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~umber the globes 1 through 9 for your own refer-
~nce. The globes contain the following items:
phere 1. Three folded-up shadows, 300 worthless
lead pieces, and a false key. (The shadows aren't visi-
ble to magical inspection.)
phere 2. A spell scroll of fear and a false key.
phere 3.Jewelry worth 12,000 gp, a false key, and an
angry air elemental.
phere 4. A potion of flying and a false key.
phere 5. Eleven worthless glass gems and a false key.
phere 6. Phony glass jewelry, a false key, and a gray
ooze. (The ooze fills the entire globe and isn't visible
o magical inspection.)
phere 7. A spell scroll of hold person and a false key.
phere 8. The actual key and a silver ring. When the
ring is released from the sphere, it speaks to the char-
acters telepathically:

Stop before you put me on. I confer the following
:,ewers upon my wearer: invisibility, haste, immunity to
c'larms,jly once per day, detect magic, and one wish. I
a so provide the benefits of protection and spell turning.
-ne only drawback is that once a year I permanently eat a
small part of your life. I must be worn before I can leave
;n s room; merely carrying me away is not possible. If
e,er I am removed from my wearer's finger, however, all
,.,y powers are lost. So you must decide right now who
II wear me forever."

This situation is a basic loyalty and intelligence test. M AP 4.3: G EYSE R S AN D CHAINS
Will the party members cut each others' throats over
he ring? Will they be suspicious enough to simply
If the characters give the wrong answer, roll initiative.
eave it alone? If they take time to think about it, they'll
The golems lumber forward to confront the intruders,
likely realize that the ring must be a hoax.
trying to prevent anyone from moving through the door
Someone who puts it on can cause it to exhibit any
to the north. The monsters will pursue enemies that
of the powers mentioned above, except for the wish
flee to the south, but they won't climb the stairs that led
pell, as long as it remains in the room. While it is lo-
to area 6.
cated here, the ring enables the wearer to produce the
If the characters answer the riddle correctly, events
indicated spell effects at will (except for fly), and it also
unfold as promised: the golem numbered 9 becomes an
acts as a ring of spell turning and a ring of protection.
ally of the party, accompanying the characters if they so
Once the ring leaves the area, however, it has no
desire, and the other four golems become inert again.
abilities and can't talk.
phere 9. Gems worth 600 gp and a false key.
6. TURNSTILE
5. NUMBERED GOLEMS
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A short flight of stairs leads up to a dry corridor. Just
;: ve flesh golems are clustered against the north wall. around the corner is a turnstile.
Each has a number on its chest: 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13. Num-
:,er 5 says, "One of us does not belong with the others. The characters will discover that the turnstile rotates
'you can pick it out, it will serve you, and the others will in only one direction (counterclockwise). They can pass
through it easily when moving to the east, but it will
a low you passage. If you pick the wrong one, we will kill
probably have to be destroyed on the way back. A golem
.ou. You have sixty seconds."
or a strong character could rip it out with a successful
DC 24 Strength (Athletics) check.
- he correct choice is 9, because it is not a prime
umber. Give the players an actual 60 seconds to fig-
~e it out.

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