Adventure Overview and Tracker

Stakes and Overarching Goals 

Secure the Eye of Goram

• Keep it safe and hidden.
• Consider deception tactics to mislead Rath Modar.

Investigate Wulgreth and Netherese Lore

• Research Wulgreth’s lair near the Dire Wood.
• Connect his history to Karsus and Zar’thal.
• Determine if his knowledge can be recovered before Rath Modar

Rescue Saltare’s Family / Investigate Anauroch Dig Site

• Confront Red Wizards enslaving people.
• Recover artifacts being unearthed.

Consult Hierophant Pheszelton

• Seek wisdom from an immortal.
• Learn more about the Forgotten Forest fire, the fate of Torji’s people, and the Eye.

Strengthen Alliances

• Check in with Blackstaff, Paladinson, and Trilluach in Waterdeep.
• Ensure allies and entrusted items remain secure.

Advance Trading Company Plans

• Finalize company name.
• Repurpose Thrane’s warehouse into an open market.
• Use profits to support the party and compensate families of fallen soldiers.

Smaller Tasks

• Identify the Drow priestess’s ring (with Oghma clerics).
• Interrogate prisoners (Red Wizards, sorcerer, beholder, demon, Berbalang) for links to Rath Modar and Netherese artifacts.
• Research High Magic and Netheril in Tall Trees and Rheitheillaethor.
• Prepare for Wulgreth’s return by locating or destroying his phylactery.
• Investigate connections between cults (Fey realm statue, Netheril ruins, Dire Wood).

Character Goals and Longterm Plans

Torji Reese ( and Lieutenant Brindle)

Torji's Short‑Term Goals

• Secure Protective and Enhancing Items
  • Acquire Rings, Amulets, and something like an Arcane Grimoire to protect himself from mental manipulation strengthen his spellbook bond to better intertwine his soul with it.
  • These are meant to reinforce mental and physical self to better safeguard knowledge and resist corruption.
• Investigate Wulgreth & Karsus’s Folly
  • Research Wulgreth’s lair near the Dire Wood; connect the history of Karsus and Zar’thal.
  • Learn why Wulgreth allied with others and what knowledge he may still guard.
  • Recover fragments of Netherese lore before Rath Modar does. Especially the Lost Tome of Zar'thal.
• Meet Hierophant Pheszelton
  • Gain wisdom from an immortal who embodies restraint and stewardship.
  • Ask about the Forgotten Forest fire, the fate of Torji’s people, and maybe figure out the Eye of Goram.
  • Temper Torji’s ambition and give him a model for “immortality without corruption.”
• Rescue Saltare’s Family / Investigate Anauroch Dig Site
  • Join the party in confronting Red Wizards enslaving people at Netherese ruins.
  • Opportunity to recover artifacts for future library use.
• Work with Allies and Companions on magical artifacts
  • Help the party understand some of the magial artifacts (like the Eye of Goram)
  • Overcome corrupting influences and regain control of his mind and body.
  • Develop the bond with the Lt. Mittens to grow his bond with magic and the nature of life.

Torji’s Long‑Term Goals 

1. Resolve His Origins
   • Discover the truth of the Forgotten Forest fire, his parents, and the maple‑leaf birthmark.
   • Identify any ties to defenders of the forest or to ancient gnome magic.
2. Create a Demi‑Plane Library and Living Repository of Magic
   • As his spellbook grows, begin rituals to anchor it and himself into the Weave.
   • Eventually expand into a demi‑plane that serves as a safe vault of magic and knowledge — a backup against future catastrophes like Karsus’s Folly or the Spellplague.
   • Preserves spells, artifacts, and lore for generations, ensuring magic survives responsibly.
3. Merge with the Weave (Immortality through Knowledge)
   • Instead of a lich’s phylactery, Torji’s spellbook and library in the demiplane become his anchor.
   • His consciousness tied to the Weave, living nearly forever as a guardian of magical knowledge. 
     
4. Found a Sanctuary of Magic
   • Establish a living place of magic and knowledge akin to Candlekeep, but with transparency and safety.
   • Invite scholars, adventurers, and clerics to contribute knowledge.
   • Protect against misuse by enforcing wards and ethical guidelines.
5. Safeguard Against Future Magical Catastrophes
   • Use his vault to safeguard against repeats of Karsus’s Folly or the Spellplague.
   • Collect dangerous artifacts (Eye of Goram, Netherese relics) and store them safely.