{"product_id":"deathlord-order-copy","title":"Demogorgon's Hunger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemogorgon\u003c\/strong\u003e emerges - prepare for a brutal D\u0026amp;D 5E encounter in the depths of the Black Meridian!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemogorgon's Hunger \u003c\/strong\u003eis a \u003cstrong\u003e5E adventure bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e for average party levels of 8\/13\/18!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside you will find the following content:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoss Encounter PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBestiary PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer Option PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagic Item PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGazetteer PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocation PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrintable Handouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrintable Battlemap\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoss Encounter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKagon \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA terrifying aspect of Demogorgon born during the Concord Rite that shattered Naq Maxtal. From the heights of the Shattered Ziggurat, Kagon guards a planar rift to the Plane of Madness and seeks to force the world toward a single inevitable future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandouts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eUse 2 unique illustrated handouts and hand them out to your players as clues!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScalable Encounter Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eRun the Boss encounter across multiple Average Party Levels (APL 8\/13\/18), each revealing a stronger manifestation of Kagon and escalating the challenge as the battle unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLocation \u0026amp; Battlemap\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Meridian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Black Meridian is a jagged scar across the highlands where reality itself was torn apart. Long ago, the Xotalan priesthood attempted a powerful rite meant to harness the strength of \u003cstrong\u003eDemogorgon\u003c\/strong\u003e. Instead, the ritual shattered the land and opened a fracture between worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday the region is a maze of canyon walls, unstable ledges, and ruined structures suspended over a vast abyss. Strange lights drift through the air, gravity twists unpredictably, and fragments of ancient Xotalan architecture cling to the canyon’s edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdventurers who enter the Black Meridian quickly learn that every path here carries the weight of past decisions—and that the land itself no longer obeys the rules of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Makes It Dangerous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGravity Pockets\u003cbr\u003eUnstable zones where gravity behaves unpredictably. Some pockets slow falling and allow controlled descents, while others invert gravity entirely—sending creatures and objects falling upward toward nearby surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerception Breaks\u003cbr\u003eCertain stretches of the canyon distort distance and direction. Ledges can appear closer or farther than they are, and entire routes may shift depending on the direction of travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTreacherous Travel\u003cbr\u003eMovement through the Black Meridian is slow and dangerous. Narrow ledges, chain bridges, unstable stairways, and shifting stone paths force travelers to carefully navigate every step of the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotable Locations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeridian Hold\u003cbr\u003eA fortress-temple on the canyon’s rim where the Host of the Stone Chain oversees pylons, chain roads, and salvage charters throughout the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaq Maxtal’s Heart\u003cbr\u003eA fused mass of stone, glass, and ancient ruins suspended within the canyon depths -formed when the original Concord Rite collapsed and the fracture first opened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSun Temple\u003cbr\u003eA modest shrine in Lullsway whose rites have begun producing strange, precise effects on nearby anchors, gravity pockets, and travel routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT’lalco Starwatch\u003cbr\u003eA damaged Xotalan observatory embedded in the canyon wall, where ancient instruments still react to the strange pulses of the fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXalco’s Ledge\u003cbr\u003eA bustling salvage settlement perched on a wide shelf above the Drop, serving as the main staging ground for expeditions into the canyon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFactions in Conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFracture Cartel\u003cbr\u003eClans who control salvage operations and mining throughout the Drop and Deep Meridian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHouse of the Broken Sky\u003cbr\u003eScholars descended from the old Qyintakla scribes, studying the fracture and documenting its changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHost of the Stone Chain\u003cbr\u003eWardens who maintain anchor pylons and chain roads while attempting to contain the region’s dangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShattered Meridian\u003cbr\u003eCult circles who study the overlap between the planes and seek to shape the fracture through dangerous rites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for Exploration-driven D\u0026amp;D 5E campaigns,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ehazardous wilderness travel across fractured terrain, faction-driven sandbox adventures and encounters with cult activity and planar corruption\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"HeadingText-module__djfC6W__root HeadingTextBundle-module__f3oaWa__shared HeadingTextBundle-module__f3oaWa__weightMedium HeadingTextBundle-module__f3oaWa__sizeLg Color-module__9aUt0a__colorContentRegularDefault TextLayoutBundle-module__IsQm8a__shared\"\u003eBestiary \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the scar of Naq Maxtal and the shadow of the Shattered Ziggurat come creatures shaped by void-rites, broken kingdoms, and the lingering will that hangs above the canyon’s Heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese creatures stalk ledges, guard rifts, lead void-cults, and enforce Kagon's ill will. They drag prey upward, break battle lines from above, and turn mortals into blood-soaked meat piles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEncounter new monsters ideal for\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ecanyon descents and cliffside strongholds, cult-driven campaigns and abyssal corruption arcs, vertical combat and brutal close-quarters encounters and backstories shaped by mutation, rage, and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect monsters built around battlefield control, corruption, psychic pressure, and relentless aggression - designed to test veteran parties and punish hesitation!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonster list and CRs \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDikagon - CR 10\u003cbr\u003eA divided fiend born of severed flesh and void energy, raging across the obsidian wastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eK’ahanak - CR 4\u003cbr\u003eFeathered aberrant hunters that drag victims skyward before casting them down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePious Metamorph - CR 2\u003cbr\u003eVoid-devoted cultists who mutilate themselves to become heralds of the Great Unmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT’chuultin - CR 8\u003cbr\u003eCataclysm-warped elite warriors with tentacled backs and a hatred of sorcery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeraton Stalker - CR 2\u003cbr\u003eLesser demons that cling to walls and break formations from above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVizon - CR 4\u003cbr\u003eTwinned butcher-shamans bound by blood ritual and void promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVoidflame Augur - CR 8\u003cbr\u003eTwo-headed prophets of black flame who lead cults beneath the rift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGazeteer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this month’s release lies the \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Meridian - \u003c\/strong\u003ea colossal canyon carved through what was once the thriving \u003cstrong\u003eXotalan Greenwild\u003c\/strong\u003e. Long ago, its cities raised pyramids aligned to the meridian stars, guided by the priest-astronomers of the \u003cstrong\u003eQyintakla\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir final attempt to control the celestial road between planes ended in disaster. During the \u003cstrong\u003eNight of Convergence\u003c\/strong\u003e, the rite meant to anchor the heavens instead split reality itself, drawing an aspect of \u003cstrong\u003eDemogorgon\u003c\/strong\u003e into the world and tearing open the land from Naq Maxtal outward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncover every bit of hidden lore for the villains, allies and history of this bundle within the Gazzeteer PDF!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Player Options\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRace – Vrock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVrocks are carrion-winged fiends whose blood still echoes with the endless wars of the Abyss. 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