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

HD3: The City of the Spider-God
5) These chambers are those of another
senior priest. Amongst his belongings is a
great ebony table (worth 250 sp) and a
necklace of black pearls, like those worn
by the brides of the spider-god (worth 100
sp).
6) Room of a senior priest exactly conforming
to 2) above.
7) Quarters of four acolytes exactly
conforming to 1) above.
Level #4:
1) This is the administrative and relaxation
area for the high priests of the Fane. There
are three desks, six chairs, one large and
two small tables, and four couches in the
area.
2) Dayroom and quarters of high priest Ur-
Khaddar. His chamber is hung with twelve
costly (but lewd) tapestries which have an
average commercial value of 200 sp
each. He wears a gold spider brooch
worth 200 sp.
3) Dayroom and quarters of high priest
Xeridates. His apartment is also very
expensively and lavishly furnished, and
amidst the articles are several lewd
statuettes worth 100-600 sp each (2-5 jade
carvings) and 14 tapestries of an average
value of 150 sp each. Like the other high
priests, he wears an emerald signet ring
which makes him impervious to spider
venom.
Level #5:
This level is the private domain of the
Grand High Priest of Zath, Hamadara, a
mighty and ruthless sorcerer-priest.
1) This is a lounge decorated with innumerable
perverted and lewd paintings,
tapestries, statues, etc. Even the soft
Vendhyan carpets are obscene. At
intervals, however, are silver threaded
hangings which have a spider embroidered
upon them, with 100 sp rubies set as
eyes (two per tapestry). One hangs at the
end of the west passage, two on the north
wall, and two on each the east and south
walls, while an eighth depends from the
wall beside the door to room 2.
If any creature other than Hamadara
touches them, the embroidered spider
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becomes a giant temple spider. The High
Priest can command any to life by an
incantation (a standard action).
There are various containers for wine and
spirits scattered about, and several sorts of
drugs (mushroom powder, poppy juice,
black lotus dust) are contained in gold
and crystal dishes on a bone and silver
stand. Debauchery is the keynote of this
place. A special warning device (a thin
rope and tiny bell) connected to the stairs
alerts Hamadara of trespassers, and he will
observe them through the slit of the secret
door of room 2.
2) The bed chamber of the High Priest is as
lewdly and evilly decorated as the outer
room. There are no spider tapestries here,
merely opulent furnishings, including
various jeweled objects of great value (13
items with a worth of 100-800 sp each) —
including a strange platinum rod set with
black opals (if it is touched, a smoke
serpent is summoned and immediately
attacks).
3) This small room is the abode of
Hamadara’s bodyguard, Pejaarik, a
Hyperborean barbarian of massive size