onedirectionortheother.Onafailedsave,thecreaturetakes
55 ( 10 d 10 )bludgeoningdamage.Anycreaturereducedto 0
hitpointsbythisdamageiscrushedtoapulp.Otherwise,the
creaturefallsproneinsidethetomb.
Thecorrectsequenceoffloortilesmatchestheorderin
whichthehieroglyphsappearontheclaydialinarea 35 A:
vulture,serpent,door,reed,scarab,scepter,foot,urn.Each
timeacharacterstepsonacorrectfloortile,anewhieroglyph
clicksintoviewontheclaydial,withthatviewaccessibleby
anycharacterusingthepeepholeinarea 34 .Thedialrotates
throughallthehieroglyphsinthecorrectorder.Ifany
characterstepsonahieroglyphoutoforder,thestatuesreact
asdescribedin“SphinxStatues.”Steppingonthewrongtile
doesnotresetthesequence.
Whenthefinaltileinthesequenceissteppedon,the
followingthingsallhappenatonce:
I’jin’ssarcophagusopens.
Thestoneblockatarea 35 Asinksintothefloor,creating
anopenpassagetotheeast.
Anylocustsconjuredbythesphinxstatuesaredispelled.
Thehieroglyphicfloorisdisabled.After 24 hours,
Witherssends 1 d 4 tombdwarvestoresetthetrap.
SphinxStatues
Eachofthesestatuesdepictsalife-sizegynosphinx,andall
fourradiateaurasofabjurationandconjurationtoadetect
magicspellorsimilareffect.Thestatuesareimperviousto
damageandspells.
Whenanycreaturestepsonanincorrectfloortile,allfour
statuesyawnandmassesofmagicallysummonedlocustsfly
outoftheirmouths.Thelocustsformasinglecloudthatfillsa
15 - footcubecenteredabovetheoffendingfloortile.Each
creatureinthecloudwhenitforms,aswellasanycreature
thatentersthecloudforthefirsttimeonaturnorstartsits
turnthere,takes 44 ( 8 d 10 )piercingdamage.Anycreature
reducedto 0 hitpointsbythistrapiskilledandeatentothe
bonebythedevouringlocusts.Thecloudlastsfor 1 minuteor
untilanothercloudoflocustsiscreated.
Sarcophagus
I’jin’sgoldensarcophaguscannotbeopenedbyanymeans
otherthansteppingoneightfloortilesinthecorrectorder.
Thesarcophagusisworth 7 , 500 gpintactbutweighs 75
pounds.Removingitfromthefuneralbargecausesfourfloor-
to-ceilingwallsofforce(likethosecreatedbyawallofforce
spell)tosurroundthedaisonallfoursides.Thewallslastuntil
destroyedoruntilthesarcophagusisreturnedtothebarge.
Thesarcophaguscontainsthefragilebonesofanalmiraj
(I’jin’sanimalform;seeappendixD),aswellasitsspiralhorn,
whichfunctionsasawandofwonder.Thehornturnstodust
andisdestroyedifitleavestheTomboftheNineGods(butsee
"LostTreasures").
I’jin’sSpirit.ThespiritofI’jintriestoinhabitanycharacter
whotouchesthehorn(see"SpiritsoftheNineTrickster
Gods").WhenI’jin’sspiritmanifests,read:
Streamersoflightemanatefromthetipofthehorn.As
theyswirlaroundyou,theyformintoaspectralrabbit
withasinglehornonitsbrow.Afemalevoicewhispers,
“Quick,quick,letmein!WemuststopAcererak!”Ifthespiritsuccessfullyinhabitsthecharacter,givethe
playerI’jin’scard(seeappendixF).Iftheattemptfails,the
spiritreturnstothehornandwaitsforanothercharacterto
touchit.
Treasure
Bravus’syellowturbanissetwithaperidotgemstone( 500 gp).
AsearchofBravus’scorpsealsoyieldsanonmagicalshield
andabeltpouchcontaininga 500 gpdiamond(thematerial
componentofaraisedeadspell)andtwo 1 - inch-diameter
crystaleyeballs—onedarkblueandonevibrantpurple.
CrystalEyes.Thenonmagicalcrystaleyesaretwoofthe
tenkeysneededtoopenthevaultofthebeholder(area 44 ).36 .ChamberofRespite...........................................................................................................................................................
Thetomb’skeepershaveallbutforgottenthistinyroom
lodgedbetweentwocrawlways.Characterswhoshelterhere
arerewardedwithundisturbedrest.37 .WindsofPandemonium...................................................................................................................................................
Twobalconiesfaceeachotheroveravastpit.Between
thebalconieshoverfivewoodenplatforms,eachonea
disktenfeetacross.Asingletorchburnsaboveeach
balcony.Ontheeastbalconystandsarough-hewn,
fifteen-foot-tallstatueofahulkingfiendwithfurled
wingsandclenchedfists.Setintothewallonthewest
balconyisarustyleverintheupposition.ClimbingthewallsrequiresasuccessfulDC 15 Strength
(Athletics)check.Acrawlwayissetintothenorthwestcorner,
atthesameheightasthebalconiesandfloatingplatforms.
Anothercrawlwayextendsofftheeastbalcony.Atthebackof
thewestbalcony,astaircasedescends 10 feettoalandingand
asecretdoor.AdvicefromtheSpirits
AnycharactersinhabitedbythespiritsofI’jinorKubazan
receiveadvicewhenenteringthisarea:
FickleI’jinurgesherhosttopullthelever.Whatharm
coulditdo?
FearlessKubazaninsiststhathishostjumptothe
platforms,evenifothersarebetterequippedtodoso.FloatingPlatforms
Thecircularwoodenplatformsare 10 feetindiameterand
hoverbetween 6 and 12 feetapart,asshownonmap 5. 3 .They
floatatthesamelevelasthebalconies, 15 feetbelowthe
ceilingand 60 feetabovethepitfloor.Adetectmagicspellor
similarmagicrevealsaurasofabjurationandtransmutation
aroundeachplatform.Eachdiskiswideenoughthat
characterscanmove 10 feetbeforejumping(see“Movement”
inchapter 8 ofthePlayer’sHandbook).Theplatformsbob
slightlywhenanythinglandsonthem,asthoughtheywere
floatingonwater.Anycreaturethatfallsfromaplatformto
thepitfloortakes 21 ( 6 d 6 )bludgeoningdamage.Casting
dispelmagiconaplatformcausesittofall.WailingWinds
Iftheleveronthewestbalconyispulled,thefiendish
statueunclenchesitsfiststorevealamarble-sizedobjectin
thepalmofeachhand(see“Treasure”below).Simultaneously,
howlingwindsriseupandfilltheroom.Returningtheleverto
itsoriginaluppositioncausesthewindstoabateandthe
statue’sfiststoclose.