imageofahumanmale(thelateLordBrixton,whoseremains
canbefoundinarea 63 )chokingonpoisonousgas.Theother
twoartistsareintheprocessofpaintingimagesthatcapture
theplayercharacters’harrowingexploitsinthetombthusfar.
(Choosememorablemomentsinwhichoneormoreparty
memberswerebadlywoundedorkilled.)
Theundeadartistshavethestatisticsofzombies,with
thesechanges:
Insteadofdarkvision,eachartisthasblindsightouttoa
rangeof 30 feet.Theartistsareblindbeyondthisradius
andimmunetotheblindedcondition.
Theyhavenoeffectiveattacksandareworth 0 XP.
Ifthecharactersturnordestroyanyoftheartists,a
tyrannosauruszombie(seeappendixD)burstsupfroma
cavitybeneaththefloorandattacks,leavinga 20 - foot
diameterholeandshatteredfloortilesbehind.Whileit’stoo
bigtosqueezedownany 5 - foot-widecorridors,itcaneasily
traversethewiderpassagewaytotheeast.
ThroneofAcererak
ThethroneismadefromtheskinandbonesofslainOmuan
warriors,andtheskullsofOmuanchildrenarepiledaroundit.
Theskullatopthethroneoncebelongedtoaminotaur
guardianofOmunamedKaragos.Anycreaturethattouches
theskullorsitsinthethronemustsucceedonaDC 16
CharismasavingthroworbecomecursedwiththeRageof
Karagos.Whencursed,thecreaturegains 50 temporaryhit
pointsandgoesberserk.Untilthecurseislifted,thevictimis
forcedtoattackthenearestcreatureitcanseewithmelee
attacks.Itcan’tmakerangedattacksorcastspells,andifit
can’tseeanycreaturestoattack,itdoesnothing.Thecurse
endsiftheberserkcreaturedropsto 0 hitpoints,orifa
greaterrestorationorremovecursespelliscastonit.Whenthe
curseends,thetemporaryhitpointsgrantedbyitdisappear.
Acererak’sScepter.Thescepteronthethroneismadeof
solidironandhasanadamantinehead.Itisnonmagical,
weighs 12 pounds,andcanbewieldedasamace.Itsmagical
twinishiddeninarea 53.
SecretDoors
Behindthestatueinthenorthwestalcove,asecretdoorleads
toarea 53 .Thedoorisslightlyajar,andanycharacterwho
searchesthealcovefindsit.
Aproperlyclosedsecretdoorinthesoutheastcornerof
theroomleadstoaspiralstaircasegoingupanddown(area
26 ).
53 .CryptoftheSunQueen.....................................................................................................................................................
Thewallsofthisroomareadornedwithtilemosaicsof
ajunglecityintermingledwithfrescoesofflowering
plants,birds,insects,andhumanswearinggoldskirts
andcarryingspearsandornatejugs.Theceilingis
paintedtolooklikeaclearbluesky.Asmallbejeweled
cockroachrestsatopasarcophagusofblackbasaltin
themiddleoftheroom.Atwo-foot-diameterorb
hangingfromachainabovethesarcophagusismadeof
hammeredgoldtoresembleasmilingsun.
AfterAcererakslewthetrickstergodsofOmuand
enslavedthecity,Napaka,thecity’selderlyqueen,chosenotto
flee,andinsteadofferedherselfasasacrificeinexchangefor
thereleaseofherpeople.Acererakwasimpressedbythe
queen’scourage—notenoughtospareherlifeorhonorher
request,butenoughtoplaceherinaspecialcrypt.
Adetectmagicspellorsimilareffectrevealsaurasof
evocationmagicaroundthegoldensunandthebejeweled
cockroach(see“Treasure”below).
Thelidoftheblacksarcophagusbearsanameetchedin
Common:NAPAKA.Thelidissealedwithstripsofmeltedlead
thatcanbeeasilypriedaway.Oncetheleadisremoved,thelid
canbepushedasidewithasuccessfulDC 15 Strength
(Athletics)check.Theinteriorofthesarcophagusislinedwith
leadandcontainsseveraltreasures(see“Treasure”below).GoldenSun
Wheneverthesunoritschainaretouchedordamaged,the
sun’ssmilefadestoaninscrutableexpression,anditemits
tremendousheatina 20 - foot-radiusspherecenteredonitself.
Anycreaturethatstartsitsturnintheareatakes 10 ( 3 d 6 )fire
damage.Thiseffectendsifallcreaturesleavetheaffectedarea.
Thefirsttimethequeen’sremainsoranyofhertreasures
areremovedfromthesarcophagus,thesun’sexpressionturns
angryasitemitsraysofsearinglight.Eachcreaturewithin 30
feetofthesunthatdoesn’thavetotalcoveragainstitmust
succeedonaDC 14 Dexteritysavingthroworbestruckbya
ray,whichdeals 42 ( 12 d 6 )firedamage.ThesunanditschainaretreatedasasingleSmallobject
withAC 15 ; 22 hitpoints;andimmunitytofire,poison,and
psychicdamage.Thesunlosesitsmagicalpropertieswhenit
shootsitsraysorisdestroyed.Treasure
Thejewelryboxandthesarcophaguscontaintreasure.
JewelryBox.Thecockroach-shapedjewelryboxismadeof
gold,setwithpreciousgems(includingtinyblackpearlsforits
eyes),andworth 1 , 500 gp.Itweighs 5 poundsandcontains
twoitems:asmalljadekeyshapedlikeacrocodile(designed
tofitinthekeyholeinarea 62 B)andanecklaceoffireballs
witheightbeadsremaining.Acererakplacedacurseonthe
necklace,whichcanberevealedbyanidentifyspell.
Whenanycreaturedonsthecursednecklace,allitsbeads
detonateatonce.Eachcreatureina 20 - foot-radiussphere
centeredontheexplodingnecklacemustmakeaDC 15
Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 56 ( 16 d 6 )firedamageona
failedsave,orhalfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.The
wearerofthenecklacefailsthesavingthrowautomatically.A
removecursespellorsimilarmagicremovesthecursefrom
thenecklace.
Sarcophagus.Thesarcophaguscontainsthemagically
preservedremainsofQueenNapaka.Shewearsthetattered
remnantsofablackgownandahornetmaskmadeofpainted
gold( 250 gp).
Inherlefthand,Napakaholdsanironscepterwithan
adamantinehead,whichislighterthanitappears( 5 pounds).
Adetectmagicspellorsimilareffectrevealsanauraof
transmutationmagicaroundthescepter,whichcanbeusedto
destroythestonejuggernautinarea 62 .Castinganidentify,
legendlore,orsimilarspellonthescepterrevealsthatits
singularpurposeistodestroyaconstructnamedafterNapaka.
Ifthescepterisremovedandnotimmediatelyreplaced
withitsnonmagicaltwinfromarea 52 ,orifNapaka’sremains
areremovedfromtheirrestingplace,thequeen’scorpse
opensitsmouthinawideyawnandexhalesabalefulblackgas
thatfillsa 15 - footcubecenteredonit.Eachcreatureinthe
areamustmakeaDC 18 Constitutionsavingthrow,taking 45