A character looking for a specific item can also make a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check to try and find it within the clutter. Distilled Memory. Dozens of crystal decanters containing glowing, violet-colored liquid can be found scattered throughout the Laboratory—Unrefined Ichor, harvested directly from The White Worm. Each container is labeled with a date and…

Second Floor, Experimental Wing Both entrances to the Laboratory are concealed behind smooth walls, each bearing a mural depicting a barn owl roosting in a weeping willow. As a Search action, a character who examines one of the murals and succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check spies that one of the owl’s eyes has a small hole cut into the wall, ringed in metal. If the check succeeds by 5…

Second Floor, Experimental Wing A heavy metal door conceals a haphazard workshop that reeks of antiseptic and charred flesh. Bloodied instruments and organ jars clutter every surface. At the center of the room, an operating table is shrouded by a stained linen sheet that is malformed by the mass beneath it. If Doctor Belkin (Wormhost Surgeon *) is present when the characters enter, he is…

This lair is based on the secret apothecary laboratory found beneath Altbruke University, but could be adapted to the lair of any apothecary. The descriptions of the rooms are left ambiguous in nature, as different apothecaries may decorate their rooms in different ways.

As an aspiring apothecary yourself, with curiosity about the multiple studies of science happening across the continent, you wish to travel to Altbruke University, Lento College, the Liberio Institute, and the Southern Reach Research Centre to learn what you can from a master apothecary at each institution.

Psychic gray oozes exhibit violent psionic abilities. These oozes sometimes result from failed attempts to summon or create creatures linked to the Elemental Plane of Earth, like gargoyles or homunculi. Gray Oozes Gray oozes are predatory, corrosive slimes that blend in with stony surroundings.

This large chamber can be set up for a variety of alchemical and scientific experiments, involving both organic and inorganic materials. It may even be appropriate for creating magic items. Shelves of samples and equipment line the walls with long tables in the middle of the room, each equipped with alchemical gear, or strange instruments for performing scientific experiments and research.

Belcorra first spotted Jafaki and several other seugathis slithering through the Darklands while she was building the Abomination Vaults. They expressed an eagerness to serve her and advance their own experiments. Belcorra knew the seugathis could improve her forces, as well as expand them. She tasked the seugathis with building her a perfect soldier, then making armies of them to conquer…

The door to this chamber is locked with a good-quality lock. A character who succeeds on a DC 23 Dexterity check using Thieves’ Tools can pick the lock, or it can be unlocked using the key held by the seugathi in area F20. The characters can force open the sturdy door with a successful DC 25 Strength check. Books, glass bottles emitting smoke, and clumps of slime fill the shelves that cover the…

Some nefarious magic-users carry out forbidden necromantic rituals that sever their souls from their bodies to turn themselves into liches, masters of magic and undeath. With their souls preserved in hidden relics, liches puppet their own corpses as they pursue ambitions free from mortal bonds. Liches possess exceptional cunning and magical prowess, and they use their unnatural immortality to…

Behind the heavy bronze door is a filthy laboratory, dimly lit by sickly bruise-colored flames. Shelves line the walls, cluttered with bottles and flasks, and benches are strewn with parchments, soiled blades, and surgical tools. A malformed corpse lies on a table here and is in the process of being dissected and fused with the corpse of a rat-like bipedal figure. The corpse is Stonoga ’s latest…

Level 6: Laboratories View Player Version This level feels more cramped than the lofty arenalevel above because of its lower ceilings, which average10 feet high in halls and 15 feet high in rooms, unlessotherwise indicated. None of the rooms on this level have light, as the denizens can all see in the dark. The stone doors have sturdy iron hinges; most can simply be pushed open, which the…

Incitement. In the Baggage Car of the Ghostlight Express (area G6), a discarded medical bag that once belonged to the researcher can be found. Among several empty medicine vials, a few crumpled notes reveal they were losing a battle with an ailment after the “enemies of progress” destroyed their lab. The only option left was to seek experimental medicine at an “unorthodox hospital.” Connection.…

The villagers of Viktal know the Gurgyl serves their god in some way, but sighting it portends bad luck. The site has the following features: Kitchen- Laboratory. The Darklord concocts foul creation magic in this central chamber. Nursery-Oubliette. This room is home to whichever monster Lorinda calls her daughter, Laoirse. Old Cauldron. Lorinda’s hag sisters languish in this plugged, oversize pot.

Animus: Aberration. Fluid: Monster Blood, Contaminated Ichor, Acidic Bile. Organs: Eyes, Heart, Brain, Guts, Flesh, Glands. Bones: Skull, Spine, Ribs. Hair: Hair. Hide: Skin. Dust: Aberrant Dust.

Medium Ooze, Unaligned AC 9 Initiative −2 (13) HP 22 (3d8 + 9) Speed 10 ft., Climb 10 ft.