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 Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................... p. 4
The Black Monastery............................................................................. p. 13
The Tower of Kran The Dungeon Master................................................... p. 63
Tower of Sacavious...............................................................................p. 66
The Dungeon Levels
Dungeon One: Lower Level.................................................................p. 72
Dungeon One: Upper Level.................................................................p. 76
Dungeon Two.................................................................................. p. 81
Legal Appendix..................................................................................... p. 87

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 magical items and effects. They left poems and messages for intruders.

Introduction They posted guardians that parade around chanting. They spawned
ghostly effects that cannot be explained. Pictures are still hanging on
walls. Dishes are rattling in the kitchen. Kobolds have decided a dungeon
The Black Monastery is a classic style adventure module for parties of is a good place to roast a pig. Magic globes float in the air, waiting to
five to seven characters of seventh to tenth level, with the average player explode. Statues perform strange, magical acts for no particular reason.
character being ninth level. The adventure includes maps and descriptions Why? Who knows? All of that is okay. Explanations of these magical
for the monasterys main level, two towers and three dungeon levels. and monstrous events are provided from time to time, but they dont really
There are two separate dungeons, one of which has two levels. There are matter. The point is to have fun running about looting the place and trying
enough things to do, choices to make and monsters to fight to occupy a to survive.
gaming group for a dozen gaming sessions or more.
The module is written in the sandbox style that allows players to
choose which way to go and which challenges to face. There are no
railroad situations and it is better for the party if they avoid some of the
things they find or creatures they meet. There is no climactic battle, but
Character Level
a party of very foolish adventurers might not survive long depending on The skill level required to survive the Black Monastery will vary widely
their choices. They might not even survive the first encounter. with the experience of the players and the ability scores and hit points of
the characters. GMs who run a low-power campaign, in which characters
tend to have lower ability scores and fewer magic items, will find some

The Classic Style of the challenges in this module slightly high for a party that averages
about seventh level. Experienced players, or characters in campaigns with
higher statistics and magic levels, will find the encounters much easier to
The Black Monastery is presented in the spirit of fun typical of the survive.
classic, old school gaming style. It is an adventure in the classic style A good guess for a Pathfinder campaign would be a character level
because it follows the design assumptions that were common in many range somewhere around seventh to ninth levels. Characters might be
publications and local campaigns during the early days of Dungeons and slightly higher level in a campaign with lower statistics and less magic.
Dragons. In the classic era, the dungeon master was the final authority Ultimately, youll have to decide for yourself. Details are provided about
and was assumed to have complete control. Every event did not have to how to scale encounters. Just about any situation can be manipulated to
have a complete rationalization, formula or rules explanation. Mysterious meet the needs of your campaign for maximum levels of fun.
phenomena, riddles and surprises were the norm. This module assumes
that the dungeon master (GM) will take control and mold it to his
campaign. The Legend of the Black
In a classic game, monsters might be stronger or weaker without having
to figure out why. For unknown reasons, flinds were the only creatures
capable of wielding nunchaku. Qullan would die before revealing the
Monastery (For the Players)
special techniques for sharpening their broadswords. Piercers would wait Two centuries have passed since the terrible events associated with the
most of their lives just to drop on adventurers and spend the next month hideous cult known as the Black Brotherhood. Only scholars and story-
crawling back up the wall after a miss. Skeletons always did 1d6 damage tellers remember now how the kingdom was nearly laid to waste and the
no matter what weapons they wielded. Rust monsters made sense. Orcs Black Monastery rose to grandeur and fell into haunted ruins.
and gnolls would live next door to each other in dungeons that were The Brothers first appeared as an order of benevolent priests and humble
essentially monster hotels and no one worried about why. In one of the monks in black robes who followed a creed of kindness to the poor and
classic modules by Judges Guild a single giant rat in a group of two dozen service to the kingdom. Their rules called for humility and self denial.
had 26 hit points because a typist made a mistake and that was okay one Other religious orders had no quarrel with their theology or their behavior.
of the rats was just really big. Their ranks grew as many commoners and nobles were drawn to the order
Classic play usually assumed that monsters and player characters by its good reputation.
would follow standard archetypes. Magic-users always had white beards The first headquarters for the order was a campsite, located in a forest near
and pointy hats. Barbarians always wore rags and enormous fur boots. the edge of the realm. The Brothers said that their poverty and dedication
Paladins were noble and saintly. Fighters wore plate mail. Thieves to service allowed them no resources for more grand accommodations.
climbed wallsa lot. Clerics were vaguely like Catholic priests gone Members of the Black Brotherhood built chapels in caves or constructed
bad, and they always chanted in Latin. All dwarves acted just like Gimli. small temples on common land near villages. They said that these rustic
All elves acted just like Legolas. Monsters were generally cheerful about shrines allowed them to be near the people they served. Services held by
their roles, including Norse berserkers who rated their own listing in the the Brothers at these locations attracted large numbers of common people,
AD&D Monster Manual because they wandered around underground who supported the Black Brotherhood with alms.
quite a bit, looking for player characters to fight. Within 50 years of their first appearance, the Black Brotherhood had
In The Black Monastery, evil priests have left behind a large number of a number of larger temples and abbeys around the kingdom. Wealthy

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patrons endowed them with lands and buildings in order to buy favor and waiting for the kings forces to break in and end the war.
and further the work of the Brothers. The lands they gained were slowly The final assault on the Black Monastery ended in victory and disaster.
expanded as the orders influence grew. Many merchants willed part of The kings army took the hilltop, driving the last of the black-robed monks
their fortunes to the Black Brotherhood, allowing the order to expand their into the monastery itself. The soldiers were met by more than just men.
work even further. The Brothers became bankers, loaning money and There were monsters and fiends defending the monastery. There was a
becoming partners in trade throughout the kingdom. Within 200 years terrible slaughter on both sides. In many places the dead rose up to fight
of their founding, the order was wealthy and influential, with chapters again. The battle continued from afternoon into night, lit by flames and
throughout the kingdom and spreading into nearby realms. magical energy.
With their order well-established, the Black Brotherhood received The Black Monastery was never actually taken. The kings forces drove
royal permission to build a grand monastery in the hill country north of the last of their foul enemies back inside the monastery gates. Battering
the kingdoms center. Their abbot, a cousin of the king, asked for the rams and war machines were hauled up the hill to crush their way inside.
royal grant of a specific hilltop called the Hill of Mornay. This hill was But before the kings men could take the final stronghold, the Black
already crowned by ancient ruins that the monks proposed to clear away. Brotherhood immolated themselves in magical fire.
Because it was land not wanted for agriculture, the king was happy to Green flames roared up from the monastery, engulfing many of the
grant the request. He even donated money to build the monastery and kings men as well. As survivors watched, the Black Monastery burned
encouraged others to contribute. With funds from around the realm, the away, stones, gates, towers and all. There was a lurid green flare that lit
Brothers completed their new monastery within a decade. It was a grand, the countryside. There was a scream of torment from a thousand human
sprawling edifice built of black stone and called the Black Monastery. voices. There was a roar of falling masonry and splitting wood. Smoke
From the very beginning, there were some who said that the Black and dust obscured the hilltop. The Black Monastery collapsed in upon
Brotherhood was not what it seemed. There were always hints of itself and disappeared. Only ashes drifted down where the great structure
corruption and moral lapses among the Brothers, but no more than any had stood. All that was left of the Black Monastery was its foundations
other religious order. There were some who told stories of greed, gluttony and debris-choked dungeons cut into the stones beneath. The war was
and depravity among the monks, but these tales did not weaken the over. The Black Brotherhood was destroyed.
orders reputation during their early years. All of that changed with the But the Black Monastery was not gone forever. Over nearly two centuries
construction of the Black Monastery. since its destruction, the Black Monastery has returned from time to time
Within two decades of the Black Monasterys completion, locals began to haunt the Hill of Mornay. Impossible as it seems, there have been at
to speak of troubling events there. Sometimes, Brothers made strange least five incidents in which witnesses have reported finding the Hill of
demands. They began to cheat farmers of their crops. They loaned money Mornay once again crowned with black walls and slate-roofed towers. In
at ruinous rates, taking the property of anyone who could not pay. They every case, the manifestation of this revenant of the Black Monastery has
pressured or even threatened wealthy patrons, extorting money in larger been accompanied by widespread reports of madness, crime and social
and larger amounts. Everywhere, the Black Brotherhood grew stronger, unrest in the kingdom. Sometimes, the monastery has appeared only for
prouder and more aggressive. And there was more a night. The last two times, the monastery reappeared atop the hill for as
People began to disappear. The farmers who worked the monastery long as three monthseach appearance longer than the first.
lands reported that some people who went out at night, or who went off There are tales of adventurers daring to enter the Black Monastery.
by themselves, did not return. It started with individualspeople without Some went to look for treasure. Others went to battle whatever evil still
influential familiesbut soon the terror and loss spread to even to noble lived inside. There are stories of lucky and brave explorers who have
households. Some said that the people who disappeared had been taken survived the horrors, returning with riches from the fabled hordes of the
into the Black Monastery, and the place slowly gained an evil reputation. Black Brotherhood. It is enough to drive men mad with greed enough to
Tenant farmers began moving away from the region, seeking safety at the lure more each time to dare to enter the Black Monastery.
loss of their fields.
Slowly, even the king began to sense that the night was full of new
terrors. Across the kingdom, reports began to come in telling of hauntings The Legend of the Black
and the depredations of monsters. Flocks of dead birds fell from clear
skies, onto villages and city streets. Fish died by thousands in their Monastery (For the GM)
streams. Citizens reported stillborn babies and monstrous births. Crops
failed. Fields were full of stunted plants. Crimes of all types grew The Black Brotherhood was an evil order from the very start. It was
common as incidents of madness spread everywhere. Word spread that founded by men who wanted power and wealth. Worship of the Dark God
the center of these dark portents was the Black Monastery, where many offered an easy route to all of t hat. The order grew from a beautiful child
said the brothers practiced necromancy and human sacrifice. It was feared into a monstrous adult by the design of evil, patiently nurtured by dark
that the Black Brotherhood no longer worshipped gods of light and had minds from the outer planes. While many lesser members of the order
turned to the service of the Dark God. labored doing good deeds and admirable work, their leaders made pacts
These terrors came to a head when the Black Brotherhood dared with powers that would melt the minds of sane mortals.
to threaten the king himself. Realizing his peril, the king moved to The twisted thoughts and evil deeds of the Black Brotherhood are long
dispossess and disband the Black Brother hood. He ordered their shrines, ended. There is no need to fully recite them here. Suffice to say that their
abbeys and lands seized. He had Brothers arrested for real and imagined actions included necromancy, pacts with evil outsiders and the human
crimes. He also ordered investigations into the Black Monastery and the sacrifices those evil outsiders demand. The Black Monastery was the
orders highest ranking members. scene of dark sorcery and magical research that left behind many deadly
The Black Brotherhood did not go quietly. Conflict between the order and traces. What manifests atop the Hill of Mornay from decade to decade is
the crown broke into violence when the Brothers incited their followers to a lethal ghost of those repugnant deeds.
riot across the kingdom. There were disturbances everywhere, including The Hill of Mornay was not chosen at random. The evil priests of
several attempts to assassinate the king by blades and by dark sorcery. It the Black Brotherhood chose it because they knew the ancient history
became clear to everyone that the Black Brotherhood was far more than of the ruins atop the hill. The broken walls they cleared away revealed
just another religious order. Once knives were drawn, the conflict grew an artifact of ancient evil the shimmering stone now found in room
into open war between the crown and the Brothers. M165. This stone connected the orders leaders with other worlds and
The Black Brotherhood had exceeded their grasp. Their followers were times, giving them dangerous knowledge and power. When their plans
crushed in the streets by mounted knights. Brothers were rounded up and were thwarted at great cost and defeat was at hand the Black Brotherhood
arrested. Many of them were executed. Armed supporters of the Black used that dangerous power to destroy themselves a final act of suicidal
Brotherhood, backed by arcane and divine magic, were defeated and madness.
slaughtered. The Brothers were driven back to their final hilltop fortress The Black Monastery reappears on the Hill of Mornay when the stars
the Black Monastery. They were besieged by the kings army, trapped overhead are in the correct position. When the planets and the celestial

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spheres align with those on other worlds, the building and its occupants plots or major campaign details to explain. The GM can decide where
return to this world for a time. The exact mechanics of this manifestation the Hill of Mornay is located and exactly why the Black Monastery has
are not really relevant. What matters is that while the Black Monastery is appeared.
present on this plane, its treasures are there for the taking. It is for the GM The dungeon master completely controls how long the monastery will
to decide how long the Black Monastery will remain open for adventurers remain for adventurers to plunder, battle and die. The building might
and what happens when it disappears again. appear once in a campaign, or it might have multiple appearances,
It is likely that many of the monsters that guard the monastery halls allowing the party to enter it at different character levels. Adventurers
travel with the building when it shifts from world to world. A creature who enter the Black Monastery once might be surprised to find that the
that wanders into the monastery on this world might find itself transported monsters inside have grown stronger, or that areas previously closed to
with the Black Monastery. This would explain the many creatures lurking them are now open. Players might be encouraged to have their characters
in the monasterys chambers. hurry through the monastery, fearful that the building will disappear and
Madness is another factor in the Black Monasterys monstrous possibly take them with it. As soon as the adventure stops being fun and
population. An appearance of the monastery is always accompanied by an becomes drudgery for the players, the dungeon master should have the
outbreak of cases of insanity for many miles around it. Those who teeter monastery disappear.
close to insanity are driven over the edge. Others act upon mad impulses One detail to consider is the dungeons beneath the monastery. Are they
that call them to venture inside the monastery in search of treasure. Pride, occupied when the building above is gone? Are the corridors choked with
greed, obsession and fear these lure adventurers and common folk alike debris, or is the dungeon a lair for local monsters? A good detail to add
to explore the place. They also lure humanoids and other monsters to try to the monastery might be the theme of monsters from different worlds,
their luck inside. The player characters themselves are acting upon these picked up and carried to new worlds every time the monastery moves.
impulses when they decide to mount their own expedition to the Black The humanoids waiting to meet the adventurers might well be a mix of
Monastery. creatures from several worlds, all trying to stay alive and possibly escape
An appearance of the Black Monastery also carries curses for the local from the Black Monastery wherever it goes. The party might destroy the
countryside. In an area of 20 miles around the monastery there is usually stone titan guarding the Courtyard of the Moon only find a dragon lairing
an outbreak of magical diseases announcing the return of the Black there in its place when the monastery returns.
Brotherhood. Cases of ghoul fever occur among local people without any There is no reason player characters have to explore every room or fight
known source of infection. Unless they are restrained, the sufferers of this every monster in the Black Monastery. They might enter the monastery
curse tend to find their way to the Black Monastery in the final stages of looking for a specific artifact, or searching for someone lost inside. They
their delirium. might be seeking to slay a certain monster or fulfill some other quest, such
Cases of lycanthropy also flare up when the Black Monastery appears. as throwing a cursed artifact into the black well in room D2X.
Sometimes, this means that people who were previously quite normal Another theme the GM may choose to pursue could be members of
begin manifesting the disease. It is possible that some families carry the Black Brotherhood still active in the campaign, hiding amongst local
the disease through generations, suffering from its effects only when the commoners or lurking in the ranks of the kingdoms nobles. These cultists
Black Monastery appears and recovering when it is gone again. These may try to seek out the power they once held by entering the monastery.
unfortunate victims are usually descendants of fighting men who were They may hire player characters to acquire something for them or perform
part of the army that besieged the monastery. When they transform, they some sort of task. The cultists might try to ambush and slay the characters
are drawn back to the monastery to roam its halls in the grip of animal for desecrating their unholy shrine, or they might betray the characters in
madness. order to prevent them from telling what they find inside. If the cultists
The Black Brotherhood is gone but the Black Monastery is still occupied. include nobles in their secret ranks, the reappearance of the Black
The cloaked apparitions known as the cimota still haunt the halls and Monastery might have implications for the entire kingdom.
rooms of the Black Monastery. These undead creatures are the images of There are many other plot hooks and ideas for further adventures
evil still imprinted on the place, acting out the roles and deeds of the long- embedded in the text of this module. In many cases, GMs are given
dead monks. The same stone that brings the monastery back to the Hill of prompts to use their own discretion in setting plot points. The Black
Mornay when the stars are right also gives the cimota their powers. No Monastery can be a springboard for extra-planar adventures or a source
matter how many times they are struck down the cimota always return so of trouble for the player characters when they attempt to sell their loot to
long as their existence is tied to this stone and this cursed building. others. These things are for you to decide.
Other rooms and magical effects in the Black Monastery function in the
same way. A haunted building carries the echoes of past events. Hauntings
repeat the past over and over. Who knows how many adventurers have
searched the kitchen and met the mad cook? Who knows how many
Scaling the Adventure
times a magical statue has animated or the restless dead have risen from Not all the encounters in The Black Monastery are intended to seriously
the buildings shadows? It is likely that every appearance of the Black challenge a group of adventurers. There are encounters with significant
Monastery has featured a renewed series of threats and strange events enemies just down the hallway from encounters with kobolds. Some
with victims from past adventuring groups adding to the cast. Each time it magical items or effects are quite deadly while others are meant to be
re-appears, the madness in the building itself grows and changes, turning humorous or inconvenient for the party. It is up to the GM to determine
the monastery into a true house of horrors. which battles are supposed to be major story events and which ones are
just incidents. Keeping in mind that adventures are supposed to be

Placing the
fun as well as challenging, GMs might use some of these basic scaling
techniques:
1. Raise or lower the hit points of any group of monsters in order to

Black Monastery in
adjust how challenging any encounter might prove to the party. There
is no reason a couple of monsters in a group couldnt have low hit points
that make them easy targets. In the same way, giving monsters maximum

Your Own Campaign hit points increases their staying power and makes them more of a threat.
Average and maximum hit points are provided for every monster in the
adventure.
The Black Monastery can be used as a stand-alone adventure or 2. Raise or lower the number of monsters in an encounter. The numbers
integrated into an ongoing campaign. Most of the details, such as names given are just recommendations. There should be just as many monsters
of gods, kings and the like, have been left vague in order to make the present in any given encounter to make it entertaining for the player
adventure mesh easily with the pieces of any campaign. The Dark God characters.
of the Black Brotherhood can be any evil god. There are no railroad 3. The monsters might be prepared to jump the party or they might

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be scattered and unprepared for a fight. A group of dangerous There is no reason that a wandering monster actually has to attack the
opponents might engage the party piecemeal. A few more appearing party. A lightning elemental might pass the party in a corridor, intent
each round might raise the drama level without making an encounter on some other purpose. A pack of wererats might be looking for easier
too lethal. A group of minor opponents might have the door blocked, victims, or hunting for cheese. A group of local farmers, transformed into
missile weapons and spells ready and some of their number waiting ghouls, might run in terror when they meet the party. Running away, into
in ambush. the darkness of the monastery, is a perfectly logical thing for monsters
4. Monsters might run away, or more monsters might come to join the to do. In some ways, monsters that avoid combat pose greater risks and
fight. Even powerful monsters might run or bargain if they think a fight annoyance for a party of adventurers.
might go against them. Another group of orcs (for instance) might hear a
battle and run down the corridor to help their comrades.
5. Raise or lower the lethality of magical effects. A powerful poison Wandering Monsters (d20):
might be slightly less powerful. A trap might inflict 2d6 damage instead
of 2d20. A bolt of energy might inflict 10d10 damage instead of just 5d10. 1. 1d6 black skeletons are patrolling the corridor and run into the party.*
Theres no reason a GM cannot make these changes on the fly, or note 2. 1d4 cimota come floating down the corridor, possibly chanting as they
them down on the pages of this module in advance. approach.*
6. Use alternative monster statistics. A group of orcs might be standard, 3. 2d6 orcs run into the party. Most likely, these orcs will try to flee.
off-the-rack orc warriors, or they might be an elite squad of advanced orc 4. Roll on the Strange Noises chart, below.
guards. The GM should mix and match monster statistics in order to keep 5. Roll on the Ghostly Effects and Hauntings chart, below.
the players guessing or to provide suitable challenges along the way. 6. 1d4 giant spiders come scrambling through the rafters.
7. 2d6 gnolls run into the party. These humanoids will always attack.
Unless you run the Black Monastery as a tournament module there is no
8. 1d6 local human commoners are exploring the monastery.
reason you cannot make changes at any time. No one is going to come to
9. Roll on the Ghostly Effects and Hauntings chart, below.
your house and tell you youre doing it wrong.
10. Roll on the Strange Noises chart, below.
11. 3d6 kobolds try to ambush the party.
Running the Monsters 12. One rust monster comes bounding down the corridor. It disappears
when slain.**
13. 1d6 ghouls attack. These are local farmers, infected with ghoul fever.
The Black Monastery is designed to give the GM considerable flexibility 14. 1d6 bugbears try to sneak up on the party.
in scaling the encounters and controlling the pace of the game. There 15. 1d4 bat swarms flush from the rafters or swirl down a corridor.
are encounters in the Black Monastery with relatively weak, low hit dice 16. 1d6 werewolves attack (always in hybrid form).
humanoids and undead. There are also powerful monsters capable of 17. 1d6 wererats come skulking along floors and rafters (always in hybrid
challenging a party of the recommended level. Some encounters may form)
only be designed to use up resources or provide opportunities for role- 18. 1d12 morlocks come creeping along walls and ceilings.*
playing. 19. One troll skeleton comes creaking down the corridor.**
It is up to the GM to decide how to use each encounter, or how to modify 20. One large lightning elemental comes crackling down the corridor.**
it to fit into the ongoing story. Some GMs may choose to play the lower
power encounters for humor or story-telling purposes. Others may choose * At the GMs discretion, encounters with this monster should only take
to ramp up the power levels to great greater challenges and rewards to place after party members have encountered these monsters as part of the
their player characters. description for a specific room in the monastery.
Each monster has been provided with two statistics for hit points. The
first number is the average hit points for a monster of that type. The ** At the GMs discretion, encounters with this monster should only take
second number is the maximum hit points for that monster. The difference place once during a series of adventures in the monastery, unless there is
is considerable in some cases. As needed, the GM might give some of the some specific reason to repeat this event.
monsters in an encounter only average (or even lower) hit points while
creating stronger leaders with maximum hit points. BAT SWARM CR 2
The GM might consider adding a specific group of NPCs from the local XP 600
area and giving them names and personalities that match the campaign hp 13, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Bat,
setting. Young aristocrats, leading a group of commoners from their Swarm)
estates, might be grateful for any help a party of player characters can
give them. This group might be looking for a specific treasure or pursuing BLACK SKELETONS CR 5
some other goal in the monastery. One classic storyline might be locals XP 1,600
looking for Ophelia, the kidnapped aristocrat in room M101. They hp 45 or 66, (see Area M192)
might also be looking for other people who have gone missing during this
manifestation of the Black Monastery. These story details are there for BUGBEAR CR 2
the GM to use. XP 600
hp 16 or 27, (See the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,

Wandering Monsters in the Bugbear)

CIMOTA CR 4
Black Monastery XP 1200
hp 47 or 65, (see Area M113)
In general, the GM should keep wandering monsters to a minimum
required to keep the party tense and on their toes. Whenever the GM GHOUL CR 1
thinks it is appropriate, they should roll a d12 and consult the charts below XP 400
or simply choose from among the possible events. This might take place hp 13 or 20, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
if party lingers for a long time in a corridor, camps out in a room or makes Ghoul)
a lot of noise.
The GM should use wandering monsters when the pace of the adventure GIANT SPIDER CR 1
lags, or the party becomes complacent. A roll of 12 indicates that a XP 400
wandering monster has entered the storyline. Alternately, the GM could hp 16 or 27, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
pretend to roll and simply have an encounter occur. Spider, Giant)

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GNOLLS CR 1 7. Wind comes whipping down the corridor or under a door for several seconds.
XP 400 8. Misty figures glide through the rafters or under a door.
hp 16 or 27, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, 9. A terrible sense of unseen presence strikes all party members at once.
Gnoll) 10. An object previously handled and discarded by the party flies out of
the darkness.
KOBOLDS CR 1/4 11. A fall of dust or grit from the rafters seems to indicate something is
XP 100 up there.
hp 5 or 8, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, 12. Acrid smoke, or some other foul smell, with no discernable source.
Kobold) 13. A character catches a reflection of his own dead face on a wall or door.
14. A piece of furniture rocks or moves slightly.
LARGE LIGHTNING ELEMENTAL CR 5 15. A magical or mundane light source goes out for no reason.
XP 1,600 16. A warning to leave the Black Monastery appears, written in blood.
hp 60 or 96, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary 17. Drops of blood appear, spattering the floor and then fading away.
II, Elemental, Lightning) 18. A damp footprint or handprint appears on a wall or floor and then
fades away.
LOCAL COMMONERS CR 1/4 19. A bag carried by a party member splits open, dropping its contents on
XP 100 the floor.
hp 3 20. A party member feels something unseen touch his neck, arm or face.

ORCS CR 1/3 The GM should use these random events to create an ongoing sense
XP 135 of fear and urgency in the party. As soon as the party has decided that
hp 11, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Orc) a sound or haunting sight has no significance, the GM should consider
pairing it with a wandering monster. The GM might also substitute some
TROLL SKELETON CR 2 other event or phenomenon that is appropriate. None of these effects
XP 600 or encounters should be allowed to dominate or needlessly delay an
hp 27 or 40, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, adventure. Their purpose is to provide atmosphere and raise the tension
Skeleton) level.

WERERAT (HYBRID FORM) CR 2

XP 600 The Physical Structure of the
hp 20, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Lycanthrope, Wererat) Black Monastery
WEREWOLF (HYBRID FORM) CR 2 The Black Monastery is a huge hulk of a building. It was constructed in
XP 600 stages, with the workmanship and design of each addition varying slightly
hp 21, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, from the previous work. The exterior walls are very solid masonry
Lycanthrope, Werewolf) between three and five feet thick. Interior walls are one to two feet thick.
The floors are paved with stone tiles, even in the towers, where the stones
Strange Noises (d20): have been mortared in over wooden planks. All exterior and interior
walls are considered to be superior masonry, requiring a DC 25 Climb
1. Moans echo from around a corner or beyond a wall. check. The monastery rests on an eight foot thick foundation of solid
2. A distant bell rings. masonry, which means that the eaves are 28 ft. above the outside ground
3. Wind chimes can be heard. The sound passes down a corridor. and exterior windows begin 16 ft. up.
4. Human screams can be heard from somewhere in the darkness. Ceilings in chambers and corridors are fifteen to twenty feet high,
5. Mad laughter can be heard. It seems to be muffled by a door. including five to ten feet of space between rafters and sloping rooftop.
6. Footsteps are heard approaching or passing the party. Interior walls reach all the way to the ceiling, preventing creatures from
7. Walls and flagstones crackle as if an invisible entity were passing by. moving from room to room using the rafters.
8. Pounding from beneath the floor, as if something huge is trying to get out. The monastery roof is covered with dark, slate tiles. The roof is a
9. Fluttering wings from down the corridor or up in the rafters. jumble of peaks, chimneys and angles, making movement across it
10. Whispering voices that seem to come from ahead or behind. difficult. Although it should be possible for a character to cross the roof,
11. Flute or violin music echoes from some distant source. the GM should discourage it. Loose tiles may slide underfoot, dropping
12. Chanting voices from somewhere off in the darkness. a character down a slope between two peaks or even off the edge of the
13. A disembodied voice loudly whispers something a character just said. roof. Giant spiders, wraiths and other monsters lurk under the eaves or in
14. An unseen hand knocks on a door. No one is there. It happens again. the depths of tiled slopes that the sun does not touch.
15. A distant bell tolls. It stops as soon as anyone investigates. Rain water flows down the slate roof and into channels between the
16. Something is dragged across the floor outside a room. Nothing is there. roof peaks. These channels lead to gargoyle rain spouts, where the runoff
17. Thunder echoes from outside the monastery. Lights flicker. spurts from the mouths of heavily worn statues. Although not all of them
18. Unseen claws scratch at a door or wall. are rain spouts, the GM should assume there is a gargoyle statue at every
19. The sound of breaking glass from somewhere in the distance. corner of the Black Monastery as well as every 20 ft. along the eaves.
20. Scurrying feet or claws of small creatures. There are no creatures present. There are narrow windows on all external walls of the Black Monastery.
For mapping purposes the dungeon master should assume that there is a
window near the center of any 10 ft. section of exterior wall, including the
Ghostly Effects and Hauntings (d20): Courtyard of the Moon. All exterior windows are eight inches wide and
two feet high. They begin eight feet off the floor, since their purpose was
1. A flickering candle flame appears in a corner or passes in a corridor. to let in light rather than serve as view ports. The windows are covered
2. Shimmering green lights in a human shape disappear into a wall or floor. with thick, opaque glass, colored deep purple. There are windows in the
3. Anguished faces appear on walls or floors. They fade away under full light. Tower of Sacavious and the Tower of Kran the Dungeon Master, starting
4. A character sees a dark shape out of the corner of his eye. on the second floor, 33 ft. off the outside ground. The windows in these
5. A small object moves without any visible force. towers begin only four feet off the floor.
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equivalent to a strong wooden door (Solid Glass 1/2 in. thick hardness move about within the monastery, but all walls, doors and other physical
5 hp 20 Break DC 25). Once the glass has been completely broken out, features of the Black Monastery extend into both the ethereal and astral
a DC 30 Escape Artist check might allow a Small character to squeeze planes and cannot be bypassed in this manner. Likewise, incorporeal
through the resulting tight space. creatures can move about inside the monastery as normal, but cannot pass
A character inside the monastery could scramble up to a window and through the outer walls or roof. Spells like transmute rock to mud have no
look out at the surrounding rooftop or countryside as normal. A character effect on the monastery floors, walls or slate-tiled roof.
looking in from the outside will see only frosty glass and faint glimmers Divination spells, such as find the path, locate object, clairaudience/
from within. Sunlight filters in during the day in flickering shafts of purple clairvoyance, scrying or discern location, will not work on any creature,
light, giving a dim glow to rooms near the exterior walls. Although these room or object in the monastery. Detection spells, such as detect magic or
shafts of light are bright enough to create dramatic effects, they have no true seeing, will work as normal within the monastery.
affect on undead or other light sensitive creatures inside the monastery. * If you find any of these special rules annoying or unworkable, simply
It is possible for a motivated party to cut their way into the monastery ignore them!
through a wall, breaking out a window or by chopping down through the
roof. The GM should supply suitable encounters that the noise and activity
might attract. It is up to the GM whether or not the damage is repaired Getting Inside the Monastery
when the monastery disappears and reappears. Some rooms might have
holes in their roof or walls already, at the GMs discretion. The party will most likely enter the Black Monastery through the
Unless otherwise noted, doors are constructed of heavy oak planks with Gates of Fear, but there are other ways to get in. Battering through the
iron hinges. All doors inside the Black Monastery are considered to be walls, windows or roof has already been discussed above. There are ten
strong wooden doors. When a door is described as especially strong alternative ways the party might get into the Black Monastery. A clever
it should be treated as equivalent to an iron door. (See the Pathfinder group of players could probably think of even more:
Roleplaying Games Core Rulebook, Environment, Doors)
1. The party might climb over the rooftop and lower themselves into the

Magical Effects
Courtyard of the Moon using ropes. Party members climbing down from
the gloom of the rooftop might experience some disorientation descending
into the eternal night of the courtyard.
Within the Monastery* Characters using spells like fly, levitate or air walk to land in the
Courtyard of the Moon would find their spells canceled as soon as they
The Black Monastery is a realm unto itself, existing in multiple planes descend lower than the eaves of the monastery roof, dropping them twenty
and worlds at the same time. This changes the way magic works, feet to the courtyard surface for 2d6 damage. Likewise, spells cast by
subjecting it to the rules of the monastery. Certain spells have different flying characters above the level of the courtyard eaves will not penetrate
effects inside the Black Monastery. Some work in limited ways and into the courtyard itself.
others do not work at all:
Any spell with a duration that is cast outside the Black Monastery 2. It is possible to drop down from the roof into the small courtyard in area
will cancel as soon as the object or person on which it is cast enters the M155. The GM should note that there is a chance that a character dropping
building or sets foot on its roof. The same rule applies to spells cast into this area will land on the flagstone that instantly teleports anyone
inside the monastery. They cancel as soon as their recipient leaves the who steps on it to a closet in room M30. If this happens, the teleported
monastery. Spells cast through the Gates of Fear, into the Courtyard of characters companions may assume that he has been disintegratedand
the Moon, dissipate in the entry passage. All magical lights (created by it might be humorous if the dungeon master deliberately gives them this
spells as opposed to those generated by magical items) go out. Spells such impression by having the character cry out in surprise as he disappears.
as mage armor, owls wisdom and the like must be re-cast after entering The party might also have to deal with the poisonous vipers lurking in the
the monastery. grass in area M155.
Evocation spells, such as light, continual flame and daylight, will
work within the Black Monastery, but their effects are limited. There 3. Characters that could somehow travel down a chimney might be able
are always shadows, even with the bright light of a daylight spell. The to get in via fireplaces or ovens. Spells used for this purpose will not
rafters are always dim and shadowed; resisting the full illumination of work unless the caster is already standing on the rooftop. Unless the GM
even magical lights. Evocation spells, such as fireball, lightning bolt is feeling especially cruel, a character using a spell like gaseous form to
and the like, will work normally but will have little to no effect on the float onto the roof and look for a chimney would find the spell canceled as
structure of the monastery itself. Walls will show burn marks but will not soon as he tried to enter a shaft (rather than being horribly trapped inside).
break. Wooden features, such as doors and rafters, will scorch but will not
catch fire...which is one of the reasons the kobolds in room M206 are so 4. Brute force might be used to batter a hole in a monastery wall or break
frustrated with their attempts at roasting a pig. No matter how powerful out a window. (See the notes on the structure of the Black Monastery,
an evocation spell like fireball or lightning bolt might be, there is no above.) A party of adventurers rarely carries the proper tools for this sort
chance of setting the Black Monastery on fire with magical flames. Even of work. Weapons, including magical weapons, are not made to be used
a powerful spell like wall of fire or fire storm will not set the monastery as picks, hammers, shovels, sledges or pry bars. The GM should inform
on fire. Other spells, such as earthquake will shake the walls but will not the party members that their precious weapons are bending and possibly
open fissures or cause the Black Monastery to fall down. even breaking under this type of use. (The Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
Conjuration spells, such as teleport or dimension door, will work only Core Rulebook, Additional Rules, Exploration) The GM should not
within the monastery. So, for instance, a teleport spell would move a hesitate to rule that a weapon is automatically broken if the party insists
character from location to location within the monastery but would not on continuing after they have been warned.
be able to bring a character to a location outside the monastery walls.
Likewise, it is not possible to teleport into the monastery. Any time a 5. There is a tunnel leading from the bushes just outside the monastery
character uses a dimension door spell to pass through the outer walls, the into room M116. A character actually searching for a tunnel might spot
character reappears just inside the walls on a direct line with the intended the entrance on a DC 25 Perception check, if the party takes the time to
target point. A word of recall spell will not work at all. Conjuration spells search the entire perimeter.
that involve planar travel or summoning, such as plane shift, summon
monster, gate or similar effects will work normally, except as noted below. 6. It might be possible for adventurers to enter by way of the underground
Transmutation spells that create extra dimensional spaces, such as river that flows through room D1G. This route would only be known to
passwall, will work on interior walls, but have no effect on the monasterys the sightless creatures of the underworld. Getting through the underworld
exterior. It is possible to use a transmutation spell like ethereal jaunt to to reach the monastery would be an adventure all by itself.

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7. Room M123 is a rear courtyard closed by a dented portcullis. party first enters the courtyard. On nights with no moon, the courtyard
Characters might find a way to pass through the bars and get in to the is almost completely black. Even torches or magical lights will only
monastery via this area. They could also drop down into this area from illuminate a five foot radius around the source, giving the party the
the roof. feeling that they are walking in a dark void, if it were not for the stars
overhead. On nights when the moon is full, the statue in the center of
8. The roof over area M85 has been crushed by siege stones. This the courtyard is awake and aware. The exact phase of the moon is left to
damage to the Black Monastery is a permanent feature of its structure. It the GMs discretion but it is advised that the moon should be at half or
is possible to climb down from the roof and into this area. quarter the first time the party enters. The second time the party ventures
into the Black Monastery, the moon should be dark. On their third trip
9. Room M120 has two trees growing through the roof. The party might to the monastery the party might find the moon overhead is full and the
be able to chop their way down into the chamber below, but this might be courtyard is filled with a new sense of menace.
complicated by the ability of these trees to animate and defend themselves
(see below).
The Tall Grass
10. There is a spider lair in the ceiling of room M188. This includes
a fairly large hole that giant spiders used to go hunting on the roof. The The tall grass hides no particular menace, but there are warnings there
party could climb down through this hole, but would have to deal with the for a party that bothers to scout before moving through the Courtyard of
spiders lurking there. the Moon. There are trails visible in the grass, leading to both fountains
and to all of the doors opening onto the courtyard. A search of the grass

The Gates of Fear

will reveal that there are a dozen skeletons scattered here and there,
sticking out of the ground and intertwined with vegetation. Although
much time has passed, all of the skeletons have crushed skulls and many
The front entrance to the Black Monastery is always open. A black broken bones. There are also three fresh bodies, including two orcs and
iron portcullis is jammed open, revealing a high, wide, arched passage an elf, squashed flat. All of these are the remains of explorers who awoke
sloping up from outside daylight into the night of the Courtyard of the the courtyards most lethal guardian. Although the grass has sprung back
Moon. Coiled around the arched entrance, carved from the monasterys up since it was last crushed down, a DC 20 Perception check reveals a
stone, are a pair of black dragons. Their wings are folded down, over their single enormous footprint, three feet long and two feet wide, near one of
backs. Their beaks meet at the highest point of the arch. Their bodies and the crushed orcs.
tails appear to coil around the stone lintels on either side of the entrance.
The eyes of these stone monsters seem to swirl with darkness, warning
intruders away from the Black Monasterys cursed allure. The Fountains
Anyone who passes through the Gates of Fear and braves the arched
passage will feel as if unseen hands are clenching his throat, choking The first fountain is directly in front of the entrance. Marble benches
off his breath. Voices echo in each persons head, whispering that they are arranged around a basin approximately 30 ft. across, filled two feet
should flee immediately, before nameless and shapeless things come to deep with water and muck. The water is cold and tastes like sulfur, but
take them. It is as if the tails of the black dragon sentinels were coiled there is no magical effect for drinking from it. In the fountains center are
about each party members heart. statues of satyrs, playing pipes and dancing around a gnarled, marble oak.
This effect works exactly like a crushing despair spell except that the All around the tree its bark is formed into human faces, twisted in anguish.
effect is not sadness but deep fear. This effect does not cause intruders Water trickles from the eyes and mouths of these faces, running down the
to flee in a panic. Instead, it makes them edgy and prone to frightened tree trunk and splashing into the basin. Large, brass bells hang from the
mistakes. Anyone who passes through the Gates of Fear must succeed stone trees barren branches, swaying slightly with the breeze. The bells
on a DC 18 Will save or suffer a -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, have clappers that may be rung using chains that hang below each one, but
ability checks, skill checks and weapon damage rolls for the next twelve they can only be reached by wading in the water. Should a party member
hours. Characters who are immune to fear effects will notice the grasping, decide to ring one of the bells, the result is a dull, low clang that echoes
choking feeling, but suffer no other penalties. This fear effect can be around the courtyard. There is no supernatural result of ringing these
removed by any spell, special ability or device that cancels fear. bells, but the GM should note that any creature in the rooms around the
courtyard will be aware of the party and waiting for them to arrive.
The second fountain stands in the northwest corner of the courtyard. A
The Courtyard of the Moon very tall statue of a woman stands in the center of two intertwined basins.
A search in the tall grass around this fountain will reveal a human skeleton
Beyond the Gates of Fear and its silent guardians is the Courtyard of holding a clay cup and the body of a human, dressed in leather armor,
the Moon. This is a large open area in the center of the Black Monastery. who has been dead for several days. There is no treasure on either set of
It is called the Courtyard of the Moon because the sun has no power remains. The statue of the woman is 15 ft. tall. She wears a tattered gown
there. Instead, perpetual night rules the courtyard and the moon holds and her cruel face looks down at an urn cradled in her arms. Water pours
silver sway. Because there is not even ambient sunlight, the stars over from the urn and splashes down on the oval pool formed by the meeting of
the courtyard are thick and bright. Planets glow red and gold against the two basins, overflowing to in two directions to fill each of them. The
the field of night. Moonlight seems to echo from the stones, glimmering two basins are each 30 ft. in diameter.
like foxfire from every surface. There is always a cold breeze in the Drinking the brackish water from the northern basin has no magical
courtyard, no matter the season. The wind jangles through dozens of effect. If a party member tastes the water in the southern pool he must
bronze chimes that hang from the eaves all around. Doorways and dark succeed on a DC 17 Fortitude save or suffer the temporary loss of 1d4
windows glare like black eyes. There is a crawling feeling of unseen points of constitution. If the initial Fortitude save fails, the victim will
presences, watching from every stone. feel the overpowering urge to take another drink, with corresponding loss
The courtyard is not empty. Tall grass stands almost four feet high, of constitution. This will continue until a successful save is made, or the
except where a stone path crosses the courtyard east to southwest, ending drinker is restrained by his comrades and kept from drinking for at least
in a large pair of doors on the southwestern angle wall. There are two one minute. Anyone who has all his constitution points drained away by
fountains in the courtyard. The east end of the courtyard is taken up by the the pool falls dead. Lost constitution points are regained at the rate of
remains of a garden. There is a cemetery against the south wall, directly one point of constitution per hour. The skeleton is a long-dead victim of
across from the Gates of Fear, dominated by a large, stone crypt. A statue the fountain. The body in leather armor belonged to a rogue who also fell
of great size looms over the center of the garden. prey to the fountain. This unfortunate adventurers companions did not
The GM should take careful note of the phase of the moon when the recover his body as they too never returned from the Black Monastery.

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The Garden
The garden is a large area surrounded by what remains of a rusted,
wrought iron fence. This garden was used to grow plants used in
spells and alchemical research. Now, it is a tangle of vines and
brambles. There are various types of fruits and vegetables under the
tangled growth. All of them are rotted and stinking of decay. Digging
in the garden will reveal that small bits of human bones are scattered
throughout its soil, along with the casings of dead beetles.
Buried six feet below the gardens surface are the bodies of seven
former members of the Black Brotherhood, condemned by their
brethren for betraying the order. Digging in the garden has the
potential of disturbing these corpses, which rise as morhgs. Roots
sprout from these monsters, clotted with black soil and stinking of
death.
Whether any activity in the garden causes one or more of these
undead horrors to rise from the earth is left up to the GMs discretion.
The GM should scale this encounter to fit the circumstances. Perhaps
only one morhg rises to defend the garden. Perhaps all of them tear
from the earth, or one each round. Minor exploration or tampering with
the garden should not disturb the morhgs, but heavy digging almost
certainly will. If the party flees or is defeated, any of the remaining
morhgs will re-bury themselves, returning to their unhallowed graves
until they are disturbed again.

MOHRGS (7) CR 8
XP 4,800
hp 91, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Mohrg)

The Cemetery
The cemetery is also surrounded by a wrought iron fence. It is
overgrown with tall grass, like the rest of the courtyard, but grave
stones can be seen here and there. Many of the stones are toppled
or broken. There are pits or shallow depressions where some of the
graves should be. Some of the grave stones are topped by gargoyles.
All of them are marked with the teardrop and burning skull emblems
of the Black Brotherhood. The faint stench of rotting corpses rises
from all of the graves. Digging in any grave will reveal a stone coffin
six feet under the soil. There are human skeletons in half of the
graves. The others appear to have been broken open long ago. There
is no treasure in any of them.
The crypt is a stone building, 30 ft. by 20 ft., standing just over 10 ft.
high. It has been built down into the moist earth, so that the flat roof
is only six feet above the surface. A set of dirty, broken steps leads
down to a pair of rusted iron double doors. Gargoyle statues stand
to either side of the entrance. Above the door is carved the face and
wings of a bat.
Forcing open the iron crypt doors requires a DC 20 Strength check.
Any crowbar or other lever will automatically break them open. As
soon as the iron doors are opened dense fog will begin to pour from
the mouth of the bat carving over the door. This fog flows in a perfect
sheet, completely covering the door and disappearing when it touches
the ground. Any character whose bare skin touches the fog will suffer
5d10 immediate damage as his skin rots and flakes away. This effect
continues with an additional 1d10 of damage per round until the
character dies and rots away into dust. Any healing magic will stop this
effect, as will a DC 15 Heal check. The only way to avoid this effect is
to completely shroud ones body while passing through the fog.
Inside the crypt are four long stone biers, four feet tall. Resting
upon these platforms are four human bodies, wrapped in black robes.
Three of the bodies are elderly men and the fourth is a woman. These
were former abbots of the Black Brotherhood, buried here after their
lives completely drained away in the service of darkness. If any of
the bodies are touched a black cloud will begin to pour from all four
mouths, pooling in the air above them. After one round these black
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the courtyard, the wraiths will return to their corpse hosts until the
crypt is disturbed again.

WRAITHS (4) CR 5
XP 1,600
hp 47, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Wraith)

There is a hollow space under each of the four stone biers. A

combined strength of 43 is required to shift them aside, or a lever
or crowbar could also accomplish the task with two party members
doing the heavy work. Each hollow contains rotted cloth and minor
personal effects such as long-decayed books and the like.
The first hollow also contains a +2 gravedigger longsword. Any
living target struck by this weapon must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude
save or suffer from the effects of rigor mortis, which results in a -1 to
all attacks, saves and skill checks. The effects of subsequent hits are
cumulative, with a saving throw required for each one. The penalties
from rigor mortis wear off at the rate of one per day. Any creature
that accrues a -20 penalty from repeated hits is assumed to have
completely stiffened and will begin to suffocate, although combined
weapon damage is likely to have proven fatal long before that.
The second hollow includes a bag of 10 gems, each worth 20 gp and
a scattering of eight black pearls worth 100 gp each.
The third and fourth hollows hold the left and right halves of a
burnished black breastplate cut in half by some magical force. If the
two halves are pressed together they will reconnect with a blinding
flash. The re-united suit is a +3 breastplate. This suit of armor is
enchanted so that it always counts as light armor, equivalent to a suit
of leather armor for movement and armor check penalties.

The Titan
The statue in the center of the courtyard stands on a pedestal that
is 10 ft. in diameter and five feet high. It is a statue of a titan, 25 ft.
tall, crouched on the pedestal beneath the weight of a large, stone orb,
like legendary Atlas holding up the world. The titan statue is made of
black stone. The titans eyes are large sapphires, worth 5,000 gp each.
The titans fangs are jade. The titans orb is a massive sphere of gray
marble that mirrors the current phase of the moon across its surface.
Under a fool moon, the entire orb glows pale yellow.
The titan statue is the most powerful defender of the courtyard. It
is a golem enchanted to destroy anyone in the courtyard who is not a
member of the Black Brotherhood. It is immune to almost all magical
attacks. Time, combat and the elements have eroded its powers, but
it is still a strong opponent. Any attempt to tamper with the statue,
including just climbing up to touch it, will cause it to animate and
attack. The titans first action will always be to hurl the marble orb
it holds, inflicting 4-40 damage on its primary target and anyone
standing within five feet when it hits.
The titan will respond differently depending on the current phase of
the moon. On a moonless night, the titan will be mostly dormant. It
will respond to attacks, but will only move at half speed. It will retreat
to its pedestal as soon as all intruders flee from the courtyard. On a
half or quarter moon, the titan will respond to attacks, moving at only
half speed, driving intruders out of the courtyard, remaining animated
and patrolling the grounds for the next eight hours.
On a full moon, the titan will be fully alert, moving at full speed and
actively seeking out the party. If the party has previously activated
that statue it will pretend to be inert, but will actually be waiting for
the party to move to a position where they can be cut off from escape,
or easily reached. Although it is too large to enter the corridors,
the titan will bash down doors and reach into the monastery halls
wherever the party takes refuge. It will attempt to deceive the party,
falling to the ground when it is hit and lying still until a party member
comes close enough to grapple and crush an unwary victim. It will
set ambushes, or pretend to walk away while actually lurking outside
doorways. It will not return to its pedestal, remaining animated as
long as the moon is full and party members are still alive.

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The GM should use the stone titan as a terrible menace, but it should be snake will rise, hissing from the mouth and strike at anyone within reach.
possible for an intelligent group of adventurers to avoid it. Many creatures The four cots are all occupied by human commoners, including three
have entered and left the Black Monastery over the years without triggering women and a man. These are local peasants who have been infected with ghoul
the titans wrath. There are warning signs in the grass around the courtyard, fever. In their growing madness, they have been drawn to the Black Monastery
including crushed bodies and a footprint. Once the party has roused the and have laid down on the cots. These sufferers are victims of the curses that
titan and escaped, they should be wary of awakening it again. If the party always accompany Black Monasterys evil presence. Although they are in the
survives several encounters with this guardian they may even learn the rules last stages of the disease, they are not beyond saving. A cure disease, or similar
that govern its actions according to the lunar cycles. magical intervention, will revive them and allow these innocent people to return
to their homes. If the party does not heal them within 24 hours, all four victims
THE TITAN OF THE BLACK MONASTERY CR 14 will be gone from this room. They will be transformed into full ghouls and off
Advanced stone golem to run through the monastery halls in search of food.
XP 38,400
N Huge construct VENOMOUS SNAKE CR 2
Init -2; Senses Perception +0 XP 400
hp 13, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
AC 27 touch 6, flat-footed (-2 Dex , +21 natural, -2 size) Snake, Venomous)
hp 161 (22d10+40)
Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +7 HUMAN COMOMMONERS (4) CR 1/4
DR 10/adamantine; Immune construct traits, magic XP 100
hp 3
Speed 20 ft.
Melee slam +27 4d8+13
Space 15 ft; Reach 15 ft. M3 Guest Room
Special Attacks Slow
This room was used to house visitors staying overnight with the Black
Str 37, Dex 7, Con , Int , Wis 11, Cha 1 Brotherhood. Until the very end, most outsiders were unaware of the
Base Atk +16; CMB +31; CMD 39 evil deeds occurring in the Black Monastery. They found this room
comfortable and it was far enough away from other parts of the building,
These statistics represent the titan statues current strength. In spite of where horrors might be revealed.
its magical nature, the statue has been damaged in previous battles and There are three beds in the room as well as a table and a wash basin.
worn down by the elements. Any spells that heal the statue may raise its When entered, three sheets on the beds will fly up, assume ghostly forms
hit point total above its maximum, to its original total of 260. If the party and fly around the room for two or three rounds, then fall to the floor.
defeats the statue in battle it will thunder to the ground and shatter into Party members who choose to attack the sheets will tear holes in them
thousands of pieces. The statues sapphire eyes will also shatter, but it is but the rags will continue to fly until their programmed act is completed.
possible to collect 100 fragments worth 5-10 gp each.

M4 Storage Room
M1 Bakery
There is a large amount of old junk left lying about this room. There are
A trio of large chimneys on the exterior wall of this chamber will tell assorted items such as spare rope, sashes, robes, sandals, furniture, bricks,
anyone standing in the Courtyard of the Moon that it is a bakery. This pottery and the like. One of a number of dressers contains a pair of spurs,
bakery was once used to provide bread for the entire Black Brotherhood a bridle and a brush. The spurs are an enchanted set of spurs of speed.
as well as guests in the upper level and prisoners in the dungeons. When These spurs allow the user to make any creature ridden move at double its
the party enters they will find it in ruin, with baking tables dumped over normal movement rate.
and most of the wooden utensils broken and scattered about. Standing in the corner is an old wooden staff, five feet long. It belongs
There are three rotted rat carcasses are strewn about the room. Anyone the Hahnso the Fist, who is currently meditating in room M158. An H,
who touches them with bare hands must make a DC12 Fortitude check or for Hahnso, is carved into one end of the staff.
be infected with filth fever.
A large number of rats are living in the three old ovens. They are
huddled together in the cracks and hollow places inside the chimneys,
fireboxes and the ovens themselves. If anyone disturbs them by pounding
M5 Warming House for Travelers
on the ovens, attempting to light a fire or just opening up the rusted iron New arrivals to the Black Monastery were invited to warm themselves
doors, the rats will boil out in three swarms and attack until destroyed. beside a magical fire. There are several round rugs on the floor along with
cots, chairs and a couch for visitors to use. A cheery, magical fire is still
RAT SWARMS (3) CR 2 blazing in the fireplace. This is a variant continual flame spell that also
XP 600 gives off warmth.
hp 16, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Rat, One of the rugs, just in front of the fireplace, conceals a pit trap. The
Swarm) first character that steps up to the fireplace will plunge into the pit and take
further damage from the spikes on the pits floor.

M2 Infirmary
This trap was kept ready for guests who were planned as prisoners or
hostages. The trap door and its mechanism, which could be set to go off
or stay shut depending on immediate needs, is long gone.
This room was used by Aloicious, the Black Brotherhoods healer, to
treat members who were sick with the many magical diseases and curses OPEN SPIKED PIT TRAP CR 2
the brothers used to encounter in their evil work. XP 600
There are four cots against the north wall, with tables and chairs in Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20
the center of the room. A clay water pitcher on a table is the home of a Trigger location; Reset manual
venomous snake. This animal is coiled in the bottom of the pitcher. It Effect 10-ft.-deep pit (1d6 falling damage); pit spikes (Atk
will strike at anyone who grasps the rim of the pitcher or passes a hand +10 melee, 1d4 spikes per target for 2d6 damage each); DC
or face over its top. If the pitcher is moved or disturbed in any way, the 20 Reflex avoids

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Once the wine has completely filled it will remain full for 10 minutes before
M6 Den the door opens and the wine gushes out into the corridor. The wine dissipates
one round after it surges out of the room, leaving no trace of its presence.
Visitors to the Black Monastery could wait in this room for an interview After the room empties, the door will shut again, waiting for the next victims
with one of the brothers. The den is furnished with bookshelves, a desk to enter. The special etherealness potion will function only inside this room.
and a plush chair. The bookshelves were emptied long ago. Another vial will appear each time the room fills and empties.
A large candelabra holds five candles. If the candles are lit they will
cast total darkness in a twenty foot radius as a deeper darkness spell. It is
possible to dispel the darkness from one of these candles by blowing out M11 Miniclops
its black flame. Each candle will provide twelve hours of shadows and
night before burning out. This room is dimly lit by five torches that are held by eight stony arm
segments protruding from the walls in scattered places around the room. A
four foot cyclops with horny skin and one beady eye, wielding a miniature
M7 Dead End halberd, guards a bag in the northwest corner of the room. The bag holds twelve
shrunken human heads, each mounted on a silver plate. The plates are worth 19
There is a man in leather armor with his back to the door, standing in the sp each. The bodies that go with these heads are located in room M13.
middle of the room. The man will turn to reveal a horribly ugly face with
no eyes, then fall down in the middle of the room dead. The corpse has 3 CYCLOPS CR 5
gp sewn into the hem of its pants. XP 1,600
The dead man was a local craftsman who came to the Black Monastery hp 65, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
lured by tales of treasure inside. Walking through the doorway triggered a Cyclops)
magical trap that aged his face and brain by 50 years. Although traces of

M12 Lamp Room

this magical effect could be found around the lintel, this unfortunate man has
taken the full effect of the trap for the party. His corpse has been teetering in
place for some time before dead sinew reflexes cause him to turn and fall over.
A desk is up flush with the north wall in this room. Along the western
wall is a mural depicting a djinni emerging from a lamp. Examining the
M8 The Dance Circle mural will reveal that the lamp is a real lamp, set into the wall.
The lamp can be removed from the mural and used as a real lamp. When
There are eight skeletons in this room, dressed in the clothing of local rubbed, the lamp it will emit black smoke, blinding everyone within a 40
farmers. When the party enters the room, these undead are walking in a ft. radius with effects equal to a fog cloud spell (CL 16th). The smoke
circle around the edges of the room. Each skeleton has its boney hands lasts for one hour before dissipating. This effect will work once per day.
on the shoulders of the one in front. The skeletons will ignore the party A cork or rag can be stuffed into the spout of the lamp to stop the smoke,
unless they are attacked or interfered with, then they will attack. immediately dissipating the cloud.

SKELETONS (8) CR 1/3

XP 135 M13 No Heads
hp 7, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Skeleton) Twelve shrunken human bodies without heads are laid side by side in
this room. These are the remains of adventurers who have met a horrible
fate in the Black Monastery. They are under an enchantment that has
M9 Sounds in the Walls shrunken their bodies to half height to match their shrunken heads.
If the appropriate head from room M11 is matched with the body it came
There are eight zombies in this room. The wounds on their bodies indicate from, the body will animate and perform one of the following actions (d6):
that they were alive only a short time ago. Although they are what is left of
an adventuring group from a local village, these zombies are wearing aged, 1. Stand and recite meaningless poetry.
tattered gray rags. When the party enters, the zombies will be standing with 2. Stand and warn party to beware of fountains.
their backs to the door and seem to be clawing at the walls. They will turn 3. Bend at the waist and fire its heat at a random party member doing 4d4
and attack as soon as a party member enters the room. damage.
4. Explode, doing 6d4 damage to anyone within a 10 ft. radius. Characters
ZOMBIES (8) CR 2 that succeed on a DC 18 Reflex save may reduce this damage by half.
XP 200 5. Walk out of the monastery and depart in a random direction.
hp 13, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, 6. Shrink until it is too small to see.
Zombie)

M14 Frictionless Room

M10 Wine Room The floor is covered with a green slimy substance similar to a permanent
Rotting cloth, rusted swords and a horrible stench fill the room. There grease spell that makes it difficult for a person to walk without falling. It
are red stains on all of the walls, reaching up to the ceiling above the is impossible to walk across this room without falling. Characters who try
rafters. When the party enters, the door will slam shut and lock with an to cross the room find that the floor is entirely frictionless. A DC 25 Reflex
arcane lock spell (CL 16th). Then the room will start to fill with a very save is required to avoid falling hard and suffering 1d6 damage. Even if
cheap vintage of red wine. The room will totally fill in 10 minutes. (See the save is made, the character still falls. Characters might slide across the
the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Core Rulebook, Skills, for rules on floor, pushing against walls for momentum to reach rooms M13 or M15.
characters swimming and holding their breath.)

M15 Unbroken Web

In the far corner of the room is a vial that is labeled, Oil of Etherealness.
This is a special potion which will affect any one person or object that
has the oil poured over it as an ethereal jaunt spell (CL 16th). The vial
contains enough of this potion to allow one person to escape, but is Room is filled with thick cobwebs from floor to ceiling. These cobwebs
possibly better spent on making the door ethereal! will close behind the party, making retreat more difficult than advancing.

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The webs function as a web spell, except that these strands regenerate one daggers of various sizes and shapes, worth 2-10 gp each. There are also
round after being burned or broken. 13 ebony figurines of demons sitting in niches about the room. These
wooden figurines are worth 5 gp each.
Two cloakers lurk on the ceiling just above the door, guarding this
M16 Crushing Room treasure. When the party enters the cloakers will begin their infrasonic
moan attacks. They will direct their attacks at characters wearing heavy
One round after the first party member enters this corridor a one foot armor, attempting to cause stupor in the partys fighters. These infrasonic
wide section of the north exterior wall will begin to close slowly. The attacks are below normal hearing ranges. Only the targets of these attacks
wall closes with force equivalent to a wall of iron spell. A DC 40 Strength have a chance to detect them with a DC 30 Perception check. Characters
check is required to stop the wall from closing. Party members have one that succeed on a Perception check feel a vibration in their bones but will
round to either stop the wall or exit the corridor or suffer 10d6 points of not recognize the source unless they look up to see the cloakers. Once
crushing damage. After the wall shuts completely it will remain shut for they are detected, the cloakers will broaden their infrasonic attacks to
one round and then open and re-set to crush the next intruders. cause nausea or fear. If they are attacked with spells or ranged weapons,
the cloakers will drop from the ceiling and attack, using their shadow shift
ability to create mirror images.
M17 Room With A Message CLOAKERS (2) CR 5
The door to this room is marked with arcane symbols that will glow when XP 1,600
the door is touched. When a party member enters the room a deep voice hp 51, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
from the southwest corner will say, You have foolishly entered where you Cloaker)
are not wanted. Leave or die! The voice will then start to laugh. The

M20 Empty Food Bin

laughter will grow louder until it reaches deafening levels. Any character
that remains in the room after ten rounds must succeed on a DC 18 Fortitude
save each round or be deafened for one hour after leaving the room.
As soon as the laughter starts, two troglodytes will appear and attack Ten dire rats lurk in this room, gathered around a very large rat hole.
the party. These summoned monsters disappear when they are slain. They are hungry, and will try to bring down a single party member by
In the southwest corner of this room is a chest. When the chest is opened massing their attacks against him. If the battle goes against them, the rats
a clear gas bursts out with a hiss. Everyone within 10 ft. must succeed on will flee down the rat hole.
a DC 15 Fortitude save or fall unconscious for 15-20 minutes. The chest The hole is nine inches in diameter. It leads down on a winding path to
holds an octagonal amulet made of ordinary iron. A teardrop is inscribed Dungeon One, room D1C (see below).
in the amulets center and there are small rubies worth 25 gp at each of the
eight seven corners. The amulet is not magical and has no other function. DIRE RATS (10) CR 1/3
The teardrop and pentagram are symbols of the Black Brotherhood. XP 135
hp 5, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Rat,
TROGLODYTES (2) CR 1 Dire)
XP 400
hp 13, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Troglodyte) M21 Dungeon Two Entrance
M18 Repository
Anyone who has survived the maze of perils leading to this room will
find a chamber that is lit by continual flame torches, burning in niches.
The room smells strongly of incense due to six incense burners set around
There is a bowl on top of a table in the middle of the room. The bowl the walls. A stairway leads down to Dungeon Two, room D2A.
is filled with water and inscribed with runes on its exterior. A DC 15 The incense burners are sitting on six foot-tall stands, with sticks of
Knowledge (arcana) skill check will reveal that the inscriptions on the incense burning in each one. These are sticks of incense of forever
bowl are used as part of a necromantic ritual. A roll of 20 or higher on the burning. They are enchanted to burn on command and remain burning,
same check will reveal that the bowl has been used in casting an animate giving off a pungent spice scent, until commanded to go out.
dead spell used to create shadows. A mural takes up the entire south wall. It depicts a country scene with
There is a large, stone coffer standing in the southwest corner of this two men dueling with rapiers. If the mural is touched or disturbed in
room. Inside, the party will find a potion of cure serious wounds (CL 9th) any way the party will find themselves transported into the country scene.
and a pair of goggles of night. Both magic items are labeled with a ribbon Both duelists will attack, fighting to the death and pursuing the party
that says, Thank you very much, my dear! across the painted countryside if necessary.
These two magic items were teleported here when an adventurer fell The instant that both duelists are slain the entire party will be returned
prey to the magical effects of a statue in room M211 (see below). They to the room. The mural will now depict two slain duelists. If any party
landed here after they disappeared from a magical fountain in that room. members are killed in the fight they will be left behind, along with all of
The members of the Black Brotherhood used to think this was a fine joke their equipment, when the party is returned to the room.
to play on visitors. They kept the magical items they gained from this The last party member to be struck before escaping from the painting
magical trap. will find he still has a +2 rapier stuck in his body.

PAINTED DUELISTS (2) CR 12

M19 Sacristy XP 19,200
Male human duelist 6, fighter 6
This room held the tools and substances used in the unholy sacraments N Medium humanoid (human)
of the Black Brotherhood. It is filled with five incense burners (4 sp each), Init +8 Senses Perception +16
10 candelabras, four pentagon pendants (identical to the pendant in room
M17 above), dried and tattered black robes and four black tapestries AC 23, touch 18, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +4 canny defense,
woven with gold in the teardrop and pentagram symbol of the Black +3 Dex, +1 dodge)
Brotherhood. The tapestries are worth 50-100 gp each. The candelabras hp 102 or 156 (6d10+6d10+36)
could bring a price of 10-15 gp each. Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +6; +2 vs. fear
A large, black case, sitting on a stone shelf, holds a dozen sacrificial Defensive Abilities bravery +2, canny defense, enhanced

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mobility, grace, improved reaction (+2), parry with murals of brothers performing good deeds, such as feeding the poor,
and conducting solemn rituals for the people. These murals have faded
Speed 30 ft with time, leaving only outlines of figures that look slightly sinister.
Melee +2 rapier +18/+13/+8 (1d6+9/15-20) As soon as the party enters this section of corridor, they will be
Special Attacks acrobatic charge, precise strike (+6), confronted with an apparition. Six monks with cowls covering their
riposte, weapon training (light blades +1) faces come down the corridor bearing a coffin on their shoulders. This
procession comes from the furthest end of the corridor, depending on
Str 18, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 18, Wis 14, Cha 12 where the party enters.
Base Atk +12; CMB +16; CMD 29 If approached or hindered in any way the phantom monks will drop the
Feats Combat Expertise, Combat ReflexesB, Dodge, coffin and fall to the floor. Inspection will reveal empty black cloaks.
Improved Critical (rapier), Improved Disarm, Improved If the coffin is opened, the first person to look in will see a dead body
Initiative, Improved Vital Strike, Mobility, Spring Attack, Vital exactly resembling him in every detail. This illusion will fade in only a
Strike, Weapon Focus (rapier), Weapon Specialization (rapier) moment, but the sight will turn a characters hair permanently gray unless
Skills Acrobatics +18, Bluff +14, Escape Artist +16, Intimidate he succeeds on a DC 18 Fortitude save. If a character fails this saving
+14, Perception +16, Perform (dance) +16, Sense Motive throw there is also a 25% chance that the experience will age the character
+15, Sleight of Hand +13, Stealth +13, Ride +16 1d10 years.
SQ Armor training 1 There is a secret door at the west end of this chamber (DC 20 Perception
Combat Gear +5 bracers of armor, +2 rapier check to notice). It leads to the Tower of Sacavious. This secret door
is sealed with an arcane lock. It can only be opened from the inside.
There is another door at the other end of the passage, also similarly arcane
M22 Rave Room locked and openable only from the inside.

This floor in this chamber glows bright green with arcane light. Stepping
onto the green floor causes the light to begin to pulsate. The walls also M26 Lounge Orc Lair
begin to pulse and shake with a dull, repetitive beat. No one knows what
the members of the Black Brotherhood intended with this room, although This room contains four chairs and a fireplace. At present, there are
some have suggested it was used for dancing. eight orcs relaxing in this room. They are part of a larger group in rooms
Whatever the room was used for, the pulsing walls and rhythmic beat will M27 and M28. They will leap up if the party opens their door. They will
alert the harpies in room M23 that they have visitors. They will open the also be quick to join any battle that takes place in M27 or M28.
inner door and add the shrieking enchantment of their voices to the din. These orcs have not been in this room long and they have not attempted
to light a fire. Hiding under the ashes in the fireplace is an enchanted
diamondback rattlesnake. If the snake is slain it will fall into dust, but
M23 Nest Room the diamonds on its back will remain. Each of the 13 diamonds is worth
10 gp.
A pair of harpies lair in this room. They have nests in the rafters, made
of bones and twigs. The floor is covered with bits of their previous victims ORCS (8) CR 1/3
and spattered with their foul droppings. XP 135
The harpies have been using the magical effects in room M22 as sort hp 11, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
of a doorbell to let them know when fresh victims have come too close Orc)
to their lair. When the pulsing and flashing are triggered in that room
they will open their door and attempt to charm party members with their RATTLESNAKE CR 2
captivating song. These monsters are confident and will assume that XP 400
their prey is helpless. They will attack with great confidence. If they are hp 13, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
wounded in combat, the harpies may fly back to their nests and consume Snake, Venomous)
the potions hidden there before rejoining a battle
The harpies have their treasure hidden in one of the nests. In addition to
an assortment of torn clothing, knives, three backpacks, a suit of leather M27 Second Orc Lounge
armor and several longswords, the harpies have 47 gp, 277 sp, 158 cp and
five potions of cure serious wounds buried in a sack amidst the bones. Nine orcs are lairing in this room. They are part of a larger raiding
group that is also located in rooms M26 and M28. They will leap up and
HARPIES (2) CR 4 attack when the party enters, calling for help from their comrades.
XP 1,200 One orc is carrying a potion of darkvision (CL 5th). The orcs have
hp 38, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Harpy) carried a chest into the room. The chest holds 38 gp and 335 sp.

ORCS (9) CR 1/3

M24 Storage Room XP 135
hp 11, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Orc)
The harpies from room M23 use this room for storage and as a prison
where they keep captives they dont want to eat right away. The treasure
horde includes three gems worth 45 sp, 27 sp and 32 sp, four rusty swords, M28 Orc Leader Lair
a gold whistle worth 4 gp, a quiver of eight +1 arrows, and a composite
longbow (+4 Str). These are all kept in a large, overturned barrel. There are A pair of orc chieftains are using this room as a lair. They are the
also four 50 ft. lengths of rope which the harpies use to bind their victims, leaders of the orcs in rooms M26 and M27. Their lair is comfortable,
keeping them here until they are ready to torment and devour them. with its own fireplace, couches and chairs. Seven large packs are stacked
against the south wall, near the fireplace.
The large packs hold provisions. There are iron rations in them to sustain
M25 The Ceremonial Hall two dozen medium sized creatures for four weeks. One of the packs also
has treasure hidden beneath the rations. The pack holds 123 gp, 567 sp,
The Black Brotherhood used this section of hall to greet their guests and 1699 cp and 5 50 gp gems in addition to the food that covers this treasure.
impress them with the orders piety and wealth. The walls were painted These two orc chieftains are used to squabbling among their soldiers.

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They will wait several rounds before opening their door and joining any the orcs in rooms M26-M28 have them intimidated. The leaders of both
battle in rooms M26 and M27. parties have agreed to a truce that allows them to look for loot, but the
These two chieftains know about the goblins lairing in room M30. goblins are especially wary.
They have decided to honor a truce that allows both groups to loot the Although they entered room M29, the goblins did not dare to loot an
monastery. There is plenty of time to settle matters with the goblins later. evil temple. They noticed the X chalked on the door to room M32 and
avoided opening it. Now, they are waiting for chance to bring them an
ORC CHIEFTIANS (2) CR 3 advantage over the orcs that will allow them to get away with as much
XP 800 loot as possible.
Male orc warrior 5 There are 15 goblins guarding this room. When the party first enters this
CE Medium humanoid (orc) room, a pair of goblins will be guarding the door. The other goblins will
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft. ; Perception 1 be scurrying around a wooden chest in the center of the room. The goblins
Weakness light sensitivity will attack any party of less than six people. They will try to pick up the
chest and escape if they are confronted with equal or greater numbers.
AC 13, touch 10, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor) The goblins are keeping the door to room M29 open so they can
hp 33 or 55 (5d10+5) keep watch. They are unlikely to choose a battle with a heavily armed
Fort +5, Ref +1, Will +0 adventuring party, but they will fight to the death once they are discovered
Defensive Abilities ferocity by the characters.
Bare rock room with a 2 1/2 ft. diameter hole in the middle of the floor.
Speed 30 ft. The hole extends straight down for 10 ft. and then curves south for 40 ft.
Melee falchion +10 (2d4+6/1820) before entering the wall of room D2U in Dungeon Two. Anyone who
Ranged javelin +5 (1d6+4) drops down this passage will slide and land with a plop on the dirt floor
of room D2U, possibly with disastrous results from the monsters lying
Str 18, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 7, Wis 8, Cha 6 dormant there. The goblins lowered one of their number down this shaft
Base Atk +5; CMB +9; CMD 19 when they first entered the room. He didnt like the look of room D2U
Feats Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus and had his companions haul him right back up.
(falchion) There are two closets in this room, in the northwest and southwest
Skills Intimidate +6 corners. The northwestern closet has a red pentagram carved on the
Languages Common, Orc door. Anyone who enters the closet will be teleported to room D2Q in
SQ weapon familiarity Dungeon Two. The southwest closet has a blue pentagram carved on
Combat Gear studded leather armor, falchion, 3 javelins the door. Anyone who enters this closet is teleported to the courtyard at
area M155. Both teleportation effects are two-way, but the goblins did
Ferocity (Ex) not figure this out. It is necessary to exit the closets and return in order to
An orc remains conscious and can continue fighting even re-activate the teleportation effect. The goblins tried both of these doors
if its hit point total is below 0. It is still staggered and loses 1 and ended up losing two warriors who did not return. They believe that
hit point each round. A creature with ferocity still dies when their companions were disintegrated and have been avoiding these doors.
its hit point total reaches a negative amount equal to its The goblin chest contains one beat-up silver ring that causes fear (CL
Constitution score. 12th, DC 19 Will save) whenever a hostile creature approaches within
10 ft. Unfortunately, this fear spell also affects the wearer and any of his
companions within the spells range. There are 14 other pieces of cheap
M29 Public Chapel ornamental jewelry in the chest. These ornamental pieces look real but
are actually excellent fakes. Their value is 1-20 sp each.
This large chamber was used by the Black Brotherhood for ceremonies
that might involve outsiders. Originally, it was dedicated to a God of GOBLINS (15) CR 1/3
Light. Over time, as fewer visitors were foolish enough to risk the XP 135
Black Monasterys evil gates, the chapel was converted to worship of the hp 6, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
brotherhoods Dark God. The walls are painted black with red teardrop Goblin)
and pentagram symbols of the Black Brotherhood.
There is an altar in the north section of this room is set upon a dais. It is a
2 ft. x 2 ft. square of black granite. The altar is encrusted with dried blood. M31 Sacavious Front Step
Squatting on either side of the altar are two small gargoyle figurines.
The hilt of a +4 dagger protrudes from the back of the stone block. A This chamber was the entrance hall for the wizard Sacavious. The
DC 17 Strength check is required to pull it from the stone. The dagger wizard had magical guardians here to keep away intruders and protect
is made of black steel. Its hilt is decorated with a red gem that gives both his status and his treasures. Those magical wards and guardians
off a bright flash when it strikes a deadly blow. No creature killed with are long gone, save for the symbol of a teardrop and pentagram over the
this dagger may be raised from the dead with any power less than a wish doorway to the Tower of Sacavious and the arcane lock that holds the
spell. No wound inflicted with this dagger may be magically healed or tower door closed.
regenerated. Five goblin chieftains are barricaded in this room. They are the leaders
The gargoyle figurines weigh 10 pounds. They are worth 25 gp each, of the fifteen warriors in room M30. They are keeping themselves safe
but they will disappear within one week from the possession of anyone here while their underlings figure out how to find enough treasure to justify
who purchases them, reappearing in this room. their expedition to the Black Monastery. They expect their warriors to die
The party may note that the doorway into room M30 has been blocked protecting them and they will hesitate to join any battle in room M30 that
open. They may also note that a large red X has been chalked on the door sounds too dangerous.
leading to room M32. The open door allows the goblins in M30 to keep a The five goblin chieftains are carrying 2-18 gp, 4-24 sp and 40-240 cp
watch on the chapel. The X on room M32 was scribed there by a previous each. One of them has a jeweled bracelet, worth 400 gp, hidden inside his
adventuring party, whose wizard suspected a trap. leather armor. Another is carrying a jeweled +2 humanbane shortsword.
In addition to their treasure the goblin leaders are sharing a large keg of
M30 Goblin Lair sour beer they found elsewhere and rolled here.
One of the chieftains has a pair of pet giant scorpions chained in this room.
A party of goblins has wandered into the Black Monastery to look for The goblins plan is to release these creatures when it comes time to settle up
plunder. They are lurking in this room. The goblins are very timid and with the orcs in rooms M26-M28. If a fight starts in room M30, the first thing

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these goblins will do is unchain their pets and get ready to defend themselves. (by a weapon, natural attack, spell, or effect), it explodes in a violent blast
The scorpions will attack any non-goblin they can reach. of gas that deals 6d6 points of damage to all creatures within a 30 ft.
radius. A successful DC 15 Reflex save reduces the damage by half.
GOBLIN CHIEFTAINS (5) CR 3
XP 800 EXPLODING DOOR TRAP CR 2
Male goblin warrior 5 XP 600
NE Small humanoid (goblinoid) Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception 1 Trigger location; Reset repair
Effect explosion (2d6 damage); never miss; target opening door
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+2 armor, +3 Dex, +1 shield,
+1 size)
hp 33 or 55 (5d10+5) M33 Abbots Chapel
Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +0
This was the abbots private mediation and worship chamber. The whole
Speed 30 ft. room is ornately decorated. The east, west and south walls are covered with
Melee shortsword +8 (1d4/1920) tapestries depicting sacrifices, torture and similar deeds. There are five of
Ranged short bow +7 (1d4/3) these tapestries, each worth 100-400 sp. Against the north wall is an altar
with a three-step ivory base. The lowest step has a cushion for kneeling.
Str 11, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 6 The altar is made of onyx. It is carved in the likeness of a three-headed
Base Atk +5; CMB +4; CMD 17 hound with malachite stones for eyes and teeth carved from red fire coral.
Feats Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus The altar emanates a very strong feeling of evil throughout the room.
(shortsword) Touching the coral teeth burns the toucher for 1d4 damage.
Skills Ride +15, Stealth +15, Swim +4; Racial Modifiers +4 Ride, Any person who touches the altar will have their alignment permanently
+4 Stealth changed to evil (no save). This will affect only one person per adventuring
Languages Goblin party and the rest of the party will be unaware of the change. The GM
Combat Gear leather armor, shortsword, shortbow, 15 might allow this effect to be reversed by an atonement spell. The player
arrows whose character is turned evil might work with the GM on the side to play
out this story line.
GIANT SCORPIONS (2) CR 3 The altar is fixed to the floor. Attempts to move it will crack the base and
XP 800 eventually cause the altar to crumble into slag.
hp 37 or 55, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Scorpion, Giant)
M34 Abbots Sleeping Quarters
There is a statue in the north half of the room of a woman in flowing
robes, holding a goblet. If the scorpion is slain the goblet will fill with Abbot Asmodeus was the leader of a large and wealthy order. His
two doses of a potion of heroism. There is a statue in the south half of bedchamber reflects that wealth. The abbot used to sleep in a large bed
the room of a satyr. It has no magical powers. The door in the northwest that is now covered with moldy satin sheets. The floors are covered with
section of the room has a red pentagram with a huge red eye in its middle what is left of expensive carpets. Tatters of tapestries hang on the walls.
drawn on its inside face. There are three locked chests at the foot of the bed.
The first chest contains a scroll lying on a red velvet cushion. The scroll
reads A brotherhood of darkness, of souls sold, yet in death we shall not
M32 Chapel Annex grow old. Abbot Asmodeus considered this his personal motto and liked
to keep it handy.
This was originally an annex to the chapel in room M29. It was trapped The second chest holds the last abbots heavily moldered ceremonial
to protect the treasures kept there. Members of the Black Brotherhood garb. Although the robes and other items are decayed beyond use, it is
moved the treasure when it seemed likely their monastery might fall. possible to collect 100 x 10 gp gems that were once part of the decorations
They left a gas spore to float inside. on the abbots evil raiment.
The door glows with evocation magic under a detect magic spell. Long The third chest holds a black cloak. The cloak is enchanted to fly up
ago, an adventuring party chalked an X on the door as a warning when out of the chest when it is opened, looking like a giant bat. The bat cloak
they suspected a trap. It has never been opened since. That is a good thing flutters around the room for three rounds and then flies out of the room and
because the door is trapped. exits the monastery. If the door is shut when it activates, the cloak flutters
A gas spore floats in the middle of this room. The force from the up to the rafters. It stays there until it can get out or until it is touched,
exploding door is likely to suck it out into room M29, where the gas when it falls inert.
spore will look just like a menacing monster, inviting the party to attack it. Inside the chest, under the cloak, is a smaller chest containing a potion
of haste, a potion of owls wisdom and a set of golden plate, cup and eating
GAS SPORE HAZARD CR 4 utensils worth 100 gp.
XP 1,200

From a distance greater than 10 ft., the gas spore is looks like a giant M35 Abbots Study
floating eyeball. The gas spore has a fly speed of 10 ft. with average
maneuverability. When a gas spore contacts a living creature (or a living The first thing the party will notice on entering this room is a strong
creature touches a gas spore unarmed or with natural attacks), it injects stench of death. This smell comes from the large, dead rats laying all over
poisonous rhizomes into the foe if that opponent fails a DC 15 Fortitude the floor. There are several dozen dead rats in the room, all killed by some
save. Each day thereafter, an infected creature must succeed on a Fortitude sort of animal that did not bother to consume its prey; depositing them
save (DC 12, +1 per additional day) or take 1d6 points of Constitution here instead. Anyone touching the dead rats risks contracting filth fever
damage. (Constitution damage continues until the victim dies or the (DC 12 Fortitude negates).
rhizomes are destroyed.) At Constitution 0, a victim dies and 2d4 gas One wall of Asmodeus study is dominated by a tall, thin bookshelf.
spores emerge from its body. A remove disease spell cast on an affected There is also a desk, a padded chair a couch and a number of paintings
creature before it dies destroys the rhizomes and prevents any further on the walls. The paintings are half dozen mundane works depicting
Constitution damage. If a gas spore is struck for a single point of damage landscapes and people with sad faces. They are in poor condition and will

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fall apart if moved. and he has developed the ability to speak in broken commonas broken
There are 27 books on the bookshelf. One of the books is a magical as common must sound when spoken by a giant lobster man. Unlike most
Tome of the Spriggan. The first person who reads the book through gains of his kind, Ergen-Tal has ventured out of the swamps and now lives in the
the ability to increase or decrease his size by 75% twice per day. The other Black Monastery. He has made a habit of eating his fellow denizens and
books are works on bizarre rituals and other unsavory practices. Although looting the monastery for treasure
they are revolting for a normal person to read, a demented collector might Ergen-Tal knows the nature of the skeletons in room M37. He crosses
pay as much as 50 gp per tome for these books. The books are quite that room regularly without awakening his handy guards. At present, he is
heavy, averaging five pounds each, so carrying them might be a problem. thinking about how many of the goblins in room M29 he might get away
A DC 12 Perception check reveals that a low drumbeat can be heard with eating without having to fight too hard.
coming up through the floor from beneath the room. The sound emanates Ergen-Tal may be willing to bargain for a characters life if the treasure
from deep below the ground. The secret door in the south section of the offered is high enough. His hunger is almost as great as his greed and he
room can only be found by creatures of evil or chaotic alignments because will never allow a party member to leave the room without paying with
of a ward spell placed upon it. Just inside the secret door is a small pouch treasure or with the characters life. If the party runs away, Ergen-Tal will
of dust of disappearance and a blowgun. squeeze his chitonous body through the door and pursue.
Ergen-Tal has accumulated a large horde of valuables. Piled in a corner
of the room are 257 cp, 653 sp, 73 gp, 13 pp, 15 gems worth 10-50 gp,
M36 Guard Summons seven jewels worth 200-1,200 gp, +1 longsword with the ability to cast a
locate object spell once per day (CL 5th), a suit of +1 plate armor and a
This room is guarded by an enchantment that summons lizard folk. pair of boots of speed.
Anyone who is not a member of the Black Brotherhood walking into this
area will be suddenly confronted by five lizardfolk, who immediately CHUUL CR 7
attack. The lizardfolk bodies disappear when they are slain. XP 3,200
It is up to the GM to determine if this effect happens more than once. hp 85 or 120, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
Wherever the lizardfolk are coming from certainly does not have an Bestiary, Chuul)
unlimited supply of warriors. The GM might give the second batch of
summoned warriors some nasty variation, like poisoned weapons, or a
tendency to explode when they are slain. M39 Conservatory
LIZARDFOLK (5) CR 1 Music is coming from inside this room. A DC 10 Perception check in
XP 400 the outer hallway detects the sounds of stringed instruments.
hp 11 or 18, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, This room was used to instruct brothers in musical instruments. As the
Lizardfolk) order grew more and more twisted, they stopped using most ordinary
instruments and switched to just drums with human skin. The instruments
were left here under the care of a pair of old brothers whose phantoms still
M37 The Undead Acolytes like to play the instruments.
A clavichord and a full-sized harp are set up near the eastern wall. Two
This room is guarded by 24 skeletons wearing monks robes. These ghostly figures, clad in hooded robes, sit on stools, playing the instruments.
are skeletal champions who are standing about waiting for commands. They take requests.
Originally, these skeletons were created to serve as an audience to An examination of the instruments will reveal that they are long decayed
ceremonies conducted in room M29. They attended ceremonies and and not actually able to play music. Attempting to carry these large and
performed duties as instructed. All of the skeletons were armed in case heavy instruments out of the room will cause them to fall apart.
they were needed to repel intruders. They were left here when the monks Touching the phantoms or their instruments causes the two ghostly
of the Black Brotherhood were immolated with their monastery. monks to fade away. They will return a day later to play again in their
When the party enters, these skeletons will be standing around the edges eternal concert. The destruction of their instruments will not stop these
of the room. They will attack if they are struck or tampered with, but will concerts, since the ghostly music was emanating from the presence of the
not pursue farther than room M29. phantoms themselves.
There is a small chest in the southeast corner of this room. The chest
holds 38 x 10 gp gems. There is also a small bag inside the chest with
seven clay pellets inside. When thrown against a hard surface these M40 Empty Room
pellets burst in a large puff of smoke that summons an animated skeleton.
The skeleton will follow its summoners commands until it has completed This room is empty when the party finds it.
one task or until it is destroyed. Once it has finished a task, or if it is struck
down in combat, the skeletons bones scatter and disappear.
M41 Scriptorium
SKELETAL CHAMPIONS (24) CR 2
XP 600 The first thing the party will notice when entering this room is that two
hp 17, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Skeletal dead orc warriors are lying just inside the door. These were members
Champion) of the orc raiding party currently camped out in rooms M26-M28 (see
above). They triggered the magical defenses that are still guarding this
room after centuries.
M38 The Place of Evil Signs This room was the exclusive preserve of the abbot and his inner sphere
of loyal monks. Anyone who enters this room who is not one of the
This room was set aside for scribing and reading evil symbols. The abbots eight Scribes of Iniquity will be struck with a magic missile spell
Black Brotherhood considered this an important part of their worship of (CL 10th) fired by the unique wards of this room. This magical trap is
the Dark God. The walls and floor are covered with what is left of the still active and will not wear out for another century.
many arcane symbols drawn here in charcoal and black wax. The first There are eight scribes work tables arranged in a circle facing in. Each
thing the party will notice upon entering this room is that the floor is wet table has a high stool to sit on while working. These tables have tops
with a large puddle of water. that open to reveal items stored inside. One of the work tables holds four
A chuul has made a lair in this hidden room. He is the source of the pots of ink, still sealed with wax. This is the magical ink needed to scribe
large puddle of water covering the floor. This beast is named Ergen-Tal scrolls. There is 100 gp worth of magical ink in each of the pots.

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The walls are covered with small cupboards. All but eight are empty (a-h):

a) Locked and trapped with a needle that injects anyone careless enough to
M43 Empty Room
touch it. It holds a scroll protected by an explosive runes spell (DC 17 Re- This room is empty when the party finds it.
flex save for half damage) written in the tongue of the Black Brotherhood.

POISON NEEDLE TRAP

XP 4,800
CR 10 M44 The Old Buttery
Type mechanical; Perception DC 30; Disable Device 23 This room was used to store butts (barrels used to hold food and drink).
Trigger touch; Reset repair Most of these barrels are long gone, except for three medium-sized barrels
Effect Atk +15 melee (1 hp plus deathblade poison, DC 20 sitting on racks. One barrel is filled with vinegar, one with oil and the
Fortitude negates) other with wine. There is also an empty rack where it is obvious that
another barrel stood until very recently. There are no taps, so the party will
EXPLOSIVE RUNES TRAP CR 5 have to remove a lid or cut a barrel open to find out what it holds.
XP 1,600 One of the racks is empty because the goblin chiefs in room M31 got their
Type magic; Perception DC 28; Disable Device 28 barrel of sour beer from this room and rolled it to their current hideout.
Trigger touch; Reset none No matter what the party does in this room, eight days later these barrels
Effect spell effect (explosive runes, 6d6 force damage, DC will re-appear in this room, filled again with their original contents. If the
17 Reflex save for half damage); multiple targets (all targets party happens to return, they may be puzzled to find that a barrel of beer
within 10 of the person triggering it) has been added to the three barrels they originally found.

b) Three scrolls of third level spells, including animate dead, bestow

curse and deeper darkness (CL 9th). M45 Abbots Comfy Chair
c) Trapped with a poisoned needle. There is a decanter of endless water inside. This room is empty except for a large, red over-stuffed chair sitting in
the middle of the floor. The chair glows with conjuration magic if a detect
POISON NEEDLE TRAP CR 10 magic spell is used. Anyone who sits in this chair will be teleported to
XP 4,800 Dungeon One, room D1YY (see below). This creates a situation where
Type mechanical; Perception DC 30; Disable Device 23 the party is split between two locations and is placed in very difficult
Trigger touch; Reset repair straits. The GM should read the description of room D1YY for full details.
Effect Atk +15 melee (1 hp plus deathblade poison, DC 20 This chair originally sat in Abbot Asmodeus study in room M35 (see above).
Fortitude negates) It was moved here some time ago by adventurers who were experimenting
with its teleportation powers. The chair is a part of the enchantment of the
d) A cursed scroll. The reader is shaken, taking all attack rolls, saving entire Black Monastery. If it is damaged or destroyed it will re-appear in this
throws and skill checks at -2 until they gets a remove curse spell cast. room, completely repaired and functional, eight days later.

e) Three bottles of wine, one of which is poisoned with oil of taggit (DC
15 Fortitude save negates). M46 Rocking Chair
f) A disembodied head appears in the cupboard and yells for the door to A rocking chair is sitting in the center of this open area. There is a small
be closed. It disappears after yelling for one minute. boy, dressed in peasant clothing, rocking in the chair. The chair is sitting
on a small, round, thick and expensive rug woven in a pattern of flames.
g) A pair of sandals and a cape. Thick smoke boils from an incense burner hanging from the ceiling.
The boy is a programmed image spell, cast by the chair itself. If the
h) A tin chalice. boy is touched or attacked he will scream once and run straight through
the nearest wall. If the boy is not attacked he will sit in silence, rocking
his chair.
M42 Chamber of Initiation Anyone who sits down in the chair will fall into a deep coma-like sleep
The door to this chamber is locked with an arcane lock spell (CL 12th). unless they succeed on a DC 20 Fortitude save. For each minute the sleeper
There is a small fire pit in the floor, filled with hundreds of tiny glowing remains in the chair they lose one hit point. A new saving throw is allowed
red agates. They look very similar to the eyes of a cimota, which are the each round. If the sleeper is pulled from the chair the spell is immediately
only visible part of that creatures body. Directly above the fire pit, on the broken. Anyone who dies while sitting in the chair will take the place of
ceiling, is the teardrop and pentagram symbol of the Black Brotherhood, the illusionary boy. If the newly dead victim is touched they will scream
painted in glowing, red paint. and run through the nearest wall, disappearing with all of their equipment.
This room was used as the end of the initiation ceremonies for the
Black Brotherhood. A new recruit would cast a red, glowing stone
into this fire pit, symbolizing dedicating his soul to the order. The M47 Sphere Game
stones were enchanted to begin glowing when touched. Recruits
were led to believe that their actual souls were now trapped within In the middle of the floor of this very plain-looking room there is a
them and their very existence was at stake in obeying the abbots depression about eight inches deep and three feet in diameter. In the
orders. They swore oaths to the Dark God to take their souls if they depression there are five marble spheres about the size of apples. Four of
disobeyed in any way. the spheres are white and the fifth is black.
The agates hold a very simple enchantment that makes them permanently If the black sphere is touched or removed from the depression before
glow with a brightness equivalent to red firefly. It is possible to put a any of the white spheres are touched, a column of flame will ascend to the
number of these coals in a jar and have a permanent red lamp. Taking ceiling from the indentation. This column will last for several seconds
the stones may prove dangerous because there is still some link between and then disappear, along with all of the other spheres. In the depression,
them and the cimota that haunt the monastery as after-images of evil. The in place of the black sphere, will be a small black pellet. If this pellet is
cimota bound to the Black Monastery can sense the presence of these thrown or handled roughly it will explode. Any creature within a five foot
stones within 10 ft. Whenever practical, they will attack anyone carrying radius will take 1d6 points of damage from the concussion and shrapnel.
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touched the depression will instantly fill with clear liquid and the other area will laugh uncontrollably for 5d8 rounds. The gas will not affect the
spheres will disappear. This liquid is a potion of disfiguration. Anyone undead or any other creature that does not need to breathe, but a laughing
who drinks it will have their charisma permanently reduced by 75% dragon is a sight to behold indeed!
(rounding down) and their face will become an ugly mass of scars (DC
23 Fortitude save halves the Charisma loss). There are seven doses of the
potion in the depression. M50 Chamber of Wonder
If two or more spheres are touched at the same time the person touching
them will gain one hit point and lose one point of intelligence. The lost A small bronze plaque on the door is inscribed:
intelligence point will be regained if the victim leaves the monastery.
Chamber of wonder
Home of light
M48 Blood Fountain Place of darkness
Ruled by night
In this room is a small fountain that bubbles with a dark red liquid that Trust your sword
looks like blood. The liquid is also warm and thick like fresh blood. An Not your eyes
inscription on the side of the fountain reads: Lest doom be met
In smiling guise
Boil the blood of death long past
The reapers scythe swings low and fast As the last line is read, a gong will sound from inside the room and the
The blood shall take the reapers role door will swing open. Light will pour out of the room. Anyone who
And you shall pay the deadly toll. looks inside will see that the walls are covered with lamps. There is a
small pedestal in the center of the room on which there sits a diamond
As soon as the inscription is read the blood boils out of the fountain and of incredible brilliance. The diamonds hundred facets reflect the light
forms into the figure of a tall man, robed in black. The gaunt, skeletal in thousands of dancing, colored rays that fill the room with rainbows.
features of this apparition are hidden within a hood. This figure of death Should any character touch the stone, three things happen simultaneously:
attacks anyone in the room with a long, black scythe. If this figure of First, the lamps will be extinguished along with any other magical
death is defeated it will melt back down into red liquid and flow back into or mundane source of light. Second, the door will slam shut and lock,
the fountain. This figure of death wields a +3 large scythe. The magical requiring a DC 20 Strength check to open. Third, the diamond will begin
weapon has a 50% chance of melting away with its wielder when he is to glow deep red, filling the room with menacing shadows and shapes. A
slain. very deep and slow voice will begin to speak:

FIGURE OF DEATH CR 7 Ye the seekers of plundered gold

XP 3,200 Have broke the rest of slumber old
N Large outsider For ye a stone is but the bait
Init +11; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +13 And death shall be your purchased fate!

AC 21, touch 16, flat-footed 13 (+7 Dex, +1 dodge, +5 When the voice is finished, the pedestal will explode. In its place will be a
natural, 1 size) vrock demon. After the demon is slain, the diamond will remain as a prize
hp 85 or 130 (10d10+30) (1,500 gp value). If the person who struck the killing blow on the demon
Fort +10, Ref +14, Will +5 touches the diamond it will burst into thousands of dancing colored rays of
DR 5/; Immune cold, electricity light. This effect lasts 1d4 rounds and can be activated once per day.

Speed 60 ft. VROCK CR 9

Melee large scythe +18/+13 (2d6+9 plus blight/ x4) XP 6,400
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. hp 112 or 153, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
Special Attacks blight Bestiary, Demon, Vrock)

Str 18, Dex 25, Con 16, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +10; CMB +16; CMD 34 M51 Refectory
Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Critical (large
scythe), Improved InitiativeB, Mobility, Spring Attack, Noises of dishes are heard from the kitchen (room M52). Chairs will scoot
Weapon Focus (large scythe) back to accommodate the party when they enter. If anyone sits down, noises of
Skills Acrobatics +16, Climb +13, Escape Artist +16, Intimidate people eating and talking in hushed voices will slowly fill the room along with
+9, Knowledge (planes) +7, Perception +13 strong smells of meat and bread. A plate will appear in front of anyone who sits
down, presenting them with a hearty meal. There is a 10% chance that the food is
Blight (Ex) A figure of death deals blighting damage in poisoned with lich dust (DC 17 Fortitude negates) (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
addition to damage dealt on a successful hit in melee. A Core Rulebook, Appendices, Lich Dust)and a 10% chance that instead of wine
creature struck by a figure of death feels its vitality drained there will be a cup filled with three doses of a random minor potion. Plates full of
away as if its very existence were blighted and weakening. food will occasionally appear and fly across the room at random party members.
Each successful melee or touch attack hit deals an additional Chairs will scoot in and out from the table. The largest chair, at the head of the
2d6 of blighting damage Living creatures slain by a figure of table, belonged to the abbot. Anyone who sits in this chair must succeed on a DC
death are reduced to shrunken, shriveled corpses. 15 Will save or stick to the chair until released by a remove curse spell.

M49 The Laughing Room M52 Kitchen

Some players may take the game too seriously and this room is just An incredible racket of breaking dishes and banging pots can be heard
for them. In the center of the room is a small pedestal on which sits an from this room even with the door closed. The noises stop as soon as the
emerald green vial. Should the vial be opened or broken a 10 ft. radius door is opened, except for a muffled scream as a golden rat darts across
cloud of green-colored laughing gas is released. Anyone caught in this the floor and disappears. The noises resume as soon as the door is shut.

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M53 Pantry
Sitting on a butcher block table in the middle of this room are a hot
apple pie and a pot roast done to perfection. Both are safe to eat and
very delicious except that as soon as anyone takes a bit of the pie a
large, corpulent woman, dressed in a cooks hat and apron and wielding
a large rolling pin, appears and screams, Get your slimy little paws
off my pie, you scum! The crazed cook attacks with the rolling pin
gripped in two hands. She fights until slain, shouting curses at the top
of her lungs. She will pursue anyone who flees as long as they remain
in the monastery. She is not affected by spells or magic weapons.

CRAZED COOK CR 5
XP 1,600
Female human commoner 8
CN Medium humanoid (augmented human)
Init +8; Senses Perception +8
Immune spells and magic weapons

AC 19, touch 15, flat-footed 14 (+1 dodge, +4 Dex, +4

natural)
hp 68 or 80 (8d6+32)
Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +2

Speed 30
Melee rolling pin +9 (1d6+6/1920)
Special Attacks Improved Critical (rolling pin)

Str 18, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 6
Base Atk +4, CMB +8, CMD 22
Feats Dodge, Improved Initiative, Mobility, Spring Attack,
Weapon Focus (rolling pin)
Skills Perception +8, Profession (cook) +8
Languages Common

Improved Critical (Ex) The crazed cook lands deadly

blows with a rolling pin. She scores a potential critical hit
on a 1920 for double damage, subject to confirmation.
Immunity (Su) The crazed cook has been summoned
from out of time and far beyond all logic. She is immune
to spells. In addition, magical weapons bounce off her
corpulent body without inflicting damage. Only attacks
from mundane weapons and other effects can damage
or stop this mad matron.

M54 Floating Sphere

Three five foot diameter spheres float seven feet above the floor,
moving randomly around the room. The spheres burst if struck by
any slashing or piercing weapon, releasing their contents:

a) Three gems worth 5 gp each and some sleeping gas that bursts in a
10 ft. radius. Anyone in this radius is rendered unconscious for 1d4
minutes. There is no saving throw versus this effect.
b) Green slime bursts in a 10 ft. radius spray.
c) Two ghosts burst from the sphere and attack with pain-filled
screams.

GREEN SLIME CR 4
XP 1,200
This dungeon peril is a dangerous variety of normal slime. Green
slime devours flesh and organic materials on contact and is even
capable of dissolving metal. Bright green, wet, and sticky, it clings
to walls, floors, and ceilings in patches, reproducing as it consumes
organic matter. It drops from walls and ceilings when it detects
movement (and possible food) below.
A single 5-foot square of green slime deals 1d6 points of Constitution
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the slime can be scraped off a creature (destroying the scraping device), cure disease spell or some similar magical effect.
but after that it must be frozen, burned, or cut away (dealing damage to
the victim as well). Anything that deals cold or fire damage, sunlight, or
a remove disease spell destroys a patch of green slime. Against wood or M58 Snake Nest
metal, green slime deals 2d6 points of damage per round, ignoring metals
hardness but not that of wood. It does not harm stone. This room is guarded by a giant constrictor snake. There are 40 gp in
the snakes belly, along with the bones of a previous victim. This snake
GHOSTS (2) CR 7 is linked with the Black Monastery. If slain, it will reappear in this room,
XP 3,200 whole and waiting to attack, eight days later.
hp 73 or 98, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Ghost) GIANT ANACONDA CR 10
XP 9,600
hp 126 or 168, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
M55 Dying Man Bestiary II, Snake, Giant Anaconda)

M59 Teleportation Room

The door to this room is made of a very dark, thick metal. A DC 12
Perception check for anyone listening at the door will hear sounds like
someone is dying in a very painful manner.
If the door is opened, the person who opens it sees a man squirming on Anyone who enters this room must succeed on a DC 17 Fortitude save
the floor, screaming in pain. The man holds a small dagger in his hand. or be rendered unconscious and teleported to room M65.
Just as the door opens, he plunges the dagger into his own heart and dies.
The dead man is wearing clothing that indicates he was probably a shop
keeper of some type. He has a small package of food and two torches M60 Dark Room
with him.
Anyone who takes the dagger, and any party members within 10 ft. at the When the door is opened, the party will see that the entire room up to
time this happens, will be teleported to Dungeon One, room D1SS (see the doorway is filled with a deeper darkness spell (CL 16th). Anyone
below). The giant scorpions in that room will immediately attack. All who enters the room will find that it is empty, except that a hand will
that is needed to return to room M55 is for a character holding the magic slap his face every few rounds and a womans voice will cry out, Oh,
dagger to will himself to teleport back. you brute!
The dagger may be removed from this area but its teleportation powers
will only function between rooms M55 and D1SS, and only when it is in
one of those two rooms. M61 Empty Room
This room is empty when the party finds it.
M56 Big and Bog
This room is a nesting area for two monitor lizards named Big and M62 Purple Lotus Room
Bog. Big is male. Bog is female. Big and Bog are very privacy oriented
and they will do their best to kill anyone so crass as to invade their space. There are carved inscriptions on the far wall but dust and cobwebs
will render them illegible from the doorway. The floor is covered with
MONITOR LIZARDS (2) CR 2 dozens of beautiful, small purple flowers. There is a chest against the
XP 600 far wall. The chest is empty and the inscriptions are gibberish but the
hp 22 or 27, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, flowers are purple lotus petals that will spray their pollen on any creature
Lizard, Monitor) that steps on or near them. The pollen forms a gas cloud that puts
anyone within a 5 ft. radius to sleep for 1d4 days. There is no saving
throw versus this effect.
M57 Cloakroom
There are cloaks of all sizes and colors hanging on the walls in this M63 Chamber of the Hand
room. Mixed in with them are a cloak of elvenkind and a cloak that is
infested with skin worms. These worms are much like rot grubs except The only thing in this room is a six foot tall, carved stone hand. If
that they like to eat skin. An infected person will die in 1d6 weeks unless any creature comes within five feet of the hand it will animate and try to
a cure disease is cast on him. There are 32 cloaks in the room. Except grab the intruder. A reflex saving throw DC 15 is required to dodge the
for the two items mentioned above, all of the cloaks are dried and tattered grasping hand.
beyond use other than as tinder for starting fires. As soon as it succeeds in a grabbing attempt, the hand gives its victim
one sharp squeeze for 4d10 damage and then releases them. It will
SKIN WORMS CR 2 continue to grasp at anyone who comes within five feet unless it is struck
XP 600 by a transmute rock to mud spell or any cold-based spell. Either attack
Type infestation; Save Fortitude DC 17 which will render the hand dormant for eight hours.
Onset immediate; Frequency 1/week to slow infection.
Effect death in 1d6 weeks from infection and shock
M64 Empty Room
Once skin worms have come into contact with a living body they
proceed to devour the victims skin. Tracks leading out from the This room is empty when the party finds it.
infected areas clearly indicate the progress of the infection. Victims
die in 1d6 weeks from shock and secondary infections. Victims are
allowed a saving throw each week to arrest the spread of the worms M65 Empty Room
for that week, after which the infection will take hold again unless
another save is made. It is possible to stave off death indefinitely with This room is empty. Anyone teleported from room M59 will appear
successive saving throws, but a victim is eventually doomed without a here. The unconsciousness effect from being teleported lasts 10 minutes.

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out of its eye sockets. The teardrop and pentagram symbol of the Black
M66 Book Pedastel Brotherhood floats in the flames. This tapestry is worth 500 gp. It weighs
35 pounds when it has been rolled up for carrying. Eight days after it has
In the middle of this room is a small stone pedestal. On the pedestal is a been removed from this room this tapestry will disappear from wherever
large book, wrapped in white silk and tied with white rope. The book is it has been taken and reappear on the wall here.
bound in white leather and there is no title on the cover. On the inside of
the front cover is written:
M70 Almost Empty Room
Eternal darkness here resides
And evil calls this home This room is empty except for a few bones piled in its southwest corner.
The gods good light shall someday come Sitting atop the bones is a ruby worth 50gp. This gem is placed so that
Illuminate this tome. anyone looking into the room will surely see it.
And on that day, perhaps years hence, In order to notice anything amiss in this room, a party member must
Under daylights dome state that he is examining the door. When this occurs, the GM should roll
Shall our secret be revealed a secret opposed Perception versus DC 30 Disguise check. Failure means
And souls set free to roam. the party member notices nothing suspicious.
When a party member goes in to look at the ruby, the GM should state,
The rest of the book appears to be just blank paper. Words appear on its The door starts closing behind you. Most likely, another party member
pages only when exposed to direct sunlight. The book has two parts. The will state that he is holding the door open. That is when the danger should
first part tells how the book came to be in the monastery. A party of elves strike.
came to the monastery seeking a dark secret they believed to be hidden there. The danger is not inside the room, but in front of it. The door is actually
The elves found the secret but were all trapped or lost in the monastery. The a mimic, pretending to be a door. This monsters goal is to lure victims
last page was written by the last, surviving elf, just before he died. inside the room and trap them there. It will turn off its adhesive power
The second part tells the secret of how to make a special ring of until a party member is holding it open and at least one other is inside
improved invisibility. This version of the ring renders the wearer invisible the room. Then this creature will exude its adhesive slime, reveal its true
even when attacking. The only drawback is that the ring does not render nature and attack. At least one party member will likely be stuck to the
clothing or equipment invisible. The only way to be totally unseen is to be mimic with their shield or sword arm. Another will be cut off until the
naked, which may complicate most adventuring situations. This detail is mimic has time to deal with them.
not included in the instructions. The ring costs 2,500 gp to construct. Its In addition to the large ruby among the bones, there are also 11 pp,
powers fade after six months. 127 gp, 32 sp, 554 cp and a +1 chain shirt hidden there. These treasures
belonged to the mimics previous victims.

M67 Room of Dessication MIMIC

XP 1,600
CR 4

The door to this room is locked and will not open at all. If the door is broken hp 52, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Mimic)
or burned open it will explode, doing 5d6 concussion and splinter damage to

M71 Wardrobe
anyone within 15 ft. A DC 20 Reflex save reduces the damage by half.
The room beyond is very large. There are desiccated human bodies
lying in the room, arranged in a circle around the middle. A very large
amount of dust and cobwebs covers the room. Nailed to the skull of one This room is pretty much empty except for a wardrobe against the north
of the bodies is a note: wall and a small carpet on the floor. The carpet is rotted and worthless.
The wardrobe holds several thousand very small moths.
Death pursues the foolish If the wardrobe is opened the moths will flutter out, blinding anyone in
Or the foolish pursue death. the room. The moths will fill the room for 2d4 rounds and then settle on
We the foolish would like to thank the ceiling. The moths will flutter about the room for another 2d4 rounds
The Brotherhood for their hospitality. every time they are disturbed. The third and subsequent time they are
disturbed the moths will swarm onto any creatures in the room, eating one
article of clothing on each target. The moths can be burned away by fire
M68 Orc Drunkard spells. They will not pursue out of this room.
In the bottom of the wardrobe, covered by a pile of dried moth carcasses,
An orc lies unconscious on the floor. Next to him is a half-full wine skin is a small, gold locket worth 2 gp.
of the drunkard. The wine skin will stay half full regardless of how much

M72 Apple Tree

wine is poured out. The skin will produce wine of very high quality fast
enough to fill a small barrel in about 36 hours.
When the party enters the room, the orc is blind drunk. He will awaken
in eight hours, with a large hangover and a great hankering to find his In the middle of this room is a small, golden tree in a large pot. The
magical wine skin. At the GMs discretion, if the party lets this orc live tree bears quite normal and edible apples. At the base of the tree is a small
it is very likely that he will turn up some time later with a large group of metal plaque that is an epitaph for Sindara, a high elf who died in the
fellow orc warriors, intent on recovering this valuable magic item. Black Monastery. Sindaras body is buried in the pot beneath the tree. If
the party unearths Sindaras bones they will discover a gold ring interred
ORCS CR 1/3 with her. This ring will not fit on any finger other than that of an arcane
XP 135 spell caster or an elf. The ring allows the wearer to cast an arcane lock
hp 11, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, spell on any object or door. The ring functions two times per day.
Orc)

M73 Praying Knights in Armor

M69 Red Tapestry Room
The first character through this door will see the back of a figure wearing
A large, deep red tapestry adorns the wall opposite the door. In the full plate armor. The figure is down on its knees and appears to be praying
center of the tapestry is an embroidered black skull with flames coming before a large, wooden holy symbol. If the figure is approached within

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five feet the holy symbol will invert itself and burst into flames. The
figure will whirl and attack with a greatsword until stuck down.
The kneeling figure is a soul knight. A soul knight is a suit of armor
animated by the lingering soul of an evil knight, cursed to undeath as
punishment for having committed betrayal, murder or other crimes.
The evil spirit continues to inhabit its old armor, repeating the deeds
that brought about the living knights ruin. This particular soul knight
was Gareth the Reaper, an adventurer who turned upon his comrades
while adventuring in the Black Monastery out of greed and spite.
Gareth himself was slain before he could escape the monasterys halls
and has remained to haunt this room ever since.
Gareth kept the treasure that drove him to betray his comrades
hidden under his breastplate. When his soul knight remnant is struck
down, 15 x 50 gp and 2 x 500 gp gems will spill from a leather pouch
still hidden there, scattering around the armor as it crashes to the floor.
Gareths armor is still otherwise a serviceable suit of masterwork
plate. Gareths masterwork greatsword is marked with his name near
the base of its blade. A DC 25 Knowledge (local) check will recall
that Gareth the Reaper was a well-known adventurer who vanished
a century ago, around the time of another appearance of the Black
Monastery.

SOUL KNIGHT CR 6
XP 2,400
NE medium undead
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +12
Aura fear (30 ft.)

AC 21, touch 12, flat-footed 18 (+8 armor, +2 Dex, +1

Dodge)
hp 68 or 99 (9d8+27)
Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +6
DR 5/bludgeoning; Immune undead traits

Speed 30 ft.
Melee greatsword +12/+7 (2d6+6/19-20)

Str 18, Dex 14, Con , Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 17
Base Atk +6; CMB +10; CMD 12
Feats Dodge, Power Attack, Weapon Focus
(greatsword), Improved Initiative, Combat Reflexes
Skills Intimidate +15, Perception +12, Knowledge
(religion) +12. Climb +16
SQ Animated dead
Combat Gear masterwork plate armor, masterwork
greatsword

Fear Aura (Su) The soul knight projects a fear aura that
functions like the fear spell within a 30 ft. radius of the
soul knight. Affected creatures may make a DC 13 Will
save to resist the effect. Use of this ability is a free action.

M74 Mirror of Madness

On the wall across from the door in this room is a mirror, about five
feet square. In the mirror a face is furiously shouting to be released.
If the mirror is broken a human face appears in the shards of glass and
laughs with mad intensity for three rounds before disappearing.

M75 Flaming Pit of Frogs

A fire pit in the center of this room emanates a weird, red glow.
Anyone who touches or tampers with the fire pit will be attacked by
two giant frogs of flame that come leaping out of the pit. Unlike
other giant frogs, these two creatures have tongues of green flame that
leap out to scorch their targets with fire damage as a melee attack. The
frogs disappear if slain. They also disappear if they are victorious,
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GIANT FROG OF FLAME CR 1 with this enormous beast. In amongst the wrecked furniture a DC 20
XP 400 Perception skill check might find a jeweled, platinum and crystal monocle
N Medium animal worth 750 gp. The book Alphonz was reading might also survive the
Init +1; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +3 fight. It is Glahm and Strengbolds Manual of Curses for all Occasions.
The book has no magical powers but it is an interesting read and might sell
AC 12, touch 11, flat-footed 11 (+1 Dex, +1 natural) for as much as 35 gp to a collector. This large tome weighs 10 pounds.
hp 15 (2d8+6)
Fort +6, Ref +6, Will -1 HEZROU CR 11
XP 12,800
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. hp 145 or 190, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
Melee bite +3 (1d6+2 plus grab) or tongue +3 touch (4d6 fire Bestiary, Demon, Hezrou)
damage)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (15 ft. with tongue)
Special Attacks pull (tongue, 5 feet), swallow whole (1d4 M78 Discus Thrower
bludgeoning damage, AC 10, 1 hp), tongue
In the center of this room stands a nine foot tall statue of an Olympic
Str 15, Dex 13, Con 16, Int 1, Wis 8, Cha 6 discus thrower. The statue is beautifully sculpted but it is far too heavy
Base Atk +1; CMB +3 (+7 grapple); CMD 14 (18 vs. trip) to move. If any character enters the room there is a 75% chance that the
Feats Lightning Reflexes statue will animate long enough to throw the discus at them at +20 to hit.
Skills Acrobatics +9 (+13 jumping), Perception +3, Stealth +5, The discus does 5d10 damage.
Swim +10; Racial Modifiers +4 Acrobatics (+8 jumping), +4 If the statue does not throw the discus there is a 10% chance it will
Stealth explode, doing 10d10 damage to anyone in the room unless they succeed
on a DC 20 Reflex saving throw for half damage. If both percentage
Tongue of Fire (Ex) A giant frog of flames tongue of is a chances fail, the statue remains inanimate until the party leaves and re-
primary attack with reach equal to three times the frogs enters the room, or some other creature enters.
normal reach (15 feet for a medium giant frog). A giant
frog of flames tongue deals 4d6 fire damage on a hit. The
giant frog of flame may then attempt to gain a grapple, M79 Black Cage Match
inflicting 4d6 damage per round automatically as long as it
maintains the grapple. The frog may attempt to swallow its This room is all black, with a single torch mounted on the far wall.
target whole, inflicting burning damage every round until its Anyone who enters the room will feel a vague sense of uneasea feeling
opponent is dead or escapes. of malice that seems to emanate from the room itself. This feeling grows,
as if the room itself were growing in evil power.
After four rounds an iron portcullis will slam down in the doorway,
M76 Washroom blocking all escape. The portcullis is made of unbreakable metal that
cannot even be bent regardless of strength. A cloaked, hooded figure will
This room is strewn with garbage. There is an old, rusty washtub, half appear in the room. This figure is nine feet tall with only glowing green
full of water, sitting against the far wall. A small model of a merchant eyes visible within its hood. The figure will ask if anyone cares to duel.
vessel, made with excellent skill, floats in the tub. If a character accepts the challenge to a duel, all of that characters
If the model ship is removed from the tub, or if remove curse is cast clothing and equipment will disappear, leaving him clad in a jesters outfit,
on it, the ship will return to its original 85 ft. length. The ship will be with a small rattle in one hand. A black longsword (or other suitable
destroyed in a wrenching scream of wood and nails that blasts out of weapon of the GMs choice) will appear at the characters feet. If the
the room and into the hallway outside. Anyone in the room when this character who has accepted the challenge picks up the weapon at his feet
happens will suffer 10d10 damage from crushing and goring unless they the figure will disappear and the portcullis will open. If the character does
succeed on a DC 22 Reflex save for half damage. Anyone in the hallway, not pick up the weapon it will leap up at him, striking at +12 to hit until it
within 20 ft. of the door when the ship explodes out of it will take 5d10 has inflicted six hit points of damage. Once it has inflicted six points of
damage from flying nails and splinters unless they succeed on a DC 17 damage, the weapon will drop to the floor again.
Reflex save for half damage. Attacks launched against the figure by other party members will pass
There is a chest in the wreckage of the ship. It requires a DC 17 straight through without harm or even any feeling of impact. The figure
Perception skill check to find amidst the shattered spars, planks and is entirely illusionary.
rigging. The chest holds 1,577 gp, all stamped with the emblems of a In either case the figure vanishes and the portcullis opens. All of the
maritime kingdom near to the campaign setting, but at least five centuries characters lost equipment appears at his feet. The jesters outfit is of high
old. At the GMs discretion, the coins might actually be worth more than quality and might fetch 20 gp if sold to the right buyer.
their monetary value to a collector.

M80 Magical Spheres

M77 Sitting Room
Two spheres, about three feet in diameter, are floating about six feet off
Alphonz J. Shagnasty, a hezrou demon, lairs in this room. When the the floor in this room. One of the spheres is blue and the other is white.
party enters Alphonz will be sitting at a table, sipping from a glass of If the two spheres are touched at the same time by the same person, that
brandy. Alphonz is not as classless as most demons, but his hospitality person will permanently gain one hit point. Unfortunately, one random
does not extend to adventurers. He will try to render intruders down into slashing or piercing weapon on the character will turn to lead, doubling
nice sacks of blood. its weight, permanently canceling any magical powers and rendering the
The party member who strikes the killing blow on Alphonz will be weapon useless.
rewarded with a glass of fine brandy that appears in his hand, along with
a wooden box holding a bottle that contains the rest of the brandy. The
brandy is worth 300 sp. M81 Orc Chieftains Sitting Room
Alphonz has some nice furniture in the room, somewhat strained by
having to hold his demonic bulk. The table, chairs, cabinet and other Bolgora, a powerful orc chieftain, is crouching in this room when the
odd pieces in the room will be smashed when the party provokes a fight party opens the door. He is hiding behind a pile of broken furniture,

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waiting for the other orcs he believes are pursuing him. He will leap followers came to the monastery with him but only Conrad has survived
out with a yell and attack the party to keep them from getting his prized mostly due to his superior running skills.
weapon. A few hours ago, Conrad wandered into room M88, where he was
Bolgora is wielding a longsword that glows blue with magical power. shocked to meet a demon that he now considers his arch nemesis. He
He found it several days ago in the Black Monastery, while leading a attacked the demon in righteous fury, but fled after one round when he
small raiding party of fellow elite warriors. Bolgora believes that he has realized his battle was hopeless. Now, he believes that the monster can
acquired some sort of legendary blade that will scythe down his enemies only be defeated by righteous, non-violent action.
and make him a hero of his race. He also believes that other orcs are Conrad will point to the wall of room M88. There is a horrid creature
looking for him because they envy him for his weapon and want to take it. of the nether realms next door and you must get it to leave. But, you must
His orc warrior companions had to die because they could not be trusted. not harm it.
Now, he will protect the weapon with his life. Conrad offers to pay the party for their services by casting either a cure
In fact, Bolgoras magical blade has only one power. It is the power to serious wounds, remove curse or remove disease spell on a party member,
glow vivid blue, like a band of blue flame. It is double to brightness of an but only if they manage to fulfill his quest without violence. He only has
ordinary magical swordand it is blue! It has no other bonuses or hidden a remove curse spell actually prepared but he will offer to pray, meditate
powers to grant. and carry on for as long as it takes to prepare one of the other two.
At the GMs discretion, it is possible that other elite orc warriors are Although Conrad is quite insane, he bears the party no initial ill will. If
indeed looking for Bolgora and want to take his magical blade. A force asked, he will agree to accompany the party. He will assume that he is
of these warriors may turn up after the party has slain Bolgora. When the leader and will offer advice, give orders and talk about his great and
they find the sword gone, they will search for whoever might have taken righteous powers every chance he gets. If the party attacks Conrad he will
it. Since it is likely that a party member will assume that the blade has attempt to destroy them all, but only for one round. Then he will flee off
powers that have not yet manifested, the party will probably have the into the darkness of the monastery corridors. Conrad may encounter the
blade with them whenever the orc raiders catch up to them. party again at the GMs discretion.

BOLGORA, ORC CHIEFTAIN CR 6 CONRAD THE RIGHTEOUS CR 6

XP 800 XP 2,400
Male orc warrior 9 Male human adept 8
CE Medium humanoid CN humanoid (human)
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0 Init +1; Senses Perception
Weakness light sensitivity
AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 10 (+1 Dex)
AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +3 Dex) hp 35 or 56 (8d6+8 plus 8)
hp 76 or 117 (9d10+27) Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +11
Fort +9, Ref +6, Will +3
Defensive Abilities ferocity Speed 30 ft
Melee light mace +4 (1d8)
Speed 20 ft. (30 ft. base) Adept Spells Prepared (CL 8th)
Melee masterwork longsword +16/+11 (1d8+5/1720) 3rdremove curse (DC 16)
2ndcure moderate wounds, resist energy (DC 15)
Str 20, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 10 1stbless, command, cure light wounds, sleep (DC 14)
Base Atk +9; CMB +14; CMD 27 0 (at will)create water, detect magic, purify food and drink
Feats Combat Reflexes, Improved Critical (longsword), (DC 13)
Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus
(longsword) Str 10, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 15
Skills Intimidate +12 Base Atk +4; CMB +4; CMD 16
Languages Common, Orc Feats Great Fortitude, Iron Will, Leadership, Lightning
SQ weapon familiarity Reflexes, Run
Combat Gear breastplate, glowing blue masterwork Skills Heal +14, Knowledge (religion) +11, Perception +11
longsword SQ summon familiar
Combat Gear light mace; Other Gear wooden holy symbol,
Ferocity (Ex) An orc remains conscious and can continue 25 sp, white robe
fighting even if its hit point total is below 0. It is still staggered
and loses 1 hit point each round. A creature with ferocity
still dies when its hit point total reaches a negative amount M83 Mug Room
equal to its Constitution score
There is a tin mug of fine ale lying on its side on the floor of this room.
Whenever this mug is tipped over and then held upright it will fill with
M82 Conrad the Righteous fine ale. The ale is very intoxicating and will render a character that drinks
a full cup of its contents -2 to all attacks for one hour, but +3 to damage
A young man is sitting in a corner of this room. He is praying with a during that time. For each subsequent full cup consumed the drinker loses
holy symbol clutched with both hands, pressed against his forehead. He another cumulative -1 to hit (but not another +3 to damage). The ale is
calls himself Conrad the Righteous. A DC 15 Knowledge (local) check really good and the imbiber will not notice the effects until he has taken
will recall that Conrad is a local hedge priest who has begun to attract a three or four drinks. The GM decides when the character starts to feel
small following. He is a religious fanatic who is known for his powerful the effects.
condemnations of anyone who disagrees with him. He started as a local
madman who could amaze simple people with minor spells. He believes
himself to be a rising man of destiny, although he is somewhat vague M84 Dark Puddle
about his actual doctrine and goals.
Conrad has come to the Black Monastery on a quest. I have come to A puddle of dark liquid fills this area. It is cold and viscous to the touch,
cleanse this abode of evil. He believes that he will claim the monastery but otherwise has no magical properties. If any party member touches the
as a new home for the religious order he intends to found. A few of his puddle, three mist men will rise out of it and attack. Their main target

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will be the offending character, but anyone who gets in their way is also inflicting 2d6 damage before opening again. If a second person of the
a valid target. same party steps between the same partition walls a bag of 40 gp will
When the mist men are slain, they sink back down into the puddle. appear at his feet. All subsequent tests of these two partitions will result
Where each mist man was slain there will be a black gemstone worth in slam damage but no further rewards. The other pair of partitions are
100gp. The gemstones will glow with abjuration magic under a detect entirely mundane.
magic spell. They are linked to the mist men and to this chamber of the
Black Monastery.
Eight days after the mist men are slain, they will return to wherever M87 Ambush!
their gemstones are at the moment. They will attempt to slay anyone who
has the stones. After the mist men have attacked and been slain again, or Three human bandits wait around the corner here. They will attempt
if they slay their target and survive, the gemstones will disappear from to ambush the party.
wherever they are and reappear in are M84 in the Black Monastery. These bandits usually make a living as horse thieves but looting the
If the party has sold these gemstones to someone else in the interim, Black Monastery proved too tempting to them. They are experienced
there may be complications for the characters. They may be blamed for highwaymen who are accustomed to robbing people who are much
a causing a magical death, or even accused of murder. The details are at weaker.
the GMs discretion. The bandits arent really willing to face any of the monsters in the
monastery but they have been preying upon other groups of looters. When
MIST MEN (3) CR 4 not enough looters came back out the front gates, these bandits ventured
XP 1,200 inside to look for them. They will have no idea that the party is extremely
N Medium outsider (air, elemental, extraplanar) dangerous until it is too late.
Init +9; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +7 The bandits will confront the party, demanding that they lay down their
weapons. Two of the bandits will cover the party with heavy crossbows
AC 19, touch 16, flat-footed 13 (+5 Dex, +1 dodge, +3 while the third points his longsword at them as he speaks. They want any
natural) coins, gems or jewelry the party might have found lying about. They will
hp 30 (4d10+8) run as soon as they realize their mistake.
Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +1 At the GMs discretion, there might be more bandits lurking behind
Defensive Abilities air mastery; Immune elemental traits these three, or crouching in the shadows somewhere behind the party.
These cohorts will leap to aid their fellow robbers.
Speed 30 ft
Melee slam +9 (1d6+3) BANDITS (3) CR 5
Special Attacks blinding smoke XP 800
Male human warrior 7
Str 14, Dex 21, Con 14, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11 CE humanoid (human)
Base Atk +4; CMB +6; CMD 22 Init +2; Senses Perception +7
Feats Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved InitiativeB, Weapon
FinesseB AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, +2 shield)
Skills Acrobatics +11, Escape Artist +9, Fly +17, Knowledge hp 53 or 84 (7d10+14)
(planes) +1, Perception +7, Stealth +10 Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +2

Blinding Smoke (Ex) Once every four rounds, a mist man Speed 30 ft
can breathe out a heavy cloud of choking smoke in a 15 Melee mwk longsword +12/+7 (1d8+3/1920)
foot cone. Anyone caught in the cone must succeed on Ranged heavy crossbow +10 (1d10/1920)
a DC 14 Reflex save or be blinded by noxious fumes for 1d4
rounds. A successful save against the blinding smoke attack Str 17, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10
of one mist man is immune to that mist mans blinding Base Atk +7; CMB +10; CMD 22
attacks for 24 hours. Mist men are immune to each others Feats Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative,
blinding smoke attacks. Weapon Focus (longsword), Weapon Focus (heavy
crossbow),
Skills Handle Animal +10, Intimidate +10, Perception +7
M85 Collapsed Ceiling Combat Gear masterwork longsword, chain shirt, light steel
shield, heavy crossbow, 20 bolts; Other Gear 22 sp
The ceiling is only 5 ft. high in this room. Sections of the roof have been
crushed in by heavy stones, collapsing the roof and leaving only a small
clearance to scramble through. This damage is a permanent part of the M88 Summoning Room
Black Monasterys structure and will always be there when the building
manifests itself on this plane. It is possible to climb out onto the roof from This room is the lair of a vrock demon. This is the beast referred to
this room (DC 10 Climb check). by Conrad, the young man in room M82 (see above). In order to have a
A small statue of an incredibly ugly woman stands in the low clearance spell cast upon them by Conrad, as agreed, the party must not harm this
area, amidst a puddle of rain water dripping in from the broken room. The creature. If the party simply asks the creature to leave without attacking
statue emits emotions of fear and revulsion to any who hold or look at it. it, the demon will walk out the door and vanish (see below). Otherwise,
There are no skill or combat penalties for these feelings, but the statue the party is in for a fight and Conrad will not grant the agreed upon spell.
will be a very uncomfortable object to keep around. (A paladin wouldnt The demon is guarding a room that is covered in magical circles and
notice any feelings at all!) The statue weighs only two pounds and might arcane symbols. These symbols were drawn by members of the Black
sell to a collector for as much as 100 gp. Brotherhood as part of the summoning rituals they used in their daily
activities. A part of the enchantment on this room is that summoned
creatures cannot leave it without permission.
M86 Partitions The vrock was summoned by Commodious, a mid-level member of
the Black Brotherhood who was working far beyond his proper level
There are two sets of stone partitions in this room. When a person of skill. Commodious used a summoning scroll, intending to send the
steps between the northernmost pair of partitions they will slam together demon to attack the forces besieging the monastery. Instead, he botched

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the summoning spell and was torn apart and consumed by his would-be monster will immediately take its anger out on the party.
outsider servant. The vrock has been waiting here ever since, devouring
anyone who comes into the room and trying to escape. GREATER BARGHEST CR 7
If the party gives the demon permission to leave the room, it will repay XP 3,200
its debt to them by vomiting out Commodious treasure and magical items hp85 or 126, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
before it goes. These items include a ring of the ram, a +2 light mace, Bestiary, Barghest, Greater)
scrolls of cure critical wounds and neutralize poison (both at 9th level),
5 x 25gp gems, 165 gp and a 25 gp silver unholy symbol bearing the tear
and pentagram emblem of the Black Brotherhood. M90 The Bawdy Playroom
VROCK CR 9 My goodness! What kind of indecency is this? This room is decorated
XP 6,400 as a ladys dressing room, complete with a lady. The woman is under
hp 112 or 153, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games attack by a nude man and is screaming for help. If anyone interferes, both
Bestiary, Demon, Vrock) the lady and the man will brandish daggers and attack.
These people are local nobles who are under an enchantment. A DC
25 Knowledge (nobility) check will allow a party member to recognize
M89 Magic Mirror them. They are Constancia and Ramone, a noblewoman and her
infamous, rakish paramour who were drawn to the Black Monastery to
The entire north wall of this room is covered with a mirror of life look for treasure and excitement. The two are currently playing out the
trapping. Anyone who looks at the mirror (up to a maximum of 13 lascivious intentions of the Black Brotherhood members who enchanted
creatures) will be drawn inside it unless they succeed on a DC 23 Will this room. Constancia picked up one of the items on the dressing table
save to resist this effect. After the first party member enters the room, sees and was magically compelled to act out a role in a bawdy play that was
his reflection and is drawn into the mirror or makes his save, others have popular five centuries ago. Ramone isnt sure what happened to him and
a 50% chance to avoid looking at the mirror as if it were a gaze attack. he has no idea what happened to his clothing, armor and weapons. He
Any reasonable plan to shatter the mirror will work. Shattering the mirror also doesnt know where he got the masterwork dagger he used against
will release everyone trapped inside, including a couple of creatures that the party or where he was hiding it before he attacked them. Most likely,
are not party members. One is the body of a long-dead warrior wearing the same enchantment ensnared them both and the mystery of the hidden
+2 chain mail and holding a masterwork bastard sword. The other is a dagger is best left unsolved.
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spell on them or subdues and ties them up for 10 minutes. After that time the
curse will expire and they will return to their senses; a bit puzzled about what
happened to them. The pair will want no further adventures and (as soon as
M92 Art Room
Ramone finds something to put on) they will ask the party to help them escape On the west wall of this room is a large canvas. At the bottom of the
the monastery. There will be a 1,000 gp reward for this action, paid to the canvas is a tray with brushes and paints. If anything is painted on the
party one month after they return from the Black Monastery. canvas it will become real. (It is not possible to paint magical powers,
It is likely that the party will kill Ramone and Constancia when they so any magic items painted on the canvas will be of high quality, but
attack. There is no alignment violation or other divine penalty if the party otherwise mundane.) Objects will appear the same size as they are
makes this choice. Its just another tragedy that can be ascribed to this painted. The canvas can only be used once. It is 7 ft. x 5 ft. in size.
cursed place.
Constancia is wearing pieces of jewelry valued at 150 gp, 250 gp, 300 gp
and 500 gp. The 300 gp jewelry is a pendant with the letter C inscribed
on it. This piece is well known to any jeweler in the area since Constancia
M93 Witchs Cauldron
is a patron of many of them. At the GMs discretion, the jewelers might An old lady, wearing a black cloak, stirs a cauldron full of boiling liquid.
report this matter to the authorities, presenting the party members with She will offer a bowl full of the stuff to anyone who wants some. Anyone
awkward questions and a difficult situation. who eats this brew will grow to twice their normal size. Equipment and
The furniture in the room includes a canopied bed, a ladys dressing armor also grows to match. This effect will last for 1d4 days. During
table, a padded chair, a couch and a wardrobe. The wardrobe is empty. that time the character will have a Strength of 39, which is equivalent to
Under the bed there is a small chest with a masterwork silver dagger and a storm giant. Unfortunately, the old lady will only give four doses for
a pearl necklace worth 100 gp. There are five empty crystal decanters on free. If the party wants any more than that they must sacrifice the life of
the dressing table worth 25 gp each. There is a crystal mirror and a crystal one character to pay for two doses. If the lady is attacked both she and her
comb worth 35 gp each. cauldron will vanish.

CONSTANCIA AND RAMONE CR 8

XP 4,800
Female and male human aristocrat 10
M94 Casket
N Medium humanoid (human) This room is mostly empty. A small casket (approximately four feet
Init +7; Senses Perception +13 long) sits in the middle of the room. Inside the casket is a longsword,
wrapped in rich velvets. The longsword is of masterwork quality and
AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex, +1 Dodge) it shines with polished, magical light. The blade is inscribed with the
hp 75 or 110 (10d8+30) words, Maul Maul, All Heads Fall, And Mine Alone Remains. The
Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +7 sword is good aligned. It is +2 to hit and +5 damage against evil or
chaotic targets. If the sword is used against a good creature it will twist
Speed 30 ft in the wielders hand, rendering him unable to strike a blow with it. The
Melee masterwork dagger +9/+4 (1d4+3/1920) and sword will then stick to the wielders hand until a remove curse spell is
masterwork dagger +9 (1d4+1/1920) cast upon it.
Ranged masterwork dagger +11 (1d4+3/1920) This blade was left here the last time the Black Monastery appeared. Its
wielder was a paladin who carried it as his prized weapon. During a battle
Str 16, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 16 in the monastery, the paladin was attacked by a local man who was under
Base Atk +7, CMB +10, CMD 23 an enchantment. When the paladin tried to strike his opponent, the sword
Feats Dodge, Improved Initiative, Improved Two-Weapon turned against him. He left the blade here after a remove curse detached
Fighting, Mobility, Spring Attack, Weapon Focus (dagger) it from his armored hand, awaiting another hero worthy to wield it. A DC
Skills Acrobatics +13, Bluff +16, Intimidate +16, Perception 25 Knowledge (history) skill check allows a party member to recall that
+13 the paladins name was Sir Edgar of Mount Joy. A DC 30 Knowledge
(history) skill check allows a character to remember that the swords name

M91 Study
was Logos, Word of Justice.

This room resembles a den or study. There is a fireplace in the north

wall with real logs ablaze in it. There are several bookshelves and a large,
M95 Secret Jar Room
high-backed chair that faces away from the door. From the door it is not This secret door is hard to detect. Such is the skill with which it is
possible to see the large skeleton in a dinner jacket that is sitting in it. hidden that a DC 30 Perception skill check is required to spot it. The
A DC 15 Perception check will help a character notice the smoke from door is locked with an arcane lock spell and a superior quality key lock
the skeletons pipe. If the skeleton is disturbed in any way it will call for that requires a DC 40 Disable Device skill check to defeat. The lock is
its butler. The butler is a zombie that appears next to the chair and trapped with two poisoned needles that inject anyone who touches it with
attacks. The skeleton will disappear if struck or touched. both sassone leaf residue and wyvern poison.
The bookshelves are empty except for a few scraps of parchment. The Inside the room is a clay vessel that is studded with gems and bound
other furniture in the room, including the high-backed chair, will prove to with gold bands. The vessel has a value of 8,000 gp. It is the jar that the
be old and decayed beyond use. lich Sacavious used to hold most of desiccated internal organs as part of
An examination of the dead zombie will reveal that this particular undead the necromantic rituals that were intended to turn him into a lich. These
monster has not been dead for long. A DC 30 Knowledge (nobility) skill organs are still inside the jar, mummified into hunks of grey, leathery flesh.
check will allow a party member to recognize Sir Ralph Halifax, a young Although damaging these discarded organs will not harm Sacavious, it
knight who went missing some weeks ago. Sir Ralphs family will not be will certainly annoy him, since even his lich form can feel what happens
grateful to hear of his fate, but they will reward the party if they bring his to his former innards. Damaging these organs will cause his corpse to stir
body home for proper burial. and awaken in room TS9 of the Tower of Sacavious. Shattering this jar
during actual combat with Sacavious will cause the lich to stagger and
ZOMBIE BUTLER CR 2 miss one round of actions, possibly giving the party the edge it needs to
XP 200 survive the encounter. If the party has already encountered and destroyed
hp 16, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Sacavious before they find this jar, the lich wont notice when they tamper
Zombie) with his guts.

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FIRST POISON NEEDLE TRAP CR 3 feet off the main floor. A search of the stage will reveal a side door that
XP 800 allows access to get underneath it, as well as four trapdoors on the top of
Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20 the stage.
Trigger touch; Reset none What will probably interest the party more than the stage and benches
Effect Atk +10 ranged (poison needle; 1 plus sassone leaf is what is on them. Someone has created and posed a large number of
residue, DC 16 Fortitude save) stuffed dummies all around the room. There are almost a hundred of
them. Some of the dummies are posed on the benches as if watching a
SECOND POISON NEEDLE TRAP CR 5 performance. Some are standing against the perimeter walls. About three
XP 1,600 dozen dummies are posed on the stage, leaning on each other, or sitting
Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20 with their feet dangling over the edge. The dummies are made of rags,
Trigger touch; Reset none straw, scraps of leather and other pieces of refuse. All of them have pieces
Effect Atk +10 ranged (poison needle; 1 plus wyvern poison, of black wood, shaped like crude, black arrows, sticking out of their heads
DC 17 Fortitude save) or jammed through their feet, hands and torsos.
A careful observer will note that the dummies are all different. They are,
in fact, portraits. They are images of people who have died in the Black
M96 Macabre Chandelier Monastery since its most recent appearance. Some are clearly elves,
dwarves or halflings. Some are humans with cloth representing armor or
A skull is suspended from the ceiling on a hook. When anyone enters wizard robes. Some of them have wooden swords. All have creepy smiles
the room the skill will begin to slowly drip fresh blood. Although there stitched on their faces.
is no other power or effect of this display, other than to look creepy and This is the bizarre work of the shadows that haunt this large room.
revolting, there is a palpable sense of evil in this room that will offend These are the shades of 13 brothers who took the most pleasure in the
good characters. Smashing the skull ends both the feeling and the displays put on here. Their doom, in death, has been to haunt the place
dripping blood. where they did so many evil acts while they were living.
The shadows will all have taken refuge under the stage when the party
brings light sources into the room. As the party examines the theatre,
M97 The Theatre of Death the shadows will slip out and begin to follow them about the room. This
is another form of creepy performance art as the shadows mimic the
This room was used as an auditorium and theatre by the monks of the movements of their victims. At the GMs discretion, party members may
Black Brotherhood. Most of the performances put on here were not very be given opportunity DC 25 Perception skill checks to notice that some
pretty as the brothers were inclined toward subjects that were disgusting of their comrades have extra shadows that are following them through the
or horrifying. This was a theatre of death and other unspeakable crimes. dimness of the monastery.
The old theatre has rows of brittle, wooden benches set up facing a If they are discovered, or if the party members begin to damage more
wooden stage. The stage is almost as brittle as the benches, and will than two or three of their creations, the shadows will attack. Their goal
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join them as members of the cast. The shadows already have dummies
representing the party members set up in room M100 (see below) for
placement in this display when they are ready.
M100 Party Dummies
Under the stage, the party will find piles of dry straw and another pile Standing about this room is a group of life-sized stuffed dummies,
of very old clothing, bits of cloth, pieces of charcoal, leather straps and including one for each character in the party as well as any non-player
string. These are the raw materials gathered by the shadows for their characters with them. Each dummy closely resembles a party member. If
creations. Among this refuse are pieces of what used to be costumes. any of the party has died in the monastery there will be a number of small,
There is a 50 gp gem set into an old, wooden crown. crude black arrows protruding from the face of the dummy representing
At the far back, under the stage, is a small altar, made of an iron cauldron, that character.
scribed with evil runes and filled with charred, human bones. This evil These dummies are the work of the shadows that lair in room M97. This
shrine binds the shadows to their malevolent hobby. room is essentially the prop room for the demented diorama that has been
The party is free to dump over the cauldron shrine and smash or burn the staged in that room. The shadows plan to add them to the display as soon
dummies. No matter what they do, the shrine will reappear next time the as the player characters have all qualified for their parts by dying inside
Black Monastery manifests in this world and the Theatre of Death will be the Black Monastery.
back in business, waiting for a new cast of doomed adventurers.

SHADOWS (13)
XP 800
CR 3 M101 Merchants Daughter
hp 19, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, A beautiful girl is sobbing in this room. She is Ophelia, the daughter
Shadow) of a nobleman or wealthy merchant (GMs choice) from the local region.
Special: While they are in the Theatre of Death, these Ophelia will run to the first human male to enter the room and declare that
shadows are an extra +2 resistant to channeling, for a total she has fallen in love with him.
channel resistance of +4. Although Ophelia will do her best to look and act foolish, she is nothing
of the kind. At age 17 she is already a sophisticated lady and a skilled

M98 X Marks the Spot diplomat. It is up to the GM to explain what Ophelia is doing in the Black
Monastery. It is possible that she was abducted and brought here just
for spite by some evil creature. It is also possible that Ophelia came to
In the middle of the floor in this room is a skull, sitting atop two bones the Black Monastery on her own, possibly with companions, looking for
that are crossed in an X shape. If this arrangement is moved in any way treasure or as a spy for the local kingdom. Either way, she is terrified to be
the 5 ft. x 5 ft. section of floor under it will disappear to reveal dirt. Buried lost in the monastery and will be very grateful to be rescued.
in the dirt are the remains of a human. The body was carrying a large If the GM decides that Ophelia is a spy, change her Appraise skill to
magical +3 cutlass and 22 gp. The cutlass will do damage as a great Bluff +12 and her Diplomacy skill to Sense Motive +12.
sword but must be wielded with two hands. Of course, Ophelia will not actually be in love with her rescuer, but
The party must disturb a grave in order to get the treasure in this room. rescuing her anyway would not be a bad start to a courtship. Returning
This will bring a curse down upon whoever carries away the cutlass. Ophelia to her home, or at least helping her get out of the monastery, could
The first time a party member attempts to wield the +3 cutlass in actual provide the party with a connection in court, a noble family that owes
combat, a hell hound will appear with a howl and a jet of flames. This them a favor or a rich merchant willing to pay them a reward.
monster will attack anyone wielding the cutlass until it is destroyed and Ophelia will not be interested in taking further risks in the Black
disappears or the offending character is slain. Monastery, but the GM might choose to have her know part of the
This event will repeat itself three times, whenever the cutlass is used in background given in the first section of this module. It should be
battle. If the wielder survives three attacks, the curse is broken. If the something that the party does not already know.
hell hound slays its target it will pick up the magical blade in its jaws and
disappear with it. At the GMs discretion, there might be 2-5 hell hounds OPHELIA CR 2
instead of just one. XP 600
Female human aristocrat 5
HELL HOUND CR 3 NG Medium humanoid (human)
XP 800 Init +1 Senses Perception +9
hp 30, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Hell
Hound) AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 10 (+1 Dex)
hp 17 or 30 (5d6)
Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +7
M99 Floating Bracelets
Speed 30 ft
Two gold bracelets with a teardrop and pentagram engraved on each of Melee +3 dagger +5 (1d4+2)
them are suspended five feet off the ground, floating in mid-air. This is Ranged +3 dagger +7 (1d4+2/1920)
a pair of bracelets of undeath. If both bracelets are placed on both arms,
the wearer gains the undead traits of immunity to sleep, charm and hold Str 9, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 19
spells. Cold-based attacks also have no effect on the wearer, who is also Base Atk +3, CMB +2, CMD 13
immune to all poisons. Feats Great Fortitude, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus
Choosing to wear the bracers of undeath may be a fateful decision (Diplomacy)
for a player character. For each week the bracers are worn the wearer Skills Appraise +9, Intimidate +12, Diplomacy +15,
must succeed on a DC 20 Fortitude save or fall under the bracers Knowledge (nobility) +9, Perception +9
control, permanently changing the characters alignment to evil. A Languages Common, Elven
second failed saving throw means that the character will begin to lose Combat Gear +3 dagger; Other Gear bag with 57 sp and
1d4 Constitution points per day until death or a remove curse spell is 107 gp
cast on the character.
Anyone who dies from this effect will immediately rise as a
zombie. The newly risen zombie will have the overwhelming urge M102 Smelly Room
to return the bracelets of undeath to their place in this room of the
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natural)
M103 Smelly Room hp 26 or 44 (4d10+4)
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +4
This room is empty except for the smell of decaying flesh. Immune poison; SR 14

Speed 30 ft.
M104 Remains of Battle Melee claws +8 (1d6+3) and bite +6 (1d8+1+poison)
Special Attacks poison
This room is the final resting place of 18 spiders, six humans and four
orcs. These corpses have been ripening for some time and are almost Str 16, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 12
unrecognizable. Maggots cover the bodies. Under a pile of limbs and body Base Atk +4; CMB +7; CMD 25 (cannot be tripped)
parts is a cloak of vampire flight. This magic item allows the wearer to Feats Dodge, Skill Focus (stealth)B, Weapon Finesse
assume bat form at will under an open sky at night. If the wearer is caught Skills Climb +7, Escape Artist +6, Perception +7, Stealth +9
in the sun in bat form he will suffer 1d8 hit points of damage per round of Languages Ophidian
exposure. Any character touching this cloak without cleansing it first has a
Ophidian Poison (Ex) biteinjury; save Fort DC 13, frequency
chance of catching slimy doom disease (DC 14 Fortitude negates).
1/round for 6 rounds, effect 1d2 Con, cure 1 saves The save
DC is Constitution-based.
M105 Rat Tunnels
The door leading into this chamber has an entire section of its lower
M110 Glass Blowing Shop
panels gnawed away. This was done by dire rats, coming up from
In the north part of the room there are a pair of huge bellows pumping
Dungeon Two to gnaw at the carrion in room M104.
away by themselves at a furnace. As the party enters the room a rack of
A rat hole in the center of the floor in this room leads down to room
glass items, including cups, bottles and window panes, will fall to the floor
D2D. The rat tunnel is nine inches in diameter. It twists and turns for a
with a crash. As the glass shatters a seven foot tall human figure made of
considerable distance before reaching the ceiling of D2D. There are many
glass will rise from the wreckage, wielding a pair of swords constructed
places that require a tight squeeze even for a giant rat.
from bright, glowing crystal.
The figure is a glass golem. Although its hands are depicted holding a
M106 Empty Room pair of swords, these weapons count as the golems normal attacks. The
swords shatter with the rest of the golem when the construct is slain.
This room is empty when the party discovers it. GLASS GOLEM CR 8
XP 4,800

M107 Empty Room hp 96 or 156, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary
II, Golem, Glass)

This room is empty when the party discovers it..

M111 Stone Room
M108 Empty Room A large pile of rocks on the floor are the perfect size for slings or
throwing. There are 200 stones, one of which is a sling stone +3 to hit
This room is empty when the party discovers it. and +8 to damage. A detect magic spell is required to discern the stones
magical nature.

M109 Pool of the Ophidians

M112 Dead Halfling
There is a five foot by eight foot pool of water set into the eastern part
of this room. The pool is guarded by three large snakelike figures with A halflings body lies on the floor in this room. The halfling was carrying
human heads and torsos. These creatures are ophidians. They will attack a large and elaborate pipe of many rings and a small pouch of tobacco. A
anyone who comes within two feet of the pool. The creatures will fight to DC 25 Knowledge (local) skill check reveals that this halfling is from a
grapple victims and drag them into the pool. If the fight is going against specific nearby halfling enclave. A DC 30 Knowledge (local) skill check
them the creatures will jump back into the pool and swim away into a reveals that this particular halflings name was Philo Pipeweaver. He
flooded cistern beneath this room. disappeared a week ago from his farm after telling friends he was going
When the party first tries to cross this room they will be confronted treasure hunting.
with a green cloud of mist in the shape of a very tall human. If a party The pipe of many rings is enchanted to do all sorts of tricks involving
member tries to advance past the mist it will allow him to pass unless the smoke rings and other shapes. On command, smoke rings blowing by the
character is a fighter. In that case, the mist will meld into the fighter and user float about the room to any spot designated by the smoker. Once per
the character will take on a misty form for a moment. For the rest of the day the pipe is capable of generating a small representation of an actual
time the party is exploring the monastery this character will be immune to creature (such as a dragon) that will fly about the room or follow other
sword attacks. Instead of dealing damage, swords will pass right through simple commands. No special tobacco is required for the pipe to work.
the character, which will turn to mist for an instant as the blade passes
through.
M113 Tack Room
OPHIDIANS (3) CR 2
XP 800 This is a tack room that serves the stables in room M121. It is full of
CE Medium monstrous humanoid (reptilian) moldering hay and rotted leather goods. All of the leather goods are no
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., scent; Perception +7 longer of any value.
There is a ladder in the north half of the room leading up to a hayloft.
AC 20, touch 14, flat-footed 16 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, +6 When the first character shows his head in the hayloft a cimota lurking

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there will hurl a pitchfork at him, doing 1d6+3 damage. The cimota will artifact to which a cimota is bound, will be uneasy and
attack, fighting until it is destroyed. show signs of disquiet.

CIMOTA CR 4
XP 1,200
LE Medium undead
M114 Animated Rope
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft., lifesense; Perception +10 A section of rope, about six feet long and three inches thick, is writhing
Aura unnatural aura (30 ft.) about the floor of this room. The rope is an animated object dropped
here by another adventuring party when it got too difficult to carry along.
AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+5 natural, +3 Dex) When the party discovers it, the rope is twisting about like a snake in pain.
hp 47 or 65 (5d8+25) If any party member touches the rope it will lash out, trying to grapple and
Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +9 crush its new target.
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +2, displacement, The party might simply chop up the rope, or they could try to capture
unholy existence; Immune cold, electricity, undead traits; SR it. It is possible to defeat the rope in a grapple, pin it and then force it
12 into a sack. If this happens, then the rope will attack and try to grapple
anything it is dropped on or near whenever it is released from the bag.
Speed fly 60 ft. (good) The downside is that the rope will never get tired and never stop trying to
Melee 2 claws +6 (1d6+3/19-20) escape from any container.
Special Attack manifestation
ROPE ANIMATED OBJECT CR 3
Str 16, Dex 16, Con , Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 21 XP 800
Base Atk +3; CMB +6; CMD 19 hp 36 or 50, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Feats Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse Animated Object, Medium)
Skills Diplomacy +10, Fly +7, Intimidate +13, Knowledge
(planes) +7, Perception +10, Sense Motive +10, Stealth +11
Languages Common, Infernal M115 Wine Press Room
Displacement (Su) Cimota manifest on the Prime Material Black Monastery was known for its own vintage of red wine. Few
Plane as a shifting cloud of shadows that coalesce into their people outside the order ever knew the arcane experiments and disturbing
cloaked and hooded forms. On any round that a cimota ingredients that went into that wine. The brothers used their wine in
first manifests (see below), its shifting forms affect it as a ceremonies to the Dark God, and sold quite a bit of it for profit. Brother
displacement spell. Attacks on a cimota at this time have Tarquinus, one of the eight Scribes of Evil was the chief vintner for the
a 50% miss chance as if the cimota had total concealment. order. His dark wine was fortified with things not described to the orders
Unlike actual total concealment, this displacement does customers.
not prevent enemies from targeting a cimota normally. This The old wine press room is not in good shape. After centuries it is still
effect is canceled one round after a cimota manifests, or if filled with an almost unbearable stench of fermentation gone rampant.
a cimota takes any action in its new locale. There are six large vats, several strainers and two wine presses. Three
Lifesense (Su) A cimota notices and locates living creatures very large wine barrels, each enough to hold 300 gallons, are lying on
within 60 ft., just as if it possessed the blindsight ability. their sides on a rack against the west wall. A DC 15 Perception check
Manifestation (Su) As a standard action, a cimota can reveals that gurgling and splashing sounds are coming from inside the
transport itself via planar travel from any point on the Prime huge barrels. Every surface in the room is covered with a think layer of
Material Plane to another point within its defined area, or white filth, growing and feeding off the old decay.
within 300 ft. of the artifact to which it is bound. A cimota The wine barrels are sloshing and gurgling because an elemental is still
may also lurk on the Negative Material Plane, prepared to present in the room. This outsider was summoned long ago to prevent
manifest on the Prime Material if certain conditions are met, wine barrels from breaking open during processing. Although this
such as trespassers entering the area they are doomed creature is actually a water elemental, it has been trapped for so long in
to guard. A cimota cannot attack or move in the same this chamber that it now takes the form of a figure of stinking, sour wine.
round in which it manifests, although it may manifest as If anyone attempts to break open one of the huge barrels, the elemental
partial surprise action before initiative. A cimota benefits will come surging out of the cracks between the barrel staves and attack.
from displacement (see above) on the round in which it first If the elemental is slain, the last force holding what is left of the sour
manifests. wine in its containers will collapse. The result will be a putrid, purple
Unholy Existence (Su) Although it is possible to temporarily ooze splashed over everything in the room, including player characters.
destroy a cimotas physical form, it will return in 1d6 days, If the party flees, the elemental will not follow. It will return to its task of
manifesting again to continue its unholy existence. The holding the sour wine in the huge barrels. No matter what happens, the
only way to permanently destroy a cimota is to disrupt next time the Black Monastery manifests on this plane the barrels, wine,
its existence by consecrating the ground to which it is filth, stench and water elemental will all be restored and back in place.
tied or the destruction of the artifact to which it is bound.
Sometimes, significant alteration of an unholy place, such HUGE WATER ELEMENTAL CR 7
as demolition of an evil temple or burning a haunted forest, XP 3,200
could cause cimota to fade away permanently. Although hp 95, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
their physical forms may be damaged by normal attacks, Elemental, Water)
their unholy existence grants them SR 17. Because cimota
exist partially on the Negative Material Plane they are
subject to banishment or other spells that affect outsiders. M116 Wine Storage Barrels
Unnatural Aura (Su) Animals do not willingly approach
within 30 ft. of a cimota unless a master makes a DC 25 This room contains 14 barrels, sealed and standing along the walls. All
Handle Animal, Ride, or wild empathy check. This aura but one of these barrels contain wine that went to vinegar and spoiled
takes effect when a cimota manifests on the Prime Material long ago. They are covered with the same layer of white filth found on
Plane. Animals that come within 30 ft. of a place where everything in room M115 (see above). One barrel is empty. Moving it
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thicket. The tunnel is six feet high and three feet wide. will discover that his own name is inscribed there, with a date indicating
Slime on the tunnel walls may warn the party that some sort of creature that he died today. The third sheet does not cover a gravestone. It covers
has made the tunnel its lair. The ankheg is waiting 60 ft. down the tunnel, an earth elemental in the shape of a gravestone. This creature will attack
where it has built a nest. The ankhegs nest has three decaying human as soon as its sheet is removed, focusing its attacks on the character who
corpses. The corpses were carrying treasure, including 800 cp, 400 sp, uncovered the second stone.
380 gp, four gems worth 10-100 gp each and a poorly rendered gold If the party manages to defeat the earth elemental it will fall into rubble.
broach that was supposed to look like a naked woman. This broach is Amidst the rubble is a scattering of small emeralds. There are a total of
worth its equivalent weight of 1gp. 32 small emeralds in what is left of the earth elemental. They are worth
10 gp each.
ANKHEG CR 3
XP 800 LARGE EARTH ELEMENTAL CR 5
hp 28 or 42, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, XP 1,600
Ankheg) hp 68 or 104, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
Bestiary, Elemental, Earth)

M117 Empty Room

M120 Alchemists Workshop
This room is empty when the party discovers it.
There are bottles, beakers and all sorts of alchemical equipment
scattered on shelves about this room. Broken wooden furniture looks
M118 Good Dog like it used to be tables, chairs and a workbench. There are two trees
growing out of the flagstones. Their trunks pass through the ceiling
There is a particularly large and strong riding dog in this room. The above. A hammock is slung between the two trees. There is a liquor
dogs name is Rupert. It is saddled and bridled. There are scraps of cloth cabinet standing beside two trees with several useable chairs arranged
sacks scattered around the room, as well as a considerable amount of next to it.
droppings. A man in tattered, black robes is sitting in the hammock, drinking a mint
Rupert was left in this room by his halfling master several days ago. julep out of a glass beaker. His shrunken features and jagged fangs reveal
Unfortunately, Philo Pipeweaver, who was Ruperts master, did not him to be a ghoul. The ghoul says, Ah, visitors! Excellent! Leave your
survive long in the Black Monastery. His body is lying in room M112 weapons at the door and join me for a drink, wont you?
(see above). The dog has been waiting anxiously ever since. The scraps This ghoul is the undead remains of Doctor Brutus, a member of the
of cloth sacks held meat. Rupert scattered them about, tearing them open Black Brotherhood who was always a bit unconventional. Brutus was a
and eating their contents. The dog is very hungry and desperately thirsty. skilled alchemist who specialized in necromantic potions and concoctions
If Rupert is given water and led out of the monastery the dog will be brewed from human ingredients. He helped run the orders infirmary in
forever loyal to the person who rescued it. area M2 where he sometimes helped terminal patients along by testing
poisons on them. This room was his workshop
RUPERT, ADVANCED RIDING DOG CR 2 When the Black Monastery fell, Doctor Brutus was destroyed along
XP 600 with the other black monks, but it was not his fate to stay dead. Some of
N Medium animal the potions Doctor Brutus tested on himself took hold and raised him to
Init +2; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +8 undeath as a fully intelligent ghoul. It is now his curse to live in undead
twilight, bound to the Black Monastery.
AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 natural) The two trees were a special project. Brutus planted them and nourished
hp 26 or 40 (4d8+8) them on fertilizers made from human victims. Their tops extend through
Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +1 the ceiling, passing through the monastery roof. These trees are semi-
aware as a result of the arcane substances used to nurture them. They can
Speed 40 ft. subsist on water and soil but they hunger for human blood. Although they
Melee bite +6 (1d8+3 plus trip) are rooted in place, the trees will tear loose from their places and attack
with strength equal to treants if Doctor Brutus is attacked.
Str 16, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6 Doctor Brutus doesnt want to fight. Hed much rather talk. He only
Base Atk +3; CMB +6; CMD 18 (21 vs. trip) desires human flesh from time to time, when the urges overtake him, and
Feats Improved Natural Attack (bite), Skill Focus (Perception) there have been plenty of easy victims wandering the monastery in recent
Skills Acrobatics +6 (+14 jumping), Perception +9, Survival days. If anyone complies with the ghouls request he will mix them a
+2 (+6 scent tracking); Racial Modifiers +4 Acrobatics when green drink that is very tasty and functions as three doses of a potion of
jumping, +4 Survival when tracking by scent heroism (CL 9th).
Chances are the party will attack Doctor Brutus without trying his mint
juleps. This is fine with Brutus, who really wants his undead existence
M119 Stonecutter Shop to end. When he is stuck down, Brutus will look at his slayer and say,
Ah! Thank you! and then collapse to the floor. The trees will fight until
This large shop has eastern and western sections. The eastern section is destroyed but Brutus will not pursue party members out of his workshop.
the main workshop. There are several dozen unfinished gravestones and The trees will return to their positions and re-root after any battle.
monuments sitting on blocks, still waiting for their craftsmen. Chips and The liquor cabinet holds a selection of alcoholic beverages, concocted
stone dust cover much of the floor. There are two racks holding chisels by Brutus in his workshop. There are seven bottles of liquids of different
and hammers. A workbench holds finer chipping and polishing tools such colors. These might bring prices of 75 gp each. The cabinet also holds
as small hammers, chisels and polishing rags. Above the workbench sprigs of mint, sugar and a carafe of water for mixing the mint juleps. At
is a shelf with several iron squares, levels and templates. The wooden the GMs discretion, it is likely that the cabinet and all of its contents will
portions of the hammers and levels are old and very brittle. be destroyed when the trees attack.
The western section of the workshop holds gravestones that are ready No matter what happens, Doctor Brutus will not get his wish. Eight days
for inscriptions. There are a dozen stones stacked against one wall. In after he is slain, he will reappear in his workshop to continue his doomed
the center of the room are three very large and tall stones, covered with existence as a ghoul. When the Black Monastery next appears in this
sheets. Under the first sheet is an ornate, carven tombstone reading Abbot world, his trees will also be restored as they are now a part of the structure
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DOCTOR BRUTUS CR 11 +14, Knowledge (arcana) +13, Knowledge (nature) +13,

XP 12,800 Perception +14, Sleight of Hand +15, Spellcraft +13, Survival
Male ghoul alchemist 11 +13, Use Magic Device +14
CE Medium undead Languages Common
Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +14 SQ alchemy (+11), discovery (DC 17, acid bomb, combine
extracts, concentrate poison, extend potion, infusion),
AC 18 touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+4 Dex, +4 natural) mutagen, swift alchemy
hp 100 or 143 (2d8+11d8+39)
Fort +10, Ref +11, Will +9 Disease (Su) Ghoul Fever: Biteinjury; save Fort DC 14;
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +2, poison use; onset 1 day; frequency 1/day; effect 1d3 Con and 1d3
Immune poison, undead traits Dex damage; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is
Charisma-based.
Speed 30 ft.
Melee bite +12 (1d8+4 plus disease and paralysis) and 2 MAN-EATING TREANT S (2) CR 8
claws +13 (1d8+4 plus paralysis) XP 4,800
Ranged bomb +12 (6d6+2) CE Huge plant
Special Attacks bombs (6d6+2, DC 17 splash, 13/day), Init 1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +12
paralysis (1d4+1 rounds, DC 14, elves are immune to this
effect), swift poisoning AC 21, touch 7, flat-footed 21 (1 Dex, +14 natural, 2 size)
Alchemist Extracts Prepared (CL 11th) hp 114 (12d8+60)
4thstoneskin, universal formulae Fort +13, Ref +3, Will +9
3rdamplify elixir, fly, haste, heroism, thorn body DR 10/slashing; Immune plant traits; Vulnerability to fire
2ndfalse life, invisibility, lesser restoration, transmute potion
to poison, vomit swarm Speed 30 ft.
1stbombers eye, expeditious retreat, identify, shield, true Melee 2 slams +17 (2d6+9/1920)
strike Ranged rock +7 (2d6+13)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Str 18, Dex 18, Con , Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 16 Special Attacks rock throwing (180 ft.), trample (2d6+13, DC 25)
Base Atk +8; CMB +12; CMD 26
Feats Brew PotionB, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Str 29, Dex 8, Con 21, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 13
Improved Natural Attacks (bite), Improved Natural Attacks Base Atk +9; CMB +20; CMD 29
(claw), Point Blank Shot, Throw AnythingB, Weapon Focus Feats Alertness, Improved Critical (slam), Improved Sunder,
(claws) Iron Will, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (slam)
Skills Craft (alchemy) +15/+26, Disable Device +14, Heal Skills Diplomacy +9, Intimidate +9, Knowledge (nature) +9,

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Perception +12, Sense Motive +9, Stealth 9 (+7 in forests); Defensive Abilities bravery +1
Racial Modifiers +16 Stealth in forests
Languages Common, Sylvan, Treant Speed 40 ft.
SQ animate trees, double damage against objects, Melee 2 longswords +15 (1d8+8)
treespeech Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks trample (4d8+12), weapon training (heavy
blades +1)
M121 Stable
Str 22, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 5
The Black Brotherhood maintained a herd of heavy warhorses (all Base Atk +8; CMB +15; CMD 25 (29 vs. trip)
of them black, of course) for travel and the occasional ambush of their Feats Endurance, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative,
enemies. These creatures were kept here, in this large stable area near Improved Natural Attack (trample), Skill Focus (Perception),
the monasterys back gate. The final immolation of the Black Monastery Weapon Focus (longsword), Weapon Specialization
destroyed the lives of all of the brothers, but their innocent steeds were not (longsword)
destroyed with them. Instead, these horses have been waiting here ever Skills Perception +12, Ride +8*, Climb +14*, Swim +14
since, trapped in a sort of planar limbo. SQ armor training 1
There are 14 stalls in this large room. In each of the stalls is a misty
warhorse, stamping and snorting at the party, obviously interested in Trample (Ex) As a full round action, Morodig may choose to
seeing humans again. These are actual warhorses trapped in the ethereal move his base movement rate in a straight line, trampling
plane. They cannot be touched or otherwise influenced from the prime any medium-sized creatures in the squares he passes
material plane. through, doing 4d8+12 damage to each one. This action
If any character enters the ethereal plane while in the stable he may lead provokes attacks of opportunity. Opponents may choose
one of these steeds back to the prime material plane as a mount. Although to dodge aside rather than take attacks of opportunity. A
it is impossible to penetrate the monastery walls by ethereal travel, the Reflex save DC 21 is required to take only half damage. This
horses are reachable by an ethereal jaunt or similar magic operating only save is Strength based.
within the building.
The rescued horse will function as a normal heavy warhorse that is * Although Morodig still has skill ranks in Ride and Climb, he is
unusually loyal to its master. Once it is freed, at the GMs discretion, unable to take these actions in his present, mutated form.
the horses long exile on the ethereal plane may leave it with the ability

M123 Riding Arena

to move between the ethereal and prime material planes at will, taking its
rider and everything it carries with it. This ability may fade with time as
the horse becomes subject to the laws of the prime material plane once
again. This is an open-air riding area. There is a huge portcullis closing off
Getting these horses out of the monastery may prove problematic as this courtyards outer gate. The portcullis is bent inwards partway up, as
they are large animals that make a lot of noise when they walk. Their iron if something very large and strong has crashed into it from the outside.
shoes will ring on the flagstones and thunder in the hallways. The GM A capstan, located beside the gate, could be used to lift the portcullis.
may want to consider wandering monster encounters along the way as Turning the capstan requires a combined Strength of 29. The portcullis
creatures come to investigate the noise. will raise five feet before it jams in place. The capstan is required to raise
the portcullis. The gates locking mechanisms prevent the portcullis from
ETHEREAL HEAVY HORSES (14) CR 2 being raised by merely lifting it from the outside.
XP 600 If the portcullis is raised and jammed into place it will remain in that
hp 19 or 26, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, position for eight days. After eight days, the heavy iron grate will fall
Horse, Heavy) into its closed position with a boom and rumble that shakes the building.

M122 Another Monster M124 Column of Wood

This room smells of a terrible beast. It is the lair of Morodig, a monster A large column of wood reaches from floor to ceiling in this room. A
with the head of a fish, the nasal horn and body of a rhinoceros and two dagger is thrust deep into the wood. Although the dagger appears to be
humanoid arms protruding from its shoulders. Morodig was once a human completely real to all five senses, it is an illusion. Anyone who succeeds
adventurer who fell under a curse while exploring the Black Monastery. on a DC 14 Strength check may pull the dagger from the wood. The
His fate has been to slowly mutate, losing his sanity and his humanity. dagger will function for two days as a magical +3 dagger.
Morodig will try to communicate with the party, but his current bestial After the second day, the daggers owner will find that the blade has
form is not good at communication. His helpful grunts and gestures will disappeared but its magical glow remains. Whichever hand the daggers
sound and look like threats. Although Morodig will not initiate combat, former owner used to pull the dagger from its wooden block will begin
he will squeal with frustrated fury if he is attacked. to glow with the brightness of a magical blade. This effect remains unless
Morodigs single horn is useless in combat but it might be used as a canceled by a remove curse spell.
powerful alchemical agent. The horns value is 100-1,200 gp, depending
on who the party sells it to. Rendered into powder, the horn can be used
to create up to 20 potions of water breathing. M125 Green Monk
MORODIG THE MUTATED CR 6 As soon as the door to this room is opened, a glowing green monk will
XP 2,400 attack the party. In this case, monk means a martial artist of considerable
Male aberration fighter 5 skill. The green monk will attack with great fury until slain, when his body
N Large aberration will disappear, leaving behind only a green smudge on the stone floor.
Init +0; Senses scent; Perception +12 There is a small amount of furniture in the room, including two a couch and
two pictures on the south wall. One of the pictures depicts the exterior of
AC 16, touch 9, flat-footed 16 (+7 natural, 1 size) the Black Monasterys main gate. It is worth 18 gp. The other is a portrait
hp 90 or 130 (5d8+5d10+40) of a man with dark hair and glaring, green eyes. The second picture is of
Fort +12, Ref +3, Will +6; +1 vs. fear low quality, but on its reverse side is a map of Dungeon Two, Level Two.

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THE GREEN MONK CR 10 lightning elemental will wander off in a random direction, attacking and
XP 9600 destroying anything it meets in the monastery halls. Because it does not
Male human monk 10 clearly comprehend its surroundings, it is possible to trap the elemental in
Init +8, Senses Perception +17 another chamber simply by luring it in and closing the door.
If the party searches the room, a DC 20 Perception check will reveal a
AC 21, touch 21, flat-footed 17 (+4 Dex, +1 dodge, +2 monk, loose slab in one corner. Beneath the slab is a small hallow containing
+4 wis) a ring set with small diamonds that glow as bright as candles. The ring
hp 85 or 120 (10d8+40) is enchanted to cast a lightning bolt spell (CL 6th). The ring has eight
Fort +13, Ref +13, Will +13; +2 vs. enchantment charges. When all charges are expended, the ring will lose its magical
Defensive Abilities improved evasion, purity of body, slow glow and become inert. The gems and ring will still be worth 100 gp just
fall (50 ft.), still mind, wholeness of body (10 hp); Immune for their value as a piece of jewelry.
disease
GREATER LIGHTNING ELEMENTAL CR 9
Speed 60 ft XP 6,400
Melee fist +12/+7 (1d10+4) or flurry of blows +13/+13/+8/+8 N Huge outsider (air, elemental, extraplanar)
(1d10+4) Init +13; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +16
Special Attacks stunning fist (fatigued, sickened, DC 19)
AC 22, touch 18, flat-footed 12 (+9 Dex, +1 dodge, +4
Str 18, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 18, Char 10 natural, 2 size)
Base Atk +7; CMB +14; CMD 34 hp 110 or 169 (13d10+39)
Feats Combat ReflexesB, DodgeB, Great Fortitude, Improved Fort +11, Ref +17, Will +6
Initiative, Improved TripB, Improved Unarmed StrikeB, Iron Will, DR 10/; Immune electricity, elemental traits
Lightning Reflexes, Mobility, Spring AttackB, Stunning FistB,
Weapon Focus (fist) Speed fly 100 ft. (perfect)
Skills Acrobatics +17 (+27 for jumps), Climb +17, Escape Artist Melee 2 slams +20 (2d8+6 plus 2d6 electricity)
+17, Intimidate +13, Knowledge (religion) +13, Perception Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
+17, Sense Motive +17, Stealth +17 Special Attacks metal mastery, spark leap
SQ fast movement, high jump, ki pool (9 points)
Str 22, Dex 29, Con 16, Int 8, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +13; CMB +21; CMD 41
M126 Pictures of Hell Feats Blind-Fight, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved Initiative,
Iron Will, Mobility, Power Attack, Weapon FinesseB
This room is decorated with a mural depicting a scene from the infernal Skills Acrobatics +25, Escape Artist +25, Fly +13, Intimidate
planes. Devils are tormenting wicked souls, who float in a pool of flames, +16, Knowledge (planes) +15, Perception +16
as figures in black robes watch and applaud.
A statue of a halfling stands in front of the mural, looking up at the Metal Mastery (Ex) A lightning elemental gains a +3 bonus
flaming pool. The statue is realistic to every detail, but appears to have on attack rolls if its opponent is wearing metal armor, is
been standing in place for a very long time. A DC 30 Knowledge (local) wielding a metal weapon, or is made of metal (such as an
skill check will reveal that the belt buckle the halfling is wearing carries iron golem).
the symbol of a specific halfling enclave that died out and was abandoned Spark Leap (Ex) A lightning elemental gains a +10 bonus on
two centuries ago. bull rush, disarm, overrun, and trip attacks when it charges a
This halfling was one of the first explorers to try to loot the Black creature against whom its metal mastery ability applies.
Monastery. He was caught by a magical trap in the mural that turned him

M128 Orc Camp

to stone. If the party casts a stone to flesh spell on the statue, the halfling
will be revived for a few seconds, during which he will thank the party for
releasing him, and then fall to dust.
The mural still glows with transmutation magic under a detect magic A party of 12 orcs has set up a base camp in this room as part of their
spell. At the GMs discretion, the murals power may be either long used plan to explore the monastery. They are a group that has split off from
up or still active. If the GM rules that the mural is still active, any character the orcs in rooms M26 M28 (see above). The orcs know they are in a
that looks at it for longer than one round will be forced to succeed on a dangerous situation and will be keeping watch at all times. If possible,
DC 15 Fortitude save or be turned to stone. Alternately, the mural may be they will try to avoid the party.
inactive as long as the halfling is turned to stone, but will reactivate if this If the party enters this room they will find the orcs lying in wait, ready
effect is reversed. So, trying to restore the halfling might turn the murals to defend themselves. The orcs have already gathered some treasure,
power on an unfortunate party member. Any reasonable plan to deface the including a chest that holds 1,348 gp, 4,650 sp, 8,342 cp and 24 assorted
mural and break its baneful power should be allowed to succeed. pieces of jewelry worth 10-60 gp each. Each orc is carrying a silver dagger
(20 gp value) that they purchased to protect them from lycanthropes.

M127 Hall of Lightning ORCS (12)

XP 135
CR 1/3

Anyone listening at the door to this room will notice a strong ozone hp 11, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Orc)
smell coming from inside. On a DC 15 Perception skill check, anyone

M129
listening outside the door will hear the crackle and pop of sparks. They
will also note white light flickering from beneath the door.
The sounds and light are coming from a greater lightning elemental
that has been summoned and trapped in this room. This outsider circles The Chamber of Blazing Light
the room constantly, confused and enraged by its stone surroundings. The
elemental will turn upon anyone who opens the door, whirling toward A violet glow is visible from under the door to this room. Inside, the
them as a huge blaze of lightning in vaguely humanoid shape. floor is made of semi-translucent blue marble, glowing purple with the
The lightning elemental will fight to the death but it will not pursue light of five red columns. The columns appear to be made of red beams
fleeing party members farther than 100 ft. Once outside of the room the of light. The columns extend from floor to ceiling. The ceiling is covered

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with dark blue marble. ROT GRUB CR 4
Every 1d10 rounds, a bolt of white energy will shoot from the floor to XP 1,200
the ceiling with a loud pop and the smell of ozone. If party members are Type infestation; Save Fortitude DC 17
in the room when this occurs, roll a d20 to see if one of them is hit by Onset immediate; Frequency 1/round
the white bolt. Each party member is one number on the d20, each a 5% Effect 1d2 Con damage per grub
chance of being struck. If the d20 roll comes up with a party members
number, the bolt strikes them for 4d6 electrical damage (DC 15 Reflex Once rot grubs have infested a living body, they burrow toward the hosts
save for half damage). Touching the red columns with cloth, wood or heart, brain, and other key internal organs, eventually causing death. On the
metal has no effect, other than a sense that the column is trembling with first round of infestation, applying flame to the point of entry can kill the
power. grubs and save the host, but this inflicts 1d6 points of fire damage to the
Touching a column with a bare hand results in one of the following victim. Cutting the grubs out also works, but the longer the grubs remain
effects, without a saving throw, determined randomly: in a host, the more damage this method does. Cutting them out requires a
slashing weapon and a DC 20 Heal check, and inflicts 1d6 points of damage
a) The character will shrink to one third of his normal size for 5-10 weeks. per round that the host has been infested. If the Heal check is successful,
Adjust all statistics and combat modifiers the same as would occur for a one grub is removed. Remove disease kills any rot grubs in or on a host. A
reduce person spell. remove disease spell (or similar effect) instantly halts a rot grub infestation.

b) The characters eyes begin to glow red at night. This effect is visible
only when the sun goes down. The victim will have darkvision of 60 feet, M132 The Scream
or improved darkvision extending 60 feet further. However, sunlight will
be blinding to the victim, granting them a -4 penalty on combat attacks When a party members steps into this empty room, a scream will
and other skill checks in daylight. This effect is permanent unless the echo from down the corridor behind the party. A beautiful girl will run
victim receives a remove curse or dispel evil spell. It is permanent without around the corner and past the party. The girl is incorporeal and will
a remove curse spell. pass completely through party members as she runs. She appears to be
fleeing from some menace behind her. As soon as she passes the last party
c) The character will notice nothing when the column is touched. As soon member the girl will stop and fade from sight.
as the character is exposed to sunlight their skin will burn with intense Party members who see, or have seen, the picture in room M133 may
pain, inflicting one hit point of damage for every hour of direct exposure. recognize that the girl resembles the woman in the painting there with a
DC 15 Perception skill check.
d) The character immediately grows a pair of large, bat-like wings,
sprouting from their shoulder blades right through armor or clothing. The
wings will allow the character to fly at a rate of 50 ft., with poor maneu- M133 The Painting
verability. Armor class is reduced by -5 due to the exposed wings. This
effect is permanent without a remove curse spell. A painting of a very beautiful, female vampire is attached to the wall in
this room. The womans fangs are clearly visible.
e) The character is struck permanently blind, but gains +10 circumstance Party members who saw (or may see) the girl run past them in room
bonus to Perception checks involving hearing and smell. This means that M132 may recognize that this is a portrait of the same girl with a DC15
some ordinary sounds will be excruciatingly loud to the victim. A cure Perception skill check.
blindness spell will completely reverse these effects. This painting is of good quality but it cannot be removed from the wall
without tearing it to shreds. Behind the painting is a niche that holds a
potion of eagles splendor. No matter what the party does to the painting
M130 Chantry it will be restored and attached to the wall again eight days later.

Loud chanting can be heard from outside the door to this room. No
Perception check is necessary to hear it. The sound is clearly heard M134 Door Warden
by anyone who walks within ten feet of the door. The language is
infernal and the words are curses upon those who do not follow the A tall, armored figure blocks the entrance to this room. He is wearing
Dark God. full plate armor and holds a pair of glowing longswords. The figure will
Opening the door causes the chanting to soar to deafening volume. shout, Thou shalt not enter! to any party member who opens the door or
Anyone who stands inside the room, or within ten feet of the open attempts to enter the room.
doorway for more one round after the volume increases must succeed on a If the figure is touched or attacked he will disappear. There is a three
DC 15 Fortitude save or be deafened for 2-8 hours. If the door is left open foot diameter hole in the floor of this room. Anyone who approaches
for ten rounds, the noise will swell to an explosion that renders anyone within ten feet of the hole will be attacked by three large spiders lurking
inside the room or within 10 ft. of the open door permanently deaf unless inside. The hole is actually a winding, jagged tunnel leading down to the
they succeed on a DC 25 Fortitude save. upper level of Dungeon One, room D1AA (see below).
Whether or not a successful Fortitude save is made, a character foolish These are not ordinary giant spiders. They were once human adventurers
enough to have remained in the area and kept the door open will find who explored the Black Monastery and were caught under a curse. All three
that all glass equipment on their body has shattered, spoiling potions and were transformed into hideous vermin and slowly lost all connection to their
similar items. After an explosion, the chanting will fall silent for six hours past lives. Now, even a remove curse spell would not save them. Only a spark
before it swells to another explosion in ten rounds. The room is empty, remains in them that remembers they were once more than spiders. When
but a dozen small holes in the floor, arranged in a circle, indicate that they are slain, all three giant spiders will transform back into naked humans
something might have been anchored there in the past. over the course of 10 rounds, with a creepy, reversed spider to human process.

GIANT SPIDER WARRIORS (3) CR 9

M131 Quarantine XP 6,400
Male giant spider warrior 7
A minotaur corpse lies decomposing in the northern section of this N Medium vermin
room. The corpse is in advanced stages of decay and it is riddled with rot Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +4
grubs. The dead minotaur was wearing a large-sized scale mail shirt and
was carrying a spiked great club. AC 15, touch 14, flat-footed 11 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, +1

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natural) Gear greatclub
hp 71 or 104 (3d8+7d10+10)
Fort +9, Ref +6, Will +3 Mutation (Ex) The regenerative ability of a troblin does not
Immune mind-affecting effects function as well as those of its trollish parent. Sometimes
when an injured troblin regenerates, its body warps in an
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. inexplicable fashion. A severed arm may regrow as two
Melee bite +9 (1d6 plus poison) arms, or a scar may grow to cover the troblins entire body
Special Attack web (+12 ranged, DC 12, hp 2) in thick skin. Further, if a troblin suffers a critical hit in melee,
it has a 25% chance of gaining a mutation once it is fully
Str 11, Dex 17, Con 12, Int , Wis 10, Cha 2 healed. See the sidebox for random mutations.
Base Atk +9; CMB +9; CMD 22 (34 vs. trip)
Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Weapon
Focus (longsword) AOG, TROBLINLEADER CR 7
Skills Climb +16, Perception +4 (+8 in webs), Stealth +7 (+11 XP 3,200
in webs) Ride +13; Racial Modifiers +16 Climb, +4 Perception, Male troblin warrior 7
+4 Stealth (+8 in webs) CE Medium humanoid (goblinoid)
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +11
Poison (Ex) Biteinjury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round
for 4 rounds; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 1 save. AC 18, touch 16, flat-footed 15 (+3 Dex, +3 deflection, +2 natural)
hp 85 or 131 (3d8+7d10+30 plus 7); regeneration 2 (acid or fire)
Fort +10; Ref +7; Will +3
M135 Troblin Camp Speed 40 ft.
A gang of troblins is lurking in this chamber. Troblins are the result of Melee greatclub +15/+10 (1d10+7), bite +15 (1d8+1), claw
the mixture of goblins with renegade trolls. They retain the size of their +15 (1d6+1) or 2 claws +14 (1d4+3), claw +15 (1d6+1), bite
goblin parents but they also benefit from some of the regenerative powers +15 (1d8+3), bite +15 (1d8+3)
of their troll ancestors. All of the troblins in this group have mutated and
now have three arms, three legs and three heads. Str 20, Dex 16, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 5
These troblins wandered into the Black Monastery when it appeared on Base Atk +9; CMB +14; CMD 27 (31 vs. bull rush or trip)
their home world. They ventured inside and set up camp, not realizing Feats Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Improved Natural
their peril.. The troblins were transported to this word when the Black Attack (bite), Superior Two-Weapon FightingB, Toughness,
Monastery manifested here. They dont know where they are and they Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Focus (greatclub)
are very confused. When the party approaches the troblins are sitting on Skills Acrobatics +7, Intimidate +7, Perception +11, Stealth +3
the floor, discussing their predicament. A DC 15 Perception check for Languages Giant
listening at the door will reveal to the listener that there are many deep SQ mutation (third leg, two arms on one side, two heads)
voices inside (since 21 heads are talking), muttering in a primitive dialect Combat Gear greatclub, +3 ring of protection
of goblin.

M136 Sleeping Quarters

There are six standard troblins led by an elite warrior named Aog. Aog
is determined to get his band of mutated horrors back home. He is having
trouble keeping his chaotic underlings organized, together and following
instructions. There are 12 beds and two tables. A wash basin and pitcher rest on
All of the troblins will leap up when the door is opened and fight to one of the tables. The wash basin is filled with dirty water. The pitcher
the death. They will regard an encounter with adventurers as a welcome also appears to be filled with dirty water, but is actually holds a potion of
release something about this place they can understand. They will enlarge person (CL 5th).
relentlessly pursue fleeing player characters, using their superior speed Anyone entering the room must succeed on a DC 13 Fortitude save or
to run them down. tumble onto one of the beds and fall asleep, as if under a deep slumber spell,
Aog is carrying the troblins treasure. He has a sack that contains 298 for 1-100 hours. Characters that make their saving throws do not fall asleep
gp, 457 sp and 166 cp. Aog is also wearing a magic ring. He keeps this but feel drowsy, as if something in the room were putting them to sleep.
magic item a secret from his followers, who believe him to be naturally This effect lasts until the character leaves the room. Sleeping characters
tougher than them. will awaken after three minutes if they are carried out of the room.

TROBLINS (6) CR 2
XP 600 M137 Alms Plate
CE Medium humanoid (goblinoid)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +2 The door to this room has no latch. It has a pair of indentations to use as
hand holds three inches above the floor. The door is opened by sliding it
AC 13, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +2 natural) up from below, into the ceiling.
hp 22 (3d8+6 plus 3); regeneration 2 (acid or fire) There is a table in the room holding a small gold plate. There are 5 sp on
Fort +5; Ref +4; Will +1 the plate. When the party enters the room the plate begins making polite
requests for contributions, such as, Please give, sir! or A crown for the
Speed 30 ft. poor, please sir!
Melee greatclub +5 (1d10+4), bite +0 (1d6+1) or 2 claws +5 The plate persists as long as anyone is in the room, or until it is covered
(1d4+3), bite +5 (1d6+3) up in some way. If anyone touches the plate or takes the silver pieces on
the plate it will disappear and two cimota will appear and attack. If a party
Str 16, Dex 12, Con 15, Int 8, Wis 11, Cha 7 member places a coin in the plate without touching it the plate will say,
Base Atk +2; CMB +5; CMD 16 Thank you very much, sir! Every little bit counts!
Feats Great Fortitude, Toughness
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +2 CIMOTA (2) CR 4
Languages Giant XP 1,200
SQ mutation hp 47 or 65, (see Area M113)

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Troblins
A troblin is a twisted creature, born of the union of a troll and a 12 Two heads; Gains Superior Two-Weapon Fighting ability
goblin. Due to the horrid side effects of their diminished regenerative (see below) and a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks.
abilities, the overall appearance of a troblin is difficult to quantify. 1320 No mutation.
No two troblins look exactly alike. One troblin may be covered in
tough scars that have thickened its skin, while another may have two Superior Two-Weapon Fighting (Ex)
forearms sprouting from the elbow of one arm. Other troblins may Troblins with two heads automatically gain this ability. Because
have two arms on one side, or two feet on one leg. each of its two heads controls an arm, a troblin does not take a penalty
Troblin bands build their lairs in forested areas away from more on attack or damage rolls for attacking with two weapons.
civilized lands. They are hunter-gatherers and use the land as a means
of survival, hunting deer, elk, moose, and other game animals.
In general, troblins stand 5 feet tall, with crooked noses, long arms Troblin Society
and legs, and large flapping feet. A troblin shares in the characteristics
of both its parents, resembling a very tall goblin with troll-like facial Troblins have no real society to speak of. They congregate in
features. Its skin is blotched in shades of green, grey, and dull yellow. loosely-organized bands lead by a single strong chieftain, but they are
Its eyes range from pale red to an ochre color. Troblins dress in drab- nomadic and never remain in one place for very long. The life of a
colored clothing and furs made from the hides of animals. troblin is short and brutal, and only the strongest and meanest survive
Troblins are a disorganized lot, and rarely engage in any sort to adulthood. Troblin children that misbehave or speak out against the
of formal tactics or strategy. When a troblin war band encounters current tribe chieftain are usually thrown into cooking fires and eaten
opponents, they simply attack with as much strength and ferocity as by its betters. Any troblin that has become so deformed and twisted
they can muster. Troblins are even more craven and cowardly than by multiple regenerative mishaps that it is no longer of any use to the
goblins, and a lone troblin usually runs from any combat in which it tribe generally receive the same fate.
is outnumbered. The leadership of a troblin tribe is determined by might alone, so
combat prowess and strength are required of any troblin that would
dare call itself chief.
Troblin Mutations

Each troblin has the potential to possess 1d2 random mutations Troblin Characters
brought about by its bizarre regeneration. Roll on the table below for
each mutation. Troblin clerics have access to the Chaos and Evil domains, but clerics
are rare in this outcast and wretched race. Most troblin spellcasters are
d20 Mutation adepts or sorcerers. Troblin characters possess the following racial traits.
1-2 Dual forearm; claw damage increased by one die type
(claw damage 1d6+3) and it gains the benefits of wielding Str +6, Dex +2, Con+4, Int 2, Cha 4
a two-handed weapon with that arm. Darkvision: Troblins can see in the dark out to 60 feet.
34 Dual foreleg; +2 racial bonus to Acrobatics checks, +2 Racial Hit Dice: A troblin begins with three levels of humanoid,
racial bonus on CMD to resist being bull rushed or tripped which provide 3d8 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +2, and base
when standing on solid ground. saving throw bonuses of Fort +1, Ref +3, and Will +1.
56 Massive scarring; natural armor bonus increases by +1. Racial Skills: A troblins humanoid levels give it skill points equal to
7 Multiple muscles; +2 Strength. 3 x (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1).
8 Shortened tendons; +2 Dexterity. Racial Feats: A troblins humanoid levels give it two feats.
9 Redundant vital organs; +2 Constitution. AC: +2 natural armor bonus.
10 Third leg; +4 racial bonus to Acrobatics checks, Natural Weapons: Troblins fight with 2 claws (1d4) and a bite
+4 racial bonus on CMD to resist being bull rushed or (1d6).
tripped when standing on solid ground, +10 to Speed. Special Qualities: regeneration 2 (acid or fire), mutation (see above).
11 Two arms on one side; gains an additional claw attack Languages: Troblins begin play speaking Giant or Goblin. Troblins
when making a full attack and gains the benefits of with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following
wielding a two-handed weapon with that arm. languages: Common, Gnoll, Orc.

Each time the staff is used there is a cumulative 1% chance that the staff
M138 Frozen Wizard will backfire on its user, inflicting 6d6 cold damage to anyone holding it.
Once the staff has misfired, it will continue to misfire each round until it
This floor of this room is covered with two feet of vile, green water. is dropped or shattered. The damage inflicted by the staff reduces by 1d6
Dust and insect wings cover the waters surface, except for small trails each round of misfire for six rounds, after which it will continue to misfire
where rats have recently paddled across it. The water is a thick soup of for one hit point per round. The staff may be broken off of the frozen
decayed matter and runoff from the monastery walls and roof. wizard, but the unfortunate former owners frozen hand will probably
Drinking this water will not harm a party member, but it tastes like decay break off with it.
and can only be consumed by someone who is desperately thirsty. The The wizard was also carrying a pouch of spell components and 3 gp.
water is very cold, probably because the water at the west end of the room The coins are old but and may be worth 10 times their monetary value to
is covered with six inches of ice. a collector. Everything else the wizard was holding will fall to pieces if it
In the middle of the ice is a human-sized figure, completely covered with is thawed or otherwise disturbed.
frost. This is the frozen corpse of a wizard who died here years ago and

M139 Stone Dog

has been standing in place ever since. The wizard holds a staff over his
head, as if calling upon its magical powers.
Touching the frozen wizard causes 1d4 points of cold damage. The staff
is magical. An arcane spell caster can use it to cast a beam of frost with A statue of a medium-sized dog guards this room. This magical construct
30 ft. range, as a touch attack. The beam does 2d6 points of damage. will animate as soon as anyone attempts to enter the room. The stone dog

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will only bark and growl (a hollow, unnatural sound from a stone creature) Breaking or opening this beaker will cause a very-hungry troll to
until anyone tries to get past it. Then the stone dog will attack. burst out. This creature was left here by another adventuring party
The stone dog has collected a fair pile of bones from previous intruders. and has been trapped for several months. The troll will require five
There is also the dead body of an orc lying just behind the dog. The orc was rounds to regenerate and attack, during which time it looks like a mass
carrying a masterwork dagger in his boot and wearing a 5 gp silver ring. of green, undulating vomit has popped out of the beaker. The mass
It is possible to calm the stone dog and pass by without fighting it if the will take on a large, humanoid form for one round before it is fully
party first offers it any sort of food. This will cause the dog to snap up visible as a troll.
the food and then sit down with the food dangling from its stone mouth. It is possible the party might just keep the beaker and not open it. In that
Any subsequent attempt to touch or move the dog will cause it to spring case, the beaker is very well-made and is worth 18 gpwith a troll inside.
to life and attack. The troll will survive inside the beaker for another three months before
dying and reverting to green sludge.
STONE DOG CR 7
XP 3200 TROLL CR 5
NE Medium construct XP 1,600
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision,Perception+0 hp 63 or 84, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Troll)
AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 natural)
hp 57 or 90 (7d10+20)
Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +5 M143 Green Pit of Water
DR 5/adamantine; Immune construct traits
Two steps lead down into vile, green water (the same water that fills
Speed 30 ft. room M138). There are another three steps not visible beneath the water,
Melee bite +13/+8 (1d8+5 plus trip) which is three feet deep in room.
Just west of the stairs is a pit, hidden beneath the water. The pit is 5
Str 20, Dex 18, Con , Int , Wis 14, Cha 10 ft. x 5 ft. and ten feet deep. Anyone who walks that direction without
Base Atk +7; CMB +12; CMD 26 (23 vs. trip) probing the floor will disappear into the hole. A character wearing armor
Feats Improved Trip, Improved Natural Attack (bite) might find it difficult to get out. The murk and filth in the water will make
it difficult for other party members to help. Skill checks for swimming
must be made in order to get out of the hole without help. It is possible
M140 Magnificent Inscription that a character who fails swim checks might even drown without help.
The GM should allow any reasonable plan to help a party member out to
This room is empty except for an inscription scratched in the south wall succeed.
with a metal point. The inscription says, Eldrog the Magnificent was
here. A DC 30 Knowledge (history) check would recall the fact that
Eldrog was an elven explorer and adventurer who disappeared in this M144 Statues in Green Water
region a century ago.
This room is filled with the same vile, green water as rooms M138 and
M144. There is a second pit in this room, like the pit described in room
M141 Reverse Fountain Room M143. Anyone walking toward the statues in the western end of this room
will fall in unless they are probing the floor or taking other precautions.
The walls of this room have decorative patterns of lines and waves There are two statues in the west end of the room. The first statue is
built into the stonework. In the center of the room is a fountain with a a marble human head which appears to have been broken off of a much
seven foot diameter base. A stone mermaid stands on the basins edge, larger statue. It is sitting on a pedestal that keeps it visible just above
leaning out over the water. The water in this fountain gathers itself into water level. This head is enchanted to make pompous declarations about
droplets and flies up and into the mouth of the stone mermaid. The stone itself whenever an intelligent creature approaches within ten feet. For
mermaids eyes are made of long-broken glass, with only bits still visible instance, the marble head says things like, I am the conqueror of all! or
in the eye sockets. I fear no man! or To know me is to love me! A DC 25 Knowledge
The waters of this fountain will detect as magical, with a slight aura (history) check will recall that this is the head from a popular folk hero
of transmutation. Long ago, this fountain was a magical trap. It was named Ranald, who lived five centuries ago. The head has no other
enchanted to turn anyone who touched the water to stone. Now, the water magical power. It weighs 75 lbs.
has no magical effects, although anyone who drinks it or bathes in it will The other statue is visible as a pair of black wingtips sticking up out of
feel strong body aches for several hours. the water. This is a statue of a balor demon with glowing red eyes. The
The statue of an elf is lying broken beside the pool. The statue is in statue might be worth 100 gp, but it causes painful, magical wounds to
hundreds of pieces but it is possible to see that it once depicted a well- anyone who touches it. Anyone whose skin comes in contact with the
dressed elf holding his hands up in surprise (as if to ward off the water statue suffers 3-18 points of evil damage per round of contact. The balor
that was splashing on him). Although the party has no way of knowing it, statue weighs 100 lbs.
this was Eldrog the Magnificent, who carved his name on the wall of room
M140. If a stone to flesh spell is cast on Eldrogs shattered statue the elf
will turn to broken flesh and then to dust. Anyone searching the dust will M145 Green Water Mural
find a periapt of proof against poison buried in it.
The secret door (DC 20 Perception check to notice) on the east wall has A stairway leads down into vile, green water. This is the same water
an archway depicted as part of the masonry. Anyone pressing on this door that fills rooms M138, M143 and M144. The water is three feet deep in
will find that the wall swivels, allowing access to room M142. front of a set of double doors that opens onto room M144.
On the south wall of this room is a mural that depicts shadowy
figures moving about. Once, this mural was a powerful, magical
M142 Canned Troll trap involving the Plane of Shadow and lethal shadow magic.
Now it only mirrors the party members, seen as shadowy figures
A glass beaker, filled with a solid, green mass, sits in the southeast on the wall. It may take the party some time to determine that
corner of this room. The beaker is stopped and sealed with a very tight the shadowy figures match their own numbers, positions and
cork and glass stopper. movements.

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Combat Gear full plate armor, masterwork composite
M146 Dont Look Down longbow (Str +4), 20 arrows

M150 Well Room

A giant centipede lurks on the ceiling. This creature wandered in
several weeks ago and has been trapped by the shut door ever since. It is
hungry and will drop onto the second character to enter the room, or drop
down and attack the party if the door is left ajar for more than a round. There is a well, 30 ft. deep, in the center of this room. At the bottom
is the skeleton of an adventurer who did not survive the monastery. The
GIANT CENTIPEDE CR 1/2 skeleton has a ring of shooting stars on its finger. It is lying atop at +3
XP 200 flaming longsword, wrapped in the remains of a leather scabbard. A rotted
hp 5 or 9, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, leather pouch holds 32 gp.
Centipede, Giant)

M151 Dusty Room

M147 Lever Room
A DC 30 Perception check should be allowed for the first character that
There are two levers protruding from the west wall in this room. One walks or looks into this area. A successful check will warn the character
lever is white. The other is black. Pulling the black lever will drop stones that the floor in area M151 is covered with some sort of strange, white
from the rafters on whoever pulls the lever for 3d6 damage. Pulling the dust.
white lever will open the secret door in the north wall. Dust of sneezing and choking is scattered in this area between the doors
to rooms M152 and M221. Walking through this area will stir up the dust.
Anyone in this area when the dust is stirred must succeed on a DC 15
M148 Dwarf Mural Fortitude save or 3d6 points of constitution damage. Those who save are
disabled with choking and count as stunned for 5d4 rounds.
A large mural covers the south wall of this room. The mural shows a Any reasonable plan to avoid the dust, such as washing the area down
dwarf standing with his war hammer on top of a pile of dead orcs. The with water, should allow the party to avoid the effects of this trap. No
dwarf is smiling. The mural detects as magical because it is an extra- matter what the party does to wash away or avoid the dust of sneezing and
dimensional doorway to room M211 (see below). The mural looks solid choking, it will be present again whenever they return.
but it is possible to put a hand right through it, or step entirely through to

M152 Room of Infinite Dryness

room M211. The mural works only one way.

M149 Stained Glass Window The walls of this room are lined with one-foot diameter octagonal white
sandstone plates. A teardrop is carved in the middle of each octagon. The
There is a large stained glass piece hanging in the north section of this ceiling is shaped like a dome, 16 ft. high, covered with the same octagonal
room. It depicts three archers hunting a white stag. Colored glass, plates.
scattered across the floor, indicates that there were once many more As soon as the first party member crosses the threshold the door will shut
stained glass images on display here. and lock behind him. The door will be held by an arcane lock spell (CL
When a party member shines a light on the stained glass images, they 12th). The magic of the room will then be activated.
will appear to move, pursuing the stag with their bows. Suddenly, all three The character must make a DC 20 Fortitude save or be completely
archers turn to face the party and fire arrows out of the pane. Their great dehydrated and rendered down into an octagonal block identical to the
skills with the composite longbow make their fire deadly. The archers can others lining the room. This effect happens only once per party, no matter
be hit only by missile fire, but any large, heavy object thrown against the how many times they enter this room.
stained glass will shatter it and end the fight. Party members who succeed in forcing the door will find that their
companion is gone and may not understand the nature of the octagonal
GLASS ARCHERS (3) CR 7 block in front of them.
XP 3,200 The dehydrated party member may be restored by immersing the
Male human fighter octagon in water, which will cause him to regain his normal form with
N Medium humanoid (human) a loud popping sound. If the octagon is immersed in the filthy water in
Init +9; Senses Perception +9 rooms M138, M143, M144 or M145, the character will have a permanent
green, mottled tint to his skin. If the octagon is immersed in the fountain
AC 21, touch 12, flat-footed 19 (+9 armor, +1 Dex, +1 dodge) in room M141, the magical agents lingering in that water will toughen the
hp 67 or 108 (9d10+18) characters skin, giving them a permanent +2 natural armor bonus.
Fort +8, Ref +10, Will +5; +2 vs. fear If the dehydrated characters octagon is damaged or broken, the character
Defensive Abilities bravery +2 will still rehydrate if immersed, but will be dead or seriously injured. If
the octagon is only chipped, as opposed to cracked in half or shattered,
Speed 20 ft. (30 ft. base) roll a d6 to determine which arm, leg or head has been broken off. A roll
Ranged mwk composite longbow +18/+13 (1d8+6/1920 x3) of 6 means the dehydrated character has suffered 10d10 damage, but has
Special Attacks weapon training (bows +2, close +1) no missing appendages.

Str 18, Dex 20, Con 14, Wis 10, Int 10, Cha 12
Base Atk +9; CMB +13; CMD +28 M153 The Bath
Feats Dodge, Improved Critical (composite longbow),
Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Many Shot, Anyone listening at the door to this room must succeed on a DC 12
Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Weapon Focus Perception skill check to hear the sounds of dripping water mixed with
(composite longbow), Weapon Specialization (composite someone weeping in a deep, blubbering voice.
longbow) This room has tiled walls and floor, with a large, stone basin in its center.
Skills Acrobatics +14, Intimidate +13, Perception +9 The stone basin has sides two feet high. It is 10 ft. across. Water is raining
Languages Common down from the rafters, as if there were rain clouds or sprinklers hidden
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through a five inch grate in the floor. Water is also pouring out of three The statue is seven feet tall and weighs 2,000 pounds.
spigots on the walls, running down into the drain. The statue stands atop a mechanism that causes it to rumble aside if
Although the party will now know it, this room was used by the Black a lever is pulled. A DC 25 Perception check will reveal an iron lever
Brotherhood for ritual bathing. The brothers did not bathe as part of their for this purpose concealed in secret panel on the right-hand side of the
daily lives. They reserved cleanliness for times of preparation for the alcove. Pulling the lever will cause the statue to slide aside and a secret
most gruesome rituals to honor the Dark God. The water in this room is door behind it to open up, revealing the entrance to room M156. There
supplied by connections to the elemental plane of water. Its temperature is a second lever on the inside wall that allows the passage to be opened
is just barely above tepid. The drain winds down to the underground river from the other side.
in Dungeon One, room D1G.
There is a fish man sitting in the basin. He is weeping in deep distress,
hardly responding even when the party enters the room. This creatures M155 Wedge Garden
name is Gorak. He is a member of the sub-human race known as skum.
Gorak was a normal human all his life. He never knew that his father was This wedge-shaped room is a small courtyard filled with tall grass and
a skum. He died in the Black Monastery of a magical disease that aged wildflowers. Three asps are hidden in the grass. They will attack anyone
him fifty years. Then, he was transformed into a skum, awakening in the who comes within five feet. The asps are located at the point of the wedge,
monastery as a hideous monster. Gorak, whose former name was Kraig, at the eastern corner of the wedge and in the courtyards center.
has been living in the monastery and surviving by submerging himself in This area is magically connected to the closet in room M30 (see above).
the basin. He leaves this room from time to time, looking for food, but A teleportation devise transports anyone who steps on the correct flagstone
must return to these baths if he wants to live. His existence is a miserable in this garden area to a closet in that room. The enchanted flagstone has
puzzle to him. a blue pentagram carved on it, but this marking will be hidden in the tall
Gorak remembers how to speak common with bestial, caveman grammar. grass that grows up around the stone.
He does not want to fight the party. His main goal is to follow his inner Characters who drop into this area from the roof, or who wander in
urgings to find the sea and seek out other skum. Unfortunately, Gorak is without examining the ground, have a 1 in 6 chance of stepping on the
now evil and he has acquired a taste for human flesh from preying on the magical flagstone accidentally. They will find themselves in a closet in
people who have been drawn to the monastery. The only possessions he room M30. In order to reactivate the closet in M30 it is necessary to step
retains is a spear +3 and a backpack stuffed with chunks of human limbs. out of it and step back in. The flagstone in area M155 reactivates if a
The backpack is lying behind the basin where it cannot be seen from the character steps off of it and steps back on.
door. The +3 spear is in the water beside him. The backpack also holds Other members of the party may believe that their companion has been
133 gp, 334 sp, 654 cp and a potion of haste. disintegrated or fallen under some other magical fate. Meanwhile, unless
In the unlikely event that the party does not slay Gorak, he will tell them they are paying attention, the asps will take them by surprise.
with grunts and gestures that he wants to find the ocean. Unfortunately, This garden area was originally planted for growing herbs needed in
unless the ocean is very near in the GMs campaign world, the walk is far alchemical experiments. A DC 12 Knowledge (arcana or nature) or DC 15
too long for him to survive. Sooner or later, Gorak will turn on the party Healing skill check will reveal the presence of herbs such as belladonna,
and try to murder the weakest good-aligned character. He will drink his wolfsbane and other plants and fungi used in making poisons, potions and
potion of haste and try to commit his crime in a way that will allow him to remedies. These useful herbs have been kept down by the grass, but there
escape with a few chunks of player character to eat along the way. is still enough to be harvested here that an alchemist would pay 100 gp
for whatever is left.
GORAK THE SAD CR 7
XP 3,200 ASPS (3) CR 2
Male skum warrior 9 XP 400
LE Medium monstrous humanoid (aquatic) hp 13, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +14 (+18 Snake, Venomous)
underwater)

AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+3 Dex, +2 natural)

hp 126 or 183 (2d10+9d10+55 plus 18)
M156 The Arrow Room
Fort +11, Ref +9, Will +7 This room is part of the hidden, inner sanctum of the Black Monastery.
Resist cold 10 As it was once sacred to the Black Brotherhood, so it is still sacred to
the cimota who act out their evil deeds like ghostly marionettes. The
Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft. arrow shape created by this room and room M165 symbolized the black
Melee +3 spear +20/+15/+10 (1d8+8), claw +15 (1d4+2), bite arrow of evil pointing to the supernatural stone in M165, around which
+15 (1d6+2) the monastery was built.
Ranged +3 spear +16 (1d8+8) The walls in this room are made of black stone that extends up the north
corridor toward room M165. They are carved with very large tear and
Str 20, Dex 16, Con 21, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 4 pentagram symbols of the Dark God. The air smells of sulfur, carried
Base Atk +11; CMB +16; CMD 29 on a slow breeze from the north corridor. Small flickers of flames glitter
Feats Endurance, Improved Initiative, MultiattackB, deep within the black stones, like eyes in the distant darkness. Anyone
Toughness, Weapon Focus (spear), Weapon Focus (claw), who stands in this room in total silence will hear distant whispers, as if the
Weapon Focus (bite) stones were speaking evil thoughts to each other.
Skills Intimidate +14, Perception +14 (+18 underwater), Several things happen at once when the party enters this room. A loud
Stealth +6 (+10 underwater), Swim +15; Racial Modifiers +4 gong will sound. The door behind them will shut and lock, possibly
Perception and Stealth underwater splitting the party on both sides. A procession of cimota will appear,
Languages Aboleth, broken common, undercommon floating down the hallway from room M165, chanting curses on all light
SQ amphibious and good in the infernal cant of the Black Brotherhood.
Equipment +3 spear; Other Gear horrifying backpack There are 21 cimota in the procession, including 20 standard cimota
and one guardian cimota as leader. The cimota will file into room M156,
dividing so that 10 of them line each of the east and west walls. The
M154 Sphinx Room guardian cimota leader will remain at the corridor entrance. He will raise
his robed arms and speak in a deep, ringing voice, You were warned to
A large statue of an androsphinx stands in what appears to be an alcove. leave. Now you must be enlightened. Then the leader will pull back his

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cowl to reveal two red eyes floating in the air where a human face would destroy a cimotas physical form, it will return in 1d6 days,
be. His 20 followers will do the same before attacking the party. manifesting again to continue its unholy existence. The
It is unlikely that the cimota will get to finish their procession or speak only way to permanently destroy a cimota is to disrupt
their dramatic lines. A prudent party will fireball the hallway and attack the its existence by consecrating the ground to which it is
cimota before they can complete even half of their dramatic performance. tied or the destruction of the artifact to which it is bound.
Either way, combat ensues. The cimota will pursue the party to the Gates Sometimes, significant alteration of an unholy place, such
of Fear if they are victorious. Unless someone holds open the door back as demolition of an evil temple or burning a haunted forest,
into area M154, it is unlikely defeated party members will escape at all. could cause cimota to fade away permanently. Although
The GM may have more cimota appear or create other dramatic flourishes their physical forms may be damaged by normal attacks,
to make the battle memorable. Area of effect spells that are cast all the their unholy existence grants them spell resistance 17.
way down the hallway to room M165 may have unexpected effects. Because cimota exist partially on the Negative Material
The sinister, enchanted stone in that room absorbs and amplifies magic, Plane they are subject to banishment or other spells that
possibly sending spells back upon their casters or just soaking up all their affect outsiders.
power. Unnatural Aura (Su) Animals do not willingly approach
within 30 feet of a cimota unless a master makes a DC 25
CIMOTA (20) CR 4 Handle Animal, Ride, or wild empathy check. This aura
XP 1,200 takes effect when a cimota manifests on the Prime Material
hp 47 or 65, (See Area M113) Plane. Animals that come within 30 feet of a place where
cimota are lurking on the Negative Material Plane, or an
GAURDIAN CIMOTA CR 6 artifact to which a cimota is bound, will be uneasy and
XP 2,400 show signs of disquiet.
LE Medium undead
Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft., lifesense; Perception +13
Aura unnatural aura (30 ft.) M157 Spiked-Shut Door
AC 20, touch 14, flat-footed 16 (+6 natural, +4 Dex) The door to this room has been spiked and nailed shut from the outside.
hp 85 or 112 (8d8+48) The word beware has been scratched on the door. A DC 10 Perception
Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +9 skill check to listen at the door will detect the sounds of weeping, snarling
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4, displacement, and gnashing of teeth inside.
unholy existence; Immune cold, electricity, undead traits; SR Locked in room M157 is what remains of a former human adventurer
15 named Samuel Knock. His former comrades locked him in this room
weeks ago when he fell under the influence of a cursed amulet that
Speed fly 60 ft. (good) changed him into a wight. Rather than slay their friend, they lured him to
Melee 2 scimitars +11 (1d6+4 plus 1d6 negative this room and sealed him in. Under the compulsion of the cursed amulet,
energy/18-20) evil aligned Samuel has spent the past year raging and scratching arcane symbols in
Special Attack manifestation, two-handed fighting the walls of his cell.
Samuel hungers for the life essence of living creatures and will hurl
Str 18, Dex 16, Con , Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 22 himself upon anyone who forces open the door. The amulet is still
Base Atk +6; CMB +10; CMD 20 around Samuels neck. It is a silver skull, marked with the teardrop
Feats Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Lightning and pentagram symbol of the Black Brotherhood. The amulet can be
Reflexes, Weapon Focus (scimitar) removed by a remove curse spell, if it is cast within two hours of the
Skills Diplomacy +13 Fly +7, Intimidate +17, Knowledge moment the victim put it around his neck. It comes off easily if the
(planes) +10, Perception +13, Sense Motive +13, Stealth +13 wearer is slain.
Languages Common, Infernal Anyone who puts on Samuels amulet will immediately begin to scream
gibberish and tear at his face and clothing. The transformation will be
Displacement (Su) Cimota manifest on the Prime Material complete 12 hours later. Party members may only save their companion
Plane as a shifting cloud of shadows that coalesce into their from a hideous fate by acting quickly to remove the amulet, or the new
cloaked and hooded forms. On any round that a cimota victim will suffer Samuels fate.
first manifests (see below), its shifting forms affect it as a
displacement spell. Attacks on a cimota at this time have SAMUEL KNOCK CR 3
a 50% miss chance as if the cimota had total concealment. XP 800
Unlike actual total concealment, this displacement does hp 26 or 40, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
not prevent enemies from targeting a cimota normally. This Wight)
effect is canceled one round after a cimota manifests, or if
a cimota takes any action in its new locale.
Lifesense (Su) A cimota notices and locates living creatures M158 The Purple Priest
within 60 feet, just as if it possessed the blindsight ability.
Manifestation (Su) As a standard action, a cimota can A human male is sitting in this room, in the lotus position. He is dressed
transport itself via planar travel from any point on the Prime in a purple robe. His head has been crudely shaved, as if a knife were
Material Plane to another point within its defined area, or used, rather than a razor. He has two candles lit and set on the floor in
within 300 feet of the artifact to which it is bound. A cimota front of him. A DC 20 Knowledge (religion) check will reveal that the
may also lurk on the Negative Material Plane, prepared to purple robe is the emblem of a minor priestly order with a school about 20
manifest on the Prime Material if certain conditions are met, miles from the Black Monastery.
such as trespassers entering the area they are doomed The man looks up when the party enters. If the party does not attack him,
to guard. A cimota cannot attack or move in the same the man will explain that he is the powerful warrior priest Hahnso the
round in which it manifests, although it may manifest as Fist, Famed in all the land for the Fist of Purple Vengeance technique.
partial surprise action before initiative. A cimota benefits Hahnso will offer the party, A reward of great price, for recovering
from displacement (see above) on the round in which it first his lost staff. Apparently, a goblin took it while Hahnso was mediating.
manifests. In fact, Hahnso is not a priest and has no martial arts abilities. He is
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handyman at the school after getting kicked in the head by a mule. His
staff is leaning against the wall in room M4, but it has no special powers.
Any character who watches Hahnso demonstrate his martial arts powers
M160 Goblin Rest Stop
for a few rounds will recognize that he has no training. If Hahnso is There are 15 goblins lurking in this room, happy to have gotten this
confronted with his lack of skills, he just barely remembers where he far into the Black Monastery without being eaten, cursed or hideously
came from. If the party retrieves Hahnsos staff for him, this will confirm transformed. They are resting here after running from a number of larger
Hahnso in his delusions. With the staff in his hand, Hahnso will become monsters. Five of them are elite warriors who will lead the others in any
combative, insisting that he is famous and powerful no matter what attack. They will rush to help their comrade in room M159.
evidence is presented. He will mime casting spells of great power upon
the party to help them on their adventures. GOBLINS (15) CR 1/3
The priests at Hahnsos school will pay a reward of 20 gp to have their XP 135
mad handyman returned to them. Good aligned characters who help hp 6, (See the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Hahnso get home will receive a 1,000 experience point bonus for this Goblin)
deed if they refuse the reward money.
GOBLIN ELITE (5) CR 3
HAHNSO THE FIST CR 2 XP 800
XP 600 Male goblin warrior 5
Male human commoner 4 NE Small humanoid (goblinoid)
N Medium humanoid (human) Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception 1
Init +1; Senses Perception +3
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+2 armor, +3 Dex, +1 shield,
AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 10 (+1 Dex) +1 size)
hp 18 or 28 (4d6+4) hp 33 or 55 (5d10+5)
Fort +2, Ref +2 Will 1 Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +0

Speed 30 ft Speed 30 ft.

Melee unarmed strike +4 (1d3+2) or staff +5 (1d6+3) Melee shortsword +8 (1d4/1920)
Ranged short bow +7 (1d4/3)
Str 14, Dex 12, Con 12, Wis 7, Int 9, Cha 12
Base Atk +2; CMB +4; CMD 15 Str 11, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 6
Feats Improved Unarmed Strike, Weapon Focus (staff) Base Atk +5; CMB +4; CMD 17
Skills Acrobatics +2, Perception +3, Profession (handyman) Feats Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus
+2 (shortsword)
Combat Gear quarterstaff Skills Ride +15, Stealth +15, Swim +4; Racial Modifiers +4 Ride,
+4 Stealth
Languages Goblin
M159 Goblin Urinal Combat Gear leather armor, shortsword, shortbow, 15 arrows

A goblin, carrying a quarterstaff, stands urinating in a corner of this room.

The goblin will attack anyone who enters, shouting to his companions in M161 Orc Gambling Hall
room M160 for help. The goblins in room M159 will arrive in two rounds
to help their comrade. There are five orcs in this room. Theyve gotten distracted from exploring
The party may try to give this staff to Hahnso in room M158, claiming the Black Monastery and are playing dice. They are so distracted that they
that they have found his staff. Hahnso will inspect the staff and then dont realize how far they are from their comrades, who actually believe
declare, This staff is a tool of the Dark One! He will snap the staff in them to be dead. Any fight that breaks out in room M160 is likely to get
half with what he believes to be an impressive martial arts move, but looks their attention. The orc may even join in on the side of the goblins in that
rather clumsy to anyone else. area because the party is blocking their only escape route.
The gambling stakes are 75 sp scattered in piles on the floor. Aside
GOBLIN ELITE WARRIOR CR 3 from their weapons, the orcs have two sets of marked cards and two sets
XP 800 of loaded dice. If the orcs hear a battle, they will leave their silver pieces
Male goblin warrior 5 on the floor here, forgetting them in their sudden realization of how much
NE Small humanoid (goblinoid) danger they are in.
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception 1
ORCS (5) CR 1/3
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+2 armor, +3 Dex, +1 shield, XP 135
+1 size) hp 11, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Orc)
hp 33 or 55 (5d10+5)
Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +0
M162 Herb Room
Speed 30 ft.
Melee quarterstaff +7 (1d6/1920) This room was once filled with herbs of many different types, kept her
in dry storage. There are shelves around the walls, stocked with hundreds
Str 11, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 6 of jars and bottles filled with herbs from around the world. Most of these
Base Atk +5; CMB +4; CMD 17 are long ago fallen into dust, but a few of them are still sealed and useable.
Feats Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus The containers used to have names scratched on them or on labels tied
(shortsword) around them but these have long since worn away or fallen off. Some
Skills Ride +15, Stealth +15, Swim +4; Racial Modifiers +4 Ride, of the sealed jars still contain herbs used in creating poisons. These are
+4 Stealth sitting on a shelf by themselves and a few of them still have their labels.
Languages Goblin There were ingredients stored here to make the poisons mentioned in the
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M163 Goblin Meal M165 The Oracle of the Cimota

Three goblins are in this room, chewing on what looks like the bones It is within this room that the cimota receive the power that sustains
of one of their former comrades. They will attack anyone who enters. their unnatural existence. A large green stone dominates the room. It is a
One of the goblins is carrying a small wooden box that holds 12 silver translucent chunk of what looks like green obsidian. It glows with arcane
arrowheads. If these are mounted to shafts they will become magical +4 power. The stone gives off an aura of great age.
arrows. The oracle stone has been here for over 2,000 years since it fell atop
the hill of Mornay from an extra-dimensional rift. Originally, it was
GOBLINS (3) CR 1/3 black and was mostly buried in the ground, with only one jagged edge
XP 135 showing above the surface. The first members of the Black Brotherhood
hp 6, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, discovered the stone as the goal of a quest. The Black Monastery was
Goblin) built over this stone, to take advantage of its properties. The stone was
given power and hideous awareness by fanatical monks who dedicated
and sacrificed themselves to it. So the oracle stone began to glow with
M164 Goblin Feast power and gained its current, malevolent awareness.
The acts of human sacrifice and other evil deeds associated with the
There are seven goblins in this room. They are arguing over how best oracle stone are what have given the cimota power within the Black
to prepare humans for consumption. There are three human corpses in the Monastery. They are echoes and reflections of the Black Brotherhood and
room; the bodies of adventurers who came to grief in the monastery. The the vile deeds they committed here. As long as the oracle stone exists,
goblins will attack anyone who enters. the Black Monastery will return and the cimota will continue their dark
One of the goblins is carrying a small pouch that he took off of one of the existence.
bodies. The pouch holds a light blue stone on a gold chain. The stone and The stone has several powers that might affect the party. First, it absorbs
chain are an amulet of regeneration. Anyone wearing the amulet against the power of any spells cast on or near it, completely draining away
his skin will regenerate two hit points per round. This amulet is capable even the most powerful spells to nothing. Characters who bring spells
of regenerating even a character that has been slain, bringing him back with durations, such as cats grace or protection from evil, will find that
to life. their spells vanish as soon as they enter this room. A DC 10 Knowledge
A DC 20 Knowledge (local) skill check will recognize one of the bodies (arcana) skill check will reveal that the strands of power have gone into
as Norman the Wise, a priest of the God of Light who was very popular the stone.
among common people for his kindness and his divine powers. Second, the stone retains a well of power to hurl back at anyone who
attacks it or tries to move it. The GM may assume that the oracle stone
GOBLINS (7) CR 1/3 has an almost inexhaustible supply of evocation spells, including fireball,
XP 135 lightning bolt, scorching ray and other 1st through 3rd level evocation
hp 6, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Goblin) spells, CL 10th, save DC 15 plus spell level. The stone only uses this well

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of power when it is directly threatened. five feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance). Creatures
Anyone who touches this green stone is placed in contact with beings farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance).
from the outer planes. It is possible to speak with outsiders who will On the southeast wall of this room, a magical trap has taken on a
answer questions and tell ancient secrets in exchange for a cumulative 1% malignant life of its own. A special black tentacles spell has survived,
drain of a mortals sanity. Sometimes (25% chance), the infernal beings grown and become somewhat self-aware. Anyone entering the room
who speak through the stone deliberately twist the truth or answer with has come within the reach of this new magical creature.
evasions that are deliberately intended to deceive. Following their advice The black tentacles will reach out to grasp any party member that
can be lethal. enters, attempting to grapple them with a combat maneuver check. The
There is a pendant hanging on a peg in the northernmost corner of the CMB of the black tentacles is +17. One attack roll is made each round.
room. The pendant is carved of red jade in the shape of a teardrop. If the It is applied to every character in the room. If the tentacles succeed in
pendant is worn by a person of evil alignment and the stone is touched, grasping a party member that character takes 1d6+4 damage and is
the wearer gains one level. Anyone of good or neutral alignment who grappled. The victim cannot move until they first break this grapple.
performs the same action will writhe in agony as the stone grants 3 The CMD of the tentacles is 27. Grappled characters take automatic
negative levels. This effect will work only once. The pendant is worth damage every round and are dragged 10 ft. further into the room.
300 gp. It is possible that characters outside of room M168 will be unaware
When the Black Monastery eventually fades and disappears from the of what their comrades are facing. Even if comrades shout for help,
GMs campaign, the oracle stone remains. It will be buried in tons of earth it is difficult to tell where they are. Entering the room will cause the
and partly concealed in the foundations left behind. Only the complete black tentacles to attack new characters on their action each round.
destruction or removal of the oracle stone will end the appearances of the The tentacles will drag grappled characters toward the southeast
Black Monastery on this plane. Removing the stone will prove difficult wall, where the mutated spell has its heart. There, the tentacles issue
both because of its supernatural powers and its great size. The stone, from a black, oozing glob on the wall that pulses with arcane life. The
which will revert to black obsidian when the monastery is gone, weighs at oozing glob has multiple mouths full of black teeth. Characters that
least 30 tons. In addition, over 20 centuries of its existence on this plane are dragged all the way to this maw will be bitten, taking automatic
the stone has had time to anchor itself deep within the stones of the hill of damage of 2d6+8 in addition to the constricting damage of the
Mornay. Even if the party knew how to move it and what its powers are, tentacles.
it would take the resources of an entire kingdom to dislodge and move it, There are three ways to escape this arcane creature. The first is
ending its power to bring the Black Monastery back. to consistently win grapple checks against the black tentacles. The
second is with a DC 15 dispel magic check. This will cause the
tentacles to let go of one target for a single round. This is long enough
M166 The Sound of Battle for that victim to escape from the room, if they know which way the
exit is. The third is to attack and destroy the oozing glob at the center
As soon as the party approaches this area the GM should have everyone of the mutated spell.
roll a DC 10 Perception check. Sounds of a large group of people can be The oozing glob is AC 20 and has 50 hit points. The 20% miss chance
heard coming from this area. Weapons can be heard sliding from sheaths for the fog cloud does not affect the mutated spell, but it does apply to
and shields clanging against armor. There are heavy footsteps and the attacks on the oozing glob. A magic weapon or spell attack is required
sounds of snarls and curses. to damage this heart of the mutated spell. Only the destruction of this
Anyone who comes within 30 ft. of the entrance to this room will perceive glob of mouths and teeth will cancel the spell and allow party members
the sounds as coming toward him, but the large group of people never to escape.
arrives. The sound is only a ghostly whisper of events that happened in Party members who do not escape from this menace will be absorbed
the monastery years ago. Room M166 is empty and whatever happened by the oozing glob after 1d4 hours. They will be absorbed into
there left no physical evidence. the spells mass of seething, sentient magic along with all of their
equipment.
The destruction of this arcane creature will not end its existence. It
M167 Pickaxe Man will reform eight days after its destruction, with its hit points increased
to 100. There may be some other way to permanently destroy this
A large white X is drawn in chalk on the east wall of this area. The malignant new life form. This is at the GMs discretion. It is also
center of the X has been scored with a pickaxe. A dead human lies against possible that an encounter with the player characters may give this
the wall, right below the X. There is a pickaxe in the dead mans hands. creature the power to divide and spawn a second monster, which may
This is what remains of an adventurer who was driven mad by the green be able to escape the Black Monastery and terrify the countryside.
stone in room M165. He tried to tunnel his way out of the monastery
but succumbed to exhaustion and starvation and collapsed here. Other
creatures have been reluctant to touch his body, believing that the white M169 Shocking Puddle
X is some sort of magical trap or warning. It was actually drawn by the
victim, who still has a piece of chalk in his pocket. A puddle of clear water fills this area. The water is only a few inches
A DC 25 Knowledge (local) skill check will allow a character to recall deep, but it carries a powerful, electrical charge. Several months ago,
that the dead man was a wizard named Tylor the Bright. Tylor was known an adventurer dropped a malfunctioning ring of shocking grasp into the
to be part of an adventuring group that included seven others. They have water. Instead of discharging on command, the ring fires off whenever it
been missing for at least a month, but Tylor looks like he has been dead is jostled or when it makes contact with metal, shocking both the target
only a day or so. Tylors hands show signs of having been scorched by and the wearer.
prolonged contact with the oracle stone in room M165. His fingernails Each character walking through the water has a 25% chance of stepping
are broken and ragged and there are marks where he apparently scratched on the ring. When this happens, the entire puddle, and anyone standing
his own face. in it, will be jolted for 5d6 points of damage, with no saving throw. The
ring functions like a wand. It currently holds 24 shocking grasp spells
(CL 5th). It can deliver that many more jolts before it runs out of power.
M168 The Fog of War The ring can be spotted in the water with a DC 20 Perception check, but
only if a player states that his character is examining the puddle. The ring
When the door to this room is opened, thick fog will spill out, also discharges if it is picked up or moved with a tool or prod. Once it
obscuring an area within 10 ft. of the door. This room is totally filled has been taken out of the water and dried, the ring might prove useful to
with a thick, magical fog, equal to a fog cloud spell. The fog obscures a character that is immune to electrical attacks if it is carefully handled.
all vision, including darkvision, beyond five feet. A creature within The ring will still shock both the wearer and the target each time it is used.

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M170 Main Dormitory

This room was the main sleeping quarters for the majority of the Black
Brotherhood. There are 43 beds, each with a small chest at its foot. From
the doorway, it is possible to see that all of the beds are occupied, with
ragged sheets and blankets covering the occupants.
There are corpses lying in 30 of the beds. These were human explorers
and adventurers who fell prey to the rooms guardians. Something has
caused these bodies to dry out and shrivel rather than rot. It is apparent
that most of these bodies have been here for some time, but a DC 25
Knowledge (local) skill check recognizes several of the bodies as
belonging to local villagers.
The other 13 beds are occupied by cimota. If any of the beds is disturbed
the cimota will spring up and attack. Beneath one of the beds is a silver+2
greatsword. Under another cot is a small coin purse that functions as
a bag of holding (type III). This bag weighs 35 pounds and will seem
incredibly heavy to anyone who picks it up, revealing its unusual nature.

CIMOTA(13) CR 4
XP 1,200
hp 47 or 65, (See Area M113)

M171 Entrance to the Shrine of

The Dark God
The entrance to this room is a set of giant double doors constructed of
thick oak. The doors are carved with the teardrop and pentagram symbol
of the Black Brotherhood. A thick chain loops through both door handles,
holding the door shut. A DC 30 Strength check will break the chain. Abbot Asmodeus gained his powers from this room, but he also met his fate
There is a door on the southwest wall, concealed by what is left of a here. On the night the Black Monastery immolated and disappeared, Abbot
tapestry. It opens into room M174. Asmodeus came to this room to seek shelter with the Dark God. He believed
that his deeds of evil would earn him a high place among the immortal

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servants of Belial. He was wrong. When Asmodeus cried out to the Dark
God his pleas were answered with laughter. Demons tore the abbot apart,
scattering his bones about the room. The soul of Abbot Asmodeus is now a
Abbots Secret Worship Chamber black worm, living in torment in the lowest cess pits of the Dark Gods citadel.
Anyone who climbs the walls or uses magic to fly through the ceiling
The secret door to this room is very hard to find. It requires a DC 30 will discover that he is standing over a black pit on a desolate plateau.
Perception check to spot and can only be found by a character that is Any creature that enters this place will feel his life draining away into the
specifically searching this wall for secret passages. The secret door has night. This world inflicts one point of constitution damage per minute on
both an arcane lock spell on it and a superior mundane lock that requires any creature not native to it. There is no saving throw against this effect.
a DC 40 Disable Device check to defeat. Three glyph of warding spells Entering the room summons a powerful demon from the other world.
have been cast on the doors outer surface. This monster will fly down from the night sky 10 rounds after the party
When the door to this room is opened, the party will feel a cold breeze enters the room. If it finds anyone in the room who is not a sworn servant
rushing out, swirling the smoke from the exploded glyphs. This room of the Dark God, the demon will attack and fight to the death. It will not
appears to have no ceiling. Instead, the ceiling opens onto a starry sky. pursue opponents who run from the room further than the corridor just
The stars overhead do not match the sky over the Black Monastery. A outside of M172. When all enemies are dead or gone, the demon will
thin, blood-red crescent moon hangs in the eastern portion of the sky. This close and lock the door and return to the night sky overhead.
scene never changes, even when it is daylight outside. There are bones Any search of the room will almost surely be interrupted by the demons
and pieces of black robes scattered about the room, lying amidst what arrival. Searching afterward might prove difficult. The bones and torn
must surely be old blood stains. robes scattered about the room are all that remains of the mortal form of
A DC 20 Knowledge (the planes) skill check, will recognize that this Abbot Asmodeus. Among the torn skeletal limbs is a gold ring, bearing
is a portal to the eternal night of an alien world. A result of DC 25 will the teardrop and pentagram symbol of the Black Brotherhood. This was
reveal that this is the Plane of Damnation ruled by the Dark God himself. Asmodeus signet ring. It is worth 500 gp. There are also a gold necklace
A result of DC 30 will reveal that the name of this world is Belial and that and pendant among the bones. The pendant bears the abbots personal
the Dark God rules it in the form of a cruel, beautiful woman. The DC 30 symbol of a burning skull. The necklace and pendant are jewels worth
result will also reveal that the Dark God instantly knows every creature 1,000 gp. A phylactery of negative channeling lies among the torn robes
that enters the world of Belial, including the ability to read thoughts and, as well as a pearl of power (3rd).
in some cases, to control minds. There also one black coin lying in the room. This is a disc of adamantite, a
This room was the secret inner sanctum of the abbot of the Black metal that is rare in the prime material plane but common in the world of Belial.
Monastery. Here, the abbot was able to commune with the Dark God by At the GMs discretion, there is potential here for an extra-planar
opening his mind to the night sky of an alien world. This process drove adventure on the Abyssal world of Belial. It would be a job for a very
the abbot insane, but it also gave him the ability to see far away people and high level party. The power of the Dark God to read minds and control
events. It also allowed him to use the treacherous cunning of the Dark God thoughts might prove highly difficult for a party of adventurers that
himself. Only the innermost circle of the Black Brotherhood was allowed includes powerful tank fighters with very little defense against mental
to know of this room and its function. They included Kran the Dungeon attacks. In most cases, it would be wise for the party to close the door to
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GLYPH OF WARDING BLAST TRAP CR 4 +17, Stealth +14, Survival +7
XP 1,200
Type magic; Perception DC 28; Disable Device DC 28 Create Spawn (Su) Any humanoid slain by an apparition
Trigger proximity (alarm); Reset none becomes an apparition in 1d4 hours. Spawn are not
Effect spell effect (glyph of warding, CL 12th, 5d8 electrical commanded by or under control of the apparition that
damage, DC 21 Reflex save for half damage, all targets in a created them. They possess none of the abilities they had in
5 ft. radius) life.
Spectral Strangulation (Su) An apparition attacks an
GLYPH OF WARDING BLAST TRAP CR 4 opponent by implanting a suggestion in the victims
XP 1,200 mind, convincing it that it is being strangled by the
Type magic; Perception DC 28; Disable Device DC 28 apparitions bony claws. The apparition must be on the
Trigger proximity (alarm); Reset none same plane as the target creature to use this ability. The
Effect spell effect (glyph of warding, CL 12th, 5d8 acid target of the spectral strangulation feels the bony, claw-
damage, DC 21 Reflex save for half damage, all targets in a like fingers of the apparition at its throat even through
5 ft. radius) armor. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Will save to
disbelieve the suggestion. A creature that successfully
GLYPH OF WARDING BLAST TRAP CR 4 saves cannot be affected again by the same apparitions
XP 1,200 suggestion for one day. On a failed save, the victim
Type magic; Perception DC 28; Disable Device DC 28 must immediately succeed on a DC 18 Fortitude save or
Trigger proximity (alarm); Reset none die from fright due to heart failure. If the Fortitude save
Effect spell effect (glyph of warding, CL 12th, 5d8 sonic succeeds, the victim acts as if affected by a fear spell
damage, DC 21 Reflex save for half damage, all targets in a for 1d4 rounds. A creature protected by magic circle
5 ft. radius) against evil or protection from evil cannot be affected by
an apparitions spectral strangulation. The save DCs are
MARRILITH CR 17 Charisma-based.
XP 102,400 Sense Living (Su) An apparition notices and locates
hp 264 or 334, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games living creatures within 100 feet, just as if it possessed the
Bestiary, Demon, Marrilith) blindsight ability. It also senses the strength of their life force
automatically, as if it had cast deathwatch.
M173 Ghostly Melancholy Sunlight Powerlessness (Ex) Apparitions on the Material
Plane are utterly powerless in natural sunlight (not merely
a daylight spell) and flee from it. An apparition caught in
An aura of deep sadness fills this room. This aura is strong enough to sunlight cannot attack and can take only a single move or
be felt by anyone who passes by the closed door. The ghosts of intruders attack action in a round.
who have died in the Black Monastery are trapped here, held prisoner Unnatural Aura (Su) Both wild and domesticated animals
in death by the equivalent of a special, permanent dimensional anchor can sense the unnatural presence of an apparition at a
spell. distance of 30 feet. They will not willingly approach nearer
If the party enters the room, several ghostly apparitions will rise than that and will panic if forced to do so; they remain
from the floor and stare at them in silence. If any party members have panicked as long as they are within that range.
died in the monastery it will be their ghosts that rise. The dead may be
freed from this room by a successful dispel magic spell against a CL
20th. This will cancel the dimensional anchor for an hour, allowing
a great rush of ghosts to rise from the floor and through the ceiling.
M174 Idol Worship
An hour later, the magical effect takes hold again, trapping the dead
in this room. In the center of this room is an idol of a demonic figure, cut from red
stone. The idols eyes are only stone, but they seem to glint, as if the idol
APPARITIONS (AS NEEDED) CR 7 is looking back. The demon is in the form of a six-armed, serpent-tailed
XP 3,200 woman. Although the party may not recognize it, this is an image of the
CE Medium undead (incorporeal) marilith demon that guards room M172.
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., lifesense; Perception +17 There are several human skulls in this room, along with their scattered
Aura unnatural aura bones. Anyone who meets the idols eyes will feel the strong desire to stay
in this room and worship the fiendish idol forever. A DC 15 Will save is
AC 15, touch 15, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +3 deflection) required to suppress this desire.
hp 75 or 110 (10d8+30) Party members who look into the eyes and fail this saving throw
Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +8 immediately bow and begin to praise, He Who Is Most Dreadful. Other
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +2, incorporeal; party members may drag their companions away from the idol, giving
Immune undead traits them saving throws on every round spent away from the idols influence. A
Weaknesses sunlight powerlessness character that has failed the initial saving throw, but succeeded in escaping
by a second saving throw, will automatically be enthralled again if he
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (perfect) enters this room. The bones on the floor belonged to three adventurers
Melee spectral strangulation who wasted away worshipping the idol a century ago.
Special Attacks create spawn, spectral strangulation
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th)
At Will plane shift (Ethereal Plane or Material Plane only) M175 Dental Advice
Str , Dex 14, Con , Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 16 A glowing green monk rises from the floor when this area is approached.
Base Atk +7; CMB +6; CMD 18 He shouts, Always floss! Brushing isnt enough! in a deep and ominous
Feats Alertness, Blind-Fight, Improved Initiative, Skill Focus voice and then sinks back into the floor. At the GMs discretion, this
(Intimidate), Skill Focus (Perception) apparition may rise from the floor on subsequent visits, always giving
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roaring a challenge. The illusionary minotaur will disappear the instant a
M176 Empty Room party member makes an attack on it.

This chamber is empty when the party finds it.

M182 Cimota Treasure Room
M177 Empty Room The entrance to this secret chamber is hard to find. It requires a DC 30
Perception check to locate the latch to the secret entrance.
This chamber is empty when the party finds it. The walls and floor are covered with glowing green contact poison
equal to tears of death (DC 22 Fortitude save negates) that pulses with
luminescent evil.
M178 The Ruined Library There are bags of coins piled around the room, along with other items.
The bags hold 5,760 cp, 2,500 sp, 1,500 gp, 157 pp, 22 x 100 gp gems
and 13 pieces of jewelry worth 200-800 gp each. There are three suits
This room once held several thousand books and scrolls. Now it
of masterwork chainmail, two suits of masterwork lacquered black plate
holds ripped and moldering parchment piled about on and in front of
armor, seven masterwork heavy maces and two masterwork greatswords.
bookshelves. The few fragments which are still legible were written in the
In addition, there are a pair of gloves of swimming and climbing, a horn of
infernal cant of the Black Brotherhood. A comprehend languages spell
fog, a robe of blending and a pair of slippers of spider climbing.
will reveal mad raving and blasphemies, but nothing of any use.
Touching any of the treasure in this room immediately summons four
It is possible to shift through the ruined books, looking for treasure. guardian cimota. Each round the battle with these cimota goes on there
There is still a 150 gp gem hidden in a pile of scraps. Under a stone in the is 50% chance that another guardian cimota will appear, to a maximum
northeast corner is a hidden niche that requires a DC 30 Perception check of eight total. The cimota will pursue any characters that flee from this
to locate. It holds a manual of quickness of action. battle anywhere in the Black Monastery, with guardian cimota continuing
to appear as long as the pursuit lasts, to the maximum number.

GUARDIAN CIMOTA (4) CR 6

XP 2,400
hp 85 or 112, (see Area M156)

M183 Talking Door

The door to this room has a large human nose, mouth and eyes. The
nose is in the middle of the door, the mouth is on the lower half and the
eyes are near the top. When the party approaches the door it will introduce
itself as Arknobus (ar-NOB-us).
If the party is polite to the door, Arknobus will be willing to open for
them. If the party is rude or insulting, Arknobus will refuse to open unless
a party member gets down on his knees and begs. If Arknobus is attacked
in any way the door will begin screaming. The doors screams will attract
1d4 groups of wandering monsters at the GMs discretion.
Arknobus likes to chat about what might be in the room behind the door.
Nothing! he will insist. Nothing at all! Arknobus is not lying, but the
doors denials might make the party try to batter it down. The chamber
beyond is empty. I told you there was nothing behind me! Nothing at
M179 The Unholy Study all! Now youve insulted me!
In spite of his sentience and his large nose, Arknobus is no stronger than
any other door in the Black Monastery. If the party gets tired of listening
This room was set aside for members of the Black Brotherhood to study and to him, they can just destroy the door. No matter what the party does to
contemplate ways to be more evil. The rotted remains of books and scrolls are Arknobus, he will reappear in his original position eight days later.
piled about the floor, in between broken pieces of tables and benches.
A book with the title Tome of Poisons is in bad shape under a pile of other
manuscripts, but it is still legible. It gives the formulas for an alchemist
to brew the poisons bloodroot, deathblade, dragon bile, greenblood oil,
M184 Singing Iron Maiden
kings sleep, nightmare vapor, oil of taggit, terinav root, shadow essence, An iron maiden stands in the center of this room. The torture device
tears of death and ungol dust (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Core is singing opera and popular show tunes, accompanied by two orcs on
Rulebook,). The hints and extra techniques in the Tome of Poisons cut the mandolin and lute. On the floor nearby are a fiddle, harp, lyre, flute and
cost of making these poisons down by an extra 25%. The ingredients for several drums amidst a dozen skeletons from creatures of various races.
all of the poisons in this book can still be found in room M162 (see above). These orcs are not willing participants. They were trapped here by the
enchanting power of the iron maiden. Anyone who enters the room must

M180 Empty Room succeed on a DC 15 Will saving throw or join the act. Party members who
fail the save will pick up instruments and begin to play. The enchantment
includes the ability to play whatever instrument is picked up. If there are
This chamber is empty when the party finds it. no instruments available, victims can always sing along.
Dumping over the iron maiden stops the music but also releases a

M181 Frightening Apparition

thunderous scream that will deafen anyone in the room for an hour unless
a DC 15 Fortitude save is made. Victims who do not escape this trap will
play until they die of exhaustion or thirst.
This room is empty except for the frightening apparition of a If the orcs are released from the iron maidens power, they are in no
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remain that way for the next eight hours. If the party heals the orcs, or is and weapons training. The training gear is long fallen into piles of dust
otherwise kind to them, they will volunteer to join the party. The orcs will and scraps. This rubbish helps to conceal the refuse fallen from the spider
happily fight against any former comrades they meet, since it was their webs in the rafters. There are 11 giant spiders lairing in this room. They
comrades who left them to their fate. do most of their hunting by scrambling out a hole and onto the ruined
Beneath the iron maiden is a small, magical key. This key is enchanted monasterys roof, but they will regard an adventuring party as a welcome
to fit and open any non-magical lock. If the key is turned in a magical meal.
lock there is a 50% chance that the key will work or break off in the lock, At the GMs discretion, a battle with the party might attract up to a
jamming it and ruining the key. dozen more of these creatures that are currently lurking out on the rooftop.
These additional spiders might join the battle at the rate of 0-2 each round
the fight goes on.
M185 White Cloud There are mostly rat bones in the webs, as well as some bones from
humans and orcs. Scattered and trapped in the webs are 38 cp, 47 sp,
A cloud of white mist floats in the northwest corner of this room. The 159 gp, 13 pp, 18 gems worth 10d10 gp and a gold-covered helm with a
cloud is what remained when a wizard was vaporized by a disintegrate roaring lion face on its visor. The helm is worth 850 gp.
spell in this room a decade ago. The cloud is semi-aware. It feels a great
hunger for magic, which sustains its existence. GIANT SPIDERS CR 5
The cloud will drift toward the party in a shape that expands from five XP 1,600
feet to ten feet in diameter as it moves. The clouds base movement is 10 hp 40 or 56 (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
ft. per round and it cannot run or take any other action other than move. Spider, Giant, Ogre Spider)
It will move toward the party member with the most magic items or other
magical auras.
If the cloud succeeds in enveloping a member of the party it will M189 Grave Matter
permanently drain the magical energy from one item, determined at
random. The cloud will not be satiated by any number of magical auras. It The door this chamber opens very slowly, resisting all efforts to
will continue to drain magic items of their power once per round until the push it open faster. There is a stone coffin on a dais against the far
party flees. Spells cast at the cloud will only feed its hunger. A continual wall. The coffin is open and empty. The words Here Lies Koth are
flame spell will halt the cloud and render it harmless for three days, during scratched on the wall above the coffin. Behind the coffin, between it
which time it will return to its lair. The cloud will slip under the door and and the back wall, is a beautiful rose made out of glass. The rose is
pursue the party for 1d10 minutes before turning back. worth 80 gp.
A DC 30 Knowledge (history) skill check does not reveal any
information about anyone named Koth associated with the Black
M186 Safety Hazard Monastery. Close examination of the inscription will reveal that it is
crude work and was probably made with a chisel. The glass rose was
There are several coils of very old rope in this room, along with twine placed here by another adventuring party who intended to come back
and spools of thread hanging on racks along the walls. There are the and get it. They never did.
bodies of an elf and human, wrapped in twine and rope, lying against one
wall. Skeletons of several orcs and a dwarf are also in the room, bound
up in thread and twine. M190 Burnt Sacrifice
If anyone enters the room the ropes, twine and thread will lash out and
attempt to ensnare the victim, holding him fast unless he manages to break The lintel and posts around the doorway to this room are blackened by
free. The saving throw to avoid the magical snares is a DC 17 Reflex some sort of arcane fire. The room is empty except for a dead raven,
check. Breaking out of the magical bindings is a DC 20 Strength check. tossed into a corner of this room. Examination will reveal that the bird
Subsequent strength checks to escape are possible, but at a cumulative +1 was killed by fire, as its feathers, beak and eyes are scorched to ash. This
difficulty for each attempt up to 30, when the victim will be held too tight creature was a sorcerers familiar. It was killed a week ago by the magical
to move. There is enough material in the room to capture four medium- trap that protected the doorway. Its master survived the blast and left the
sized creatures. body behind.
The magical bindings can be cut away with an ordinary knife, provided
the person doing the cutting can avoid being caught each round. A
powerful fire attack, such as a fireball spell, would destroy any of the M191 Ive Got A Secret
ropes, twine or thread it touches. Party members who cannot break free
and have no one to help them are doomed to end their days in this room. This room is empty, but a loose floor stone conceals a small chest. The
The elf and human were adventurers from a nearby city who have been chest holds 20 ruby teardrop gems, each about the size of a thimble. They
missing for more than a month. A DC 30 Knowledge (local) skill check are worth 20 gp each as gems, but the buyer will probably be displeased
will reveal them to be Hophni and Phineas, an adventuring duo that was if he finds out their magical powers by accident. If these ruby teardrops
last seen months ago. The elf has a wand of magic missiles (CL 7th, 30 are thrown or otherwise handled roughly, each one will burst into a cloud
charges). The human has a dagger +3 in his boot. He was also carrying of red smoke with a 10 ft. radius. The cloud lingers for three rounds. Any
a sack that contains 25 sp and 36 gp. living thing caught in or passing through the cloud suffers 2d10 points of
acid damage with no saving throw.

M187 Orcish Dispute

M192 Room of Clay Pots
Loud voices can be heard arguing in this room. The voices are arguing
in orcish over which orc has the toughest reputation. The sounds cease as There are four sealed clay vessels in this room. They must be shattered
soon as the door is opened and begin again as soon as it is closed as long in order to open them. The first vessel holds a black skeleton which will
as there is no one in the room. instantly assemble itself and attack. The second vessel holds only ordinary
water. The third vessel releases a black cloud. This cloud will attach
itself to one random party member and rain on him for d100 minutes.
M188 Gymnasium The fourth vessel releases a pillar of smoke that forms into the shape of a
woman. The smoke woman will chant for 1d4 minutes in a language that
This room was used by members of the Black Brotherhood for exercise sounds like elvish, but is not, then she will dissipate.

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BLACK SKELETON CR 5
XP 1,600
CE Medium undead
Init +5 Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +10

AC 21, touch 15, flat-footed 16 (+5 Dex, +6 natural)

hp 45 or 66 (6d8+18)
Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +6
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4; DR 10/
bludgeoning and good; Immune undead traits

Speed 40 ft
Melee 2 shortswords +9 (1d6 +2 plus 1d3 Str /19-20) or 2
claws +8 (1d4+2 plus 1d3 Str)
Special Attacks frightful shriek (DC 16), strength damage
(DC 16)

Str 14, Dex 20, Con , Int 15, Wis 12, Cha 16
Base Atk +3; CMB +5; CMD 20
Feats Two-Weapon Fighting*, Weapon Finesse
(shortsword), Weapon Focus (shortsword)
Skills Acrobatics +11, Climb +11, Escape Artist +11,
Intimidate +12, Perception +10, Stealth +14
Languages Common, Abyssal

Frightful Shriek (Ex) The mere presence of a black

skeleton is unsettling to foes, especially when the skeleton
shrieks. Creatures within 60 feet and with less hit dice
than the black skeleton that hear it must succeed on
a DC 16 Will save or become panicked for 4d6 rounds.
Creatures that successfully save are immune to the
frightful shriek of the same black skeleton for one day.
The save DC is Charisma-based.
Strength Damage(Su) Good-aligned creatures hit by a
black skeleton (either by a weapon or a natural attack)
must succeed on a DC 16 Fortitude save or take 1d3
Strength damage. The save DC is Charisma-based. This
effect is a function of the black skeleton and not of its
shortswords.

*Feats: Because of the black skeletons magical nature,

its Two-Weapon Fighting feat allows it to attack with both
weapons or both claws at no penalty

M193 Giant Crawling Hand

When the door to this chamber is opened a large hand, obviously
chopped from a giant, will scramble toward the party. The hand will
attack, trying to grapple and squeeze an opponent. It regenerates like a
troll and has blindsenses that can detect any living creatures within 60
feet. The hand is very fast and moves about much like a four-legged
creature. The hand is aggressive and will pursue party members for
at least five minutes after they run away. The hand must be burned or
melted with acid in order to stop its crawling rampage.
One of the giant fingers is wearing a large gold ring, equivalent to an
armband on a human. This is one half of a pair of +6 bracers of armor.
The other half of the bracer set can be found lying amidst the bones on
the floor of room M202 (see below)

CRAWLING GIANTS HAND CR 5

XP 1,600
CE Medium humanoid (giant)
Init +2; Senses blindsense 60 ft.; Perception +8

AC 19, touch 14, flat-footed 15; (+4 Dex, +5 natural,)

hp 63 or 84 (6d8+36); regeneration 5 (acid or fire)
Fort +11, Ref +6, Will +3

Speed 30 ft.

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Melee touch +14 (1d8+10 plus grab) thereafter. A bronze minotaurs fiery breath shoots from its
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. mouth in a 30 foot cone inflicting 4d6 damage. A DC 17
Special Attacks squeeze (2d8+10 damage per round it Reflex save can reduce the damage by half. The save DC is
maintains a grapple) Constitution based.

Str 30, Dex 18, Con 23, Int , Wis 9, Cha 6

Base Atk +4; CMB +14 (+18 to grapple); CMD 28 (cant be M197 No Rest for the Weary
tripped)
Skills Intimidate +9, Perception +8 Random shouts and screams can be heard from this room, but it is empty.
Characters who linger in this room longer than a few minutes will begin
to hear the shouts and screams in their heads. This is an after-image of
M194 Whipping Boy (or Girl) the evil deeds done in this room centuries ago. It has no immediate effect
on party members other than to make it very difficult to rest in this room.
The sound of a man being given a severe whipping comes from within Anyone who spends eight hours in this room will have the voices in his
this chamber. The first person to enter will feel the lash of an invisible head permanently, causing the victim to have to succeed on a DC 17 Will
whip for 1d6 damage, leaving a red welt across his face. save each round in order to take any action. The voices will also make
it very difficult to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep, causing spell-
casters to start losing one spell from their memorized spell slots per week.
M195 Dripping Room This effect is cumulative. A combination of a remove curse and dispel
evil spells, cast within one minute of each other, is required to release the
This room is damp and the walls drip with a dark reddish brown liquid. victim from this misery.
This liquid drips from the walls and pools on the floor in a puddle two

M198 Summoning Room

inches deep. The liquid is not blood. It tastes like rusted metal.

M196 Bronze Minotaur This room is empty when the party discovers it, but not for long. The
entrance is trapped with a powerful summoning spell that will conjure a
A bronze minotaur is standing in the corner behind the door in this rust monster to attack the party one round after they shut the door.
room. An illusionary image of the same minotaur appears to be across Adventurers who shut the door to room M198 in disgust will hear a
the room when the door is opened. The illusionary minotaur will roar and loud thump on the other side of the door one round later. This is the rust
advance on the party. monster trying to get at the metal items carried by the party. If the party
The actual bronze minotaur will attack from behind when a party member opens the door again to check out the noise, the rust monster will barge
enters the room. If this minotaur is defeated it will assume gaseous form against the door as soon as it is unlatched, forcing it open and surging out
and float up to the ceiling. There, it will rain down 200-400 gps onto the to get at the party.
floor. The first magic missile spell cast at this monster will fail because of the
magic item it is wearing round its neck (see below).
BRONZE MINOTAUR CR 11 The rust monster will disappear when it is slain, but its gold collar will
XP 12,800 remain behind. This is a heavy, gold torc in the shape of a double-headed
N Large construct dragon. The torc takes up the spot of a necklace but it functions as a ring
Init 1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +0 of counterspells. The spell in the ring when the rust monster appeared was
a magic missile spell.
AC 26, touch 8, flat-footed 26 (1 Dex, +18 natural, 1 size)
hp 107 or 170 (14d10+30) RUST MONSTER CR 3
Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4 XP 800
DR 5/adamantine; Immune construct traits, magic hp 27, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Rust
Monster)
Speed 20 ft.
Melee large greataxe +23/+18/+13 (3d6+14/ x3)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. M199 Candle Making Shop
Special Attacks breathe fire (4d6, DC 17)
Much of the furniture and equipment in this room is covered with
Str 28, Dex 9, Con , Int , Wis 11, Cha 1 spattered wax. There are dipping vats, drying racks and wooden paddles
Base Atk +14; CMB +24; CMD 33 for stirring wax. One of the vats is still filled with boiling wax.
The vat with the boiling wax is under a mild enchantment that causes it
Immunity to Magic (Ex) A bronze minotaur is immune to to heat up its contents whenever it is filled with wax. Touching the boiling
any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. wax is enough to burn a character for 1d4 damage. Immersing a creature
In addition, certain spells and effects function differently in the boiling wax will cause 5d8 damage per round. Anything dipped
against the creature, as noted below: into the wax will emerge with a coat of white wax stuck to them.
A magical attack that deals electricity damage slows a At the bottom of the boiling vat is a silver skull cap of deep rest. This
bronze minotaur (as the slow spell) for three rounds with no cap is enchanted to permit the wearer to function normally with only 1d4
saving throw. hours of sleep per night. If this skull cap is worn for more than one month
A magical attack that deals fire damage breaks any slow it will affix itself permanently to the wearers head, binding into the skull
effect on the bronze minotaur and heals one point of in such a way that forced removal would kill the wearer.
damage for every three points of damage the attack would
otherwise deal. If the amount of healing would cause the
bronze minotaur to exceed its full normal hit points, it gains M200 Main Chapel
any excess as temporary hit points. A bronze minotaur gets
no saving throw against fire attacks. This is where the members of the Black Brotherhood would assemble
Breath Fire (Su) A bronze minotaur can breathe fire as a free for meetings and ceremonies. New members would be inducted into the
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also where a number of the brothers took refuge just moments before the
Black Monastery immolated and disappeared in arcane fire. Their bones
are scattered about beneath the pews in this room, where cimota now act
M202 Troll Hoard
out their roles. There are three trolls seated in this room. They are gnawing on the
This huge room is bathed in subdued, red flickering light. The source of bones of their most recent victims and are hungry for more. At first, they
this light is a stone alter on a dais that appears to be burning. There are 33 will look up in surprise when the party enters, wondering what would dare
cimota in the room, sitting two or three to a pew. They are chanting in the disturb them. When they see it is a party of adventurers, the trolls will
infernal cant of the Black Brotherhood. They are led by a large guardian leap up and attack.
cimota that floats over the burning stone alter. The cimota will not attack This room is piled with a large number of bones of humans, elves,
unless a party member makes a loud noise or takes any other action that goblins, orcs and other creatures. The trolls prefer two-legged prey and
disturbs the ceremony. will seek it in preference to other creatures. They will fight to the death
If the ceremony is disturbed the leader will turn to the party and shout and will pursue anyone who runs away for at least five rounds.
Desecration! Then the leader will step up onto the alter and begin to
hurl bolts of black energy at the intruders. The bolts spring out of the altar, TROLLS (3) CR 5
which is the source of their power. The bolts strike unerringly, always XP 1,600
hitting any target the leader can see from the dais. The leader throws two hp 63 or 84, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
energy attacks per round until he is slain. These bolts inflict 2d20 damage Troll)
per attack of unholy damage. The other 32 cimota will surge toward the
party as their leader bombards the intruders.
The wall behind the burning alter is painted with a mural of moons,
stars and planets that appear from the main floor to be circling the burning
M203 Demonic Fountain
alter. These celestial bodies glimmer gold, silver and obsidian, reflecting There is a demon face carved into the southern wall in this room. The
the flames. Two of the stars on this mural are not painted. They are carving is approximately six feet tall. Water is spurting from the demons
glass. They are view ports that allow someone in room M214 to watch open mouth. The water arcs through the air and hits the floor in the middle
the chapel. The view ports work only one way. Anyone looking through of the room, where it drains into several holes at the foot of the north wall.
from the chapel will see only frosted glass. To the left of the face is a stone table with two crystal vases resting on it.
A search of the room will reveal the charred bones of two dozen One vase is filled with clear liquid. The other is filled with white powder.
members of the Black Brotherhood, kicked and scattered underneath If the contents of these two vases are poured into the water coming from
the pews. These initiates and lesser members of the order fled to the face, the water will turn deep red and the demon face will open its
this sanctuary rather than face the final assault on their monastery. eyes and speak.
Their Dark God was displeased by their lack of zeal. When the Black According to the demon, whose speech will be somewhat slurred by
Monastery burst into flames and disappeared, these lesser minions of the red liquid pouring out of its mouth, drinking the red liquid will bring
evil were burnt to cinders and left where they fell. There are 37 x 10 riches to whoever tries it first.
gp gems in amongst the burnt bones as well as a strand of prayer beads If a party member takes the demons advice, the character that drinks
with eight beads remaining The remaining beads are three beads of from the red liquid must succeed on a DC 17 Will save or lose one point
blessing, two beads of healing, two beads of karma and one bead of from a random characteristic. A successful save adds one point to a
smiting. random characteristic. This effect will only work on the first try. After
The burning altar casts light and shadows, but gives off no heat. It is that, the red liquid fades back to ordinary water and the demon face will
inscribed with the teardrop and pentagram symbol of the Dark God. A not speak again.
character that searches the altar will spot the depression beneath it on a The two crystal vases are worth 20 gp each. The water and white powder
DC 25 Perception check. The altar weighs 500 pounds, so lifting it might are worth 3 gp each to an alchemist.
be a problem.
Beneath the altar is a hollow space containing 88 x 100 gp rubies;
one for each full member of the Black Brotherhood. These gems are
all infused with the nature of their former owners, giving them a slight
M204 One Born Every Minute
aura of evil. This will not affect their value to a buyer who is unaware As soon as a party member walks around the corner and into this area
of their history, but it might have further effects on future owners at the he will be met by a short, bald man, dressed in the clothing of a wealthy
GMs discretion. merchant. The man will greet the character cheerfully.
Hello, friend, says the bald man. You are welcome here but I must
CIMOTA (33) CR 4 warn you not to trifle with the enchantments in this place. Anyone who
XP 1,200 walks around the corner behind me is doomed.
hp 47 or 65, (see Area M113) If the bald man is questioned about what doom awaits the party around
the corner he answers with a cryptic voice, You shall see! Heed my
GUARDIAN CIMOTA CR 6 words!
XP 2,400 If a character walks around the corner he will be transported two minutes
hp 85 or 112, (see Area M156) into the future. To his fellow party members it will look as if the character
has been disintegrated.
I tried to warn you, says the bald man. Now your friend has paid the
M201 Art Gallery price. Then he will disappear.
Party members may believe their companion has been disintegrated,
Three oil paintings hang on the south wall of this room. Left to right, failing to recall that a disintegrate spell leaves behind all equipment
they depict a painting of the front of the monastery, a small gathering of carried by a victim. Two minutes later, the party member will reappear,
misty figures around a fire and an alchemist creating a block of solid gold. unharmed, with no sense that any time has passed.
Although these paintings are well done, they are in very poor condition,
making their value only 5 gp each. The paintings each weigh five pounds.
A carpet once covered the floor. Now the carpet is just sections of M205 Chaos Key
burgundy tatters here and there. There is a +1 dancing longsword
under one large section of carpet. This weapon was dropped here by an A gold key hangs from the western wall in this room. The key is an
adventurer when he was stunned and then forced to run away in a battle illusion that serves as a lure. The second party member to enter the room
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standing in front of the portcullis, looking in to room M123. Every other Languages Common
even numbered party member who enters will also be teleported, leaving SQ rage (19 rounds), rage power (roused anger)
their odd numbered companions behind. Combat Gear hide armor, masterwork bastard sword
A deranged and quite angry barbarian warrior is lurking in a bend
around the curve of the south wall. This beast-man will leap to attack the ULLAN THE BARBARIAN (RAGING) CR 7
party as they appear. If the rest of the party delays entering the room, the AC 14, touch 10, flat-footed 12 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, 2 rage)
unfortunate character who is teleported to this battle may be in trouble. hp 91 or 133 (7d12+35 plus 14)
At the GMs discretion, a new warrior might also be teleported to the Fort +10, Ref +4, Will +5
fight every time a new character appears. This changes the danger level Melee mwk bastard sword +15/+10 (1d10+6/1920) or 2
of this encounter considerably. handed mwk bastard sword +15/+10 (1d10+9/1920) or bite
+10 (1d4+4)
ULLAN THE BARBARIAN CR 7 Str 25, Dex 15, Con 21, Int 6, Wis 8, Cha 13
XP 3,200 Base Atk +7; CMB +14; CMD 26
Male human barbarian 7 Skills Intimidation +18
CN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Perception +5
M206 Kobold Cooks
AC 16, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 77 or 119 (7d12+21 plus 14) Smoke is creeping out from under the door to this room. Inside, a dozen
Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +3 kobolds are trying to roast a pig in a fireplace. The kobolds do not know
Defensive Abilities improved uncanny dodge, rage power how to work the fireplace flue and are coughing and gagging as their
(superstition +3), trap sense +2; DR 1/ efforts fail. They will turn on the party in frustration and attack.

Speed 30 ft. (40 ft. base) KOBOLDS (12) CR 1/4

Melee mwk bastard sword +13/+8 (1d10+4/1920) or 2 XP 100
handed mwk bastard sword +13/+8 (1d10+6/1920) or bite hp 5 or 10, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
+8 (1d4+2) Kobold)
Special Attacks rage power (animal fury)

Str 21, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 6, Wis 8, Cha 13 M207 Crazed Mule and Old Man
Base Atk +7; CMB +12; CMD 24
Feats Exotic Weapon Focus (bastard sword), Intimidating This room is empty, except for tracks on the floor that seem to have
Prowess, Iron Will, Toughness, Weapon Focus (bastard sword) been made by a hooves. A few moments after the party enters the room
Skills Intimidation +16, Perception +5, Stealth +9, Survival +3 they will hear the sound of running hooves. The next round a mule will

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run through the north wall and vanish through the south wall. Three
rounds later, an old man will run through the north wall.
Has anyone seen a mule go by? asks the old man. Which way did
he go.
If the party tells the old man which way the mule went, he will vanish
through the north wall in pursuit. If the party points to a different wall, the
old man will run into it, smack his head and fall unconscious. If the party
does not answer, the old man will sit down and begin to pick at his toes,
mumbling about wayward mules and people who wont help old men. If
the old man is touched or attacked, he disappears.

M208 Dead Dwarf

A dwarf lies dead in this room, apparently slain by the dozen arrows
sticking out of his back. The dwarf is wearing a silver horn around his
neck. It is a horn of the stag.
If a party member blows the horn of the stag, a large white stag, equal
to a light war horse, will appear to serve him as a mount for the next eight
hours. The horn will function three times. The fourth time the horn will
summon a white dire lion, which will do its best to tear apart the person
who blew the horn.
The dwarf is unknown to the party, but a DC 20 Knowledge (nobility)
skill check will recognize that his tunic bears and emblem of a royal
dwarven house from a neighboring realm. This dwarf was Karl Goldrung,
a rogue and renegade who was exiled from his home for numerous crimes
and outrages against the royal family. No one at his old home will be sad
if they find out hes dead.

DIRE LION CR 5
XP 1,600
hp 60 or 88, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Lion, Dire)

M209 Till Death . . . The room is richly decorated with tapestries, paintings and sculptures.
There are 17 sculptures in the room. They are busts of men and women
A pair of human warriors lie on the floor in this chamber. Both them wearing the robes of the Black Brotherhood. Each of these busts is a work
have longswords protruding from their ribs. A close inspection will reveal of art worth 10-100 gp and weighing 50 lbs. Tapestries cover three of
that the swords have identical raven-headed hilts. the walls. These were once valuable items, but are now hanging in tatters.
These are two +2 longswords. They are a matched pair of rival blades There is a large oak desk with a stuffed leather chair behind it against the
that are semi-aware. When both swords are picked up by a single person west wall.
they can be wielded simultaneously in right and left hand without to hit On the wall behind the desk are five paintings. Three depict battle scenes
penalties. When the swords are picked up by two different people they in which the figures carry strange, curved weapons and wear armor styles
immediately seek to destroy each other, driving their wielders to fight to that do not match those worn in the local region. A fourth painting depicts
the death. That is what happened to the two dead warriors. a beautiful woman with a cruel smile, standing over a cradle. The woman
A character is allowed a single DC 12 Will saving throw to overcome is looking over her left shoulder, gloating over a child that is cradled in her
the power of the sword. After that, the sword will be magically stuck arms. The fifth painting depicts a desert landscape that glimmers beneath
in the characters hand and he will seek to slay anyone holding the rival a red crescent moon. These paintings might have been worth considerable
sword. amounts of money at one time. Now, they will crumble away if taken
The only way to save comrades caught by these weapons is to cast down from the wall.
a remove curse spell to get the sword out of at least one combatants A figure sits in the chair behind the desk. A misshapen skull with burning
hand, or to physically subdue both of them. If the wielders are both eyes looks out of a dark red hooded cloak. This figure is the high cimota,
subdued and bound they will continue struggling to reach each other master of all others in the Black Monastery.
until one of them is slain. Once one these swords has slain its rivals When the party enters they will hear a deep voice shouting, You are
wielder the curse is brokenuntil someone picks up the other sword fools indeed! You have overstayed your welcome and overstepped your
again. bounds. Now you will be permanent guests of the Black Brotherhood!
These two humans were companions of the dwarf who is lying dead in Then the high cimota will rise from its seat and attack.
room M208 (see above). A DC 20 Knowledge (local) check will recognize If the high cimota is slain its cloak will fall to the floor. This is a cloak
them as farmers named Tim and Guy from a nearby village. They were of the high cimota. Anyone who puts on this cloak will have the power
recruited to go adventuring by the dwarven rogue, Karl Goldrung, who to command all other cimota in the monastery so long as he does not
chose the wrong companions and took one too many risks. All of them leave the building. Leaving the building breaks the power of command
are now permanent residents of the Black Monastery. permanently. The character who puts on the cloak will not know any of
this. He will just feel a surge of power run through his bones.
If the cloak of the high cimota is worn for a full 24 hours, the wearer will
M210 The Abbots Office begin to fade out of existence, becoming the new high cimota. Nothing
short of a wish spell can reverse this terrible fate. The new high cimota
This room was once the place where Abbot Asmodeus met visitors and will attempt to return to the Black Monastery and take up his old post.
held private meetings. Now, it is the abode of the high cimota of the Only the complete destruction of the high cimotas cloak can end its power
Black Monastery, who haunts this room where Asmodeus used to rule. to destroy mortals.

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HIGH CIMOTA CR 9
XP 6,400
LE Medium undead
Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft., lifesense; Perception +20
Aura unnatural aura (30 ft.)

AC 21, touch 14, flat-footed 17 (+7 natural, +4 Dex)

hp 141 or 196 (14d8+84)
Fort +10, Ref +12, Will +12
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4, displacement,
undead traits, unholy existence; Immune cold, electricity;
SR 17

Speed fly 60 ft. (good)

Melee 2 scimitars +15 (1d6+4 plus 1d6 electrical/15-20)
Special Attack manifestation, dark fury

Str 18, Dex 18, Con , Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 22
Base Atk +10; CMB +14; CMD 28
Feats Combat Reflexes, Improved Critical (scimitar),
Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Improved Lightning
Reflexes, Weapon Focus (scimitar)
Skills Diplomacy +20, Fly +7, Intimidate +23, Knowledge
(planes) +16, Perception +20 Sense Motive +20, Stealth +19
Languages Common, Infernal

Dark Fury (Su) As a free action a high cimota may

generate a field of negative energy in the form of black
lightning. A high cimota may use this power at the start
of combat and every 1d3 rounds thereafter. This field of
energy may take the form of black lightning either in a
20 ft. radius ball around the high cimota or as a 100 foot
line extending from the high cimotas invisible fingertips.
Dark fury inflicts 6d6 negative energy damage on any
living creature in its area of effect unless it succeeds on a
DC 19 Reflex save. This save is charisma based. Undead, could cause cimota to fade away permanently. Although
constructs and other non-living objects are not affected by their physical forms may be damaged by normal attacks,
dark fury. their unholy existence grants them spell resistance 17.
Displacement (Su) Cimota manifest on the Prime Material Because cimota exist partially on the Negative Material
Plane as a shifting cloud of shadows that coalesce into their Plane they are subject to banishment or other spells that
cloaked and hooded forms. On any round that a cimota affect outsiders.
first manifests (see below), its shifting forms affect it as a Unnatural Aura (Su) Animals do not willingly approach
displacement spell. Attacks on a cimota at this time have within 30 feet of a cimota unless a master makes a DC 25
a 50% miss chance as if the cimota had total concealment. Handle Animal, Ride, or wild empathy check. This aura
Unlike actual total concealment, this displacement does takes effect when a cimota manifests on the Prime Material
not prevent enemies from targeting a cimota normally. This Plane. Animals that come within 30 feet of a place where
effect is canceled one round after a cimota manifests, or if cimota are lurking on the Negative Material Plane, or an
a cimota takes any action in its new locale. artifact to which a cimota is bound, will be uneasy and
Manifestation (Su) As a standard action, a cimota can show signs of disquiet.
transport itself via planar travel from any point on the Prime

M211 Hall of Fountains

Material Plane to another point within its defined area, or
within 300 feet of the artifact to which it is bound. A cimota
may also lurk on the Negative Material Plane, prepared to
manifest on the Prime Material if certain conditions are met, There are five fountains in this room, with statues standing in each one
such as trespassers entering the area they are doomed of them. All of the fountains are magical. The statues in each of the
to guard. A cimota cannot attack or move in the same fountains will react to the partys entrance, one beginning as soon as the
round in which it manifests, although it may manifest as last is finished. Each reaction will only occur once, after which the statues
partial surprise action before initiative. A cimota benefits will not manifest any more magical powers.
from displacement (see above) on the round in which it first
manifests. Fountain 1: A statue of a man wearing the robes of the Black Brother-
Lifesense (Su) A cimota notices and locates living creatures hood. Around its neck is a marble and a teardrop and pentagram pendant.
within 60 feet, just as if it possessed the blindsight ability. As the party enters the room the figure will begin to ooze black oil. The
Unholy Existence (Su) Although it is possible to temporarily oil will fall into the fountain pool, turning the water black. The skull
destroy a cimotas physical form, it will return in 1d6 days, around the figures neck will burst into flames, lighting the oil and burning
manifesting again to continue its unholy existence. The for five rounds of intense heat. Touching the burning statue will cause 2d6
only way to permanently destroy a cimota is to disrupt damage from heat per round of contact.
its existence by consecrating the ground to which it is
tied or the destruction of the artifact to which it is bound. Fountain 2: A statue of an elderly man whose hand points at the door.
Sometimes, significant alteration of an unholy place, such The statue will rotate and point at whichever character entered the room
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Fountain 3: The fountain holds the statue of a woman, carved of obsid- the GMs discretion, the character actually standing in the doorway may
ian with veins of gold-colored metal running through it. One random make a DC 25 Perception check to notice the lurking devilkin before
male character must succeed on a DC 15 Will save or fall in love with the it is too late. The GM should only allow this check if party members
statue. This unfortunate victim will then begin tossing magic items into voice immediate suspicion of the situation and certainly not if the party
the fountain, one per round, determined randomly. These items disappear members in the first rank announce that they are advancing into the room
when they hit the water, as if they were being destroyed. In reality, items to attack.
tossed into this fountain are teleported to room M18 of the Black Mon- The devilkin scythetail will cast darkness and its minions will use a
astery. As each magic item disappears, the statue of the woman will say, surprise action to drop on party members or dart out the door onto spell
Thank you very much, my dear! They will appear in room M18 with a casters and weaker party members in the corridor. The lesser devilkin
ribbon attached that says the very same words. will fight to the death, even if the battle goes badly against them. The
A new saving throw is allowed after three items have been thrown into devilkin scythetail will attempt to use darkness, acrobatics and superior
the fountain, and after every third item thereafter until the victim makes flying ability to escape a losing battle.
his saving throw or has no more magic items to give to his obsidian love. If it succeeds in eluding the party the devilkin scythetail will flee only
far enough to break off combat. It will then use stealth to follow the party
Fountain 4: The figure of a young man, carved of alabaster, stands in through the monastery, looking for a chance to inflict further damage. It
the fountain. His hands are cupped in front of him. When it is this statues will seek to lure other monsters onto the party or join a battle in progress,
turn to act the party will see blood beginning to fill the figures cupped picking out the weakest party member for its attacks.
hands. The blood will immediately start to sizzle and boil, pouring acrid,
white smoke out of the statues hands. SCREAMING DEVILKIN (7) CR 2
The smoke is thick enough to cover the rooms entire floor one foot deep XP 600
in only 10 rounds. After 10 rounds there will be a bright flash of light in Small magical beast
the statues cupped hands. The blood will disappear, replaced by a large Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft, low-light vision; Perception +3
ruby, glowing and sparkling from many facets.
Anyone who touches the ruby must make a DC 15 Will save. A successful AC 19, touch 15, flat-footed 15 (+1 size, +4 natural, +4 Dex)
saving throw will reward the character with a permanent inherent bonus hp 20 or 33 (3d10+3)
of +1 to their Strength. A character who fails will suffer 4d6 damage and Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +2
be knocked unconscious. Either way, the ruby will disappear in a puff of
white smoke. Speed 5 ft, fly 30 ft (poor)
Melee tail +9 (1d4+1)
Fountain 5: A black marble figure stands in this fountain. This statue is Special Attacks scream (DC 11)
a warrior, clad in full plate and heavy steel shield and holding a long, black
sword. The statue is actually a stone golem. Although this golem attacks Str 12, Dex 19, Con 12, Int 7, Wis 12 Cha 10
with its stone sword and bashes with its stone shield, its attacks are the same Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 17
as a normal stone golem. The golem will animate if its fountain is touched Feats Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse
in any way, attacking party members until it is slain. A red light will glow Skills Fly +12, Perception +3, Stealth +10; Racial Modifiers Fly
from under its helmet visor as soon as the golem begins its attack. +8

STONE GOLEM CR 11 Scream (Su) The screaming devilkin issues a painful, howling
XP 12,800 scream that has debilitating effects on all creatures within
hp 107 or 170, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games 60 feet that can hear it. All creatures that do not have their
Bestiary, Golem, Stone) ears well-plugged must succeed on a DC 11 Fortitude save
each round or be stunned for the remainder of that round.
Spell casters must succeed at a DC 11 concentration check
M212 Hall of Execution each round they attempt to cast a spell. Conversation,
even shouting, is impossible within 60 feet of a devilkin while
A guillotine stands in the middle of this room. The execution device appears it is screaming.
to be quite old. It is covered with cobwebs and dust. Even so, the blade is still
very sharp, and is in the raised position. If the party enters the room the blade SCREAMING DEVILKIN SCYTHETAIL CR 5
will fall with a loud chop! As the blade falls a headless body will arise XP 1,600
from the guillotine and a head will go rolling across the floor. The headless Small magical beast
body will attack the party while the head jeers and shouts insults. Init +11; Senses darkvision 60 ft, low-light vision; Perception
+5
ZOMBIE CR 2
XP 200 AC 24, touch 18, flat-footed 17 (+1 size, +6 natural, +7 Dex)
hp 13, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Zombie) hp 60 or 91 (7d10+21)
Fort +7, Ref +11, Will +5

M213 Decoy Speed 5 ft, fly 30 ft (poor)

Melee tail +8/+3 (1d6+3)
The party opens the door to this room to find what appears to be a small Special Attacks scream (DC 12)
boy, dressed in black clothing and wearing a featureless black mask Spell-Like Abilities (CL 7th)
facing them across the body of a dead orc. The boy is holding a dagger, 1/daydarkness (as a free action)
menacing the party with it as if to warn them not to come into the room.
Stay away! the boy growls, backing toward the far wall. Str 16, Dex 25, Con 16, Int 11, Wis 16, Cha 14
The boy is a screaming devilkin scythetail, dressed in small, black Base Atk +7; CMB +9; CMD 26
clothing. A DC 12 Perception check will notice that the boy has wings Feats Alertness, Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Attack
and a tail folded behind his back. The purpose of the disguise is not to (tail), Weapon Focus (tail)
fool the party into believing the devilkin is a human child. It is to keep Skills Acrobatics +17, Fly +15, Perception +5, Stealth +17;
the party from noticing the seven other normal devilkin gripping the Racial Modifiers Fly +8
wall with needle claws, hiding in the shadows right above the door. At Languages Common

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Combat Gear ring of spell turning

Scream (Su) The screaming devilkin issues a painful, howling

M217 Mealy Pudding
scream that has debilitating effects on all creatures within The lower half of the door into this room has been eaten away by some
60 feet that can hear it. All creatures that do not have their sort of acid. Inside, there is a mound of what appears to be bat guano in
ears well-plugged must succeed on a DC 12 Fortitude save the southern section of the room.
each round or be stunned for the remainder of that round. This mound is a white pudding that has entered the room in search of
Spell casters must succeed at a DC 12 concentration check food and has gone dormant, waiting for new prey. If the mound is touched
each round they attempt to cast a spell. Conversation, or disturbed the white pudding will spring to life and attack.
even shouting, is impossible within 60 feet of a devilkin while The white pudding has been dormant for several years and is very
it is screaming. hungry. It will pursue party members until slain. If the party somehow
escapes the pudding but leaves it alive and active, this creature will roll

M214 Trophy Hall down the monastery hallways in search of food. It may be encountered
again at the GMs discretion.

The door to this room is constructed of black wood, banded with heavy WHITE PUDDING CR 7
strips of iron. The doorway is arched, eight feet high. It opens onto a XP 3,200
room decorated with trophy heads, mounted on plaques on the east and N Huge ooze
west walls. There are several demon heads, a minotaur, orcs, goblins and Init 5; Senses blindsight 60 ft.; Perception 5
human heads. The floor is a tessellated pattern of red and white devil
shapes. In the center of the eastern wall is a stone step, two feet high and AC 3, touch 3, flat-footed 3 (2 size, 5 Dex)
three feet wide. hp 105 or 140 (10d8+60)
Six feet above the step is a mounted human head that can be slid aside to Fort +9, Ref 2, Will 2
reveal a pair of brass and crystal view ports. These ports allow a medium- Defensive Abilities split, ooze traits
sized creature, standing on the step, to see all of room M200. The north
and south walls are carved with identical pictures of serpent coiled around Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
a tall, barren tree. The room is occupied by six guardian cimota. The Melee slam +8 (2d6+4 plus 2d6 acid plus grab)
guards are not watching room 200 and will not intervene in a fight there Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
except under very special circumstances. Special Attacks constrict (2d6+4 plus 2d6 acid), corrosion

GUARDIAN CIMOTA (6) CR 6 Str 16, Dex 1, Con 22, Int , Wis 1, Cha 1
XP 2,400 Base Atk +7; CMB +12 (+16 to grapple); CMD 17 (27 vs. bull
hp 85 or 112, (see Area M156) rush, cant be tripped)
Skills Climb +11
SQ ooze traits, suction
M215 Dead Farm Boy
Acid (Ex) A white pudding secretes a digestive acid that
A badly-decomposed human body is lying on the floor in this room. dissolves organic material and metal quickly, but does not
Anyone listening at the door will be able to smell the rotting flesh inside. affect stone. Each time a creature suffers damage from a
The corpse is wearing the clothing of a peasant farmer. The body is white puddings acid, its clothing and armor take the same
lying atop an improvised glaive, made from a farm implement. This is amount of damage from the acid. A DC 21 Reflex save
the corpse of Pip, a farm boy who foolishly decided to try his hand at prevents damage to clothing and armor. A metal or wooden
adventuring. Although the body is too decomposed to tell, the farm boy weapon that strikes a white pudding takes 2d6 acid damage
was slain by having his eyes pecked out. unless the weapons wielder succeeds on a DC 21 Reflex save.
A large birdcage stands in the southwest corner. When Pip and his If a white pudding remains in contact with a wooden or metal
companions opened this cage there were five mechanical swallows object for 1 full round, it inflicts 21 points of acid damage (no
inside. The birds flew out before they slammed the door shut again. The save) to the object. The save DCs are Constitution-based.
inexperienced farm boys swatted at the birds and provoked a fight. Pip Corrosion (Ex) An opponent that is being constricted by a
was slain and his companions fled the room, pursued by the mechanical white pudding suffers a 4 penalty on Reflex saves made to
birds. resist acid damage applying to clothing and armor.
Split (Ex) Slashing and piercing weapons deal no damage
to a white pudding. Instead, the creature splits into two
M216 Die Room identical puddings, each with half of the originals current
hit points (round down). A pudding with 10 hit points or less
This room is empty except for a large, one foot square cube of bone cannot be further split and dies if reduced to 0 hit points.
that sits against the far wall. The cube has been carved and marked to look Suction (Ex) The white pudding can create powerful suction
like a six-sided die. It weighs 20 pounds. against any surface as it climbs, allowing it to cling to
If a party member rolls this cube, the GM should roll a d6. The party inverted surfaces with ease. A white pudding can establish
member gains 1d6 hit points permanently. A second roll of the die will or release suction as a swift action, and as long as it is using
cause whoever rolls it to lose 1d6 hit points permanently. The die may suction, it moves at half speed. Because of the suction, a
be rolled four times before it shatters into dust. The shattered bone die white puddings CMD score gets a +10 circumstance bonus
will release a spray of rot grubs into the room. Each party member in a to resist bull rush, awesome blows, and other attacks and
10 ft. radius must succeed on a DC 12 Reflex save or be struck by 1d3 of effects that attempt to physically move it from its location.
these creatures. White puddings are the scavengers of the underworld,
constantly on the lookout for a meal. They can sense
ROT GRUB CR 4 organic or metallic objects within 60 feet and mindlessly
XP 1,200 attack such items or beings until they are dissolved or the
Type infestation; Save Fortitude DC 17 ooze is killed. A white pudding reproduces by breaking off a
Onset immediate; Frequency 1/round piece of its body and forming a new, smaller white pudding,
Effect 1d2 Con damage per grub which grows to full size in 1 months time.

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M218 Cloak of the Brotherhood

A cloak lies on the floor in this room. It looks exactly like the cloaks
worn by the cimota that guard the Black Monastery. This is a magical
cloak of the cimota. Anyone wearing the cloak appears to be a cimota,
floating above the ground with glowing green eyes in place of a face.
During daylight hours the cloak can render the wearer invisible, as an
invisibility spell. The words Nertog Terg are stitched inside the
cloaks collar. Speaking this command word activates the cloak either
for invisibility or cimota form. Normal appearance is restored either
by attacking an opponent (for the invisibility effect) or by repeating the
command words backwards.

M219
Secret Room With a Pillow
This secret door is locked and trapped. Anyone attempting to pick the
lock or force open the door will release a tiny fireball pellet that will drop
on the floor and explode for 2d6 fire damage in a ten foot radius. Anyone
in the area of effect may make a DC 14 Reflex save for half damage. This
trap cannot be detected or disarmed.
Inside the room is a black satin pillow, floating in mid-air. On the pillow
is a +2 light crossbow of speed. This weapon was placed here by the
abbot as a handy reserve weapon. Also on the pillow are five bolts of
blasting, which explode for an extra 2d6 points of damage whenever they
strike a target.

M220 Stone Pedestal

A stone pedestal stands in this area. It once held a statue of a griffin, but
the statue lies in shards around it, pushed off and shattered long ago. A
DC 25 Perception check on the pedestal will reveal a secret compartment
containing a staff of defense with 7 charges remaining.

M221 Empty Room

The area is empty when the party discovers it.

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 Tower of Kran
The Dungeon Master
The Tower of Kran the Dungeon Master stands in the northeast corner
of the Black Monastery. It is a four story structure that looms over the
countryside. Each story is 20 ft. tall, including five feet of dark rafters.
TK2 Guard Barracks
A peaked, slate roof adds to the towers total height of 92 ft. above the This chamber was used as a barracks for the warriors Kran employed as
exterior ground (when the eight foot foundation is added in). guards. The guards were low ranking members of the Black Brotherhood
Windows are visible starting on the second floor, 25 ft. above the ground. who were serving apprenticeships to earn full places in the order. Because
As previously described, these windows are covered with thick, opaque glass. of his cruel practices, service in Krans dungeons acclimated new members
A character inside one of these two towers could look out at the surrounding to the harshest deeds of the Brotherhood.
rooftop or countryside as normal. The GM should assume that there is a The guard barracks is equipped with bunks for ten men, with tables,
window in the center of every available ten foot length of exterior wall. chairs and chests for their personal belongings. The five bunks are
Kran was a priest of exceeding evil. He was the high executioner and arranged around the walls, with upper and lower pallets for two guards
torturer of the Black Brotherhood, second only to the abbot in their order. each. The chests that held the guards personal belongings are broken
In his role as dungeon master, Kran was in charge of the dungeons and all open and scattered when the party arrives.
prisoners held in the Black Monastery. He used his position to indulge The current occupants of the room are a band of morlocks who have
his inhuman desire to inflict suffering on others. He also used his divine wandered into the Black Monastery from the dungeons below. They crept
powers of evil to conduct cruel and hideous experiments. The Tower into the lowest level of Dungeon One through the underground river in
of Kran the Dungeon Master was the scene of the most horrific deeds room D1G. The morlocks have been looking for food and plunder, and
committed by the Black Brotherhood. possibly a prisoner or two, to take back to their subterranean world. There
When the Black Monastery was besieged, Kran led his fellow monks in are a dozen total morlocks in the band, including four elite leaders.
the defense of their fortress. He called upon the Dark God who granted him If the party enters room TK1 without making any loud noises, the
powers to bring down fire and destruction on the attackers. When the battle morlocks will be sitting in rooms TK2 and TK3, talking as they devour
exhausted even Krans considerable arcane energies, the siege was brought to two kobolds they caught an hour or so earlier. If the party makes noise
the very Gates of Fear. Kran fell there, struck by a fiery missile, hurled by one opening the door to room TK1, uses bright lights or does anything else to
of the kings siege engines. The evil priests body was obliterated just inside alert them, the morlocks will be waiting in ambush. At the GMs discretion,
the gates by a cauldron of alchemical fire. Kran, and everyone with him, was the morlocks may try to lure the party into one of the barracks rooms and
killed in the passageway behind the gates, but the destruction of his physical then attack from behind from the other. Alternately, there may be morlocks
body was not the end of his twisted existence. A part of Kran the Dungeon ready in both rooms, with comrades gripping the ceiling of room TK1.
Master lives on in undeath, haunting the top floors of his old tower. If the morlocks perceive themselves as having the advantage, they will use
their sneak attack abilities to club the party unconscious using non-lethal

TK1 The Guard Room

damage. If they perceive the battle as even, the morlocks will strike to kill,
attempting to capture only the last one or two party members. If the battle
goes against them, surviving morlocks will try to flee down the stairs to
The entrance to the Tower of Kran the Dungeon Master is sealed with Dungeon One. In the unlikely event that the morlocks manage to capture
a heavy, iron door. This portal is of double thickness and it is extremely a party member, they will immediately drag him off to the underworld,
heavy. A small view port allowed guards inside the tower to watch the exiting the Black Monastery back through the underground river in room
hallway outside the tower, keeping the dungeons safe from intruders. D1G. Such a successful foray might draw larger bands of morlocks to try
When the party finds this door it has been heavily damaged and stands their luck, leading to encounters with more aggressive groups of them in the
slightly ajar on bent hinges. The door is open only wide enough for a monastery for as long as it remains on this plane of existence.
small creature to slip through. A medium creature could slip through The morlocks are all carrying bags containing their food (kobold meat
with a DC 25 Escape Artist check. It is possible to wrench the door open at the moment) and 2-12 gp, 4-24 sp and 5-30 cp. One of the leaders has
wider with a DC 25 Strength check, or the iron door could be opened a necklace made of agates worth 200 gp. Another leader has two gold
using almost any sort of lever for a DC 15 Strength check. Opening the armbands, twisted into the shape of underworld serpents, worth 150 gp
door wider will cause the hinges to creak loudly, warning the occupants of each. One of the other two leaders has a small sack of 14 x 20 gp gems
room TK2 and TK3 that the party is nearby. in his sack. He looted it from a horde in the Black Monastery and is
Room TK1 is empty except for a stairway leading both up and down. concealing it from his comrades.
The stairs lead up to the second level of the tower. The stairs lead down
more than sixty feet to room D1A, on the lower level of Dungeon One. MORLOCKS (8) CR 2
There are metal spikes set into the walls of this room where Krans XP 600
dungeon guards used to hang their weapons and equipment. There are hp 22 or 36, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
also metal rings mounted on the wall where prisoners used to be shackled Morlock)
on their way to or from the dungeon.
If a party member has slipped into this room silently, a DC 12 Perception ELITE MORLOCK LEADERS (4) CR 7
check will allow them to hear the sounds of voices from rooms TK2 and XP 3,200
TK3. The occupants of those two rooms have their doors propped open CE Medium monstrous humanoid
with wooden stops so they can come to each others aid. The morlocks in Init +8; Senses darkvision 120 ft., scent; Perception +3
TK2 and TK3 may have a trap ready in TK1 if the party has given them
sufficient time to prepare (see room TK2 below). AC 16, touch 15, flat-footed 11 (+5 Dex, +1 natural)

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hp 85 or 130 (3d10+7d10+30)
Fort +9, Ref +12, Will +8
Immune disease, poison
TK5 The Lieutenants Chamber
Weaknesses light blindness This room was the office, bedroom and torture chamber of Krans
lieutenant. At the time of the Black Monasterys fall, this was a priest
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft. named Trepidious. There is a bed located in the southeast corner, with
Melee club +16 (1d6+4), bite +15 (1d4+2) a rotted mattress concealing a chest. There are several iron cages, large
Special Attacks leap attack, sneak attack +1d6, swarming enough to hold medium-sized prisoners, but constructed so that it is
impossible to sit or stand inside in a comfortable manner. Various iron
Str 18, Dex 20, Con 17, Int 8, Wis 16, Cha 9 torture tools lie near the cages. There are also a large, wooden wardrobe,
Base Atk +10; CMB +14; CMD 29 table and chairs in the room.
Feats Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Weapon The chest is made of iron and locked with a superior lock (DC 40
Finesse, Weapon Focus (club) Disable Device to open). Inside is a collection of severed human limbs,
Skills Acrobatics +14, Climb +24, Stealth +16 (+20 in caverns); including two dozen skeletal hands, several skeletal feet and six human
Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth in caverns, +8 Acrobatics, +16 Climb skulls. Trepidious liked to keep souvenirs of his most memorable victims.
Languages Undercommon One of the hands is still wearing a ring set with a large ruby worth 500
SQ expert climber gp. One of the skulls has large garnets worth 150 gp each set into its eye
sockets.
Expert Climber (Ex) A morlock can cling to cave walls The wardrobe is empty except for some dust in its bottom. A DC
and even ceilings as long as the surface has hand- and 30 Perception check will reveal a hidden compartment in the chest that
footholds. In effect, a morlock is treated as constantly being holds three clerical scrolls. The first scroll has disrupting weapon,
under a nonmagical version of the spell spider climb, save insect plague and spell resistance on it. The second scroll has five cure
that it cannot cling to smooth surfaces. This ability doubles serious wounds spells on it. Both scrolls were created at CL 12th. The
the normal +8 racial bonus to Climb checks normally third scroll is cursed. Opening it summons a pair of dire apes. They
afforded creatures with a climb speed to a +16 racial bonus. attack immediately, trying to tear apart the party member who opened
Leap Attack (Ex) As a standard action, a morlock may make the scroll.
a single attack during a jump. It can make this attack at any
point along the course of the leapthe start, the end, or DIRE APE (2) CR 3
while in mid-air. While jumping, a morlock does not provoke XP 800
attacks of opportunity for leaving a threatened square. hp 30, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Swarming (Ex) Morlocks dwell and fight in cramped quarters Ape, Dire)
every day of their lives, and as such are quite adept at
swarming foes. Up to two morlocks can share the same
square at the same time. If two morlocks in the same square
attack the same foe, they are considered to be flanking
TK 6
that foe as if they were in two opposite squares. The Main Torture Chamber
TK3 Guard Barracks This room was used by Kran for what he considered minor torture
sessions. He reserved greater horrors for people he really didnt like.
This room contains torture devices including several stretching wracks, a
This room is identical to room TK2. It is occupied by morlocks when the breaking wheel, six iron cages, braziers for holding hot coals and a wide
party arrives. See rooms TK1 and TK2 (above) for details on this encounter. variety of iron tongs, prods, saws, knives, branding irons and all the other
gruesome tools used in Krans trade. There is a fireplace on the north

TK4 Tower Worship Hall

wall for heating up hot coals. There is a large iron maiden standing in the
southeast corner.
The large iron maiden is constructed in the shape of a corpulent, naked
This chamber was designed to fill prisoners being led to interrogation and woman. Her belly is the door to put victims inside. The womans arms
torture with terrible dread. The walls are carved with scenes from a hell-born can be pulled down to increase the pressure on the victim. There are three
nightmare. Demons torment their prisoners with fire, knives and a variety of arcane glyphs scribed on the womans forehead. A DC 20 Knowledge
torture devices that are actually found upstairs in rooms TK7 and TK8. (arcana) check will reveal that these three glyphs say tighten, loosen
This room is enchanted to cause feelings of despair in anyone who is not and stop. Speaking them causes the iron maiden to slowly tighten or
a worshipper of the Dark God. Anyone entering the room must succeed loosen on its victim without any effort from the torturer.
on a DC 15 Will save or become shaken for as long as they remain in the Although it looks like a somewhat bizarre design of an ordinary torture
room and for one hour leaving it. device, this iron maiden is actually a magical construct equal to an iron
The northeast corner of the room is set aside as a shine to the Dark God. golem. It will detect as magical, but will not reveal any other functions
A deformed human face forms the mouth of what looks like a fireplace. unless one of three conditions occurs. The first is anyone who has been
In fact, this is a receptacle where Kran and his closest followers used to declared Krans prisoner trying to escape from rooms TK6, TK7 or TK8.
place offerings to the Dark God for aid in their cruel plans. A few shards The second is any attempt to destroy the golem itself. The third is the
of broken pottery in the shrine are all that is left of the clay bowls where greater shadow of Kran the Dungeon Master entering into the golem and
they used to place blood and pieces of their victims. willing it to animate (see room TK10 above). This particular golem does
Although Kran and his minions are long gone, the shrine is still guarded. not have a poison breath attack, reducing its challenge rating to 12. The
If anyone attempts to profane the shrine, or if anyone casts a divine spell golem will not pursue fleeing party members out of this level of the tower.
of a good deity in this room, a wraith emerges from the mouth of the If the GM considers this encounter too difficult for the party, the iron
shrine with an outraged hiss. This monster will focus its attacks first on maiden does not have to animate as a full iron golem. It is possible that
the party member whose actions caused it to appear. this particular golem fights using only non-lethal damage. It will try to
beat a victim senseless, or grapple and pin a victim, placing them inside its
WRAITH CR 5 belly chamber to await punishment for trying to escape. Another option is
XP 1,600 to give this golem only minimal hit points of 50 to 80. A non-lethal iron
hp 47 or 65, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, golem is worth only challenge rating 9 (6,400xp) and a minimal hit points
Wraith) golem is worth only challenge rating 7 (3,200xp).

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IRON GOLEM CR 12 with leather made from human skin. This chair is enchanted. Anyone
XP 19,200 who sits in it will be able to choose to see either a view from atop the
hp 129 or 210, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games pinnacle of this tower, or any room in the tower. The first party member
Bestiary, Golem, Iron) who sits in the chair will see outside the tower. Unless they will the chair
to see another chamber, the character may be unaware that it has other
powers.
TK7 Special Torture Chamber If a character in the hydra chair chooses to look beyond the doors, into
room TK10, they must succeed on a DC 20 Perception check to spot the
This room was used by Kran for torture subjects he considered special, greater shadow of Kran the Dungeon Master standing against the east wall
or against whom he had a personal grudge. It is equipped with ordinary in that room (see below).
torture devices like those found in room TK6 (see above). In addition,

TK10
the room is enchanted to force anyone who is not a follower of the Dark
God, or anyone designated by the master of the tower, to make a DC
15 Will save or suffer the effects of being dazed, confused, nauseated,
panicked, shaken, sickened and stunned. Although these effects do not Krans Bedchamber and Shrine
stack, entering the room forces a character to save against each effect in
succession. A successful save means that the target is immune to that The top level of the tower was Kran the Dungeon Masters home and
particular effect for one hour. A failed save means that the target is under retreat. Kran used this chamber for sleeping. He also used it for side-
that effect as long as he remains in the room, and for one hour after leaving project torture experiments and as his personal shrine to the Dark God.
it. There is a rack set against the south wall, with all of the usual torture
The skeleton of Krans last victim, a dwarf, is still bound to one of implements on a rack nearby. An iron cage, like the cages in room TK5
the racks. Touching this skeleton will cause it to fall to dust. Anyone (above) sits in the south-east corner. It is empty. There is a large, canopied
standing within five feet when this occurs may contract demon fever (DC bed and a large wardrobe. The north section of the room has a fireplace
18 Fortitude negates). and a shrine to the Dark God.
The first thing the party will likely see when they enter this room is the

TK8 Special Prison Chamber

shrine of the Dark God. This is a niche atop the fireplace mantle where
Kran would place minor offerings and say his nightly prayers of darkness.
Sitting in the niche is a human skull, coated in silver, with eyes that glow
This is the room where Kran kept his most interesting and personal red. The light from the skulls eyes is enough to cast the entire chamber in
victims. There are five cells in this room, with inch-thick bars. All of flickering, red light. Although the skull has no other enchantments besides
the cells are locked with superior locks (DC 40 Disable Device to open). its glowing eyes, it is of superior workmanship and might fetch 250 gp
Four of the cells hold the skeletal remains of Krans last prisoners. The from a collector of arcane things. The pentagram and teardrop emblem of
occupant of the fifth cell is on the rack in room TK7 (see above). There the Dark God on the skulls forehead might complicate its sale, or make
are skeletons of three humans and one elf. These were nobles who were it worth more.
captured by the Black Brotherhood during the struggle with the king. The wardrobe is full of Krans clothing, including his special black
They were left to their fates when the Black Monastery immolated and leather torturers hooded costume. The leather outfit is in good condition
disappeared during the final battle. but the other ordinary clothing is frayed and tattered beyond all value.
Inside one of the human skeletons are 12 x 100 gp gems. These gems The torturers outfit is an enchanted suit of +3 leather armor. Krans
were swallowed by the unfortunate nobleman in order to conceal them ceremonial robes are not here because he was wearing them when he was
from his captors. The victim had planned to bribe a guard and escape. killed defending the Gates of Fear.
Unfortunately, there was no one left to bribe when the Black Brotherhood Krans personal treasure horde still sits in a small chest at the bottom of
met its fate. A DC 30 Knowledge (history) check will allow a party the wardrobe. It contains 37 pp, 201 gp, 577 sp and 2,567 cp. All of these
member to recall the name of this noblemans family based upon the story coins are of mundane metal, but a DC 30 Knowledge (history) skill check
point of 12 missing gems. If an attempt is made to return these gems to might reveal that one of the copper pieces is very old and might be worth
that noble family, the grateful descendants of this victim will pay double 300 to 500 gp to a collector.
value for them. The GM might use this connection as a story hook for Sitting on the upper shelf of this wardrobe is a helm of darkvision.
further adventures. This black, steel helmet allows its wearer 120 feet of darkvision, but it
Unfortunately, the GM might also rule that the iron golem in room TK6 also carries a minor curse. Anyone who chooses to wear this helmet for
(see above) will activate if a party member tries to take anything out of more than a few moments begins to think evil thoughts. At the GMs
one of the cells. If it has not already animated, the iron golem might discretion, wearing this helmet over any length of time might slowly turn
animate when the gems are carried out of room TK8. This is at the GMs a characters alignment permanently to neutral and then to evil.
discretion, depending on how he chooses to run the encounters both in What remains of Kran the Dungeon Master is standing in this room.
TK6 and room TK10 (see below). Krans body was destroyed in battle but his evil soul survived, cursed to
haunt his tower forever as a greater shadow. Unless a party member
states that they are looking around the room, trying to spot enemies,
TK9 Krans Audience Chamber Krans shadow will go un-noticed until it chooses to attack. If a character
does choose to look around for threats a DC 30 Perception skill check
This room was used by Kran when he was trying to charm or impress. is required to spot the greater shadow in the rooms flickering red light
He also used this room to relax and study. The floor is covered with what conditions.
is left of a rotting carpet depicting demons winning a battle against angels. Krans shadow will observe the party for up to several minutes (at
There is a fireplace with a line of eight human skulls lining its mantle. the GMs discretion) drinking in the essence of mortal beings in its old
Skulls of a dragon, manticore, ogre, fire giant, sphinx, wyvern and dire abode. Then it will sidle up behind the party member who looks the most
bear are mounted on the walls. There are padded chairs set around a vulnerable and launch a surprise attack. If this greater shadow suffers
heavy wooden table. Two couches are set in front of the fireplace. more than 20 points of damage (or at the GMs discretion) it will sink
Hidden inside the manticore skull is an iron ring with a set of keys. through the floor into room TK6 (see above). There, it will take one round
These keys open all of the locks in the tower, including the locks on all to meld with the iron golem (assuming it is still operative) and attack the
cages and the chest in room TK5 (see above). party using the golem as its vehicle. After the golem is destroyed, the
Sitting against the west wall is a large chair made from the skulls and greater shadow will rise from its wreckage and attack until destroyed.
jawbones of an eight-headed hydra. The skulls are held together with iron It is not possible to destroy this particular greater shadow without
rivets. A DC 15 Heal check will reveal that the seat and back are padded destroying its link to the Tower of Kran. It is bound to the set of iron keys

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hidden in the manticore head in room TK9 (above). Unless all of the keys the character in murder. These evil deeds will always be committed in
to Krans tower are melted, broken or otherwise destroyed, Krans shadow ways that physically and psychologically torment the living, as Krans
will manifest in this chamber again eight days after it is defeated. malevolent torturers soul is still at work in his shadow.
If any of the keys are removed from the Black Monastery, but not
destroyed (as seems likely) the GM may rule that the greater shadow of GREATER SHADOW CR 8
Kran the Dungeon Master begins to haunt any character that has one of the XP 4,800
keys. Krans vengeful shadow will not attack a player character directly hp 90, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
until it has slain friends and associates and left evidence that implicates Shadow, Greater)

Tower of Sacavious
The Tower of Sacavious stands on the northwest corner of the Black Only fragments of these wisps returned to his animated corpse, trapping
Monastery. It is a four story structure that looms over the countryside. him forever in a dead shell, re-living his final moments as a mortal. What
Each story is 20 ft. tall, including five feet of dark rafters. A peaked, slate is left of Sacavious may be found in the large chamber at the top of his
roof adds to the towers total height of 92 ft. above the exterior ground tower, waiting to destroy anyone who dares intrude on his eldritch domain.
(when the eight foot foundation is added in). The GM has several options on how to handle the partys encounter with
Windows are visible starting on the second floor, 25 ft. above the ground. Sacavious. Details are provided in room TS9, explaining how to run the
As previously described, these windows are covered with thick, opaque undead wreck that was Sacavious depending on the level of the party and
glass. A character inside one of these two towers could look out at the how the GM wishes to incorporate a lich into his campaign.
surrounding rooftop or countryside as normal. The GM should assume
that there is a window in the center of every available ten foot length of
exterior wall.
The interior of the Tower of Sacavious is dark and heavy with a deep
TS1 Entry Hall
feeling of foreboding. A permanent darkness spell drops all light sources Characters who manage to open the arcane lock that bars entry into the
by one level. Although this effect can be temporarily countered by Tower of Sacavious will find themselves in the wizards entry hall. The
magical light sources, the darkness returns as soon as these spells expire first thing the party will notice should be the bodies of seven humans
or are removed. Characters who enter the tower feel a sense of creeping lying on the floor. Dried blood stains show on the wounds on their necks,
menace. They must succeed on a DC 15 Will save or they count as shaken backs and arms. These were a party of low level adventurers, equipped
for as long as they are in the tower. Another saving throw against this fear with mundane weapons and armor, who managed to open the arcane lock
effect must be made every two hours a character remains in the tower. but fell prey to the fiendish stirges that are currently hiding in the rafters.
Once a character fails a saving throw, the effect is continuous for the next They have been dead for several days.
24 hours, when a new saving throw is allowed. Sacavious enjoyed comfort and was proud of his magical
All doors within the Tower of Sacavious are warded with permanent accomplishments. The floor is covered by the rotting remains of a
arcane lock spells (CL 18th). A dispel magic spell will suppress this priceless carpet. Couches and chairs are arranged around a fireplace. The
magical effect for 24 hours. A knock spell with suppress the effect for fireplace is decorated with a brass screen and trim that is worked with a
10 minutes. A DC 20 Disable Device skill check will open a door, but flame design. Although there is nothing in the fireplace, orange flames
the portal will shut and re-lock as soon as it is no longer held or blocked flicker behind the screen, lighting the room. Unlike a typical continual
open. All of the denizens of the Tower of Sacavious can pass through its flame spell, these flames also give off warmth equivalent to a natural fire.
doors as normal. There are a dozen paintings on the wall. Half of these paintings depict
Sacavious was a wizard in the service of the Black Brotherhood. His Sacavious himself, striking various melodramatic poses. The party
arcane research and subtle powers were essential to the Brotherhoods will not know what Sacavious looks like, but it will be clear that all of
many evil plots. Sacavious advised the abbot with his wide knowledge these paintings are of the same robed and cowled wizard, casting spells,
of the planes, spellcraft and other arcane subjects. He also summoned summoning demons, destroying his enemies with magical fire and gazing
monsters to remove the Brotherhoods enemies in ways that could not from a mountain top across a burning plain. The other six paintings
be traced back to the black monks. The wizard managed to preserve his are portraits of beautiful women, all of whom have horns, pointed tails,
mortal existence through alchemical experiments, prolonging his life far pitchforks, tight leather outfits and other props that indicate they are
beyond that of a normal human. infernal creatures.
At the time of the Black Monasterys fall, Sacavious was coming to These paintings are valuable, and might fetch prices of 300 gp to 500
the end of his mortal life. His potions and experiments were no longer gp each. Touching any of the paintings activates permanent magic mouth
able to sustain his failing body, so he had completed the research, potions spells. These spells are cast so that the figures in the paintings appear to
and incantations to transform himself into a lich. Sacavious had put off be talking. The portraits of Sacavious speak with his voice, saying, Who
his final transformation for more than a decade when the monastery was dares to challenge Sacavious? or I am Sacavious the great wizard!
besieged. His plan had included a betrayal of his brothers, whom he had Fear my power! The portraits of the demonic women speak in different
intended to make his undead minions. female voices. They say, Oh, Sacavious! You are greater than all other
The Black Brotherhoods violent end frustrated Sacavious plans and mortals! or Sacavious! Always remember me, my love! Each painting
forced him to undergo his transformation only moments before the Black and frame weighs 15 pounds, and is 24 x 24 inches. Selling them might
Monastery was immolated and disappeared in arcane fire. With his spells prove problematic for the party since they are enchanted to magically
exhausted and the monastery gates about to be breached, Sacavious rushed transport themselves back to their places on the wall one week after they
to his tower and drank down the final potion. He expected to become are removed, as long as the Black Monastery remains on this plane, or
an immortal being of ultimate power. The result was something quite whenever it happens to return.
different. A staircase winds up into the dark. Characters looking up the stairs
The immolation of the Black Monastery unleashed forces unknown to will see a green glow from the next story. A DC 12 Perception check
Sacavious. Instead of falling to the floor and rising up as a free-willed will allow a character to hear a low moaning from upstairs. The moan is
wraith, ready to dominate his enemies, Sacavious mind was badly repeated every two to five rounds. (See room TS5, below.)
damaged by the arcane powers unleashed around him. The pieces of his There is a flock of fiendish stirges hiding in the rafters. They are hidden
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enters the room. The stirges are +33 in an opposed Perception versus broken, green glass bottles. Two wine cabinets flank the table. There is a
Stealth check for a party member to spot them there. They feasted on their large painting hanging on the north wall.
last victims several days ago and are now hungry for more. One of the wine cabinets has been broken open. It is filled with broken
These monsters were created by Sacavious in one of his many glass a few dry corks. The other wine cabinet is still intact. Its front panel
experiments. Since his death, they have continued their unnatural is carved with the symbol of the Black Brotherhood. It is locked with an
existence, lurking about the tower and preying upon anyone who enters. arcane lock spell. If the party opens the cabinet they will find it is as empty
There were originally over a hundred of these creatures in the tower. as its companion, except that a false bottom (DC 25 Perception check to
Encounters over the centuries have cut them down to only 20 survivors. discover) conceals a hollow where two intact wine bottles are hidden.
Their fiendish nature gives these stirges preternatural cunning far beyond These bottles are sealed with the symbol of the Black Brotherhood. They
their low intelligence. They are capable of opening doors and planning hold fine wine that might bring 100 gp each to a connoisseur. An opened
ambushes. If a battle goes against them, these stirges will flee up the stairs bottle is worthless, but may be consumed without harm.
to the next level, hiding and planning for their next attack. Slain fiendish The painting depicts a sea battle between rival fleets. Ships are ramming
stirges disappear, leaving behind only spots of blood left over from their each other and scorching each other with fire from long tubes. The painting
mortal prey. is of an actual event from the game world (at the GMs discretion) and is
worth 350 gp. Anyone who tries to take the painting off the wall will be
FIENDISH STIRGES (20) CR 3 struck by beams of fire, streaking out of the picture from all of the ships
XP 800 in the painting. The target will be scorched for 4d8 fire damage. A DC 21
N Tiny magical beast Reflex saving throw will cut the damage in half. This effect occurs only
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; the first time someone tampers with the picture, but will re-set if the party
Perception +1 leaves the painting in place and returns to the room to try again.

AC 17, touch 17, flat-footed 12 (+5 Dex, +2 size)

hp 22 or 40 (4d10) TS3 Servants Quarters
Fort +2, Ref +7, Will +1
Resist cold 5, fire 5; SR 8 Sacavious was attended by four members of the Black Brotherhood who
served as his butlers, waiters, janitors and lab assistants. These four monks
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft. (average) were privy to the wizards plan to betray the rest of the Brotherhood when
Melee touch +12 (attach) Sacavious turned himself into a lich. In return for their twisted loyalty,
Space 2-1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft. Sacavious had promised them they could join him in eternal undeath and
Special Attacks blood drain, smite good (once per day) rule over their brothers. Their undead remains are currently moaning on
the towers second floor.
Str 3, Dex 20, Con 10, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 6 This room contains four beds, a table, four chairs and four wardrobes.
Base Atk +4; CMB +6 (+14 to grapple); CMD 11 (21 vs. trip) The beds are still neatly made up with desiccated and fragile sheets. The
Feats Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (touch attack) table is still set with places for all four servants, but the bread and cheese
Skills Fly +8, Stealth +19 remaining from their last meal has long turned to dust. The wardrobes
SQ diseased hold ordinary clothing, all in tatters, except for a green, embroidered +3
cloak of resistance that hangs in one of them.
Attach (Ex) When a stirge hits with a touch attack, its At the GMs discretion, some of the fiendish stirges from room TS1
barbed legs latch onto the target, anchoring it in place. An might be lurking inside one of the wardrobes, ready to burst out upon the
attached stirge is effectively grappling its prey. The stirge party. All of them might throw themselves upon whichever party member
loses its Dexterity bonus to AC and has an AC of 12, but pulled opened the doors.
holds on with great tenacity and inserts its proboscis into
the grappled targets flesh. A stirge has a +8 racial bonus
to maintain its grapple on a foe once it is attached. An
attached stirge can be struck with a weapon or grappled
TS4 The Gallery
itselfif its prey manages to win a grapple check or Escape The first thing the party is likely to notice in this room is that the door to
Artist check against it, the stirge is removed. room TS5 is blocked open. A body, dressed in tattered rags, is lying in the
Blood Drain (Ex) A stirge drains blood at the end of its turn doorway, holding it open with one dead foot. This is the undead corpse of
if it is attached to a foe, inflicting 1 point of Constitution one of Sacavious unfortunate servants. The other three are also waiting
damage. Once a fiendish stirge has dealt 4 points of for the party in room TS5.
Constitution damage, it detaches and flies off to digest the Sacavious was always impressed by the most powerful and intelligent
meal. If its victim dies before the stirges appetite has been person he knew; himself. This room is filled with small trophies of his
sated, the stirge detaches and seeks a new target. various accomplishments and mementoes of his evil plots. These items
Diseased (Ex) Due to the stagnant swamps in which they are hanging on the walls. They include five daggers used in assassinations,
live and their contact with the blood of numerous creatures, a collection of three dozen human and elven skulls from victims of
stirges are harbingers of disease. Any creature subjected supernatural abductions, a noblewomans dress, a dukes cloak, a bishops
to a stirges blood drain attack has a 10% chance of being robe and empty vials that once held poison. There are two longswords and
exposed to filth fever, blinding sickness, or a similar disease three shortswords arranged abound a collection of 12 desiccated human
(See Afflictions). Once this check is made, the victim can no hands. There are also two dozen hats of various descriptions, all scorched,
longer be infected by this particular stirge, though attacks tattered, notched or stained from the unsavory fates that befell their former
by different stirges are resolved normally and may result in owners. All of the weapons are of masterwork quality.
multiple illnesses Next to each item is the name of a victim on a small, bronze plaque. A
DC 25 Knowledge (history) check will reveal that some of these names

TS2 Wizards Dining Room

are known victims of the Black Brotherhood from centuries ago. A DC
20 Knowledge (local) check will reveal family names of several current
lords of the realm.
This room is paneled in black oak. A large, oak table stands in the center A stone pedestal stands in the center of the room. It holds a small,
of the room, surrounded by eight heavy chairs. There were once dishes wooden chest that is locked with an arcane lock. Inside the chest are a
and silverware on the tables. All that remains of these items are some collection of finger bones, as well as five rings. One of the rings is made
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are made of gold, worth 25 gp each. The fifth is a ring of mind shielding. stagger out and try to attack with feeble blows, falling to the floor and
Anyone who tampers with the chest will be the target of a magical attack. shattering if they are struck or pushed.
All of the weapons hanging on the wall will break loose and streak to All of the cages in this room are locked with arcane lock spells.
converge on the victim, rolling to hit against their flat-footed armor class Sacavious was afraid that someone might let them out.
at +14. Each weapon does normal damage +2 for the force with which If anyone rings the brass bell, all of the victims, including the small
they are hurled. The target may potentially be struck by five daggers, two animals, will animate and begin to thrash about their cages. They
longswords and three shortswords. After they strike, the weapons fall to will continue for one minute before falling comatose again. A DC 30
the floor and do not move again on their own. If the weapons are replaced Perception check is required to notice that the thrashing of all these
in their settings, this magical trap will re-set for the next victim. creatures has released a fine dust into the air. Anyone in the room at the
time, or for two hours after the bell is rung, will be exposed to mummy
rot, as if they had been struck by a mummy (DC 16 Fortitude negates).
TS5 Lower Laboratory
There is shattered glass scattered all over this room, amidst the remains TS7 The Wizards Den
of broken work benches, chairs, cabinets and shelves. There are dark
stains on the walls where boiling cauldrons were tipped over and their This room was where Sacavious spent most of his leisure time, reading,
contents splashed about. Amidst this wreckage are four bodies, wearing plotting and gloating about his plans. There is what is left of an expensive
the tattered remains of black robes. One of the bodies is lying in the carpet on the floor. There is a fireplace on the south wall, exactly like the
doorway, holding the door ajar. one described in room TS1 (see above). There is a bookcase on the west
This room was used by Sacavious for his lesser experiments. It was wall that holds a collection of manuscripts, journals and scrolls. There
equipped with all of the vials, beakers, bottles of arcane substances are several stuffed couches and chairs, including a particularly large chair
and other items needed for his assistants to aid him in his alchemical where Sacavious preferred to slouch. A small table stands next to the
work. When they drank the potions that Sacavious said would make large chair. There are a small, black music box and a leather-bound book
them powerful and immortal, all four assistants were transformed into on the table. There is a single, large painting over the fireplace, depicting
the equivalent of mummies. The transformation was agonizing and Sacavious, seated in the rooms large chair, consulting a tome that floats
maddening. In their frenzied pain, the four assistants destroyed the lower before him in the air.
laboratory, smashing everything within reach with berserk strength before There are also eight skeletons arranged around the walls of this
collapsing. room. They are the remains of rivals, former associates and people who
Amidst the wreckage are four iron cauldrons of good quality. A DC 25 displeased Sacavious at one time or another. The skeletons are mounted
Perception check will allow a party member to find five different vials still on viewing stands and appear to be held up by wires. Each skeleton is
intact amidst the shattered glass. Each vial contains a different valuable dressed in a different costume, including a bishop, a bride, a farmer, a
alchemical compound worth 50 gp to the right customer. wizard, a barmaid, a plumed noble woman, a merchant and a courtier.
The four former assistants are lying still, but they are moaning together Although they appear to be ordinary human skeletons, these are all
in an eerie chorus of agony. Every two to five rounds, all four undead animated skeletons equivalent to black skeletons. Upon close inspection,
corpses moan in unison. The mummies will all rise together and attack a DC 15 Perception check will note the white lacquer that covers their
if they are disturbed, or if someone tries to search the room. If the party black bones. A DC 20 Perception check will note that each skeleton has
flees, or if they are victorious in a battle, the mummies will return to their two shortswords hidden inside its costume. Touching a skeleton will not
original positions and resume moaning together. cause it to animate, but any attempt to tamper with their costumes or attack
All four assistants had treasure hidden in their robes. Together, they a skeleton will cause them all to animate; their eyes bursting into bright
have 275 gp and jewelries worth 150 gp, 230 gp, 300 gp and 500 gp. One red coals. The skeletons will focus their attacks on the character that
of the undead assistants is also armed with a +3 dagger, hidden in his did the tampering, attacking anyone else who tries to intervene. These
sleeve. skeletons will pursue only within the Tower of Sacavious. If the party
flees they will return to their stations and only animate again if they are
MUMMIES (4) CR 5 tampered with.
XP 1,600 All eight skeletons are armed with weapons that are smeared with drow
hp 60, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, poison (DC 13 Fortitude save negates). This poison is still active in spite
Mummy) of the passage of time. Victims of this poison who fall unconscious will
be the targets of coup de grass attacks by the skeletons unless they have
fellow party members on hand to protect them.
TS6 The Undead Menagerie The painting over the fireplace is of poor quality, but it might bring
as much as 100 gp from certain collectors. The painting and frame are
This room was used by Sacavious to store and display the victims of his heavy, weighing 50 pounds. It is a bulky load to carry at 36 x 48 inches.
necromantic experiments. There are twenty small, iron cages arranged If the painting is touched, a special magic mouth spell causes the figure of
around the perimeter of the room on shelves. There are another seven iron Sacavious to say, Am I not the wisest? Am I not the grandest? Yes, it is
cages, all large enough to hold a medium-sized creature, arranged about so! Like the pictures in room TS1, this portrait will magically transport
the floor. A small, brass bell hangs from an iron rod, next to the door. A itself back to its place one week after it is removed.
chain hangs down from the bells clapper. The black music box is enchanted. When it is opened, it will begin to
The small cages hold a collection of squirrels, rats, cats, bats and the play a martial tune, like one a military unit might play on the march. This
like. Seven of the cages hold small, dried corpses. The other 13 hold was the last melody that Sacavious chose before he met his fate upstairs.
small skeletons. These animals were given experimental draughts of the The music box will play any tune its owner can think of. In order to
various potions that Sacavious intended to use to transform himself into a activate it, the box must be opened and its owner must think of a desired
lich. If anyone rattles a cage or dumps it over, there is a 20% chance that tune. The music box will continue playing until it is shut, or its owner
the undead critter inside will move, lashing at the bars with the remnants wills it to play a different melody.
of its necromantic strength before falling inert. The book on the table is the only book in the Tower of Sacavious
The larger cages hold two human skeletons, a wolf skeleton and the that does not glow magical. It is a notebook of Sacavious alchemical
dried corpses of a dwarf and an elf. All of these victims are still animated research into necromancy. It is mostly full of ingredients, measurements,
to some extent. If they are disturbed, they will animate and begin to rattle experimental mixtures and alchemical symbols arranged in various orders.
at their bars, reaching for any living creature that stands too close. None The notebook is valuable to an alchemist, who might pay as much as 400
of these undead creatures has the strength to attack and deal damage to a gp for it. Because the notebook contains notes on necromantic research,
party member. If they are somehow released from their cages, they will keeping it and selling it might be repugnant to good-aligned characters.
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The scrolls, manuscripts and other paper items on the bookcase are a with the pinpoint remnants of continual flame spells. They cast a dim red
collection of notes on magical research gathered by Sacavious over a long glow back down the stairs.
period of time. Taken together, they constitute a fair-sized arcane library. This large chamber takes up the entire top level of the Tower of
Although none of the manuscripts is valuable by itself, the collection Sacavious. The room was used as a laboratory for the necromancers
together is worth 1,000 gp to a wizard. Unfortunately, the parchment most secret and powerful research. No one in the Black Brotherhood
is old and brittle. Unless the party has some method of handling the knew that Sacavious was working on his transformation into a lich. Even
manuscripts that will keep them safe and dry (GMs discretion), they will his apprentices had only an inkling of their masters intentions.
prove very heavy (150 lbs.) and very hard to preserve. The first thing the party will see from the top of the stairs is a desiccated
Sacavious wanted to conceal this library from his assistants. He took the corpse in wizard robes, sitting on a high stool, lying face down on the
time to trap the collection with explosive runes spells. Anyone who opens workbench, across a large, open book. The corpse has a small, iron box
a manuscript page to see what it is will set off one of these traps, inflicting clenched in its left hand. Six black skeletons, dressed in black chainmail,
6d6 of force damage. The character reading the text gets no save. Anyone stand to either side of this figure, as if waiting for a command. This is
within 10 ft. may make a DC 19 Reflex save to take half damage. At the Sacavious and his personal guardian squad of elite black skeletons. When
GMs discretion, this blast is likely to destroy the rest of the collection. the party looks into the chamber, Sacavious will sit up, turn to face the
It might even set off several sympathetic explosive rune detonations from adventurers and attack.
old and very unstable spells. Although these sympathetic detonations The floor of this large chamber is covered with scrawled magical
should be dramatic, they should inflict no damage on party members who symbols and diagrams. A DC 10 Knowledge (arcana) check will reveal
are not actually holding manuscripts at the time. that these are various necromantic spells. A DC 20 roll will reveal that
these are the spells a necromancer must gather and cast in order to become
BLACK SKELETON CR 5 a lich. There are rags, pieces of candles, feathers, and patches of glittering
XP 1,600 dust scattered everywhere on the floor.
hp 39, (see Area M192) The entire east wall of this room is taken up by a long workbench. There
are three shelves above the workbench, constructed so that they can be
reached by anyone working there. The workbench is strewn with scraps of
TS8 Wizards Bed Chamber parchment, bottles, vials and crucibles. There are candle stubs sitting half-
melted all over the workbench, along with pieces of melted glass, shards
Sacavious bed chamber is dominated by a large, canopy bed. Shreds of of various gems, worn-out quills and long-dry ink wells. There are ninety-
gauzy material hang down from the frame, which is carved with images of nine glass jars, sealed with wax, that hold very old (and quite useless) spell
gargoyles and skulls. There are tables and chairs in the room, all draped with components and alchemical solutions. There are metal tools scattered
the same material used on the bed. Two very large wardrobes flank the bed. about, including four different sets of tongs, two pairs of iron scissors and
The bed covers and sheets are old and dried. Under the covers, lying with an array of spoons, knives, forks, ladles, hammers and trowels. A display
its head on the pillow next to the one Sacavious himself used, is a skeleton racks hold the dried right hands of a human, elf, dwarf, halfling, gnome,
dressed in a rich womans night shirt. The dead womans golden hair juts orc, goblin and mermaid, propped up on iron spikes. A single claw and five
from under her nightcap, draped in dry strands over the pillow. This skeleton scales from an ancient red dragon are piled under the lowest shelf.
is not animated. It is remains of a noble lady who spurned Sacavious centuries A large (one foot diameter) iron cauldron stands near the center of the
ago. The old necromancer thought the skeleton was a fine joke. workbench. It is very warm to the touch. Inside the cauldron are a large,
Under one of the tables, concealed by gauzy tatters, is a small chest. It silver ladle (10 gp value) and a piece of quartz the size of a mans fist. The
is closed with an arcane lock spell. Inside are a collection of potions that chunk of quartz is enchanted to heat up any liquid to boiling when it is
Sacavious liked to keep handy. The chest holds potions of cure moderate dropped into a vessel. Although the dried drops of Sacavious last brew are
wounds (x4), eagles splendor, owls wisdom, bears endurance, bulls long gone to dust, the magical quartz is still active, keeping the pot warm.
strength, cats grace and delay poison (x4). All of these potions are CL 5th. The three shelves hold a wide range of multi-colored glass and crystal
Both wardrobes are locked with arcane lock spells. The wardrobe to the vessels, including decanters, beakers, vials, tubes, carafes, bowls and the
left of the bed holds a collection of very aged wizard robes, shoes, hats and like. There are a dozen glass stirring rods mixed in with the containers
gloves. The shoes and hats are piled in the bottom of the wardrobe, as if by and tubes. There are three bottles, filled with glowing red liquid, on the
a person who cared little for clothing. One of the robes is Sacavious own shelf just in front of where Sacavious is slumped. There are another two
official Black Brotherhood robe which he used when he joined his monk dozen vials filled with pearlescent liquid, in two groups on the top shelf.
brothers for important rituals. This robe is in bad condition, but it is studded The three bottles of red liquid are special potions filled with an explosive,
with a hundred 10 gp gems that could be pulled loose and sold separately. magical solution. If the bottles are broken, each bottle will explode in a
The wardrobe to the right is not used to store clothing. There is a flesh 10 ft. radius, inflicting 5d6 fire damage on anyone in that area. Any area
golem inside, stuffed in and crouching down, waiting to burst out and attack. effect spell that hits these bottles has a 50% chance to set them offor
Anyone who forces open the door in any way will cause the golem to animate. to set them off in succession as they blow each other up. These should
The first attack of the golem will shatter the wardrobe into hundreds of pieces be treated as separate explosions, rather than one large blast, which
as it smashes its way through with fists aimed at the character that set it off. are unlikely to damage Sacavious because of his ring of major energy
The golem will pursue until it is destroyed or its target is slain. resistance (fire), but they will probably destroy the spell book Sacavious
is resting on.
FLESH GOLEM CR 7 The other vials on the shelves contain various potions. Some of these
XP 3,200 potions are no longer magical, but some of them are still functional.
hp 79, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, The party will find potions of resist energy (fire) x2, expeditious retreat,
Golem, Flesh) grease, rage and heroism, all CL 11th. It is up to the GM to decide what
happens if these vials are hit by area of effect spells.

TS9
The book is Sacavious main spell book. It is unlikely that this tome will
survive the partys battle with the lich. Most likely, it will be destroyed by
area of effect spells or the exploding bottles very near it. If the GM rules
The Wizards Main Laboratory that this book has survived, it holds all of the spells in Sacavious prepared
spell list, plus every necromantic spell of 0-6th levels. GMs may choose
The undead wreck of Sacavious awaits the party on the top level of his to add even more spells to this already large spell book at their discretion.
tower. There, the necromancer has been lying in wait for centuries. A DC The small iron box clenched in Sacavious hand is his lich phylactery. It
10 Perception check will notice marks of old scorching on the stairs up to is likely to survive the battle because it has 40 hit points, hardness 20 and
room TS9. A pair of iron candelabras can be seen from below, flanking the a break DC 40. Unless the party destroys this item, Sacavious lich will
top of the stairwell. Each candelabra holds eight, black candles, glowing re-form to terrorize other adventurers.

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The black skeletons were with Sacavious when he retreated to his
tower during the final battle. The necromantic powers unleashed
when Sacavious performed his final ritual may have damaged these
monsters. They may already be damaged. They may attack the
party when Sacavious activates, or they may fall into pieces as
soon as they are disturbed (see below for details).

ADVANCED BLACK SKELETONS (12) CR 7

XP 3,200
CE Medium undead
Init +10; Senses darkvision 60 ft. ; Perception +18

AC 26, touch 16, flat-footed 20 (+6 Dex, +6 natural, +4

chain shirt)
hp 52 or 96 (12d8)
Fort +4, Ref +10, Will +8
Defensive abilities channel resistance +4, undead
traits; DR 10/bludgeoning and good,

Speed 40 ft
Melee 2 mwk shortswords +14 (1d6+4 19-20, plus 1d3
Str) or 2 claws +13 (1d4+4 plus 1d3 Str)
Special Attacks frightful shriek, strength damage

Str 18, Dex 22, Con , Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 18
Base Atk +9, CMB +13, CMD 29
Feats Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Finesse,
Weapon Focus (shortsword), Improved Initiative,
Improved Critical (shortsword), Combat Reflexes,
Power Attack
Skills Climb +16, Escape Artist +17, Disguise +16, Stealth
+18, Perception +18, Intimidate +19
Languages Common, Abyssal
Combat Gear Two masterwork shortswords, chain shirt

Frightful Shriek (Ex) The mere presence of a black

skeleton is unsettling to foes, especially when the
skeleton shrieks. Creatures within 60 feet and with
less hit dice than the black skeleton that hear it must
succeed on a DC 17 Will save or become panicked
for 4d6 rounds. Creatures that successfully save
are immune to the frightful shriek of the same black
skeleton for one day. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Strength Damage (Su) Good-aligned creatures hit
by a black skeleton (either by a weapon or a natural
attack) must succeed on a DC 17 Fortitude save or
take 1d3 Strength damage. The save DC is Charisma-
based. This effect is a function of the black skeleton
and not of its shortswords.

*Feats: Because of the black skeletons magical
nature, its Two-Weapon Fighting feat allows it to attack
with both weapons or both claws at no penalty

SACAVIOUS, LICH NECROMANCER CR 12

XP 19,200
Male lich necromancer 11
NE Medium undead (augmented humanoid)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., life sight; Perception +24
Aura fear (60-ft. radius, DC 18)

AC 27, touch 18, flat-footed 25 (+4 armor, +2

deflection, +2 Dex, +4 shield, +5 natural)
hp 110 or 130 (11d6+33 plus 11 plus 20 false life)
Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +11
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4; DR 15/
bludgeoning and magic; Immune cold, electricity,
undead traits

Speed 30 ft.

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Melee touch +5 (1d8+5 plus paralyzing touch) the reward for this encounter:
Special Attacks channel energy (9/day, DC 18), grave
touch (9/day), paralyzing touch (DC 18) Fully Armed and Operational Sacavious: Although his broken mind
Arcane Spells Prepared (CL 11th) has prevented him from leaving his tower and ranging over the earth,
6thcircle of death (DC 22), globe of invulnerability, Sacavious remains a dire threat.
maximized fireball (DC 19) In this variation, the GM assumes that Sacavious completed his
5thcloudkill (DC 21), cone of cold (DC 21), quickened transformation into a lich and has been able to recuperate all of his
magic missile, waves of fatigue spells. This version of Sacavious is aware that the party is approaching
4thdimension door x2, enervation, fire shield, wall of ice his lair and has cast spells to prepare for their destruction. In order to
3rddispel magic x2, fireball (DC 19), lightning bolt (DC 19), play this version of Sacavious the GM only needs to describe him and
vampiric touch x2 roll for initiative as the necromancer turns upon the party. To add to the
2nddarkness, extended mage armor (already cast), false threat level of the encounter, the advanced black skeletons might also be
life (already cast), scorching ray x2, see invisibility, spectral operational and join their master in his attack. This version of Sacavious
hand is worth his full challenge rating of 12: 19,200 xp.
1stmagic missile x3, ray of enfeeblement x2, shield
(already cast) x2 Depleted Sacavious: The necromancer has completed his botched
0bleed (DC 16), detect magic, ray of frost, read magic transformation into a lich, but his spells have been seriously depleted by
Opposition Schools illusion, transmutation the final siege of the Black Monastery. This version of Sacavious is still
a deadly threat, but has already exhausted all of his area of effect spells
Str 10, Dex 14, Con , Int 22, Wis 14, Cha 16 in the final battle. This broken remnant of the Black Brotherhoods pet
Base Atk +5; CMB +5; CMD 25 necromancer has been lying face down on his spell book ever since. He is
Feats Command UndeadB, Craft Wondrous Item, Defensive still a deadly melee opponent, with his paralyzing touch and other innate
Combat Training, Extend Spell, Improved Lightning Reflexes, powers, as well as his remaining spells. The advanced black skeletons
Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Maximize Spell, Quicken Spell, might be all or partially operational. The GM might assume that half
Scribe Scroll, Toughness their hit points have been drained away by Sacavious transformation, or
Skills Craft (alchemy) +20, Intimidate +17, Knowledge that half of them are no longer operational. This version of Sacavious is
(arcana) +20, Knowledge (planes) +20, Linguistics +20, dangerous but is only worth experience points equal to challenge rating
Perception +24, Sense Motive +24, Spellcraft +20, Stealth 9: 6,400 xp.
+24; Racial Modifiers +8 Perception, +8 Sense Motive, +8
Stealth Deranged and Crawling Sacavious: The necromancers failed
Languages Abyssal, Aklo, Aquan, Celestial, Common, transformation has left him almost completely broken. The GM should
Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Ignan, assume that Sacavious has no spells, or possibly just a few left. At the
Infernal, Orc, Undercommon GMs discretion, Sacavious should have his hit points and armor class
Combat Gear +2 headband of vast intelligence, ring of reduced to reflect the fact that he has not cast spells in preparation for
major energy resistance (fire), +2 ring of protection, potion the partys arrival. After he turns toward the party from his workbench,
of invisibility, scroll of dominate person, scroll of teleport the lich emits a ragged gasp and either staggers toward the adventurers
or falls to the floor. Sacavious is still capable of harming the party with
his innate lich and necromancer powers, but is only a shell of what he
Scaling the Encounter with Sacavious might have been. The GM might choose to have only one or two of the
This necromancer represents a dire threat to any adventuring party. It advanced black skeletons partially operational (as described above). The
is incumbent upon the GM to determine how Sacavious will appear in others were completely drained of power when Sacavious completed
his campaign. There are several different ways to present this monster his transformation. These rickety black skeletons fall to pieces the
depending on what the GM wants Sacavious to do. The three basic options moment they are touched or hit with an area of effect spell. This version
are: Fully armed and operational, depleted or deranged and crawling. of Sacavious is more inconvenient than dangerous and is only worth
Each type is worth different experience points. The experience points experience points equal to challenge rating 6 (staggering) or 4 (crawling):
given are only estimates and the GM should make his own judgment on 2,400 xp or 1,200 xp.

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There are three dungeon levels beneath the Black Monastery. Dungeon will fire every three rounds the party lingers in this area. The only way to
One is a two level dungeon, referred to as the upper level and the lower avoid the missiles is to leave the corridor.
level. Its main entrance is in the first level of the Tower of Kran the
Dungeon Master. Its halls are below the east half of the monastery. One Corridor 4: As soon as the first party member is about to exit the north
quirk of Dungeon One is that the access from above actually leads down end of this passage, invisible force fields spring up and block the corridor
to the lower level. The only access to the upper level of Dungeon One is at both ends. Because the force fields are invisible, characters may walk
to climb up from the lower level. into them without noticing. The fields will flash and crackle, inflicting
Dungeon Two is an entirely separate cellar level beneath the western 1d3 electrical damage on whoever collides with them. The force fields
half of the Black Monastery. It can be reached through several entrances may be battered down with weapons, but the electrical damage applies
in that part of the monastery. each time they are struck. The fields can take 30 points of damage before
they shatter. They take only half damage from non-magical weapons.
Characters who strike the fields will see cracks appearing in them each

Dungeon One: time the electrical damage sparks and flashes. Characters may take sim-
ple measures to insulate themselves from the electrical shocks. The GM

Lower Level
should allow any reasonable plan to work. Once they have been battered
down, the force fields will be inoperative for an hour, after which they will
recharge and block the corridor again.

D1A Five Arches Corridor 5: Green goo covers the walls and ceilings of this passage,
dripping in large puddles on the floor. Although this substance looks very
much like green slime, it is harmless. Party members may move down
As soon as the party descends the stairs from the Tower of Kran the the passage, carefully avoiding the pools of goo, but a DC 25 Reflex save
Dungeon Master they are confronted with five arched corridor entrances. by each character is required to avoid having at least a few droplets of
Each corridor presents the party with an unsavory rite of passage to reach green goo drip onto heads, shoulders, arms and shoes. Once it has struck
the rest of the level. Traps wait to strike the unwary no matter what their a character the green goo will stick like very thick glue. Attempts to wipe
choice. A DC 12 Perception check detects the sound of a high-pitched it off will only spread it around. Short of magical cleaning, the goo may
voice gibbering and humming somewhere down the five corridors. be removed by diluting it with any type of alcohol, including wine, or by
allowing it several hours to dry and chip off. The dripping goo will prob-
Corridor 1: Small bits of gravel are scattered about the floor all along ably upset party members but there is no other toxic effect.
this corridor. They are evidence of a minor trap mechanism that drops
small rocks onto the heads of intruders. The trap is triggered by a pres- The gibbering voice comes from a goblin captain who is crouched in
sure plate on the floor halfway down the corridor. When it is struck, a the circular section of area D1A. This powerful goblin warrior has been
shower of gravel rattles from small holes along the entire length of the driven mad by his imprisonment in the dungeon. He now believes himself
corridor. Although the gravel is annoying, there is no damage or other ill to be an invincible demi-god. When the party emerges from one of the
effect from having it fall on party members. A DC 12 Perception check five corridors he will shout challenges in goblin, insisting that the party
is required to spot the small holes in the ceiling. A DC 25 Perception is kneel before him. If the party does not immediately drop to their knees,
required to notice the pressure plate. Once it has been detected or tripped, the goblin will attack. In addition to his weapons, the goblin is carrying
the pressure plate is easily avoided. 10 gp and a large iron key. This is the key to room D1C.

Corridor 2: The body of an orc lies halfway down this corridor. The GOBLIN CAPTAIN CR 6
body is easily visible from either end, but a DC 15 Perception is required XP 2,400
to notice that the corpse appears to be desiccated almost into a mummified Male goblin warrior 9
state. Anyone walking down this corridor will notice a distinct hum to the NE Small humanoid (goblin)
air. This is the hum of magical energy draining away life force from all Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +3
who pass. Each round in the hallway drains one year of life from anyone
in it. A DC 14 Fortitude save is required to resist this effect. The GM AC 21, touch 16, flat-footed 15 (+3 armor, +4 Dex, +1 dodge,
should make player characters roll the save but even those who fail the +2 shield, +1 size)
first check will not notice anything for five rounds. Then, victims will no- hp 76 or 117 (9d10+27)
tice things like skin wrinkling, gray hairs appearing and faces of comrades Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +3
growing more gaunt or hollow-eyed. A successful save makes a character
immune to the aging effect for five rounds, after which a new saving throw Speed 30 ft.
is required. Once a saving throw has been failed, the effect is continu- Melee shortsword +15/+10 (1d4+3/1720)
ous and cumulative each time the victim passes down this corridor. The Ranged short bow +13/+8 (1d4/3)
dead orc lingered too long in this corridor, searching for the source of the
humming. He fell into senility and was unable to escape death and mum- Str 16, Dex 18, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10
mification. The orc was wearing leather armor and clothing that is falling Base Atk +9; CMB +11; CMD 25
apart. He was carrying a masterwork longsword and 23 sp. The next time Feats Dodge, Improved Critical (shortsword), Improved
the party passes this way, the orc will have fallen into dust. Initiative, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (shortsword)
Skills Perception +3, Ride +20, Stealth +17, Swim +8; Racial
Corridor 3: Four magic missiles strike every member of any group that Modifiers +4 Ride, +4 Stealth
walks at least half way down this corridor, inflicting 2d5 damage each. Languages Goblin
The missiles strike all party members simultaneously with bolts of light Combat Gear masterwork shortsword, studded leather
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LIZARDFOLK CHIEFTAIN CR 7
D1B Gnoll Cell XP 3,200
N Medium humanoid (reptilian)
The door to this room is a typical prison door, with a barred window for Init +4; Senses Perception +1
guards to look inside. The door latch has long been broken off and the room
is not locked. Seven gnolls are crouched in this room, gathered around a AC 18, touch 11, flat-footed 17 (+1 dodge, +5 natural, +2
single candle, apparently fascinated by the flame. These gnolls are elite shield)
warriors and they fear nothing. They will attack anyone who disturbs them. hp 66 or 104 (2d8+7d10+18)
The gnolls are carrying a total of 28 sp and 14 x 20 gp gems. Fort +7, Ref +2, Will +2

ELITE GNOLL WARRIORS (7) CR 4 Speed 30 ft., swim 15 ft.

XP 1,200 Melee morningstar +11/+6 (1d8+2), bite +5 (1d4+1), or claw
Male gnoll warrior 5 +7 (1d4+2), bite +7 (1d4+2)
CE Medium humanoid (gnoll) Ranged javelin +8/+3 (1d6+2)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +7
Str 14, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 10
AC 15, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+2 armor, +1 natural, +2 shield) Base Atk +8; CMB +10; CMD 20
hp 44 or 73 (2d8+5d10+7) Feats Dodge, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Weapon
Fort +6, Ref +1, Will +1 Focus (morningstar)
Skills Acrobatics +9, Perception +1, Swim +8; Racial Modifiers
Speed 30 ft. +4 Acrobatics
Melee spear +10/+5 (1d8+3/3) Languages Draconic
Ranged spear +7/+2 (1d8+3/3) SQ hold breath
Combat Gear heavy wooden shield, morningstar, 2 javelins
Str 16, Dex 10, Con 13, Int 8, Wis 11, Cha 8
Base Atk +6; CMB +9; CMD 19 Hold Breath (Ex) A lizardfolk can hold its breath for a number
Feats Cleave, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon of rounds equal to 4 times its Constitution score before it risks
Focus (spear) drowning.
Skills Perception +7
Languages Gnoll
Combat Gear leather armor, light steel shield, spear D1E Deegon the Cast-Out
Deegon, a deranged ogre, is waiting in the tunnel just beyond this door.
D1C Refuse Dump Deegon is small for an ogre, standing only seven feet tall. He lives on fish
caught in the river in area D1G, where he is careful to avoid arousing the
The door to this room is a typical prison door, with a barred window. When giant slug from D1H. Deegon was cast out of his tribe because he was
the party finds it, the door is open and unlocked. This room is piled with refuse. considered to be a runt, but he has grown into an impressive warrior.
There are several rotted carpets rolled up and piled against the northwest wall.
A pile of dung, straw and offal fills the southwest corner. A straw filthy straw DEEGON THE DERANGED CR 8
mattress lies in the center of the room. This was the lair of the mad goblin from XP 4,800
room D1A. The goblins key from room D1B opens this door from either side. CE Large humanoid (giant)
A hole in the ceiling, 20 ft. above, leads to a tunnel going up to room Init 1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +8
M21 of the Black Monastery (see above). The hole can only be reached by
somehow scaling the wall and reaching across five feet of ceiling. It is nine AC 17, touch 8, flat-footed 17 (+4 armor, 1 Dex, +5 natural,
inches in diameter and follows a long, winding path to the monastery above. 1 size)
hp 87 or 132 (4d8+6d10+40)
Fort +12, Ref +2, Will +5
D1D Lizard Man Hideout Speed 30 ft. (40 ft. base)
A group of 13 lizard men have barricaded themselves inside this Melee greatclub +15/+10 (2d8+9)
chamber, bracing the door shut with doorstops improvised from clubs. Ranged javelin +7/+2 (1d8+6)
A DC 22 Strength check of is required to break the door down. Levers, Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
crowbars or any other reasonable plan will also batter the door open, but
the lizard men will not be caught off guard. Str 22, Dex 8, Con 16, Int 6, Wis 10, Cha 7
When the party enters this room, the lizard men are rummaging through a Base Atk +9; CMB +16; CMD 25
large, iron chest, located in the angled niche on the eastern wall. They will Feats Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Power Attack, Toughness,
attack the party with a shower of darts and then charge. Several lizard men Weapon Focus (greatclub)
are carrying magic items looted from the chest, including a+3 longsword, Skills Climb +10, Perception +8
a +2 undeadbane bastard sword, five masterwork longswords, a +3heavy Languages Giant
crossbow of speed, and potions of heroism and haste. One of the lizard men Combat Gear hide armor, greatclub, 3 javelins
will also attempt to use a wand of fireballs (4 charges, CL 7th) on the party,

D1F Deegons Pad

making threatening gestures and snarling what sound to it like arcane spells
but without success. The lizard men are lead by a chieftain.
Along with the magic items and weapons, the chest holds 1,400 sp, 800
gp, 11 x 50 gp gems and 4 x 100 gp gems. This chamber is Deegons lair. He sleeps on a pile of rags in the larger
alcove to the west. Under the rags is a sack where Deegon keeps his
LIZARDFOLK CR 1 treasure. There is a brass kettle in the sack, filled with 198 sp, 172 gp and
XP 400 26 pp. Another small sack is wrapped up in a rag bundle. It requires a DC
hp 11 or 18, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, 20 Perception check to find. The small sack holds 2 x 50 gp and 1 100
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Both potions are CL 6th. in a single action. The manticores will attack with tail spikes and talons,
In the eastern alcove, under a pile of fish bones and other rubbish are attempting to follow any escaping characters for several rounds.
seven skeletons. These undead were originally commanded to attack
any human they encountered. Deegon examined them, found them SKELETAL MANTICORES (3) CR 5
uninteresting and left them lying where he found them, so he did not XP 1,600
discover the valuable weapons that are lying with them. The skeletons NE Large undead
will rise from under the fish bones and attack if any human comes within Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +0
20 ft. They are wearing rusted armor, but their masterwork longswords
are still in good condition. AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 7 (+3 Dex, +8 natural, 1 size)
hp 37 (6d8)
SKELETAL CHAMPIONS (7) CR 2 Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +5
XP 600 DR 5/bludgeoning; Immune cold, undead traits
hp 17, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Skeletal Champion) Speed 30 ft.
Melee bite +10 (1d8+5), 2 claws +10 (2d4+5)
Ranged 4 spikes +8 (1d6+5)
D1G Underground Stream Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.

An underground stream flows through this large chamber. It rushes between Str 20, Dex 17, Con , Int , Wis 10, Cha 10
scattered boulders, reaching a maximum of five feet deep in some places. Base Atk +4; CMB +10; CMD 23 (27 vs. trip)
Characters who fall into the water can easily save themselves by catching Feats Improved InitiativeB
onto rocks. Anyone foolish enough to pass beneath the streams exit tunnel
in the southwest corner of the chamber will need to succeed on a DC15 Swim Spikes (Ex) With a snap of its tail, a skeletal manticore can
check to avoid being pulled downstream and drowned in the quarter mile of loose a volley of four spikes as a standard action (make an
mostly airless channel before the steam reaches the surface again. attack roll for each spike). This attack has a range of 90 feet
Stalactites hang from the ceiling, dripping down onto stalagmites with no range increment. All targets must be within 30 feet
scattered about the floor. On the south side of the chamber, across the of each other. The creature can launch only 24 spikes in any
stream, Deegon has hidden his fishing spear and net as well as a great deal 24-hour period.
of refuse from catching, gutting and eating fish. Boulders are situated to
make crossing the stream simple enough for an ogre, but a medium sized
creature would require three successful DC 12 Acrobatics checks to get
across without wading.
The boulders on the streams south bank conceal a door leading to room
D1N. A small band of orcs, allied with Deegon, occupy this room. The
orcs will not come out if the party explores the south shore, hoping to
remain undetected.
The party will note that the stalagmites are smeared with glittering, clear
goop that sticks to shoes and hands. This is the residue left by the passage
of a giant slug that lairs in room D1H. The slug usually does not come
out when Deegon is fishing because the ogre does not use lights and is
careful to make minimal noise. The party is 90% likely to attract the slug
if they are using light sources.

GIANT SLUG CR 8
XP 4,800
hp 102 or 144, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
Bestiary, Slug, Giant)

D1H Snail Lair

The relatively narrow passage between rooms D1G and D1H creates
no problem for the slug to negotiate as its boneless body can easily shape
itself to fit through. Characters who move down this passage are sure to
get copious amounts of slug slime on them as the creature deposits large
amounts here whenever it slips through.
There are half a dozen partially dissolved humanoid bodies in this
chamber. Their races are no longer discernable. One of the bodies belonged
to a human adventurer who was trapped here. The body is wearing a suit
of full plate armor that appears to be in very bad shape, rusted and corroded
by the slugs acid. If anyone tries to put the armor on it will take on its true
form as +3 full plate armor in perfect condition. In addition to its armor
class bonus this suit of plate is enchanted to give its wearer SR 20.

D1I Manticore Skeletons

The skeletons of three manticores guard this chamber. When the party
enters their bones will be scattered about the room. If any living creature
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attack anyone to disturbs the water, bursting up as a stinking white horror
D1J Magical Ritual Circles and attempting to drag slain victims to the bottom of the pool.

This chamber shows signs of having been used for magical experiments. SEA CAT ZOMBIE CR 4
There are magic circles and symbols drawn all over the floor and walls. The XP 1,200
stones are burned in many places and the stub ends of black candles are scattered NE Large Undead
about the floor. A pair of subterranean lizards guard this chamber. They are Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 feet, Perception +0
pets of the spirit naga that lairs in room D1M. The lizards are hungry and will
attack anything that comes into the room other than their spirit naga owner. AC 20, touch 9, flat-footed 20 (+11 natural, 1 size)
hp 81 or 147 (12d12+3)
BLOOD LIZARDS (2) CR 3 Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +8
XP 800 Defensive Abilities undead traits; DR 5/slashing
N Medium animal
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +7 Speed 10 ft, swim 40 ft
Melee claw +10 (1d6+5)
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +6 natural)
hp 30 or 44 (4d8+12) Str 21, Dex 10, Con , Int , Wis 10, Cha 1
Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +2 Base Atk +6; CMB +11; CMD 21
SQ staggered
Speed 30 ft., swim 20 ft. Feats Toughness
Melee bite +8 (1d8+6)
Special Attacks spit blood Staggered (Ex) Zombies have poor reflexes and can only
perform a single move or standard action each round. A
Str 18, Dex 14, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 2 zombie can move up to its speed and attack in the same
Base Atk +3; CMB +7; CMD 19 round as a charge action.
Feats Alertness, Weapon Focus (bite)
Skills Climb +8, Perception +7, Stealth +6 (+10 in forested or
overgrown areas), Swim +12; Racial Modifiers +4 Climb, +4 D1M Lair of the Spirit Naga
Stealth (+8 in forested or overgrown areas)
This room is the lair of a spirit naga. This creature has dwelt in the
Spit Blood (Ex) Once per hour, a rock-horned lizard can fire room for many years, collecting trophies from adventurers who make it
a stream of caustic blood from its eyes in a 20-foot line (no far enough into the dungeon to be worth her time to slay.
range increment) that deals 2d8 points of acid damage to The room is decorated with suits of armor (containing the carefully
a single target within range (Reflex DC 15 for half). The save assembled skeletons of their former owners), shield and weapons. There
DC is Constitution-based. are seven suits of full plate armor, five suits of chainmail, a dozen chain
shirts, six heavy steel shields, nine light steel shields, fifteen longswords,
seven spears, nine heavy maces and two greatswords hanging around the
D1K Trapped Corridor walls. A special collection of 27 daggers is arranged on one section of
wall, surrounded by 10 morningstars.
Someone has taken the time to heavily trap this corridor. There are four The spirit nagas treasure is stored in chests around the room. There are a total
pits, 10 ft. deep, covered by hinged doors that appear to be solid floor. The of 23,000 sp, 1,800 gp, 137 pp and 86 gems worth 10-200 gp each. Two of the
trapdoors will swing back up and re-set as soon as a victim falls through. longswords are magical, including a +2 humanbane longsword +2 and a +3
The only way to open the trapdoors from below is a successful DC 20 frostbrand. Among the other weapons are a +3 heavy mace, +2 morningstar
Disable Device check. The westernmost pit trap holds the body of a long- and a +3 greatsword. There are also a +2 chain shirt and a +2 heavy steel
dead dwarf. The body is wearing +2 scale mail and was armed with a +2 shield. Also in the chests among the gold coins, are 137 gold rings worth 10
halberd. The unfortunate dwarf was also wearing a pair of non-magical gp each, a +3 ring of protection and a ring of fireballs (seven charges, CL 9th).
gold rings worth 10 gp each and was carrying 18 gp in a pouch. The spirit naga will not be easy to kill. She is ancient and wicked and
The dwarf lying in this pit was a companion of Karl Goldrung, the dwarf has no intention of falling to a group of adventurers. If the battle goes
who died in room M208 (see above). His name was Lugo Silverhand. against her the naga will attempt to flee or bargain in order to fight again
Although his homeland is too distant for a player character to identify, one of another day.
the 10 gp gold rings on his finger is a signet ring of a dwarven noble family.
A DC 25 Knowledge (nobility) skill check will reveal the family crest, if not SPIRIT NAGA CR 9
Lugos name. Lugo was lured off to adventure by Karl the no-good rogue. XP 6,400
Although his home was in a different kingdom it is possible that the party hp 95 or 130, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
might somehow return his signet ring to his family. These dwarves will honor Bestiary, Naga, Spirit)
a debt to the party for this service with a reward of 1,000 gp.

SPIKED PIT TRAP (4) CR 2 D1N Desperate Scavengers

XP 600
Type mechanical; Perception DC 22; Disable Device DC 20 A band of 10 orcs has been trapped in this room for two weeks. They are afraid
Trigger location; Reset manual to face the giant slug in room D1H after losing three warriors to that monster.
Effect 10-ft.-deep pit (1d6 falling damage); pit spikes (Atk +10 They are unwilling to risk the magical passageways after losing one of their
melee, 1d4 spikes per target for 2d4+2 damage each); DC 20 leaders in room D1A. They have been living off scraps of fish from the stream,
Reflex avoids; multiple targets (all targets in a 10-ft.-square area) left to them by Deegon. They will try to avoid contact with a party of adventurers,
but if their chamber is discovered they will fight in desperation. The band of orcs
has a communal treasure chest holding 53 gp, 870 sp and 1,507 cp.
D1L Sea-Cat Pool
ORCS (10) CR 1/3
This 20 ft. section of corridor is a pool of water 15 ft. deep. At the XP 135
bottom of this pool lurks a zombie seacat. The undead monster will hp 11, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Orc)

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D1O Haunted Chamber D1CC Dead Orc

A specter guards this chamber. Before this incorporeal monster rises This room is empty except for a dead orc, lying in the western angle of
from the floor to attack, the party will have two rounds of warning as the the room. The orc was killed by a heavy bludgeoning weapon, like the
room echoes with moans and curses that seem to come from the stones. club carried by the ogre in room D1BB. The orcs body has no treasure on
The specter will rise from the floor in the chambers southeast corner. It it and shows signs of having been searched by someone else.
will attack the party but will not pursue out of the room.
There are a few rocks and pebbles strewn about the floor. Among them
is a small glass ball, about the size of a marble. This item is enchanted to D1DD Hungry Ant Room
grant a +10 luck bonus to appraisal checks for anyone who looks at items
through the glass. Giant ants fill almost every surface of this room, including ants clinging
to the walls and ceiling. There are 68 ants in the room when the party
SPECTRE CR 7 opens the door. They will attack anything they can reach. Unless the
XP 3,200 party slams the door shut, or finds some way of blasting all the ants before
hp 52 or 80, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, they escape the room, the ants will pursue relentlessly. The ants cannot
Spectre) open doors, so simple things like a shut door will stop them. Unlike other
creatures, the ants will not go away. If the party takes refuge in a room,
for instance, the ants will wait outside the door indefinitely until they find

Dungeon One: some new prey or something to distract them away at the GMs discretion..
Hidden under all the ants are three large chests. Two of the chests are ordinary
objects, with simple locks. The first two chests are trapped while the third is not.
Upper Level The first chest holds a large sack of what appears to be thick mud. The sack
weighs twenty pounds and its contents smell like rotted vegetables. The mud
is actually enchanted to completely heal all wounds, diseases and poisons if it
D1AA Rat Horde is spread on a characters body. There are 32 applications in the sack.
The second chest holds sacks of garlic cloves, belladonna sprigs, 20
wooden stakes, two wooden mallets, two silver holy symbols of a local
The doorway to this room has a large, ragged hole at its base. The hole lawful good deity and two silver mirrors. A check of the wooden stakes
is two feet across and looks as if it has been gnawed open. The hole is reveals that one of them is actually a crossbow bolt of blasting.
the work of a horde of dire rats that uses this room as a lair. There are If it is fired from a crossbow a crossbow bolt of blasting always hits its
23 of these huge rodents lurking in the room when the party approaches. target, just like a magic missile, provided that the target is in sight and within
They will be frightened of the lights and noise, but hungry enough to crossbow range. It does normal crossbow damage and then explodes for
attack if the party dares to enter. The rats will attack party members who 20d6 damage to the target. Creatures in adjacent squares suffer 3d6 damage
are holding light sources in preference to other targets, swarming toward from the blast. A DC 20 Reflex save will reduce damage for any affected
these characters and heedless of other dangers. creature by half. Class skills such as evasion and improved evasion will not
The rats are especially attractive prey for the giant spiders that lurk reduce the damage suffered by the target creature for this particular item
upstairs, in room M134 (see above). There is a large hole in the ceiling of because it is assumed to have struck them like a touch attack.
this room that leads up to room M134, where the spiders have their lair. The third chest is not locked. It may be opened to reveal a red, glowing
The hole is five feet in diameter, large enough for the spiders to climb up orb inside. Once every minute the chest opens by itself and disgorges
the long, winding passage between levels. A few strands of thick web another giant ant. It will continue to open every minute until room D1DD
should serve to warn anyone climbing up to the hole that giant arachnids contains exactly 68 giant ants. Forcing open the chest destroys it and the
are waiting above. red glowing orb will fade into nothing. If the chest is moved out of room
D1DD it will stop disgorging giant ants until it is returned to the chamber.
DIRE RATS (23) CR 1/3
XP 135 POISONED DART TRAP CR 7
hp 5, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Rat, Dire) XP 3,200
Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20
Trigger touch; Reset none
D1BB Resourceful Ogre Effect Atk +10 ranged (poison darts that fire up and forward
when the lid is opened. Three darts fire forward and three
An ogre is taking refuge in this room. He is exhausted from killing and fire up; multiple targets (all targets standing in front or above
eating dire rats and has shut himself in this chamber to rest. The ogre is the chests may be struck by 1d3 darts. The GM should
carrying a pack that holds 50 ft. of rope, 10 iron spikes and seven flasks roll randomly to divide the darts if there is more than one
of alchemists fire. character in the target area); 1d4 plus deathblade poison)
If he is confronted by three to one odds the ogres first attack will be to
throw the pack onto a character who offers several adjacent targets. If the GIANT SOLDIER ANT (68) CR 2
ogre scores a successful touch attack on the target character the seven flasks XP 600
of alchemical fire will explode for 7d6 damage on the target character and hp 18, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Bestiary, Ant, Giant)
seven points of damage to characters in each adjacent square.
Any flammable items on the target character are very likely to explode
along as well, at the GMs discretion. The alchemists fire will burn the D1EE Jelly Passage
target character for an additional 3d6 damage on the second round. If
the pack misses its target, it should be treated as a grenade-like missile to An ochre jelly is lurking against the north wall in this passage. It will
determine where it hits and blows up. attack and pursue party members until it is slain.

OGRE CR 3 OCHRE JELLY CR 5

XP 800 XP 1,600
hp 30 or 48, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Hp 63 or 84, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Ogre) Ochre Jelly)

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D1FF Passageway of Unholy Fire D1KK Study

Flickering red light can be seen well down the corridor from this area. Anyone taking care to examine the open doorway before entering this room
A wide hemisphere of passageway is dominated by a stone slab, carved will notice that the door posts and lintel are covered with magical symbols.
with the emblem of a flaming skull. Real flames flicker from the slab, A detect magic spell will reveal that these glyphs glow with a strong aura of
lighting walls that are caved with scenes of humans suffering torments in transmutation magic. Any exposed paper or parchment that is carried through
the Abyss. Blackened bones and ashes cover the slab. this doorway will be disintegrated. This would include items like maps, if a
The skulls of six humans can be seen in the flames, as well as another party member happens to be mapping the room when he steps through the door.
five that belong to orcs, goblins and an ogre. Inside this room are a desk, bookshelves and cabinets. There are scraps
If the party touches the wall or the stone slab, or if they linger here longer of parchment and drops of ink on the furniture and floor which indicate
than a few rounds, the flames will flicker green and a group of cimota will that this room was once used as a scriptorium for copying books and
materialize from the flames and attack. The number of cimota should manuscripts. The cabinets are locked with very simple mechanisms. Any
exactly match the number of characters in the party. These guardians will reasonable attempt to pick them or force them open will succeed.
not pursue out of the dungeon level. The cimota will throw the bodies of A DC 25 Perception check will reveal a secret compartment in one of
the slain onto the slab to be burned away by unholy fire, and then return the cabinets. Inside is a ring of teleportation. This device works twice
to their hidden watch. a day as a CL 15 teleport spell, with only one slight complication. Each
time the ring is used there is a 10% chance that it will deliver its wearer
CIMOTA CR 4 1d10 miles in a random direction away from his intended point of arrival.
XP 1,200 This might cause problems for an adventuring party if they land miles
hp 47 or 65, (see Area M113) out to sea, on top of a mountain or in some other difficult situation. Any
attempt to use this ring to teleport out of the Black Monastery falls under
the rules the GM is using for teleportation or as detailed on pg. 9.
D1GG Amber Air
A pair of stone walls, 10 ft. high, face each other in a larger, open area. D1LL Empty Chamber
The air between them glows amber in the dark dungeon. The first party
member to walk between them will receive a permanent 1d4 bonus to their This dungeon chamber is empty when the party discovers it.
hit points. Thereafter, these partition walls will slam together on anyone
else who walks between them, inflicting 2d10 damage. The walls will
then open, taking one round to do so, before slamming again on anyone
still waiting to smashed again.
D1MM Mummy Chamber
Rounding the corner into this area reveals signs of a recent battle. Five

D1HH Wall Trap Two

orcs lie dead here, amidst bones and refuse from previous fights. Standing
against the western wall are four shapes that appear to be desiccated
corpses. These are mummies that will attack the party. If the party flees
This set of partition walls is identical to the pair at area D1GG except that this area, the mummies will not pursue.
they slam shut on the first person to walk between them, inflicting 2d10 Whenever these particular mummies move or fight a fine dust fills the air
damage. The second person walking between them will gain one point of around them. This dust also covers the bodies on the floor. Anyone who
Strength permanently. After one person in the party has gained this bonus, suffers a wound from these mummies, or any other type of wound in this
these partition walls will slam on anyone else who passes through. room, will be afflicted with a special type of mummy rot. Once a victim has
succumbed to the disease, the corpse will rise as a mummy and shamble
across any distance to return to this room. There, the victim will take his
D1II Walls of Sleep place as a new guardian of the dungeons beneath the Black Monastery.
Searching through the bodies and bones on the floor will reveal a dozen
Unlike the identical partition walls at D1GG and D1HH, these partition swords of varying types, as well as two useable chain shirts. There are
walls do not slam together. Any creature who walks between these walls other pieces of armor here that are long past use. One of the swords is an
must succeed on a DC 20 Will save or fall into a deep, death-like coma ornate, jeweled weapon worth 300 gp. There is also a great helm, trimmed
for 2d4 hours. Other party members may find it difficult to reach their with gold, worth 200 gp. Scattered among the dead are 157 cp, 288 sp,
collapsed friend as anyone who fails their saving throw will fall prone in 124 gp and 23 pp.
the center of the passage. Anyone reaching in to retrieve a fallen comrade
must succeed on a Will save or suffer the same fate. It is possible to MUMMIES (4) CR 5
detect signs of life in a fallen victim with a DC 20 Heal check. Otherwise, XP 1,600
the GM should give players the impression that their comrade is dead. hp 60, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
Anyone waking up in this passage hours later will have a headache, but Mummy)
will be able to crawl from between the partition walls without having to
make another save. Passing through this area a second time will require
another save and possibly more hours comatose on the dungeon floor. D1NN Black Skeleton Chamber
Four black skeletons guard this chamber. These undead warriors
D1JJ Locked Treasure Room were originally created to patrol the dungeon. They pursued a party of
adventurers into this chamber some time ago. The adventurers used
The door to this chamber is locked with a complicated lock requiring a dimension door spells to escape back up to the monastery, leaving the
DC 30 Disable Device check to defeat. A sack containing 100 gp rests black skeletons still searching for them here. The skeletons will turn and
in the eastern angle of this room. Any rogue or bard class character that attack anyone who opens the door. They will pursue until they cannot
walks into the room will feel as if his mind is being ripped from his body sense intruders or until they are destroyed.
by some sort of arcane force. The character will be reduced to two hit
points and must survive a DC 15 Fortitude save as if he had suffered BLACK SKELETONS (4) CR 5
massive damage of 50 hit points or more. Characters of any other class XP 1,600
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rampant, holding a sword. Anyone wearing or selling this suit of armor
D1OO Locking Chamber or sword might be subject to awkward questions, at the GMs discretion.

There are two doors leading to this chamber, one at each end of a short HINGED PIT TRAP CR 1
corridor section leading to the room. These doors are made of iron. They XP 400
are four times as heavy and strong as ordinary fortified doors. Both doors Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20
are locked with complicated mechanisms requiring an DC 30 Disable (above), DC 15 (below)
Device check. These doors are also enchanted to close and lock one round Trigger location; Reset manual
after they are opened, unless they are held or blocked to prevent this. Effect 10-ft.-deep pit with automatically resetting hinged lid
Unless the party is equipped with very good prying and pounding tools, (1d6 falling damage); DC 20 Reflex avoids; multiple targets
it will be impossible to batter their way out. Without the ability to pick the (all targets in a 10-ft.-square area)
locks from the inside, the only means of escape is magic. The GM should
emphasize the strength and complexity of these doors so the party has fair
warning to avoid a horrible fate. D1RR Black Skeletons Victims
Anyone listening at the door into room D1OO (DC 15 Perception check)
will hear moaning and laughter from within, as well as the sound of something A squad of eight black skeletons guards this chamber. They were left
shuffling about the chamber. In the room beyond is a figure that once must here long ago with orders to defend the room. Although they have nothing
have been human, but now has the burning red eyes and sunken features of more to defend, these skeletal warriors will attack and pursue anyone who
a wight. This unfortunate person was a member of an adventuring party crosses the threshold, dragging the bodies any victims back to this room.
that was trapped by the iron doors. The horror of his situation transformed A number of old victims are piled in this rooms southwestern alcove.
him into a wight. The gnawed and broken bones of his former comrades are Their bones are mixed with those of other creatures, such as dire rats
scattered about the room and their gear is piled in a corner. and the husks of giant centipedes. Among this long-corroded mass are
The adventuring gear includes the usual ropes, tools, sacks, flasks and scattered 175 sp, 215 gp and 3 x 50 gp gems. A wooden case under the
the like. Most of this equipment is too old and decayed to be of use. bodies holds a lyre of building.
Amidst this pile of rusted armor and useless gear is a scroll tube containing
a scroll of fireball, lightning bolt and magic missile (x2) all CL 7th. There BLACK SKELETONS (8) CR 5
is also a +2 chain shirt and a +3 dagger along with three longswords and XP 1,600
a masterwork steel long composite bow (Str +4). Anyone searching the hp 45 or 66, (see Area M192)
wight will discover that he has stuffed 145 cp, 477 sp, 15 gp and 12 pp into
the sagging folds in his clothing.
D1SS Ramped Passage Chamber
WIGHT CR 3
XP 800 The passageway that leads to this chamber slopes sharply down, ending
hp 26 or 40, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, in a ramp down to the floor of D1SS. Five giant scorpions lurk here,
Wight) ready to leap on the first person down the ramp.
There are a large number of bones scattered about the room, as well as
2,637 cp, 429 sp and 1 gp.
D1PP Bone Piles This is the room where characters appear if they touch the magical
dagger in room M55 (see above). The scorpions will automatically win
This room is piled high with stacks of human and humanoid bones, as if initiative on any characters teleported here. All that is needed to teleport
someone were storing them for later use. All of the bones are dry and have back to room M55 is for a character holding the magical dagger to will
obviously been here a long time. themselves and anyone within 10 ft. to teleport back there. The magic
Under one particularly large pile of skulls is a chest with a strong daggers teleportation powers will only work between rooms M55 and
magical aura. Opening the chest reveals a pile of what appears to be D1SS and only while it is actually in one of those two rooms.
12,000 gp. The treasure is an illusion. There are actually only 4,242 sp If the party has already visited room D1SS and slain the giant scorpions,
in the chest. they will be back and ready to fight again when party members teleport
Anyone who opens the chest and sees the gold must succeed on a DC 17 in. The same will be true if the party subsequently visits room D1SS by
Will save or be filled with murderous greed. Party members who fail their dungeon exploration.
saves will be under a powerful suggestion spell lasting 1d3 hours. During
that time, they will be convinced that the gold is all theirs and others, GIANT SCORPIONS (5) CR 3
including their comrades, are trying to rob them. XP 800
Although the spell is not strong enough to make party members kill each hp 37 or 55, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
other, it is possible that victims might grapple and fist fight with even Scorpion, Giant)
their closest friends as long as they are under the spells influence. They
will use lethal force against strangers who seem likely to take their gold
which includes everyone else. D1TT Ogre Interior Decorators
A pair of ogres has decided to make this room their new lair. They
D1QQ Webbed Alcove have gathered bits of furniture from other parts of the monastery and are
puzzling over how to make them work for large creatures when the party
The center of this chamber is trapped with a hinged trapdoor. enters. The ogres have been feeling a bit hungry and will attack, trying to
The alcove in the northern section of this room is filled with webs, identical slay and drag off at least one party member.
to a web spell. There is a human body concealed at the western end of A large sack in a corner hold 2,737 cp and 2 x 500 gp gems as well as
this alcove, completely swathed in webs. This unfortunate adventurer was other items like two dozen rat skins, various rusted human-sized tools and
wearing a suit of masterwork full plate armor. He is still holding a +1 a length of heavy chain, 35 ft. long and weighing 100 lbs.
dancing longsword and has boots of speed on his skeletal feet.
A DC 25 Knowledge (nobility) check will reveal that this dead adventurer OGRES (2) CR 3
was a knight named Sir Daltry the Bold. Sir Daltry is a friend of a number XP 800
of important nobles of the realm. They will be sad to hear of his death. hp 30 or 44, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
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of the Abyss where their innermost thoughts would be revealed.
D1UU Elaborate Web Design The chair and its manacles glow with conjuration magic under a detect
magic spell, but the old enchantment that used to automatically lock the
A group of giant spiders has begun to construct an elaborate web in this subject to the chair no longer functions. The chair will teleport anyone
room. The webs fill the entire northern half of the chamber. The spiders who sits down in it back to the chair in room M45. In order to activate
are intent on their task and will ignore intruders unless they are attacked, the return teleportation effect, a character must stand up and allow the
or anyone touches their web. This will bring all eight spiders scrambling chair one minute to re-activate. The chair will not allow another person to
in search of prey. teleport from its partner chair in room M45 as long as anyone is already
sitting in it.
GIANT SPIDERS (8) CR 1 All equipment and clothing carried by a character who teleports into
XP 400 room D1YY will be separately transported to a large compartment directly
hp 16 or 27, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, beneath the chair, so a party member will find themselves sitting naked
Spider, Giant) in a dark room that glows red with demonic light. This compartment is
locked with the same key that opens the door out to room D1XX. The
door is easily spotted by anyone who is not sitting in the chair.
D1VV Moldy Room This may place the party in a difficult situation. Without understanding
that the chair needs time to re-activate, players may assume that their
The walls, floors and ceiling of this room are completely covered with characters are trapped in some unknown place by a one-way teleportation
yellow mold. Although there are several mold-covered stones in the room effect. Players whose characters are still upstairs may not understand that
that might look like treasure, there is nothing of value here. There is the chair will not function again because a party member is still sitting in
plenty of peril for anyone foolish enough to disturb the mold. the heavy chair in this room.
A kindly GM will only trick the party into following their companion,
YELLOW MOLD HAZARD CR 6 making them assume that they must find their way out of the dungeon
XP 2,400 (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Core on their own. This is the best alternative. It is always best when player
Rulebook, Environment, Dungeons) characters are not deprived of their equipment for too long and the party
is not split permanently.

D1WW Receiving Rooms

A cruel GM will allow the party to be separated with at least one member
lost and probably naked. The GM should take care to make sure that this
situation isnt too frustrating for the players, but a party that acts foolishly
These rooms once stored barrels used in shipping goods to and from the might lose heavily in this situation
monastery. The barrels are long since gone, leaving beyond a few dried
and broken barrel staves and six rusted barrel hoops.
D1ZZ Vampires!
D1XX Bugbear Camp This room appears to be occupied by a pair of vampires. Their searing
eyes, gaunt features, claws and fangs leave little doubt as to their vampire
Five bugbear warriors have wandered into this room. They are camped state. These vampires are actually very realistic illusions, complete
out and sleeping when the party arrives. Although they will fight to the with hissing sounds and a graveyard stench. They will pursue a fleeing
death if trapped, these humanoids mostly wish to escape. They will parley adventure party all the way to the monastery gates, but they have no actual
if the party gives them the opportunity and flee if they see any opening. power to harm. Any attacks they launch will pass through their targets
The doorway leading to room D1YY is an iron door. It is locked with a unharmed. Once the party has caught on that these are illusions, their
good lock, requiring a DC 30 Disable Device check to open. This door is insubstantial nature will be clearly visible.
locked from both sides. The keys are on the ring hidden in the Tower of
Kran the Dungeon Master, room TK9 (see above).

BUGBEARS (5) CR 2
D1AAA
XP 600
hp 16 or 27, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, Owlbear Sleeping Chamber
Bugbear)
An owlbear has wandered in to this room and is sleeping in the
chambers western angle. Unless the party takes care not to awaken it,
D1YY Torture Initiation Room this monster will attack and try to devour everyone it can reach.

This room can only be reached by opening the heavy, iron door in room OWLBEAR CR 4
D1XX (see above). It is a cylindrical chamber with perfectly smooth XP 1,200
walls. A small, iron screen, reaching from floor to ceiling, blocks the hp 47 or 70, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
view into the room from the corridor outside. There are iron rings set into Owlbear)
the wall at 10 ft. intervals, eight feet off the floor. The walls are painted
with streaked, red paint and black outlines of bat-winged demons. The
remaining red paint glows with an eerie light that allows only minimal
visibility in the room. A heavy, wood and iron chair sits in the center of
the room. There are manacles to lock a victims wrists and ankles into
the chair.
This room was used by Kran the Dungeon Master as a test of new initiates
to the Black Brotherhood. Abbot Asmodeus would identify new members
who seemed to waver in their faithfulness to the order. He would arrange
for them to be transported to this room via the enchanted chair currently
sitting in room M45 above. They would appear in the heavy wood and
iron chair, where Kran would appear some hours later to question them.
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BIRD SWARMS (6) CR 2

Dungeon Two XP 600

N Diminutiveanimal(swarm)
Init +3; Senses blindsense 20 ft., low-light vision; Perception

D2A Dungeon Two Entrance

+15
AC 17, touch 17, flat-footed 14 (+2 Dex, +4 size)
hp 27 or 48 (6d8)
The entry to Dungeon Two is down a set of stairs from room M21 (see Fort +5, Ref +10, Will +4
above) in the Black Monastery. A 50 ft. coil of rope with a grappling hook Defensive Abilities swarm traits; Immune weapon damage
attached, lies in the northeast corner.
Speed 5 ft., fly 40 ft. (good)
Melee swarm (2d6)
D2B Skeletal Pursuers Space 10 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks distraction (DC 11), wounding
Five black skeletons stand in the southern alcove of this chamber. They
are under orders to attack and pursue intruders. They will chase party Str 3, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 4
members upstairs, into the monastery, but will not pursue farther than Base Atk +4; CMB ; CMD
room D2C in the dungeon. Feats Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus (Perception), Improved
Natural Attack (swarm)
BLACK SKELETONS (5) CR 5 Skills Fly +15, Perception +15; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
XP 1,600 SQ swarm traits
hp 45, (see Area M192)
Wounding (Ex) Any living creature damaged by a bird
swarm continues to bleed, losing 1 hit point per round
D2C Hallway of Fine Art thereafter. Multiple wounds do not result in cumulative
bleeding loss. The bleeding can be stopped by a DC 10
This long, wide hallway used to be decorated with a mural Heal check or the application of a cure spell or some other
depicting scenes from the Nine Hells. Now, the paint has long since healing magic.
peeled away in most places and only bits of the mural are visible.
If any member of the party is good aligned, the mural retains one
deadly power. As soon as a good aligned character passes the north- D2F Lower Shrine
south corridor junction leading to room D2U, the remnants of the
mural will blaze white in the darkness and three hellcats will leap Anyone bothering to check this portal before opening it will see flames
out of different painted spots to attack. The hellcats will appear in flickering in the crack below the door. The flames are the flickering breath
three different locations, best suited to trap the party between them, and auras of six fire mephits that are lurking in this chamber. These
blocking escape. creatures were summoned and trapped by the arcane power stored here.
The air coming out from below the door is quite hot, giving warning of
HELLCATS (3) CR 7 what is inside.
XP 3,200 This chamber was a lower shrine for the Black Brotherhood. The walls
hp 85 or 126, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary are painted black, with read teardrop and pentagram symbols of the Dark
II, Hellcat) God on all four walls. In the south end of the room are a low dais and an
altar. The top of the altar is hollow and filled with magical flames. There
are several stone bowls sitting on the floor next to the altar.
D2D Dinner on the Hoof The mephits were originally summoned to this room and bound to the
altar in order to keep the flames burning there. Two of the eight mephits
Someone has led a cow into the dungeon and left it here. This animal is originally trapped here have managed to escape as the old wards have
thirsty and frightened. It will make loud bellows at any humans that enter slowly worn off over the centuries. They cannot leave the room because
the room, but is too skittish to serve as a beast of burden or do anything the arcane wards still tether them like leashes to remain near the altar. The
except run in panic. If the party allows it to escape out the door, the cow ward prevents them from burning down the door, but as they have waited
will run off in a random direction, possibly tripping traps or encounters to escape, the mephits have burned away all of the wooden altar pieces
along its way, at the GMs discretion. and furniture in the room.
A large rat hole in the ceiling of this chamber leads up in a long, winding That was a century ago. Now, the mephits are bored and looking for an
path to room M105 in the monastery above. This hole is nine inches in excuse to burn up something else, such as player characters. The mephits
diameter and has some even tighter squeezes along the way. So far, no will attack and fight to the death, since destruction of their physical form
dire rats have threatened the cow, but they will soon turn their attention on the prime material plane also releases them from servitude in this
to this bovine victim if the party leaves it in this room. If the party does chamber.
not rescue the cow, the next time they visit this room they will find it dead A search in the blazing hollow of the altar will reveal pieces of twisted
with its flesh stripped down to the bone. iron, glowing with heat. These were offerings of weapons made to the
Dark God as part of the necromantic rituals to bind black skeleton guards
to the dungeon. Among the pieces of very old and scorched iron is a lump
D2E Flock of Birds of pure platinum weighing five pounds. It is the remains of a sacred bowl
also sacrificed here. It is the equivalent weight of 250 platinum pieces!
A flock of hundreds of black birds, each the size of a sparrow, is trapped Removing anything from the altar will cause the fire to go out as the
in this room. They are perched on the floor, on niches in the walls, and in a remaining two fire mephits are released from its wards. They will attack
narrow recess that runs around the chamber between the walls and ceiling. the party just for fun and the sheer joy of being free.
Any noise, sudden movement or light source will stir the flock into six
swarms of flapping, pecking fury. FIRE MEPHITS (6) CR 3
The flock will attack until they are destroyed or until all lights are XP 800
extinguished. Then they will return to their perches and wait to be hp 19, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary,
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other actions. Characters standing within 20 feet of the open door suffer
D2G Dead Hag only a -2 penalty. This rushing air does not affect the elemental at all.
Once per hour, the wind rushing through room D2I abruptly stops and
A freshly killed green hag lies dead in the corridor here. She appears to remains still for a full minute. If the door is open when this happens it will
the party as a very tall old woman with green skin, fangs and claws. There slam shut with another loud boom.
is no physical evidence of what may have killed the hag. A DC 15 Heal
check will reveal that she has been dead no more than a few hours. In a HUGE AIR ELEMENTAL CR 7
sack on her belt are 3 gp, an enormous pair of fishnet stockings and a pair XP 3,200
of black satin garters. hp 95 or 140, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
Bestiary, Elemental, Air)

D2H Spinning Room D2J Bad Potion

The entrance to room D2H is a wall of dark, completely filling the
doorway. Anyone bold enough to pass through this special deeper A vile of pink liquid sits in the northeast corner of this area. It is about
darkness spell will find themselves in a round chamber with walls, the size of a potion, but any beneficial magical effects have faded. Anyone
ceiling and floor all painted jet black. Suspended on a chain from who drinks this liquid will retch and vomit for one minute and will be
the center of the ceiling is a necklace made of chunks of quartz. This nauseated for the next hour unless some sort of magical healing is applied.
necklace allows its wearer to create a globe of light around their During the time a character is nauseated he will be unable to attack, cast
body radiating out for up to 100 yards. The wearer may choose how spells, concentrate on spells or take anything else except taking single
bright the light is, from a dim glow to full daylight, and the radius it move actions each round.
emanates. This effect lasts for up to 10 minutes and can be used only No matter what the party does with this vial, another vial of the same
once per day. pink liquid appears in the exact spot eight hours later.
A moment after the first party member enters this room (at the GMs
discretion) the entire room will begin to spin. There is no sound, and the
perfectly black walls will not betray the motion. The necklace and chain D2K Glass Mosaic
also spin with the room, revealing nothing by their position. The speed
of the spin is fast enough for the characters to feel it begin, but not fast The southern wall of this room is decorated with an intricate glass mosaic
enough to fling them to the rooms edges. of a ghostly woman, shrouded in wisps of star dust and otherworldly
The party may have great difficulty locating the door back out of the clouds. She appears to be rising from a brazier, which is overflowing with
room. Characters standing outside the room will not see any change, but a black, star-filled void. A real brazier, identical to the one in the mosaic,
a DC 12 Perception check will reveal that the voices of their comrades in sits in front of the south wall.
the room go from loud to faint as the open portion of the doorway passes If a party member places a fire source in the brazier, it will flare into
by each spin. Objects wedged into the doorway to stop the spin will be a brilliant flame, seven feet high. A chaos beast, summoned out of the
destroyed, including player character limbs and heads if they are foolish ether, will rise from the flames and attack.
enough to try this. Any character who sticks a head or limb through the The brazier is made of bronze and weighs 25 lbs. It is worth 50 gp. If
doorway will have the opportunity to save himself with a DC 10 Reflex the brazier is removed from this room it loses all magical powers. Within
save, if the GM is feeling nice, or DC 15 if the GM is feeling mean. DC eight weeks of its removal from this chamber the brazier will disappear
10 is recommended. from wherever it is located and reappear in room D2K where it will repeat
Any reasonable plan to leap back out of the black room should work, as its strange effects.
the room is not spinning fast enough to prevent all escape. There is time
for one character per round to leap through the doorway to safety. As CHAOS BEAST CR 7
soon as the last character exits D2H, the room stops spinning until another XP 3,200
creature enters. hp 85 or 126, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games
If the party takes the necklace of quartz crystals out of the room, Bestiary, Chaos Beast)
it will function for eight days. At the end of eight days the necklace
will disappear from wherever it is at the time and reappear in this
chamber. D2L
Chamber of Wandering Monsters
D2I Vacuum This chamber is empty when the party finds it. At the GMs discretion
When the door to this room is opened it will be torn out of the party an encounter with a wandering monster will take place here exactly four
members grasp and flung back against the inside wall with a loud boom. hours after the party enters the room. The encounter may be of the GMs
Anyone standing in the square right in front of the door must make a DC choice, but a squad of black skeletons similar to those encountered in
20 Strength check or Reflex save (players choice) to avoid being sucked D2B would be a good suggestion.
into the room by a powerful vacuum effect. A character that fails this save

D2M
will be flung into the room and suffer 4d6 damage from collision with a
grate on the western wall. Air is blasting from three metal grates in the
east wall and into three grates on the west wall. The effect is powerful
negative pressure with the corridor which will tear at clothing and suck Wizards Sleeping Chamber
in random debris. A DC 20 Strength check is required to pull a character
off of the western grate. A DC 30 Strength check is required to pull the There are two cots, a small wooden dresser and a broken wooden desk in
door shut. this room. Inside the desk are three sheets of parchment and four inkwells.
Although the party has no way of knowing it, the air is streaming There is enough arcane ink in four of the inkwells for a wizard to scribe
directly out of and back into the elemental plane of air. Every minute 100 gp value of spells into a spell book or onto scrolls.
the party spends in this room there is a 10% chance that a huge, enraged The fourth inkwell contains what looks and functions like the same
air elemental will swirl out of the eastern grates and attack anyone in sort of ink but is also a slow acting poison. A wizard who uses this ink
the room or nearby corridor. Characters attempting to fight in room D2I is likely to get it on his fingers and onto his tongue from there. Poison
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wounds in the mouth. After scribing five levels of spells with this unfortunate goblin promptly fell into the pit and died. His companions
ink a wizard will begin to feel the effects of wyvern poison (DC 17 assumed that he had been disintegrated and did not come to look for him.
Fortitude negates), possibly expiring in a laboratory or study far from Although there are scattered bits of bone and rusted metal in this pit along
help, at the GMs discretion. with the dead goblin, there is no treasure left by previous victims.
A rotted tapestry covers most of the wall opposite the door. This tapestry
covers the door of a large closet. Inside the closest are the broken remains
D2N Skeletons Glowing Key of two black skeletons. Lying amidst the bones is a +2 undeadbane
bastard sword. The sword and bones are remnants of a battle from many
Six black skeletons guard this area. They will attack and pursue years ago.
anywhere in the dungeon. Anyone stepping into this closet will be teleported to room M30 in the
One of these black skeletons is carrying an iron key that glows magical monastery above. It is necessary to leave the closet and re-enter it in order
under a detect magic spell. This key opens the door to area D2V. The key to return to room D2Q.
will always be carried by the last skeleton destroyed. It is necessary to
defeat all of them in order to get it. WOODEN STAKE TRAP CR 2
XP 600
BLACK SKELETONS (6) CR 5 Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20
XP 1,600 Trigger location; Reset none
hp 45 or 66, (see Area M192) Effect Atk +15 ranged (2d12 wooden stakes fired at any
targets in a 5 ft. x 5 ft. line directly in front of the door; 1d4
damage each)
D2O Four More SPIKED PIT TRAP CR 3
Four black skeletons guard this area. They will attack and pursue XP 800
anywhere in the dungeon. Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20
Trigger location; Reset manual
BLACK SKELETONS (4) CR 5 Effect 20-ft.-deep pit (2d6 falling damage); pit spikes
XP 1,600 (Atk +10 melee, 1d4 spikes per target for 1d4+2 damage
hp 45 or 66, (see Area M192) each); DC 20 Reflex avoids; multiple targets (all targets in
designated area)

D2P Statues and Arcane Symbols D2R Niche Room

The center of this room is dominated by a strange, arcane symbol. A
large red triangle is painted on the floor. Three statues of lizard men, The westernmost niche of this room has a pyramid-shaped chest in it.
each about eight feet tall, have been placed at the three points of the The chest gives off a sickly-sweet odor, but is otherwise empty.
triangle. A red circle has been painted inside the triangle. If any of the

D2S Black Bones and Skulls

three statues are touched or tampered with they will animate, springing to
life and attacking the party.
If a character steps into the circle, a rod will rise out of its center. The
rod appears to be an iron bar with metal studs arranged in a circle around Black bones and skulls are scattered about this room. A check will
it six inches from one end. This is a rod of lordly might. It functions as indicate seven skulls that obviously came from the dungeons black
a magical rod of that type with only one exception. The rod is cursed skeleton guardians. A single masterwork shortsword lies in one corner,
so that the fifth time it is wielded in battle by any creature, madness will covered by bones and dust.
overcome the wielder. As battle begins, the wielder feels an irresistible
desire to slay the nearest creature, friend or foe. The wielder fights until
the target is slain or they are subdued or killed in combat. There is no save D2T Cold Storage
against this curse.
As soon as the rod of lordly might is touched or moved, the lizard statues Frost covers the walls of this room. Freezing cold fog covers the floor
attack, fighting to recover the rod. They are joined by an additional four two feet deep, flowing out into the corridor when the door is opened. A
animated lizard man statues, which will rise from beneath trap doors in DC 10 Perception check reveals the sound of machinery creaking and
the corners of the room (DC 30 Perception check to notice). whining from beyond the curved north wall. There is quite a bit of
frozen blood on the floor in this room, hidden by the fog. A DC 12 Heal
LIZARDFOLK STATUES (7) CR 3 check reveals that there is enough blood spilled here to have proven fatal
XP 800 to three man-sized creatures. Anyone who tries to linger or camp in this
hp 36 or 50, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games Bestiary, room will discover that the temperature plummets to zero degrees when
Animated Object, Medium) the door is shut.

D2Q Pit Trap D2U Purple Worm Chamber

A sign has been pinned to the door of this room with an iron nail. Written The floor of this large chamber is dirt. Anyone standing at the entrance
in elven, the sign says, Enter at Your Own Risk. Opening the door will will notice a large pair of iron doors on the dim far end of the chamber
trigger a trap firing 12 sharp, wooden stakes. and a hole, approximately two feet in diameter halfway along the western
Most of the floor in this room is a pit trap, covered by an illusion, wall.
making it appear to be a normal dungeon floor. Only a one foot wide The opening in the west wall is the terminus of the shaft that leads up
walkway of floor around the room is real. Anyone stepping on any other to room M30 (see above). This shaft was used by the abbots to feed their
part of the floor will fall through, landing on spikes below. pets. Anyone who displeased (or amused) the abbot might find himself
When the party first enters this room they will find a dead goblin lying in on a slide down the shaft to room D2U. The slide would land the victim
this pit. This was one of the goblins from room M30, upstairs, who triggered unhurt on the dirt floor, possibly feeling himself lucky to be have survived.
the teleportation enchantment and appeared in the closet in this room. The This run of luck was usually short-lived.

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A DC 15 Perception check notices that the dirt floor does not look firm.
It looks loose, as if it had been recently dug up. Characters who step into
the room will notice that their feet sink in several inches. Lurking beneath
D2W Javalin Room
the dirt are three purple worms. Any disturbance, such as walking across The party will find the door to this chamber standing open after they
the dirt floor, will rouse the worms to attack. have survived or avoided the twelve black skeleton defenders of D2V.
These worms were brought here as tiny wormlings by an abbot of the The room is empty, except for a javelin leaning in the northeast corner.
Black Brotherhood. The abbots passed on these pets to the next abbot, This is a +3 javelin of fire. When thrown, this weapon bursts into a shaft
each one taking an interest in their care and feeding. By the time Abbot of flame that strikes and sears a target for 1d6+3 weapon damage and an
Asmodeus inherited them, they were huge monsters. They have been additional 3d6 fire damage. As soon as it strikes or misses a target, the
sustained here ever since Abbot Asmodeus died by the timeless, arcane javelin reverts to the appearance of a normal weapon until it is thrown
power of the monastery and their species habit of going dormant when again.
there is no food source. Although they have lately been getting a more
steady supply of prey, these monsters are hungry for more.
Inside the worms are a total of seven human and four orc skeletons; the
remains of recent victims swallowed by these monsters. The worms have
D2X Bottomless Pit
gulped down five chain shirts as well as four longswords and four falchions. A narrow stone stair leads down twenty feet to a natural cavern with
Although all leather and perishable equipment has been eaten away, there a black, steaming pit in its floor. This pit swallows all light. Anything
are still 257 cp, 358 sp and 145 gp inside the worms. One of the worms also tossed into it (including characters who jump in without a rope to pull
has a +3 shortsword jammed painfully up to the hilt in its outer carapace. them out), is lost in the nether planes. A character who levitates or has
himself lowered down on a rope will find that the shaft goes on forever,
PURPLE WORMS (3) CR 12 falling away into bottomless depths.
XP 19,200 When the Black Monastery was at the height of its power, this pit was
hp 200 or 272, (see the Pathfinder Roleplaying Games used to summon up diabolical advisors from the lower planes. It was a
Bestiary, Purple Worm) place visited only by the abbot. The secret of the pit was passed orally
from abbot to abbot so that no one could ever read of how to use its

D2V powers. The ritual involved evil acts, such as tossing a victim into the pit
and necromantic spells.

Acid Lock and Skeleton Guards

At the GMs discretion, this pit might lead to an adventure on another
plane or world. Characters who jump into the pit might disappear forever,
or find themselves in another part of the world with their memories erased
The entrance to this room is through a set of double doors. These doors have and all equipment gone. It is also possible that characters who linger in
been banded with iron and are three times as strong as normal fortified doors this room will attract the attention of a very powerful, evil outsider, who
(hardness 5, hp 60 Break DC 27). The doors are sealed by a superior lock (DC will rise from the pit to attack the party or offer them a hideous bargain of
40 Disable Device check to bypass) that has been reinforced with an arcane power in exchange for some terrible act. Whatever happens should not
lock spell. The lock has no visible keyhole or other means to open it. The only be pleasant for the player characters, who should be wise enough not to
way to get past these doors, short of tunneling through the stone around them, meddle in powers and planes beyond their pitiful knowledge.
is with magic, or by using the key found on the black skeletons in room D2N.
The keyhole to open the doors is not actually on the lock. It is located on the
south wall, in the extreme southwest corner of D2U. Even with the key, the lock D2Y Hemisphere Chamber
is trapped with a greater glyph of warding spell that inflicts 10d8 acid damage
on anyone who puts the key into the mechanism as well as anyone within This room is reached by a long, sloping corridor and crooked stair that
five feet of him when he sets the glyph off. A DC 25 Reflex save reduces the descends 100 ft. into the stone beneath the Black Monastery. The floor of
damage by half. This glyph is set to go off on anyone who is not either the abbot this large chamber is a hemisphere, fifty feet deep. A five foot walkway
or one of his inner circle. The abbots inner circle included Abbot Asmodeus, around the hemisphere allows humans to enter the room. Anyone wishing
Sacavious, Kran the Dungeon Master and the eight Scribes of Iniquity. to reach the bottom could slide down, but getting back up might prove
Twelve black skeletons guard this area. Six are stationed in the challenging as the hemisphere is very steep near its edges (DC 20 Climb
narrow, western section of D2V. Six more will burst out the door of D2W check).
and join in any fight. Eight black scorpions guard this chamber. These vermin are able to
move on sloped or even vertical surfaces, so the hemisphere will not
BLACK SKELETONS (12) CR 5 impede their movement. When the party enters, these scorpions will be
XP 1,600 clustered together in the bottom of the hemisphere, but will move to attack
hp 45, (see Area M192) if anyone steps into the room.

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A trap door in the very bottom of the hemisphere opens onto a sloping
passage that continues even deeper into the rock beneath the Black
Monastery. The trap door is hidden, but can be found with a DC 20
Perception check.
Minor Artifact
These giant scorpions look like any other of their species, but they did Staff of Corruption
not begin life as these carapaced vermin. These creatures were human
warriors who were polymorphed into scorpions. They have lived so long Aura strong (all schools); CL 20th; Slot none; Weight 2 lbs.
as vermin that all but the merest spark of their old humanity has gone.
Once they have been slain these long-ago victims of the Black Monastery Description
will be freed. They will transform back into their human bodies before The black, oaken item is a +5 quarterstaff. This staff can be
fading away into dust. used as a weapon, and it has other powers. Twice per day the staff
can be used to cast a fireball. It can be caused to illuminate a 20
ADVANCED GIANT SCORPIONS (8) CR 9 ft. radius area with deep red light. The staff can also store up to
XP 6,400 20 levels of spells cast into it by its wielder.
Male giant scorpion warrior 7 The staff of corruption also carries a powerful curse. Anyone
N Large vermin who picks it up will feel an overwhelming urge to keep it and
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception wield it. There is no save versus this effect. If more than one
+6 person touches the staff, all of them will feel a burning desire
to do away with anyone else who might claim it. Further, over
AC 16, touch 9, flat-footed 16 (+7 armor, 1 size) time the staff drains the life out of its wielder. Magical healing
hp 113 or 146 (5d8+7d10+36) will have no effect. Broken limbs will heal crooked, crippling
Fort +12, Ref +3, Will +3 the wielder. Diseases will not be affected by magical curing.
Immune mind-affecting effects Constitution and strength points will drain from the wielder at the
rate of one per year, leaving the victims body a useless prison.
Speed 50 ft. The only way to break the staffs power is to take it as quickly
Melee 2 claws +16 (1d8+6 plus grab), sting +16 (1d8+6 plus as possible from its new owner and destroy it. If the staff is not
poison) destroyed, the owner will continue to long for it and carry a lethal
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. resentment toward anyone who took it away.
Special Attacks constrict (1d8+6) Remove Curse or a similar spell will not work on the staff of
corruption. The only way to remove the curse on a character who
Str 22, Dex 10, Con 16, Int , Wis 10, Cha 2 picks up the staff is to destroy it. See below.
Base Atk +10; CMB +17 (+21 grapple); CMD 28 (40 vs. trip)
Skills Climb +15, Perception +6, Stealth +0; Racial Modifiers Destruction
+4 Climb, +4 Perception, +4 Stealth The staff of corruption is destroyed if it is bathed in the river of
purity by a follower of a god of Healing.
Poison (Ex) Stinginjury; save Fort DC 17; frequency 1/round
for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 1 save.
The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 racial
bonus.

D2Z Glass Coffin Cavern

A rough cavern passage and stairs lead down another thirty feet to this
room, which is a rough cave filled with stalactites and stalagmites. In the
center of the cavern is an oblong table of stone on which sits a glass coffin.
Inside the coffin is the body of an old man, lying naked on the stone. On
his chest is a long staff (see side box) with the teardrop emblem of the
Black Brotherhood carved all over it. The glass coffin is closed with eight
iron locks (DC 30 Disable Device to open each). Although the glass looks
fragile, it cannot be broken by battering.
If the locks are defeated and the coffin is opened the body of the man
inside will turn black. Fangs will appear in the dead mans mouth, and
then the body will fall into dust.

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Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on material by E. Gary Gygax and
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Wizards of the Coast, Inc (Wizards). All Rights Reserved. Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook Copyright 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason
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have contributed Open Game Content; (b) Derivative Material means copyrighted Advanced Players Guide. Copyright 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason
material including derivative works and translations (including into other computer Bulmahn.
languages), potation, modification, correction, addition, extension, upgrade, improve- Pathfinder RPG Bestiary. Copyright 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason Bul-
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