Welcome to the Far North About This Book Tendays and Dalereckoning Adventure Summary Duergar Despot Netherese Necropolis Auril’s Everlasting Rime Other Quests Running the Adventure Using the Maps The Forgotten Realms Adventure Flow Dissecting the Adventure Running NPC Party Members Adventure Flowchart Chapter 1: Ten-Towns Chapter 2: Icewind Dale Chapter 3: Sunblight Chapter 4: Destruction’s Light Chapter 5: Auril’s Abode Chapter 6: Caves of Hunger Chapter 7: Doom of Ythryn Wilderness Survival Pronunciation Guide Character Creation Character Backgrounds Goliath Player Characters Starting Equipment Character Secrets
Chapter 1: Ten-Towns Running This Chapter Starting Town Ten-Towns Quests Character Advancement Ten-Towns Overview Life Off the Lakes Winter Survival Gear Getting Around Ten-Towns Magic in Ten-Towns Snowflake Ratings Sacrifices to Auril Cold Open Icewind Dale Knowledge Starting Quest: Cold-Hearted Killer Getting the Quest Finding Torg’s Concluding the Quest Starting Quest: Nature Spirits Getting the Quest Thieves in the Wind Concluding the Quest
Bremen Bremen in a Nutshell Overland Travel Locations in Bremen Buried Treasures Five-Tavern Center Lake Monster Getting the Quest Unsafe Waters Scouting the Lake Clever Beast Back to Bremen!
Bryn Shander Bryn Shander in a Nutshell Overland Travel Overland Travel from Bryn Shander Locations in Bryn Shander Blackiron Blades House of the Morninglord The Northlook Foaming Mugs Getting the Quest Search for the Sled Concluding the Quest
Caer-Dineval Caer-Dineval in a Nutshell Overland Travel Overland Travel from Caer-Dineval Locations in Caer-Dineval The Caer Dinev’s Rest The Uphill Climb Black Swords Knights of the Black Sword Approaching the Caer Caer Locations (C1-C9) Caer Locations (C10-C19) Caer Locations (C20-C24) Outcome: Dark Alliance Outcome: Routing the Cultists
Caer-Konig Caer-Konig in a Nutshell Overland Travel Locations in Caer-Konig Hook, Line, and Sinker Frozenfar Expeditions The Northern Light The Unseen Getting the Quest Helpful Sisters Following the Tracks Approaching the Outpost Outpost Locations Concluding the Quest
Dougan's Hole Dougan’s Hole in a Nutshell Overland Travel Location in Dougan’s Hole Twenty Stones of Thruun Holed Up Getting the Quest Good Wolf, Bad Wolf Crossing the Tundra Approaching the Lodge Lodge Locations Sneaking Out Concluding the Quest
Easthaven Easthaven in a Nutshell Overland Travel Overland Travel from Easthaven Locations in Easthaven Easthaven Ferry The Wet Trout The White Lady Inn Toil and Trouble Public Execution Getting the Quest The Search Begins The Cauldron Caves Areas of the Cauldron Caves Concluding the Quest Town Hall Capers The Cauldron Caper The Chardalyn Caper Easthaven Town Hall (T1-T10) Easthaven Town Hall (T11-T19)
Good Mead Good Mead in a Nutshell Overland Travel Overland Travel from Good Mead Locations in Good Mead Mead Hall Shrine of the Flaming Sword The Mead Must Flow Getting the Quest Carnage in the Woods Verbeeg Lair Affairs of the Heart Concluding the Quest
Lonelywood Lonelywood in a Nutshell Overland Travel Locations in Lonelywood The Happy Scrimshander The Lucky Liar Ramshackle The White Moose Getting the Quest Tracking the Moose Finding the Elven Tomb Elven Tomb Locations Completing the Quest
Targos Targos in a Nutshell Overland Travel Overland Travel from Targos Locations in Targos The Luskan Arms Three Flags Sailing Triglio Mountain Climb Getting the Quest Journey to Kelvin’s Cairn Climbing Kelvin’s Cairn Concluding the Quest
Termalaine Termalaine in a Nutshell Overland Travel Overland Travel from Termalaine Locations in Termalaine The Blue Clam The Eastside A Beautiful Mine A Minor Issue Getting the Quest Approaching the Mine Mine Locations Returning to Termalaine
Chapter 2: Icewind Dale Running This Chapter Character Advancement Tall Tales in Ten-Towns Icewind Dale Quests Wilderness Encounters Number of Wilderness Encounters Running Wilderness Encounters Encounters (A-C) Encounters (F-H) Encounters (I-Z) Places of Interest Angajuk’s Bell Black Cabin Cackling Chasm Cave of the Berserkers Dark Duchess Id Ascendant Jarlmoot Karkolohk Lost Spire of Netheril Reghed Tribe Camp Revel’s End Skytower Shelter Wyrmdoom Crag
Chapter 3: Sunblight Running This Chapter Speaker’s Quest Trouble in the Fortress Character Advancement Finding the Fortress Approaching the Fortress Xardorok’s Fortress Where Is Xardorok? Command Level Ice Gate Level Forge Level (X16-X26) Forge Level (X27-X37) Fortress Fallout
Chapter 4: Destruction's Light Running This Chapter Character Advancement Return to Ten-Towns Roleplaying Vellynne Dragon Scourge Dragon’s Flight Path Showdown! When the Dragon Takes Damage Weather Conditions NPC Support Other Things Characters Can Do Vellynne’s Quest The Codicil and the Orb Next Steps
Chapter 5: Auril's Abode Running This Chapter Character Advancement Sea of Moving Ice Getting to the Island Island of Solstice Preparing for Arrival Regional Effects Island Locations Grimskalle Fortress Features Grimskalle Locations (G1-G7) Grimskalle Locations (G8-G14) Grimskalle Locations (G15-G23) Wrapping Up Fall of Grimskalle Ending the Everlasting Rime
Chapter 6: Caves of Hunger Running This Chapter Character Advancement Race to the Glacier Random Encounters Elk and Tiger Opening the Way Into the Caves of Hunger General Features Tekeli-li Caves of Hunger Locations (H1-H10) Caves of Hunger Locations (H11-H21) Caves of Hunger Locations (H22-H31) Caves of Hunger Locations (H31-H39) Wrapping Up Avarice Follows Tekeli-li Escapes
Chapter 7: Doom of Ythryn Running This Chapter Character Advancement Iriolarthas the Demilich The Fall of Ythryn Necropolis of Ythryn Denizens of the Necropolis Magical Effects Exploring the Ruins Ythryn Lore Necropolis of Ythryn Locations Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9) Necropolis Locations (Y10-Y18) Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19a-Y19h) Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19i-Y19hq) Necropolis Locations (Y20-Y29) Dealing with the Arcane Brotherhood Vellynne’s Help Avarice’s Arrival Auril’s Wrath The Frostmaiden’s Forces Final Showdown Summoning the Tarrasque
Appendix B: Character Secrets Alagondar Scion Doppelganger Drizzt Fan Elusive Paramour Escaped Prisoner Littlest Yeti Midwinter Child Old Flame Orc Stone Owlbear Whisperer Pirate Cannibal Reghed Heir Reincarnation Ring Hunter Runaway Author Slaad Host Spy