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LAST STAND AT DRAGON'S END

 Last Stand at Dragon's End
Keys of Wonder Lore Guide
EPF D APF S L is a unique ad-
venture wherein the party will help a humble
town prepare to defend itself against an attack
by a vengeful dragon.
This lore supplement provides additional
history on the town of Dragon’s End, expanded
use of the new commanding battles rules set,
and an alternate adventure hook if you are play-
ing along with the Keys of Wonder campaign
setting.
The dragon sought to avenge the death of its
mother, and mustered great armies of kobolds
and dragonkin followers. And now, Urax aims
to raid the surrounding regions of XX, culminat-
ing in a final strike on Dragon’s End (formerly
Egelstead) - the site where its mother was slain
long ago!
Egelstead

Fallout of The Dragon War
After the evil dragon Mouyld, one of the
Greenwold’s greatest threats, was vanquished,
civilization flourished. However, unbeknown
to the rest of the world, the vicious dragon left
offspring behind. As the years passed, Urax, one
of Mouyld’s descendents matured to adulthood.
Egelstead was a humble village that was caught
in the crossfire of the Dragon Wars. When
Urax’s mother sought to claim the nearby cliffs
as an aerial command post for her conquest,
the people of Egelstead did not flee, nor con-
cede. Despite their ragtag army, and a modest
bolstering of trained soldiers and warriors
from surrounding regions, the Egelstead forces
made a mighty stand!

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 Unthinkably, a great hero - the elven
warrior Maeklun Evenwind - dealt a killing Excelling as Leaders
blow, slaying Urax in the battle! Egelstead Many player classes and archetypes are
was renamed to Dragon’s End, and a statue particularly well-suited for leading and
depicting Maeklun’s triumphant moment was supporting others - which will prove
carved into the Cliffs of Victory, as they would especially beneficial to the story and
be dubbed. The story became a legend that theme of this adventure. Some examples
would grace many bards’ tongues, and books, include:
and campfire tales. • The College of Valor Bard
However, Dragon’s End, despite the new • The Battlemaster Fighter
name, has returned to what it was before in the
many years since its famous dragon slaying: • The Banneret Fighter
a peaceful village, mostly filled with humble • The Mastermind Rogue
fishermen and farmers. The current town reeve • Any character with the Inspiring Leader feat
is Falendra Evenwind, a descendent of Maeklun
the Mighty’s. For characters with these features (or
When the adventure begins, Falendra similar ones), a unit counts as an individ-
makes haste to prepare the town against ual target, and they gain the full benefits
looming danger - as Urax’s underlings raid described by the ability. A larger-scale
surrounding settlements and pave the path battle is the perfect opportunity to let
for the dragon’s destructive strike. these player features and abilities shine in
ways they might not ordinarily do through
conventional encounters, so the GM is en-
couraged to make rulings that maximize
Commanding Battles the use of these features.
Expanded
This adventure introduces a new rules system
for staging larger battles, which can be incor-
porated into other 5e gaming sessions. Refer
to the Commanding Battles andsediA reyalP
included in your box.
Below are ways the GM can incorporate the
bonus stat blocks - included on the handouts
- into the adventure module.
• During the Cursed Mines journey (see
booklet, pg. 7-8), if the party awakens
the dwarven spirits, they may be able to
convince them to join their cause. If a
character makes a convincing speech and
succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion)
or Intelligence (Religion) (made with
advantage if the character is a dwarf ), the
spirits agree to help the party defend the
town. They use the statistics of a ghost
army unit (see Player Aid).
• The party may help build any of the siege
terrain units (see Player Aid) during the Build
It Up phase (see adventure booklet, pg. 6).
The duration for each is 2 hours. To maintain

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 a challenging difficulty, the GM is encouraged
to add one enemy mage unit to Urax’s forces in
the final encounter for every 1-2 siege terrain
constructs the party builds.
• Optionally, the random encounters (found
on the table in the adventure booklet, pg. 7)
may be replaced with a commanding battles
encounter. For example:
• 3 orc units are mid-fight against 3 militia
units, having ambushed their scouting
camp! The party may spring into attack
to help command the militia to defeat the
orcs. If they are successful, any militia units
that survive are automatically upgraded to
elite militia units (without consuming any
time).
• The party stumbles across an allied militia
outpost. Word was sent to the Alabaster
Academy, seeking reinforcements to help
repel Urax’s raiders. Mages have since
arrived at the outpost. If the party takes
a short or long rest at the campsite, each
character also gains 10 temporary hit
points when they finish the rest, and
the mages present will perform any
spellcasting services (PHB, pg. 159) for
free. After some time, the campsite is
attacked by 1 dragonkin unit and 2
assassin units (see Player Aid). The party
commands: 1 militia unit, 1 elite militia
unit, and 2 mage units
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If you are using the SRYEFDKONW cam-
paign setting, you may use this plot hook in
place of, or in conjunction with, those found in
the adventure booklet.
The plot hook can occur when the party has
revisited Maestro Hewert at his tower, or it may
be modified to be presented as a visit from the
Maestro during their travels, or as a flashback.
Read the following aloud:
Maestro Hewert stares into a roaring fire,
his eyes affixed for a moment. He snaps out of
it, with that unmistakable look of excitement in
his eyes. “A dragon’s roar,” he says. “One of the
mightiest sounds - dating back to the dawn of
creation. There is a special sort of power in it.”
The gnome unfolds a parchment letter with
a bit of a tremble in his hairy hands. “Word from
the south. It is not good, I fear. History has a way
of repeating itself, and it sounds as if a vengeful
dragon intends to complete the grim work of
his ancestors. But you - you can stop it. And…”
The gnome stops to take a hissing kettle
of tea out of the fire. “...while you’re at it,” he
continues. “If you defeat the dragon, you can
capture its dying roar into the tuning fork.
In doing so, we can restore one of the Grand
Calliope’s grandest lost keys!”
He sips the tea with satisfaction, offering to
pour some to all of you as well. “And besides,
what could be me worthy of a song than dragon
slaying?”
If the party succeeds in defeating Urax, they
are easily able to do just as Hewert instructed.
The sound ripples through the air, partially
distorted, before it is sucked into the tuning
fork with a slight hum. Once restored to the
Grand Calliope, pressing the key emits of a
bassy, booming roar of sound.