Last Breath of the Dragon Queen - An adventure for 30th-level characters

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“Last Breath of the Dragon Queen” is an adventure designed for five 30th-level characters, intended to conclude a campaign by saving the universe, slaying a god, and fulfilling epic destinies. The party travels to Tiamat’s lair in the Caverns of Fiery Splendor, where they must overcome Tiamat’s most loyal guardians before facing the Dragon Queen in her full five-headed glory. The background centers on Tiamat’s fractured power after the City of Brass is lost, with desertion, internal rivalry, and displaced forces setting a precarious stage for the finale.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages45

Reading Time1 h 9 min

AccessFree to download

Last Breath of the Dragon Queen

Adventure premise and campaign role

Journey to the Caverns of Fiery Splendor

Tiamat’s aftermath after the City of Brass

Bahamut’s constraints and the hero infiltration lead

Berath’s crusade and ghost return

Zehir’s parallel agenda in the Caverns

“Tiamat who formed all things, Made in addition weapons invincible; she spawned monster-serpents, Sharp of tooth, and merciless offang; With poison, instead of blood, she filled their bodies. Fierce monster-vipers she clothed with terror, With splendor she decked them, she made them of lofty stature. Whoever beheld them, terror overcame him, Their bodies reared up and none could withstand their attack.” —Enuma Elish, The Epic of Creation, L.W. King trans. Last of the Breath Dragon Queen An adventure for 30th-level characters By David Noonan illustration by William O’Connor cartography by Sean Macdonald and Mike Schley TM & © 2010 Wizards of the Coast LLC All rights reserved. February 2 010 | Dungeon 175 4 Last Breath of the Dragon Queen “Last Breath of the Dragon Queen” is an adventure for five 30th-level characters. By the end of the adventure, the characters should have saved the universe, slain a god, and achieved their epic destinies, thus ending the campaign. This adventure is the final chapter in the Scales of War adventure path, the culmination of events that started with “Rescue at Rivenroar” thirty levels ago. The “Last Breath of the Dragon Queen” also plays well as a standalone adventure and can be adapted for the conclusion of any world-spanning campaign with Tiamat as the final foe. In “Last Breath of the Dragon Queen,” the characters travel to Tiamat’s lair in the Caverns of Fiery Splendor in Azharul, which is part of Tytherion, the Endless Night. There they face Tiamat’s most loyal guardians, then the Dragon Queen herself in all her five-headed splendor. They aren’t fighting a reflection of Tiamat, an avatar of Tiamat, an aspect of Tiamat, or anything less than the actual goddess at the zenith of her power. If the characters succeed, they will have achieved something truly epic—a fitting end to a campaign spanning more than a dozen adventures. BackgrounD The battle for the City of Brass is over—and the good guys won. But the city is in ruins, Bahamut’s army is in disarray, and Tiamat is desperately trying to recover from her army’s appalling defeat. The Dragon Queen is finding it difficult to do so. As the goddess of greed, envy, and wealth, Tiamat used those motivators to great effect among her worshipers, soldiers, and allies. Now that she’s fallen on hard times, Tiamat is finding few allies—dragons or otherwise—willing to stand with her now that the chips are down. In short, Tiamat is discovering that her very nature doesn’t induce loyalty in uncertain times. Furthermore, she’s discovering that encouraging competition and rivalry among her underlings is at best a double-edged sword. Many of Tiamat’s lieutenants are taking advantage of the Dragon Queen’s distraction to settle old scores and climb the pecking order on the backs oftheir rivals. As soon as word reached Tytherion of the defeat atthe City of Brass, the great dragons, soldiers, cultists, and many of Tiamat’s most powerful agents started deserting her, carrying off much of her wealth and leaving her vulnerable. From the ancient wyrms that advised Tiamat to the lowly dragonborn guards on her ramparts, everyone took what they could and fled to some dark, quiet corner, fearful of a world with a diminished Tiamat—and fearful they’d face Tiamat’s wrath when she decides who’s to blame for recent events. If Bahamut’s army arrived to confront Tiamat in her lair right now, they would find that much ofit had already been looted by Tiamat’s fleeing servants. But Bahamut can’t get his army to Tiamat’s lair in Tytherion—it’s exhausted, battered, disorganized, and still engaged in restoring some semblance of order to the City of Brass. Furthermore, the Platinum Dragon is worried that darkening Tytherion’s skies with metallic dragons and an army of paladins would be counterproductive. An invading army might galvanize Tiamat’s forces to end the infighting and unite against the enemy they were born and bred to fight.

FAQs

What kind of characters is “Last Breath of the Dragon Queen” built for?

It is an adventure for five 30th-level characters, focused on an end-of-campaign finale.

Where does the adventure take place?

The characters travel to Tiamat’s lair in the Caverns of Fiery Splendor in Azharul, within Tytherion, the Endless Night.

Why is Tiamat struggling to maintain loyalty after her defeat?

After her army’s collapse, many allies desert her, and competition among lieutenants leads to infighting and opportunistic power grabs.

Aug 26, 2026

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