Ironhaven Bank Heist

City Streets

"The mirror dimension gives way to the brick and mortar walls of an alleyway, and you watch the shards of glass fly into Elbridges crown."
[Perception check: DC 12. {Success: "You notice that the people in the street seem to be angry about something, and most seem to be heading towards the bank".}]

Front entrance

"The bank is a massive white marble building with elaborate columns that reach up to the sky, only to stop at the sloped roof." (There are 8 guards at the entance, who will attack the civilians if things get out of hand.) "There is a large crowd amassed at the front of the Bank, in a faceoff with the guards. You gather a general tone of anger from the mob, who have armed themselves with farming tools, wooden weapons, and a variety of foods."
Speaking with the locals, you find out that the bank suddenly closed after the king was pronounced dead, and one of his advisors took his place.

1. If you rile up the crowd
"An old man right next to you starts a chant, 'Open up the bank!' the crowd follows suit and starts repeating the phrase.

2. You can also go into the mirror dimension to enter the bank. You simply pass through where the guards would've been standing.

The Bank

Lobby

"The lobby is even more extravagant than the exterior, with white marble floors and a massive room that goes up about 75 feet to the ceiling.

Backdrops

Encounters

Puzzle encounter:

There are going to be enemies in the mirror dimension that you must slay, each of them has an indication of some number, or symbol. There will be sigils on the walls near doors in the mirror dimension, each sigil changes the rules of the doors a little bit.

Symbols:

These will appear both above the doors and somewhere on each enemy. Some symbols aren't special, but some have special properties.
Sheep: This symbol can either be a sheep, and be picked as the weakest symbol, or be a wolf in disguise, which will usually take the role of strongest. The only way to unmask this symbol is to kill all of the enemies.
Wolf: This symbol will be listed as the strongest symbol, unless there is a dragon.
Dragon: This will always be the strongest symbol.
Random symbols: Rooster, Ox, Ram, Pig, Snake, Tiger.

Sigils:

No sigil: This means that you pick the number or symbol that did not appear on the enemies
Bunny: Whichever direction the bunny is hopping in, means you go to the door to the side of the door with the missing symbol.
Moon: Find a wolf symbol by the door, or kill all enemies to reveal the wolf in sheep's clothing.
Star Sigil: The star sigil introduces a wildcard round. The party can choose any door they wish, regardless of the enemies or their symbols. This offers a risk-and-reward choice.
Mirror Sigil: This sigil requires that you venture back to the real world in order to pick the door.
Sword: This sigil means that you pick the strongest animal sigil.


Punishments: If you mess up and choose the wrong door to go through, the dm will roll on a 1d10 table to see what you encounter in the door.

1d10	Punishment
1	Spiked Floor: The moment the party steps through the door, spikes emerge from the floor, dealing 2d8 piercing damage to anyone who fails a DC 16 DEX save.
2	Blinding Flash: Upon entering the room, a blinding flash of light disorients anyone that fails a DC 12 CON save, imposing a penalty on their next attack or skill check due to temporary blindness.
3	Energy Surge: Crossing the threshold triggers a surge of arcane energy that zaps the party, dealing 3d8 lightning damage. Party members can make a Dexterity saving throw to take half damage and avoid slowing their movement.
4	Noxious Gas: As the party enters, a noxious gas is released, causing them to cough and take 2d10 poison damage. Party members can make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw to take reduced damage and avoid the poisoned debuff.
5	Gravity Spike: Upon opening the door, a sudden shift in gravity causes the party to be slammed against the floor or ceiling, dealing 4d8 bludgeoning damage. Affected party members can make a DC 12 Strength saving throw to take reduced damage and avoid being knocked prone.
6	Temporal Distortion: Stepping through the door causes a temporal anomaly that temporarily slows the party's movements and attacks. Party members can make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw to mitigate the debuff on their initiative and actions.
7	Ethereal Drainer: Crossing the threshold drains a bit of the party members' life force, dealing 3d10 necrotic damage. Party members can make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw to take reduced damage and avoid the reduction in maximum hit points.
8	Hallucinogenic Vapor: Upon entering, the party inhales hallucinogenic vapors that cause illusions and loss of direction. Party members can make an DC 12 Intelligence saving throw to resist the disadvantage on Perception checks and saving throws.
9	Elemental Burst: Stepping through the door triggers an elemental burst that deals 4d10 fire, cold, or acid damage to the party members. Party members can make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw to take half damage and avoid the elemental vulnerability.
10	Disorienting Glyphs: The room is adorned with magical glyphs that disrupt spatial perception. Anyone entering the room becomes disoriented. Party members can make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw to resist the penalty on their next attack roll/save due to the confusing glyphs.

Lobby:

"You step into the lobby, passing right through where you saw guards standing just a few seconds ago. The lobby is extremely ornate, with gold carvings on pillars and polished marble floors. On the wall at the far end of the room you see a glowing purple sigil, that shimmers and wavers for your attention. It depicts a coin on it. You touch it, and the doors close behind you, completely disappearing from sight as the wall becomes solid. Where the sigil was, three doors materialise. They are each indistinguishable from each other, apart from glowing symbols etched into them. In the room appear two shrouded figures. They look like ink blots set against a light colored parchment, and from their hoods come sounds of tormented screaming."

Damned Husk CR: 8

Medium to Large undead/ , unaligned

Armor Class: 13

Hit Points: 35

Speed: 30 ft , fly: 60 ft , burrow: 5 ft , swim: 10 ft , climb: 15 ft , can hover

STR

12 +1

DEX

4 -3

CON

5 -3

INT

6 -2

WIS

24 +7

CHA

3 -4

Saving Throws: Str +4, Wis +10

Skills: Intimidation +3, Perception +13

Damage Vulnerabilities: Radiant, Thunder

Damage Resistances: Piercing, Slashing

Condition Immunities: Blinded, Charmed, Deafened

Senses: Blindsight 120 ft., Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 23

Languages: Common, celestial,

Challenge Rating: 8

Grappler. The Damned Husk has advantage on attack rolls against any creature grappled by it.

Actions

Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) slashing damage.
Madness. You speak a celestial word of power that can overwhelm the mind of one creature you can see within range, leaving it dumbfounded. If the target has 150 hit points or fewer, it either becomes insane or you can choose an obsession or phobia to inflict for 1d10 hours. Otherwise, the spell has no effect.
The insane target must make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a successful save, the insane condition ends.

Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.

To those who met an unfortunate end in a realm inaccessible by the Raven Queen, death is not the end, but rather a ghostly beginning. No longer bound by the chains of death, they cling to any life they can find, and will drain it from the source.

Suggested Environments

They can only exist in the mirror dimension, unable to traverse realms.

1st round: Three doors, no sigil. Two enemies.

Doors from left to right: Wolf, Dragon, Sheep.
Enemy symbols: Wolf, Sheep.

2nd round: Three doors, bunny sigil hopping right. Two enemies.

Doors from left to right: Sheep, Ram, Ox
Enemy symbols: Sheep, Ox.

3rd round: Three doors, moon sigil. Two enemies.

Doors from left to right: Sheep(Wolf), Sheep, Sheep

Enemy symbols: None

Subfloor 1:

"Roll a wisdom saving throw everyone." "The sigils from each round have now appeared, one on each of you three. You feel... touches at the edge of your mind, whispers in the dark passing you by. You shake it off and venture through the door and down the dark stairs. "

1st round: Three doors, sword sigil. Three enemies.

Doors from left to right: Wolf, Ram, Dragon
Enemy symbols: None

2nd round: Three doors, sword and bunny hopping to the left sigils, Three enemies.

Doors from left to right: Rooster, Ox, Dragon
Enemy Symbols: None

3rd round: Three doors, sword and moon. Three enemies.

Doors from left to right: Sheep, Sheep(Wolf), Sheep

Subfloor 2:

"Roll a wisdom saving throw everyone." "The sigils from this latest bout have now joined the others on your skin, and the touches you felt at the edge of your conciousness start to get even closer, whispers become near decipherable speech, and then they echo and fade away. You continue to the stair case just like before."

1 round only: Timed round, only 4 times around the table, four enemies.

Subfloor 3:

"The hourglass sigil etches into your skin, and the words become louder."

Round 1: Four doors, Mirror sigil. Three enemies.

Doors left to right (mirror dimension): Ox, Sheep, Dragon, Wolf
Doors left to right (real): Wolf, Dragon, Sheep, Ox
Enemy Symbols: Dragon, Wolf, Sheep

Round 2: Four doors, Mirror and bunny sigil hopping to right. Three enemies

Doors left to right (mirror dimension): Ox, wolf, dragon, sheep
Doors left to right (real): Sheep, dragon, wolf, Ox

Enemy symbols: Ox, dragon, sheep

Round 3: Four doors, Mirror, bunny hopping to the right, Sword, and Moon sigil. Three enemies

Doors left to right (mirror dimension): Sheep, Sheep, Sheep(wolf), Sheep
Doors left to right (real): Sheep, Sheep(wolf), Sheep, Sheep
Enemy symbols: None

Vault

"Make a wisdom saving throw"
"The sigils once again etch into your skin. The ghostly words can be felt pressing upon your mind, ghastly screams ring in your ears... and then they are silenced. You walk once again down the stairs, and arrive at a massive circular metal door."
"You all place your palms onto the door and the runes travel from your skin onto the vault door. You hear the clicks and clanks of metal as the door unlocks and swings open."
"What greets you is nothing less than an incomprehensible amount of gold and assorted valuables. The room, or more accurately, what you can actually see of the room beyond the mountains of gold is still massive."


"You feel a voice enter your head, pushing hard onto your brain, you feel as though your skull is leagues underwater."



All ye welcome, to my hoard, Where flesh and bone turn cold, nothing changed is nothing scored, Among my heaps of gold."


"Never seen a Dragon before, have we? I'm going to enjoy this."
"At this moment, the massive mountain of gold in front of you rumbles and shifts, as the figure of a massive gleaming dragon rises up out of it. The dragon opens his orange reptilian eyes and locks eyes with you. His snout chuffs and a small amount of gold powder comes out. He stands tall above you, his talons about as big as one of your bodies. Around his neck you see a pendant, as soon as you look at it, you hear whispering surroudn your mind."

Fafnir CR: 9

Gargantuan celestial/dragon, lawful evil

Armor Class: 16

Hit Points: 777

Speed: 40 ft , fly: 80 ft , burrow: 10 ft , climb: 40 ft

STR

22 +6

DEX

14 +2

CON

20 +5

INT

14 +2

WIS

16 +3

CHA

18 +4

Saving Throws: DEX +7, CON +10, WIS +8, CHA +9

Skills: Perception +8, Stealth +7

Damage Immunities: Fire

Senses: Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 18

Languages: All

Challenge Rating: 9

Frightful Presence: Each creature of the dragon's choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware of it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Actions

Multiattack: The dragon can use its Frightful Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.
Bite: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 18 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage.

Claw: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 14 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage.

Tail: +10 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. *Hit:* 16 (2d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.

Legendary Actions

1. Devour: Any creature directly next to the dragon must make a DC 12 DEX save or be eaten by Fafnir. Every round spent inside of Fafnir, the creature will take 4d6 Acid damage. On a successful DEX save at the end of a turn, a creature escapes from the creatures maw.
2. Gold Breath (Recharge 2-3): The dragon exhales a cone of magical golden flames. Each creature in a 60-foot cone must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 56 (16d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Any non-magical object that fails the saving throw begins to turn into gold, their speed becomes halved, and if they get hit again, their speed becomes 0 and they recieve disadvantage on attacks. If they get hit a third time, they become solid gold, and must start rolling death saves.
3. Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions): The dragon beats its wings. Each creature within 10 feet of the dragon must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take 14 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.

Fafnir is a golden dragon who lives in the Ironhaven city bank. He made a deal with the original settlers years ago that they would bring him food and establish their bank around him, so he could have a hoard.

Second phase: "You feel a rush of wind on your skin as the massive beast unfurls his golden wings, the clinking of coins sliding off the shimmering scales of the Dragon. The beast starts to lift into the air, you feel the wind pick up."

Roll athletics, or roll an attack roll to cut into and stay on top of the dragon. "The dragon fies straight up into the ceiling, causing it to collapse. He flies through multiple floors until you are back at the lobby about to crash through the glass ceiling. The massive beast hurtles through the glass, it cascades down around you. Roll a DC 12 constitution save. You feel glass shards cut your face and take 1d4 slashing damage. As you leave the bank, you start to leave the ground behind, as the entire city becomes visible and then starts to disappear beneath you. Pretty soon, you're near the clouds. You feel a rush of adrenaline seeing the ground below you as the dragon beats its wings upon the now frigid air."

Where you left off: "As you sit in the dimly lit tavern, the atmosphere is thick with unease. The few patrons present engage in hushed conversations, their voices laden with concern. The city outside is already fraught with tension, and you can feel the weight of the world pressing down on you with the dragon on his way. Suddenly, a deafening crash shatters the already tense air. The entire building quakes, and you watch in disbelief as the tavern's roof is violently torn away, sending shards of wood and debris flying through the air. Amidst the chaos, you see several unfortunate individuals who had been in the wrong place at the wrong time hurtling out of their rooms and into the twilight, their lives extinguished in an instant.
As the tavern quakes and the roar of Fafnir the Dragon grows deafening, you turn your eyes toward the source of the terror. With dread coursing through your veins, you witness a sight straight out of a nightmare. Fafnir's immense head slowly emerges, inch by agonizing inch, through the shattered remnants of the tavern's roof. His eyes, each the size of a wagon wheel, gleam with malevolence, like twin infernos that pierce the gloom. They fixate upon the tavern's occupants with a predatory intensity, revealing a malevolent intelligence that chills you to the bone.
The serrated edges of his colossal teeth, each larger than a man, glint menacingly in the faint light that filters through the wreckage. His cavernous maw, capable of consuming entire buildings, opens with a grotesque slowness, revealing a seemingly endless expanse of darkness within.
As his snout inches further into the tavern, his hot, fetid breath washes over you, carrying the unmistakable scent of brimstone and warm metal. The very air seems to thicken with dread, as if the world itself is holding its breath in fear.
Fafnir's head now looms above you, casting a monstrous and foreboding shadow that engulfs the entire room. The sensation is akin to being trapped in a nightmare, where the line between reality and terror blurs, leaving you with a singular, haunting certainty: Fafnir the Dragon has arrived, and there is nowhere left to hide."

Roll initiative.
"'Hey, even if we escape, he can still track us down. We also still have our legs partially gold, so there's not much we could do to run away after that. So the first order of business if that we get him to throw up, so he can release the anditode from his glands.

Once the group has been unpetrified, Elbridge tells them to open the portal and go through, he'll stay behind to prevent him from tracking them.  "Elbridge clenches his fist and slams his staff on the ground, creating a giant illusory dragon that surrounds him. 

After the group escapes from Fafnir they go to the hole hopefully.
"Hey, you all are back, Jethro wants to speak with you."
"You walk down the stone halls, passing by multiple open rooms with injured individuals. You reach the room where Jethro resides, and the door opens. 'Greetings once again friends, please sit down.' He gestures to three small stools in the room. 'I've been doing some more research as my memories come back to me bit by bit. You remember the whole talk we had about how the entire city of Ironhaven would be lost if my brother gets what he wants?'"
"' Well, it seems that I was wrong. I've been recalling more and more, and it just came back to me that my Brother is not quite alone in his body. Have any of you heard of the god Null? The history of the world has been lost, so I wouldn't expect you to know much of it. Null was a deciever, a godkiller, his actions nearly 1000 yeard ago started a war that lasted over a century, and his very presence is a threat to the fabric of reality itself. The gods feared him, and so they bound him in a prison beyond the reaches of the cosmos, where he could do no harm. But it seems that my brother, Jaren, in his desire to change fate, has found a way to tap into Null's essence and slwoly break the chains that bind Null. Hel itself is pouring into our plane, and soon enough there'll be a hole big enough for Null to step through. 'Null's essence has been seeping into my brother's soul, slowly consuming him from the inside. It's a twisted, parasitic bond that has turned my brother into a vessel for that malevolent god. If Jaren succeeds in his plans, not only will Ironhaven be lost, but all of reality itself may unravel at the hands of Null.'
Jethro's expression is grave as he speaks these words, his eyes filled with a profound sense of dread. 'I appreciate your help, my friends. If my body wasnt unreliable, I'd be out there too. We need to gather the artifacts, the only things that can stop Null from returning to our plane. With your help, we can prevent the cataclysm that Null seeks to unleash upon the world.'

If Gilton speaks to Holfrey "You enter Holfrey's room, the fishman is sitting in the corner staring at the wall. 'Is it true? Is it true that they're all gone? We're the only ones left? And you lied to me about it? Why, WHY WOULD YOU LIE TO ME ABOUT THAT?' Holfrey has tears in his eyes." [Player discussion]

Discuss the players heading to Scalveth to meet a colleage of theirs.

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