Waterdeep - Dungeon of the Mad Mage

24. COLLAPSED AREAS

A tremor caused a collapse in this section of the dun-
geon, wrecking two rooms (areas 24a and 24c) and cre-
ating a small maze of tunnels (area 24b).

24A. GUARD POST
A foul stench wafts through the double door, which
stands ajar. This partially collapsed room is empty
except for piles of rubble and six troglodytes wielding
longswords and wearing breastplates (see "Gorzil's
Gang," page 136). The troglodytes attack anything that
isn't a troglodyte or a drow. If the adventuring party in-
cludes one or more drow characters or NPCs, the troglo-
dytes bow their heads and wait for new orders, obeying
any command from a drow that isn't clearly suicidal.

24B. TuNNELS

These naturally formed tunnels wind through collapsed

rooms and hallways. The walls are composed of jagged

stones, and the floor throughout is silty and wet.

24c. MORGUE

A foul stench wafts through the double door, which

stands ajar. Piled near the tunnels at the back of the

room are the stripped corpses of eight drow and sixteen

troglodytes in varying stages of decay. Feasting on the

remains are seven drow ghouls that were created by

Vlonwelv to devour the dead. The ghouls retreat into the

back tunnels when one or more drow enter the room. If

a drow is not among those who enter, the ghouls attack.

25. AUVRYNDAR HALL
    This hall was once a market where the drow kept and
    sold slaves. It now serves as House Auvryndar's main
    military stronghold in Undermountain. IfVlonwelv
    Auvryndar is here, the drow priestess is seated on the
    throne in the southern alcove (area 25b), listening tote-
    dious reports of the battles waging against House Freth.

25A. HALL OF THE DARK SELDARINE

Any character who tries to sneak into this room must

succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) check, made

with disadvantage due to the large number of guards.

Fountain. The centerpiece of this immense, 80-foot-

high room is a 60-foot-diameter fountain adorned with

eight statues that represent the Dark Seldarine (the

drow pantheon). Cracked tiles fanning out from the

fountain form a web-like mosaic on the floor.

Guards. Fifteen drow guards are scattered throughout

the room. They defend this chamber to the death.

Giant Lizards. Two giant lizards fitted with saddles,

reins, and stirrups are parked in the southeast corner.

These docile reptiles are used as mounts by the drow

scouts in area 25b and have the Spider Climb trait

(see the "Variant: Giant Lizard Traits" sidebar in ap-

pendix A of the Monster Manual).

Slave Pen. A stone enclosure in the northwest cor-

ner serves as a s lave pen. Band music emanates

from within.

The fountain is fed by a natural spring and provides

the drow with a virtually endless supply of fresh water.

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The statues stand atop stone plinths above the water,

facing outward. Starting with the northernmost one

and moving clockwise, the statues represent Eilistraee

(god of beauty, dance, and the hunt), Malyk (god of wild

magic), Kiaransalee (god of undeath), Ghaunadaur (god

of oozes, slimes, and all things subterranean), Zinzer-

ena (god of assassins), Vhaeraun (god of thieves), Lolth

(the Demon Queen of Spiders and mother of the Dark

Seldarine) in her drow form, and Selvetarm (god of war

and warriors).

This 40-foot-square slave pen has 20-foot-high walls

of smooth stone. Instead of a roof, it has a 5-foot-thick

covering of sticky webs. The webs provide an effective

barrier, and any creature that enters the webs or starts

its turn in them is restrained. A restrained creature can

use its action to try to pull itself out of the webs, doing

so with a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) or Dex-

terity (Acrobatics) check. Each 10-foot-square section of

webs has AC 10 , 10 hit points, vulnerability to fire, and

immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and psychic damage.

A sturdy iron-barred gate set into the east wall is held

shut with an arcane lock spell that only drow can ignore.

Forcing the gate open requires a successful DC 25

Strength (Athletics) check.

The slave pen is lined with straw. It contains a halfting

musical quintet that the drow kidnapped just outside the

town of Daggerford. The performers call themselves the

Sing-Alongs, and they're quite good. Vlonwelv makes

sure that they're fed and treated well; in exchange, they

fill her hall with music. The members and their instru-

ments are Peeta Brightmoon (drum), Kevin Gladriver

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