The humanoid entrails were left on the altar as an
offering to the god of murder. Pouring a vial of holy wa-
ter on the entrails causes them to melt away and also
causes the altar to smolder.
D8. MOLDYTAPESTRY
The back wall of this dry alcove is bung with a 5-foot-
wide, 7-foot-tall tapestry. It depicts a grisly scene of
four faceless figures ripping apart a fifth figure, who is
screaming. Characters who inspect the tapestry without
touching it notice yellow mold growing around its edges.In fact, a 5-foot-square patch of yellow mold (see chapter
5 of the Dungeon Master's Guide) clings to the back ofthe tapestry and releases its deadly spores if the tapes-
try is disturbed.D9. THE DEAD THREE DOORS
This chamber is empty but not bereft of decor. Carved
into each of its three doors is a full-figure depiction
of one of the Dead Three. A character recognizes all
the figures with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Reli-
gion) check.
East Door. The face of this door bears a carving of
Bane, the lawful evil god of tyranny, who is depicted as
a tall, armored man wearing a bucket helm. His right
gauntlet is painted black and clutches a set of shackles.
North Door. This door bears a carving of Bhaal, the
chaotic evil god of murder. He's depicted as a powerfully
built, skull-headed roan with long, curved blades wherehis hands should be.
South Door. This door bears a carving of Myrkul, the
neutral evil Lord of Bones. He is portrayed as a cloaked
figure whose face is hidden under a cowl. In bis skeletal
hands, be clutches a screaming human skull.
Dl0. NECROMITES' ROOM
The creatures here watch area D9 through a crack in
the door, and any sign of the characters approaching
lets them set up an ambush of sorts. Read the following
boxed text to describe the room to the players:Lying on the floor of this otherwise empty room are the
pale bodies of three humans in filthy black robes, ar-
ranged in a triangular formation. A lit torch lies between
them. A rough-hewn staircase to the left leads down to
another torchlit chamber.T hese three necromites of Myrkul (see page 234 for
their stat block) are playing dead. They conceal their
skull-headed flails underneath their robes. Any char-
acter who watches the bodies carefully can determine
that they're alive with a successful DC 10 Wisdom
(Insight) check.
The necromites leap to their feet and attack when
any character enters the room, or if they are attacked
first. They fight to the death to guard the treasure
in area DU.
Dll. PARTIALLY COLLAPSED CRYPT
This chamber has partially collapsed around a stone
sarcophagus that was opened and looted long ago.
CHAPTER 1 I A TALE OF TWO CITIESTreasure. The necromites in area DlO hid three spell-
books beneath the dust and humanoid bones in the sar-
cophagus, having stolen the books from murder victims.
Spellbook 1 is bound in red leather and contafos the
following spells: burning hands, detect magic, disguise
self, fog cloud, ray of sickness, silent image.Spellbook 2 has the personal rune of its previous
owner burned into its umber cover. This book contains
the following spells: charm person, find familiar, iden-
tify, magic missile, sleep.Spellbook 3 is bound in scaly black reptile hide and
contains the following spells: cloud of daggers, darkvi-
sion, detect magic, feather fall, mage armor, magic mis-
sile, Tasha's hideous laughter.Dl2. BANE'S ALTAR
Unless the characters take special care to approach
quietly and w ithout light sources, they alert the room'soccupants. Describe this area to the players as follows:
The eastern part of this room is unlit, flooded, and
braced with floor-to-ceiling wooden beams. Rough-hewn
steps rise out of the murky water to the western por-
tion of the room, which is dry and lit by two torches in
sconces that flank a stone altar. Shackled to the wall be-
hind the altar is a sickly man in a loincloth with a burlap
sack over his head. An alcove in the north wall contains a
freestanding su it of plate armor missing its helm.
Standing before the altar are two grim figures: a pow-
erfully built woman clutching a mace, and an even bigger
man wearing a bucket helm. The helmed man is jabbing
the prisoner with a spear, causing him to twitch. Both
figures are clad in chain mail, and the woman carries a
wooden shield with a leering skull painted on it.The two armored figures are Kazzira, a female human
fist of Bane (see page 232 for her stat block), and
Yignath, a male human iron cons ul (see page 232 for
his stat block). Yignath is torturing the prisoner for fun
while Kazzira watches. Both attack intruders but preferto remain on dry ground. The skull on Kazzira's shield
has been painted in fresh blood. Hanging from Yignath'sbelt is an iron key ring with seven keys-one for the
shackles above the altar, two for the shackles in area
D22, and four that unlock the chests in area D30.
The prisoner hanging on the west wall is Klim Jhasso,
a male human noble captured in the Lower City twodays ago after his bodyguard was slain. Klim is a neu-
tral evil noble with 1 hit point remaining. He is unar-
mored (AC 10) and weaponless. He speaks Common
and Elvish, but has no useful information to share. Klim
guarantees that his family will pay a generous reward