Chapter 3 :DwellersoftheForbiddenCity..............................................................................................................................................
muliesinabasinhiddeninthedepthsofthe
rainforest,surroundedonallsidesbysheer
cliffs.Thecityisnotoriouslyhardtofind.
Thosewhotrymustcontendwithmilesof
tracklessjungleinhabitedbynatural
predators,cannibals,andtheremnantsofRas
Nsi’sundeadarmy.Evenskilledguideshave
difficultythreadingtheirwaythrough.
ToentertheTomboftheNineGods,
adventurersmusttreadcautiously,contendwiththedwellers
oftheruinedcity,andlearnalltheycanaboutthenine
trickstergodsofOmuandtheirancientrivalries.
Omu.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
Totheuntrainedeye,Omuappearsabandoned,yetitsraised
streetsandsplinteredplazasarefarfromuninhabited.Ifthe
charactersreachapointwheretheycanseethecityinits
entirety,eitherbyflyingaboveitorbylookingdownonit
fromacliff’sedge,givetheplayersacopyofhandout 12 in
appendixE.
ApproachingtheCity.................................................................................................................................................................
TwomainroutesleadintoOmu.Tothenortheast,ariver
snakesdownfromthefoothillsofthePeaksofFlameand
flushesintothecitythroughacanyon(seearea 17 ).The
secondaccesspointisastaircasetothesouthwest(seearea 1 ).
EnteringtheCity........................................................................................................................................................................
WhenthecharactersseeOmuforthefirsttime,
read:
Thejunglepartstorevealadeadcityenclosedbysheer
cliffs.Ruinedbuildingsandstoneboulevardsriselike
ghostsfromthefloorofthemistybasin.Colorfulbirds
glideoverhead.Awaterfallpoursintothebasin,creatingaswollenriver
thatfloodsmuchofthecitybeforedrainingintoadeep
riftfilledwithmoltenlava.Aruinedpalaceliesafew
hundredfeetfromtheedgeofthesteamingabyss.Awaterfallpoursintothebasin,creatingaswollenriver
thatfloodsmuchofthecitybeforedrainingintoadeep
riftfilledwithmoltenlava.Aruinedpalaceliesafew
hundredfeetfromtheedgeofthesteamingabyss.ThecliffssurroundingOmuare 100 – 150 feethighand
composedofcrumblingrock.Thickjunglehugstheclifftops,
withferns,orchids,andmossspillingovertheedges.Every
100 feetorso,agargoyleperchesonthebrinkoftheprecipice.
Whenacharactergetsagoodlookatoneofthesecreatures,
read: