Side Quests

When we last left our heroes, you had finally reached the dwarven city of Hammerhand with your guide, Myris Firebrand, whom you rescued from the caravan attack. She welcomed you into her home and introduced her wife, Gwen. As you planned your next move, Ary noticed a very normal, very innocent bat hanging outside the window… until the ranger shot it and it burst into glitter.

Someone was watching you.

However, Hammerhand was only a stop on your greater journey: reaching the drow city of Holoth, restoring the Vidrefact with the Moonshard crystal, and unraveling the source of Matron Mother Maelor Gullion’s power—the force behind the Prophecy of Renwick. Once restored, the Vidrefact will call to the Vidre to reclaim their sacred stone, restore the sun Scomatch, and topple Matron Mother Maelor so her daughter, Makinnga—your unlikely ally—can rise as the new Matron Mother of House Gullion.

With Myris Firebrand, you approached the Anvil Circle to request passage through the Backroad to Holoth. But the council delivered grim news: Hammerhand is under siege by the drow. All gates—including the Backroad—are sealed. They can be opened… but only if all five clan elders agree. And each elder has a problem to solve.

The Anvil Circle’s Tasks

1. Radick Blackroot

Myconids have seized the eastern Fungus Farm, blocking access to the sacred Blackroot used in Clan Blackroot’s rituals. Break through the Myconids or learn why they’ve appeared, or secure the harvest before it spoils.

2. Khorim Ironchaser

A team of elite scouts vanished in the Whistling Caves, a maze of wind‑carved tunnels filled with strange sounds and deadly pressure pockets. Find the scouts—or recover their stone journals detailing creatures of the Underdark.

3. Thrain Greybeard

Cinderbeard, the young red dragon bound to power Hammerhand’s forges, has escaped into the catacombs. Track him, subdue him without killing him, and force him to wear the Embersteel Collar once more. The city’s survival depends on his fire.

4. Dorrik Stonewater

The sacred river beneath Hammerhand, the Deepflow, has gone still. Descend into the Drowned Sanctum, discover what halted the waters, and restore the river before the city suffers.

5. Toroku Handzu

Toroku reminds you: the Backroad is not hers to open. Win the favor of all the clans, earn their trust, and she will add her vote. Only then will the Backroad open. Until that time, it remains sealed.