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The Crypts of Gluttony, Part 2 (Kuthona (XII) 10th, 4712 AR)

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The heroes continued their exploration. Chamber.  The walls of this room have been plated in iron,  each plate of which bears a single rune — the  upside-down, hooked “U” shape. What appear to  be two ten-foot-tall smooth crystal pylons stand  in the middle of the room. A rippling curtain of  blackness shimmers between these crystals. On  the opposite side of each crystal, strange tendrils  of black energy—reverse lightning crackling in  extreme slow-motion — extend out from the  crystals into spheres of roiling blackness in circular  caverns to the left and right of the entrance. The air  in the room is shockingly cold. A portal is open in this chamber. The portal itself manifests as the curtain of black energy between the two crystal pylons. Abattoir.  The scene in this room is appalling — dozens of brutally savaged human bodies (most of them identical looking) lie sprawled about the place. A good number of the bodies se...

Dread Zombies

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Undead: Undead are once-living creatures animated by spiritual or supernatural forces. They have darkvision. Undead have immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms). They have immunity to bleed, death effects, disease, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning. Undead are not subject to nonlethal damage, ability drain, or energy drain. They are immune to damage to their physical ability scores, as well as to exhaustion and fatigue effects. They cannot heal damage on their own if they are unintelligent, although they can be healed. Negative energy (such as an inflict spell) can heal undead creatures. They may heal fast regardless of the creature’s intelligence. They have immunity to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects or is harmless). Undead are not at risk of death from massive damage, but are immediately destroyed when reduced to 0 hit points. They are not affe...

The Crypts of Gluttony (Kuthona (XII) 10th, 4712 AR)

The Crypt of Gluttony is exquisitely crafted. Arches are elaborately carved with stunning artistic patterns.  Ceilings are 10 feet high in corridors, all of which are  adorned with decorative moldings inlaid with silver  angels. Chambers are usually arched or domed to a  height of 20 feet and covered with beautiful frescoes  and mosaics depicting sleeping men and women  tended by cherubim and soothed by angelic singers  and musicians. The floors are covered in smooth,  fitted flagstones with inlaid ceramic tiles in various  decorative patterns. All doors are made of iron. The extent of the Crypts of Gluttony are under the effects of a strong magical aura. All stone surfaces in the crypts are cold to the touch. Crypts.  The ceiling of this circular domed chamber rises to a height of thirty feet. The walls are decorated with ten grinning skulls, each gripping what appear to be bits of flesh in their teeth. A flight of steps leads up via a ...