Skip to main content

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 Mittens)

    TorjiReese.webp   Lt.Mittens.webp


    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.
      • This ties Torji’s personal quest (gnomes destroyed by invaders) to Saltare’s family plight.
      • Opportunity to recover Netherese artifacts for his library.
    • Establish TrustWork with Allies and Companions on magical artifacts
      • Rebuild trust withHelp the party afterunderstand hissome dazeof withthe magial artifacts (like the Eye of Goram.Goram)
      • ShowOvercome hecorruptive can resist temptationinfluences and useregain knowledgecontrol responsibly.of his mind and body.
      • Develop the bond with the WildLt. CompanionMittens to grow his bond with natural magic and humility.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.

    Back to top