ManandCrocodiledon’ttriggertheglyphs.Eachtriggered
glyphreleasesa 20 - foot-radiussphereoflightningcenteredon
thestep.EverycreatureintheareamustmakeaDC 13
Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 22 ( 5 d 8 )lightningdamageona
failedsave,orhalfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.
CreaturesemulatingManandCrocodilehavedisadvantageon
thesavingthrow.Tospotaglyph,thedustonthestepmustbe
clearedaway,andacharactersearchingthestepmustsucceed
onaDC 13 Intelligence(Investigation)check.
Treasure.Thejugisanalchemyjug,placedhereagesago
byChultanswhorevereditasagiftfromUbtao.Theonlysafe
waytopickupthealchemyjugistoemulateManand
Crocodile.Eithermemberofarider/carrierteamcanpickup
thejugsafelyandcarryitoutoftheroom.Ifthejugispicked
upbyanyoneelse,loosebricksbegintofallfromtheceiling.
Everycreatureinarea 6 Eisstruckbyfallingbricksandmust
makeaDC 13 Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 10 ( 3 d 6 )
bludgeoningdamageonafailedsave,orhalfasmuchdamage
onasuccessfulone.Acreaturethatstartsitsturnintheroom
repeatsthesavingthrow.After 3 rounds,thebricksstop
falling.
Arider/carrierteamtryingtodescendthestairswhile
carryingthealchemyjugmakesDexterity(Acrobatics)checks
withdisadvantageunlessthejugisplacedinabackpack,or
slunginasackorsomeotherhands-freecarrier.
CampVengeance
Throughthefoliage,youseeacrudetimber
fortification—awalledcompoundwithwatchtowersandtentsinsideit,encircledbyaditchbristlingwith
sharpenedstakes.Alargegatehousefacestheriver,on
theshoreofwhicharefourrowboatstiedtoawooden
post.Scatteredaroundthefortarepilesofcharredhuman
corpsesandflayedanimalcarcassesswarmingwith
flies.
Thecorpsesaroundthefort(map 2. 4 )aretheremainsof
beastsandundeadthatattackedthecamp.Thecampdwellers
tookmeatoffthedeaddinosaursandotherbeaststofeed
themselves,leavingtheresttorot.
AhandfulofwarriorsoftheOrderoftheGauntletescaped
theundeadonslaughtagainstCampRighteousbyretreatingup
theRiverSoshenstartowardtheAldaniBasin.Threedayslater,
theyendedtheirretreatbydigginginonhisspot.Eventually
theygotwordoftheirsituationbacktoPortNyanzaru,and
they’vesincebeenreinforced.Theiroriginal,smallcamphas
beentransformedintoafortifiedbasefarmorecapableof
withstandingattackthanCampRighteouseverwas.
That’snottosaythecampisahaleandhealthyplace.
Unwholesomevaporsandcloudsofinsectsdescendonitfrom
thepestilentialAldaniBasinlyingonlyafewmilestothesouth.
Theknightsstationedherearedisease-riddenandexhausted
fromtheirconstantbattlesagainstgiantjunglecarnivoresby
dayandundeadhorrorsbynight.
ThetemplarinchargeisadevoutworshiperofTyrnamed
NilesBreakbone(LGmaleChondathanhumannoble),aman
who’sdedicatedtoeverythingtheOrderoftheGauntlet
representsbutpoorlysuitedtocommandingapostlikeCamp