Ifthecharacterstakeaninterestintheskeletongate,the
dollsrevealwhattheyknowaboutit:
Fiveskeletonkeysareneededtounlocktheskeletongate.
Eachkeylookslikeananimatedskeletonwithaskull
thatextendsintoacarvedkey-likeshape.
Theskeletonkeyswandertheupperlevelsofthetomb.
Beforetheskeletonkeyscanbeused,theskeletongate’s
fivekeyholesmustfirstbeopened.Thefiveadjoining
rooms(areas 72 to 76 )containtrialsthatcanbe
overcometoopenthefivekeyholes.
Thedollsdon’tknowthenatureofthetrialsinareas 72
through 76 ,andtheycan’tleavethischamberunlesstheyare
pickedupandcarriedout.
Ifanycharactermakesanefforttobefriendoneofthedolls,
thesoulofthechildtrappedinsidethedollbestowsamagical
charmonthatcharacter.Eachdollcanbestowitscharmonce.
Thesecharmsaresimilartotheonesdescribedinchapter 7 of
theDungeonMaster’sGuideandfollowthesamerules.
Strawbundle’sCharm.WhileyouhaveStrawbundlein
yourpossession,thischarmallowsyoutocasttheetherealness
spellasanaction,nocomponentsrequired.Afteritisused
threetimes,thecharmvanishes.
ClayNo-Face’sCharm.WhileyouhaveClayNo-Facein
yourpossession,youdon’tneedtoeat,drink,orbreathe.
Thesebenefitslastfor 30 dayswhilethedollisinyour
possession,afterwhichthecharmvanishesfromyou.
Joho’sCharm.WhileyouhaveJohoinyourpossession,it
grantsyouthebenefitofahelmofcomprehendinglanguages.
Thisbenefitlastsfor 7 dayswhilethedollisinyourpossession,
afterwhichthecharmvanishesfromyou.
THESEWNSISTERS
Acererakrecruitedthreenighthagsfortheirexpertisein
stitchingsoulbags—acrafttheyadaptedforthecreationof
theSoulmonger.Thehagsareafrightfullot:
WidowGroathastarnishedgoldcoinscoveringhereyes
andantsnestinginherskull.Theantsserveasherspies,and
theirpresenceoftenportendsherarrival.Shecarriesa
heartstone,asoulbag,andanironringwitheightkeys.The
keysunlocktheshacklesinarea 78.PeggyDeadbellswearsastringofchatteringchildren’s
teethandthumpsaboutonaheavypegleg.Whenshelaughs,
yellowgasbillowsoutofhernoseandears.Aroundherneck,
shewearsapouchmadefromgnomeskin,insidewhichisa
heartstoneandfivelustrousblackmarbles(seearea 81 ).Tied
toPeggy’sropebeltisasoulbag.BaggyNannahasasquirmingleathersacksewnoverher
head.Thebagalsocontainsacockerel,aviper,andaterrier.
Oneanimalcanemergefromthebaginplaceofherownhead
tospeakonherbehalf,andtheanimalsbecomesmokewhen
BaggyNannadies.Inherpockets,shecarriesaheartstone,a
soulbag,andthreegoblinfingers.Thenighthagshaveasharedpoolofspells(seethe“Hag
Covens”sidebarintheMonsterManual).ThescarecrowMister
Threadneedle(seearea 74 )carriesthecoven’shageye.Formoreinformationonheartstonesandsoulbags,see
the“NightHagItems”sidebarintheMonsterManual.Cage
Aheavypadlocksecuresthegateoftherustedcage,inside
whichanakedfigurecowersunderabloodstainedblanket.
MisterThreadneedle(seearea 74 )carriesthekeytothe
padlock,whichcanotherwisebeunlockedwithasuccessful
DC 15 Dexteritycheckmadeusingthieves’tools.Thelockcan
alsobebrokenoffeasilyenough.