THE RESTLESS MAUSOLEUM

The Restless
Mausoleum
A Swords & Wizardry Quick-Play Adventure
Can the heroes lift a young man's curse while aeasing the
restless dead!
LIFTING A CURSE
"oung #lrin seemed like a nice enough fellow and when he
came to you seeking your aid you agreed to hel the lika$le
young man% not only $ecause of the &'' ieces of gold a
iece he offered for your aid% $ut also to ease the amia$le
young man's distress(
According to #lrin% the young man suffers from a horrid curse
which sees his dreams visited nightly $y grotes)ue and
decomosing aaritions( *e has lived with these ghoulish
visits most of his life yet is $eginning to fear that they will
soon take a toll on his sanity(
+he genesis of these aaritions can $e traced $ack to
#lrin's father% a moderately successful adventurer named
Arin% and his ilfering of the ,edereth family mausoleum
found south of the city( Since Arin's looting of the
mausoleum% #lrin has suffered from these distressing nightly
aaritions(
#lrin $elieves that if the items stolen $y his father are
returned to the mausoleum and relaced within their
resective sarcohagi% the dead of the ,edereth family
would $e aeased and the ghastly nightly visits would
cease( #lrin rooses that the arty take the items -which he
inherited when Arin assed. to the mausoleum and hoefully
they will $e a$le to discern within which sarcohagus each
item $elongs% thus hoefully ending the young man's curse(
THE ITEMS
+he items Arin stole from the mausoleum and which must $e
returned are a ru$y encrusted dagger% an ornate scroll case%
and a diamond wedding $and(
ELRIN'S RUSE
Although /curses/% /nightly apparitions/% and a /thieving
father/ makes for a wonderful tale% it is% unfortunately% nothing
$ut a fa$rication( #lrin's true reason for sending the layers to
the mausoleum is to feed the ,edereth clan that rests
within( A long running family tradition sees the dead of the
,edereth clan turned into zom$ies or ghouls% with any
surviving ,edereth duty-$ound to eriodically send food to
the mausoleum's denizens( 0t now falls uon #lrin% the only
remaining ,edereth% to feed his ancestors(
#lrin lans to track the layers unseen as they make their
way to the mausoleum( 1nce inside% the young man will lock
the great iron doors% sealing them in with the hungry zom$ies
and ghouls of the ,edereth family(
WITHIN THE MAUSOLEUM
(As soon as the opportunity presents itself, have Elrin lock
the players within the mausoleum).
+he mausoleum sans 2''34''% with a heavy iron door
roviding the only means of entry( &5 ornate sarcohagi
circle the large room(
#very round% roll &d6 to determine from which sarcohagus a
,edereth zom$ie emerges% hungry and ready to feed( 0f a roll
indicated a sarcohagus from which a zom$ie has already
e3ited then no zom$ies aear that round(
0t will take one com$at round for the slow and sham$ling
zom$ies to e3it their resective sarcohagi(
+he sarcohagi marked A through 7 do not hold zom$ies(
+hree of them hold ghouls within% while the fourth is emty(
Sarcophagus A: +his sarcohagus holds a ,edereth ghoul
-&8 h( See $elow for further stats.( *e will emerge from his
sarcohagus on the same round as the second zom$ie does(
Sarcophagus B: +his sarcohagus holds another ,edereth
ghoul -&5 h( See $elow for further stats.( *e will emerge
from his sarcohagus on the same round as the fourth
zom$ie does(
Sarcophagus C: +his sarcohagus is currently emty and
seems newer than the rest( +he name #lrin ,edereth is
chiseled uon the lid( 0t is here that #lrin will eventually $e
ut to rest(
Sarcophagus D: +his sarcohagus holds the final ,edereth
ghoul -&6 h( See $elow for further stats.( *e will emerge
from his sarcohagus on the same round as the si3th zom$ie
does( An insection of this articular sarcohagus will reveal
the name Arin ,edereth chiseled uon the lid(
THE AFTERMATH
After the undead denizens of the ,edereth mausoleum have
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THE RESTLESS MAUSOLEUM
$een slain% the layers may wish to confront #lrin( +he 9,
may have #lrin retreat $eck to town or still $e outside the
mausoleum( +he 9, may decide to have #lrin% enraged at
the slaying of his family mem$ers% confront the layers
instead% or have the young ,edereth disaear% to reaear
at a later time for revenge( #lrin ,edereth's stats are
rovided $elow for 9,s that wish to use the young man(
A:+A91:0S+S
Zombies: *7 8; AC 4<&&=; Atk & weaon or strike -&d4.;
Save &6; ,ove 6; C>?@P 8?A'@P; SecialB 0mmune to slee
and charm(
Ghouls: *7 8; AC 6<&A=; Atk 8 claws -&dA.% & $ite -&d5.;
Save &6; ,ove C; C>?@P A?6'@P; SecialB 0mmunities%
aralysis(
Elrin Medereth (Cleric 3): *P &6; AC D<&5=; Atk *(,ace
-&d6E&.; Save &8; ,ove &8; C>?@P A?6'@P; SecialB 8 &st
level sells( #)ui; Chain armor% heavy mace% otion of
*ealing -&d4E&.% 8 oil flasks% 5 torches% flint & steel% D'g(
SPOILS OF VICTORY
Should the layers kee them% the items #lrin handed them
to hel /break the curse/ have the following roerties;
ub! Encrusted Dagger: +he ru$ies themselves have a
value of 8D' g( +he dagger receives a E& $onus $oth to *it
and damage(

"rnate Scroll Case: A Feweled scroll case -worth 8D' g.
containing a clerical scroll with a Quest sell -D
th
level cleric
sell.(
Diamond #edding Band: +his is Arin ,edereth's wedding
$and and is worth D'' g(