Arrun 11

-Managed to enter Sun Doon's vault & leave it.
-Didn't test if puzzle to enter remains the same.
-Still have key (daggers):
>>>>>Along with location, both can easily be sold to treasure hunters.
>>>>>Tease vault in my books? Clues spread out over several publications might drive popularity.
-Vault contained (besides treasure) a long dead corpse:
>>>>>Referenced by Cloven.
>>>>>Documentation on corpse identifies itself as the fabled Illmaren.
-Encountered a fiendish and/or undead dwarf (Torbin), a bound and/or allied Hellhound, and a pair of tieflings:
>>>>>Obvious ties to Amon.
>>>>>Claimed to be treasure hunters.
>>>>>Dwarf has teleporting ability (a mage?).
 
 
Illmaren Biography Outline:
-First chapter should start at the end, i.e. finding his corpse in the vault (keep details light on actual location for now, upsell next or prior book):
>>>>>Describe "shock" of it's discovery.
>>>>>Maybe include Cloven's warning as foreshadowing? (Should this or ancient civilizations be the first publication?)
>>>>>Death by starvation might be too boring; maybe add something more dramatic.
>>>>>Mention teleporting ward.
-Next chapter(s) should talk about Illmaren's pre-adventuring days:
>>>>>Will need to find more sources.
>>>>>Notes mention a "Leena" in Azul.
>>>>>Probably long dead, but Azul might have some records that could be of use.
>>>>>Hunt down some of those "Illmaren adventure" books?
-Include a chapter on the "Eyes of Azavox":
>>>>>Detail mirror to establish credibility.
>>>>>Reference prior book if this is released second.
-Round back to Illmaren's death and the steps leading up to it:
>>>>>Mention the dragonhunter, the necklace, the fang, and Sun Doon's relationship with Schattenzahn.
>>>>>Need to figure out how Illmaren managed to teleport into vault in the first place (Scrying?).
-If released first, will need an eye-catching title (is that a pun?):
>>>>>A Hobgoblin's End?
>>>>>Illmaren's Legacy?
>>>>>The Curse of Illmaren?
 
 
ADDENDUM to "ancient civilizations" outline:
-Cloven was soldier for Azavox's army.
-Army came from underground to invade the Cyclopean Empire (CE).
-Army was defeated, leading to the creation of the "Eyes of Azavox".
-Thus Cloven's point of view on the CE is that of an invader/outsider.
-Might still have some value, but will need to find another source that has an insider point of view.
-Combine Cloven's and Aranea accounts to write a larger series on the "Deep Dark"?