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B A L D U R
'
S
G A
T
·em
DESCENT
INTO
AVERNUS.
CREDITS
Story Creators:
Adam Lee
(lead), James lntrocaso,
Ari Levitch,
Mike Mearls, Lysa Penrose,
Christopher
Perkins, Ben Petrisor,
Matthew Sernett, Kate
Welch,
Richard Whitters, Shawn Wood
Story Consultants:
Joe Manganiello,
Jim
Zub
Writers:
Bill Benham, M.T. Black, Dan Dillon, Justin Donie,
James
J.
Haeck,
James
lntrocaso, Adam Lee, Chris
Lindsay,
Liane
Mersiel, Shawn
Merwin,
Lysa
Penrose, Christopher Perkins,
F. Wes
ley
Schneider,
Amber
Scott, James Sutter
ate
Developers:
Jeremy
Crawford,
Dan Dillon, Ben Petrisor,
K
Welch
Gray, Hannah Rose,
Editors:
Michele
Carter, Scott
Fitzgerald
F. Wesley Schneider
Managing Editor:
Christopher
Perkins
Art Director:
Kate
Irwin
Graphic Designers:
Emi
Tanji, Trish Yochum
Concept Art Director:
Richard
Whitters
Creative Art Director:
Shauna Narciso
Cover
Illustrators:
Tyler Jacobson, Hydro74
Interior Illustrators:
Victor Adame Minguez, Even Amundsen,
Alexey Aparin, Mark Behm, Michael Berube, Zoltan Boros, Aleksi
Briclot, Christopher
Burdett,
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Cearley, Sidharth Chaturvedi, Daarken, Olga Drebas,
Steve
Ellis,
Nils
Hamm,
Leesha Hannigan, Ralph Horsley, La
ke
Hu
rwitz,
Tyler
Jacobson,
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Julian
Kok, Daniel Landerman, Larian
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David Sladek, Zack Stella, Matt Stewart, Cory Trego-Erdner, Beth
Trott, Unit Image, Richard
Whitters,
Shawn Wood, Ben Wootten
Concept
Illustrators:
Aleksi
Briclot, Daarken,
Max Dunbar, Titus
Lunter, Vince Proce, Richard Whitters,
Shawn
Wood
Infernal Font Designer:
Daniel Reeve
Interior Cartographers:
Dyson
Logos,
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Poster Map Cartographer:
Jared
Blando
Producers:
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The following
D&D
books provided material and
inspiration:
Greenwood,
Ed, Matt Sernett, Alexander
Winter, and
Steve Winter.
Murder
in
Baldur's Gate.
2013.
Greenwood,
Ed, and others.
Lords of
Darkness.
1988.
Kenson, Steve, and others.
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide.
201 S.
Mearls, Mike, Jeremy Crawford, and others.
Mordenkainen's Tome
of Foes.
2018.
- - -.
Vo/o's Guide to
Monsters.
2016.
Perkins, Christopher, Wil
l
Doyle, and Steve Winter.
Tomb of
Annihilation.
2017.
Vanthampur
Villa was
inspired by a
building
design
by Dean Turner.
D1ulo1mtr; This
adventure
i.s
o work
of
fies ion aimed at provfd•rig 1ou
and
your
friends with
mony hours offon1osiic
enurtoinmen1.
Alrltou11t
dt•ils ond
rite
Nine Hells ploy promintnl
roles
1n
this
story.
the evil shey ttpresent
;s
m1oni
to
"4
foughe
offd ove"omt.
Vlizo1ds
of
1h1
CooSI fully
endorses
<he kicking
of
e•il's bun. Lii darkness foll and
logh1
prevail! Wt
srron1ly od•iu
1ho1
you
no1play1his odvtnrure
bockword. lest
Asmodtus
appear
in
a puff
of
smoke to
tolk
politics.
as archfiends ore wont
to
do.
ON THE COVER
The symbol of Bhaal fills
the sky over
Avernus
as
the River Styx
seethes below.
Illustrator
Tyler
Jacobson shows the
archdevil Zari el
reaching for her sword- a
reminder of her angelic
origins-as
her
evil
henchman Haruman follows
her
into
damnation.
620C7231000001 EN
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978-0-7869-6687-5
First Printing: September 2019
987654321
ON T
HE
ALTERNATIVE COVER
The flame-ringed
skull
of
Bhaal,
bound
on
either side
by
Zariel's
angelic sword,
adorns
the front
cover.
On the back
cover, the
archdevil
of Avernus
herself graces us with her fiendish
presence.
Both
covers
were created by Hydro74.
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CONTENTS
Pronunciation
Gulde
................................ 4
About the Adventure
.................................
5
Adventure Overview
...................................
5
Adventure
Background
..............................
7
Roleplaying Devils
......................................
8
Life
in the Nine
Hells ..................................
9
Cb.
1:
A Tale of
Two
Cities
.....................
1
0
Fall ofElturel.
............................................. l
0
Evil in BaJdur's Gate .................................
11
Running This
Chapter..............................
11
The
Basilisk Gate
......................................
12
Elfsong Tavern
...........................................
l6
Dungeon
of the Dead Three....................
20
Low
Lantern
...............................................
28
.
11
V
an
th
ampur
V
1
a
......................................
32
Under the Villa ...........................................
37
Final Encounters in Baldur's Gate ........
42
journey
to Candlekeep .............................
43
Candlekeep
.................................................
45
Getting to Avernus ....................................
50
Ch. 2: Elturel Has
Fallen........................
52
Running This Chapter
..............................
52
Arrival
in E
lturel..
......................................
52
High Hall
.....................................................
58
Grand Cemetery ........................................
64
Escaping the Siege.................................... 71
Ch. 3: Avernus
...........................................
74
·
Runnm
g
Th'
Ch ap
t
er..............................
74
1s
What Is Avernus?
.......................................
75
Features
of Avernus ..................................
76
·
1ap
Usin g th e
p
os ter
J\i'
...............................
79
Fort
Knucklebone......................................
80
R
agga
d rag
ga Attack s
1
·
...............................
87
Warlords
of
the
Avernian
Wastelands ..............................................
90
Q ues t
L
th
e S
wor
d
................................. .
92
1or
Haruman's Hill
.......................................
92
Uldrak's Grave ......................................
109
Arkhan's Tower ....................................
110
Monument
to Tiamai...
........................
112
Bel's Forge
.............................................
113
Sibriex
....................................................
116
Wrecked
Flying Fortress ...................
ll8
Other
Locations .......................................
122
Styg·an
Dock
123
1
·
.........................................
Sty Watchtowers
124
x
································
Sundered Chai"ns
.................................
126
T
w
d
·
E
126
he
l'anFle:ing"'
mporium
................
130
Zarie s
ying
rortress......................
Roaming
Encounter: Smiler
D
fit
the
e er..............................................
133
Ch.
4: Sword
ofZarlel.
.......................... 134
Approaching the Citadel ........................
134
The Scab....................................................
134
Entering the Citadel
................................
139
ldyllglen
.....................................................
140
Claiming
the
Sword ................................
145
Ch.
S: Escape
from
Avernus
...............
146
Who
Should Rule Avernus? ..................
146
App. C: Maalc Items
..............................
223
App. D:
Creatures
..:...............................
228
Amnizu
.......................................................
228
Baphomet ..................................................
229
Bulezau
......................................................230
Crokek'toeck .............................................230
Cultists of the Dead
Three
....................
231
Fiendish Flesh Golem
............................236
Hellwasp ....................................................237
Holl
phant
237
y
............................................... ..
Merregon
...................................................238
Na
go
238
rzu n
.................................................
..
Nupperibo..................................................238
Redcap
240
·······················································
Tressym .....................................................240
White
Abishai ...........................................241
Yeenoghu
...................................................242
Zariel
..........................................................243
App. E: Infernal Rapture Menus
....... 244
App. F:
Story Concept
Art
...................
246
App.
G: lnfernal
Script
.........................
256
Maps
1.1:
Baldur's Gate.
......................................
13
1.2: Elfsong
Tavern
...................................
17
1.3:
Dungeon of the
Dead
Three............
21
1.4: Low
Lantern........................................
29
1.5: Vanthampur
Villa...............................
33
1.6:
Under the Villa ...................................
37
2.1:
Elturel
...................................................
56
2.2:
High Hall Cathedral..........................
61
2.3:
Hall High
Cathedral,
Choir Level ..............................................
62
2.4: High
Hall Catacombs
.......................
63
2.5:
Grand Cemetery Chapel
..................
67
2.6:
Grand Cemetery,
Ossuary
Level .........................................
69
3.1:
Avernus.................................................
79
3.2:
Hellwasp
Nest
....................................
95
3.3: Crypt of the Hell
r
iders
...................
101
3.4:
Bone
Brambles
................................. 108
3.5:
Bel's Forge.........................................
114
3.6:
Wrecked
Flying Fortress
...............
120
3.7:
Stygian Watchtower
........................
125
4.1:
Side View of the Scab
.....................
137
4.2:
ldyllgleo .............................................
141
The Sword Coast
.....................................
160
Baidu
r's
Gate ............................................
172
Players'
Map of Elturel............
Poster Map
Players'
Map of Avernus
......... Poster Map
Will Elturel Be Saved?
...........................
150
Endgame in
Elturel .................................
154
Baldur's
Gate Gazetteer.......................
158
History
of Baldur's Gate.........................
158
Hell wasp
Nest.........................................
94
Path of
Demons..........................................
96
Spawning Trees .....................................
96
Tower of Urm
..........................................
97
App.
A: Diabolical Deals......................
212
Obelisk ......................................................
98
Infernal Contracts ...................................
214
Mirror of Mephistar............................... 99 Archdevil Charms
...................................
215
Pit
of Shummrath ................................
100
App. B: Infernal
War
Macblnes
......... 216
Crypt of the Hellriders ........................
101
Stat
Blocks ................................................
216
Arches
of
Ulloch ................................... 103 Rules
...........................................................
216
Kostchtchie's
Maw ...............................
104
Fiendish Variations
.................................
221
Path of
Devils ...........................................
106 Chases on Avernus ..................................222
Demon Zapper
...................................... 106
Bone
Brambles .....................................
107
Baldur's
Gate
Today ................................159
Government
.............................................. 161
Citizenry
....................................................
164
Economy and Trade
................................
165
Religion ......................................................
166
Dangers in
Baldur's Gate
......................
170
City Landmarks .......................................
174
Upper City
.................................................
176
Lower
City
.................................................
184
Outer
City ..................................................
194
Beyond Baldur's Gate .............................
201
Baldur's
Gate Character
Backgrounds
.........................................202
Dark
Secrets ............................................
208
THANKS TO
OUR P
LAYTESTER S
Trisha Arozqueta,
Cory Bennett,
Khrys Bennett,
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Bowen, jean-Luc
Caron, Trevor
Clare, Drake Delgado, Mikayla
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ckert, Zach
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Sargent, Brandon
Smith, Rob
Spieldenner, Rebecca Stein, Nevin
Vorfeld,
Andrew White
PRONUNCI ATION GUIDE
This
guide shows
how
to pronounce
many
of the
non-English
names that appear
in this
adventure.
Name
Pronunciation
AB-ish-eye
am-
N
EET-zoo
AM-rik VAN-tham-per
AR-kawn
az-moh-DAY-us,
or
az-MOH-dee-us
BAF-oh-met
bah-tar-RISS-tut
BAY-zel-steen
beh-UN STEL-mane
BAWL
BOO-leh-zow
CROW-kek-toe-ick
DILL-erd por-TEER
FAL-ass-ter
fett-AH-lah
gah-BUR-ee duh-VAY-Ian
GAR-gawth
HAIR-oo·man
JESS-ah
KAY-jil
oh-ROON -mar
JAH-soh
koss-CH EE-chee
lah-RAIL-rah
THUN·dreth
lee-AR-ah por-TEER
LOO-loo
mah-tah-LOH-tok
mor-den-KAY·nen,
or
mor-den·KIGH-nen
MORT-lock VAN-tham-per
MER-kul
nar-ee-AWN -jeh-lah
nuh·pur-REE-boh
oh-LAN-thee-us
FAIR-ee-ah
JINX
RAY-ah MAN-tul-morn
sah-TEER thee-AWN-hewn
shaw·LEEN zor-AHZ
SIB-ree·ex
sil-VEER-ah sah-VEE-kas
thah-LAM
-rah
VAN -tham-per
THAY-vee-us KREEG
TEE-ah
-mat
TRAN-toe-lox
TRAX-eh-gor
UL-der
RAY-ven-gard
YAY-el
yee-NO-goo
ZAR-ee-el, or ZAIR·ee-el
Description
Devil loyal to
Tiamat
that exists outside the Infernal Hierarchy
Greater devil that guards gateways to the Nine
Hells
Second
son of
Duke Thalamra Vanthampur
of
Baldur's Gate
Evil
dragonborn champion
ofTiamat
Archdevil,
greater
god, and Lord of the Nine
Hells
Demon
lord
worshiped by minotaurs
Ancient
copper
dragon that
has infiltrated
the
Wandering
Emporium
Horned devil that oversees
flying fortress
repairs at the Stygian
Dock
One of four dukes on the Council of Four that
governs Baldur's
Gate
Mortal
god of murder, and
one
of
the Dead
Three
Horned demon with
rotting
flesh
Gargantuan
demon
that
carries
other demons inside
it
One
of four
dukes on the Council of Four that
governs
Baidu
r's
Gate
Helpful
spy imprisoned
in
the dungeon
under Vanthampur Villa
Amnizu
that runs
From Here to Avernus
in
the Wandering Emporium
Cook who works at Vanthampur Villa
in
Baldur's Gate
Pit
fiend imprisoned in
the
Shield of the Hidden
Lord
Fallen paladin of Elturel,
now
a narzugon devil
loyal
to Zariel
Priest
of
Lathander
in
ldyllglen
Tax
collector
imprisoned
in
Vanthampur Villa
Member
of the Jhasso patriar (noble) family
of
Baldur's Gate
Demon
lord worshiped
by some frost
giants
Proprietor
of
the Low Lantern, a tavern
in
Baldur's Gate
Commander
of the Flaming
Fist
recalled to
Baldur's
Gate
Hollyphant
suffering
from
memory
loss
Magical
hammer
stolen from Kostchtchie by Zariel
Famous
archmage
who
inhabits
the
Tower of Urm in Avernus
Third
son of Duke Thalamra
Vanthampur
of Baidu r's Gate
M
ortal god
of
death and
necromancy,
and one
of the
Dead
Three
Erinyes
bridge officer
aboard Zariel's flying
fortress
Least devil
common
throughout the
Nine
Hells
Fallen
paladin ofElturel,
now a death
knight sworn to obey
Zariel
Acolyte
of Torm in
Elturel's High Hall
cathedral
Hellrider
sworn to protect and defend Elturel
Member
of the
Hhune patriar
(noble) family of
Baldur's
Gate
Sewer
maintenance supervisor
imprisoned in
Vanthampur Villa
Demon
that looks like
a bloated sack
of
pustulent
flesh
Tiefling archmage and
expert on the Nine Hells
One of
four
dukes on the Co uncil of Four that
governs
Baldur's Gate
Former
cleric of
Torm and High Overseer
of Elturel
First
son of
Duke Thalamra Vanthampur of Baidu
r's
Gate
Five-headed queen
of evil dragons
trapped
in
the
Nine
Hells
Nalfeshnee
encountered
outside
the
Bleeding
Citadel
Archmage
transformed into an otter
Grand
Duke of
Baldur's Gate and
leader of
the
Flaming
Fist
Deceased
defender of
Elturel,
now a ghost
in
the Nine Hells
Demon
lord
worshiped by gnolls
Archdevil
and ruler
of Avernus,
the first layer of the
Nine Hells
Abishai
Amnizu
Amrik Vantham
pur
Arkhan
the
Cruel
Asmodeus
Baphomet
Balarystul
Bazelsteen
Belynne Stelmane
Bhaal
Bulezau
Crokek'toeck
Dillard Portyr
Falaster
Fisk
Fhet'Ahla
Gabourey D'Vaelan
Gargauth
Haruman
jhessa Brightstar
Kaejil OrOnmar
Klim Jhasso
Kostchtchie
Laraelra Thundreth
Liara Portyr
Lulu
Matalotok
Mordenkainen
Mortlock Vanthampur
Myrkul
Nariangela
Nupperibo
Olanthius
Pherria Jynks
Reya
Mantlemorn
Satiir Thione-Hhune
Shaleen Zoraz
Sibriex
Sylvira Savikas
Thalamra Vantham pur
Thavius
Kreeg
Tiamat
Trantolox
Traxigor
Ulder Ravengard
Yael
Yeenoghu
Zari el
Thurstwell Vanthampur THURST·well VAN -tham-per
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