Teleporter
Theengravedstonediskinthesouthernalcoveisoneof
RasNsi’smagicteleporters(see“Teleporters").
13 .RasNsi’sLair.....................................................................................................................................................................
Shadowsdanceoverthisopulentbedchamber.
Cushionslieinonecorner,anddecorativeshieldsline
thewalls.Treasuresareheapedaroundtheroom:gold
andsilvercoins;agildedharp;ajeweledwineflask;
pillowsofsilk;andfineclothesdrapedoverwooden
mannequins.Totheeast,anengravedstonediskisset
intothefloorofanalcove.Tothewest,arectangular
steelplatemountedonthewallispolishedtoamirror-
likesheen.
Atnight,RasNsi(seeappendixD)restshere,weakenedby
thedeathcursethatisslowlyconsuminghim.Ifenemies
cornerRasNsi,shieldsleapfromthewallstoprotecthim(see
“FlyingShields”below).Duringwakinghours,RasNsireturns
hereonlyifhe’sindanger.
IfthecharactersdefeatRasNsiandquestionhim,he
revealsthefollowinginformationtosavehisskin:
RasNsiisslowlyrottingtodeath.Hedoesn’tknowthe
causeofhisafflictionandhasnowaytocureit.
Beforehedies,RasNsiwantstobringforthDendarthe
NightSerpentanddestroytheworld.
Theyuan-tibelievethere’salockedgatesomewhere
underthePeaksofFlamethatpreventstheDendarfrom
enteringtheworld.AcererakhaspromisedtohelpRas
NsiunlockthegateandbringforththeNightSerpent.In
return,RasNsidefendstheTomboftheNineGods.
NinestonepuzzlecubesareneededtoentertheTombof
theNineGods.RasNsidoesn’tknowhowtousethe
cubestounlockthetomb.
Thetombentranceismarkedwithanobelisk.(RasNsi
canprovidedirectionsand/oranescort.)
AcererakslewtheninegodsofOmubeforeenslavingthe
city’sinhabitants,whichheusedtobuildhistomb.
FlyingShields
Asabonusaction,RasNsicanspeakacommandword
(“Ssilum”)thatcausesfiveshieldstoflyoffthewallsand
levitatearoundhim.Whilethey’reactive,RasNsigainsa+ 10
bonustohisAC.IfanattackthatwouldnormallyhitRasNsiis
blockedbytheshields,oneoftheshieldsisstruckand
disabledasitfallstothefloor,reducingRasNsi’sbonustoAC
by 2 .Whentherearenomoreactiveshields,theeffectends,
andRasNsican’tusethispoweragainuntilhefinishesalong
rest.Adetectmagicorsimilareffectrevealsanauraof
transmutationmagicaroundtheshields.OnlyRasNsican
activatetheshields,andtheeffectisconfinedtothisroom.
Teleporter
TheengravedstonediskintheeasternalcoveisoneofRas
Nsi’smagicteleporters(see“Teleporters").
Treasure
RasNsiwieldsaflametonguelongswordandcarriesasending
stone.ThecompanionstoneisinSalida’spossession(see
“FindingaGuide").
RasNsi’slaircontainstreasuresfromdistantlands.The
collectionincludesaSembianwineflask( 50 gp),abejeweled
Amniandoubletwithmatchingmoneypouch( 75 gp),afine
Cormyreancloak( 100 gp),agildedMoonshaeharp( 250 gp),
andthreelargecushionscoveredinTuramisilk( 25 gpeach).
HiddenunderoneofthecushionsisRasNsi’sleather-bound
spellbook,whichcontainsallthespellshehasprepared(see
appendixD).Inaddition,hishoardcontainsthirty 50 gp
gemstonesinaclayurn, 150 ppinanunlockedwoodenchest,
350 gpand 900 spscatteredonthefloor,andafroghemoth
statuettemadeofpaintedwoodwiththreeamethyst
gemstonesforeyes( 100 gpeach).
PuzzleCubes.IfRasNsihastakenoneormorepuzzle
cubesfromtheshrinesofOmu,theycanbefoundamongthe
itemsinhishoard.13 .Storeroom..........................................................................................................................................................................
Thesouthwestdoubledoorislocked.Usingthieves’tools,a
charactercanpickthelockwithasuccessfulDC 15 Dexterity
check.
Stacksofsturdywoodcrates,bundlesofcloth,andclay
amphoraelitterthefloor.
Suppliesgatheredfromtheworldabovearestoredinthis
chamber.AnawakenedgiantconstrictorsnakenamedAzi
Masservesascustodianfortheprovisions.Whenfreshgoods
arrive,AziMaspersonallychecksthemandmentallycatalogs
them.Therestofthetime,heremainscoiledintheshadows.
Thesnakeisboredandenjoyschattingwithyuan-tivisitors.
Shouldothercreaturesenterfromthesouthwest,AziMas
ambushesthemandtriestotakeahostage.Ifoutmatched,he
whinesandpleadsformercy.
Longago,ajungledruidusedanawakenspellonAziMas,
givinghimanIntelligenceof 10 andtheabilitytospeak
Common.Afterservinghimforthedurationofthe
enchantment,theserpentslitheredoffandfounditswayto
Omu.AziMashasagoodmemory;hecanremembernames
andfacesandisquicktowarnhismastersifyuan-tipass
throughwhomhehasn’tseenbefore.Treasure
Thestoreroomcontainsfiftyboltsofcloth;sixcratesofbronze
bars;threebarrelsofsaltandspices;andthreechests
containingrope,oil,lanterns,paper,andblankets.Fromthe
supplies,characterscanassembleenoughgeartomakefive
explorer’spacks.
MesmerizingIncense.Alsopresentisasealedcase
containingtenblocksoftempleincense.Lightingablock
createsahazycloudthatfillsa 20 - foot-diametersphereand
moveswiththeblock.Anycreaturethatstartsitsturninthe
cloudandbreathestheairmustsucceedonaDC 16
Constitutionsavingthroworfallintoadreamlikestuporlaced
withnightmarishvisions.Thoughitremainsawake,the
creatureispoisoned.Evenyuan-tiarevulnerabletothiseffect,
whichlastsfor 1 hourafteracreatureleavesthecloud,oruntil
itreceivesalesserrestorationspellorsimilarmagic.14 .VenomDistillery................................................................................................................................................................
Thesouthdoorislocked,andthelockcontainsacleverly
hiddenpoisonneedletrap.Topickthelock,acharacterwith
thieves’toolsmustsucceedonaDC 15 Dexteritycheck.
FindingthetraprequiresasuccessfulDC 20 Wisdom
(Perception)check;oncefound,itcanbedisabledwitha
successfulDC 12 Dexteritycheck.Acharacterwhotriestopick
thelockwithoutfirstdisablingthetrapmustmakeaDC 16