The Crypt of

Elder Hallen

Solo Adventure

The Crypt of Elder Hallen Solo is a stand-alone adventure

written for a solo player with a 1st or 2nd level character

and can take place in any campaign setting.

 Contents
Nettle 3
Quests ..........................................................................................4
Stats ............................................................................................... 5
The Goblin Gate 6
Goblin Stats ......................................................................... 7
The Barricade 8
Encounter Map .................................................................. 9
Enemy Stats ......................................................................... 10
The Crypt of Elder Hallen 11
Undead Stats ..................................................................... 12
Epilogue 13

About the Adventure

The Crypt of Elder Hallen Solo is a stand-alone adventure

written for a solo player with a 1st or 2nd level character

and can take place in any campaign setting.

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CONTENTS
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Nettle

T
he Town of Nettle has stood for hundreds of Quests
years, serving the fur trappers and travellers
who cross the mountain pass. If you inspect the job board, you will see:

Recently, however, the mountain pass has been
forcibly closed by a band of goblin raiders who
have taken up residence in the old crypt
overlooking the town: the final resting place of the local hero,
the paladin Elder Hallen.
Arrival
The Town of Nettle shivers in the shadow of the snow-capped
Mount Faldur. Once a small, but thriving center of trade and
There are 3 quests available, with inquiries: at the Mayor's
office, the general store and at the inn.
The Mayor's Office
If you enter the Mayor's office, read the following paragraphs:
The Mayor's office is a small, wooden building containing a
table strewn with parchments. A neatly dressed, grey haired
man, presumably the mayor, is in a heated argument with a
hooded woman clutching a religious symbol.

prosperity, Nettle has fallen on hard times.

"Claire, you know I can't let you go up there alone! The goblins
Nettle's residents are sturdy, hard-working folk who are used
have closed up the pass, and every time I hear that blasted
to the harsh frontier life - farmers, fur trappers, blacksmiths
goblin's horn I know another traveler is being charged a huge
and prospectors. The town has no standing militia, but the
toll to cross the pass."

townsfolk look serious enough to bear arms if they ever

needed to defend their homes.

Claire doesn't back down. "Belen, you knew my grandfather.

You served with him, when he was alive. I must be allowed to

Travelers are always welcome, especially if they have items to
set his bones to rest!"

trade, or coin to spend. The town center boasts a small general

store, and the 'The Dry Fox' inn, which has rooms to rent, and
The Major gives her a look of complete sympathy, "Your
a small job board for adventurers outside the Mayor's office.
grandfather was a hero for the whole town of Nettle - but no-

one has replied to your notice on the job board."

The TOWN OF NETTLE

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Kam Marblewhisk
With that, the arguing pair look up and seem to notice your
Kam is the local innkeeper. He has had personal experience
entrance. The Mayor speaks, "Welcome to Nettle! I am Belen
with the goblins, and if you show an interest, he'll tell you:
Pinestar. What business brings you to the Mayor's office?".
"My brother Cole and I went with a party of adventurers to try
to reason with the goblins and get them to open the Mount
Belen Pinestar Faldur Pass."

Belen Pinestar is the mayor of Nettle. If you ask about his

quest, he says:
"I will give you 100g to defeat the goblins so that the pass can
be reopened. As proof of your deeds, bring me the silver horn
that is used by the leader of the goblins, and the gold will be
yours."
He looks grave, "A fight broke out between the party and the
goblins, and Cole and I were separated. If you are headed up
that way, I'll pay 25g if you find my brother or... for any
information about what happened to him."
Kam uses the stat block of a Commoner (page 5).

Claire Hallen
Claire Hallen is a Life Domain cleric who wishes to lay the The Nettle General Store
spirit of Elder Hallen to rest. If asked about her quest, Claire

says:
LENI WILLOWSTONE
"I will pay you 50g to escort me to the crypt of my
grandfather, Elder Hallen, and to protect me while I perform
Leni is the local tradeswoman and alchemist, who runs the
town's general store. Visitors can purchase any standard
the ritual to lay him to rest."
equipment in the store. If you ask about the job board notice,
Leni says:

Claire is a level 2 cleric. Her stats are on page 5. "In your adventures, if you come across any mint leaves, bring
them back to me and I'll be able to use them to brew up a
The Dry Fox Inn healing potion for you."

Leni offers you a single mint leaf as a sample, so you know

what to look for.
The inn is a two-storey building of timber and brick walls, with
a white tile roof and unusually high ceilings. The innkeeper
greets you warmly and introduces himself as Kam Leni uses the stat block of a Commoner (page 5).
Marblewhisk. Kam tells you that accomodations consist of a
single large room with wooden beds for 2g a night, and that
the Dry Fox Inn is locally known for the variety of its beers and
ales.

NETTLE
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Commoner Languages any one language (usually Common)
humanoid (any race), monster manual, any alignment Challenge 0
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 4 (1d8) Actions
Speed 30 ft. Club
Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 10 10 10 10 10

Claire Hallen Spellcasting Claire is a 2nd-level cleric. Her spellcasting

ability is Wisdom (save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell
human, Lawful Good
attacks). She has the following cleric spells prepared:
Armor Class 18 (Chain Mail and Shield) • Cantrips (at will): sacred flame, spare the dying
Hit Points 17 (2d8+4)
Speed 30 ft. • 1st level (3 slots): cure wounds, healing word, guided
bolt
Life Domain
Claire has proficiency with heavy armor,
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA and so can wear chain mail.
13 (+1) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) Disciple of Life Claire's healing spells are more effective.
Whenever she uses a spell of 1st level or higher to
Languages Common restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains
Skills Medicine, Insight additional hit points equal to 2+ the spell’s level.
Channel Divinity: Preserve Life Claire can use her
Actions Channel Divinity to heal the badly injured. As an action,
Mace
Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one she presents her holy symbol and evokes healing
target. Hit: 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. energy that can restore a number of hit points equal to
five times her cleric level (which is 2, so 10 in total).
Shortbow
Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range Choose any players or creatures within 30 feet of her,
80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing and divide those hit points among them. This feature
damage. can restore a creature to no more than half of its hit
point maximum. Claire can’t use this feature on an
undead or a construct.

NETTLE
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 The Goblin Gate
If you advance further, read the following sentences:
Location Overview As you approach, a larger goblin appears and barks roughly in
Goblins have constructed a wooden gate across the Common "You pay Zlartl 50 gold to open!"

narrowest section of the Mount Faldur pass. A silver horn is slung around his neck.

Arrival Zlartl's grasp of Common is elementary, but sufficient to

After half a day's ascent up the mountain, you reach a goblin
gate that has been constructed across the pass.
negotiate opening the gate. If you pay or otherwise convince
Zlartl to open the gate, he will blow on the silver horn, and a
goblin will appear to open the gate. If you kill Zlartl, you can
loot the silver horn from him, and this will be sufficient to
complete Mayor Belen's quest. (Page 4)

If you explain that you are there to lay Elder Hallen's spirit to
rest, Zlartl will seem to know what you're talking about and
will try to convince you to talk to Beebee, the female shaman
of the tribe.
"Good. You speak to Beebee about dead."

Once you have passed through the gate, you can read this
description:

A few meters from the gate, there is a carved archway leading

into the mountainside, where the goblins have taken up
residence.

See page 8 for more details about the room inside the
archway.

THE GOBLIN GATE

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Map of the Goblin Gate

Zlartl (Goblin) Languages Common, Goblin

Challenge 1/4
humanoid (goblinoid), monster manual, neutral evil

Armor Class 15 (leather armor, shield) Nimble Escape

The goblin can take the Disengage or
Hit Points 7 (2d6) Hide action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
Speed 30 ft.
Actions
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Scimitar
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.
8 14 10 10 8 8
Shortbow
Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range
Skill Stealth +6 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing
Senses darkvision 60 ft. damage.

Treasure:
Zlartl carries 100gp in a leather pouch - no doubt recent
takings from travellers passing through the gate.

THE GOBLIN GATE

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 The Barricade
Location Overview
The goblin clan has taken refuge in the outer sanctum of the
crypt. They have barricaded the doorway leading into the
crypt, thus keeping the undead inside for the moment. The
goblins take pains to keep quiet, as too much noise will alert
the undead, who will begin to break down the barricade (see
page 10).
Arrival
The outside of the archway is partly covered by a mint bush.
Inside the archway is a room littered with every kind of debris.
There is a distinctive smell of rat droppings in the air.
In the center of the room, a small goblin female tends a firepit.
Two staircases lead up to a landing, where a doorway has been
barricaded shut.
Off to the side of the room a figure in a wicker cage tries to
get your attention, trying not to make too much noise. "Psst!
Over here!" he whispers, waving through the bars of the cage.
The goblin woman hears him and picks up a bleached white
thigh bone to wave menacingly at the caged man, putting a
finger to her lips to silence him, before leveling her gaze firmly
at you. "Quiet!" The goblin shaman glares at you with true
menace in her eyes. “The dead must slumber.”
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Claire and Cole's reactions
Claire gasps seeing the outer crypt in such a state of disarray.
"Have you goblins no respect for the dead?"
Cole whispers urgently, clutching the bars of the wicker cage
"She's got the key to the cage... around her neck..."
The Encounter
See the map on page 9 for location numbers.
1: Entrance
The archway where the players enter the room. Picking
leaves from the mint bush near the entrance archway would
complete Leni's quest (page 4).
2: The Goblin Shaman, Beebee
Beebee is the spiritual guide of the goblin clan, and starts
near the fire pit.
She will try to keep the room as quiet as possible, so the
undead on the other side of the barricade do not stir. If you
keep making a loud noise, she will cast a silence spell, which
covers the entire room (20 foot radius) for 10 minutes. She
will then continue to communicate with you by means of
exaggerated facial and hand gestures, or shaking and
pointing the white thighbone to make her point clear.
Beebee will try to stop you from opening the barricade at all
costs.
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2 4

3: Cole's Cage 4: The Barricaded door

The man in the cage is Cole Marblewhisk, who is the If you do manage to make a loud enough noise for 2 turns
innkeeper's brother as well as being Nettle's blacksmith. The consecutively, the two undead guards will start to break down
cage is padlocked, and the key is around the neck of Beebee the barricade with their greatswords. It will take the undead
the goblin shaman. Rescuing Cole would complete Kam's 3 turns to break down enough of the barricade for them to
quest (page 4).
The wicker cage can be broken open with a pass through. Read the Crypt section (page 11) for more
successful strength check (DC 14). information about the undead.

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 Beebee (Goblin) • Cantrips (at will): sacred flame, thaumaturgy, spare
the dying
humanoid (goblinoid), monster manual, neutral evil
• 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, healing word,
Armor Class 15 (leather armor, shield) command
Hit Points 12 (3d6)
Speed 30 ft. • 2nd level (2 slots): silence, hold person
Nimble Escape
The goblin can take the Disengage or
Hide action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
9 14 12 12 14(+2) 10 Actions
Scimitar
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
Skill Stealth +6 one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.
Senses darkvision 60 ft.
Languages Common, Goblin Shortbow
Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range
Challenge 1/4 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing
damage.
Spellcasting
Beebee is a 3rd-level spellcaster. Her
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (save DC 12, +4 to hit
with spell attacks).

The goblin has the following cleric spells prepared:

Cole Marblewhisk Languages any one language (usually Common)

human, monster manual, Neutral Good Challenge 0
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 4 (1d8) Actions
Speed 30 ft. Club
Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 10 10 10 10 10

THE BARRICADE
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The Crypt
Location Overview
In life, Elder Hallen was the protector of the town, and now,
in death he's risen again to protect the town from the goblin
threat.
Arrival
Stepping through the previously barricaded doorway, you
sense the temperature drop significantly. The air in this room
has not been disturbed for many years. Two smaller tombs
flank a grander one - the final resting place of Elder Hallen and
his two most loyal guards.
Quest Goals
Claire Hallen's Turn Undead spell will cause the zombie
guards to return to their crypts and continue their eternal
slumber. However, any intrusion by goblins into their sanctum
will wake them again.
Similarly, Elder Hallen can be laid to rest with Claire's Turn
Undead, but only if the goblins are dead, or have left the pass.
Claire gains +6 on her roll to Turn these specific undead,
since they knew and trusted her in life.
Elder Hallen
Elder Hallen was a lawful good paladin in life, sworn to
protecting the town. Due to his undying loyalty, he is now a
revenant - an undead being not able to rest while the town is
in danger. He will not attack Claire, and won't attack you,
unless you appear to be threatening Claire.
Elder Hallen will not rest while the goblins are alive, and will
attack the goblins, even Zlartl and the goblins at the gate,
until they are all dead, flee, or otherwise leave the mountain
pass.
Zombie Guards
The Zombie guards died during the same epic battle that
claimed Elder Hallen, and now they are buried with him,
protecting him in the afterlife. They will follow Elder Hallen
in attacking any live goblins. Once the goblin threat has been
completely removed, Claire will be able to complete the ritual
to lay the undead to rest peacefully in their crypt.
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 Zombie Guard Languages understands all languages it spoke in life
(Common) but can't speak
undead, monster manual, neutral evil
Challenge 1/4
Armor Class 8
Hit Points 22 (3d8+9) Undead Fortitude
If damage reduces the zombie to 0
Speed 20 ft. hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw
with a DC of 5+the damage taken, unless the damage
is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.
13 6 16 3 6 5
Actions
Senses darkvision 60 ft. Slam
Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage.

Elder Hallen (Revenant) Vengeful Tracker

The revenant knows the distance to
and direction of any creature against which it seeks
undead, monster manual, neutral
revenge, even if the creature and the revenant are on
Armor Class 13 (leather armor) different planes of existence. If the creature being
Hit Points 136 (16d8+64) tracked by the revenant dies, the revenant knows.
Speed 30 ft.
Actions
Multiattack
The revenant makes two fist attacks.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 14 18 13 16 18 Fist
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the
target is a creature against which the revenant has
Senses darkvision 60 ft. sworn vengeance, the target takes an extra 14 (4d6)
Languages the languages it knew in life (Common) bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, the
Challenge 5 revenant can grapple the target (escape DC 14)
provided the target is Large or smaller.
Regeneration
The revenant regains 10 hit points at the
start of its turn. If the revenant takes fire or radiant Vengeful Glare
The revenant targets one creature it can
damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of the see within 30 feet of it and against which it has sworn
revenant's next turn. The revenant's body is destroyed vengeance. The target must make a DC 15 Wisdom
only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn't saving throw. On a failure, the target is paralyzed until
regenerate. the revenant deals damage to it, or until the end of the
revenant's next turn. When the paralysis ends, the
target is frightened of the revenant for 1 minute. The
frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the
end of each of its turns, with disadvantage if it can see
the revenant, ending the frightened condition on itself
on a success.

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Epilogue

T
he people of Nettle will be ecstatic if you
return to town and tell them the mountain
pass is reopened and their town is
reconnected for trade to the rest of the world.

Belen Pinestar
If the group is successful, Belen will offer you an available
home in the town, which you can use as a base of operations.
He will also give you the 100g from the quest (page 4).
Claire Hallen
If Elder Hallen is successfully laid to rest, Claire is extremely
thankful, and will always be a friend to you. She will stay in
Nettle and look after the townsfolk.
Cole Marblewhisk
If rescued, Cole offers to act as your personal blacksmith,
offering any armour repairs for free, within reason. Also, if
you find the raw materials for him, he can be commissioned
to craft a weapon or a piece of armour for you.

EPILOGUE
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