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shrine(area 18 ).Imbok’spromiseisempty,buthehasnothing
elsetoofferhissaviors.

6 .Moa’sShrine

Thisshrineperchesonapinnacleofrockhighabovethegreat
rift(area 5 ).

Acolumnofrockrises 200 feetabovethelava.Awalled

ruinovergrownwithpalmsperchesonthesummit.

Atitsnarrowestpoint,thegulfbetweentheshrineandthe
restofthecityis 60 feetwide.Characterswithropeand
grapplinghookscanthrowalineacrossthegap.
TheshrinetothetrickstergodMoa(representedbya
jaculi)containsoneofninepuzzlecubesneededtoenterthe
TomboftheNineGods.

6 A.ShrineEntrance

Palmtreesgrowinfrontofthissquatbuilding,and

wornstepsascendtoanarchwaythatformsthe

entrance.Reliefsofcoiledserpentsflanktheentrance.

Fourjaculis(seeappendixD)lurkinthecourtyard,using
theircamouflagetohidewhilecoiledaroundtreetrunks.Ifthe
charactersenterthecourtyard,thejaculisspringforthand
attack.

6 B.TrappedPassage

Thewallsofthisrubble-strewncorridorarecarvedwith
serpents,andarrowslitsarespacedalongthemevery 5
feet.Cobwebsfillthearrowslitsandhanglikedrapes
fromthecorridorceiling.Abovetheentrance,astone
plaquebearsacuneiformmessage.
ThemessageontheplaqueiswritteninOldOmuanand
reads,“Moateachesusthatsecretshidethetruth.”Explorers
mustheedthismessagetofindtheshrine’spuzzlecube.
Thearrowslitsare 6 incheswide, 2 feettall,and 1 foot
deep.Acharacterwhopeersthroughanarrowslitafter
clearingoutthecobwebscanseeintotheroombeyond(area
6 D),providedthecharacterhasalightsourceorcanseeinthe
dark.
Pits.Threecoveredpitsarespacedalongthecorridorin
thepositionsmarkedXontheshrinemap.Theircovers
remainlockeduntilthepuzzlecubeismovedfromthe
pedestalinarea 6 C.Thereafter,acreaturesteppingonapit
covercausesittoswingopenandfallsinunlessitsucceedson
aDC 15 Dexteritysavingthrow.Eachpitis 10 feetdeepand
hasapatchofgreenslime(seechapter 5 oftheDungeon
Master’sGuide)atthebottomofit.
Acharacterwhosearchesthehallwayfloorfortrapsfinds
apittrapwithasuccessfulDC 15 Wisdom(Perception)check.
Thelidsarecleverlyconstructedandcanbejammedshutonly
byusingmagicsuchasanarcanelockspell.
6 C.ChamberofDeception
Inthemiddleofthisroom,astonecuberestsonaplain
stonepedestal.Statuesoftwelvetribalwarriorsjutfrom
thesurroundingwalls,aimingbowsatthepedestal.The
floorinfrontofthepedestalbearsamosaicdepictinga
monstrousserpentconstrictingafuriousmonkey.Moss
obscuresmuchofthedetail.
ThemosaicshowsMoa(ajaculi)fightingWongo(asu-
monster).Ifacharacterpeelsthemossaside,theyuncoverthe
followingmessagewritteninOldOmuan:“Deathrewardsa
thiefdeceived.Truthcomesfromtheserpent’smouth.”

Anotherinscriptionencirclesthefloorandtellsthestoryof

howMoaupheldthetruthtoUbtaoandbetrayedWongo’s

trust(see“LegendoftheNineGods”).

Thepuzzlecubeonthepedestalisillusory,thoughitfeels

realtothetouch.Adetectmagicspellorsimilareffectreveals

anauraofillusionmagicaroundthecube.Whentakenfrom

theshrine,itvanishesinapuffofgreensmoke.Ifacreature

removesthepuzzlecubefromthepedestalortriestodamage

oneofthestatues,thearchersanimateandopenfireonall

creaturesintheroom.Thearcherscandetectthepresenceof

creatureseveniftheyareinvisible.Beforetheyopenfire,

arrowsmagicallyappearintheirbows.Thearchersremain

animatedfor 1 hour,afterwhichtheyreverttotheirinanimate

state.

Thetwelvearchersactoninitiativecount 20 .Onitsturn,a

statueshootsonearrow(+ 6 tohit).Acreaturehitbyanarrow

takes 5 ( 1 d 8 + 1 )piercingdamage.EachstatueisaMedium

objectwithAC 17 ; 30 hitpoints;immunitytobludgeoning,

piercing,andslashingdamagefromnonmagicalattacks;and

immunitytopoisonandpsychicdamage.

SecretDoors.Characterswhosearchthewallsforsecret

doorsfindoneoneachsideoftheentrancetunnelwitha

successfulDC 12 Wisdom(Perception)check.

6 D.WesternSecretRoom

Astatueofacoiledserpentdominatesthisweb-filled

room.Thestatueismissingitshead,whichliesbroken

onthefloornexttoastonecube.

Thestatueis 7 feettallwithoutitshead.Thepuzzlecube

lyingonthefloornexttothehead’sshatteredremainsisfake

andvanishesinapuffofgreensmokewhentakenfromthe

shrine.Bringingitintoarea 6 Cactivatesthestatuesthere.

6 E.EasternSecretRoom

Alargestatueofacoiledserpentdominatesthisweb-

filledroom.Clutchedinthestatue’sjawsisastone

cube.

Thestatueis 8 feettallandharmless.

PuzzleCube.ThecubeisMoa’spuzzlecube.Itcanbe

removedfromthestatue’sjawsandtheshrinesafely.

7 .FallenTree

Afallentreebridgestheriverahead.Itstrunkiswider

thanamanandstretchesmorethan 100 feet.Onboth

bankslieruinedbuildings.

AnelderlytabaxihunternamedBagofNailsambushesthe

charactersiftheytrytofordtheriverhere.Thefallentrunkis

wideenoughfortwoMediumcreaturestopasseachother

safely.Underthetree,thewaterchurnstowardthefalls 200

feetdownriver.Acreaturethattumblesintotheriverortries

toswimacrossitmustsucceedonaDC 14 Strength(Athletics)

checktoreachthebank.Ifthecheckfails,thecurrentpullsthe

creaturetowardthefallsataspeedof 50 feetperround.

BagofNails

BagofNailsyearnsforahunter’sdeath.Senilityhastakenhold,

andnowheseesallcreaturesashisprey.

Whenthecharactersarrive,BagofNailsishidingina

ruinedbuildingontheeastbankoftheriver, 150 feetfromthe

fallentree.Tospothim,acharactermustsucceedonaDC 22

Wisdom(Perception)check.Whenacharactercrossesthe

bridge,BagofNailsopensfire.Aftereachshot,heleapsacross

therooftopstoanewfiringpositionandtriestohide.