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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crazy_monkey1956" data-source="post: 5021865" data-attributes="member: 49514">I ran through the entire 3.0 Ashardalon series back in 2002 and am currently running them again.  SPOILERS!!!The Sunless Citadel finds the group exploring a ruined citadel once operated by a cult dedicated to Ashardalon.  In the lower levels, they encounter an insane druid who has discovered a twisted and malignant tree, called the Gulthias tree, that radiates evil.The PCs, being the stalwart heroes that they are, cut down said tree to rid the world of its evil...The tree grew from the still green stake used to pierce the heart of the vampire, Gulthias, the leader of the cult dedicated to Ashardalon.  With the destruction of the tree, Gulthias is able to return.Heart of Nightfang Spire sees Gulthias returning to one of his old haunts wear Ashardalon's still beating heart is secured.  The PCs face loads of undead as the hunt the vampire down and destroy the heart.Lord of the Iron Fortress features one of the half-dragon offspring of Ashardalon in a bid to gain power on the plane of Acheron.Finally, Bastion of Broken Souls involves Ashardalon himself, currently camped out on the positive energy plane.  Ashardalon has replaced his heart with a living demon and is feasting on the unborn souls generated by the positive energy plane.  Turns out one of the PCs is the descendant of Dydd, the druid who defeated Ashardalon the first time around, piercing his heart (thus necessitating the demon-heart).  The other adventures in the series (The Forge of Fury, The Speaker in Dreams, The Standing Stone, and Deep Horizon) are the looser connections of the series and aren't strictly necessary.</blockquote>

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