Dread Lair of Alokkair
Ingang via de Stad van de Doden. Tombe van Alokkair zelf, binnengaan met Shar-gebed.
Pagina 50-63 en 64-80 in de pdf, customization info bij Qess Tressor.
The clever old lich [[Alokkair-oud]] and the priestess Esvele Greycastle secretly work to weaken and undermine the Weave itself for the glory of their dark mistress, Shar.
In this chapter, the characters must put a stop to the Sharrans’ evil rites, Het Ritueel, in order to prevent Esvele and Alokkair from turning all of Shadowdale into a massive zone devoid of the Weave.
Alokkair the Wizard-King
History
Eight centuries ago, the wizard Alokkair came to the western shores of the Moonsea from the ruined kingdoms swallowed by Anauroch. Finding the vale of the River Tesh under the control of a handful of minor warlords, he chose one—the warrior Hlonagh—to elevate above the rest, and helped Hlonagh to subdue his neighbors and found the kingdom of Hlontar in the Year of the Laughing Lich (536 DR). Alokkair served as Hlonagh’s court wizard for a time, but eventually he betrayed his ally and slew Hlonagh, taking the throne for his own.
Alokkair the Wizard-King proved to be a cruel and ruthless ruler. For a generation he maintained his grip on the lands of the Tesh, hunting down any possible rival and taking what he wanted for himself. In the Year of the Tumbled Moon (569 DR) his own daughters turned his household guards against him and led the people of Hlontar against Alokkair; he destroyed two of his rebellious daughters, but the youngest survived and succeeded in overthrowing him. Alokkair fled to a secret refuge he had built years before under a wild ridge on the southern marches of his realm, and there he plotted for many long years to return someday and reclaim his throne. In time he felt the cold claws of death drawing near, and turned to the necromantic arts to preserve his existence as a lich.
In undeath Alokkair lost any sense of haste, and became obsessed with garnering magical power and knowledge for the day that he would make his great return. Only seven years ago the servants of Shar found the lich, now potent in the lore of the Shadow Weave, and formed an alliance with him.
Early in 1374 DR the Sharran Esvele Graycastle introduced him to Nayiiara Darhoun, an emissary from Lord Telamont of the city of Shade. Nayiiara offered Alokkair the opportunity to study tomes and scrolls preserved in Shade, each filled with unique insights into the lore of ancient Netheril and the secret workings of the Shadow Weave. In exchange, Alokkair agreed to permit Esvele to create a secret temple within his lair and promised to aid Shar’s servants in their vendetta against Mystra and her Chosen.
In the days since the attack, Alokkair has continued to guard the ongoing Rite of Unwinding. He has no liking for the Zhents and considers them squatters within his old kingdom of Hlontar, but he plans to set that matter straight soon enough with the aid of his old drow allies and his newfound Sharran comrades.
Long a friend to the drow of Maerimydra, Alokkair opened long-sealed Underdark passages beneath his lair so that Shar’s servants might come and go unobserved by Shadowdale’s inhabitants. He helped to hide the preparations for the attack from Elminster and the rest of the dale’s defenders and lent his magical power to the rite that attacked the Weave in the area, thus playing no small part in Shadowdale’s defeat.
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