strugglestorememberfaces.Itonlyattackscreatureswhofail
tospeakthecorrectpassphrase.Thecurrentpassphraseis
“blackmask.”Charactersaregiventhreechancestoutterthe
correctphrasebeforeUkurlahmuattacks.Beforeitattacks,the
nagausesabonusactiontospeakamagiccommandwordthat
causestwominotaurskeletonstorisefromthebonesonthe
floor.Theskeletonsobeythenaga.
Ukurlahmuspeaksstrangely.Whenitasksaquestionor
makesademand,itprefaceseverysentencewith“Itwill...”or
“Theywill...”(forexample,“Itwilltelluswhyitishereand
whatitwants”).Whenitmakesastatementoranswersa
question,italwaysendsitssentenceswith“...soUkurlahmu
hasspoken.”
Treasure
Thearmorycontainstensuitsofscalearmor,fiftyscimitars,
twentylongbows,twentyshortbows,andfiftyquivers
containingtwentyarrowseach.Adetectmagicspellrevealsan
auraoftransmutationmagicaroundtheshieldhangingonthe
wall.Theshieldhasaminormagicalproperty:wordsspoken
bytheshield’sbearerareamplifiedandsoundtentimes
louderthannormal.
Thetortoise-shellshieldbelongstoSekelok,andonlyheis
allowedtotouchit.Ifacharacterremovestheshieldfromthe
wall,Ukurlahmucoldlydemandsthatitbereturnedittoits
hook,attackingifthisinstructionisignored.
5 .Fenthaza’sQuarters............................................................................................................................................................
Twotype 2 yuan-timalisonsstandguardinthecorridor
outsidethisroom.Combatinthehallwayalertstheyuan-ti
broodguardsinarea 6 ,whicharrivein 1 round.Theroomcan
bedescribedasfollows:
Ahazeofincenselingersinsidethechamber.Faded
muralsdecoratethewalls,andthrowrugsandcushions
liescatteredonthefloor.Anengravedchestrestsinone
cornernexttoastoneurncoveredwithsnakecarvings.
Acreaturewiththeheadandupperbodyofadark-
skinnedwomanandthelowerbodyofaserpentcoilsin
themiddleoftheroom.
Fenthaza,ayuan-tinightmarespeaker(seeappendixD),
lairshere.Ifanalarmisraised,Fenthazareliesonherguards
toprotectherwhileshereleasesthecreaturetrappedinthe
stoneurn(seebelow).Fenthazatriestoincapacitate
interlopersandconfinethemtoarea 8 .Aparticularlyirksome
foemightbeshackledtothealtarinarea 6 ,whereshecan
tortureitatherleisure.
Oneofthemorepowerfulfiguresinthetemple,Fenthaza
ruledtheyuan-tiaftertheirabominationleaderdied,andshe
performedtheritualthattransformedRasNsiintoamalison.
Recently,hervisionshaveledhertodoubtRasNsi’s
capabilities.Inturn,RasNsihasstartedtocedepowertohis
champion,Sekelok(area 12 ).
StoneUrn
Thestoneurnstands 4 feettallandweighs 250 pounds.Its
stonelidweighs 25 pounds.Trappedwithintheurnisanair
elementalthatobeysFenthaza.Iftheurn’slidisremovedby
someoneotherthanFenthaza,theelementalfliesoutand
attacks.
Fenthazausestheelementaltohuntdownandslay
escapedprisoners.Onceithascompleteditstask,the
elementalalwaysreturnstoitsmistress.
Treasure
Fenthazacarriesaringofkeysthatunlockthemanaclesand
shackleswornbytheprisonersinarea 8 .Shewearsaholy
symbolofDendartheNightSerpent( 25 gp)aroundherneck.
Thechestisunlockedandcontains 200 gp,ablackleather
quiverembroideredwithaquartz-studdedstarmap( 75 gp),
andaceremonialdaggerinagoldscabbardembossedwitha
sceneofstampedingjungleanimals( 25 gp).6 .SacrificialChamber.............................................................................................................................................................
Unlesstheyareluredtoarea 5 bysoundsofbattle,fouryuan-ti
broodguards(seeappendixD)standguardinthischamber,
oneineachcorner.
Abloodstainedaltarstandsinthemiddleofthisroom.
Ithasshacklesboltedtoitstopandnichescarvedinto
itssides.Housedineachnicheisahumanskull.
Groovesrundownthealtartoguttersonthefloor,
allowingspilledbloodtodrainintothewalls.Clayurns
overflowwithwetbonesandgore.Fenthazaroutinelysacrificesprisonersonthealtar.As
theydie,theirblooddrainsintothepoolinarea 9 .Acaptured
characterwhoinsultsorotherwiseannoysFenthazamight
enduphere,shackledtothealtar.