58 .CogofRot...........................................................................................................................................................................
Apungentstenchfillsthispentagonalroom,thewallsof
whicharecoveredwithrivetedsheetsofiron.Awild
gardenfullofsicklyplantsandrottingcomposttakesup
mostoftheinterior,andanarrowpathhugsthewalls
betweentwoexits.Juttingfromthemiddleofthegarden
isasix-foot-tallrustysprinkler.Intheceilingabovethe
sprinkler,aten-foot-wideshaftleadsstraightup.Wheneverthisroomisrotatedbythecontrolsinarea 61 ,
thesprinklerdrawswaterfromtheundergroundlake(area 65 )
tospraytheplantsintheroom.Magickeepstheplantsalive
despitethelackofsunlight.
Ifthecogsareturnedsothatoneofthedoorwayslinesup
witharea 63 tothenorth,gasfromthatareabillowsintothe
gardenandtransformsrandompilesofcompostintothree
shamblingmounds,whichriseupandattackanyother
creaturesintheroom.After 1 hour,theshamblingmounds
reverttodeadcompost.
Theshaftintheceilingascends 15 feettoarea 45 .Toscale
thesmoothwallsoftheshaft,acharacterneedsaclimbing
gearormagic.
59 .CogofAcid.........................................................................................................................................................................
Anacidicstenchfillsthispentagonalchamber,which
hastwoexits.Thewallsarecoveredwithrivetedsheets
ofiron,andthepockmarkedstonefloorhasalargepuddleofgrayslimeinthemiddleofit.Friezesalong
eachwalljustbeneaththeceilingdepictfiveblack
dragons.Goutsofacidaremeanttoraindownfromthemouthsof
thedragonfriezeswheneverthisroomisrotatedbythe
controlsinarea 61 ,buttheacidcompartmentsintheceiling
arecurrentlyempty.Consequently,nothinghappenswhenthe
roomturns.Anycharacterwhocangetcloseenoughtothe
ceilingtoexaminethefriezesnoticestinyholesinthedragons’
mouths.60 .CogofBlood.......................................................................................................................................................................
Fiveteakwardrobesstandagainsttheironcladwallsof
thischamber,eachwithadoorbearingacarvedimage
orscene.Puddlesofgrayslimecoverpartsofthefloor.
Theroomhastwoexits,includinganadamantine
portcullisblockingapassagetothenorth.Setintoa
metalplateabovetheportcullisisarowoffivered
crystalsshapedlikedropsofblood.
Theadamantineportcullisisimpervioustodamageand
spells,anditsbarsarespaced 4 inchesapart.ATinyor
gaseouscreaturecanslipbetweenthebarseasily.
Toraisetheportcullis,monstersfromallfivewardrobes
mustbesummonedandslaininthisroom.Onlyonewardrobe
canbeopenedatatime,anduntilthatwardrobe’smonsters
aredefeated,allotherwardrobesintheroomaresealedand
unopenable.Whenallofawardrobe’smonstersdie,the
wardrobedisappearsandoneoftheredcrystalsabovethe