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Hell's Heart | |
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Publication | Dungeon Magazine issue #151 |
Date | October 2007 |
Publisher | Wizards of the Coast |
Type | Adventure |
Author | Nicolas Logue |
Illustrator | Udon and Mike Schley |
Pages | 34-58 |
Edition | 3rd ed. (3.5) |
Preceded by | Quoth the Raven |
Hate thrives in
Hell's Heart
. Cordoned off from the rest of
Sharn
and nestled in the
Black Arch
district where a thousand swords and glaives surround its obsidian spires, Hell's Heart is a madman's nightmare—a black spot of terror on the pox-ridden underbelly of Sharn. From drooling maniac killers, to family-slaughtering sociopaths and deranged cannibals, the asylum contains Sharn's most twisted minds, but none among them come close to the depraved brilliance of
Viktor Saint-Demain
. Undaunted by the recent failure of his protégé in "
Quoth the Raven
," Viktor opens a dark final chapter in his plans for vengeance. The mad
inquisitive
's coup de grace not only deals the party a lethal stroke, but also includes his own redemptive rise to heroism as well. A madhouse of killers and deadly traps, plus a doomed future as fugitives and enemies of the
Brelish
crown awaits those who cross Viktor Saint-Demain. The time is nigh for a final showdown with one of
Khorvaire
's most dangerous criminal masterminds.
"Hell's Heart" is an adventure for 10 th -level player characters using the Eberron campaign setting and set against the murky morals and dark urban landscape of Sharn, City of Towers. This adventure ends the Viktor Saint-Demain adventure trilogy (it serves as the sequel to " Chimes at Midnight " and "Quoth the Raven"), though with minor adaptation a Dungeon Master can run it as a stand-alone adventure.