Theme: A vast chamber of stone and gold, lit by a dim amber glow. The walls are cascading red heated sand falling into a dark abyss, At the centre of this chamber stands a massive hourglass filled with red sand, suspended between two obsidian pillars carved with infernal curses. Beneath the shadow of the hourglass is a grand red and gold sarcophagus on a stone altar. Atop it is a nasty looking sword. You also note six gems sitting atop pedestals covered with shimmering fields of force. The hourglass shifts and sand begins to fall and you hear grinding sounds start to come from above you as the sand falls faster and thicker, the roof is falling away.

The platform that the sarcophagus sits upon has etched words that reads:

I count the days but not the hours,

I mark the fall of kings and towers.

I turn but never tick or chime

What am I, if I’m not time?



Fate

Solving the riddle and saying the answer out loud causes the hourglass to rotate to the side, halting its progression.

Trigger: Failure to solve the riddle in 2 minutes (Start and show timer)

Touching the sarcophagus causes the sand to fall faster -10 seconds

Effect: The hourglass shatters flooding the room with glowing amber sand, 6d6 bludgeoning, DC17 STR ST or restrained. Sand begins to flood in from the sides. An additional 2 minutes before the chamber fills.



Whats within the sarcophagus? What are the coloured gems?? What horror has this tomb held all this time?