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AMEO FOR THE PRIMORDIAL OOZE THAT FLOWS SCAVENGER C REW
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through its naturally formed tunnels and
The Mad Mage captured a spacefaring pirate ship called
chambers, this cavernous level of Under-
the Scavenger, stole the magic device that propels it, and
mountain is designed for four 15th-level
characters. Those who overcome its left the derelict vessel and its crew to rot in the Caverns
challenges should reach 16th level. of Ooze. The ship's mind flayer captain (see "Captain
N'ghathrod," page 250) was forced to eat the brains of
Whimsical even by Undermountain's
several shipmates to survive. The remainder of the crew
standards, the Caverns of Ooze offer
fled into the caverns and have taken refuge in the ooze-
DMs the rare opportunity to sing, should they wish to
filled caverns around the ship. Now the illithid waits
portray the genies on this level in the vein of characters
for new humanoid brains to deliver themselves into its
from an animated feature film.
waiting tentacles.
WHAT DWELLS HERE? WORSHIPERS OF GHAU NADAUR
Halaster bound two genies to this level and pitted them The Caverns of Ooze have, at various times, served as a
against one another. The Mad Mage also captured a
temple and sanctuary for worshipers of Ghaunadaur, the
spelljamming vessel and deposited it here, along with its
evil god of oozes, slimes, and other subterranean hor-
crew. Finally, the demented followers of an evil god of
rors. Halaster rewards these mad zealots by transform-
oozes and slimes make their home here.
ing them into oozes that retain most of their memories
and intelligence. These servants of Ghaunadaur believe
G ENI ES O F EARTH A ND WATER
the god himself has blessed them. The Mad Mage does
A dao and a marid live here, having struck bargains nothing to discourage this impression.
with Ha laster to rid level 20 of the lich Ezzat. The genies Followers of Ghaunadaur whom Halaster lures to
compete with one another. Whichever one obtains the Undermountain invariably visit a floating orb that weeps
lich's phylactery wins its freedom, damning the other to primordial ooze in area 4. The orb is thought to be part
spend the remainder of its existence in Undermountain. of Ghaunadaur himself. His worshipers sometimes re-
By the rules of Halaster's game, the genies can use ad- fer to the object as the Weeping Eye. In truth, Halaster
venturers to get the job done, but they can't cause bodily found the oozing orb and brought it here solely to flood
harm to one another, either directly or indirectly. A dis- the caverns and mislead Ghaunadaur's vile devotees.
gruntled mud mephit named Urm has been forced to act
as the genies' go-between.

LEVEL 19 I CAVERNS OF OOZE