UndergroundRiver
Muddyrainwaterseepsfromthejunglesabove,flowing
throughthetombasasluggishundergroundriverthatis
treatedasdifficultterrain.Thewateris 3 feetdeep,withthe
tunnelceilingaboveitvaryingfrom 6 inchesto 3 feetoverthe
surface.Thewaterisunfitfordrinking.
1 .Acererak’sWarning.............................................................................................................................................................
Nearthebaseofthecliffs,afifteen-foot-tallobeliskof
crackedstoneisdrapedwithvinesandblackmoss.
Behindit,youseeadarkpassagewayobscuredby
witheredcreepers.Asecond,smallertunnelburrows
intothebaseofaclifftotheeast.
Thetunnelleadingtothetomb’strueentrance(area 4 )is
obscuredbyvegetationandcannotbedetectedunlessthe
characterssearchforit.However,anycharacterwhosucceeds
onaDC 10 Wisdom(Perception)checkaroundtheareasofthe
falseentrance(area 2 )ortheopengallery(area 3 )notices
somethingmore:
Threestonegargoyleswatchyoufromnarrowledges
carvedintothecliffside.Eachhasthefaceofabearded
devil,itsmouthagapeinasilentscream.Thethreegargoylesareperchedontheledgesoverlooking
theobelisk,atthepointsmarkedGonmap 5. 1 .Theledgesare
30 feetabovetheground, 5 feetwide, 2 feetdeep,andspaced
25 feetapart.Thegargoylesswoopdownandattackanyone
whotriestotoppleordamagetheobelisk,orwhoattacks
themfirst.
Obelisk
Theobeliskradiatesastrongauraofabjurationmagicunder
thescrutinyofadetectmagicspellorsimilarmagic,anda
paladinusingDivineSensecandetectafiendishpresence
withintheobelisk.Clearingthevinesandmossfromthesouth
faceoftheobeliskexposesamessagecarvedintoitin
Common.(Givetheplayersacopyofhandout 17 inappendix
E.)Themessagereadsasfollows:
Fearthenightwhentheforsakenoneseizesdeath’s
mantleandtheseasdryupandthedeadriseandI,
AcereraktheEternal,reaptheworldoftheliving.Those
whodareentertakeheed:Theenemiesoppose.Onestandsbetweenthem.Indarkness,ithides.Donthemaskorbeseen.Speaknotruthtothedoomedchild.Thekeysturnontheinsideonly.ThewarningsAcererakhasplacedontheobeliskandon
thegrandstaircase(area 7 )providecluestoovercomingsome
ofthechallengesofthetomb.Theobelisk’scluespertainto
featuresandlocationsonlevel 1 ,specificallythetrueentrance
(area 4 ),thedevilface(area 5 B),Obo’laka’stomb(area 10 ),
Moa’stomb(area 14 ),andWongo’stomb(area 16 ).
CharacterswithacombinedStrengthof 60 ormorecan
toppletheobelisk,breakingitoffatthebase.Breakingor
destroyingtheobeliskreleasesacloudofblacksmokethat
coalescesintoanalfeshneedemon.Thedemonappearsinan
unoccupiedspacewithin 30 feetoftheobeliskandattacks
thoseresponsiblefortheobelisk’sdesecration.After 1 minute,
thedemondisappearsandreturnstotheAbyss.
Theteleportationfunctionoftheebonpool(area 81 )
returnscharacterstotheobeliskevenifitistoppledor
destroyed.2 .GalleryofTricksters............................................................................................................................................................
Alcovesrunthelengthofanarrowtunnel,eachone
featuringabestialstatuestandingorsquattingabovea
basinofoil.Thestatuesdepicttheninetrickstergods,witheachfacing
pairofalcovesdedicatedtotwotrickstergodswhooppose
eachother.Movingdownthehallfromwesttoeast,the
opposingstatuesdepictMoa(jaculi)andWongo(su-monster),
I’jin(almiraj)andObo’laka(zorbo),Papazotl(eblis)and
Kubazan(froghemoth),andNangnang(grung)andShagambi
(kamadan).
Eachstatueis 3 feettallandcan’tbemovedfromits
pedestal.Whenanycharactercarryingapuzzlecube(see
chapter 3 )entersthetunnel,theoilbasinmatchingthecube’s
trickstergodburstsintoflame.Adetectmagicspellorsimilar
effectrevealsanauraofdivinationmagicaroundthestatues.
Theoilbasinsgiveoffanauraofconjuration.
Onlyeighttrickstergodsareinitiallyvisible;thestatueof
Unkh(flailsnail)ishiddenbehindasecretdoorattheendof
thetunnel,thoughitfunctionsthesameastheothers.Bringing
Unkh’spuzzlecubeintothetunnellightsUnkh’sbrazier,giving
charactersadvantageonabilitychecksmadetofindthesecret
door.Treasure
AgoldenpendantshapedlikeaneyehangsontheUnkhstatue.
Itisworth 25 gpandradiatesanauraofdivinationmagic.Ifa
characterwearingthependantpasseswithin 10 feetofthe
obeliskatarea 1 ,thependanttugsthecharactertowardthe
hiddentombentrance(area 4 ).Thependantisalsoofusein
area 79.3 .FalseEntrance.....................................................................................................................................................................
After 20 feet,apuzzledoorsealingoffasmallchamberbeyond
blocksthisfalseentranceintothetomb.
Ashorttunnelendsataslabofworkedstone,whose
edgesaremarkedbyreliefcarvingsofgrinningskulls.
Fourlinesengravedatthecenteroftheslabcrossone
anothertoformastar,withbothendsofeachline
markingthelocationofacube-shapedcavitycutinto
thedoor—eightcavitiesinall.Eachcavityissizedtoholdoneofthepuzzlecubes
recoveredfromtheshrinesofOmu(seechapter 3 ).However,
thereareninepuzzlecubesintotalandonlyeightcavities.
Ifpuzzlecubesrepresentingeverytrickstergodexcept
Unkhareinsertedintothecavitiesinsuchawaythatthecubes
ofrivalgodsareoppositetooneanother,astoneblockslowly
descendsoverthetunnelentrance.Anycharacterinthetunnel
mustdecidewhethertostayortoflee,whichrequiresa