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ADVENTURES

Adderposts
Ground Floor

1C
1B

F 1A

1D 1E

1F 2C
1G
Key
2B 2B
Altar
Counter
Pillars 2AA C 2E
2 2A
Tables
Shelf Unit
2B 2B
Overhanging Balcony
2 2D
2DD
Trapdoor In Floor
Trapdoor In Ceiling
Catacombs
Sealed Archway
One Square = 5 Feet
1E. ROWAN’S BEDROOM set to create an arching roof between 10 and 12 feet high. All the
Like her sisters’ chambers, Rowan’s bedroom contains a bed and doors here are strong wooden ones, but none are locked.
a chest. The rickety staircase that leads up to it is at the east end
of the south wall. 2A. NARTHEX (EL 13)
Unbeknownst to her father or sisters, Esvele has become ad- This small, 10-foot-cube served as the narthex for the
dicted to dreammist. She hides a small stash of mordayn powder temple. Read or paraphrase the following when the characters
(2 doses, worth 200 gp each) wrapped in the glossy leaves of approach.
some exotic southern tree beneath her mattress.
This small, cubic chamber is built of hewn stone blocks. In
1F. KITCHEN the ceiling is a trapdoor, and an archway in the east wall
This room was added long after Adderposts was constructed. leads into darkness. The fl oor is tiled with a mosaic depict-
It features a large hearth, plenty of cooking implements, a ing a swarm of scorpions, snakes, and spiders. Runes are
table for food preparation and dining, several chairs, and a carved into the other three walls.
variety of foodstuffs. The only oddity is a cage fi lled with
mice, which refl ects the newfound penchant for living rodents The trapdoor in the ceiling leads into the Adderposts shop
evinced by Duskar’s daughters since their transformation into (area 1A), emerging just behind the counter. The archway leads
tainted ones. into the rest of the catacombs. The runes on the walls are in
Draconic, and they read, “The Serpent Never Sleeps.”
1G. GARDEROBE Trap: Anyone standing on the fl oor of the narthex triggers a
Duskar and his daughters perform their daily ablutions in this trap that fi lls the room with poisonous gas. Ssensariith and the
small chamber. cultists are aware of the trap and get past it with a hidden switch
bypass located high up on the north wall, where it is reachable
2. Catacombs of Sss’thasine’ss from either entryway to the narthex. In addition, the spirit naga
usually casts alarm centered on the top of the archway to warn
The catacombs beneath Adderposts once served as the undercroft it when guests (welcome or not) arrive. The spell’s radius is suf-
and private chapel for the temple above. All the corridors in this fi cient to alert the naga to the presence of customers in the store
area are fashioned of hewn stone blocks, which have been artfully above as well.

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