Saturday, September 30, 2023

A hall of demons and mirrors...

Temple of the Mirror Demons (#30/30, #273/365)

"Among the dunes is what looks like a small oasis, several toadstool palms clustered around a blue pool. Also present is an overgrown structure of stone and corroded bronze, its pillared porticoes giving it the appearance of some kind of temple."

Contents: This oasis contains an ancient temple to the Mad God, the Deity of the Mirror (see Rough Guide to the Pit, p. 44). This is the temple to which unlucky Heroes will be taken if kidnapped by Mirror Demons in the Hall of Bronze Mirrors on the third level of the Found Tombs of Arvakaten. 2-12 Mirror Demons are present within the temple and will attack all who venture inside, or are kidnapped via the mirrors. There are four bronze mirror portals in the temple; they allow access back to the Hall of Bronze Mirrors.

Altar to the Mad God: The altar to the Mad God is a plinth of black stone, upon which rests a Bronze Mirror (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, p. 130). Anyone removing this will be Cursed by the Mad God, as per the Priestly Power.

Fungal Oasis: This is the oasis proper, surrounded by fungal growths. If drunk, the weird blueish liquid in the pool acts as Unholy Water (see Demons of Doom, p. 51), and also causes a random non-cumulative Chaos Mutation (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, p. 57). Any sort of purification magic or potion will turn the blue sludge into normal water.

Stats:

2-12 MIRROR DEMONS, SKILL 10 STAMINA 10, Small Claws

Scattered around the temple are several dismembered skeletons, 47GP in mixed coinage, a gourd of Shroomshine Grog, and a scroll showing a partial map of the Maze of Pnar.

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