Editing Grymforge

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[[File:Grymforge.jpg|thumb|The main hall of Grymforge.]]
'''Grymforge''' is a [[Location]] in the [[Underdark]] in [[Act One]]. It encompasses the legendary [[Adamantine Forge (Location)|Adamantine Forge]] and the lesser Ancient Forge, also known as the [[Abandoned Refuge]].

Built by worshippers of the [[Shar|Lady of Loss]] in time immemorial, this long-abandoned fortress has been recently given a second life, with the forces of the [[Absolute]] skittering through crumbling ruins and devilish lava pools, bolstering their armaments and seeking a safe incursion point to march their army into the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]. 

[[Duergar]] mercenaries billeted at the lower levels of the forge are commanding a group of enslaved Ironhand gnomes to free the commander of the local special forces, [[Nere|True Soul Nere]], from a sudden cave-in. The only member of the group capable of clearing the cave-in has gone missing, and the duergar are willing to reward anybody who finds the runaway, dead or alive.

==Overview==
===Access===
The entry to Grymforge is through the [[Decrepit Village]], [[Underdark]] {{Coords|-7|-210}} by taking the skiff from the beach docks.

===Regional waypoints===
The following {{SmIconLink|Waypoint Header Map Icon.png|Waypoints}} are available within Grymforge:
:{{WpCo|'''Underdark - Grymforge'''|-647|382}}
:{{WpCo|'''Underdark - Ancient Forge'''|-611|294}}

===Duergar encampment===
Accessible immediately upon arrival to the Grymforge, this is the main base of operations for the local [[Duergar]] mercenaries. It encompasses the lower areas of the Grymforge and spans from the entry docks below to the [[Nere|True Soul Nere's]] cave-in above. In order to progress to the upper-most levels of the area and eventually reach the Ancient Forge, the party must traverse through the Abandoned Temple to the north-east, or blast through a smaller cave-in to the north-west.

===Abandoned Temple===
This area primarily occupies the north-eastern region of the location map. It is accessed either through a set of locked and hidden doors east of the entry docks, or through the upper floors of Grymforge when progressing from the north-western cave-in. Dangerous creatures have found home in these desolate halls, such as [[Ochre Jelly]] or [[Hellsboar|Hellsboars]].

===Ancient Forge=== 
[[File:Screen_Map_Abandoned_Refuge.jpg|200px|thumb|Map of the Ancient Forge and the Adamantine Forge to the south-east.]]

{{hatnote|Main article: [[Abandoned Refuge]]}}
To the far south of Grymforge, through a series of contraptions and ruins, there is an entry to the [[Abandoned Refuge]], also known as the Ancient Forge, and there is the 'Underdark - Ancient Forge' [[waypoint]]. It can be accessed by navigating through the forge grating at the upper levels, reached either by progressing through the trapped bridge that the north-western cave-in led to, or by taking the Abandoned Temple route. Abilities such as [[Misty Step]], [[Enhance Leap]], or [[Fly (Class Action)|Fly]] can be of help to find other paths through the terrain.

===Adamantine Forge===
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Adamantine Forge (Location)|Adamantine Forge]]}}
If you continue on the Ancient Forge route, you will eventually meet the magnum opus of a long-forgotten Sharran blacksmith - the legendary [[Adamantine Forge (Location)|Adamantine Forge]], rumored to be capable of smithing the mythical [[Mithral Ore]] into armaments of exceptional quality. It is clearly visible from the Abandoned Refuge vista and can be accessed by traversing south-east, down from the 'Underdark - Ancient Forge' waypoint, past the lava pools and across the collapsing bridge.

===Connected locations===
The following [[Location|Locations]] are connected to the Grymforge:
* [[Ancient Temple]] <onlyinclude><abbr title="Although you can technically enter this area from Grymforge, you can't interact with the location in any meaningful way from here." class="bg3wiki-damage-rider-source">Note</abbr><includeonly>[[Category:Damage Rider As Source]]</includeonly></onlyinclude>
* [[Underdark]]
** [[Decrepit Village]] (Beach)
* [[Ruined Battlefield]] (Act Two)

===Quests===
*[[Deliver Nere's Head]]
*[[Free True Soul Nere]]
*[[Find the Explosives]]
*[[Find the Missing Boots]]
*[[Help the Spirit of the Amulet]]
*[[Save the Grymforge Gnomes]]
*[[The Adamantine Forge (Quest)|The Adamantine Forge]]
*[[Rescue the Gnomes in Moonrise Towers]]

==Characters==
====Notable NPCs====
<ul style="column-width: 20em;">
<section begin="npcs"/>
<li> [[Apprentice Larrida]]
<li> [[Barcus Wroot]]
<li> [[Beldron]]
<li> [[Elder Brithvar]]
<li> [[Dalthar]]
<li> [[Lunkbug]]
<li>  [[Mind Master Dunnol]]
<li> [[Mind Master Fonmara]]
<li> [[Nere]]
<li> [[Philomeen]] 
<li> [[Sergeant Thrinn]]
<li> [[Thudd]]
<section end="npcs"/>
</ul>

====Merchants====
<ul>
<section begin="npcs"/>
<li> [[Stonemason Kith]]
<li> [[Corsair Greymon]]
<section end="npcs"/>
</ul>

====Animals====

*[[Elder Rothé]] (livestock)
*[[Lur Xanta]] (spider)

====Other NPCs====
<ul style="column-width: 20em;">
<li> [[Brathwen]]
<li> [[Danna]]
<li> [[Drar]]
<li> [[Herdmaster Skarjall]]
<li> [[Mirthis]]
<li> [[Morgya]]
<li> [[Murmath]]
<li> [[Skickpit]]
<li> [[Stonemason Gergerann]]
<li> [[Viss]]
<li> [[Ward Magmar]]
<li> [[Ward Pistle]]
<li> [[Welso]]
</ul>

==Creatures==
*[[Hellsboar]]
*[[Merregon Legionnaire]]
*[[Mimic]]
*[[Ochre Jelly]]
*[[Magma Mephit]]
*[[Animated Armour]]
*[[Lava Elemental]]

== History ==
The original Grymforge fortress was built in an unknown age by a group of Sharran followers. Those Sharrans used the fortress for approximately eight hundred years, after which it was abandoned. Grymforge was not re-inhabited until [[Ketheric Thorm]]'s [[Dark Justiciar]] army were brought in to rebuild it. {{cite text|Grymforge: A History|Unknown Justiciar}}

After this, the Grymforge served as a base of operations for Ketheric and his Justiciars. Among these Sharrans was Silouv Yali, a gnome well known for his wizarding talents. Yali guided the Sharrans in building the [[Adamantine Forge (Location)|Adamantine Forge]], which was able to heat mithral to great enough temperatures to forge adamantine. As well, he conjured [[Grym]], a construct who protects the forge. {{cite text|The Great Furnace of Grymforge|Unknown}}

While Ketheric's forces worked to destroy Reithwin and its surrounding Selûnite population, a Selûnite resistance lead by [[Infernal Mason|Mordfred]] worked to oppose him. The Justiciars proved too strong however, forcing Mordfred to make a bargain with [[Raphael]] in desperation; destroy the Justiciars in return for his soul.{{cite text|Mason's Log|[[Infernal Mason]]}}

Raphael sent the orthon [[Yurgir]] and his [[Merregon Legionnaire|merregons]] to the Grymforge. Yurgir smashed through the cities walls, leaving behind hellish glass. {{ref|Dialogue with [[Stonemason Kith]]}} Together, he and his merregons wiped out the Justiciar presence. While Yurgir and most of his legion left to remove the Justiciars in other bases, some merregons remained in the Grymforge. 

==List of interactions==
{{SpoilerWarning}}
* Pass all three checks when speaking to the Stonemason to receive infernal plate
* Convince the spiders to unionise under Lolth
* Find Philomeen and negotiate for your lives
* Save True Soul Nere
* Save the slaves

==Notable loot==
===Quest items===
<ul style="column-width: 20em;">
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Iron Key}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Rusted Key}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Tarnished Silver Key}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Nere's Head}}
</ul>
===Other notable===
Other Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:
<ul style="column-width: 20em;">
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Jorgoral's Greatsword}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Bow of the Banshee}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Shining Staver-of-Skulls}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Intransigent Warhammer}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Wondrous Gloves}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Dark Justiciar Helm}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Dark Justiciar Mail}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Sharran Crossbow}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|The Real Sparky Sparkswall}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|The Protecty Sparkswall}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Merregon Halberd}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Firestoker}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Fetish of Callarduran Smoothhands}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Bracing Band}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Ring of Absolute Force}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Boots of Speed}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Cap of Wrath}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Deep Delver}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Sword of Screams}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Disintegrating Night Walkers}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Dark Justiciar Mask}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Sentient Amulet (Rare)}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Grymskull Helm}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Adamantine Mace}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Adamantine Longsword}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Adamantine Scimitar}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Adamantine Shield}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Adamantine Scale Mail}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Adamantine Splint Armour}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Runepowder Barrel}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Runepowder Vial}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Smokepowder Satchel}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Devilfoil Mask}}
<li> {{MdRarityItem|Infernal Alloy}}
</ul>

=== Hidden treasure ===
* Harper Cache: {{Coords|-700|371}} find this blatantly labelled cache, with a dangerous twist.

== Related literature ==
* {{MdRarityItem|Grymforge: A History}}
* {{MdRarityItem|The Great Furnace of Grymforge}}

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{FRWiki|Grymforge|long}}

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[[Category:Act One Locations]]
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