Warnedoftheadventurers’arrival,thehagspreparedthis
magicalfeastandinstructedMisterThreadneedletolayitout.
Thescarecrowattacksthecharactersonlyiftheyattackfirst,
orifthehagscommandhimto.
AdvicefromtheSpirits
AnycharactersinhabitedbythespiritsofKubazanor
Nangnangreceiveadvicewhenenteringthisarea:
WildKubazanurgeshishosttotrytheroastboar.
Greedy,skittishNangnangurgesherhosttohoardallthe
icedcakesandshunthefrothybeer.
MagicalFeast
Thefoodiswellpreparedanddelicious,andthebeerisrich.
Anycharacterwhopartakesofthefeastgainsbenefitsand
suffersdetrimentaleffectsbasedonwhatisconsumed.Donot
revealdetrimentaleffectstotheplayersuntilthoseeffects
comeintoplay.
RoastBoar:Thecharacterfeelsstrongerandhas
advantageonStrengthchecks,buthasdisadvantageonattack
rollsmadeagainstWidowGroat.Botheffectshaveaduration
of 24 hours.
SquashStew:Thecharacterfeelshealthierandgains
advantageonConstitutionsavingthrows,buthas
disadvantageonattackrollsmadeagainstPeggyDeadbells.
Botheffectshaveadurationof 24 hours.
IcedCakes:Thecharacterfeelsenergizedandgains 2 d 10
temporaryhitpoints,buthasdisadvantageonattackrolls
madeagainstBaggyNannaforthenext 24 hours.
FrothyBeer:Thecharactergainsaspecialdie:ad 6.
Anytimeinthenext 24 hours,thecharactercanrollthisdie
onceandaddtheresulttoad 20 rollheorshejustmade.
Additionally,ifthecharacterisinhabitedbythespiritofa
trickstergod,thepowernormallygrantedbythespiritis
suppressedfor 24 hours.
Characterswhoentertheroombutdonotpartakeofthe
foodordrinkarecursedwithcripplinghungerassoonasthey
leavethisarea.Theeffectimposesdisadvantageonattackrolls
andabilitychecks,anditcanbeendedonacharacterwith
greaterrestoration,removecurse,orsimilarmagic.
Tapestries
Fiveredtapestrieshangfromironrodsboltedtothewalls.
Eachismadeupofpentagonalpatchesstitchedtogether.Any
characterwhoinspectsthetapestryonthesouthwestwalland
succeedsonaDC 15 Wisdom(Perception)checksees
somethingmore:asubliminaldevil’sfacecleverlyhiddenin
thedesign.Thedevil’sopenmouthformsapentagon.A
charactercanreachintothedevil’smouthasthoughthefabric
wasn’tthere,uncoveringasmallextradimensional
compartmentwithaglassleversetintothebackofit.The
compartmentcanbeaccessedonlyfromthefrontsideofthe
tapestry,andonlywhilethetapestryishangingonthewall.If
thetapestryistakenfromtheroomordestroyed,anewone
materializesonthewallin 4 d 6 hours.
Iftheleverinthetapestryispulled,thepentagonsealon
theskeletongateinarea 71 rollsaside,revealingapentagonal
keyholebehindit.
75 .TrialoftheHexagon..........................................................................................................................................................
Carvedintothedoorofthisroomisahexagon.Whenthe
charactersopenthedoor,read:
Alarge,cracked,six-sidedmirrorismountedabovea
stoneshelfprotrudingfromtheoppositewall.Fiveunlit
candlesstandontheshelf,eachmadeofyellowwaxand
coveredwithtinyblacksigils.Scrawledonthewall
abovethemirrorindriedbloodarethewords“PIGGY
PIGGYPIGGY.”
Asixthcandle,identicaltothefiveinplainview,istucked
outofsightunderthestoneshelf.Anycharacterwhosearches
theshelffortrapsorhiddencompartmentsautomaticallyfinds
thesixthcandle.Boththemirrorandthecandlesradiateauras
ofconjurationmagictoadetectmagicspellorsimilareffect.CrackedMirror
Thecrackedmirrorcan’tbepriedfromthewallordamaged
morethanitalreadyis.
Ifallsixcandlesarelit,acharacterwholooksinthemirror
andsaystheword“piggy”threetimesinarowseesthe
reflectedcandlelightrevealawoodenleversetintoametal
panelonthenorthwall.Iffewerthansixcandlesarelitwhen
thewordsarespoken,theleverappearsonthesouthwall
instead.Theseleversexistonlyinthemirror’sreflection,not
inreality.
Onlyacharacterwhocanseealeverreflectedinthe
mirrorcanpullit.Asthislikelyputstheleveroutofthe
character’sreach,heorshecancastamagehandortelekinesis
spell,conjureanunseenservant,lassotheleverwitharope,or
undertakeanysuitablycleversolution.
TrueLever.Ifthenorthleverispulled,thehexagonsealon
theskeletongateinarea 71 rollsaside,revealingahexagonal
keyholebehindit.
FalseLever.Ifthesouthleverispulled,threeinsane
wereboarsinhybridformmagicallyspringfromthemirror,
landinthemiddleoftheroom,andfighttothedeath.When
thewereboarshavenothingleftintheroomtofight,theyjoin
thenighthagsinarea 71.
Thewereboarscanbesummonedonlyonce.Pullingthis
leveragainhasnoeffect.76 .TrialoftheOctagon...........................................................................................................................................................
Carvedintothedoorofthisroomisanoctagon.Whenthe
charactersopenthedoor,read:
Theceilingofthisplaster-walledroomisfifteenfeet
high.Aleather-backedtomerestsopenatopawooden
lecternboltedtothefloor.Setintothewallbehindthe
lecternareeighthumanskeletons,arrangedsothatthey
appeartobefallingandscreaming.Theskeletonsareinanimateremainsembeddedintothe
plasteredwalls.Thelecternisheldinplacebyfourboltsset
deepintothefloorandisimpervioustodamage,spells,and
attemptstomoveit.Thebook’scoversaresecuredtothe
lecternwithsovereignglue,preventingitfrombeingeasily
removed.Theeight-pagebookcontainsaneight-linenursery
rhymewrittenbytheSewnSistersinInfernal,witheachpage
bearingonelineofthepoem.Thebookisopentopages 4 and
5 whenthecharactersfirstarrive.