Theskullneverstraysmorethanafewfeetaway,teleporting
backtothecharacter’ssideifitlosessightofhimorher.Asit
hovers,Yaka’sskullsuppliesastreamofdeadpanbanterina
mocking,hollowvoice.Unlesstheskullismagicallysilenced,
itsinopportunecommentscausethecharactertomakeall
abilitycheckswithdisadvantage.
Roleplaytheskullascruelandcynical,withadarksenseof
humor.Itknowsnothingofthetombbutpretendstoknowall.
Acererakhaswardedtheskullwithpowerfulmagic,rendering
itimpervioustodamageandspells.Itscurseistoopowerfulto
bebrokenwithanyspellotherthanwish,whichcanbeused
eithertodestroytheskullorendthecurse.Ifthecurseends
buttheskullsurvives,itteleportsbacktoitspedestaland
waitsforanothercharactertotouchit.
Thecursecanalsobeendedbyfeedinggemstonestothe
skull,whichitcraves.Theskullchewsupanddestroysany
nonmagicalgemfedtoit,leavingnotraceofthegembehind.
Onceitdestroys 10 , 000 gpworthofgemstones,theskull
teleportsbacktoitspedestalandthecurseendsforthe
affectedcharacter.
41 .TombGuardians................................................................................................................................................................
Twohulkingfiguresstandinalcovesalongthislong
hall,facingeachother.Armorisboltedtotheirflesh,
andtheywearbuckethelmsandspikedgauntlets.Iron
collarsaroundtheirnecksareconnectedbyaspiked
chainthatstretchesacrossthecorridor.
Thetombguardiansinthealcovesattackanycreaturethat
attacksthemortriestomovepastthem.Theyareflesh
golems,withthesechanges:
Thegolemsarecladinplatearmor(AC 17 ).
Withitsspikedgauntlets,atombguardiandeals 13 ( 2 d 8
- 4 )bludgeoningdamageplus 7 ( 2 d 6 )piercingdamage
witheachsuccessfulSlamattack.
Eachtombguardianhasachallengeratingof 6 ( 2 , 300
XP).
SpikedChain
Themagicalspikedchainthatbindstheguardianstogether
preventsthemfrommovingmorethan 15 feetapart.
Additionally,aslongasthechainisintact,damagedealtto
eitherguardianisdividedevenlybetweenthem.Thespiked
chaincanbeattackedseparatelyandhasAC 18 ,adamage
thresholdof 10 , 5 hitpoints,andimmunitytopoisonand
psychicdamage.Ifthechainbreaks,bothtombguardians
instantlygoberserk.
42 .Kubazan’sTomb................................................................................................................................................................
Afour-columnedporticojutsoutfromthefarwall,
beneathwhichastonesarcophagusrestsinawall
recess.Fourceramicfrogmaskshanginnichesaround
thesarcophagus.Beneaththemasks,humanoidbones
arestrewnacrossthefloor.Totheeast,alargecarving
ofatentacledfrog-monstersquatsaboveashrine.
Offeringslieonashelfbeforeit.Fourrectangular
frescoesadorntheadjacentwalls.Tounlocksarcophagus,thecharactersmustperforma
simpleritualattheshrinewhilewearingthefrogmasks.The
wallfrescoesrevealwhatmustbedone.
AdvicefromtheSpirits
AnycharactersinhabitedbythespiritsofNangnang,Obo’laka,
orShagambireceiveadvicewhenenteringthisarea:
GreedyNangnangurgesherhosttosnatchupthegold
coinsonthewallshrine.
CautiousObo’lakawarnsagainsttryingonthemasks.
WiseShagambiisconvincedthatthefrescoesarecluesto
understandingthepowerofthewallshrine.Frescoes
Fourfrescoeslinetheeastwallofthetomb,twooneachside
oftheshrine.
Fresco 1 .ThisfrescoshowsatimewhenKubazanusedhis
tentaclestohelptheOmuanscastdownastatueofthegod
Ubtao:Afrog-likebehemothusesitstentaclestohelpthe
Omuanpeopleknockdownamightystatue.Inthe
foreground,anoldwomanwearingafrogmasktosses
fivecoinsfromherhandasthoughsowingseeds.Fresco 2 .ThisfrescoshowsatimewhenKubazanhelpeda
groupofOmuanhunterskillagiantcrocodilethatwas
threateningthecity:
Afrog-likebehemothwrapsitstentaclesaroundagiant
crocodileasOmuanhuntersstabthecrocodilewith
theirspears.Intheforeground,anoldmanwearinga
frogmaskholdsabuguptohisopenmouth.Fresco 3 .ThisfrescoshowsatimewhenKubazanhelped
theOmuansfindamissingchildinthejungle:
Afrog-likebehemothwithfourOmuanhuntersriding
onitsbackfindsasmallboyinthejungle.Thehunters
seemelated.Intheforeground,ayoungwomanwearing
afrogmaskholdsaknifeinonehandandaheadless
chickenintheother.
Fresco 4 .ThisfrescoshowsatimewhenKubazangotangry
andtheOmuansappeasedhimwithtreasure:
Afrog-likebehemothwallowsinashallowpoolas
Omuansofferiturnsoffoodandtreasureastribute.
Cracksinthefrescoobscuretheheadofthehuman
figureintheforeground,butyoucanseethatitgraspsa
litcandle.Asearchofthewallshrinerevealsseveralitems:
A 6 - inch-tallstonestatuetteofafroghemoth(see
appendixD),whichweighs 5 poundsandhasan
inscriptiononitsbaseinOldOmuan:“Givethankstome
asothershavedonesincethedawnoftime.”
Acopperbowlcontainingratbones
Fourdeadcockroaches
Agreenwaxcandlewithasalvageablewick
5 gp(loose)PerformingtheRitual
Toopenthesarcophagus,oneormorecharactersmuststand
beforethewallshrineandperformthefollowingactionsinno
particularorder:
Donateatleast 5 gptotheshrinewhilewearingafrog
mask.
Lightacandlebeforetheshrinewhilewearingafrog
mask.