Atype 1 yuan-timalisonnamedNahth(pronounced
NAWTH)andfouryuan-tibroodguards(seeappendixD)
defendthemaingate.Strangersaredeniedentryunlessthey
areaccompaniedbyoneormoreyuan-ti.
Nahthisgreedy.Afterallowingcharacterstopassthrough
thegate,hedemandsabribeintheformoffood(preferably
meat)ortreasure(minimum 10 gp).Ifthecharactersrefuseto
payup,Nahthpicksafightwiththem.Combatheredraws
reinforcementsfromarea 2.
SnakePits
Beyondthemaingatearethreepitscoveredwithirongrates.
Whenenemiesattack,thebroodguardsremovethegrated
coversandformupinadefensivelineonthesouthsideofthe
openpits.Eachpitis 5 feetacross, 10 feetdeep,andfilledwith
aswarmofpoisonoussnakes.Thewallsofeachpitaretoo
smoothtoclimbwithouttheaidofgearormagic.Acreature
canskirtaroundtheedgeofapitwithasuccessfulDC 10
Dexterity(Acrobatics)checkbutfallsifthecheckfails.A
creaturecanalsoattempttoclearthepitswithastanding
jumporrunningjump(seethePlayer’sHandbookforjumping
rules),providedtherearenobroodguardslinedupalongthe
farside.
Treasure
Nahthhasacrocodileskinpouchcontaining 28 gpandwears
goldceremonialbracerssculptedtoresemblebats( 150 gpfor
thepair).
2 .HallofWar...........................................................................................................................................................................
Fourpillarscarvedwithserpentreliefssupportthe 20 -
foot-highceilingofthislargeroom,inthemiddleof
whichisan 18 - foot-highstatueofacoiledcobra,facing
north.Torcheswithgreenflamesflickeronthewalls,
andtheairreeksofdung.Twowagonsareparkedin
onecorner,andatriceratopsisconfinedtoametalpen
inanother.Tothewestareapairofdarkalcoves,andto
thesouthisawide,pillaredhall.
Yuan-titroopsmusterinthishallbeforeheadingintothe
city.Unlesstheyhavebeendrawnelsewhere,ayuan-ti
purebloodnamedSoakosh(pronouncedSOH-kawsh)and
fouryuan-tibroodguards(seeappendixD)arestationed
here.Twobasiliskschainedtohooksinthewesternalcoves
aretrainednottolooktheiryuan-timastersintheeye.
Chewedbitsofstone(theremainsofpetrifiedvictims)litter
thefloorinthealcoves.Thetriceratopsconfinedtothemetal
peninthenorthwestcornerisdocileuntilthreatened.The
yuan-tiuseittopullsupplywagons.
Soakoshisfatandhasaforkedtongue.He’srarelyseen
withoutabagofhisfavoritefoodathand:candiedgrungeggs.
Ifthealarmisraised,Soakoshcommandsthebroodguards
tounchainthebasilisksfromtheirhooksandleadtheminto
battlelikewarhounds.Ifthealarmhasnotbeenraisedbut
combatensueshere,onebroodguardrunstosoundthegong
inarea 9.
Ifthetriceratopsisthreatenedwithfireorinjuredbyan
attack,itsmashesthroughthewallsofitspenandheads
towardarea 1.
GiantCobraStatue
Thestatueisnotdangerous.Acharactercanclimbitwitha
successfulDC 15 Strength(Athletics)check.Wagons
Thesupplywagonsinthenortheastcornerareempty.3 .HallofSerpents....................................................................................................................................................................
Thewallsofthispillaredhallbearreliefsofagiant
serpentanditsyuan-tiworshipersdoingterriblethings.ThewallreliefsshowthelegendofDendartheNight
SerpentandtheriseofRasNsi.Characterswhoexaminethem
seethefollowingtableaus:
Agiantserpentcoilsintheunderworld,devouringthe
dreamsofsleepingcreatures.
Yuan-titerrorizeChultans,feedingtheirnightmaresto
thegreatserpent.
Ayuan-timalison(RasNsi)wieldingaflamingswordand
wearingagoldcrownsetwithablackopalleadsthe
snakepeopletoagreatdoortotheunderworld.
Thedoortotheunderworldopens,releasingtheserpent.
Itdevoursthesunandplungestheworldintoterrorand
darkness.
AcharacterwhosearchesthereliefsandsucceedsonaDC
15 Wisdom(Perception)checkdiscoversthattheblackopalin
RasNsi’scrownisastonebutton.Ifthechecksucceedsby 5 or
more,thecharacteralsoseestinyholeshiddenamongthe
scalesoftheNightSerpentcarvings.
IfacharacterpressesthebuttoninRasNsi’scrown,the
carvingsoftheNightSerpentexpelasoporificgasthatfillsthe
hallwayandlingersfor 1 minute.Anycreaturethatmovesinto
thegasorstartsitsturninsideitmustmakeaDC 13
Constitutionsavingthrow.Thegashasnoeffectoncreatures
thatcannotbepoisoned,andcreaturesthatfailthesavefall
unconsciousfor 1 hour.Usingclothorwax,characterscan
plugthehundredsofholesandpreventthegasfromflowing
out.4 .Armory.................................................................................................................................................................................
Thearmorydoorhasanarcanelockspellcastonit.
Officially,onlyRasNsi,Sekelok,andFenthazaknowthe
commandphrasetobypassthespell(“whitefeather”).
Speakingthecommandphrasewhilestandingwithin 5 feetof
thedoorsuppressesitsmagicfor 1 minute,duringwhichtime
thedoorcanbeopenednormally.Thedoorcanalsobeforced
openwithaknockspellorasuccessfulDC 25 Strength
(Athletics)check.
Whenthecharacterspeerinside,read:
Gleamingscimitars,serpenthelms,andsuitsofscale
armorcramtheracksofthisvault.Largebonesand
hornedskullslitterthefloor,andashieldmadefromthe
shellofatortoisehangsonthefarwall.Alargeskeletalserpentslithersoutfrombehindthe
racks,raisesitshead,andsaysinCommon,“Theywill
tellusthepassphrase!SoUkurlahmuhasspoken.”AbonenaganamedUkurlahmu(pronouncedoo-ker-LAH-
moo)hasorderstoprotectthearmoryfromthieves,butit