immunitytobludgeoning,piercing,andslashingdamagefrom
nonmagicalattacks.
AdamantineStruts.OnewaytodestroytheSoulmongeris
tobreakanyofthethreeadamantinestrutsthatsuspendit
abovethelava.EachstrutisaLargeobjectwithAC 20 ; 100 hit
points;immunitytobludgeoning,piercing,andslashing
damagefromnonmagicalattacks;andimmunitytofire,poison,
andpsychicdamage.Whenastrutdropsto 0 hitpoints,it
breaksandcausestheothertwostrutstosnapasthe
Soulmongerfalls.
ThestrutsarewideenoughthatMediumorSmall
creaturescanwalkalongthemwithoutdifficulty.However,
anycreaturethattakesdamagewhilestandingonastrutmust
succeedonaDC 10 Dexteritysavingthroworfalloffit,
plunginginto
thelavaunless
thecreatureis
somehow
secured.
Unless
likewise
secured,any
creature
standingonan
adamantine
strutwhenthe
strutbreaks
fallsintothe
lava.Ifthe
creatureis
withinreach
ofabalcony,it
canleaponto
thebalcony
andavoidthefallwithasuccessfulDC 10 Dexteritysaving
throw.
Tentacles.Onceperturn,inresponsetoanycreature
makingasuccessfulmeleeweaponattackagainstthecylinder
oroneofitsstruts,theSoulmongerattacksthatcreaturewith
oneofits 30 - foot-longtentacles.ThetentaclehasaStrength
scoreof 22 andmakesonemeleeweaponattackagainstthe
creature:+ 7 tohit, 24 ( 4 d 8 + 6 )bludgeoningdamage.Instead
ofdealingdamage,atentaclecangrappleitstarget(escapeDC
16 ).Ifthetargetweighs 330 poundsorless,thetentaclecan
alsoliftthegrappledcreatureandmoveittoanyunoccupied
spacewithinits 30 - footreach,ordropitinthelava.
Thetentaclescanbeattackedanddestroyed.Eachoneisa
HugeanimatedobjectwithAC 15 , 30 hitpoints,andimmunity
topoisonandpsychicdamage.
DestroyingtheSoulmonger.WhentheSoulmongerdrops
to 0 hitpoints,read:
Thecrystalcylindershatters,andamyriadoftinylights
pourforthfromwithin.Thesebrightsoulscoilthrough
theairlikeatornado,blazingupwardandthen
vanishinginablinding,spectralflash.Iftheatropalhasnotbeendestroyed,itshrieksasthe
soulsofthedeadescapefromthewreckageoftheSoulmonger.
LavaPit
Thelavapitis 30 feetbelowtheflooroftheroomand 100 feet
deep.Anycreaturethatfallsintothelavaorstartsitsturn
theretakes 55 ( 10 d 10 )firedamage.Anyobjectthatfallsinto
thelavatakesdamageoninitialcontactandonceperround
thereafteruntilitisremovedfromthelavaordestroyed.Phylacteries
Alongtheeastandwestwallsofthechamber,twobalconies
stand 30 feetabovethelavapit.
Twofacingbalconieshalfwayalongtheroomarelittered
byornateglassbottles,flutedsilverurns,ivorycaskets,
andothervessels—alloftheminscribedwithbaleful
sigils.Acererakhasdisciplesscatteredthroughoutthemultiverse,
including
manyliches
thatseekto
becomeas
powerfulas
him.Hekeeps
their
phylacteries
here.
Each
balconyhas
2 d 6 + 5 lich
phylacteries
onit.Any
character
whosucceeds
onaDC 15
Intelligence
(Arcana)
check
recognizes
thephylacteriesforwhattheyare.Destroyingaphylacteryis
nosimpletaskandoftenrequiresaspecialritual,item,or
weapon.Thephylacterieshereareallunique,anddiscovering
thekeytoeachone’sdestructionwillrequiretimeand
expensiveresearch.There’sa 10 percentchancethatanyone
ofthesephylacterieswouldbedestroyedbyhurlingitintothe
lava.MistGate
Thebalconyatthesouthendoftheroomholdsthegatewayto
thefinalchambersoftheTomboftheNineGods.
Anornatearchwayloomsoverthisbalcony.Grinning
skullsaremoldedintoitsframe,andglowingmistswirls
within.
Adetectmagicspellorsimilareffectrevealsanauraof
conjurationmagicaroundthegate.Anycreaturethatsteps
intothearchwayemergesfromasimilararchwayinarea 78 ,
alongwithanythingitiswearingorcarrying.Acererak’sRevenge
Ifthecharacterskilltheatropal,read:
Askeletalfigurewrappedinmolderingrobesand
clutchingaskull-tippedstaffappearsonthesouth
balcony.Hatefulpinpricksofwhitelightburninitseye
sockets,andatwo-foot-diametersphereofutter
darknessfloatsintheairbesideit.
Acererak(seeappendixD)rollsinitiativeandattackswith
allhispower,hopingtoslaytheintrudersandreaptheirsouls.