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CRYSTAL GOLEMS • The dungeon is brightly lit throughout. The crystal
Crystal golems found throughout the Crystal Labyrinth walls, ceilings, and floor emit magical light that
look like 10-foot-tall githyanki warriors. They understand changes color every 10 minutes, shifting through all
Gith but can't speak, and they attack any creatures that the hues of the rainbow.
don't look like githyanki or red dragons. Each crystal golem • Doors are carved from single slabs of opaque white
is a stone golem with these additional traits:
crystal similar in weight and consistency to stone.
Illumination. The golem magically sheds bright light in a
30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. This 1. ENTRY HALL
light goes out when the golem is destroyed.
A crystal golem (see the "Crystal Golems" sidebar)
Light Intensity. Any creature that starts its turn within 10 stands guard here. It attacks any creature not escorted
feet of the illuminated golem and can see the golem must by a githyanki or a red dragon. If combat erupts here,
succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or be blinded the githyanki warriors from area 2a investigate.
until the start of the creature's next turn.
A creature can avert its eyes to avoid the saving throw at
the start of its turn. If the creature does so, it can't see the 2. WESTERN CAVERN
golem until the start of its next turn, when it can avert its The githyanki knocked down several walls to create this
eyes again. If the creature looks at the golem in the mean- chamber, and much of the debris has yet to be cleared.
time, it must immediately make the save.
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2A. !LMEI S WATCH
promise of this reward to trick her troops into running Crystal Stalactite. A 10-foot-long crystal stalactite
themselves ragged. Al'chaia's second in command, Ur- hangs above a pit filled with silvery mist. Encased in
ion, is tired of the abuse and plots against her. the stalactite is Ilmei, a female githyanki gish (see
appendix A for statistics; see also "Crystal Stalac-
RED DRAGONS tites,'' page 212).
Ashtyrranthor, an adult red dragon, is mother to six Guards. Around the pit, four githyanki warriors (two
young red dragons that Uve in the Crystal Labyrinth males and two females) spar with each other to
and defend Creche K'Jiir. Ashtyrranthor's children are pass the time.
named Ashranthax, Blazutranc, Infernexus, Meteoran- Fresh out of Creche K'liir, the young githyanki war-
zym, Smoakcant, and Zolcharrx. riors are hostile toward intruders. If two of them fall, the
remaining ones retreat to area 3b or dive into the pit.
ASTYRRANTHOR
Creatures that fall into the pit are immediately trans-
Ashtyrranthor can't treat Stardock as her lair, so she
ported to the Astral Plane (see chapter 2 of the Dungeon
has n@ lair actions here. However, she has the following Master's Guide for more information).
Innate Spellcasting trait:
Innate Spellcasting. Ashtyrranthor's innate spellcasting ability 2B. DRAGON ENGRAVINGS
is Charisma. She can innately cast the following spells, requir- The walls of this chamber are engraved with images of
ing no material components: armored githyanki knights riding red dragons.
1/day each: alarm, detect magic, gaseous form, misty step, pass- 2c. lLLITHID HEADS
wa/I, see invisibility
Twelve severed mind fl.ayer heads are mounted on the
Ashtyrranthor spends most of her time on the outer east and west walls of this partially destroyed area. A
surface of the asteroid, prowling through the wreckage detect magic spell reveals an aura of necromancy magic
of spacefaring vessels that crashed into Stardock long around each head, which is a Tiny object with AC 5, 3
ago. If combat breaks out inside Creche K'liir, there is a hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage.
10 percent chance that she hears the disturbance. She Reducing a head to 0 hit points destroys it. Whenever a
investigates immediately, joining the battle in progress head is destroyed, any remaining mind fl.ayer heads in
and using her gaseous form, misty step, and passwall the area that haven't been destroyed emit a telepathic
spells to enter hard-to-reach locations. Ashtyrranthor scream. Each creature in the room takes ld6 psychic
also keeps a specific watch over areas 12f, 13, and 16a damage for each screaming head (maximum 12d6).
from outside the asteroid. If she sees trouble or intrud-
ers in those areas, she attacks at once. 3. MAIN CAVERN
Githyanki twins named Arbez and Surlock are con-
CRYSTAL DUNGEON tained within crystal stalactites in this cavern.
All area descriptions for this location are keyed to map 1
3A. ARBEZ S WATCH
16. As one descends from level 15 or climbs up from
level 17, the rough stone walls, floor, and ceiling give The creatures in area 3b investigate any disturbance in
way to ever-widening veins of luminous crystal until ev- this portion of the cavern, which contains the following:
ery surface is made of the substance. In many areas, the Crystal Stalactite. A 10-foot-long crystal stalactite
githyanki have torn down the crystalline walls to create hangs above a pit filled with silvery mist. Encased
larger spaces. in the stalactite is Arbez, a male githyanki gish (see
Unless otherwise noted, the crystal dungeon has the appendix A for statistics; see also "Crystal Stalac-
following unique features: tites," page 212).

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