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automatically.Otherwise,acomprehendlanguagesspellor
similarmagicisneeded.

1 .Entrance

Afantasticedificerisesupoutofthejungle:ahanging

gardenofexoticbeauty.Waterstreamsdownthesteps

betweentwomassiveelephantcarvings.Beyondthem,a

broad,floodedavenuerunsarrow-straightformorethan

ahundredfeetbeforeendingatacarvingofa

tyrannosaurusface.Waterpoursfromthe

tyrannosaurus’sjawsandflowsthelengthofthe

concoursetodraindownthestepsinfrontofyou.Five-

foot-highterracesflanktheboulevard.Lowarchways—

threeoneachside—arebuiltintotheterracewalls.

Thesearchwaysareinvariousstagesofcollapse,asare

thetunnelsbeyondthem.Beautifullycarved,larger-

than-lifestonefacesaremountedbetweenthearches.

Awildprofusionofplantsgrowsontheupperterraces,

andmulticoloredparrotsandcanariesflitandsing

amongthem.Tothenorth,adilapidatedbrickdome

risesabovethetyrannosaurus-headwaterspout.

Smaller,bell-shapeddomessurmountthehighest

terracestoyourleftandright.

Fourcrocodilesliveinthefloodedmarshsouthofthe
garden.Theyignorecharactersinboats,attackanyoneinthe
water,andwon’tclimbupthestairs.
Thewaterflowingdownthemainconcourseisonly 1 foot
deep,andthecurrentisn’tparticularlystrong.Originally,the
sixsidebranchesoffthemainavenuewereroofedover,but
twooftheroofshavecavedin,andthreeothersarepartially
collapsed.Debrischokesthewalkwayswherethetunnelroofs
fell.Theroofsthatremainintacthavevinesandrootshanging
downfromthem.Thecoveredtunnelsareonly 4 feethighand
containafootofwater.
StoneFaces.Thefourstonevisagesstaringacrossthe
avenuebetweenthewalkwaysportrayaregalwoman
(Zalkoré)whoseexpressionchangesslightlywitheachvisage.
InscribedaboveeachfacearephrasesinOldOmuan.The
phrasesformamessage.Togetthemessageinsequence,it
shouldbereadfromthesouthendoftheconcoursetothe
tyrannosaurusspoutwhilealternatingfromtheleft(west)
sidetotheright(east).
Face 1 (lowerwest)hasabemusedexpression.The
messageaboveitreads,“ThisgardenisdedicatedtoZalkoré,
queenofOmuandjewelofChult.”
Face 2 (upperwest)hasacondescendingexpression.The
messageaboveitreads,“Worshipedbyherpeopleandby
Thiru-taya,wholovesBETRAYEDher.”(Theword“loves”has
beenchippedaway,andtheword“BETRAYED”isscratched
intothestoneaboveit.)
Face 3 (uppereast)hasasternexpression.Themessage
aboveitreads,“Inthis,thetenthyearofherreign,mayshe
governforeverinsplendor.”
Face 4 (lowereast)hasasereneexpression.Themessage
aboveitreads,“Andmaythegodsthemselvesmarvelatthis
humblereflectionofherbeauty.”

2 .Terraces

Untamedovergrowthcan’thidethefactthatthisgarden

isahavenforexoticplantsthatdon’tgrownaturallyin

thesurroundingjungle.Unfamiliarflowers,towering

ferns,andevenstrangerplantsresemblinggiantpine

conesorlilypadsspreadandtangleeverywhere.Bright

canariesflitbetweenthem,andparrotswithstriped

beakssquawkatyou.

Theseterracesoverlookingthemainconcoursearehome

tomyriadcreatures,manyofthemdangerous.

Amantrap(seeappendixD)growsontheeasternterrace

betweentwoofthepartiallycollapsedtunnels.Whenitsenses

movementwithin 30 feetofit,themantrapreleasesits

attractivepollen.

Characterswhoexplorethewesternterraceencountersix

yellowmuskzombies(seeappendixD)lurkingamongthe

treesandplants.Thezombiesblendinwiththeir

surroundings,andanycharacterwithapassiveWisdom

(Perception)scorelowerthan 12 isautomaticallysurprisedby

them.Coiledaroundthenorthernmosttreeonthewestern

terraceisayellowmuskcreeper(seeappendixD)thatuses

itsmuskwhenoneormorecharacterscomewithin 30 feetof

it.

Atthenorthendofthegarden,twoarcheddoorwaysopen

intothesouthwestandsoutheastflowergardens(area 5 ).

Stepsstillclimbuptothedoorwayontheeast,butthewestern

stepscollapsedandfellintothewalkwaybelow.Acharacter

canreachthewesterndoorwaywithaneasyjumpanda

successfulDC 10 Dexterity(Acrobatics)checktocatchthe

ledge.

GardenDiscoveries.Acharacterwhospendsatleast 10

minutessearchingagardenterracefortreasureinevitably

stumblesuponahiddencreatureorexoticplant,determined

byrollingad 20 andconsultingtheGardenDiscoveriestable.

Afterthepartymakesfivesuchdiscoveries,nomorecanbe

found.

GardenDiscoveries

d 20 Discovery

1 1 d 4 almiraj(seeappendixD)

2 – 3 1 assassinvine(seeappendixD)

4 – 5 1 chwinga(seeappendixD)hidingina

flower.

6 – 7 1 d 4 flyingmonkeys(seeappendixD)

perchedinatree.Themonkeysplayfullyhurl

dancingmonkeyfruit(seeappendixC)at

nearbycharacters.Theyflyawayifattacked.

8 – 9 1 d 4 jaculis(seeappendixD)

10 – 11 Mengabushwith 2 d 6 ouncesofleaves

(seeappendixC)

12 – 13 1 d 4 ryathroots(seeappendixC)

14 – 15 4 d 6 sindaberriesgrowingonabush

(seeappendixC)

16 – 17 1 d 4 wildroots(seeappendixC)

18 – 19 Yahchabeetle(seeappendixC)

20 Therottingcorpseofahumanmagewho

wasstrangledtodeathbyanassassinvine.

Asearchofthecorpseyieldsascholar’s

pack,apouchcontaining 15 gp,and