daggerorothertoolcountsasnothing;itmustbedonewitha
finger.
Ifthegolemhastheopportunityincombat,itpushes
enemiesoffthebridge.Thegolemissoheavythatithas
advantageonStrength(Athletics)checkstoresistbeing
pushed.Itdoesn’tpursueenemiesoffthebridgeunlessthey
continueusingrangedattacksorspellsagainstitafter
retreating.
Theskeletonlyingatthestatue’sfeetisallthatremainsof
ahumanexplorerkilledbythegolem.Ithaslongsincebeen
pickedclean.
BridgeGapPartofthebridgehasfallenaway,leavinga 20 - footgap.
Thestoneateitheredgelookscrumblyandunsafe.
The 20 - footgapistoolongformostcharacterstocross
witharunningjump.Ajumpfromthehighedgetothelow
edge,however,iseffectivelyonly 15 feet,whilejumpingfrom
lowtohighiseffectively 25 feet.Crumblingremainsofthe
parapetsshortenthedistancebyanother 5 feet,butlandingon
oneofthosethinsurfacesrequiresasuccessfulDC 13
Dexterity(Acrobatics)check;ajumperwhofailsthatcheck
slipsoffthestoneandfallsintothegorge(a 100 - footdrop).
HangingVines
Hundredsofvineshangbelowthebridge.Characterscan
crossthegorgeunderthebridgebymovinghand-over-hand
fromvinetovineandswingingacrossthegap.Thisdoesn’t
activatethestonegolematall,butitrequirestwosuccessful
abilitychecks:aDC 10 Strength(Athletics)orDexterity
(Acrobatics)checktoscrambleacrossthevinesandswing
acrossthegapwithoutfalling,andaDC 10 Wisdom(Animal
Handling)tomakethepassagewithoutsettingoffapanicin
themonkeysthatconsiderthevinestheirhome.IftheAnimal
Handlingcheckfails,thecharacterisattackedby 1 d 4 baboons.
Theanimalsfightnormally,butthecharacterhanginginthe
vineshasdisadvantageoneveryattackrollandabilitycheck
whileunderattack.AtaazYklwazi
Bladesofblackbasaltthrustupfromthefloorofthisdeep,
volcaniccanyontocreateaforestofsorts:onethatcaneasily
drawbloodfromunwarytrekkerswhobrushagainsttheebon
pilesthatareassharpastherazor-edgedweaponsthey’re
namedafter.
AtaazYklwazi(“GorgeofBlades”)formsagatewayof
sortstotheValleyofLostHonorfromthenorth.Thevalleyis
thedomainoffirenewts.Theyprotectitbypatrollingthe
gorgeandambushinganyintruderstheybelievethey’restrong
enoughtodefeat.Atypicalpatrolconsistsoffourfirenewt
warriorsmountedongiantstriders(seeappendixDforboth
creatures’statistics).
Thegorgeisalsothefavoredhuntinggroundofa
femaleyoungreddragonnamedTzindelor,dubbedTinderby
thosewho’veseenherandsurvived.Thetreacherousterrainis
litteredwiththecharredskeletonsofTinder’svictims.Ifthe
characterstakealongrestinthegorge,theyencounterthe
dragonattheendoftheirrest.Formoreinformationon
Tinder,see“WyrmheartMine."BayofChult
ShipsmustpassthroughtheBayofChultastheycomeand
gofromPortNyanzaruorthebeacheswestofFortBeluarian.
ThemouthofthebayiswatchedoverbyAremag,adragon
turtlewithablind,milkylefteyeandapieceofitsshell
missing.Aremagdemandsthatshipstosstreasureintothebay
toappeaseit.Aremagthengathersupthelootandhidesitin
itslair,whichnoonehasyetfound.
IfthecharactersenterorleavetheBayofChultbyship,
Aremagappears:
Theseaaheadroilsandchurns,andwavescrashover
thebowofyourship,drivenbysaw-toothedhillsrising
fromtheheavingfoam.Waterstreamsofftherising