2 Mengabushwith 1 d 6 ouncesofleaves
3 1 d 6 ryathrootsgrowingintheground
4 4 d 6 sindaberriesgrowingonabush
5 1 d 6 wildroots
6 2 d 6 zabougrowingonthefloor
Treasure
Theruincontains 1 d 6 Omuanartobjects(jaderings,painted
pottery,silver-inlaidwoodenstatuettesoftrickstergods,
crystalvases,andsoforth).Eachartobjectisworth 25 gp.
Vegepygmies
Hidingintheruinare 1 d 4 vegepygmies(seeappendixD).
Theyarenotinafightingmoodandcowerfrominterlopers.If
attacked,theyfleethroughcracksinthewallsandattemptto
hideinthesurroundingmarsh.
RandomEncountersinOmu.....................................................................................................................................................
Adventurersarelikelytohaveoneormorerandom
encountersastheyexploreOmu.SeeappendixBformore
informationonrandomencountersinthecity.
LocationsintheCity..................................................................................................................................................................
Thefollowingdescriptionscorrespondtoareasmarkedon
maps 3. 1 and 3. 2.
1 .CityEntrance
Aguardhousestandsneartheentrancetothecity.
Arrowslitsarecutintoitslimestonewalls,anda
lopsidedironportcullishangsoverthegateway,beyond
whichyouseeanopenplaza.Ifthecharactersentertheguardhouse,read:
Muchoftheinteriorhascollapsedintorubble.Creepers
clingtothewalls,andhighgrassessproutbetweenthe
flagstonesamidevidenceoflong-deadcampfires.One
walliscoveredwithgraffiti—somewordspainted,
othersetched.Thegraffiti(writteninCommon)provideshintsaboutthe
challengesthatawait:
“FearthefangsofRasNsi!”“Erik,I’vegoneinsearchofthenineshrines.V.”“Thepuzzlecubesarethekey.”“Bewarethefrogmonster!”“WhoisUnkh?”“AllhailtheKingofFeathers!”“Thesnakesarenotwhattheyseem.”“Kubazan=bravery.Shagambi=wisdom.Moa=?”RasNsi’sScouts
Fiveyuan-timalisonswatchthisentrancetothecityfroma
smallcavecarvedintothecliffside.Anarrowgoattrack
zigzagsuptheclifftotheirhideout.
Thegroupconsistsoftwotype 1 malisons,twotype 2
malisons,andonetype 3 malison.Theyfollowthecharacters
intoOmuandshadowthemthroughthestreets.Theirgoalis
toambushthecharactersandcaptureatleastoneofthem.If
theyremainoutofsight,theyuan-tilaunchtheirattackwhen
thecharacterstrytotaketheirfirstlongorshortrestinthe
city.
Treasure
Thetype 3 malison’slongbowispaintedandcarvedlikea
serpentwithtinyambergemstonesforeyes.Theweaponis
worth 250 gpasanartobject.2 .WalledCompound
Smokedriftslazilyfromawalledcompound.Thegate
liesinsplinters,andscorchmarksdefacethebuildings.
Nearthecenterofthecompoundisaplazalitteredwith
charredhumancorpses.Oneofthecorpsesisbeing
tornapartbyapackofwilddogs.TheRedWizardsseizedthiscompoundastheirbaseof
operationsinOmu,butyuan-tiattackedandnearlywiped
themout.Thirtycorpsesarescatteredacrossthe
compound—theremainsofthreeRedWizards,twenty
humanmercenaries,andsevenbearershiredinPortNyanzaru.
Theyuan-tilootedallthesuppliestheyfoundandstoletheir
enemies’weapons.Sixwilddogs(usejackalstatistics)feedon
oneoftheRedWizards.Thedogsposenothreatifthe
characterskeeptheirdistance.
SpiritPole
Theyuan-tiburnedtheirdeadcomradesandarrangedtheir
bonesintoaspiritpole.Characterswhoexplorethecompound
discoverthiseffigy:
Aglaivehasbeenthrustintoremainsofaburned-out
pyre.Charredsnakeskullsandblackenedinhuman
vertebraearelashedtothespear.Onawallnearby,a
symbolhasbeendaubedinash:asnakecurledina
spiral,grippingacircleinitsjaws.WithasuccessfulDC 15 Intelligence(Religion)check,a
character
recognizesthesigil
onthewallasthe
symbolofDendar
theNightSerpent
devouringtheworld.
Orvex
Ocrammas
Duringtheattack,
anexplosionburied
amemberofthe
RedWizards’
expeditionundera
fallensectionofwall.
Orvexisdyingof
thirstand
exhaustion.As
characterssearch
thecompound,they