D&D Tomb of Annihilation

hearhimcallingoutforhelpfromundertherubble.Ifthe
charactersfreeOrvex,hebegstojointheirbanduntilhefinds
sanctuary.
OrvexservesasscribeandtranslatorfortheRedWizards.
He’sapragmatic,baldinghumaninhisearlyfortieswho
servestheRedWizardsbecause,asheputsit,theypaywell.
Orvexhasthestatisticsofaspy,withthesechanges:
 Orvexisneutral.
 Hehas 3 hitpointsremainingand 3 levelsofexhaustion
(seeappendixAofthePlayer’sHandbookforexhaustion
effects).
 HespeaksCommonandGrung.
IfthecharactersbefriendOrvex,hecanhelpthemforgea
trucewithanysurvivingRedWizards.OrvexcantranslateOld
Omuan,andhisstudiesofOmu’scarvingstaughthimthe
legendoftheninetrickstergods(see“LegendoftheNine
Gods”),whichOrvexishappytorecountoncehe’sfullyhealed
andrested.
Despitetheobviousrisks,Orvexlooksforwardto
exploringmoreofthecityandunlockingitssecrets.Ifhe’sstill
withthecharacterswhentheyretrieveallninepuzzlecubes,
hejumpsatthechancetoaccompanythemontheirdescent
intotheTomboftheNineGods.

3 .Kubazan’sShrine

Arectangularpoolofmurkywaterstretchesbeforethis

vine-drapedshrine.Ropebridgesthatoncespannedthe

waterfloatonthesurface,tangledwithotherdebris.The

shardsofatoppledmonolithformsteppingstonesto

themiddleofthepool,whereastatueofastonefrog

risesabovethewater.

TheshrinetothetrickstergodKubazan(representedasa
froghemoth)containsoneofninepuzzlecubesneededto
entertheTomboftheNineGods.

3 A.FroghemothPool
Thispoolis 6 feetdeepandcloudedwithmudandalgae.A
characterwhosucceedsonaDC 14 Wisdom(Perception)
checkspotstheeyestalkofafroghemoth(seeappendixD)
stickingoutofthepool.Thefroghemothattacksanyonewho
disturbsthewaterortriestoreachtheshrine,heavingitself
fromthepooltopursueprey.
Theshatteredmonolithisslipperywithmoss,andthe
rottedropebridgessinkassoonasanyonestepsonthem.Any
characterwhojumpsacrossthesteppingstonesmustsucceed
onaDC 10 Dexterity(Acrobatics)checktokeepfromfallingin
thepool.
StoneKey.Acharacterwhoexaminesthemouthofthe
frogstatuespotsastonekeysetintoanindentationonthe
statue’stongue.Thiskeyopensthelockedgateatarea 3 B.

3 B.LockedGate
Carvedintothelintelabovethislockedgateisaninscription
writteninOldOmuan:“Kubazanurgesustotreadwithoutfear
andtogivebackasmuchaswetake.”Acharacterwhoheeds
thewordsgainssomeinsightintothetrialthatawaitsinarea
3 C.
Topickthelock,acharacterwiththieves’toolsmust
succeedonaDC 20 Dexteritycheck.Whetherthecheck
succeedsorfails,aglyphofwardingspelltargetsthecharacter
withafearspell(saveDC 15 ).Theglyphdoesn’ttriggerifthe
doorisunlockedusingthestonekeyfromthefroghemothpool
(area 3 A).

3 C.ChamberofBravery

Stepsdescendtoaledgeoverlookingapitofsharpened

stakes.Analcoveonthefarwallholdsapedestalwitha

stonecuberestingonit.Areliefcarvedintothebackof

thealcoveshowsamonstrousfrogwithtentacles

fightingacrane.Woodenbeamsradiatefromthewalls

atfloorheight,withfour-footgapsbetweenthem.

Carvedfrogheadsextrudefromthewallsabovethe

beams.

ThewallreliefshowsKubazan(afroghemoth)fighting

Papazotl(aneblis).AninscriptionwritteninOldOmuantells

howKubazanearnedhistentaclesfromthegodUbtao(see

“LegendoftheNineGods").

SpikedPit.Thepitis 30 feetdeep.Acreaturethatfallsinto

thepittakes 10 ( 3 d 6 )bludgeoningdamagefromthefalland

mustmakeaDC 12 Dexteritysavingthrow.Onafailedsave,

1 d 4 stakesimpalethecreatureforanadditional 1 d 6 piercing

damageperstake.

WoodenBeams.Acreaturecanmovearoundthe

perimeteroftheroombyhoppingfrombeamtobeam.Tohop

ontoabeamwithoutfalling,acreaturemustsucceedona

Dexterity(Acrobatics)check,theDCofwhichis 5 +the

distance(infeet)betweenthetwobeams.Whenweightis

appliedtoandliftedfromabeam,itretractsandbecomes

flushwiththewall,preventingitfrombeingusedagain.The

beamsresettotheiroriginalpositionsafterallofthemhave

retractedintothewalls.

PuzzleCube.IfKubazan’spuzzlecubeisremovedfromits

pedestal,thegateinarea 3 Bslamsshutandlocks.Checks

madetopickthegatelockfromwithintheshrinehave

disadvantage.Atthesametime,thecarvedfrogheadsonthe

wallsopentheirmouths,belchforthenoughpoisonousgasto

filltheshrine,andthenclosetheirmouths.Placinganobjectof

equalweighttothepuzzlecube(halfapound)onthepedestal

preventsthegateclosureandthereleaseofgas.

Thegasfillstheshrinefor 1 minute,thendissipates.Any

creaturethatstartsitsturninsidetheshrinewhilethegasis

presentmustsucceedonaDC 12 Constitutionsavingthrowor

take 10 ( 3 d 6 )poisondamage.Creaturesareaffectedevenif

theyholdtheirbreathordon’tneedtobreathe.

4 .Shagambi’sShrine

Aruinedshrinestandsattheheartofthiswalled

compound.Tallmonolithsflanktheentrance,decorated

withimagesofajaguarwithsixsnakessproutingfrom

itsshoulders.Astonedoorissetintotheshrinebeyond.

TheshrinetothetrickstergodShagambi(representedasa

kamadan)containsoneofninepuzzlecubesneededtoenter

theTomboftheNineGods.

Twomatedkamadans(seeappendixD)useacartatthe

backoftheshrineastheirlair.Iftheyhearintruders

approachingtheshrine,thekamadanstrytoambushthem.

Thekamadansfighttoothandclawtoprotecttheirthree

youngcubs.Kamadancubsarenoncombatantsthatlooklike

babyleopardsandgrowtoadultsizewithinayear.Thecubs’

snakeswon’tsproutfromtheirshouldersforanother 6

months.Characterscancapturethecubsandspendmonths

tryingtodomesticatethem,butthekamadansturnontheir

would-bemastersoncetheyreachadulthoodinayear.