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MAP 5.2; DUNGEON OF DECEPTION
remains reveals that he was killed by wounds from axes Each dawn, Acererak's magic replaces the mirror
and crossbow bolts. Devlin's ink-stained robes contain a tomb with a fresh fabrication. Slain monsters reappear
journal that hints at the tomb's mysteries (see "Devlin's in their original locations, and moved objects teleport
Journal" below). A search of the corpse also yields more back to where they were found. When this occurs, char-
valuable belongings (see "Treasure" below). acters inside the mirror tomb witness a strange distor-
tion ripple through the air.
ADVICE FROM THE SPIRITS
Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Papazotl or DEVLIN'SJOURNAL
Shagambi receive advice when entering this area: When the characters find Devlin's journal, give the
• Bossy Papazotl urges his host to order another char- players a copy of handout 21 in appendix E, showing
acter to walk the length of the circular hall. the journal's final entry. Earlier entries chronicle the
• Wise Shagambi warns her host that the staff held by exploits of the Company of the Yellow Banner in Chult.
the fallen wizard might be cursed. The company made landfall at Kitcher's Inlet and fol-
lowed the River Olung to Lake Luo before cutting south-
MIRROR TOMB west into the jungle toward Omu. The journal describes
The halfway point of the circular corridor, directly "op- harrowing encounters, the adventurers' search for puz-
posite" the intersection, is an invisible planar gate that zle cubes in Omu, their brushes with the yuan-ti, and the
cannot be detected with magic. Any creature passing discovery of the true tomb entrance. Only the final entry
through this gate emerges into a parallel reality. Charac- mentions their experiences in the tomb, but no mention
ters who walk the length of the circular corridor notice is made of Devlin's staff (see "Treasure" below).
that Devlin's body is no longer present- nor are any Any character who spends 10 minutes poring over
companions who waited behind for them. If they step the journal can note a few brief mentions of the other
back through the gate, they return to their own world. company members: Lord Brixton (a Cormyrean knight),
To test his traps, Acererak crafted a "mirror tomb" Bravus Boulderborn (a gold dwarf cleric of Morad.in),
and hid it inside a demiplane. This mirror tomb is iden- Seward (a Chondathan human ranger), and Sephirius (a
tical to the real tomb as it stood exactly one year ago. All dragonborn paladin often referred to as "Seph").
objects and creatures encountered in the mirror tomb
TREASURE
appear real, but they fade away if taken to the real world.
The mirror tomb has the same magical defenses as the A search of Devlin's body also turns up an ink pot that
true tomb, and any character who dies in the demiplane never runs dry (100 gp) and a speJlbook containing the
is trapped by the Soul monger. following spells:
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