More Chambers Within The Lich-Lord's Domain...

Sarcophagus Room (#13/31; #194/365)

"The floor of this room is covered in piles of dust. Amidst the mess are piles of wood and clay, which several Skeleton Men are using to hammer together rough sarcophagi, decorated in fake Djaratian style. Several completed examples stand propped up against a wall."

Contents: This room is where the sarcophagi are hastily put together to contain the Mummies that Arvakaten is preparing for his army of conquest. The Skeleton Men here will defend themselves if attacked but are thoroughly bored, except if the Heroes want to discuss the finer points of coffin-making, share some booze or gamble a little in exchange for information.

Stats:

3 SKELETON MEN, SKILL 9, STAMINA 7, Sword, Breastplate.

Each Skeleton Man has 1-6 GP in a pouch at their belt. One has a hammer and a jar of nails, another has a set of clay-working tools and styli, and another has a saw and other simple carpentry implements.

Activation Chamber (#14/31; #195/365)

"This is an enormous chamber with row upon row of raised stone biers, most of which lie empty. Some of them however, contain what look like sealed sarcophagi. Two Skeleton Men are man-handling a mummy into one of the coffins, while hovering over them is a bizarre creature. It looks like a giant hawk with a man's head and although it glows blue in colour, it is almost transparent, like a ghost."

Contents: The creature is a BA HAWK, a magical spirit from Djaratian myth that has been summoned by Arvakaten to help him activate his prepared mummies into Undeath. When the Heroes enter the chamber, the Skeleton Men will rush to attack them, while the Ba Hawk will attempt to activate the Mummies in the coffins, of which there are seven. Every time a Mummy is activated, it will burst out of its coffin and attack the Heroes.

It takes two Attack Rounds for the Ba Hawk to activate a Mummy, which it does by sinking into the coffin and possessing the dead body within. If all the Mummies are slain, the Ba Hawk will flee by flying straight through a wall.

Stats:

2 SKELETON MEN, SKILL 9, STAMINA 7, Sword, Breastplate.

Each Skeleton Man has 1-6 GP in a pouch at their belt. One has a hammer and bag of nails.

1 BA HAWK, SKILL 8, STAMINA 6, Large Claw. Ba Hawks can only be harmed by silver or enchanted weapons.

up to 7 MUMMIES, SKILL 9, STAMINA 12, Attacks: 2, Small Claw (see Out of the Pit, pp. 85-86). Mummies are immune to all attacks, and will reanimate 20 minutes after being 'slain' and hunt their attackers down. They can only be permanently killed by magical weapons or spells. These Mummies are fireproof and immune to fire damage.