CrystalEye.Thenonmagicalcrystaleyeisoneoftheten
keysneededtoopenthevaultofthebeholder(area 44 ).
EmptyCloset
Eastofthefontisadusty,emptyroom.34 .Peephole.............................................................................................................................................................................
Ifoneormorecharactersapproachthisareafromthe
south,read:
Thecorridorturnssharplytotheleft.Atthecornerjust
beforetheturn,apeepholeiscarvedintothestonewall
ataheightof 6 feet.
Thepeepholeformsoneendofa 5 - foot-longtubecut
throughthesolidrockwall.Magnifyinglensessetthroughout
thetubegiveanyonewhopeersthroughtheholeaclearview
ofthegoldmedallioninarea 35 Aandthehieroglyphvisibleon
thedialbehindit.Inaddition,acreaturelookingthroughthe
peepholecancommunicatetelepathicallywithcreaturesin
area 35 B.Usingthepeephole,acharactercanidentifythe
correctsequenceoffloortilestosteponinarea 35 Band
communicatethatinformationtoeveryoneinI’jin’stomb.
35 .I’jin’sTomb........................................................................................................................................................................
Characterscanreachthisareaviaarea 18 ,byloweringthe
stoneblockintheeastwall(area 35 A),orbyslippingbetween
theteethofthejackalvisageatarea 29.
35 A.StoneBlock
A 5 - foot-wide, 5 - foot-thick, 12 - foot-tallblockofsolidstone
fillsthedoorwayleadingtoI’jin’stomb(area 35 B).Theblock
isfeaturelessonthesidethatfacesthetomb,anditis
impervioustodamageandspells.Ifthecharactersapproach
theblockfromtheeast,read:
Thecorridorendsatablockofstoneonwhichis
paintedaseven-foot-talljackal-headedhumanoidwitha
circulargoldmedallionarounditsneck.Allaroundthe
figurearecarvingsoflocusts.Closeinspectionrevealsthatoneofthecarvedlocustsisa
buttonthatcanbepushed.Whenthishappens,thestoneblock
sinksintothefloor,creatinganopenpassagetothetomb(area
35 B).
The“medallion”wornbythejackal-headedpaintingis
actuallya 6 - inch-diametergolddiskengravedwiththefaceof
ahorneddevil,itsmouthagape.Lodgedbehindthisdiskisa
claydialetchedwitheighthieroglyphs.Onehieroglyph(a
vulture)isvisiblethroughaholethatformsthedevil’sgaping
mouth,butthedialislockedinplaceanditsremainingseven
hieroglyphsarehiddenfromviewbehindthemedallion.
Ifanycharacterstepsonavulturefloortileinarea 35 B,
thedialturns,revealinganewhieroglyph:aserpent.One
hieroglyphatatime,thedialrevealsthecorrectsequenceof
floortilestostandon:vulture,serpent,door,reed,scarab,
scepter,foot,andurn.Steppingonafloortilethatmatchesthe
hieroglyphonthedialcausesthedialtoturn,revealingthe
nextsymbolinthesequence.
Thegoldmedallionisattachedtothestoneblockwith
sovereignglue,andremovingitrequiresuniversalsolvent.
However,onecansimplydestroythemedalliontogetatthe
dialunderneath.Removingordestroyingthemedallion
exposesthedialanditseighthieroglyphs.
Oncethemedallionisoutoftheway,thedialcanbeeasily
removedfromitsspokeinsidethestoneblock.However,
removingthedialreleasesacorrosivegastrappedwithinthe
block.Thegasescapesthroughtinyholeshiddenbehindthe
dialandfillsthe 5 - footspacedirectlyeastoftheblock.Any
creatureinthisareawhenthegasisreleasedmustmakeaDC
14 Constitutionsavingthrow,taking 44 ( 8 d 10 )aciddamage
onafailedsave,orhalfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.A
characterwhosearchesfortrapscandetecttheholeshidden
behindthedialwithaDC 25 Wisdom(Perception)check;once
found,theseholescanbepluggedwithwaxbeforethedialis
removed,preventingthegasfromescaping.35 B.Tomb
Fourtorchesilluminatestonesphinxescrouchedinthe
cornersofthisfifteen-foot-highroom.Thetorchescast
flickeringlightacrosshieroglyphscarvedintothetiled
floor.Atthecenteroftheroom,agold-inlaidfuneral
bargestandsatopathree-foot-tallstonedais.Resting
onthedeckofthebargeisasmallgoldensarcophagus
decoratedwithhornedrabbits.Adarkshaftopensinthe
ceilingdirectlyabovethebarge,whiletothesouth,a
corridorisvisiblethroughasetoffangscarvedintothe
wall.Theskeletonofadwarfsprawlsontheflooreastofthe
barge,cladinatatteredyellowturbananddustychain
mail,andclutchingabronzeshield.TounlockI’jin’ssarcophagus,eightfloortilesmustbe
steppedoninthecorrectsequence(see“HieroglyphicFloor”
belowandhandout 23 inappendixE).Steppingonthetilesin
thewrongordertriggersatrap(see“SphinxStatues”below).
TheskeletalremainswereonceBravusBoulderborn,a
golddwarfclericofMoradinandformermemberofthe
CompanyoftheYellowBanner.Bravusdiedasaresultof
steppingonfloortilesinthewrongorder,andhisbodylies
atopafloortilebearingthe“foot”hieroglyph.Asearchofthe
bodyyieldssomevaluables(see“Treasure”below).
Fourtorcheslighttheroom.Aslongastheyremainintheir
brackets,theyneverburnout.Ifatorchisremovedfromits
bracket,itburnsdownnormally.AdvicefromtheSpirits
AnycharactersinhabitedbythespiritsofNangnangor
Shagambireceiveadvicewhenenteringthisarea:
SkittishyetgreedyNangnangwantsherhosttolootthe
corpseofthedeaddwarfbeforeanyoneelsecan.
WiseShagambisuggeststhattheremightbeaclue
nearbytosuggestwhichfloortilesaresafetowalkon.HieroglyphicFloor
Theflooraroundthedaisandthestatuesiscoveredwith
5 - foot-squarestonetiles,eachoneetchedwithahieroglyph.
Givetheplayershandout 23 inappendixE.
Characterscanavoidtriggeringthefloortilesbyflyingor
byclimbingalongthewallsandceiling.Climbingthewalls
requiresasuccessfulDC 20 Strength(Athletics)check.Those
whosetfootonthetilesmusttraversethemintheproper
sequenceorsuffertheconsequences.
Ifanycharacterstepsontoatileandthepassagetothe
eastisopen,thestoneblockatarea 35 Arisestosealthe
tunnel.Anycreatureatoptheblockwhenitmeetstheceiling
mustsucceedonaDC 7 Dexteritysavingthrowtoleapclearin