Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

The Ruins of Achelos
pursue trespassers beyond the
stairway.
2. Temple: The temple contains a
large statue of Chardastes,
portrayed as the divine ancestor of
the Ivanoviches. A precious sword,
its hilt and scabbard studded with
gems, lays at the feet of the statue.
The sword is merely ceremonial,
but it is worth 800 royals, and up to
1200 royals to a collector.
3. Vault: This room is closed by
massive dwarven-made double
doors (-10% to Open Locks
attempts), and further secured with
a 12th-level Wizard Lock spell.
Inside is a small fortune, part of the
personal wealth of the Achelos
kings. Two large, sturdy chests hold
10,000 silver coins each, while a
third chest holds 5,000 gold pieces.
All three chests are protected by
locks with poison needle traps (with
standard chances of finding and
removing them for a Thief).
4. Crypt: This crypt was originally
used to hold the sarcophagi and
corpses in preparation for the
funeral and burial. It is now empty.
5. Tombs of the Achelos Royalty:
This set of burial rooms holds the
sarcophagi of older kings and dukes
of the Ivanovich dynasty.
Unfortunately, due to the
necromantic energies invoked by
both the Vampire Lord and Cimon
Desitus, evil spirits from Limbo
have taken residence in several of
the better preserved corpses. The
are a total of four Wights in the
catacombs. They only attack if their
sarcophagi are opened and their
protective seals are broken, but in
that case they relentlessly pursue
the characters.
6. Tomb of Achelos II Ivanovich:
The last king of Achelos rests in this
crypt, or he would if not for the
necromantic energies that suffuse
the graveyard. Achelos II has
indeed risen as a ghost. Achelos is
still Lawful, and will not attack
unless the characters have
depredated the tomb. His chief
interest is protecting the tomb. To
send him back to his final rest, the
Vampire Lord must be defeated,
and the Wights that have risen in
area 5 should also be destroyed
(they will not disappear with the
end of the Vampire Lord,
unfortunately). Achelos will allow a
descendant of his to take the
treasures of the Vault (area 3) and
the Crown of Achelos, which his
dead body holds in its mummified
hands. He will not allow other
characters to take these items, and
will haunt the area until the
treasures are restored to their
rightful owners (assuming the
thieves are able to escape his
wrath).
Castle Ivanovich
The castle was largely destroyed by the
Thyatians during the conquest of Achelos.
An extended family of Cruth Ogres has
taken residence in the ruins, using the
surviving outer walls to build rough
shelters for themselves and their livestock.
There are 24 Ogres in total, of which 8
adult males (NM), 9 adult females (NM), 6
youngs (2 to 3 HD each), and the family
chief, Gohkal (Ogre 3, C). Gohkal is not
particularly intelligent, dislikes smaller and
faster races and is quite wary of them.
However, he is not evil, and acts in his
best interest, putting self-preservation (of
himself and his clan) first.
His “treasure” is mostly a collection of old
copper and silver coins, broken weapon or
armor pieces, and other items of limited
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