Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius

Mirror of the Eternal NightOne has awakened a hundred remains ofancient lizardmen and troglodytes to infestthis level. Most of them are zombies, many ofthem are mummies, and some are vampireswith magical abilities. They would gladly turnagainst him if given the chance.The secret: One of the lizardmen, once ashaman, knows how to open a portal to theBlight Swamp. He would like to search for thedescendants of his people there, andproposes an alliance to anyone workingagainst The Last One.When the Darkers arrive, they will strike abargain with the lizardman shaman, so thislevel will be full of lizardmen and troglodytesalive and undead, busy opening portals tocontact all of their kind living in westernKarameikos in order to win them over to thecause of Nyx.Level NINE, CRYSTAL HEARTThis level was Krystallac, a holy place of thefairy and giant realm of Grondheim. The wallsof this levels are heavily decorated withmagically enlightened, coloured crystals andbeautiful natural designs. This level is empty,apparently everything of value was plunderedwhen the city fell to the lizardmen manycenturies ago.The secrets: Even though fairy folk weredriven away from the city so many years ago,they have always maintained a hiddenmagical gate in a small, unassuming room.Now sidhe lords from across the KnownWorld, Oberon’s court, and Storm Giants aregathering their strength to reconquerKrystallac. Unknown to the Darkers, at thetime of Grondheim, sidhe priests discoveredthe Starlake could indeed be used to openany permanent gate to any other plane, andthe fairies would like to open one to theDreamlands. Yet, as the Starlake is defiled,the gate would now open to the Unseeliecourt, unless it is first purified.Before the Darkers arrive, this level is empty,and afterwards it still is, even though theDarkers are slowly exploring it, hoping tofind some lost fairy folk artifact.Level TEN, GEM OF THE SUNThis level was the Inti city 3500 years ago.Not much is left of that time except for somedecorations of the sun that have beendefiled by The Last One. He found some Intimummies on this level and animated them.The mummies were priests of Ixion and sodespise him so much that they are slowlybreaking away from his control, and one daysoon they will be able to rebel.The secrets: Quehuar, the most ancientmummy and shaman, has a useful weaponhidden in a secret compartment in his oldsepulchral room, the Gem of the Sun, anenchanted item that can turn undead as a36th level Lawful Cleric. Once he gains hisfreedom from The Last One’s control, he willuse it.After the Darkers take control, The Last Onehides here, commanding the Inti mummiesto hide as well, and casting a powerfulillusion to make this level look empty. TheDarkers fall for it, but sooner or later theywill make plans to use this level and The LastOne will be forced to fight them again. Toprepare himself he is arranging thesummoning of several demons and vampiresfaithful to the Most Dark One.What he does not know is that Quehuar isplanning his revolt, and when the time isright he will receive huge support from the153THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1