| This oddly shaped chamber is bisected
by a curving wall of well-dressed, mortared stones. The wall is about 4 feet tall, and to the south side of it is water, high enough to almost flow over the top. Water trickles in from several places along the east, south, and west walls; overflow gravitates to floor drains even as you watch. |
Careful examination of the walls and
floor within the cistern discovers that the
stones are covered with some form of algae,
apparently quite slimy and presumably slippery. The floor of the cistern
immediately
south of the retaining wall is 4 feet lower
than that in the room, and slopes down to
the south about 2 feet for every 5;
thus, at the far south end, the cistern is
about 15 feet deep. The overflow drains
carry the water to the dungeon level below.
Anyone trying to stand on the slippery
cistern floor slips on the slimy growth (no
saving throw) and slides to the lowest part
of the cistern, drowning in 3-5 rounds unless
rescued or light enough to float. In that
deepest portion is a large round slime-covered object, which is a shield
+ 2. (XP: 500)
<large shield>