Waterdeep - Dungeon of the Mad Mage

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apprenticeship under the Mad Mage. They have secretly

informed him of Halaster's interest and of Halaster's of-

fer to help him perfect the ritual that will bind a goristro

to House Freth's service. They now wait for Drivvin's

decision, while doing everything they can to ensure that

he makes the right choice.

MINOTAURS

Twenty-three minotaurs inhabit the southern half of the

Maze Level. They spend most of their time fighting the

drow. Their leader is a priest of Baphomet named Maku,

a devout follower of the Horned King who has tried to

summon the demon lord on numerous occasions. The

minotaur priest believes that his ritual will be success-

ful if he can amass a large enough pile of mutilated

corpses for the demon lord to feast on.

BAPHOMET THE HORNED KING

Baphomet is wors hiped by those who strive to break

the confines of civility and unleash their inner bestial

nature. All minotaurs on the Maze Level seek to emulate

him through their blood lust and savagery. He appears

as a great, black-furred minotaur with iron horns, burn-

ing red fire in his eyes, and a massive bloodstained

glaive. Fervent human cultists of Baphomet are some-

times transformed into minotaurs as a reward for their

devotion and sacrifice.

Exploring This Level

All location descriptions for this level are keyed

to map 12.

A 2-foot-thick layer of fog covers the floor in many of

the Maze Level's tunnels and caves; the area within the

fog is heavily obscured. The fog can be cleared away by

a gust of wind spell or similar magic. Fog that is cleared

away returns in 1 minute.

The stench of death pervades the entire level, growing

stronger as the characters get closer to area 8a.

I. I NTO THE MAZE

These caves have 20-foot-high ceilings. Their floors are

covered by a 2-foot-thick layer of fog.

lA. RUSTY HEAD

The rusted, severed head of a shield guardian lies on its

side in the middle of the cave, under the fog. The mino-

taurs destroyed the construct and carried off its body for

use in fashioning weapons, leaving its head behind.

ls. FOGGY ALCOVE

The fog obscures the skeleton of a duergar lying on the

floor near the back wall of this alcove. The duergar was

impaled through the back with a broken-off stalactite by

one of his kin and the body hidden here. The stalactite

is still lodged in the duergar's skeleton, which has been

picked clean by vermin.

2. L IGHT OF THE DEAD
   The earthen floors of these caves are covered by a
   2-foot-thick layer of fog.

LEVEL 12 I MAZE LEVEL

2A. WILL-0'-WISP

Two columns of rock support the roof of this^15 -foot-

high cave, the walls of which are spattered with blood

from recent battles between drow and minotaurs.

An invisible will-o'-wis p dwells here, the dark es-

sence of a female drow priestess named Z'reska, who

was butchered by minotaurs. As the characters move

through the cave, the will-o'-wisp flies into the tunnel

that leads northwest out of this area and illuminates it-

self. It whispers, "Follow me!" in Elvish, trying to stay at

least SO feet ahead of characters who do so. It attempts

to lure creatures into area^7 and provoke a battle with

the minotaurs. If the characters refuse to follow the will-

o'-wisp, it turns invisible and trails them instead, waiting

until one or more characters are near death before at-

tacking them in an attempt to finish them off.

2B. BROK E N LUTE

Hidden under the fog in this 10-foot-high alcove is a lute

carved of pale wood. T he instrument has been smashed

beyond repair. A silver-inlaid Elvish inscription on its

broken neck reads "Korynn."

3. DEAD EN D

The earthen floor of this tunnel is covered by a 2-foot-

thick layer of fog. A twisting side tunnel with a rocky

floor opens up to the northwest, rising out of the fog be-

fore coming to a dead end.

4. F A CES IN THE FOG

The floor of this 15-foot-high side cave is covered by a

2-foot-thick layer of fog. Ghostly visages periodically

take shape in the fog and then disappear-all of them

adventurers who have perished in Undermountain.

5. DEMON'S TRIANG~~-L E
   Floor. The earthen floor of this cavern is covered by a
   2-foot-thick layer of fog.
   P illars. Three natural pillars of rock support the
   25-foot-high ceiling. The fog takes on a red tinge in
   the area between the pillars, each of which is painted
   with the fearsome image of a 20-foot-tall minotaur
   painted in blood.
   Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence
   (Religion) check recognizes that the paintings on the
   rock pillars represent Baphomet the Horned King.

MADNESS OF BAPHOMET

Any humanoid that enters the area between the pillars

or starts its turn there must succeed on a DC 18 Wis-

dom saving throw or manifest a character flaw that lasts

until the victim is subjected to a remove curse spell,

a greater restoration spell, or similar magic. The flaw

supersedes any conflicting flaw and is determined by

rolling on the Madness of Baphomet table. A creature

that succeeds on the saving throw can't be affected by

the pillars again for^24 hours.