Drow Noble (N) Level 18 Controller (Leader) Stairs Up: The stairs on the north and south

Medium fey humanoid XP 1.000
Initiative +11 Senses Perception +20; darkvision
Noble Authority aura sight; drow and spider allies in the aura gain
a +2 bonus to attack rolls and a +2 bonus to damage rolls.
HP 164; Bloodied 82
A( 32; Fortitude 27. Reflex 29. Will 32
Speed 7
CD Longsword (standard; at-will) + Weapon
+23 vs. AC; 1d8 + 9 damage.
~ Fire Web (standard; at-will) + Fire
Ranged S; +22 vs. Reflex; 1d10 + 7 fire damage. and the target
is immobilized and gains vulnerable S fire (save ends both).
~ Darkflre (minor: encounter)
Ranged 10; +22 vs. Reflex; until the end of the drow noble's
next turn, the target grants combat advantage to all attacks.
and the target cannot benefit from invisibility or concealment.
;~ Shadow Wrath (standard; recharge Il l) + Necrotic
Area burst 2 within 10; targets enemies; +22 vs. Will; 4d10 + 7
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necrotic damage. and the target is blinded (save ends).
Maddening Oratory (standard; rech arge :~;. til) + Psychic
Close burst S; +20 vs. Will; 3d8 + 7 psychic damage, and
the target is dazed (save ends). Drow allies in the burst gain
walls of the chamber lead up to the roof orthe cen­
tral tower. This is how the adventurers enter this
chamber.
Stairs Down: The stairs along the wcst wall of
the chamber lead down to Location 3, the fire giant's
common area.
Table: Each table stands 5 feet off the ground z
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as they are sized lor the comfort and lise of the fire
giants. A character under a table gains cover frol11 an o
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attacking fire giant, but not from the draw. ~
Throne: The throne atop the dais is designed to
accommodate a fire giant of King Snarr's size and
stature.
Drow Noble's Book: The book. mostly a treatise
on the theoretical underpinnings of magic, includes Z
several rituals: Shadow Walk. View Object, and :J
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Treasure: The drow noble carries a book (sec
above) and 6,000 gp in a pouch she wea rs on her belt. LU

10 hit points. If the adventurers search the thTone and make a DC

Alignment Evil Languages Common. Giant. Elven 27 Perception check, they discover a secret compart­
Skills Bluff-+19. Diplomacy +19. Insight +20, Stealth +16 ment. The compartment is locked (DC 25 Thievery
Str 12 (+10) Dex lS (+11) Wls 22 (+15) check). If a character attempts to open the compart­
(on 12(+10) Int16(+12) (ha20(+14)
ment without unlocking it, he or she ta kes 25 fire
Equipment chainmail. longsword
damage. Inside the compartment is a level 18 magic
item.
The drow warblades accompany the drow noble
and serve as her honor guard. \Vhile they all ulti­
mately serve the exarch Lolcstra, these warblades
have been assigned to the draw noble for a long time
and are totally devoted to her. They immediately
move to protect her when the intruders arrive. The
warblades take turns using darkfire, so that they can
maintain combat advantage against the strongest
defender the intruders have. A couple of the war­
blades close with the enemy, attempting to set up a
flank while making warblade attacks. Don't forget to
make the secondary attacks for the drow poison. The
others hang back to use their hand crossbows fram a
distance. They fight to the death to protect the drow
noble.

FEATURES OF THE AREA

Illumination: Bright light.
Mosaic: The mosaic inlaid into the floor depicts a
red dragon . A DC 25 Perception check lets a charac­
ter notice that some of the pieces used in the mosaic
are valuable gems. A DC 20 Thievery check allows a
character to remove a number of gems worth 220 pp.
If the check fails, the character can only recover 110
pp worth of gems.
Shields: The shields hanging on the walls are
trophies taken in battles. Some are from the recent
campaign, while others date back centuries. None of One square = 5 fcct
the shields are magical.