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but the western steps collapsed and fell into the walk- 4. RUINED PALACE
way below. A character can reach the western doorway
with an easy jump and a successful DC 10 Dexterity
(Acrobatics) check to catch the ledge. Traces of gold-colored plaster still ding to this dome in
Garden Discoveries. A character who spends at least a few spots, but everywhere else you see old weathered
10 minutes searching a garden terrace for treasure inev- bricks, more than a few of which have fallen through. The
itably stumbles upon a hidden creature or exotic plant, larger-than-life-size elephant carvings and the graceful,
determined by rolling a d20 and consulting the Garden
Discoveries table. After the party makes five such dis- towering spire are still magnificent sights, even if their
coveries, no more can be found. glory is dimmed by time and decay.

GARDEN D ISCOVERIES
A character can clilnb the outside of the dome with a
d20 Discovery successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) and peer inside
l ld4 almiraj (see appendix D) through any one of a number of holes. The top of the
2-3 l assassin vine (see appendix D) dome has been weakened by time and collapses under
4- 5 l chwinga (see appendix D) hiding in a flower the weight of a creature weighing 200 pounds or more.
Any creature standing on or clinging to the roof when it
6-7 ld4 flying monkeys (see appendix D) perched in a
collapses falls, taking damage as normal and possibly
tree. The monkeys playfully hurl dancing monkey
landing in the cistern.
fruit (see appendix C) at nearby characters. They
Iron doors on the eastern side of the dome are rusted
fly away if attacked.
shut and can be forced open only with a successful DC
8- 9 ld4 jaculis (see appendix D)
17 Strength (Athletics) check- but the impact causes a
10-11 Menga bush with 2d6 ounces of leaves (see ap- portion of the ceiling to collapse. Whoever forced the
pendix C) doors open must make a DC 15 Dexterily saving throw,
12-13 ld4 ryath roots (see appendix C) taking 9 (2d8) bludgeoning damage on a failed save,
14-15 4d6 sinda berries growing on a bush (see or half as much damage on a successful one. Identical
appendix C) doors on the western side of the dome are rusted com-
16-17 ld4 wildroots (see appendix C) pletely off their hinges.
18-19 Yahcha beetle (see appendix C) When characters enter the ruined palace, read:
20 The rotting corpse of a human mage who was
strangled to death by an assassin vine. A search An 18-foot-tall stone statue of a Chultan warrior in splint
of the corpse yields a scholar's pack, a pouch con· armor, wearing a helmet festooned with tyrannosaurus
taining 15 gp, and a folding boa,. This discovery
teeth and bearing a shield of intricately patterned leopard
can only be made once. If this result comes up
hide, towers over the chamber and looms above a wide,
again, re-roll on the table.
octagonal cistern. The chamber echoes with the sound
of rainwater dripping from the ceiling into the gaping
3. SPIRIT DOMES
pit. The face of the giant warrior statue is obliterated by
deep gouges, but the rest of the statue remains intact.
A bell-shaped dome of sculpted stone rises from the end
Clutched in the statue's right hand is a stone spear, and
of each upper walkway. The dome to the east is begin·
resting on the floor beneath it is a clay urn. North of the
ning to crumble with age. The one to the west is wrapped
statue Is an open balcony overlooking a flooded garden.
and draped with thick webs.
Standing to one side of the giant warrior is another
statue, this one much smaller. Exquisitely lifelike, it de-
These two domes were built to attract nature spirits. picts a man reaching for the urn, his face turned toward
Western Dome. This dome has been taken over by a the balcony. In his lifeless eyes, you see terror.
giant spider missing one of its legs. The seven-legged
Stone steps ascend along the curved wall to the level of
arachnid lurks in ils webs and attacks anyone who
approaches within 10 feet of its home. Characters who a second floor, but that floor is almost entirely collapsed.
kill the spider and search the webs find the cocooned, Someone's been up there, however, because a message
desiccated corpses of an albino dwarf and a goblin, but of some sort is scrawled across the domed ceiling.
no treasure.
Eastern Dome. Three chwingas (see appendix D)
live in this dome. They emerge from the stone to spy on When it was intact, the second floor was actually a mez-
creatures that pass by. One chwinga is fascinated by tall zanine that wrapped around three sides of the dome.
people and mighl bestow a charm of restoration (see The head, chest, and shoulders of the warrior statue
chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master's Guide) on the tallest rose above the mezzanine level.
party member, should it take a shine to the party. The The 20-foot-deep pil contains ld4 + 2 inches of rain-
other two chwingas are shy and suspicious of strangers. water and is home to two swarms of poisonous snakes.
The swarms are content to remain in the pit and attack

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