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A large, circular labyrinth symbol ofUbtao is painted it originally portrayed. Offerings left here are picked up
on the face of this building, but it can't be seen from any- daily by Asharra's servant and placed on the statues in
where in Kir Sabal; it's visible only from the air or from the monastery or the eider's house.
the ground below.
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l A. R efectory. The entrance hall of the monastery 3. ELDER S HOUSE
is also the dining chamber. The aarakocra monks take Asharra and an elderly female aarakocra servant
all their meals here, but it's also where meetings take named Yingmatona (pronounced ying-mah-TOE-nah)
place. The aarakocra use backless benches and stools live in this grand structure. No other aarakocra ever set
for seats, to accommodate their wings. The table can foot inside. Mwaxanare visits occasionally, and only Na
seat twenty. is allowed to come and go as he pleases. This building
lB. Prayer Hall. This is the main hall of the monas- is off-limits to the characters unless they're invited in-
tery, and it's an impressive sight. The rafters of the ceil- side. Trespassing in the Teacher's home is a horrendous
ing are fully 60 feet above the floor, and the peak of the breach of hospitality.
thatched roof is 15 feet above that. The space is large 3A. Shrine. The lower floor of the house is a single
enough that aarakocra can fly inside it, though they sel- room. Yingmatona sleeps on a mattress under the
dom do for the sake of decorum. stairs. A life-size wooden statue resembling a tabaxi
The circular labyrinth symbol ofUbtao is laid out on a stands opposite the door. Flowers and offerings of food
floor mosaic 25 feet in diameter. The aarakocra monks are placed at its feet. The statue is obviously very old
spend much of their days meditating while viewing the and carved in the stylized Chultan manner, so a suc-
labyrinth from the lower and upper landings of the stair- cessful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check is needed
case. Other aarakocra come here only on special occa- to recognize it as a depiction ofUbtao as a tabaxi. This
sions such as weddings, funerals, and holy days. realization is automatic if someone already figured it out
JC. Masters' Quarters. The aarakocra monks use in the monastery.
these sleeping chambers. Each chamber contains a The walls of the chamber bear faded frescoes of flo-
bunk bed and a small table for a candle and washbasin. ral designs and- somewhat jarringly-mathematical
The monks have no possessions; even their clothes and symbols. A section of Boor has collapsed from age.
prayer beads belong to the monastery. Anything falling through plunges hundreds of feet to the
JD. Antechamber. Before entering the shrine, the rocks below.
monks prepare themselves in this antechamber by 3B. Asharra's Quarters. The upper floor is decorated
washing with scented oils, reading from inspirational with frescoes similar to those on the lower floor. The
scrolls, and painting labyrinthine patterns onto their landing atop the stairs has no windows, being set inside
beaks, hands, and feet. the cliff, but it's dimly lit by two candles (one at each end
l E. Shrine. A life-size wooden statue of a noble tab- of the hallway).
axi stands against the far wall, draped in flowers and The outer room is a library with a single bookcase
beads and wreathed in incense smoke. Unlike the other holding forty-four ancient books. Na likes to come here
statues in Kir Sabal, this one is in excellent condition, and read the books, none of which is magical. They
though it's still very old. It can be recognized as a por- cover most areas of knowledge: mathematics, natural
trayal ofUbtao in tabaxi form with a successful DC 15 philosophy, geography, fabulous creatures, theology,
Intelligence (Religion) check. The aarakocra don't know and so forth. All the books predate the Spellplague, so
the statue as Ubtao; they revere it simply as a talisman little useful information about Chult can be gleaned
that safeguards Kir Sabal and as a focus for meditation. from them.
IF. Trainins Hall. The aarakocra monks use this hall The inner room is Asharra's personal chamber. It
for instruction in meditation and martial arts. It con- contains a comfortable bed, a nightstand, a few books
tains no furniture except woven grass mats. of Chultan poetry, and a wardrobe holding everyday and
ceremonial clothing. Under the bed is a small, closed
2. CLEANSING CHAMBERS box holding four potions of poison that are easily mis-
Aarakocra ritually cleanse themselves in this building taken for potions of healing. Asharra might resort to
before visiting the monastery. This is also where they these if the characters' presence in Kir Sabal becomes
leave offerings for Teacher and their mysterious guard- inconvenient.
ian figure (the statues of Ubtao as a tabaxi).
2A. Washroom. The lower chamber contains a wash 4. DWELLINGS
basin for performing ablutions and smaller vessels The dwellings in Klr Sabal aren't all identical, but
of salt, powdered chalk, and gold dust (50 gp worth) they're similar enough. Each is occupied by 2d4 aara-
for sprinkling onto one's feathers before visiting the kocra. A standard dwelling has two or three levels con-
nected by a ladder (the interiors are too tight for flying).
monastery.
28 . Shrine. The upper chamber contains a wooden Most aarakocra in Kir Sabal have little in the way of
case with shelves of candles and head scarves for visi- valuables, aside from totems handcrafted from wood,
tors to the monastery. At the east end of the chamber is feathers, scales, shells, and teeth.
a 5-foot-tall wooden statue with flowers and offerings
5. ROYAL HOUSE
of food placed at its feet. The statue is obviously very
old, and it's worn almost smooth by thousands of hands Perched between the monastery (area 1) and the ei-
brushing against it, so it's impossible to determine what der's house (area 3) is a dwelling similar to the ones
described in area 4. However, this particular house

CHAPTER 2 I THE LAND Of CHULT