D25.

BANE'S RESTSlumped against the walls of this plundered, partially

collapsed crypt are four sleeping fists of Bane (see page 232 for their stat
block). All are fully armored and have their weapons nearby. Ifawakened by
loud noises or the guard in area D23, they grab their weapons and quickly
mobilize to repel any intrusion.

The room is lit by two sputtering torches in sconces on the north and west
walls. A stone sarcophagus in the middle of the room stands empty, its lid
half buried un- der rubble on the floor behind it.

D26. BHAALS REST

Read or paraphrase the foUowing boxed text when the characters enter this
area for the first time:

Four flickering torches in wall sconces light this partially collapsed crypt. An
open sarcophagus in the middle ofthe area is filled to the rim with blood, with
spillage streaking the sides of the sarcophagus and pooling around its base. The
sarcophagus lid lies half buried under rubble behind it.

Bhaal worshipers like to bathe in the human blood that fills the sarcophagus.
A female reaper ofBbaal (see page 233 for her stat block) lurks behind the
sarcopha- gus, drenched in blood from head to toe. At the first sign of
intruders, she uses a disguise selfspell to appear as a frail old woman named
Nebra. In this guise, she claims to be a florist who was captured by the
Dead Three and brought to the dungeon as a slave. If the characters fall for
the act and bring Nebra with them, she claims to know the location of a
secret door (area D23) and tries to lead them through it to area D29, where
she hopes to find reinforcements. Ifshe leads the party to a location
occupied by other cultists, she drops the disguise and attacks. She also
attacks if her spell ends before then.

027. ECHOES OF BA TTLEThis ten-foot-wide flooded passage is braced at

regular intervals by wooden beams. Old torch stubs float on the murky
water. At the point where the tunnel bends west toward area D29, the
characters hear echoes of a battle unfolding in that location.