Your heroes are summoned to the Abbey of Boccob, a forsaken sanctuary nestled within the crumbling remains of Greyhawk Castle, mere minutes from the Free City of Greyhawk. Their task is simple: delve into the abbey's unparalleled library and unearth a piece of obscure lore lost to time. Yet, what should be a refuge for quiet reflection and study holds dark secrets that twist like shadows in the corners of the mind.
Unbeknownst to them, Vecna, the insidious Lord of Secrets, has planted a Voidspire of Netheril in the grand plaza where the Tower of Zagig and the abbey stand. Its malevolent influence seeps into the very fabric of reality, distorting time and summoning forth the deepest, most twisted fears of those who wander too close. And what does a librarian, of all people, dread most? A fire.
As the heroes step into the echoing silence of the abbey, they have no idea of the horrors waiting within the stacks—where knowledge becomes a weapon, and the line between sanity and madness blurs. What could possibly go wrong? The answer, wrapped in shadows and whispers, is a nightmare just beginning to unfold.
The adventure is designed for four 4th level heroes.
- from the publisher's blurb