The first week of February has been way too busy but here we are back with my progress so far on the second level of the dungeon, The Vaults of Phonoran. A solid half of this level will be taken up by the lair of the lizard-men we met on the first level.

Area 1: Hall of Chaos

This massive chamber is filled with 28 massive pillars of milky white stone, each with scenes depicting a different Demon god. The air here is relatively clear smelling with just a distant hint of sulfur that gets stronger near the exits. The door in the southwestern area of the wall is made of heavy unworked stone.

Area 2: Bare Room

Behind a secret door at the end of the dead end hallway that heads directly out of Area 1, this room is roughly hewn out of the surrounding stone. It seems to have been stripped bare of any signs of its original function but the extinguished campfire is still warm in the center of the area. An iron door leads out of the room to the northeast and a hallway leads out on the western wall.

Area 3: Lizard-Men Nest

This room has been mostly stripped of all its furnishings which are now piled up in the center of the room to form a nest in which about 10 or so Lizard-Men seem to be curled up inside.

Monster

Lizard-Men (10) AC 4 (steel lamellar and shield) HD 2+1 (8 HP) Move 6”
Treasure Carried: 1,000 gp between them

Treasure

2,000 sp and 500 gp in metal urns that are scattered throughout the Lizard-Men nest

Area 4: Divination Room

The north, south, and east walls of this area are lined with scroll racks, some of which still contain scrolls of ancient lore. A hexagram of silver dust is impressed into the floor.

Area 5: High Crypt Priest’s Chambers

This area was once the room of the priest in charge of the vaults eons ago. Now it is occupied by a nest of 8 Lizard-Men and their treasure hoard.

Monster

Lizard-Men (10) AC 4 (steel lamellar and shield) HD 2+1 (8 HP) Move 6”
Treasure Carried: 2,000 gp between them and the leader has a spear +1

Treasure

1,000 sp and 500 gp piled near the nest

Area 6: Black Knight Crypt

The eastern and western walls of this stark stone chamber each have three marble sarcophagi along their lengths. These sarcophagi belong to the corrupted nights that once served the fell lich king Phonoran and the lid of each is carved in the likeness of its occupant.

Area 7:Black Knight Crypt

The eastern and western walls of this stark stone chamber, that’s hidden behind a secret door at the end of a dead end hallway, each have three marble sarcophagi along their lengths. These sarcophagi belong to the corrupted nights that once served the fell lich king Phonoran and the lid of each is carved in the likeness of its occupant.