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Phumatigo was once a force to be reckoned with in the
da rk side-streets of a certain large city, but he long since
de cided to give up skulking in dark corners after falling
thi -ough an old warehouse’s rickety roof in the course of
ca: ;ing the place. Acquiring a business in the process of
sel ling off its assets, he parlayed it into a profitable enter-
Prl ise that has made him wealthier than he once believed
PO ssible. He never carries cash, experience having taught
hi1 n to deal in vouchers instead. Phumatigo is quite certai
n that the characters are here to bargain for the same
ite m he has come to purchase-or, at the very least, to
St€ tal it and sell it later to the highest bidder. He therefore
WE itches them carefully and stalks them (as best he can,
W2 ieezing all the way) as they tour the complex. If caught,
he pretends to have business wherever they are (for exan
Iple, in the stables he pokes at the minimals, quoting
“f2 iir market prices” for the beasties).
10: I & lob. Main Vaults
These maximum-security rooms are triple-locked, wizarc
l locked, and trapped. They contain all the highly valuab
le and magical treasure of the complex, including the
” d jinn” bottle, which is in loa. Also here are a dagger +2,
lon lgtooth, nine bolts of green silk (worth 450 gp each), a
lor ig sword, a suit of plate mail with several ominous
ho les punched in it, a cloak, nine gold candlesticks (worth
251 0 gp each), 9,000 cp, 200 sp, and 2,100 gp. The long
sw ,ord, plate mail, and cloak all detect as magical, thanks
to a Nystul’s magic aura placed on each by Grim. In additio
n, any items taken from the characters that Grim identifie
s as magical will be stored here for later identification.
The traps involve twelve darts which fire straight up
frc )m the floor. Each has a 50% chance to hit a character
sta nding in front of the door (roll separately for each charad
:er). Each dart inflicts ld3 points of damage if it hits. In
ad dition, each dart is poisoned (allow the characters to roll
fo1 . saves); failure causes the afflicted character to fall on
tht 2 floor writhing in pain for ld10 rounds. This is unfortu1
late, as each door is also rigged with a second trap: a
SIT tall bucket of oil (equal to about 3 flasks) that spills oil
on to the floor, covering the area shown by dotted lines on
tht 2 map. Mere seconds after the oil drops, a torch falls
frc )m a sconce on the wall and ignites the oil, setting afire
ev ery character in the area of the oil spill for 2d6 points the
fir: st round and ld6 points the second round, plus continuii
ig damage if the characters do not put out flaming hair
an d clothes. The oil traps are Ghrunge’s brainchildren.
Th ley really offend Bertram (”Every time somebody goes
ne ar those doors the whole place catches fire!”). The fire
ha zard does not bother the Baron, however, as Grim sim-
PlI y puts any fires out, using pyrotechnics.
11. . Brant’s Room
This room is furnished like the guest rooms, only more
la1 Jishly, with a thick carpet on the floor (worth 4,500 gp)
an d a huge bed with a panther comforter (worth 850 gp).
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Brant carries his treasure with him and stores the excess
in the vaults. A decanter with two fine goblets (the set
worth 200 gp) are for when the baron entertains intimate
company. A fine crystal mirror stands against the north
wall. Should any male except Brant look into it, a magic
mouth on the mirror screams ”GOTCHA!”-a sound sure
to bring the guards running.
12. Storage
This room is the storage area for broken, bent, and oth-
erwise unusable or uninteresting materials. Broken
plates, bent weapons, copper ingots, buckles, dolls, chil-
dren’s toys, torn books, stained fabric, and half-used
candles are typical of what can be found here. The room
is locked to keep guests from seeing the mess.
13. The Chapel
Bertram holds regular mandatory services for the
troops here (the Baron forces them to attend, since he
wouldn’t want to offend deities-you have to be careful
in his business). Opposite the entrance stands an altar
with prayer beads and a religious book on it. To the right
of the altar is a font and basin for baptisms and the cre-
ation of unholy water (500 gp value); to the left is the
lectern from which Bertram speaks.
14. Grim’s Room
This once well-furnished room is now in a state of ne-
glect: the fine carpet rolled-up and shoved against one
wall, the large comfortable bed is stripped of covers except
for two old saddle blankets. Dust covers the benchful of al-
chemist’s equipment. Grim is not interested in research,
just the practical results of his magic. And in Grim’s case,
“practical” means the ability to kill or maim. A case in
point is the small black pudding Grim keeps in a
stoneware crock. When he gets bored, he opens the crock
and shoots magic missiles at the pudding. When he has re-
duced the pudding to small enough pieces he destroys all
but one small piece, feeding it small slivers of wood and
offal until it gets big enough to ”play” with again. The cur-
rent piece has only 18 hit points.
The room also contains miscellaneous personal belong-
ings of negligible value. Grim keeps his spellbooks hid-
den in a secret niche behind the headboard of the bed; the
niche can’t be found until the bed is pulled away from the
wall.
Hapless Black Pudding: AC 6; MV 6; HD 10; 18 hp;
THACO 11; #AT 1; Dmg 3d8 (corrosion); SA acid dis-
solves wood and metal; SD immune to cold, acid, poi-
son, split into smaller puddings by lightning and blows
from weapons; SW fire and magic missiles inflict full
damage; SZ S; Int non (0); AL N; XP normally 2,000, cur-
rently 500 due to weakened condition.