Overview
A low vestibule, its floor worn by kneeling. One narrow doorway leads on into a long vault where a skeleton far too big for any tomb lies along a raised stone bier, wings folded, neck ending in nothing.
Resting: Risky: a rest here can be interrupted.
Getting here
Ways in
- From Argynvostholt: The mausoleum
Ways out
| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out to the yard | ||
| 2 | Out to the yard |
Map
Key: gold, people; red, containers; purple, hidden finds; teal, skill checks; white, exits; orange, traps. The numbers match the lists on this page.
Close up

Offering niches
People
Who turns up at points in the story (1)
- Phantom Warden, here (#3): when not mausoleum opened and not bone watch defeated
What to find
| # | Where | What | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Offering niches | Candle ×4, 30 gp | open it |
| 5 | the dragon's gift | +2 Shield | open it; only when argynvost beacon lit |
The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 8 the first time you come (Random Treasure). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.
Fights
- The warden's spear comes down, and the walls of the vault answer: grey men-at-arms step out of the stone on…, in The Dragon's Mausoleum: Phantom Warrior. Scales with your level.
By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
- The Dragon's Mausoleum, when level ≥ 8: Phantom Warden (Phantom Warrior), 3 × Phantom Warrior (2800 XP)
- The Dragon's Mausoleum, when level ≥ 7: Phantom Warden (Phantom Warrior), 2 × Phantom Warrior (2100 XP)
- The Dragon's Mausoleum: Phantom Warden (Phantom Warrior), Phantom Warrior (1400 XP)
Quests and lore
- The Dragon's Beacon: Argynvost lit a beacon at the top of his tower every night so the valley would know someone was keeping watch. It has been dark since he…
