theshaft,acharacterneedsclimbinggearormagic.
Treasure
Eachpedestalisahollowstonecylinderwith 6 - inch-thick
walls.Characterswithappropriatetoolscansmashthrough
thestonetogetatthecoinswithineachpedestal.
Thenorthpedestalholds 5 spand 100 cp.Theeast
pedestalhides 1 gp, 120 sp,and 200 cp.Thesouthpedestal
conceals 2 pp, 90 gp, 350 sp,and 500 cp.Thewestpedestal
holds 10 pp, 630 gp, 7 , 200 sp, 5 , 000 cp,andtheskeletal
remainsofanOmuanengineer.
46 .LizardDen..........................................................................................................................................................................
Asix-foot-tallgreendevilfaceiscarvedintothefarend
ofthishallway,itsmouthagape.Paintedmuralsonthe
wallsshowfacelesshumanoidfiguresdoubledoverin
pain,clutchingattheirheadsandears.Despitetheominousmuralsandthedevilfacecarving,this
hallisdevoidoftraps.Anycharacterwhosearchesthedevil
facefindsalizardhidinginthecarving’sshallowmouthcavity.
TherecipientofanawakenspellcastbyaChultandruid,the
lizardhasanIntelligencescoreof 10 andspeaksDruidic.The
CompanyoftheYellowBannercaptureditinOmuand
broughtittothetombthinkingitmightbeusefulforsetting
offtraps.Thelizardescapedandwounduphere.Itdoesn’t
knowwhatbecameofitscaptorsandhelpsthecharactersany
wayitcaniftheypromisetoreturnittoOmu.
47 .ElementalCells..................................................................................................................................................................
ToreachShagambi’stomb(area 48 ),theadventurersmust
passthroughfourcellsthematicallylinkedtofire,water,air,
andearth.Unlessthecharactersdestroyedhim,Withers(see
area 28 )senseswhenthesecretdoortoarea 47 Aisopened
andusesthescryingpoolinarea 25 toobservethe
adventurersastheycontendwiththecells.
Anantimagicfieldfillseachcell,renderingmagicitems
useless,suppressingongoingmagicaleffects,andpreventing
allspellcasting.Seethespell’sdescriptioninthePlayer’s
Handbookforfullinformation.
47 A.FireCell
Wavesofheatblastoutofthiscrampedcell.Thewalls
arescribedwithreliefcarvingsshowingvolcanoes
settingcitiesablaze.Rowsoftinyholesareboredinto
thefloorandtheten-foot-highceiling.Ahuman
skeletonembeddedintheoppositewallholdsaniron
sconcewithaburningredcandleinit.TheskeletonisallthatremainsofadeadOmuanengineer.
Aslongasthecandleremainsinthiscell,itburnsindefinitely.
Iftakenfromthearea,itburnsdownnormally.
SecretDoor.IfWithersiswatching,hetriestotrapas
manycharactersashecaninthecellbywhisperinga
commandwordthatcausesthesecretdoorinthesouthwallto
slideshutandlock.Nokeyholeorvisibleopeningmechanism
canbefoundonthesecretdoor.Thesecretdoorremains
sealeduntilthecharactersescapefromthecellsordietrying.
Awedge,spike,orsimilarobjectcanbeusedtopreventthe
doorfromclosing.
LavaTrap.Moltenlavabeginspouringfromthetinyholes
intheceilingassoonasanycharactercomeswithin 1 footof
thecandleorremovesitfromthesconce.Thelavarainsdown
andmagicallydrainsawaythroughtheholesinthefloor.Each
creatureinthecellwhenthelavabeginstofallmustmakea
DC 20 Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 22 ( 4 d 10 )firedamageon
afailedsave,orhalfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.Any
creaturethatentersthecellforthefirsttimeonaturnor
startsitsturntheremustrepeatthesavingthrow.Becauseof
thecell’santimagicfield,magicitemsandspellsthatprovide
resistancetofireoffernoprotectionhere.
ExtinguishingtheCandle.Ifthecandleisextinguished
insidethecell,theantimagicfieldisdispelledandallcreatures
inthecellareteleportedtooneoftheothercells,asfollows:
Ifthecandle’sflameisdousedwithwaterorsomeother
liquid,creaturesinthecellareteleportedtothewater
cell(area 47 B).
Ifthecandle’sflameisblownoutorsmotheredbyalack
ofoxygen(includingbeinggroundoutagainstthewallor
floor),creaturesareteleportedtotheaircell(area 47 C).47 B.WaterCell
Youappearinacellthatsmellsmoldy.Itsdampwalls
arecoveredwithlivingsnailsandoysters,andfeature
sculpturalreliefsoftidalwavesdestroyingcoastalcities
andships.Amerfolkskeletonembeddedinonewall
clutchesanironsconcefittedwithaburningredcandle.
Suddenly,lukewarmwaterbeginstopourintothecell
throughrowsoftinyholesintheten-foot-highceiling.
Thecandleisadistractionandoffersnowayoutofthecell.
Aslongasitremainsinthiscell,thecandleburnsindefinitely
untilextinguished.Iftakenfromthearea,itburnsdown
normally.
FloodTrap.Thewaterfillsthecellatarateof 1 footper
round,taking 10 roundstofilltheroom.Ifthecandleisleftin
itssconce,therisingwaterextinguishesitonthefourthround.
Tryingtostufforblocktheholesdoesn’tstopthewaterfrom
pouringin.Becauseofthecell’santimagicfield,spellsand
magicitemsthatenablecharacterstobreatheunderwater
don’tfunctionhere.Anycharacterwhorunsoutofairbegins
tosuffocate(see“TheEnvironment”inchapter 8 ofthe
Player’sHandbook).
SnailsandOysters.Therearedozensofsnailsandoysters
clingingtothewalls.Acharactercanuseanactiontoremove
anoysterorsnailfromawall,crackitopen,andeatit.Thefirst
timeanoysterorsnailisremovedfromawall,thecell’s
antimagicfieldisdispelled.Eatinganoysterteleportsa
character(alongwithhisorherpossessions)totheaircell
(area 47 C),whileeatingasnailteleportsacharacter(along
withhisorherpossessions)totheearthcell(area 47 D).
Whenthelastcharacterleavesthecell,rowsoftinyholes
openinthefloor,allowingthewatertodrainoutatarateof 1
footperround.47 C.AirCell
Youimmediatelybegintochokeasyouareteleportedto
aroomwithnolight,nosound,andnoair.
Thecell’santimagicfielddousesmagicallights,and
nonmagicalflamesaresnuffedoutbecauseofthelackof
oxygenintheroom.Creaturesthatcanseeinthedarkcansee
thefollowing: