D&D Tomb of Annihilation

11 .ChwingaWagon

Anoverturnedwagonliesonthestreetahead.Rotting

flowerpetalslitterthegroundaroundit,andbeesnest

initsbrokenwheels.Afreshlycutgarlandofjungle

flowershangsfromthewagon’stongue.

Thewagonishometoachwinga(seeappendixD).The
vegepygmiesintheareaareafraidofthechwingaandbringit
giftsofflowerstoappeaseitswrath.Intruth,thechwingais
harmless.
Thechwingausesitsmagictohideinamossystonedisk
underneaththecart(see“Queen’sDecree”below).Characters
whoapproachthecartnoticethattheareaisunusuallylush
andfulloflife.Iftheyleaveanoffering,thechwingatimidly
presentsitselftothem.Ifnot,thechwinga’snaturalcuriosity
forcesittoshadowthecharactersandspyonthem.
Thescentofhoneyforeshadowsthechwinga’sappearance,
andharmlessbeesfollowitaround.Ithasafascinationfor
humanoidhairandislikelytolatchontoabeardeddwarfora
characterwithcurlytresses.Whilethechwingaaccompanies
theparty,anyvegepygmiesthatencounterthegroupfleeas
soonastheydiscernthechwinga’spresence.Thechwinga’s
affinityforthenaturalworldkeepsitfromfollowing
charactersintoshrinesordungeons.

Queen’sDecree
Ifthecharacterslookunderthewagon,read:

Amoss-coveredstonedisklieshalf-buriedinthemud

underneaththewagon.Concentricringsofinscriptions

coveritssurface—somewritteninCommonand

othersetchedinjaggedcuneiform.

ThetabletisaproclamationfromanOmuanqueentoher
rivalsinMezro.TheMezroanscouldn’treadtheOmuans’
nativescript,sothetabletcontainsthesamemessagewritten
bothinCommonandOldOmuan.Itreads,“QueenNapaka
proclaimsthatthefreepeopleofOmufearnothing.Bravenew
godsprotectus,asUbtaodidbeforebutdoesnolonger.Omu
willriseagain,andNapakashallreclaimallthatishersby
rightofconquest.”
Usingthetablet,thecharacterscantranslateanymessage
writteninOldOmuan.Thetabletis 3 feetindiameterand
weighs 200 pounds,butcharacterswithinkandparchment
cancopyitortakearubbing.Ifthecharactersmovethetablet
fromthecart,theyenduptakingthechwingawithit.

12 .Wongo’sShrine

Carvingsofmonkeyshangingbytheirtailsdecoratetwo
crackedobelisksthatstandbeforeashrineenclosedby
brokenwalls.Pasttheobelisksisacourtyardfilledwith
horsetailsandarumlilies.Fivearchwaysopeninto
darknessatthebaseoftheruin.Mountedabovethe
centralarchisastoneplaquebearingacuneiform
inscription.
TheshrinetothetrickstergodWongo(representedbya
su-monster)containsoneofninepuzzlecubesneededtoenter
theTomboftheNineGods.Theinscriptionabovethecentral
archiswritteninOldOmuanandreadsasfollows:“Betterto
beWongo’sfriendthanhisenemy.”
Portcullises.Portcullisesareraisedintothelintelsabove
fourofthefiveentrancecorridors.Whenacharacterclaims
thepuzzlecubefromarea 12 B,theportcullisesslamshutand
sealoffthesecorridors.Eachportcullisweighs 600 pounds

andcanbeliftedbyoneormorecharacterswithacombined

Strengthscoreofatleast 20 .Acharactercanpreventa

portcullisfromdroppingbyjammingitwithatleasttwoiron

spikes.

12 A.CrackedObelisks

Creaturesthatpassbetweenthesetwoobeliskshearintheir

headsacacophonyofshriekingmonkeys.Thesoundfades

oncethecreaturesmoveelsewhere.Theshrieksareannoying

butharmless.Theobelisksarenotmagical,andtheireffect

can’tbedispelled.

12 B.TestofFriendship

Aten-foot-tallstonestatueofanevil-lookingmonkey

balancesonitstailatopastonedaisinthemiddleof

thistwenty-foot-highchamber.Thestatue’slimbsare

splayed,withhandsandfeetcupped.Onthewall

behind,asculptedreliefshowsamonkey-likecreature

tearingintoagiantserpent.Cuneiforminscriptionsare

carvedaboveandbelowtherelief.Fourmasksof

paintedstoneprotrudefromthewalls;theydepictthe

headsofalion,azebra,aboar,andavulture.

ThewallreliefshowsthetrickstergodWongo(asu-

monster)fightinghishatedenemy,Moa(ajaculi).Inscriptions

inOldOmuanexplainhowMoabetrayedWongotothegod

Ubtao(see“LegendoftheNineGods”).

StatueandPuzzleCube.Adetectmagicspellorsimilar

effectrevealsanauraofconjurationmagicaroundthestatue,

whichiseasytoclimb.Acharacterwhosearchesthestatue’s

baseuncoversthefollowinginscriptionwritteninOldOmuan:

“Wongo’sfriendknowswheretopourthewater.”Wongo’s

“friend”(thevulture)canbeidentifiedbyfiguringoutthelogic

puzzlewrittenabovethemasksintheviewingcorridors(area

12 C).

Whenacharacterpoursapintormoreofwaterintothe

statue’srighthandoroneofitscuppedfeet,theliquidsizzles

andtransformsinto 1 d 3 steammephitsthatfightuntil

destroyed.Thestatuecancreateuptosixsteammephitsin

thisfashion,afterwhichnomoremephitscanbecreateduntil

thenextdawn.Asteammephitreducedto 0 hitpointslosesits

formanddisappears.

Whenapintormoreofwaterispouredintothestatue’s

cuppedlefthand,Wongo’spuzzlecubeappearsbymagicon

thestatue’shead.Whenthepuzzlecubeappears,thecharacter

whopouredthewaterhearsasnarling,disembodiedvoicesay,

“Taketheprizeandcurseyourfriends,orfightmychildrento

claimit.Whatisyourchoice?”Ifacharactertakesthepuzzle

cube,themasksonthewallsdelivertheircurses(seearea

12 C).Ifnocharactertakesthecubeimmediately,the

portcullisesslamshutovertheentrancecorridorsinarea 12 A

asfoursu-monsters(seeappendixD)areteleportedintothe

room,clingingtothestatuelikestartledchildrentoa

protectiveparent.Thesu-monstersleapdownandattack.

Oncethesu-monstersappear,takingthepuzzlecubedoesn’t

triggerthemasks’curses.Thesummonedsu-monstersarereal,

andtheirbodiesdon’tdisappearwhentheydie.

Masks.Characterswhoexaminethestonemasksonthe

wallsseethattheireyesareopenholes,allowingonetopeer

intotheadjoiningcorridors(area 12 C).Themasksare

extensionsofthewallsandcan’tberemovedwithout

destroyingthem.

12 C.ViewingCorridors

Eachofthesefourcorridorsendsinamoldedstonemaskthat

jutsintoarea 12 B.Adetectmagicspellrevealsanauraof