Iron Key¶
Description and use¶
Campaign source: Icewind Dale - Rime of the Frostmaiden, original fifth-edition rules. Campaign-specific mechanics below are separate from the revised core wiki.
This campaign object or grouped equipment reference is documented in the source passages below. Preserve any stated quantity, value, curse, location, or activation condition. Decorative or historical mentions do not automatically constitute available treasure.
Campaign context¶
Selected passages from the searchable transcription. The linked PDF controls if OCR punctuation differs.
X23. OUTER GATE A 15-foot-high, 10-foot-wide iron gate is set into a 20-foot-high, 15-foot-wide wall that separates area X16 from area X24. The gate has a bulky padlock on its eastern side. The duergar forewoman (see area X25) carries the iron key to the padlock. A character with thieves' tools can use an action to try to pick the lock, doing so with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. The check is made with disadvantage if the character must reach through the gate from area X16 to get at the lock. A knock spell or similar magic also opens the padlock. Any attempt to breach the gate alerts the guards atop the watchtowers in the forge (areas X24—X26).
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The clean-up crew consists of the duergar forewoman, Thontara, and six quaggoths. Thontara carries a horn that she uses as a loudspeaker; the iron key that unlocks the outer gate (area X23) is hidden inside a compartment in the heel of her left boot.
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Characters who search through the wreckage find an iron key that unlocks the metal chest in area P5.
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Source pages¶
PDF page 148 (printed 147) — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 181 (printed 180) — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 182 (printed 181) — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 264 (printed 263) — source PDF is not included in this player reference.
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Referenced by campaign pages¶
Horn · Iron Key with Blue and Gold Cord
Import provenance¶
Source: Icewind Dale - Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020, supplied printing). Retained original campaign rules and page references. Imported from the campaign item record.