D&D Tomb of Annihilation

roadsareburiedunderashintheValleyofLostHonor,but
wherethemountainsriseabovetheashplain,theroadcanbe
spottedeasilyandfollowedtotheforgeentrance.Acharacter
whomakesasuccessfulDC 13 Wisdom(Survival)checkwhile
examiningtheroadseesscorchmarksindicativeoffirenewts
orotherflamecreaturesusingit.
WhenthecharactersreachHrakhamar,
read:

Theentranceisa 10 - foot-tallarcheddoorwaybeneatha

massivereliefcarvingofacrossedhammerandtongs.

Twoirondoorswerefittedtotheentrance,butonelies

ontheground,completelyrustedoffitshinges,andthe

othersagssobadlyitappearsasifitcouldcollapseat

anymoment.Severalbuildingsoncestoodoutsidethe

forge,butthey’vebeenreducedtotheirfoundations.

Theentrancegraduallynarrowstojust 5 feetwideby 10
feethigh.Thetunnelproceedsthisway,slopingdownward
veryslightlybutwithoccasionalstaircasesleadingdown,for
three-quartersofamilebeforereachingtheforgeproper.
Scorchmarkscoverthewallsandfloor.

1 .MagmaRift
Thedwarvesexploitedavolcanicriftintheheartof
Hrakhamartosmeltironandadamantine,whichtheylowered
intothemagmainclaycrucibles.

Acavernofmoltenmagmabubblesandflamesbefore

you.Thecavernwallsarelinedwithmetalgantriesand

cranesthatsupportimmensecruciblesofscorchedclay.

Hugechainsstretchacrossthecavern,apparentlyto

shuttlemulti-tonbucketsoforeacrossthelava.The

heattakesyourbreathaway,bringswatertoyoureyes,

andbakesyourskin.Fromwhereyoustand,theonly

obviouswayacrossisviaanarrowstonetrestlebuiltfor

railcarts.Thesoundofrhythmichammeringcomes

fromsomewherebeyondthemagmarift.

Themagmais 10 feetbelowthelevelofthegantriesand

therailcarttrestles.Greatchainsspantheriftintwoplaces,

allowingoretobehoistedacrossinbuckets.

There’snodangeroffallingifcharacterscrossthemagma

ononeofthetworailcarttrestles.AsuccessfulDC 10 Strength

(Athletics)checkisneededtocrosshand-over-handalongone

ofthechainconveyors.Onafailedcheck,thecharacterfalls

intothemagma.Acreaturethatfallsinthemagmaorstartsits

turntheretakes 55 ( 10 d 10 )firedamage.

2 .Smelter

Thehammeringsoundgrowslouder,butit’snot

comingfromthechamberahead.Thisenormous,

rectangularchamberisaworkingsmelter.Arectangular

pitinthecenteroftheroomisfilledwithmolteniron.

Sixdevicesofdwarvendesignandmake,arranged

aroundthepit,siphonofftheliquidmetalanddrawout

theimpurities.Asmallerpoolinthesoutheastcorner

holdswhatappearstobemoltensilver.

Creaturesthatlooklikeamixofhumanoidamphibians

andelementalfirearetendingtothemachines.Sofar,

theyhaven’tnoticedyou.