HD3 The City of the Spider-God - Hyborian Age - Xoth

The floor is strewn with skulls and bones of
both humans and large animals.
Zath attacks any creature which dares
enter its abode. Note that the one-way
doors to the north (too small for Zath) are
hidden by webs. In the middle of the
room is a 20 feet wide and 100 feet deep
pit, covered with webs, that connects
with the caverns beneath Area 7. If Zath is
severely damaged, the spider-god
retreats down into the pit.
6) In this area of 30 feet wide corridor
there are five barred and locked cells
holding eleven slave sacrifices, and on
the west wall are six cubicles wherein
dwell the guards who watch over these
prisoners, eight ghoulish creatures whose
bodies swarm with tiny spiders (see the
New Monsters appendix).
7) Secret door (Search DC 30) sinks to
allow passage along a 4 feet wide corridor
and steps down to a 10 feet wide
tunnel to Area 20 thereafter, passing a
series of mazelike caverns that teem with
the numerous offspring of Zath.
Level #2:
1)-3) Each of these simple and spartan
rooms is a barracks for four temple guards.
4)-7) Each of these rooms quarters one
senior priest. The rooms are richly carpeted,
tapestried, and furnished with soft
couch, inlaid wood table, padded chairs,
etc.
8)-11) These four rooms serve as sleepingquarters
for twelve acolytes, three per
room. The rooms are rather plain and
functional.
12) This room quarters two elite temple
guards who act as guard commanders.
The area is richly furnished, and the room
to the west is likewise well appointed, with
two soft couches covered with silks. The
small closet off the sleeping area is an
arsenal which contains 30 crossbows, 30
cases of bolts, and temple spider venom
sufficient for 50 applications.
13) The open areas of the level have
narrow tables and benches along the
walls. At this point there are always two
elite temple guards on alert, as only
acolytes, priests and commanders of the
guard are permitted to go above.
Level #3:
This level is reserved for the senior priests of
the Fane and their favored acolytes. All
rooms are richly carpeted and hung with
tapestries.
1) Quarters for four acolytes. They assist in
the more common rituals but are not
permitted to venture into the lower (dungeon)
level.
2) Chamber of one senior priest.
3) Suite of rooms belonging to one senior
priest.
4) This area is where the priests dine and
generally enjoy themselves. There are
numerous couches, small tables, cushions,
etc. scattered about. There are eight gold
services (plate, bowl, flagon, utensils), four
sets of which are worth 100 sp each, two
sets are worth 300 sp each, and two sets
are worth 500 sp each. All are set with
small gems.
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