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from the Endless Nadir are arguing over what is to be As the characters approach the sunken temple,
done with the kraken. One wants to enslave it, and the read the following, making adjustments depending on
other argues it must be destroyed. Neither of them un- whether they are coming from above or below the water:
derstands the juvenile kraken's intentions or suspects
that a party of determined adventurers is about to inter- Below the water looms the dark bulk of a sunken temple.
rupt their plans.
Looming up and out of the briny murk is the temple's
L ANDGRAVE'S FOLLY spire, which appears to have been struck by more than
The temple at Landgrave's Folly, shown in map 8.4, is one unfortunate ship, judging by the chunks missing
in ruins and under 40 feet or more of water, though its from it. The temple lists toward the north, its roof and
weed-encrusted spire extends above the ocean surface walls draped with seaweed and festooned with barnacles.
even at high tide. The characters can't proceed into the The building's facade is a mess of partially collapsed
temple without some means of breathing underwater, walls and ruined scaffolding, making it appear as though
such as caps of water breathing or the potions found
in area T6. Potions of water breathing are also readily the site was still under construction when it sank. But it's
available from alchemists in the Styes, being one of the hard to tell which parts weren't finished and which parts
district's more popular exports. Before running this were damaged by the collapse.
final part of the adventure, make sure you're familiar
w ith the rules on underwater combat (in chapter 9 of the
Player's Handbook) and underwater movement (in chap- Ll. R UINED SPIRE
ter 5 of the Dungeon Master's Guide).
The characters have three means of entry into Land-
grave's Folly: descending the spire that projects above Most of the roof is gone from the belfry beneath the
the waves, going through the front doorway, or moving upthrust spire. but portions of the walls and their arched
through a hole in the north wall. All areas of the temple windows remain. A seaweed-tangled staircase descends
are lightly obscured by dim light and sill in the water.
deeper into the flooded tower .
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