Thetorchremainslitanddoesn’tburndownaslongasit
remainsinthiscorridor.Iftakenfromthehall,itburnsdown
normally.
AdvicefromtheSpirits
AnycharactersinhabitedbythespiritsofI’jinorShagambi
receiveadvicewhenenteringthisarea:
FickleI’jinwantsherhosttofollowthepurple-tiled
pathwaytoseewhereitleads.(PurpleisI’jin’sfavorite
color,atleastfornow.)
WiseShagambiurgesherhosttonotstrayfromthetiled
pathways.
CharredSkeletonandSecretDoor
Thecharredskeletonpointstothearchcontainingasecret
doorthatslidesopentorevealarea 81 beyond.
GlyphofWarding.Openingthesecretdoortriggersa
glyphofwardingspell,whichtargetsallcreaturesina 20 - foot-
radiusspherecenteredonthedoor.Thespherespreads
aroundcorners.EachcreatureintheareamustmakeaDC 24
Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 22 ( 5 d 8 )colddamageona
failedsave,orhalfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.The
triggeringglyphisatthebottomrightcornerofthedoorand
canbefoundwithasuccessfulDC 24 Intelligence
(Investigation)check.
WallofFire.Whentheglyphofwardingspellactivatesor
isdispelled,amagicalwalloffirespringsupatthesouthend
ofthehallway,settingtheblackcurtainablazeifitstillhangs
there.Thewalloffirespansthewidthandheightofthehall.
Anycreaturethatentersthewall,startsitsturninsidethewall,
orstartsitsturnwithin 5 feetofthenorthsideofthewall
takes 22 ( 5 d 8 )firedamage.
Whenthewalloffireappears,allcreaturespresentshould
rollinitiative.Eachroundoninitiativecount 15 ,thewall
moves 10 feetnorthward,stoppingonlywhenitreaches 5 feet
fromthenorthwall.Thewalllastsuntiltherearenocreatures
inthehallway,oruntilitisdispelledwithasuccessfuldispel
magic(DC 14 ).
GoldenTrailandSecretDoor
Thetrailofgold-coloredtilesleadstothearchwayinthewest
wallthatcontainsasecretdoor.Anycharacterwearingthe
eye-shapedpendantfoundinarea 2 canfindthesecretdoor
withoutneedingtomakeacheckandcanopenthesecretdoor
withoutsettingoffthetrap(seebelow).Behindthesecret
doorisadusty,web-filledhallwayfilledwithsweetdulcimer
music.Themusicgetslouderasoneapproachesarea 80.
GlyphofWarding.Openingthesecretdoortriggersa
glyphofwardingspell,whichtargetsallcreaturesina 20 - foot-
radiusspherecenteredonthedoor.Thespherespreads
aroundcorners.EachcreatureintheareamustmakeaDC 24
Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 22 ( 5 d 8 )thunderdamageona
failedsave,orhalfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.The
triggeringglyphisatthebottomrightcornerofthedoorand
canbefoundwithasuccessfulDC 24 Intelligence
(Investigation)check.
PurpleTrail
Atrailofpurple-coloredtilesleadstothehall’snorthernmost
arch.Ifacharacterwalksalongthetrailwithoutsteppingoffit,
thentouchesthewallwithinthearchway,thewalltakeson
theconsistencyofthickmudfor 1 hour.Whilethiseffectlasts,
anycreaturethatpassesthroughthewall,oranyobject
pushedthroughthewall,emergesfromthebackwallofthe
alcoveinarea 80.RedTrail
Theshorttrailofred-coloredtilesendsinfrontofthe
hallway’ssouthernmostarch.Acreaturethatwalksalongthe
redtrailwithouteversteppingoffofit,thentouchesthewall
withinthearchway,ispulledintothewalland
unceremoniouslydumpedintoarea 57.80 .RedLibrary........................................................................................................................................................................
Thecharactersmightarriveherebywayofthetunneltothe
east,orthroughthealcoveinthesouthwestcornerifthey
activatethepurple-trailarchwayinarea 79.
Softdulcimermusicfillsthisroom,thewallsofwhich
arepaintedthecolorofdriedblood.Bookcasesdraped
incobwebsanddustlinethewallsandstandfourdeep
inthemiddleoftheroom.Hundredsofleather-bound
tomesweighdowntheirsaggingshelves.Atoneendof
theroom,asmallstudycontainsapaddedleatherchair,
afootstool,andasmalltable—aswellasthreecorpses
danglingupsidedownfromshacklesandchainsbolted
totheceilingnearthenorthwall.Alantern-shaped
devicerestingatopthetableappearstobethesourceof
themusic.Anoldmanliesasleepinthechair,hishorn-
rimmedspectaclesslippingdowntotheendofhis
nose.Thelibrarycontainsthecollectedwisdomofahundred
sages,alongwithafewspellbooksandscrolls(see“Treasure”
below).
Thecorpseshangingalongthenorthwallaretheremains
ofthreearchmagiwhotriedtomeddleinAcererak’saffairs.A
successfulDC 12 Wisdom(Medicine)checkconfirmsthatall
threediedwithinthepastmonthandthatdestructivespells
werethecauseoftheirdemise.
Theoldmansleepinginthechairisanarcanalothunder
theeffectofitsalterselfspell.Thefiendhasoneofthelibrary’s
spellbookslyingopenonitslapandpretendstobeasleep.If
approached,themanappearstowakeandasks,“Whydoyou
disturbme?”Thecreaturewon’trevealitstruename,instead
referringtoitselfas“Mr.Fox.”Thearcanalothisboundtothe
librarybyAcererak’smagicandcan’tleave,norcanitallow
anyofthelibrary’sbooksorscrollstoberemoved.
Ifanycharacterspeaksthearcanaloth’struename(“Ygga
Raxyg”;seearea 71 )withinearshotofthefiend,itisstunned
for 1 minute.Oncethestunnedeffectwearsoff,repeatingthe
arcanaloth’snamehasnoeffectonitforthenext 24 hours.If
killed,thearcanalothmeltsintoapoolofichor,leavingbehind
itsrobesandhorn-rimmedspectacles(see“Treasure”below).Alcove
Thealcoveinthesouthwestcorneroftheroomisempty.Ifthe
magicattheendofthepurpletrailisstillactive(seearea 79 ),
thebackwallofthealcovehastheconsistencyofthickmud.
Anycreaturethatpassesthroughthewall,oranyobject
pushedthroughthewall,emergesfromthenorthernmost
archwayinarea 79.Treasure
Thearcanaloth’shorn-rimmedspectaclesaren’tmagical,but
theyareworth 250 gp.Thespectaclesarealsoagatekeythat
opensaportalintheplanarcityofSigil.Theportalisatwo-