Catti-brie stealthily navigates the enchanted forest and ruins of Myth Drannor to rescue a captured princess from a malevolent sorcerer seeking the Throne of the Gods. With her skill and determination, she disrupts the sorcerer's dark magic, defeats him in combat, and safely escorts the princess away, leaving the ancient city's secrets intact.
Szass Tam, the lich of Icewind Dale, uses the legendary Lute of the Bards to transform the frozen wasteland into a vibrant land of life and color, experiencing a rare moment of hope and contemplating the possibility of redemption as he embarks on a new journey.
In the shadowed city of Menzoberranzan, the goddess Lolth stealthily acquires a powerful, long-forgotten artifact from a hidden chamber, using her Cloak of Invisibility to bypass ancient wards and locks. With the pulsating crystal in her grasp, she feels triumphant, knowing she now holds the fate of the Underdark in her hands, leaving behind a city unaware of the chaos soon to unfold.
In the subterranean city of Menzoberranzan, Berg'inyon Baenre, armed with the Horn of Summoning, successfully activates the Eye of Lolth, summoning a powerful, shadowy servant to ensure House Baenre's dominion over the drow city, setting the stage for a perilous journey of power and intrigue.
Szass Tam, the lich and Zulkir of Thay, uses the Chalice of Eternal Youth atop the Desertsmouth Mountains to summon and bind a powerful elemental to his will, marking the dawn of a new era of darkness as he descends with his fiery servant to unleash his ambitions upon the realms of men.
Xanathar the Beholder, driven by the desire for eternal youth, ventures into the icy labyrinth of a glacier in Icewind Dale to retrieve the legendary Chalice of Eternal Youth, ultimately defeating its ancient elemental guardian with forbidden magic. As he claims the Chalice, he is rejuvenated but haunted by the unknown consequences of the dark spell he cast to obtain it.