anditdoesn’thaveroominthehallwaytoturn.Itattacksby
rollingforwardandbackward.
HiddeninthetomboftherealNapaka(area 53 )isamagic
scepter,theadamantineheadofwhichreducesthejuggernaut
to 0 hitpointsandturnsittodustoncontact.Whilethe
juggernautisinert,noattackrollisneededtostrikeitwiththe
scepter.Ifthejuggernauthasbeenawakened,acharactercan
usethesceptertomakeameleeweaponattackagainstthe
juggernaut,reducingitto 0 hitpointsandturningittoduston
ahit.
Treasure.Unlessithasbeenteleportedtoarea 62 C,a
lustrous,spikedrubyasbigasahumanfistsitsonastone
shelfthatjutsfromthewestwalloftheroom.Thisgemstoneis
thefabledEyeofZaltec.Itisworth 5 , 000 gpbutcanfetchupto
fivetimesthatvalueifsoldatauctioninanymajorcity.For
moreinformationontheEyeofZaltec,see"FabledTreasures."
IftheEyeofZaltecwasteleportedtoarea 62 C,theshelfis
bare.
63 .Gas-FilledRoom................................................................................................................................................................
Thischamberisclosedoffandinaccessiblemostofthetime.
Thecharacterscanreachthisareabyreorientingthecogsso
thatadoorwayopensuptoarea 58.
Thickgreengasbillowsoutofskull-shapednozzlesset
intothewallsofthiscrampedroom.Arottingcorpse
cladinstuddedleatherarmorliesonthefloor,mouth
openandhandsgraspingitsthroat.Wrappedaround
oneofitsarmsisayellowband.Thegreengasthatfillsthisroomfillsarea 58 whenthe
tworoomsareopentoeachother,butthegasistooheavyto
riseuptheshaftintoarea 58 .Thegashastwoeffects:
Ittransformsthedeadvegetationinarea 58 intothree
shamblingmounds(seethatareafordetails).
Itispoisonoustonon-plants.Anycreaturesusceptibleto
thegasthatstartsitsturninagas-filledareamustmake
aDC 13 Constitutionsavingthrow,taking 18 ( 4 d 8 )
poisondamageonafailedsave,orhalfasmuchdamage
onasuccessfulone.Acreatureisaffectedevenifitholds
itsbreathordoesn’tneedtobreathe.
Stuffingthenozzleswithclothpreventsmoregasfrom
spillingintotheroom.Ifthecharactersblocktheflowofgas,
thelingeringgasdispersesafter 1 minute.
Treasure
ThedeadfigureonthefloorisLordBrixton,theCormyrean
leaderofthedoomedCompanyoftheYellowBanner.Hedied
whenWithersrotatedthecogsfromarea 61 andtrappedhim
inthisroom.
Thecorpsewearsstuddedleatherarmorandcarriesa
sheathedlongswordwithadragon-shapedhilt.Theswordhas
aminormagicalproperty:itsbearergainstheabilitytospeak
andunderstandtheDraconiclanguage.
NexttoLordBrixton’sbodyisadungeoneer’spack,tucked
insidewhichisapouchcontainingsixcarneliangemstones( 50
gpeach).
64 .BaseoftheWaterfall.........................................................................................................................................................
Anythingthatfallsfromarea 17 endsuphere.
Thewallsofthisgrottoareslickwithslime,andtheair
reeksofdecay.Filthywatertumblesdownfromaholein
theceiling,thencoursesalongarough-hewntunnel
towardamurkylake.Thedinofmachineryechoesfrom
thatdirection.ClimbingtheslimywallsrequiresasuccessfulDC 15
Strength(Athletics)check.Thewaterhereis 30 feetdeep.
Characterswhoallowthemselvestobecarriedbythecurrent
aresweptgentlyintoarea 65.65 .UndergroundLake............................................................................................................................................................
Adarkundergroundlakeopensupbeforeyou,itsceiling
festoonedwithchainsandgears—someofwhich
appeartohavedwarvesdanglingfromthem.Agigantic
motionlessstonecogrisesfromthewater,withtwo
matchingcogsconnectedtoit.Rustymetalconduits
stretchfromthecavernwallstothecogs.Thewaterof
thelakeisslimy,withpinpricksofphosphorescentlight
twinklinginthemurk.Thecavernceilingis 20 feetabovethefoulsurfaceofthe
lake,whichis 20 feetdeep.Anycreaturethatdrinksthewater
ispoisoneduntilitregurgitatestheliquid,whichhappens
automaticallyin 1 d 4 minutes.Thelightsatthebottomofthe
lakearephosphorescentcrabsthatfeedonthemuck.Each
crabshedsdimlightina 5 - footradiusbutstopsglowing 10
minutesafterbeingremovedfromthewater.
Thethreestonecogsofareas 58 to 60 arehalf-submerged
inthewaterandrise 10 feetaboveitssurface.Theiruneven
uppersurfacesaredifficultterrain,andtheirsmoothouter
wallscan’tbescaledwithoutclimbinggearormagic.
TheMechanuschain(area 69 )drivesthemachineryinthis
cavern,feedingpowertotheSoulmongerandtothemany
trapsandothermechanismswithinthedungeon.Atanygiven
time, 1 d 4 + 1 tombdwarvesinleatherharnessesdanglefrom
theceilingwhileperformingroutinemaintenanceonthegears
andgiantcogs.Eachtombdwarfhasthestatisticsofawight,
exceptthatitwieldsabattleaxeandalightcrossbow.The
tombdwarvesignoreintrudersunlesstheyareattacked,in
whichcasetheydefendthemselveswiththeircrossbows.LurkerintheLake
AnabolethnamedG’lyh’rul(guh-LEE-rool)livesinthelake.
WhenAcererakenslavedit,theabolethlostitsmindand
developedasplitpersonality.Itsdominantaspectawaitsthe
comingofthedeathgod,whichitbelievesheraldsthefallof
divinity.Untilthatday,theabolethhumblyobeysWithers
(whomthecreaturereferstobyhisoriginalnameofGorra)
andattacksanyoneseekingtopreventtheatropal’sascension.
Theaboleth’sotherpersonalityisthatofahumanoidchild—
harmless,gleeful,andinsanelycurious.Inthisstateofmind,
theabolethposesnothreattoanyoneandfleesifattacked.
Rollanydietodeterminewhichpersonalityisdominantatany
giventime.Onanevenresult,theaboleth’schildlike
personalityisdominant.
Ifthecharactersexplorethelakeusingtherowboatsin
area 66 ,theabolethignoresthemregardlessofitscurrent
demeanor,unlesstheydrawundueattentiontothemselves.In
theeventofcombat,theabolethisnotthemasterofthelake
andhasnolairactionsasaresult.