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Dumglod

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Dumglod

Also written as Dumeglod or Doomglod.

Dumglod is a fortified city built around a castle, visited by the party early in the campaign. Beneath its imposing walls lay a dark secret: the city’s power was drawn from an imprisoned elemental.

Overview

Dumglod was ruled by figures including Sylva Goldenroar, whose authority led directly to the party’s imprisonment after Dristuul caused offence. The city featured a castle with a prison, a magic item shop, and a network of caves beneath its foundations.

Its current political state is uncertain. After the party removed Nivali, the elemental power source that sustained the city, later reports described Dumglod as falling into severe disarray, with pillaging and refugees fleeing the ruins.

Key Locations

The Castle

  • Seat of Dumglod’s rulers
  • Contains a prison where the party was held captive
  • The party inquired about the elemental Nivali while at the castle
  • Aldur freed the party by breaking through a hole in the floor, leading them into the caves below

Magic Item Shop

  • The party visited but found the prices unreasonable

Beneath the Castle

  • Caves accessible from the prison floor
  • Giant Spider’s Lair - encountered during the escape
  • Crystal Chamber - Nivali, an elemental, was found trapped within crystals, serving as the city’s energy source
  • Nivali was ultimately captured in Theros’s Summerstone during a battle with Kallum’s group

Events

  • The party spoke with a beggar in the city who shared information about the Drum La’thur war
  • Sylva Goldenroar, a Rakshasa and ruler of Dumglod, undid Ariameia’s invisibility while the party was in the city
  • The party was imprisoned by Dumglod’s rulers after Dristuul caused offence
  • Aldur orchestrated a prison break through the castle floor, leading the party into the underground caves
  • In the caves, the party discovered that Nivali was being used as a living power source for the entire city
  • With Nivali removed, Dumglod appears to have fallen into severe disorder, leaving Sylva’s current rule uncertain
  • Later reports described Dumglod as ruined and ravaged by pillagers, with refugees fleeing the city after its fall

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