Old Tomb

The Old Tomb was a large mausoleum nestled in the Desertsmouth Mountains.

Location
The structure was located in a boulder-strewn valley overgrown with scrub in the Desertsmouth Mountains between Anauroch and the Dalelands. It could be found traveling through miles of challenging wilderness due west of the Serpentsbridge that spanned the Dagger River.

Structure
The mausoleum was built of skillfully cut stone blocks to form a one-story building with no windows and a gently peaked roof. Three stone steps bracketed by stone banisters led up to a set of large double doors. A statue of a female knight with a shield and an upraised sword stood above the lintel on a platform.

Interior
The inside space was approximately 20 ft (6.1 m) wide by 30 ft (9.1 m) deep and open to the roof. On the back wall of the room was an inscription in the Common tongue. In the center of the floor was a rectangular stone coffin on a bi-level bier that was 4 ft (1.2 m) by 10 ft (3 m), all carved from the same block of granite. The coffin lid was a stone slab decorated with a relief of a female knight in full plate armor minus the helm. The arms of the figure laid by her sides with a sword and a wand held at the ready. The face of the knight had no distinctive features other than being a human female in repose.

The coffin was empty and at the bottom was the opening of a circular shaft with hand- and foot-holds carved down one side. The shaft descended some 30 ft (9.1 m) with the last 10 ft (3 m) open to a rectangular room with wooden doors on the other three walls. The room contained a stone chair and table, and a small chest. On the table were some sheets of parchment with writing on them, and a ring. The coffer contained three magic scrolls: a cure serious wounds and two invisibility spells. On a peg near one of the doors was a warm woolen cloak. In a stained area of the floor laid a dagger. The ring, cloak, and dagger all radiated magic if detected.