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The devil face is 6 feet tall, with a mouth 2 feet in diame-
The slab sinks into the floor, revealing a dusty passage-
ter. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura
way beyond. Relief carvings on the walls depict crowds of transmutation magic on the face.
of humanoids fleeing a black star in the sky, with rays of The darkness within the mouth is a sphere of anni-
light extending from it to turn those they strike to dust. hilation, which can't be controlled or moved. Any char-
acter who stands within 5 feet of the sphere can hear
a faint whisper emanating from it. A successful DC 12
If the stone slabs are raised up to seal off the exits once Wisdom (Perception) check allows a character to make
more (see area 49C), characters within the maze see a out words in Abyssal that translate as follows: "Dark-
second image on the inner surface of each slab: ness is coming for you. Your doom is at hand."

49C. B LACK OPAL CROWN
Painted on the inside of the slab Is a male humanoid
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wearing a hooded cloak, once again with stars where his
face should be. The figure holds up his right arm, which In this central open space, a gold crown topped with a
is severed neatly at the elbow. glittering black opal rests on a marble pedestal.

If any creature removes the crown from the pedestal,
This image is visible only while the slabs are in their
two things happen simultaneously:
raised positions. From inside the maze, a character
can make both slabs sink back down into the floor by • The stone slabs in area 49A rise up to seal off both
standing in front of either slab while holding up his or exits from the maze.
her right arm-as long as that arm has been severed at • Two bodaks (see appendix D) magically emerge from
the elbow. It doesn't matter how the arm is cut off, but the sphere of annihilation in area 498, seemingly
sticking it in the sphere of annihilation in area 49B is unaffected by it, and begin scouring the maze for prey.
one way to do it. Any creature killed by the bodaks is dragged back to
the sphere and tossed into it. The bodaks crawl back
49B. GREEN D EVIL FACE into the sphere only if they're satisfied that there's
nothing left in the maze to kill.
A green stone face of devilish countenance protrudes Treasure. The Black Opal Crown is worth 5,000 gp
from the wall. The devil's mouth is agape and filled with but can fetch up to four times that value if sold at auction
in any major city. For more information on this item, see
darkness.
"Fabled Treasures," page 127.

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