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CRYPT 34 CRYPT 37
King Dostron the Hellborn Gralmore Nimblenobs - Wizard Ordinaire

Resting in the center of this crypt is a seven-foot-long Lying on a marble slab in the center of this crypt is the
gilded sarcophagus, its lid painted with the likeness of corpse of a man with a long white beard. His skin clings
a screaming king wearing a crown of horns. Looming tightly to his skull and bones, and he wears dusty red
behind the sarcophagus is a stuffed owlbear frozen in a robes. Clutched to his chest is a wooden staff that has a
roar, with claws outstretched. brass knob on one end and a marble knob on the other.

King Dostron was an ancient ruler of this land, long The staff is a nonmagical quarterstaff.
before the arrival of Strahd. He claimed descent from Inspection of the marble slab reveals a shallow, con­
a duke of the Nine Hells, and his deeds did justice to cave recess at one end. If the marble-knob bed end of
this ancestry. His sarcophagus is made of beaten lead Gralmore's staff is placed in the recess, the slab levitates
and encased in gold (see "Treasure" below). Its lid can 5 feet upward, revealing a compartment underneath
be pried open with a crowbar or similar tool, revealing (see "Treasure" below). The slab slowly sinks back into
nothing but dust within. The stuffed owlbear is a late place after 1 minute. If the brass-knobbed end of the
addition to the crypt's decor-a gift given to Strahd that staff is placed in the recess, the holder of the staff takes
wound up here. It looks almost alive but is harmless. 22 (4dl0) lightning damage.
An invisible imp is perched atop the owlbear. If some­ Treasure. The compartment under the slab holds a
one tries to open the sarcophagus, the imp says in Com­ small, black leather case containing three spell scrolls
mon, "I wouldn't do that if I were you!" The imp is mag­ (cone of cold, fireball, and lightning bolt).
ically bound to King Dostron's remains and must watch
over them for several more centuries before its contract FORTUNES OF RAVENLOFT
are fulfilled. It isn't obligated to protect the contents of If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is
the crypt (so it will not attack), and it delights in telling in the compartment with the other treasure.
lies and engaging in mischief. For instance, it warns the
characters that the sarcophagus is trapped, and that CRYPT 38
opening the lid will free a pit fiend bound within. General Kroval "Mad Dog" Grislek (Master of the Hunt):
Treasure. Characters who take the time to pry the A leader of hounds and men
gold from the sarcophagus can amass 500 gp worth of When the characters open the door to this crypt, read:
the precious metal, weighing 10 pounds.
CRYPT 35 I The stench of brimstone and burnt fur spills from this I
Sir Jarnwald the Trickster: The joke was on him
crypt. In its darkness are three pairs of glowing red eyes.
I I Three hell hounds lunge forth and attack, fighting to the
A charnel stench fills this empty crypt.
death. In the round after they attack, General Grislek's
wraith emerges from the crypt, uttering commands to
The floor here is an illusion that hides a 20-foot-deep the hounds in Infernal. Once these evil creatures are
pit. The sides of the pit are polished smooth; a creature slain, the characters can inspect the crypt more closely.
without a climbing speed can't move along them without
the aid of magic or a climber's kit. At the bottom of the
pit are six starving ghouls. A permanent silence spell Bits of incinerated bone lie strewn atop a marble slab in
suppresses sound in the pit. The silence can be dis­ the center of the crypt. Lying amid the bones are frag­
pelled, as can the illusory floor (DC 14 for both). ments of a shattered spear with a silvered head. The
Treasure. Sir Jarnwald was "entombed" h_ere, so far walls and domed ceiling of the crypt are covered with
as he was pushed into the crypt-and devoured by the scorched murals that depict legions of infantry and cav­
ghouls. What remains o( him lies scattered o� the pit
floor: a few scraps ofclcfthirrn: . .a�ha�dful cifJeeth, and a · . alry clashing on battlefields.
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signet ring that bears e � � ylized}�?(wpr.t� 2·s·:gi>).
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CRYPT 36 A mending cantrip can rep.air. 'the spear;which ls broken
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Claw marks obliterate the name on this crypt's door . into three pieces of roughly equal lengtldf repafre_d; it
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can be wielded as a silvered; nonfu�gicafspear .
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FORTUNES OF RAVENLO]"T .
. · A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the
] . If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is
center of the crypt. . in·a secret comriartment �nder Grislek's remains. Once
I . . . his charred bones ate cleared away, the compartment
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This crypt contains nothing of interest. :·, c�n ti.e foµr.:id arid opened without an ability check.
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