64
SUITE BEDROOM. A
carrion crawler occupies this room. The talon goblins occasionally
put prisoners in here for the sake of amusement.
Carrion
Crawler (AC 3/7; MV 12"; HD 3+1; hp 14; #AT 8 tentacles; D
Paralysis; XP 636)
There
is a fireplace in the south wall. The walls have the same red
wallpaper as that in Room 63. The bed is large and comfortable. There
are four plain glass windows which open on hinges. There is an alcove
in the southeast.
Beneath
the bed is an overlooked foot locker containing a bottle of vinegar
labeled "potion of healing", a pair of boots of
elvenkind, a small red felt bag containing 17 silver spanners,
and a marble statue of a cockatrice worth 35 gold crescents.
The
alcove in the southeast contains a shrine to an ancient evil god of
unknown provenance. This portion of the room is unnaturally cold and
will detect as Neutral Evil if a detection spell or device is used.
The shrine itself is a marble platform with dozens of black candles
and a small idol of an malformed humanoid figure. The idol is made of
some strange green metal and appears slightly melted with runny
features. It is cursed. Anyone who touches the idol must save
versus spells or suffer -1 on "to hit" and saving throws
for the next 1-4 days.
If
anyone actually takes the idol out of the room, it will become
heavier and heavier until they are unable to carry it. If the
character states he or she wishes to return the idol to its shrine,
they will be able to move it again, though it will still feel
abnormally heavy until it is returned. If the idol is returned to the
shrine, no further evil will occur. If the idol is not returned, but
merely left somewhere, the offender will suffer a further curse,
causing a loss of 2-5 strength points (to a minimum of 3) over the
next 1-4 days. This effect will be permanent, until the idol is
returned to its place or a heal, restoration, remove
curse, wish, or alter reality is used.
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