Shadows of the Citadel [Beginner, LGBT+ Friendly]

About the adventure

Deep in the forest, there is a citadel that once was home to an esoteric druidic order; its ruins now house colonies of goblins, kobolds, and some creatures far stranger beside. In a tavern, a mysterious and powerful patron insists that you must retrieve an artifact--a grimoire that once belonged to one of her fallen party-- so that the magic within does not fall into the wrong hands. She tells you about the citadel, located in Faerun's Lost Peaks, once a thriving space for magical entities, and about the schism within the druidic order that led to a cataclysm so large that the very earth objected, swallowing up the citadel and burying the remains. Over time the area began to grow again, and groups of goblins took advantage of the bounties that the citadel's bones could provide. The goblins brought rare and prized ingredients to wizards who would come to trade discreetly in the nearby town of Oakhelm. But recently, trade has slowed, and goblins report that stranger creatures and stranger happenings are attacking them and their harvest. Your patron was hired to investigate; with her partner, she descended into the depths, where he was slain and she forced to retreat. Your objective is clear: enter the citadel, retrieve his grimoire, and return to your patron alive. But the path through the citadel is fraught and tangled-- and things may not always be as they seem... This is an introductory adventure that is open to players of all experience levels!