This large && undecorated room is nearly
identical to area 414. It is the residence of
3 ettins, and is furnished in appropriate
manner. A fireplace in the west wall
offers a
little light && heat for the
occupants. The
ettins, of course, are members of the high
guard of the Greater Temple, as are the
giants next door.
These 3 have received some instruction in
rock-throwing from their giant
allies,
and are able to hurl 2 per round (ranges
3"/6"/12", D 2-16 each) but with a -4 "to
hit" penalty due to minimal proficiency.
Following advice from the human leaders,
the ettins have pooled their treasure,
keeping it in the box under one bed (the last
one checked by PCs). The other 2 boxes
are also locked, but contain traps. One
holds poisonous gas, with effects identical
to those of a cloudkill spell (q.
v.) in a cloud
of 10 foot radius. The other is filled with
worthless pebbles && rocks, secured by 6
poisoned darts aimed so that at least
1 hits
the intruder opening the box, who must
save vs. poison at -2 to avoid paralysis
(lasting 2-5 turns).
The ettins' combined treasure chest is
locked && trapped with contact poison
(save or die), but all the ettins know
how to
avoid it. One (randomly determined) ettin
has the key to the chest. It contains 1,279 cp,
883 sp, 2,010 ep,
1,421
gp,
2 violet garnets(500
gp each) <500, 1000>
and a ruby (5,000 gp), <4000>
2 diamond brooches (worth 2,500 and 3,500 gp),
and 2 nondescript rocks — 1 a stone
of
controlling
earth elementals, the other a
permanent sling stone +
3 (the enchantment
upon which does not disappear through
use).
Ettins (3): AC 3, MV 12", HD 10, hp 70,
54,
38, #AT 2, D 2-16/3-18, SA throw rocks
(#AT 2, -4 "to hit", ranges 3"/6"/12", D
2-16 each), SD surprised only on a 1; XP
3380, 3156, 2932 (2400 + 14/hp)
THACO 10