D&D Tomb of Annihilation

Nangnang’spuzzlecubecanbesafelyremovedfromits
pedestal.

19 .Obo’laka’sShrine

Apairofneedlelikecolumnsmarktheentrancetoa

walledruin.Inthecourtyardbeyond,banyanroots

envelopasquatbuilding.Thestonedoorsthatsealthe

entrancearecarvedwithimagesofsnarlingbearswith

long,sharpclaws.

TheshrinetothetrickstergodObo’laka(representedbya
zorbo)containsoneofninepuzzlecubesneededtoenterthe
TomboftheNineGods.

19 A.ShrineEntrance
Aplaqueabovetheshrine’sentrancebearsthefollowing
messageinOldOmuan:“Obo’lakateachesustotreadwarily
andstayinthelight.”Thismessageshedslightonhowto
obtainObo’laka’spuzzlecube.Thedoorsareslightlyajarand
haverustyhingesthatsquealloudlywhenthedoorsare
opened.
Whenthecharactersarrive,fourzorbos(seeappendixD)
arelurkingaroundtheperimeteroftheshrine.They
investigatethesoundofthesquealingdoorsbutwon’tattack
largegroups,preferringtopickofflonersandstragglers.

19 B.GalleryofCarvings

Thewallsofthisdarkcorridorarecoveredwithpainted
reliefsshowingOmuanpeoplehunting,harvestingfruit,
plantingcrops,craftingweapons,feasting,fighting,
weaving,andskinninganimals.Eightemptytorch
bracketsprotrudefromthewallsunderthereliefs.
Todisarmthepuzzlecubetrapinarea 19 E,themagic
torchesfromthatroommustbeplacedinthebracketsinthis
hall.
BarredSecretDoor.Acharacterwhosearchesthewalls
andsucceedsonaDC 17 Wisdom(Perception)checkspotsa
secretdoorjustinsidetheentrance.Thedooristriple-barred
fromthewestside.Itcan’tbeopenedmanuallyfromthisside,
thoughthreeknockspellswilldothetrick.

19 C.SunPool

Aglorioussuniscarvedontheceiling,directlyabovea

poolofstillwater.Theceilingreflectedinthepool

doesn’tshowasuncarving,butratheramooncarving.

Thepoolisamagicportalthatconnectstothepoolinarea
19 D.Characterswhoimmersethemselvesinthepoolsurface
inarea 19 D.

19 D.MoonPool

Ifthecharactersenterthisroomviathepool,read:

Afullmooniscarvedontheceilinghere,directlyabove

thepool.Thewallsaredecoratedwithreliefsofthe

Omuanpeoplecarryingoutdailychores.

Theceilingreflectedinthepooldoesn’tshowamoon
carving,butratherasuncarving.Totravelbacktoarea 19 C,a
charactermustduckunderthepool’ssurface.
LockedSecretDoor.Asecretdoorinthesouthwall
requiresasuccessfulDC 15 Wisdom(Perception)checkto
spot.Evenwhenfound,there’snoobviouswaytoopenthe
door,althoughaknockspellworks.
Acharacterwhostudiesthewallreliefsandsucceedsona
DC 10 Intelligence(Investigation)checkobservesthatoneof

thefiguresonthewalliscraftingakey.Ifthecharacterpushes

thekey,thesecretdoorpopsopen,revealingadusty,web-

filledtunnel(area 19 F)beyond.

19 E.ChamberofSacraments

Eighttorchesilluminatethisroom.Thelightwashes

overafloormosaicshowingtwocreatureslockedin

combat:asmallbearwithsharpclawsandarabbitwith

aspiralhornonitsforehead.Inthemiddleoftheroom,

arobedfigurestandsnexttoawaist-highpedestal,atop

whichrestsastonecube.Thefigureisbaldandhasone

handonthecube.Ittakesamomenttorealizethatthe

figureisastatue.

ThefloormosaicshowsObo’laka(azorbo)fightingI’jin(an

almiraj).InscriptionsinOldOmuanunderneaththemosaic

explainhowI’jinruinedObo’laka’sattempttoplacateUbtao

(see“LegendoftheNineGods”).

ThestatueisapetrifiedRedWizard(LEmaleThayan

humanmage)namedVoj.Hefailedtodisarmthepuzzlecube

trapbeforetouchingit,anditsmagicturnedhimtostone.Ifa

greaterrestorationspellorsimilarmagiciscastonVoj,he

revertstoflesh,realizeshe’snotalone,andattacksanyone

whowoulddenyhimthecube.

VojtakesordersfromZagmiraandknowsthelegendof

Obo’lakaandI’jin.Ifthecharactersdefeathim,theyfindsome

valuablesonhisperson(see“Treasure”below)thataren’t

obtainablewhileVojispetrified.

PuzzleCube.Anycreaturethattouchesthepuzzlecube

mustmakeaDC 15 Constitutionsavingthroworbepetrified.

Evenonasuccess,acreatureholdingthecubemustrepeatthe

savingthrowattheendofeachofitsturnsuntilthepuzzle

cubeisremovedfromtheshrine.Whenthetorchesinthis

roomareinsertedintotheemptybracketsinarea 19 B,

Obo’laka’spuzzlecubecanbehandledsafely.

Torches.Eachtorchburnswithaflamethatneverwears

itswooddown.Thetorchescanbeextinguished,butthey

reigniteeverytimetheyreenterthischamber.Relightinga

torchbyanyothermethodprovesimpossible.Ifalleight

torchesareinsertedintotheemptybracketsinarea 19 B,the

puzzlecubecanbehandledsafely.

Treasure.Vojcarriesanimmovablerod,aleatherpouch

containingthreetigereyegemstones( 10 gpeach),andared,

leather-boundspellbook,whichcontainsallthespellshehas

prepared.

19 F.SecretPassage

Thisdarkpassageischokedwithdustandwebs.It’s

clearthatnoonehasbeenthroughhereinyears.

Traversingthiscorridoristheeasiestwaytotransportthe

torchesinarea 19 Etoarea 19 Bwithoutdousingtheirflames

inthepools.Thesecretdoorleadingtoarea 19 Bhasthree

woodenbarsacrossit.Oncethebarsareremoved,thedoor

pullsopeneasily.

20 .RoyalPalace

Thousandsofbatsswirlaboveagreatruin.Behinda 15 -

foot-highcircularwall,youseecrumblingarcades,vine-

chokedstatues,emptyplazas,andbuildingsovergrown

withbanyanroots.Streetsthataren’tfloodedare

chokedwithrubble.

Thepalacelooksabandonedandhasbeenlootedofall

treasure.Snakesslitheringthroughtherubblearemostly