Arcane Gateways

#### Wand Gate (leads to level 10) (Lvl 1)

Found in the South West of Level 1 and outwardly has the appearance of a mirror. Activated by a magic wand leads to level 10. The symbols on either side of the gate are different.

### Level 2 - Arcane Chambers

#### The Coin Gate (leads to level 4) (area 5 Lvl 2)

The coin gate is located in a secret room in the North West of Level 2. It leads to the Twisting Caverns on level 4 and appears to be a lair for a Drow group under the command of a priestess of Llolth called Meleth. The symbols on either side of the gate are different.

#### The Dead Tree Gate (leads to level 5) (area 12 lvl 2)

Located in the North East of Level 2. Activated by a wooden magic wand. A room with a dead halfling with a silver sword. The symbols on either side of the gate are different. This leads to level 5 of the dungeon which is the southern guard house in the Wyllow wood.

#### The Rust Monster Gate (leads to level 6) (area 20c Lvl 2)

Found in a secret area in the Xanathar Guild section to the central east of level 2. Activated by metal, leads to a man made 40ft x 20ft room with doors north and south. Same symbols on both side. Same level?

### Level 3 - Sarguath Level

#### The Old Man Gate (leads to lvl 5) (area 15b Lvl 3)

Located in the far south west of level 3. The gate has a key stone marked with an old man carrying a staff.

#### The Dragon Gate (Leads to Level 6) (area 21p, Lvl 3)

Located inside one of the ruined buildings in Azrok's hold, the keystone is carved with what appears to be a gold dragon wyrmling with its mouth agape. Feeding it a gemstone will activate it.

**Level 4 - Twisting Caverns**

#### The Unicorn Gate (Leads to Level 6)

The gate is surrounded with stone niches containing figurines of a Black Dragon, Unicorn, Umberhulk, Owl Bear, Minotaur and a Manticore. The unicorn activates the gate. Beyond the gate is a worked stone area of level 6 which is sealed behind a door. The area appears untouched and contains a sarcophogus. The far side of the gate is surrounded by niches for statues and a keystone of a mountain topped with a sun but it has no hole to activate it.

### **Level 5 - Wyllowwood**

#### The Dancing Dwarves gate (Leads to Level 7)

The gate is decorated with dancing dwarves and leads to the room beneath Tyrolie's nest.

#### The Dead Tree Gate (leads to level 2 - area 12)

Located in the South Guard house. Activated by a wooden magic wand.

### Level 6 - The Lost Level

#### The Sun and Moon gate

It bears no markings relevant to any dungeon level, instead it has the carved stone visage of a leering humanoid female. Located on either side of the gate is a crescent shaped indentation and a circular indentation. Scrawled in Elven around the arch gate it says: 'By order of the Keeper of Secrets under the Mountain, the way is shut. Only by the light of the sun and the moon shall the path be made clear.'

Ahner found the following secreted in a small section away from the main rows of shelves lining The Vault in a small study.

*'Finally I have done it! The gate is sealed and Undermountain is mine. I should have known the work I put in to constructing and perfecting the portal network for getting around Undermountain would prove useful beyond mere convenience. Much like my other Arcane Gates it requires some form of key to activate it, only this time there are two and only I know where they reside. Surely even one as powerful as she cannot find a way beyond that. Especially given her own wardings preventing the use of translocation spells within Undermountain prevent even her from teleporting out or finding some other magical route.'*

#### The Eye Gate (Leads to Level 10)

A gate covered in lidless eyes which only opens to invisible creatures. Leads to an old laboratory filled with bones and instruments. Copper message tube on the wall with a canister containing a message inviting Murial to give a guest lecture in the Dweomercore.

#### The Ale gate (Leads to level 12)

The keystone bears a hand pouring ale from a flagon.

#### The Stone Key gate (Leads to Level 8) (34b)

The keystone bears a dwarven clutching a stone hammer to her chest. It the hammer is a keyhole which fits the stone key obtained by Rizzyrl.

#### The Dragon Gate (Leads to Level 3 area 21p)

The keystone is carved with what appears to be a gold dragon wyrmling with its mouth agape. Feeding it a gemstone will activate it.

#### The Mage Hand gate (Leads to level 11)

The keystone bears a hand shaped indentation with a sigil representing magic carved on the palm. Mage hand opens the gate.

#### The Dancing Goblins gate (Leads to level 13)

The gate is decorated with images of dancing goblins. The letter D is carved into the keystone.

#### The Silent Elves gate (Leads to level 18)

The gate is carved with images of two scantily clad elves with fingers held to their lips.

#### The Dancing Dwarves gate (Leads to Level 5 - area 9)

The gate is decorated with dancing dwarves and leads to the room beneath Tyrolie's nest.

#### The Flying Gate (leads to level 9)

This gate is decorated with beholders, flumphs and stirges.

### **Level 7 - Maddgoth's Castle**

#### The Riddle Gate (Leads to Dweomercore - Lvl 9)

On the wall was a riddle.

"What appears once in an hour, twice in a blue moon and never in sunshine?"

The answer was the letter O and the gate open to an office in the Dweomercore with a desk, three pneumatic tubes and cannisters. A doorway in the south wall led to the rest of the level.

#### The Torch Gate (Leads to level 11)

Locates in the spare bedroom, the key stone bears a hand holding a lit torch.

#### The TUOYAW gate (leads to level 11)

Mirror gate with  T-U-O-Y-A-W etched into frame

### **Level 8 - The Slither Swamp**

#### The Gear gate (Leads to level 10)

This mirror gate is framed by lots of stone gears.

#### The Snake gate (Leads to level 11)

Carved in Dwarvish is the line 'Don the crystal crown' which refers to the crown worn by King Melair of the Lost level.

### **Level 9 - The Dweomercore**

#### The Riddle Gate (Leads to Maddgoth's Castle- Lvl 7)

On the wall was a riddle.

"What appears once in an hour, twice in a blue moon and never in sunshine?"

The answer was the letter O and the gate open to an office in the Dweomercore with a desk, three pneumatic tubes and cannisters. A doorway in the south wall led to the rest of the level.

#### The Flying Gate (leads to level 6)

This gate is decorated with beholders, flumphs and stirges.

#### The open book gate (leads to level 14)

This gate keystone is carved with an open book.

### **Level 10 - Murial's Gauntlet**

#### The Eye Gate (Leads to Level 6)

A gate covered in lidless eyes which only opens to invisible creatures. This is in an old laboratory filled with bones and instruments. Copper message tube on the wall with a canister containing a message inviting Murial to give a guest lecture in the Dweomercore.

#### Wand Gate (leads to level 1)

Found in the South West of Level 1 and outwardly has the appearance of a mirror. Activated by a magic wand leads to level 10. The symbols on either side of the gate are different.

#### The Gear gate (Leads to level 8)

This gate is located next to the throne in the fountain room. The mirrored surface is framed by lots of stone gears.

#### The Skull Gate (leads to level 12)

11 human skulls are woven into the frame. Written is celestial is the phrase 'THe dead know the secret'.

#### The TUOYAW gate (leads to level 7 - Madgoth's Castle)

Mirror gate with  T-U-O-Y-A-W etched into frame in a bedroom without thr drow area to the east of the level.

### **Level 11 - ???**

#### The Snake gate (Leads to level 8)

Carved in Dwarvish is the line 'Don the crystal crown' which refers to the crown worn by King Melair of the Lost level.

#### The Torch Gate (Leads to level 7 - Madgoth's Castle)

The key stone bears a hand holding a lit torch.

#### The Mage Hand gate (Leads to level 6)

The keystone bears a hand shaped indentation with a sigil representing magic carved on the palm. Mage hand opens the gate.

### **Level 12 - ???**

#### The Ale gate (Leads to level 12)

The keystone bears a hand pouring ale from a flagon.

### **Level 13 - ???**

#### The Dancing Goblins gate (Leads to level 6)

The gate is decorated with images of dancing goblins. The letter D is carved into the keystone.

### **Level 18 - Vanrak Doom**

#### The Silent Elves gate (Leads to level 6)

The gate is carved with images of two scantily clad elves with fingers held to their lips.