MEDUSA’S LAIR M I N O R L A I R F E AT U R E S

Whether lurking unseen in the urban jungle, stalking 1. A small pile of faded letters spills from a pouch
the wilderness or lurking in ancient ruins, medusa are discarded on the oor.
a terror to any that behold their stony gaze. 2. A stone hand grasps a door handle. If the door is
Worshipped with adoration by some, their cunning makes violently opened, the hand falls off and shatters.
them terrifying enemies. 3. Several stone arrows pierce a statue.
4. A severed snake’s skull lies crushed on the oor. Bits of
OUTSIDE THE LAIR bone and scale crunch under the characters' feet.

1. Shattered statues and rubble ank a disjointed path. MEDUSA’S APPEARANCE

Stone eyes stare blankly from scattered stone heads.
2. Silks dangle from the ceilings, covering highly detailed
statues and mosaics. 1. Now old, this medusa leans heavily on a walking stick as
3. A strange collection of creatures, from goblins to elves, she moves. She is hooded and blindfolded.
form an intricately tangled fountain ahead. Water spouts 2. The medusa wears high leather boots and a long black
from a decanter held high. silken cloak. Her intricately braided hair hangs low over
4. The booted feet of several statues stand outside the her shoulders.
lair’s entrance, next to a rush mat. 3. The medusa hides her shining golden eyes deep within
the hood of an elegant red dress.
4. Clad in voluminous, ragged clothing, the medusa idly
W H AT ’ S G O I N G O N ? plays with sticks. She seems deep in thought.

1. Shivering as if cold, the medusa pulls her hooded cloak TREASURE

tighter around her body.
2. Holding up a red dress, the medusa compares it to
several others draped on headless stone mannequins. 1. A stone hand still wears a ruby-studded gold ring. The
3. The medusa carefully taps hammer and chisel to an broken tip of a dagger is wedged beneath it.
intricately detailed stone doorway. 2. Gold and silver thread embroider this hood of polished
4. Screaming abuse, the medusa hurls food at a large serpent skin.
statue before slumping to the oor in a theatrical swoon. 3. This bracelet comprises a coiled serpent of bronze with
The medusa is unaware of intruders. small emerald eyes. It looks ancient and is marred with a
greenish patina.
4. A staff of polished oak topped with a carved dragon
M A J O R L A I R F E AT U R E S head is still grasped tightly in its owner’s stone hands.

1. A stone goblin crouches on the oor. It has its hands TRINKETS & TRASH
over its eyes, but clearly, it could not resist seeing its
doom approach.
2. A stone warrior holds his shield up in front of his eyes 1. A snapped dagger lies on the oor—its tip is wedged in a
and his sword down low, ready to murderously rip the nearby statue.
weapon up into his opponent’s belly. 2. A discarded pack lled with rotting fruit and shattered
3. This small rat was petri ed in the act of looking around bowls leans against a statue’s legs.
the stony legs of another statue. 3. Several snake scales threaded onto string suggest
4. This large, muscular human warrior has been petri ed in someone was trying to make a necklace.
the act of charging. His axe is held high over his head, 4. This collection of polished but cracked wooden buttons
and his face is twisted into a terrible snarl. As the warrior has all been taken from similar articles of clothing.
was petri ed while running, the statue is nely balanced
and is easily knocked over.

CREDIT
This is a short system-neutral extract from Monstrous Lair
#12: Medusa’s Lair by Steve Hood.

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