journalsfurther,refertothe“HistoryofOmu”sectionin
chapter 3 and“HistoryoftheTomb”earlierinthischapter.
Treasure
Withershasenoughequipmentonhisdesktoassemblea
scholar’spack.Amanualofgolems(clay)liesopenonhisdesk
nexttoaspellbookcontainingallthespellshehasprepared.
Ontheinsidebackcoverofthespellbookiswhatappearstobe
aname:KhomaraBlackfire.“Khomara”and“Blackfire”are
actuallythecommandwordsforthemirroroflifetrappingin
area 50.
Thedeskdrawercontainsatranslucent,fist-sizedgray
stonethatradiatesanauraofenchantmenttoadetectmagic
spellorsimilareffect.Thisstoneisthecontrolgemforthe
grayslaadinarea 24 .Formoreinformationoncontrolgems,
seethe“Slaadi”entryintheMonsterManual.
Withers’sskeletalsongbirdistamebutcantankerous.It
can’tfly,butitcanbesoldtoabuyerinPortNyanzarufor 75
gp.Withers’sbronzemaskisworth 25 gp.
Level 3 :VaultofReflection.....................................................................................................................................................
Map 5. 3 showsthislevelofthedungeon,whichaninvisible
beholdernamedBelchorzhtheUnseen(seearea 44 )claimsas
itshome.Itdoesn’thaveaccesstolairactionsandregional
effects;instead,ithasinfecteditshomewithweirdalien
growth.
AlienGrowth
Thebeholder’saberrantinfluencepermeatesthe
stoneworkacrossthislevelofthetomb,causingpurplemold
tosproutfromthefloors,walls,andceilings.Themoldsmells
likerottingcorpsesandoccasionallyreleasescloudsof
harmlessspores.Ascharactersmovethroughareaswithalien
growth,tinyeyeballsemergefromthemoldtoscrutinizethem.
Belchorzhcanseethroughtheseeyesandusesthemtotrack
theparty’sprogress.
Anyeffectthatdealsfire,necrotic,orradiantdamage
destroysapatchofaliengrowthoncontact.However,the
beholderdoesn’ttakekindlytothemold’sdestruction.Whena
patchofgrowthisdestroyed,thenextnearestpatchsproutsa
stubbyeyestalkthatshootsarandomlydeterminedeyerayat
thenearestcharacter.(Rollad 10 andconsultthebeholder
statblocktodeterminewhichrayitproduces.)Aftermaking
thisattack,theeyestalkquicklydisappearsbackintothemold.
29 .JackalMask........................................................................................................................................................................
Ahugecarvingofasnarlingjackal’sheadprotrudes
fromthewallattheendofthiscorridor.Achamberis
visiblethroughthegapsbetweenitsfangs.Thegapsbetweentheteethareonly 2 incheswide,butany
characterwholooksthroughcanseeintoarea 35 :
Fourtorchesilluminatestonesphinxescrouchedinthe
cornersofthisfifteen-foot-highroom.Thetorchescast
flickeringlightacrosshieroglyphscarvedintothetiled
floor.Atthecenteroftheroom,agold-inlaidfuneral
bargestandsatopathree-foot-tallstonedais.Resting
onthedeckofthebargeisasmallgoldensarcophagus
decoratedwithhornedrabbits.Adarkshaftopensinthe
ceilingdirectlyabovethebarge.Thisviewisamagicalwindowintothepast.Whoever
looksthroughthejackal’sjawsseesavisionofI’jin’stomb
(area 35 )asitwasjustbeforethelastpersonenteredit.After
afewmoments,thevisionrevealsapersonenteringthe
chamber.
Aslabofwallsuddenlygrindsupwardtotheeast,anda
dwarfwearingaturbanandchainmailcreepsintothe
tomb.Hebrandishesashieldinfrontofhimashe
treadscautiouslyacrossthefloor.
ThemagichererecordsthelastmomentsofBravus
Boulderborn,herooftheCompanyoftheYellowBanner.The
dwarfignoresanyattemptsbythecharacterstocommunicate
withhim.
Aloudclicksoundsoutasthedwarfstepsontooneof
thefloortiles.Thenadeafeningbuzzingrisesaslocusts
pouroutfromthemouthsofthesphinxstatues,quickly
engulfinghim.Hetriestofightthemoff,tonoavail.
Whenthecloudofinsectsvanishes,nothingofthe
dwarfremainsexceptitsbonesandgear.Ifallthecharactersturnaway,thevisionresets.Whenany
characternextlooksthroughthemask,thedwarfisseen
enteringI’jin’stomboncemore.
Thejackalmaskradiatesanauraofdivinationtoadetect
magicspellorsimilareffect.Ifanycharacterusesteleportation
orothermagictobypasstheteethandenterthetomb,the
dwarf’smolderingskeletonisdiscoveredinarea 35.30 .IronBarrier........................................................................................................................................................................
Aheadofyou,thefaceofasnarlingminotaurisetched
intoasheetofironthatbisectsthecrawlway.Itseyes
havebeencutout,lettingyouseethroughthesheet,
beyondwhichthetunnelcontinuesonward.Theminotaurfaceisetchedintobothsidesofa 1 - inch-
thick,sharp-edgedironsheetthatblocksthecrawlway.The
holesthatformtheeyesare 2 incheswide.Thecharacterscan
usespellssuchasgaseousformandmistysteptomovepastthe
ironsheet.
Anycharacterwhoexaminesthebarrierdiscoversthatit
slidesupintotheceiling.Coiledspringsprovideresistance,
andasuccessfulDC 17 Strength(Athletics)checkisneededto
liftthesheet.Ifthechecksucceeds,ahiddenlatchlocksthe
sheetinplace,allowingcreaturestocrawlunderneathit.
Unlessitiswedgedinplacewithanironspike,astoutweapon,
orasimilarobject,thebarriersnapsdownafter 1 minute,
sealingthecrawlwayoncemore.Anycreatureunderneaththe
sheetwhenitsnapsshutmustsucceedonaDC 15 Dexterity
savingthrowortake 44 ( 8 d 10 )slashingdamage.Anycreature
reducedto 0 hitpointsbythisdamageischoppedintwo.31 .ReflectedHall.....................................................................................................................................................................
Acurtainofwaterseparatestwohallwaysthatare
basicallymirrorimagesofoneanother.Whencharactersenter
thefirsthall,read: