D&D Tomb of Annihilation

 UnpredictableI’jinwantstoridethegoldenmastodon!
 NervousObo’lakaisafraidofthegoldenmastodonand
urgesherhosttonotprovokeitsanger.
 IfthechallengesfacedbyCh’gakareandGhomare
recountedtoher,wiseShagambiconcludesthatthehall
wasconstructedtopresentsimilarchallenges.

GoldenMastodon

Whenthecharactersfirstentertheroom,the 10 - foot-high
mastodonstatueisfacingtheentrance.Thestatue’slifelike
qualitiesowetothefactthatthisisGhom,whosebodywas
preservedinmagicalironandcoveredwithathinlayerof
hammeredgold,andwhosetuskshavebeensetwithgems
(see“Treasure”below).
TheinscriptionsonthestatuearewritteninOldOmuan.
Theyreadasfollows:

Letyourboneswatchovermytreasure,braveGhom.As

youcarriedmefromtheinferno,soshallIrisefrom

deathtodefendmyriches.

Scratchesonthefloorbeneaththestonecogindicatethatit
canrotate,yetnoamountofpressurebudgesit.Anysearchof
thetopofthestatuerevealsastar-shapedindentationonthe
backofitshead.Thosewhohaveseenthegoldleverinarea 61
recognizethelever’sstar-shapedhandleasaperfectmatch.If
theleverisclaimedandsethead-firstintotheindentation,
read:

Athunderoustrumpetingsounderuptsfromthe

mastodon’strunk,causingablockofstonetosealoff

theroom.Thecogunderthemastodon’sfeetthen

beginstorevolve,lettingthestatuefaceeachofthe

muralsinturn.

Theblockofstonefillsthespaceinthehallwayindicated
onmap 5. 5 .Anycreatureundertheblockwhenitfallsmust
makeaDC 15 Dexteritysavingthrow.Onasuccess,the
creaturemovesoutoftheblock’swayinwhicheverdirectionit
prefers.Onafailedsave,thecreaturetakes 55 ( 10 d 10 )
bludgeoningdamage.Ifthisdamagereducesthecreature’shit
pointsto 0 ,thecreatureiscrushedtoapulp;otherwise,itis
shovedintotheroom.
Whenthemastodonstatuebeginstorevolve,allcreatures
presentshouldrollinitiative.Thestatueturns
counterclockwiseandcompletesone 360 - degreerevolution
oninitiativecount 0 ofeachround.
Whenthestatuecompletesitsfirstrevolution,magicalfire
engulfsthefloorandthecog,flaringup 6 feethigh.Any
creaturethatentersthefireforthefirsttimeonaturnor
startsitsturntheretakes 10 ( 3 d 6 )firedamage.Anycharacter
perchedonthegoldenmastodonisshieldedfromtheflames.
UptosixMediumcreaturescanperchonthemastodonat
once—fouronitsbackandoneoneachofitscurvedtusks.
Eachtimethestatueturnstofacenorth,oneormore
devilsemergefromthemuralsandattackallothercreatures
intheroom.Rollinitiativeforeachgroupofnewarrivals.Each
magicallysummoneddevilvanishesinapuffofsmokewhenit
dropsto 0 hitpointsorwhentherearenocreaturesleftto
attack.Thedevilsappearinthefollowingorder,emerging
fromthewallswhereveryouseefit:
Round 2 :Fourspineddevils

Round 3 :Threebeardeddevils

Round 4 :Twobarbeddevils

Round 5 :Onehorneddevil

Round 6 :Oneerinyes

Ifthecharacterstrytostrikeabargainwiththedevils,only

theerinyesiswillingtoengagethem—butitdemandsthe

willingsacrificeofonecharacter’ssoul.Acharacterwhooffers

hisorhersoultotheerinyesisdestroyedbyfire.The

character’ssoulbecomestrappedintheSoulmonger,the

character’sbelongingsareleftbehind,andallremainingdevils

intheroomdisappearincloudsofsmoke.

Ch’gakare

Whenthelastdevilisdefeatedorwhenthepartystrikesadeal

withtheerinyes,themastodonstatuereturnstoitsoriginal

north-facingpositionandstopsrevolving.Whenthishappens,

read:

Thefiresgoout,thoughsmokestillhangsintheair.A

warmwindblowsthroughthehall,carryingthescentof

jasmine,frankincense,andgravedust.Thesmoke

coalescesintoadecayedwarriorwrappedinbandages.

Heholdsupagruesomechalicemadefromahuman

skull.

TheundeadwarriorisCh’gakare,barelyrecognizableas

themanridingthemastodoninthewallmurals.Hehasthe

statisticsofarevenant,buthecan’tbedestroyed.Ifreduced

to 0 hitpoints,Ch’gakareturnstosmoke,vanishes,and

reformsinhistombsomewhereinthedistantjungle.

Ch’gakaredoesnotspeakbutholdsupthechaliceina

mannerthatsuggestshe’sofferingitasagift.Ifthechaliceis

takenfromhishand,Ch’gakareturnstosmokeandisgone.

Thestoneblockthatsealsofftheroomretractsintotheceiling

whenCh’gakaredisappears.

Treasure

Ifstrippedoff,the

mastodon’sgoldleafis

worth 2 , 500 gp,thoughit

takesacharacter 30 hours

toclaimitall.Multiple

charactersworking

togethercanshortenthe

timeproportionately.Fifty

gemstones( 100 gpeach)

canalsobepriedloose

fromthemastodon’stusks.

Ch’gakare’sgiftisthe

fabledSkullChaliceof

Ch’gakare.Thisitemis

worth 2 , 500 gpbutcan

fetchuptofourtimesthat

valueifsoldatauctionin

anymajorcity.Alternatively,returningthechalicetoPrincess

Mwaxanaréyieldsitspromisedreward(see"KirSabal").For

moreinformationonthechalice,see"FabledTreasures."