D&D Tomb of Annihilation

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Stillpuddlesofwatercoverthefloorofthisfifteen-foot-
widehallway.Thewallsareslickwithmoistureandset
withmuralsshowinganimal-headedhumanoidsin
armor,mostofwhichappeartobrandishrealweapons
hangingonthewalls.Athree-foot-highcrawlwayinthe
eastwallisflushwiththefloor.Atthefarendofthehall,
arippling,transparentcurtainofwaterfillsastone
archway.Beyondthecurtain,youseeanotherhallway
thatlookssimilartotheoneinwhichyoustand.
Thetarnishedweaponshangingonthewallsareinpoor
conditionandareheldinplacewithhookstomakeitappear
asthoughthepaintedwarriorsareholdingthem.
Twelvepaintedfigureslineeachhall,sixonthewestwall
andsixontheeastwall,directlyacrossfromoneanother.
Figuresonfacingwallsareperfectreflectionsofeachother.
SouthHall.Fromsouthtonorth,thewarriorsand
weaponsinthishallareasfollows:
 Stork-headedmaleswithhandaxes(thefigureonthe
eastwallhasthecrawlwaytoarea 36 betweenitslegs)
 Lizard-headedfemaleswithmaces
 Panther-headedmaleswithblowguns
 Unarmedhawk-headedfemales(theeastmuralis
illusory;seearea 31 A)
 Goat-headedmaleswithsickles
 Frog-headedfemaleswithtridents
NorthHall.Fromsouthtonorth,thewarriorsand
weaponsinthishallareasfollows:
 Frog-headedfemaleswithtridents
 Goat-headedmaleswithsickles


 Unarmedhawk-headedfemales(theeastmuralis
illusory;seearea 31 A)
 Panther-headedmaleswithblowguns
 Lizard-headedfemaleswithmaces
 Stork-headedmaleswithhandaxes(thefigureonthe
eastwallhasthecrawlwaytoarea 32 betweenitslegs)

31 A.HiddenAlcoves


Twoalcovesarehiddenbehind 5 - foot-wide, 8 - foot-tall
illusionsofdampstonewallsbearingpaintingsofhawk-
headedfemalewarriors.Touchingthesurfaceofeithersection
ofwallrevealsthatitsstonesandtheimagesonthemare
illusions.
Eachalcovecontainsaplinthbearingacrystaleyeball 1
inchindiameter:apalepurpleeyeballtothesouthanda
brightgreeneyeballtothenorth.
CrystalEyes.Thenonmagicalcrystaleyesaretwoofthe
tenkeysneededtoopenthevaultofthebeholder(area 44 ).

31 B.CurtainofWater


Clearwaterformsa 1 - foot-thick, 7 - foot-high, 10 - foot-wide
curtainbetweenthetwohallways,radiatinganauraof
conjurationmagictoadetectmagicspellorsimilareffect.A
successfuldispelmagic(DC 17 )castonthecurtaincausesitto
vanish,leavingthearchwayopen.Thecurtainmagically
reappearsafter 1 hour.
Ifanycreaturepassesthroughthecurtainofwater
carryingatrident,nothinghappens.Anytridentwilldo,not
justtheonesinthehallways.
Ifanycreaturepassesthroughthecurtainwithouta
trident,thewatereruptsasafiercewaveflowingnorthand
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