Selûnite Outpost

Petrified Battlefield

The area west of the fortress is not given a separate proper location name in the game, but it is commonly treated as a subarea of the outpost. It contains:

The battlefield is reached through or around the ruined western part of the outpost. Entering openly can trigger the Spectator encounter.

Eilistraee’s sword site

On a high cliff nearby is an old ritual site dedicated to Eilistraee, the drow goddess associated with moonlight, freedom and redemption. The sword Phalar Aluve is embedded in stone there. This site is geographically close enough to be useful during an outpost sweep, but it is not part of the fortified building itself.

Hidden drow stash

Behind layers of spider webs on a nearby cliff is an old stash associated with Lolth-sworn drow. It contains Drow Studded Leather Armour and the book On Educating the Faithful. The stash is part of the same local exploration circuit, although it is outside the outpost walls.

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Entering from the Defiled Temple

The most direct route begins in the Goblin Camp.

This is one of the recognised overland entrances to the Underdark. Other entrances lead to different parts of the region, including the Storehouse, Minotaur Hills and the area near the Myconid Colony.

The route is effectively one-way at first. The outpost cannot normally be used to enter the Defiled Temple from the Underdark unless the relevant route has already been opened from the other side. It therefore cannot be used as a surprise infiltration route into the Goblin Camp.

Opening the outpost gate

The main exit is protected by the moonstone artillery. The gate’s magical system uses a large Moonstone held by a statue of Selûne. Energy is channelled to two smaller statues, which fire radiant blasts at creatures approaching or leaving the gate.

The artillery fires in the area between the portcullis and the nearest large rocks on the stone bridge. Its attack deals radiant damage in an area and allows a Dexterity saving throw to reduce the damage. The documented attack is 2d6 radiant damage, with a DC 12 Dexterity save for half damage.

Destroying the Moonstone grants the Acolyte inspiration event Shatter the Moon. It also disables the artillery, making the gate safer for future travel.

Navigation advice

Do not assume the fortress itself is the whole encounter zone. Several important rewards are outside the main walls.

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Recommended handling

The book In Search of the Nightsong, located near the Selûne statue, can progress Find the Nightsong. This is an investigation clue rather than a full quest resolution.

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Basilisk Oil

Basilisk Oil can restore petrified drow. Using it can also trigger the encounter sequence. This gives the party more control over when the battlefield becomes active, but it does not remove the underlying danger.

Dhourn and the Adamantine Forge

Dhourn is the most important of the petrified drow. If he survives, speaking with him can begin or advance The Adamantine Forge. If he dies, his corpse can still provide relevant equipment and progress.

The Memory Shard is particularly relevant to the search for the Adamantine Forge. Depending on how the conversation develops, Dhourn may also provide information connected with the drow expedition and the forge.

A drow player character, or a character disguised as a drow, receives additional dialogue options. The exchange can vary further for a female drow character. A particular humiliating outcome can grant the Noble inspiration event Know Your Place, while the circumstances of the encounter may determine whether Dhourn survives.

Named petrified drow directory

The following named drow are associated with the battlefield:

They are not a resident community or a functioning faction within the outpost. They are remnants of an expedition caught by the Spectator’s petrification.

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Main outpost loot

The hidden section containing Luminous Armour can be found with a DC 15 Perception check. If the party fails to detect the movable wall, the room can still be reached through the adjacent broken section by jumping through the breach. The chest is locked and trapped, so bring a character capable of handling both problems.

Battlefield and nearby encounter loot

The status of Dhourn affects how these items are obtained. Some may be looted from him if he dies, while a surviving Dhourn can produce additional dialogue before the party searches him.

Nearby exploration loot

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Practical advice

Phalar Aluve is particularly useful for characters who benefit from its support abilities, but the sword is not locked behind a single mandatory class choice. If you want the associated inspiration, follow the ritual rather than simply relying on brute force.

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Residents

There are no confirmed living civilian residents in the Selûnite Outpost. The settlement was abandoned, and the remaining inhabitants are represented by ruins, documents, corpses, petrified drow and hostile creatures.

Story-associated characters

These characters belong to the petrified drow encounter rather than to an active town population.

Selûnites

The original builders were followers of Selûne. Their banners, statue, documents and defensive architecture all point to an organised attempt to establish a Selûnite foothold in the Underdark.

The documents suggest that the expedition required increasing support and supplies from the surface. Conflict with drow and other local inhabitants eventually contributed to its collapse. The failure also appears to have damaged or hastened the decline of the Selûnite temple above.

Eilistraeeans

The nearby Phalar Aluve ritual site is associated with Eilistraee, not Selûne. The two goddesses are distinct, even though the site’s moonlit imagery and its location near a Selûnite fortress can make the local religious history seem unified.

Lolth-sworn drow

The hidden stash and the petrified expedition connect the area with competing drow traditions. The outpost’s records refer to hostility from drow, while the nearby stash preserves Lolth-sworn material.

Myconids

The wider territory around the outpost falls within the influence of the myconids of Ebonlake Grotto. This does not make the outpost a myconid settlement. On entering much of this part of the Underdark, the party can be warned about Minotaurs through Rapport Spores. The myconids are a neighbouring regional faction, not residents of the fortress.

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Spectator

The Spectator is the principal set-piece enemy within the outpost’s immediate ruins. Its petrification-related abilities are central to the battlefield encounter, and the drow can complicate the fight if they are restored during combat.

Minotaurs

Minotaurs patrol the wider area near the Storehouse and the approach to the outpost. One may charge towards the gate, where the moonstone artillery can damage it. The Storehouse itself is a separate location, but its wandering Minotaurs are directly relevant to the outpost’s entrance.

Bulette

The area around the outpost is one of the places where a Bulette may be encountered. This is not necessarily a fixed fight that every party experiences in exactly the same way. Treat it as a regional encounter rather than as a permanent resident or named boss.

Environmental dangers

The tremor near the barricades is harmless and primarily atmospheric. It can prompt a party member’s reaction, but it is not itself an attack or quest failure condition.

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Find the Nightsong

The book In Search of the Nightsong, found at the feet of the Selûne statue, advances the investigation into the Nightsong. The outpost therefore functions as one of the early pieces of evidence in a much larger quest thread.

Reading the book is easy to miss if the party immediately destroys the Moonstone and leaves. Search around the statue before departing.

The Adamantine Forge

The petrified drow encounter is tied to the Adamantine Forge investigation.

The outpost does not contain the forge itself. Grymforge is a separate Underdark location and must not be treated as a subarea of Selûnite Outpost.

Inspiration events

Verified inspiration opportunities connected with the local area include:

Some of these depend on background, dialogue choices and the method used to resolve the relevant interaction.

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Named waypoint

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