Fate of Istus

Template:Greyhawk source Fate of Istus is a multipart adventure for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, taking place in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The module is designed for characters of any class or level, and was published as an in-game vehicle to explain the transition from the game's first to second edition.

Table of Contents

Chapter	Page	Author
Introduction	2
Ye Olde City's Sroll #1: Rockroost	3
Adventure #1: The Sage's Tower	6	by Nigel Findley
Ye Olde City's Sroll #2: Rel Mord	14
Adventure #2: Swords for Hire	17	by Dan Salas
Ye Olde City's Sroll #3: Jurnre	25
Adventure #3: Countdown in Jurnre	28	by Stephen Inniss
Ye Olde City's Sroll #4: Elredd	37
Adventure #4: Diambeth's Delving	40	by Nigel Findley
Ye Olde City's Sroll #5: Wintershiven	47
Adventure #5: Service for the Dead	50	by Nigel Findley
Ye Olde City's Sroll #6: Leukish	58
Adventure #6: The Garden of Evil	62	by Dan Salas
Ye Olde City's Sroll #7: Rauxes	26
Adventure #7: Down with the Wizard	72	by Robert J. Kuntz
Ye Olde City's Sroll #8: Chendl	83
Adventure #8: At the King's Right Hand	85	by Nigel Findley
Ye Olde City's Sroll #9: Verbobonc	93
Adventure #9: Iuz's Gambit	95	by Robert J. Kuntz
Ye Olde City's Sroll #10: Hesuel IlShar	105
Adventure #10: The Scarlet Musque	108	by Stephen Inniss
NPC #1: Cymbelline	120	by Nigel Findley
NPC #2: Alaric	122	by Dan Salas
NPC #3: Beastman Avatar	124	by Stephen Inniss
NPC #4: Arlina	126	by Nigel Findley
NPC #5: Narlond and the Prophet	127	by Robert J. Kuntz

Credits

Authors: Nigel Findley, Dan Salas, Stephen Inniss, Robert J. Kuntz
Coordinators: Bruce Heard, Karen S. Broomgarden Editing: Kim Mohan
Typography: Betty Elmore
Cartography: Diesel
Cover Art: Daniel Horne
Interior Art: Karl Waller

Distributed to the book trade in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. Distributed in the United Kingdom by TSR UK Ltd.

product number 9253XXX1401
ISBN 0-88038-712-2

Back cover reads

This collection of linked adventures takes characters from the Bandit Kingdoms to Furyondy to the Wild Coast, with stops in some of Greyhawks most exciting locales. But don't be fooled: This is more than just a travelogue.
A dread plague has struck the world of Greyhawk, and the adventurers must travel the length and breadth of the land seeking an explanation and a cure. This is no ordinary plague, but one that seems almost like a punishment - or a test - meted out by some greater power.
Should the characters fail to uncover the secret of this quest, the world of Greyhawk will be forever changed.
This epic campaign provides hitherto unknown details about the cities of Greyhawk and tests each major character class in the AD&D game.

Notable nonplayer characters

• Cymbelline: Half-elf 9th Level thief/10th level bard
• Alaric: Human 7th level fighter
• Morgorath's Beastman Avatar: deity can appear as anything
• Arlina: 12th level cleric
• Narlond the white alchemist and the Prophet of Boccob: 18th level magic user

Retcons of Fate of Istus

Some parts of the adventure, notably the connection of the Scarlet Brotherhood monks with monks from the Oriental Adventures land of Kara-Tur and the loss of all monkish abilities, were ruled noncanon and contradicted in The Scarlet Brotherhood by Sean K. Reynolds (1998). The name of the archfiend "Baael" was changed to Baalzephon in Ivid the Undying by Carl Sargent (1995). In addition, the version of Verbobonc in Fate of Istus is different from the one in Vecna Lives! by David Cook (1990).

Bibliography

• Findley, Nigel, Dan Salas, Stephen Inniss, and Robert J. Kuntz. Fate of Istus. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.

External link

• Fate of Istus at the TSR Archive.