# [[Vuthos]] Vuthos is the name of the subterranean city of [[The Fire Giants]] underneath [[Mount Mentiri]]. What we know about Vuthos so far: - There are many, many fire giants that live there. - Somewhere in there, they're keeping the dragon eggs of [[Aygonath]] that we need to steal back so that he can destroy [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Grovelthrash|Grovelthrash]]. - Also somewhere underneath/near it, [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Desirat|Desirat]] lies chained... but not for long. - They have a lot of smithies that make very powerful weapons. - The smithies are powered by the heat of [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Desirat|Desirat]] herself. - There are tunnels created by the Cinder Hulks, but there are also other tunnels they didn't create -- probably the [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Kryn Dynasty|Kryn]] tunnels. - The presence of Cinder Hulks suggests a rift between [[The Fire Plane]] and [[The Material Plane]]. [[The Errenath Estate]], Vuthos, and [[Mount Mentiri]] are all connected, so it's hard to tell where one ended and another began. ## Baddies - [[The Fire Giants]] - Storm Giants - Trolls ## Locations ### The Lava Sluice The Lava Sluice is a huge dam, but for lava. ![[twc-vuthos-sluice.png]] - On the top left is a gigantic wheel, about 10 feet in diameter. - There are giant-sized rungs that go up to the wheel, but the gaps are about six feet wide. Each rung is about 20 inches in diameter. - There's a paddle connected to the wheel that switches the flow of lava from one tunnel to another. - A chain runs across the map. At the top of the dam, there's a storage room that we couldn't open, and then a tunnel to get to the Forge. ### The Forge The forge is a large cavern with lava running through it. There are a few trolls and giants that are forging weapons, some for their size and some for normal humanoid sizes. - It's fucking hot. - There are crates full of [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Residuum|Residuum]]. - There are giant-sized beds on the upper left. - Exits to the south (to [[Vuthos#The Lava Sluice]]) and east (to [[Vuthos#Fresco Hallway]]) ### Hallway of Grisly Frescoes The forge leads to a hallway of doors. - The ceiling is 40-60 feet tall. - The corridors are 20 feet wide. - Lots of braziers that cast quite a lot of light and heat. - The walls are made of a heat-treated stone. - The frescoes depict [[King Snurre - the Fire Giant King]] conquering a volcano and standing on top of it, and then a giant holding a black cairn as a sacrifice to some deity. - The frescoes are illusions and lead to [[Vuthos#The Obsidian Temple]]. - ### Room of Purple Stone Tentacles When we first got here, the door to this room was blocked off by purple stone tentacles. However, when we got closer to it, the tentacles began to move and attacked us. It turned out that they had been animated by [[The High Priestess of Tentacles]] and her two other cultists. - Brocaded hanging of lilac and mauve - Basins (ewers) made of jasper. - Enamel coffers where we found adamantine, a spell scroll, money, and gems. - There's a door behind it, leading to [[Vuthos#Sanctuary of the High Priestess]]. ### Sanctuary of the High Priestess This is where we found [[The High Priestess of Tentacles]] waiting for us. - Bed - Three coffers - Two divans with one coffer between them - Ebony and black stone with red inlay - Wardrobe - Dressing table - Secret door ### The Obsidian Temple The Obsidian temple was hidden beneath some frescoes that turned out to be illusions. - There are luminescent purple and lavender things that are bobbing and making it difficult to perceive anything in this room. - Polished floor of red and black stone - We get feelings of unease and memories of people we've lost when we step in. Wally had to resist being frightened when he touched one of the obsidian pillars. - About 120 feet wide, 130 feet long. - [[The Tentacled Trinity]] are depicted as being violently fed a mass "sacrifice" of different humanoids. - Altar at the end. ### Slave Room 1 This was where we found [[Sybell]]. ### Slave Room 2 This was where we found [[Wally's Dreambois]] ### Other parts Schmura (Scura's *Mislead* illusory double) got a glimpse at some other parts of the giant stronghold, but only enough to see that there were two rooms full of gnolls that seemed to have been enslaved by the giants as well. Don't know what that's about!