just enough to bring us to where we want to be. This area is lousy with goblin tracks.
Celeste:	Then we're hopefully near the grove -- and some goblins who'll give us answers as to what's going on here.
41	Defeat 25 Monsters		The goblins have laid claim to this part of the dungeon. But if their grove is nearby, they seemingly have no intention of letting you find it!
42	Defeat 25 Monsters		Another goblin pack presses in, trying to cut you off!
Bruenor:	Heh! Looks like we got these blighters reconsiderin' their tactics. Keep hittin' 'em. We got 'em right where we want 'em!
Goblin Guard:	We've got them right where we want them!
Bruenor:	Oi. Weird echo in here.
Goblin Guard:	Trigger the arrow trap! The arrow trap! Now! Aaaahh!!! It's already been triggered! Run! Run!!!
Jarlaxle:	Anyone have any idea what she's talking about?
Bruenor:	Nope. Gonna take her advice, though. Everybody charge!
43	Collect 25 Rations		These goblin warriors are breaking! Add insult to injury by stealing their supplies!
44	Defeat 25 Monsters		The goblins start to fall back at last -- but a force of skeletal guards defends this watch post with deadly intent!
Jarlaxle:	All right, look sharp! Goblins coming in fast! Skeletons flanking! Archer at the back! Gnome in a cage!
Bruenor:	Wait, what was that last one again?
Celeste:	It looks like the goblins have a prisoner. Keep them away from the cage! We need to see if this gnome can tell us something.
45	Defeat the Skeleton Deadeye Archer		A deadeye archer among these skeletons is a potent threat! But these goblins hinder your advance!
Erky Timbers:	Well, that was enough excitement to last me a lifetime, let me tell you. Erky Timbers at your service. Thank you. Oh, thank you all.
Celeste:	We were glad to help, my friend. Do you know what the goblins are doing here? And have you heard about a grove?
Erky Timbers:	Oh, believe me, I've heard plenty since these ruffians kidnapped me. It's something called the Twilight Grove they talk about. An enchanted garden below this level.
Nayeli:	And what of these apples the goblins grow?
Erky Timbers:	Nay, lady. The goblins sell the apples, but it's Belak the Outcast who grows them. They are the fruit of something the goblins call the Gulthias Tree.
Celeste:	Gods, no... my friends, this is the legend I spoke of in Barovia. The Gulthias Tree, spawned from a stake used to kill a vampire. This Twilight Grove must be its home.
Bruenor:	That explains where them twig blights has been comin' from. And tells us where we're goin' next. Gnome, we'll get ye ta safety first chance we get. But till then, we'd appreciate yer guidance ta get us ta this grove. We got some gardenin' ta do.
Jarlaxle:	It's getting decidedly cold in here. Is it just me, or does this temperature not seem conducive to an apple orchard, evil or otherwise?
Erky Timbers:	I know the goblins came this way, though I don't know the route. But I wonder... yes, that must be it! The kobolds who control the other side of the citadel. I heard the goblins saying that they'd captured a white dragon from them!
Bruenor:	Oi! A white dragon, ye say? Like we don't got 'nuff ta deal with. Maybe we should o' split up ta three groups fer this excursion.
Jarlaxle:	Let's reserve worrying about that for after we deal with the trouble at hand. Giant rats, coming in fast!
46	Defeat 25 Monsters		These giant rats seem at home in the cold here. Or at least it's not slowing them down as they attack!
47	Defeat 25 Monsters		Even as the rats regroup, a force of frosty goblins assails you! Look sharp!
48	Collect 25 Frozen Shards		The frozen shards that litter this area hinder your movement. Clear them out, and quickly!
49	Defeat 25 Monsters		The goblins retreat, but another pack of frosty rats hinders your pursuit!
Frosty Goblin Warleader:	Stand fast, rabble! You face the elite warriors of the ice wyrm! Drop your weapons and kneel!
Bruenor:	Oi, ye're tha white dragon warriors? We heard it was them kobolds who had tha dragon first. How many has this place got?
Frosty Goblin Warleader:	Yes, well... those reptile rabble might have held Calcryx first, but we hold her now!
Jarlaxle:	Tale as old as time. Never enough dragons to go around.
Bruenor:	Maybe it's just me, but I'm thinkin' it's best fer all concerned if neither goblins nor kobolds has a dragon at their beck and call. Oi, goblin! Hate ta break it ta ye, but yer brand-new dragon-wranglin' days is already over!
50	Defeat the Frosty Goblin Warleader		This goblin warleader is a cool customer. And not just metaphorically. Take these frosty foes down!
Nayeli:	That's the last of the goblins on the run. Now, do we seek out the Twilight Grove or find this dragon first?
Celeste:	Listen! That roaring sound. It's coming from down that corridor.
Erky Timbers:	Oh, my. That's Calcryx for certain. And she sounds angry.
Bruenor:	Pretty sure that answers tha question fer us. Come on!
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