The Death's Head Phalanx was a band of hobgoblins led by the warlord Doomcrown that settled within Undermountain during the late 15th century DR. They had aligned themselves with the fire giant Emberosa and her kin during their plot to conquer Waterdeep and the the North and bring about the rise of the fire giants within the ordning of giant kind.[1]
Activities[]
As Doomcrown and his band believed fire giants could sweep over and conquer the surface realms of Faerûn, they set their eventual sights on the High Forest. The Death's Head warlord believed the fire giants could purge the forest and the Phalanx could seize it as their own domain.[1]
To this end, the Death's Head Phalanx protected Emberosa and the giants as they worked on creating an enormous mechanical construct known as Mecha-Halaster. This 100'-tall (30.5 m) metal likeness of Halaster Blackcloak was to be used when Emberosa and the "Mad Mage" himself embarked from Undermountain to assail the city of Waterdeep and defeat its colossal protectors.[3]
Meanwhile, Yargoth the Breaker led an excursion upward into Trobriand's Graveyard,[4] in an effort to steal scrap metal from the domain's scaladar. When the lesser warlord discovered that the gnome Zox Clammersham possessed a magical ring that controlled the scorpion-like automatons, they began to use rust monsters to distract his metallic minions, murder the gnome, and steal his ring.[5]
Members[]
- Doomcrown: The leader of the Death's Head Phalanx was a devout worshiper of Maglubiyet and completely dedicated to the collective goal shared by his war band, their fire giant allies, and the "Mad Mage" Halaster.[1]
- Yargoth the Breaker: Another warlord of the Death's Head, albeit one of lesser rank than Doomcrown, Yargoth was put in charge of the base camp located in the eastern region of the Graveyard.[4]
- Kurlog: This hobgoblin captain led the vanguard tasked with disrupting Zox's operations and stealing his ring.[5]
- Jarrk: This unfortunate hobgoblin inadvertently set off one of Arcturia's polymorph traps and was transformed into a hook horror.[6]
History[]
When the fire giant Emberosa led a group of her kin into Arcturiadoom, sometime before the Year of Three Ships Sailing, 1492 DR,[note 1] Doomcrown and the Death's Head band followed them with complete loyalty. Collectively, the hobgoblins secured most of Arturiadoom's halls and chambers,[1] and established constant patrols throughout "their" stronghold.[7] Following that, they set about their shared plan to conquer the north and secure their own Realm on the surface of Faerûn.[1][3]
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Notes[]
- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, but Christopher Perkins answered a question via Twitter and stated the year was 1492 DR. Corroborating this, Dragon Heist page 20 refers to events of Death Masks (set in 1491 DR) as being "last year". Unless a canon source contradicts this assertion, this wiki will use 1492 DR for events related to this sourcebook and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (which is referenced on pages 5 and 98 of Dragon Heist).
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 171–190. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 185. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 177. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 172. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 180. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.