In their grim and blood-spattered lairs, necromancers experiment with skeletal remains the way chefs tinker with recipes. Many wizards produce variations on the animated skeleton, and undead legions boast their own skeletal officers, specialists, and fearsome elite soldiers.

The following magic items have long lain hidden in subterranean vaults or monster lairs. Many of these items allow adventurers to better traverse or survive jaunts in underground locations; others appear in the dungeon adventures in Dungeon Delver's Guide.

• See the magic items.

Catacombs, barrows, and graveyards are frequently the realms of the undead—although living necromancers and sinister priests may also frequent them. Unlike most other types of dungeon, a tomb has little need for bedrooms, kitchens, and the other requirements of the living.

Tiers. Tombs are common adventuring locations at any tier. While low-level tombs feature skeletons and ghouls, others are home to mighty vampires, dread knights, and dragon liches.