The Shrine of Ilsidahur

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The Shrine of Ilsidahur
Article cover, art by Valerie Valusek.
Type:	Adventure
Edition:	First edition
Author(s):	John Nephew
Interior Artist(s):	Valerie Valusek Cartography:Diesel (David LaForce)
Publisher:	TSR
First Published:	Dungeon #10, March/April 1988
Pages:	5 (p.3-8, 64)

The Shrine of Ilsidahur is first edition adventure for 4-6 characters of levels 3-6. It was published in Dungeon Magazine #10.

While not written for Greyhawk, it can be set within the Amedio Jungle or Hepmonaland. This Adventure heavily uses the Fiend Folio as well as the Monster Manual II .

Blurb

""It's strange that a shrine to a vanished god should still be taking sacrifices.."

"The Shrine of Ilsidahur" is an AD&D® game adventure for 4-6 characters of 3rd-6th level. Because of it's size and structure, it is easy to prepare and ideal for one-shot gaming sessions. It can also be used as a side adventure in an ongoing campaign. If desired, this adventure can easily be adapted to the WORLD OF GREYHAWK® fantasy setting by placing it in the Amedio Jungle or Hepmonaland."

Index

Art

• Adventurer's versus a Gargoyle and Barlgura ^p.7,

Characters

• Ilsidahur is a demon lord who was banished 180 years ago by Alkumo and Tsalibor ^p.4
• Alkumo- a warrior ^p.4
• Tsalibor- a magician ^p.4
• Daharsta- An evil priest who summoned Ilsidahur before being slain by Alkumo and Tsalibor. ^p.4
• Gambinnott- Current caretaker of Ilsidahur's shrine. ^p.5

Creatures

• Algoid (Fiend Folio) ^p.5
• Basidirond (Monster Manual II) ^p.5
• Basilisk, ^p.5
• Beetle, giant Rhinoceros, ^p.5
• Beetle Giant Water, ^p.5
• Boalisk (Monster Manual II) ^p.5
• Carnivorous ape, ^p.5
  • Carnivorous Ape, Skeleton ^p.6
• Centipede, giant, ^p.5
• Crocodile, ^p.5
• Demon, Barlgura^p.8
• Dragon, Carp/ Yu Lung (Fiend Folio) ^p.5
• Dog, Wild, ^p.5
• Dragonfish (Fiend Folio) ^p.5
• Eblis (Monster Manual II) ^p.5
• Elephant, Asian, ^p.5
• Forlarren (Fiend Folio) ^p.5
• Frog, Giant, ^p.5
• Flightless Bird,^p.5
• Gar, Giant, ^p.5
• Gargoyle ^p.7
• Gorilla bear (Fiend Folio) ^p.5
• Hangman Tree (Monster Manual II)^p.5 
• Harpy, ^p.5
• Hippopotamus, ^p.5
• Human, ^p.5
• Khargra (Fiend Folio) ^p.7
• Leech, Giant, ^p.5
• Leech, throat (Fiend Folio) ^p.5
• Leopard, ^p.5
• Lizardfolk, ^p.5
• Muckdweller (Monster Manual II)^p.5
• Crystal Ooze, (Monster Manual II) ^p.5
• Protien Polymorph (Fiend Folio) ^p.7
• Retch plant (Monster Manual II) ^p.5
• Snapping Turtle, giant, ^p.5
• Spider, giant water, ^p.5
• Tabaxi (Fiend Folio)^p.5
• Tick, giant, ^p.5
• Ustilagor (Monster Manual II) ^p.5
• water weird ^p.5
• Wight ^p.7
• Yellow Musk Creeper (Fiend Folio) ^p.7

Items

• Tome of Daharsta- It's possible multiple copies exist of this book that contains the ritual to summon^p.4.

Note: This book did not actually occur in the adventure as written, and Nephew gave it's description and where to find it in a letter in the next issue of Dungeon Magazine # 11:

"This is a book of great potence, containing the means of summoning the banished demon Lord Ilsidahur to the Prime Material plane. It radiates evil and chaos so strongly that feelings of unease are produced in nonevil beings within 10' of it. Any lawful-good being that touches the Tome must save vs wands or be overcome with nausea and dizziness for 1-4 rounds. Lawful-Good NPCs will thereafter refuse to come into contact with the book again. Only a magic-user of 11th level or higher with not less than 16 intelligence can understand or utilize the volume's contents. The DM may wish to include this in the bar-lgura's treasure."

• Sacrifial Dagger- +3 knife, Sentient, Chaotic Evil

Locations

• Gorbalin is a free town on the edge of the rainforest. ^p.3
• Harshil River- the Shrine sits on the east side of a fork in this river, upriver from Gorbalin. ^p.3

Appendix

Index.RPG.Net

Reviews

Tenfootpole.org: Compliments the use of an NPC who can reset the traps and add some realism, but over all has a negative opinion of the adventure.

References

Bibliography

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Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
The Shrine of Ilsidahur	Adventure	Located in: Amedio (Lake Matreus),	Dungeon magazine #10