Tomb of the Nine Gods

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The **Tomb of the Nine Gods** is an ancient tomb in the city of Omu in the *Tomb of Annihilation Campaign* of Nat19. It was built to house the Nine Trickster Gods after they were slain by the powerful lich Acererak.

## History

When Acererak slew the Nine Trickster Gods, he had a tomb constructed and the deceased deities buried within it.

At some point, the Soulmonger came to be housed in the tomb as well.

## Role in Plot

The Tomb of the Nine Gods is the location of the Soulmonger, a powerful, necromantic artifact causing the Death Curse. Because of this, it is the destination of many adventurers who seek to end the curse's effects, such as the Tomb Party. Many of the Tomb Party's members died in order to reach the tomb, but eventually, a few of its members managed to enter it, namely Gleyn Waddleduck Lugrette, Lydia Kornesil, and Cragg.

As the three adventurers explored the tomb's halls and evaded some of its traps, they met a kobold named Blueberry. Blueberry, for lack of anywhere to go, accompanied the Tomb Party through the tomb, and assisted them in their efforts to reach the Soulmonger. Eventually they found a tomb guarded by three zombies which they quickly dispatched. Inside this tomb, they discovered the spirit of the eblis Trickster God, Papazotl, which possessed Lydia. Its drastic effects on her personality were a concern for Gleyn and Cragg, but the power it granted Lydia was deemed useful, and they resolved to deal with the spirit if it caused any trouble.

Continuing their exploration, they found the tomb of Moa, the jaculi Trickster God. Inside the tomb, Gleyn spoke with a magical skull. The skull had the voice of a young girl, and seemed to be unaware it was only a skull. When Gleyn informed the skull it was dead, it began to panic and scream, turning into a flaming skull and attacking him. Several swarms of spiders began to pour into the tomb, which were dealt with by Gleyn and Cragg. Blueberry then entered the tomb, and casted Banishment on the skull, sending it briefly to an alternate plane of existence. During this brief window, the Tomb Party searched the sarcophagus in the tomb and acquired the staff within. The spirit of Moa then possessed Gleyn, promising to behave herself, as well as grant him power.

Moving on from Moa's tomb, the Tomb Party eventually made their way to the tomb of Wongo. The tomb itself was blocked off by a spinning, adamantine blade which was activated by stepping on the large pressure plate encompassing the entire hallway. Gleyn, Lydia, and Blueberry all entered the tomb with their Winged Boots, Boots of Spider Climbing, and Misty Escape ability respectively, but Cragg was unable to enter. Inside, the three adventurers worked to solve Wongo's puzzle and open his sarcophagus, but in doing so Gleyn lost his life. Blueberry obtained the mace containing Wongo's spirit, but as he also held Moa's staff, Moa's spirit passed from Gleyn to Blueberry upon the former's death, meaning Wongo could not possess the kobold warlock. Blueberry kept the mace, and Wongo's spirit followed, unable to possess anyone.

Delving further down into the tomb, the Tomb Party encountered two large, rusted golems that attacked them. During this fight, a woman appeared to assist them. After the golems were dealt with, she introduced herself simply as "Lady." Unsure of her current location, she asked the party several questions about them and their surroundings. The group agreed to take a rest, as many of them were running low on magical energy, and Lady desired to become more familiar with them.

With Lady in tow, the Tomb Party explored more of the dungeon, and located Nangnang's tomb, within which they faced off against a gray slaad. Once the slaad was defeated, they search Nangnang's sarcophagus and discover a petrified grung egg. Lydia grabbed it and Nangnang's spirit attempted to possess her, but lost to Papazotl in their fight for control. Lydia then offered the egg to Lady, who took it and allowed Nangnang to possess her.

After conquering a trap in which a magical boar head attempted to charm Cragg into harm himself, the party made their way to Kubazan's tomb. Lady decided to subvert any possible puzzles within the tomb and force open Kubazan's sarcophagus, taking some damage in the process but managing to survive. She then took hold of the Bracers of Archery within and Kubazan's spirit immediately fought for and won control of Lady's body against Nangnang.

The party then began to find crystal eyes that were scattered across the tomb. They had found a couple during their meetings with the Nine Trickster Gods. After several trials, they managed to find all ten crystal eyes, as well as the mirror door they unlock. After using the crystals to unlock the door, they were met with a large dome of a room, inside of which they were met with a floating, spherical magnet, and an invisible beholder that assaulted them. During the ensuing conflict, Cragg and Lydia were both petrified, Blueberry was disintegrated, and Lady was instantly killed by the beholder's death ray.