A"Temples"Time"

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Written!by!James!Floyd!Kelly!
December!2014!
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Introduction"
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For!the!last!six!days!and!nights,!the!storm!raged.!Merchants,!adventurers,!and!other!
wandering!souls!were!forced!together!to!share!what!limited!shelter!could!be!found!
on!the!muddy!road!between!the!villages!of!Shorlester!and!Hunters!Refuge.!The!
trips!typical!fiveIday!walking!journey!has!now!turned!into!seven.!As!the!storm!
clouds!dissipate,!a!blue!sky!reappears.!A!ranger!in!the!larger!group!estimates!it!will!
be!another!four!days!on!the!road!to!finish!out!the!journey.!
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Your!small!party!has!enjoyed!sharing!food!and!stories!with!the!other!travelers,!
especially!the!two!monks!who!seem!to!have!been!born!to!cook!over!the!simplest!of!
campfires.!Guard!duty!has!been!light,!and!while!you!cannot!recall!ever!feeling!this!
safe!on!such!a!short!journey,!the!previous!two!nights!sleep!has!been!anything!but!
restful.!!
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Strange!dreams.!An!empty!farmhouse.!A!cave.!Dark!hallways.!A!crypt.!An!old!man.!
And!a!menacing!woman.!Unlike!other!dreams,!the!details!remain!vivid!when!you!
wake!and!every!member!of!the!larger!group!is!surprised!to!discover!the!dream!is!
shared.!One!of!the!monks!recalls!a!loud!voice,!and!the!ranger!shudders!as!he!recalls!
a!skeletal!figures!glowing!eyes.!The!youngest!cleric!in!the!group!asks!about!the!
farmhouse,!and!a!merchant!recalls!a!split!in!the!road!that!leads!to!the!abandoned!
structure.!
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As!the!sun!rises,!the!travelers!begin!to!break!camp.!Meals!are!eaten!and,!once!again,!
the!dreams!are!briefly!discussed.!But!with!the!trips!end!in!sight,!no!one!is!willing!to!
dwell!too!long!on!the!meaning!of!the!dreams.!The!days!walk!begins!again.!
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Half!a!days!journey!passes!without!incident,!but!as!the!travelers!round!a!sharp!turn!
in!the!road,!the!group!comes!to!a!sudden!stop.!Ahead,!the!road!splits!to!the!left!and!
the!right.!Murmurs!turn!into!pointing!and!shaking!of!heads.!You!stare!at!the!split,!
and!recognize!it!immediately.!Your!destination!lies!to!the!left,!but!you!instinctively!
know!the!farmhouse!can!be!found!at!the!end!of!the!road!on!the!right.!!
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After!much!discussion,!the!larger!group!divides.!Nods!are!given,!handshakes!
exchanged.!As!the!distance!between!the!two!roads!increases,!so!does!the!foliage,!
until!both!groups!can!no!longer!catch!glimpses!of!the!other.!!
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For!some,!the!dream!was!not!enough.!Answers!must!be!had.!
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The!sun!is!just!beginning!to!set!as!the!road!widens!into!a!clearing.!To!the!east,!a!
small!hill!rises.!To!the!west,!the!forest!expands.!And!to!the!north,!the!road!
disappears!and!is!replaced!by!a!small!singleIstory!farmhouse.!Sitting!on!the!porch!
steps,!a!figure!waves!to!you.!
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Area"1""Porch"
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SunIfaded!boards!and!two!broken!chairs!make!up!the!porch!area.!A!single!latched!
door!leads!into!the!house.!The!thatched!roof!extends!out!over!the!porch,!providing!
shade!from!the!sun.!An!older!man!dressed!in!light!gray!robes!stands!on!the!porch!!
his!smile!is!wide!and!he!appears!to!be!extremely!happy!with!your!arrival.!He!greets!
you!with!arms!wide!!You!are!here!!he!exclaims.!My!prayers!have!been!
answered!"!
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A!latched!door!leads!into!the!house.!If!examined,!the!porch!rests!approximately!one!
foot!above!the!dirt!ground.!A!single!gold!necklace!worth!20gp!fell!through!the!cracks!
many!years!ago!and!rests!on!the!ground!!unless!the!boards!are!pulled!up,!this!
necklace!cannot!be!seen!through!the!cracks.!
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Waiting!on!the!porch!is!the!cleric,!Oren!Kindleharp.!He!wears!whiteIgray!robes!with!
green!trim,!a!standard!design!for!his!order.!He!also!has!brown!leather!shoes!and!a!
small!hammer!sits!on!the!porch!next!to!his!backpack.!He!will!be!friendly!to!any!who!
approach.!If!any!party!member!informs!him!of!the!dreams,!he!will!clap!his!hands!
excitedly!and!claim!his!prayers!have!been!answered.!
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Oren!appears!to!be!in!his!60s!(actually!age,!62)!with!graying!hair.!He!is!not!
unhealthy,!but!does!appear!tired!and!has!some!scratches!and!bruises!that!are!easily!
visible.!If!asked,!he!will!share!that!he!had!a!nasty!encounter!with!a!small!group!of!
wolves!before!arriving!at!the!house.!
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Oren!will!insist!that!the!players!arrival!at!the!farmhouse!is!a!sign!of!divine!
intervention.!He!will!explain!that!he!has!been!sent!by!The!Order!of!the!Silver!
Hammer!to!deconsecrate!a!temple!that!lies!underground!and!was!protected!by!a!
devout!fighter!who!lived!in!the!farmhouse.!He!was!provided!with!a!map!to!the!
farmhouse!that!indicates!a!hidden!entrance!through!a!nearby!cave.!He!can!take!the!
players!to!the!cave,!but!they!will!discover!the!cave!is!collapsed.!Any!dwarves!in!the!
party!will!be!able!to!determine!that!the!collapse!is!significant!and!will!take!months!
to!clear.!
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Oren!will!insist!that!the!temple!would!never!be!built!with!a!single!entrance!there!
MUST!be!another!entrance.!Oren's!spells!are!exhausted!and!he!wont!be!much!help!
to!the!players.!He!will!insist!on!joining!them,!however,!if!they!manage!to!find!the!
entrance!to!the!temple.!He!will!speak!against!(but!make!no!actions!to!stop)!any!
desecration!or!vandalism!to!the!temple!and!explain!that!his!ritual!of!deIconsecration!
will!remove!all!blessings!from!the!temple!and!the!players!can!do!what!they!will!once!
his!ritual!is!performed.!If!asked,!he!will!admit!to!having!possibly!visited!the!temple!
20!or!30!years!earlier!(memory!fails)!when!it!was!being!constructed!and!has!no!
knowledge!of!its!existing!layout.!
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Area"2""Living"Room/Dining"Room"
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Although!the!farmhouse!appears!to!have!been!abandoned!for!some!time,!there!is!not!
much!damage!to!the!interior.!A!few!chairs!sit!quietly!around!a!fireplace!to!the!left!
and!to!the!right!is!a!large!table!with!six!chairs!around!it.!Dust!covers!every!surface.!
Against!the!far!right!wall!is!a!small!stove!for!cooking!and!a!small!cabinet!containing!
nothing!but!tin!plates!and!number!of!wood!carved!cups.!There!are!two!doors!here,!
one!near!the!center!of!the!large!open!area!and!another!in!the!rightIrear!corner!of!the!
house.!
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Two!doors!are!visible!!one!to!the!left!(Area!3)!and!the!other!in!the!far!right!corner!
(Area!4).!
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If!anyone!listens!at!the!door!to!Area!3,!there!is!a!20%!chance!they!will!hear!some!
scratching!sounds.!Nothing!will!be!heard!at!the!door!to!Area!4.!
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There!is!nothing!of!value!in!this!room!and!there!are!no!hidden!doors!or!
compartments.!!
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Area"3""Bedroom"
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A!bed!lies!in!pieces!in!one!corner,!the!blanket!shredded.!The!stuffed!mattress!leans!
against!the!left!wall.!A!small!chest!of!drawers!is!tipped!over,!spilling!out!a!small!
amount!of!mothIeaten!clothing.!A!large!hole!in!the!rear!wall!is!visible.!A!fireplace!is!
placed!in!the!left!wall!that!separates!the!bedroom!from!the!living!room!and!would!
provide!heat!to!both!areas!when!lit.!
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If!any!player!steps!into!the!room,!a!mediumIsized!bear!will!rear!up!from!behind!the!
mattress.!!
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If!the!player!immediately!leaves!the!room!and!closes!the!door,!the!bear!will!leave!
through!the!hole!in!the!wall.!Otherwise,!the!bear!will!attack!the!nearest!player.!If!the!
players!wait!a!minute!or!longer!before!entering!the!bedroom!again,!the!bear!will!be!
gone.!
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A!close!examination!of!the!room!will!uncover!a!small!journal!with!a!number!of!pages!
ripped!out.!Any!player!that!reads!a!few!pages!will!find!mention!of!the!underground!
temple!and!some!of!the!visits!the!fighter!made!to!the!underground!area.!A!DC!12!
Perception!roll!will!allow!the!player!to!read!between!the!lines!and!discern!that!
another!entrance!to!the!temple!must!exist!nearby!(other!than!the!cave).!
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*!Brown!Bear!!A!mediumIsized!brown!bear!(HP!20,!Speed!20ft)!has!made!the!
bedroom!its!den.!The!bear!has!torn!a!small!hole!in!the!floor!to!enter!and!leave!from!
the!rear!of!the!farmhouse!and!will!not!attack!unless!a!player!enters!the!room.!
Closing!the!door!will!be!sufficient!to!stop!the!bear!attack;!it!will!leave!via!the!hole!
and!not!return.!
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+20XP"(to"be"divided"amongst"all"players"at"end"of"adventure)"if"combat"is"
avoided"by"simply"leaving"the"room"and"closing"the"door"to"avoid"the"bear"
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Area"4""Weapons/Trophy"Room"
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Before!you!is!a!small!10x20!room!that!appears!to!have!served!as!a!trophy!room.!
Hanging!on!the!walls!are!four!swords!and!three!shields.!A!small!bookshelf!on!the!
rear!wall!holds!a!mix!of!random!objects!that!includes!buckles,!lanterns!and!a!few!
helmets.!
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Mounted!on!the!wall!are!four!swords!and!three!shields.!Most!are!a!bit!rusted!with!
the!exception!of!one!particular!short!sword.!Oren!will!be!unconcerned!with!any!
players!removing!any!items.!
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The!short!sword!is!a!+1!weapon!(in!the!hands!of!a!fighter,!lawful!good!alignment!
only)!and!will!not!rust!or!dull.!The!remaining!swords!are!standard!swords!but!will!
fetch!a!total!of!10gp!from!a!blacksmith.!The!shields!are!all!in!decent!shape!and!will!
fetch!5gp!if!collected!and!sold.!
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A!number!of!other!objects!are!on!display!on!a!small!bookshelf.!These!consist!of!four!
buckles!(gold,!12gp!in!total!value),!two!lanterns,!and!two!helmets.!The!helmets!are!
ordinary.!!
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**!Behind!one!of!the!rusted!swords!is!a!small!catch.!This!trap!is!a!simple!locking!
mechanism!that!protects!the!secret!door.!Players!who!investigate!the!room!or!the!
swords!carefully!and!roll!a!DC!14!or!higher!(Perception)!will!discover!the!secret!
catch!behind!one!of!the!three!hanging!(and!rusted)!swords.!Pushing!on!the!catch!
will!release!a!small!compartment!beneath!the!swords!that!leads!to!a!thin!staircase!
going!down!to!the!Main!Temple!Foyer!(area!5).!Unless!the!player!specifies!they!are!
using!a!dagger!or!other!small!object!to!press!on!the!catch,!assume!they!are!using!a!
hand!and!apply!1d4!poison!damage.!The!players!speed!will!also!be!cut!in!half!due!to!
dizziness.!
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A!distinctive!snap!is!heard!behind!the!catch!and!a!thin!portion!of!the!paneled!wall!
pops!open.!There!is!enough!space!for!a!single!person!to!squeeze!through.!Revealed!
behind!the!panel!is!a!thin!stone!staircase!that!goes!down.!
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+25XP"if"players"avoid"the"poison"on"the"small"latch.!
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Area"5""Main"Temple"Foyer"
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This!circular!room!is!lighted!with!a!slight!flicker,!but!no!source!for!the!light!is!
visible.!A!well!sits!in!the!center!of!the!room!and!is!surrounded!by!four!columns!that!
match!up!to!the!points!of!the!compass.!Four!passages!are!visible!that!extend!north,!
east,!west,!and!south.!The!eastern!passageway!is!short!enough!that!another!room!is!
visible.!
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The!well!doesnt!lead!to!a!lower!level.!The!blessing!that!was!placed!on!the!water!
years!ago!still!exists,!and!any!player!of!Lawful!Good!alignment!may!drink!from!this!
well!once!every!24!hours!for!1d6!of!HP!healing.!In!addition,!the!water!will!instantly!
remove!the!Poisoned!condition!on!any!player!of!nonIevil!alignment!who!drinks.!
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The!columns!are!ordinary.!There!are!no!other!areas!or!items!of!interest!in!the!room.!
The!lighting!is!magical!in!nature!and!still!extends!to!almost!every!room,!but!there!
will!be!a!slight!flicker!to!the!light!as!the!players!explore!the!entire!temple.!
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+25XP"if"players"discover"the"value"of"the"water"from"the"well"
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Area"6""Public"Worship/Gathering"Area"
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What!must!once!have!been!a!clean!and!worthy!place!of!worship!for!the!temples!
residents!and!visitors!is!no!more.!You!can!still!make!out!the!shape!of!the!rooms!only!
altar!on!the!far!side!of!the!room,!but!the!rest!of!the!room!is!filled!with!shattered!
chairs,!ripped!tapestries,!and!toppled!statuary.!The!temples!guardian!has!been!dead!
less!than!a!year,!but!without!a!caretaker!it!is!apparent!that!a!mix!of!wild!animals!
have!done!their!damage.!A!coating!of!yellow!dust!covers!every!surface,!and!even!the!
soft!magical!glow!that!lights!the!temple!is!subdued!here.!A!single!open!door!is!
visible!to!the!immediate!right!of!the!entry!into!the!worship!area.!
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Oren!will!want!to!examine!the!altar!on!the!far!wall!of!Area!6,!but!the!area!is!covered!
with!Yellow!Mold.!Oren!will!ask!the!players!to!try!and!burn!or!clear!the!mold!with!
flame.!Players!may!attempt!to!escort!Oren!through!the!room!to!the!altar.!For!every!
10!moved!with!a!flame!applied!to!the!mold,!players!must!make!a!DC!10!Constitution!
saving!throw!!failure!gives!1d10!poison!damage!and!triggers!any!nonIcleared!
mold!within!5!to!explode!and!force!players!in!range!to!also!make!saving!throws.!
When!players!reach!center!of!room!(marked!on!map),!an!encounter!with!an!Ochre!
Jelly!is!triggered.!
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Ochre!Jelly!!This!ochre!jelly!is!attached!to!the!ceiling!and!will!drop!on!any!player!
immediately!below.!A!DC!12!Dexterity!saving!throw!must!be!made!or!2d6!damage!
will!be!taken!plus!1d6!acid!damage.!When!ochre!jelly!reaches!10HP,!it!will!
automatically!divide!and!split!HP.!The!jelly!is!hiding!in!a!small!recess!carved!into!the!
ceiling!and!only!a!player!rolling!a!DC!19!or!higher!Wisdom!check!will!notice!the!
motionless!creature.!
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There!is!a!hidden!compartment!on!the!underside!of!the!altar.!Anyone!examining!the!
altar!and!rolling!a!successful!DC!14!Perception!check!will!find!a!nonItrapped!latch.!
Opening!the!latch!reveals!a!prayer!book!that!will!be!valuable!to!Orens!order.!There!
are!no!secret!doors!or!concealed!areas.!!
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As!with!the!other!rooms,!the!room!is!lit!by!a!magical!glow!that!will!occasionally!
flicker.!
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+15XP"for"discovering"hidden"prayer"book!
+20XP"for"avoiding"Ochre"Jelly!
+10XP"for"successfully"avoiding"Yellow"Mold"infection"
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Area"7""Kitchen"
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The!smell!of!rotted!food!is!mixed!with!the!subtle!scent!of!spices.!Three!large!
preparation!tables!remain!against!the!walls,!and!a!mix!of!rusted!knives,!dinnerware!
and!utensils!are!scattered!across!the!floor.!A!small!door!is!visible!and!open!on!the!
left!wall.!The!magical!light!continues!to!flicker,!causing!strange!shadows.!
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Searching!among!the!debris!will!reveal!a!single!unbroken!bottle!of!Elven!Honselli!
Spice,!value!10gp!at!any!tavern!or!lodging!where!food!is!served.!!
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Area"8""Stores"

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Cracked!barrels!and!busted!crates!litter!the!stone!tiled!floor.!Bags!of!wheat!and!corn!
have!been!torn!open!and!searched,!spilling!the!contents!over!the!stone!floor.!!
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Any!player!that!searches!and!successfully!rolls!a!DC!18!or!higher!Perception!check!
will!notice!a!stone!tile!that!doesnt!quite!match!the!coloration!of!the!other!stones.!
The!stone!can!be!pried!up!with!a!sharp!edge!and!will!reveal!a!small!leather!pouch!
holding!four!objects:!
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1.!Polished!ruby,!value!15gp!
2.!Two!black!pearls,!value!10gp!each!
3.!A!silver!key!with!a!carving!of!two!tiny!armored!knights!visible!
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The!key!would!be!taken!by!a!priest!who!wished!to!clean!or!in!any!manner!touch!the!
crypt!in!the!Primary!Crypt!(Area!11)!room.!Holding!the!key!is!not!enough!to!prevent!
the!two!Animated!Armors!from!attacking!!the!key!must!be!placed!on!the!crypt!
before!the!crypt!may!be!touched.!
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+15XP"for"discovering"the"leather"pouch!
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Area"9""Library"
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Two!large!bookshelves!stand!floor!to!ceiling,!filled!with!books.!On!the!lower!two!
shelves!of!both!shelves,!a!number!of!books!have!been!knocked!loose,!possibly!by!
animals!given!the!gnaw!marks!visible!on!many!of!the!leather!covers.!A!few!small!
chairs!are!tipped!over,!and!two!doors!are!visible!on!the!rear!wall!and!the!wall!to!the!
right.!
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The!bookcase!on!the!left!wall!contains!a!mix!of!books!of!no!real!value.!They!concern!
various!histories!and!legends!relating!to!matters!relevant!to!the!Order!of!the!Silver!
Hammer.!Players!searching!it!will!find!little!of!interest.!The!bookcase!on!the!far!wall,!
however,!holds!a!few!treasures!and!is!protected!by!a!trap.!
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This!trap!is!designed!to!inflict!damage!on!any!person!approaching!the!bookcase!
from!the!front!and!not!the!sides.!The!traps!location!on!the!floor!is!indicated!on!the!
map.!Any!player!moving!across!this!square!will!trigger!the!trap.!Once!triggered,!
three!poisoned!spears!will!shoot!from!the!bookcase!(one!for!each!5!square)!and!in!
the!direction!of!Area!5.!Any!players!in!the!path!of!a!spear!must!make!a!DC!14!
Dexterity!saving!throw!or!take!1d8!poison!damage.!The!poison!is!the!same!type!as!
that!found!in!the!farmhouse!catch!!player!speed!will!be!reduced!to!half!until!a!
short!rest!is!completed!or!the!poison!effect!is!removed.!
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The!books!on!the!trapped!bookcase!are!also!a!mix!of!topics!that!will!not!make!much!
sense!to!the!players.!Any!spell!casters!in!the!party!who!examine!the!bookcase!
closely!and!roll!higher!than!a!DC!14!Wisdom!check!will!discover!an!ancient!text!
related!to!formulating!healing!spells!and!will!recognize!its!value!(150gp)!to!any!
magic!schools!or!orders!devoted!to!the!art!of!healing.!Oren!will!ask!to!examine!the!
book!and!offer!it!as!payment!for!the!players!assistance!in!protecting!him!until!he!
completes!the!ritual.!
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+20XP"for"discovering"the"ancient"healing"text!
+25XP"for"discovering"the"pressure"plate"in"the"floor"and"avoiding"the"trap"
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Area"10""Small"Chapel"
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Although!covered!with!dust,!this!small!chapel!appears!to!be!intact!with!the!
exception!of!two!collapsed!corners!in!the!far!right!and!left.!A!dozen!small!benches!all!
face!a!small!statue,!and!the!tapestries!on!the!walls!depict!valiant!warriors!fighting!
sideIbyIside!with!powerful!clerics.!
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There!is!nothing!of!value!in!this!room.!At!one!time!a!false!wall!in!the!far!left!corner!
provided!access!to!the!secret!entrance/exit!provided!by!the!cave.!The!outside!
entrance!of!the!cave!has!been!collapsed,!and!now!the!inside!has!been!collapsed!as!
well.!Unfortunately,!the!collapse!in!this!room!is!not!complete,!and!ten!minutes!of!
digging!in!the!corner!will!reveal!an!opening!large!enough!for!a!human!to!pass!into!
the!cave.!There!is!nothing!of!value!in!the!cave,!but!there!is!a!trapped!creature!who!
will!now!be!extremely!hungry.!The!other!collapsed!corner!will!reveal!nothing!but!
two!damaged!walls.!
!
Thurrgal!!a!large!stumpIlike!creature!with!four!eyes,!a!single!large!mouth,!and!
dozens!of!tiny!tentacles!for!legs.!Movement!speed!is!slow!I!10.!Two!large!ropeIlike!
tentacles!(10!reach)!will!attempt!to!wrap!around!a!player!and!squeeze!for!blunt!
damage!and!suffocation.!Any!attack!on!a!tentacle!will!force!an!immediate!release!of!
any!caught!adventurers!and!a!retreat!of!5!by!the!Thurrgal.!
!
STR:!16(+3)!DEX:!11(0)!CON:!12(+1)!INT:!7(I2)!WIS:!6(I2)!CHA:!5(I3)!
!
Proficiency!Bonus!of!+2,!AC!13,!HP!101,!Attack!Bonus!+4,!Damage/Round!21I26,!and!
a!Save!DC!of!13!
!
NOTE:&Players&should&not&attempt&to&fight&the&Thurrgal.&This&creature&is&too&
large&to&follow&the&players&back&into&the&chapel&and&will&not&chase.&The&purpose&
of&the&creature&is&simply&to&discourage&players&from&leaving&the&temple&area.!
&
Any!dwarves!examining!the!collapsed!walls!will!be!able!to!determine!the!collapses!
were!intentional!and!were!done!recently!(within!a!few!days).!
!
+20XP"if"any"damage"is"inflicted"on"the"Thurrgal.!
+10XP"for"discovery"of"secret"cave"entrance!
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11!

Area"11""Primary"Crypt"Room"
!
The!magical!glow!that!lights!the!room!appears!to!emanate!from!the!gigantic!marble!
crypt!that!rests!before!you.!On!the!top,!a!chiseled!relief!is!so!lifeIlike!that!you!can!
make!out!the!wrinkles!on!the!skin!of!the!old!man!holding!a!large!hammer!over!his!
chest.!Four!marble!hammers,!one!per!side,!cover!a!portion!of!the!seam!that!
separates!lid!from!box.!To!your!left!and!right,!two!closed!doors!are!visible.!A!small!
marble!bench!sits!to!the!left!of!the!entry!door.!
!
If!asked!about!the!crypt,!Oren!will!respond!that!the!man!laid!to!rest!inside!is!
Herongar!the!Pious,!one!of!the!seven!scions!(leaders)!of!the!Order!of!the!Silver!
Hammer.!
!
If!any!players!touch!any!part!of!the!marble!crypt,!two!Animated!Armors!will!exit!
from!the!two!closets!(one!left,!one!right)!and!attack.!The!attack!will!continue!until!all!
players!(and!Oren)!have!left!the!Primary!Crypt!Room.!The!Animated!Armors!will!not!
leave!the!room,!but!they!will!return!to!the!closets!when!all!players!have!exited!the!
room.!After!this,!players!may!reIenter!the!room!!the!Armors!will!attack!again!
should!a!player!touch!the!crypt.!The!only!way!to!approach!and!touch!the!crypt!
without!activating!the!protective!Armors!is!to!place!the!Silver!Key!(found!in!Area!8)!
on!the!crypt!(any!location)!prior!to!touching!the!crypt.!If!the!key!is!placed!on!the!
crypt,!the!players!may!attempt!to!open!the!crypt.!Oren!will!try!and!discourage!it,!but!
will!understand!if!the!players!explain!that!all!areas!need!to!be!investigated.!If!the!
crypts!lid!is!opened,!the!players!will!discover!the!crypt!is!empty.!Oren!will!have!no!
explanation.!Placing!the!Silver!Key!on!the!crypt!will!also!for!any!Animated!Armors!in!
the!room!to!return!to!the!closets.!
!
In!the!NE!corner!of!the!room!is!a!small!marble!bench!(two!seats!maximum).!Any!
player!sitting!on!the!bench!will!immediately!trigger!the!rooms!event!!a!loud!voice!
will!emanate!from!the!large!crypt!in!the!middle!of!the!room,!asking!a!question.!The!
answer!to!the!question!would!be!known!to!most!priests!in!the!temple.!If!a!player!
successfully!rolls!18!or!higher!on!an!Arcana!check,!they!will!know!the!answer!
immediately.!The!answer!MUST!be!provided!at!Area!13!within!fifteen!minutes!or!the!
trick!will!reset!and!another!question!must!be!asked.!The!number!of!questions!being!
asked!is!unlimited!and!a!question!will!not!be!duplicated.!After!three!questions!are!
asked,!a!player!skilled!in!Arcana!or!History!may!make!a!DC!14!or!higher!roll!(but!
less!than!17)!to!recognize!the!question!as!being!related!to!a!specific!time!period!or!
topic.!At!this!point,!players!may!realize!they!can!examine!the!books!on!the!trapped!
bookshelf!for!a!book!that!will!have!the!right!answers.!If!a!player!does!not!make!that!
connection,!Oren!will!have!a!moment!of!insight!and!rush!back!to!the!library!to!find!
the!book.!
!
+10XP"if"players"place"the"Silver"Key"on"the"crypt"before"opening"it"or"fighting"
the"Armors.!
+25XP"if"players"examine"the"bookshelf"for"answers"without"Orens"assistance.!
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12!

Area"12""Preparation"Room"
!
Access!to!this!secret!room!is!from!a!concealed!panel!in!Area!11.!
!
This!small!room!contains!a!rack!where!old,!dusty!robes!hang.!A!small!desk!and!chair!
sit!idle.!On!the!desk!are!three!candles!!two!are!extinguished,!but!one!is!still!
burning.!A!small!stack!of!papers!sits!on!the!table!!the!writing!is!indecipherable,!
but!the!drawings!appear!to!be!related!to!some!sort!of!ritual.!Oren!shakes!his!head.!
A!ritual!for!desecrating!the!temple.!Ive!heard!of!a!ritual!like!this!that!steals!power!
from!holy!temples.!It!appears!that!we!share!the!temple!with!a!warlock.!We!must!be!
cautious."!
!
Any!spell!casting!players!that!examine!the!papers!can!confirm!it!describes!a!ritual,!
but!they!will!be!unable!to!tell!any!additional!details.!
!

Area"13""Teleport"Access"to"Primary"Temple"

!
If!players!have!not!triggered!the!event!in!Area!11,!read!the!following:!
!
The!hallway!ends!abruptly.!The!soft!glow!continues!to!flicker.!
!
IIIII!
!
If!players!have!triggered!the!event!in!Area!11,!read!the!following:!
!
As!you!approach!the!end!of!the!hallway,!a!booming!voice!echoes!from!the!nearby!
stones!and!asks!a!question.!!
!
If!a!player!successfully!answers!the!question!that!was!asked!in!Area!11!within!15!
minutes,!read!the!following:!
!
A!shimmering!effect!appears!in!front!of!you!on!the!stone!wall.!The!shimmering!
grows!in!size!until!it!completely!covers!the!stone!wall!before!you.!
!
This!is!a!teleportation!wall.!Any!player!that!steps!into!the!shimmering!wall!within!
the!next!60!seconds!will!be!transported!to!Area!17.!The!teleportation!goes!both!
ways!!a!player!entering!Area!17!will!see!(if!Area!17!is!not!dark)!the!shimmering!
effect!on!the!rear!wall!and!may!step!back!through!to!alert!any!players!back!at!Area!
13.!
!
If!no!player!has!entered!the!teleportation!wall,!the!shimmering!will!disappear!after!
60!seconds.!
!
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13!

Area"14""Minor"Crypt"Room"
!
As!the!door!opens,!the!soft!glow!around!you!begins!to!flicker!even!faster.!Through!
the!doorway,!you!can!see!six!small!crypts!!three!on!the!left!and!three!on!the!right.!
!
Nothing!will!happen!until!one!or!more!players!enter!the!room.!Oren!will!insist!on!
entering!the!room!with!the!players!and!will!admit!to!a!strange!feeling/sensation.!
!
Once!one!or!more!players!are!inside!the!room!with!Oren,!six!skeletons!will!appear.!
Each!skeleton!was!standing!behind!its!respective!crypt.!!
!
The!skeletons!are!dressed!in!what!were!once!white,!clerical!dressings.!All!that!
remains!now!is!the!armor!they!are!wearing!and!the!large!hammers!each!holds.!
!
The!skeletons!will!stare!at!Oren!and!appear!to!be!confused!but!then!they!attack!
immediately.!Oren!will!attack!the!nearest!skeleton.!!
!
These!six!skeletons!were!caused!to!be!raised!by!the!warlock's!patron,!and!they!wait!
in!front!of!their!respective!crypts!for!a!phrase!from!their!new!master!to!follow!her.!
Skeletons!attack!with!heavy!hammers!(1d8+2).!All!are!AC!15!and!10!HP.!If!the!
players!insist!Oren!go!in!first,!he!will!do!so.!The!skeletons!will!appear!confused!and!
not!attack!until!another!player!enters.!
!
The!crypts!are!empty.!There!is!nothing!of!value!in!this!room.!
!
XP"awarded"normally"for"skeletons."
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14!

Area!15!!Workshop!
!
A!few!small!tables!are!covered!with!a!mix!of!carpentry!and!metalworking!tools.!
Hanging!on!a!wall!are!a!few!dirty!aprons.!A!mix!of!broken!and!disassembled!
lanterns!rest!against!one!wall.!
!
Any!player!that!examines!the!lanterns!will!discover!one!lantern!with!a!broken!
handle!on!the!top.!The!tools!in!the!room!will!allow!any!player!with!an!Intelligence!of!
15!or!higher!to!repair!it!quickly!so!it!can!be!properly!carried.!Any!players!with!spell!
casting!abilities!will!detect!a!slight!hint!of!magic!coming!from!the!lantern.!
!
The!carpentry!and!metalworking!tools!have!a!combined!value!of!5gp.!There!are!no!
other!times!of!value!in!the!room.!!
!
Shords"Lantern"of"Blessing!
Wondrous!item,!uncommon!
!
When!the!lantern!is!held!(but!not!necessarily!lit),!the!bearer!will!receive!a!+2!bonus!
to!initiative!unless!incapacitated.!When!lit,!the!lantern!offers!light!in!a!20!sphere!
and!dispels!magic!(spell!or!magic!item)!on!any!creature!of!evil!alignment!that!falls!
within!that!light.!Any!evil!creature!beyond!20!but!less!than!30!must!make!a!DC!15!
saving!throw!!failure!reduces!any!spell!damage!delivered!by!half.!
!
Any!dwarf!that!sees!the!lantern!may!roll!a!History!check.!A!roll!of!15!or!higher!will!
allow!the!player!to!identify!the!lantern!and!become!aware!of!its!legendary!powers.!If!
players!are!unable!to!discern!its!usefulness,!area!17!will!be!completely!dark!when!
the!players!arrive!!hopefully!this!will!encourage!them!to!light!the!lantern.!
!

Area"16""Barracks"

!
A!dozen!beds!circle!this!room,!their!blankets!dusty!and!mothIridden.!One!bed,!
however,!appears!to!have!been!used!recently,!a!darkerIcolored!wool!blanket!folded!
neatly!on!the!end.!The!air!is!stale,!and!the!floor!is!littered!with!debris.!Cobwebs!
cover!the!ceilings.!
!
On!a!small!table!next!to!the!made!bed!sit!a!couple!of!maps!of!the!area!and!a!small!
tome!on!astronomy.!The!coals!in!a!nearby!brazier!are!still!warm.!
!
The!goal!of!this!room!is!to!provide!players!with!proof!that!the!temple!is!not!
completely!abandoned!!someone!is!here.!Other!than!the!items!described,!there!is!
nothing!of!value!in!this!room.!
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!

15!

Area"17""Entry"Room"for"Primary"Temple"
!
Your!vision!blurs!and!a!twinkling!pattern!is!followed!by!complete!blackness.!You!
wave!your!hands!in!front!of!your!face,!but!all!is!dark.!!
!
Any!torches!that!are!taken!by!the!players!through!the!teleportation!area!will!be!
extinguished.!They!can!be!reIlighted,!as!well!as!any!lanterns.!If!Shords!Lantern!of!
Blessing!was!found!and!is!lit,!it!will!STILL!be!lit!when!the!players!are!teleported!to!
this!waiting!area.!
!
Once!players!have!the!area!lit,!the!following!description!may!be!read:!
!
You!are!standing!in!a!small,!bare!room.!Before!you!are!two!large!wooden!doors.!The!
hinges!appear!to!be!clean!of!any!dust!or!debris,!and!even!the!doors!appear!to!have!a!
nice!sheen!of!wood!oil!applied.!
!
Opening!the!doors!will!produce!no!noise.!There!is!a!magical!blessing!on!the!wooden!
doors!that!keep!them!oiled!and!free!from!rot.!Even!kicking!in!the!doors!will!only!
result!in!the!two!doors!opening!silently.!!
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16!

Area"18""Primary"Temple"
!
As!the!double!doors!open,!the!soft!glow!that!has!been!flickering!throughout!the!
temple!ceases.!In!its!place,!a!white!glow!temporarily!blinds!you!until!your!eyes!
adjust.!Before!you!lies!a!large!sunken!chamber!that!reaches!across!to!the!rear!of!the!
room!where!a!large!white!marble!altar!is!visible.!Kneeling!in!front!of!the!altar!is!a!
figure.!To!the!right!and!left,!a!set!of!raised!wooden!platforms!follow!the!circular!
walls!and!end!at!the!altar.!
!
Oren!raises!a!finger!to!his!lips.!I!believe!we!have!the!element!of!surprise,!he!
whispers.!This!warlock!will!experience!this!temples!wrath!by!days!end.!Let!us!
approach!silently!from!both!sides!and!attack!together."!
!
!
The!figure!at!the!altar!is!the!real!Oren.!The!players!have!been!escorting!the!warlock!
Kynluu!who!has!been!magically!disguised!as!the!cleric.!Oren!will!not!become!aware!
of!the!players!until!any!of!the!following!occur:!
!
*!The!trap!on!the!left!is!triggered!by!players!on!the!left!side!walkway.!
*!The!trap!on!the!right!is!triggered!by!players!on!the!right!side!walkway.!
*!Any!player!reaches!the!center!of!the!room.!
!
Once!one!of!these!events!occurs,!Oren!will!rise!and!turn!to!the!players.!He!will!
immediately!recognize!falseIOren/Kynluu!and!know!why!she!is!in!the!temple.!
Kynluu!will!attack!Oren!first.!If!any!players!attack!Oren!as!well,!the!cleric!will!fight!
back.!Hopefully!the!players!will!figure!out!that!they!have!been!misled!and!assist!
Oren!with!attacking!Kynluu!(whos!disguise!will!now!be!gone).!!
!
If!any!player!is!holding!Shords!Lantern!of!Blessing,!Oren!will!see!it!and!will!yell!out!
for!the!player!to!move!towards!Kynluu!with!the!lantern!held!high.!
!
Kynluu!will!fight!to!the!death,!focusing!most!of!her!attacks!on!Oren!but!attacking!any!
players!that!become!more!obvious!targets.!If!the!players!insist!on!fighting!Oren,!
Oren!will!raise!his!hands!above!his!head,!utter!an!incantation,!and!all!players!will!
immediately!be!struck!for!2d12!lightning!damage!and!be!knocked!unconscious.!
When!they!wake,!they!will!find!themselves!lying!outside!the!farmhouse!with!Oren!
standing!over!a!grave!where!he!has!buried!Kynluu.!He!will!explain!that!the!players!
were!tricked!by!Kynluu!and!that!after!defeating!her,!he!finished!the!ritual!and!
collapsed!the!temples!secret!entrance.!He!will!warn!the!players!that!anyone!other!
than!a!member!of!the!order!who!tries!to!reIenter!the!temple!will!be!killed!instantly!
by!a!protective!spell.!He!will!shake!his!head!in!disappointment!at!the!players!and!
begin!his!walk!back!home.!
!
If!the!players!assist!Oren!and!defeat!Kynluu,!Oren!will!ask!them!to!remove!Kynluus!
body!to!Area!17.!Players!may!stay!for!the!ritual.!When!the!ritual!is!completed!(eight!
!
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17!

hours!later),!Oren!will!escort!the!players!out!of!the!temple!and!perform!one!final!
spell!that!will!seal!the!second!secret!entrance!for!all!time.!
!
+500XP"for"defeating"Kynluu"and"assisting"Oren"with"his"ritual!
^250XP"if"players"sided"with"Kynluu"and"were"rendered"unconscious"by"Oren.!
!
!!
TRAPS"
!
There!are!two!traps!in!this!room.!Approaching!the!altar!on!the!opposite!side!of!the!
room!(from!the!doubleI!entry!doors)!is!meant!to!be!done!directly.!Players!
approaching!the!altar!and!staying!inside!the!columns!will!be!able!to!successfully!
approach!the!altar!where!a!figure!is!kneeling.!Any!character!taking!the!few!steps!to!
the!left!or!right!and!walking!around!the!raised!wooden!bridges!on!the!left!or!right!
will!trigger!a!trap!when!they!reach!the!points!indicated!on!the!map.!The!traps!are:!
!
Left!trap!!Lighting!bolt!shoots!from!wall!!any!players!on!the!left!bridge!must!roll!
a!DC!14!Constitution!saving!throw.!Failure!gives!2d8!damage,!success!1d4!damage.!
Any!player!not!leaving!the!bridge!on!their!next!turn!must!roll!again!for!additional!
damage.!The!lightning!will!alert!the!figure!at!the!altar.!
!
Right!trap!!A!Thunderwave!issues!from!the!wall!!any!player!on!the!right!bridge!
must!roll!a!DC!15!Dexterity!saving!throw.!Failure!throws!the!player!to!the!center!of!
the!room!(prone)!and!gives!1d8!damage,!success!allows!player!to!stay!on!bridge!but!
falls!prone.!Any!player!not!leaving!the!bridge!on!their!next!turn!must!roll!again.!
Thunderwave!will!alert!figure!at!the!altar.!
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18!

Cave"Entrance"
!
Hidden!behind!two!large!oaks!is!a!small!rubbleIstrewn!hole!that!Oren!explains!was!
covered!by!large!branches!and!leaves!but!is!now!exposed.!Oren!cleared!away!the!
covering!and!was!only!able!to!proceed!!about!10!feet!into!the!cave!before!being!
stopped.!The!cave!has!collapsed,!and!hundreds!of!large,!medium!and!small!boulders!
block!the!passage.!
!
Any!dwarves!that!observe!the!collapse!will!be!able!to!discern!that!only!weeks!of!
digging!might!clear!away!enough!rubble!to!determine!if!further!movement!can!be!
made.!Further,!any!dwarves!who!make!a!DC!12!Wisdom!check!will!notice!that!the!
collapse!was!intentional!and!done!with!explosives.!
!

Secret"Stairs"

!
There!is!only!enough!space!for!singleIfile!descent.!A!soft!glow!lights!the!stairs,!and!
its!source!is!unknown.!No!sounds!can!be!heard!from!below.!
!
Any!ranger!or!elf!who!examines!the!stone!stairs!will!be!able!to!determine!that!
someone!has!used!the!stairs!recently.!!
!

Western"Hallway"

!
This!long!hallways!stretches!into!the!distance,!and!a!split!in!the!hallway!can!be!seen!
just!before!a!closed!door.!The!light!continues!to!flicker.!
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19!

Notes"for"the"Dungeon"Master"
!
The!primary!goal!for!the!players!in!A!Temples!Time!will!be!to!assist!an!old!cleric!
from!the!Order!of!the!Silver!Hammer!with!deIconsecrating!the!temple.!This!is!a!
ritual!that!must!be!performed!by!the!cleric!without!interruption.!!
!
The!players!will!begin!the!adventure!by!meeting!Oren!Kindleharp,!an!older!cleric!
who!will!explain!to!the!players!that!their!arrival!is!an!answer!to!his!prayers.!Oren!
will!show!them!the!cave!entrance!!it!has!been!intentionally!collapsed,!preventing!
entry!into!the!temple.!Oren!will!be!unaware!of!the!second,!secret!entrance.!
!
Once!the!players!discover!the!secret!entrance,!they!can!begin!exploring!the!temple.!
There!will!be!plenty!of!clues!that!the!temple!is!not!100%!abandoned.!Signs!of!recent!
occupation!will!be!visible!to!observant!players.!There!is!also!one!very!big!twist!to!
the!story!that!players!may!figure!out!or!may!not!discover!until!the!very!end!of!the!
adventure.!
!
Heres!the!twist!!an!evil!warlock,!Kynluu!Silvershard,!is!masquerading!as!a!
member!of!the!Order!of!the!Silver!Hammer.!Kynluu!is!using!a!Disguise!Self!spell!to!
gain!access!to!the!temple!and!perform!a!dark!ritual!to!increase!her!own!powers.!Her!
patron,!knowing!the!temples!protector!has!died!and!the!Order!is!sending!Oren!
Kindleharp!to!close!the!temple,!has!sent!her!to!desecrate!the!temple.!She!is!confused!
about!the!cave!collapse!and!does!not!realize!that!the!real!Oren!has!arrived!just!
ahead!of!her!and!is!preparing!the!temple.!!
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As!the!party!investigates!the!temple,!falseIOren!(Kynluu!in!disguise)!will!be!
unconcerned!about!any!damage!or!taking!of!items!from!the!temple.!FalseIOren!will!
explain!that!the!temple!is!to!be!deIconsecrated!and!their!actions!wont!matter,!but!
this!is!untrue.!A!true!member!of!the!Order!would!never!allow!any!desecration!or!
theft!from!the!temple.!
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Here!are!clues!that!players!may!or!may!not!begin!to!observe!as!the!adventure!
develops:!
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1.!The!natural!light!in!the!temple!is!due!to!Orens!arrival.!The!flickering!of!the!light!is!
caused!by!Kynluus!evil!presence.!FalseIOren!will!also!not!be!able!to!cast!even!the!
most!simple!cleric!cantrip.!FalseIOren!will!explain!to!the!players!that!he!believes!the!
temple!has!been!infiltrated!by!a!warlock!attempting!to!desecrate!the!temple!for!
power.!
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2.!!FalseIOren!will!not!be!aware!of!the!healing!nature!of!the!well!water.!If!the!players!
discover!this!feature,!Oren!will!explain!that!it!was!not!part!of!the!original!temple!
design!(which!is!not!true).!
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3.!FalseIOren!does!not!know!the!location!of!the!Primary!Temple!and!will!believe!it!
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to!be!the!altar!in!Area!6!(Public!Worship/Gathering!Area).!Once!FalseIOren!reaches!
the!altar,!he!will!be!visibly!disappointed!but!will!not!explain!why.!FalseIOren!will!be!
able!to!determine!from!an!examination!of!the!altar!that!this!is!not!the!true!Primary!
Temple!Room!(Area!17).!
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4.!FalseIOren!will!not!know!ANY!of!the!answers!to!the!questions!asked!when!a!
player!sits!on!the!bench.!!
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5.!FalseIOren!will!be!surprised!when!players!discover!Area!13!and!the!teleport!area.!
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6.!When!the!players!(and!FalseIOren)!enter!Area!14!(Minor!Crypt!Room),!the!
skeletons!will!hesitate!before!attacking.!This!is!due!to!their!confusion!over!Kynluus!
presence.!They!will!attack!the!players,!but!will!not!attack!FalseIOren.!Also,!Area!14!
will!be!completely!dark!(no!magical!glow)!due!to!the!evil!presence!of!the!skeletons!
overwhelming!the!light!blessing!on!the!temple.!
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7.!The!barracks!will!show!signs!of!a!single!recent!occupant.!FalseIOren!will!explain!
that!the!evil!warlock!must!have!already!arrived!and!will!ask!the!players!to!be!on!
guard!and!to!immediately!attack!when!they!encounter!the!man.!
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Feel!free!to!either!increase!the!suspicion!the!players!have!for!FalseIOren!or!decrease!
the!suspicion!(such!as!having!FalseIOren!smite!a!skeleton!with!his!hammer).!
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When!the!players!finally!discover!the!teleport!area!and!reach!the!Primary!Temple!
Room,!they!should!not!suspect!that!the!figure!kneeling!at!the!altar!is!the!real!Oren.!If!
they!are!sneaky,!FalseIOren!will!suggest!they!approach!the!figure!from!both!sides!by!
using!the!(trapped)!walkways!to!the!left!and!right.!Players!will!trigger!one!trap!and!
FalseIOren!(and!any!players!with!him)!will!trigger!the!other.!
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This!will!disturb!the!real!Oren!who!will!turn!and!recognize!the!evil!warlock/FalseI
Oren.!He!will!also!believe!the!players!are!in!league!with!Kynluu.!His!first!attack!will!
be!against!Kynluu,!so!players!SHOULD!be!able!to!quickly!figure!out!theyve!been!
fooled.!If!the!player!holding!the!magical!lantern!is!not!near!Kynluu,!have!Oren!spot!
the!lantern!and!instruct!the!players!to!light!the!lantern!and!move!it!near!Kynluu!to!
stop!her!magical!attacks.!
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When!Kynluu!is!defeated,!Oren!should!still!be!wary!of!the!players.!If!the!players!do!
not!volunteer!to!leave!the!temple!and!guard!it!so!Oren!can!complete!his!ritual,!Oren!
will!insist.!Eight!hours!later,!Oren!will!join!the!players!in!the!Main!Temple!Foyer!
(Area!5)!and!leave!with!them!up!the!secret!staircase!before!turning!out!the!lights."!
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The"Priest"
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Oren!Kindleharp,!Level!3!Human!Cleric,!Lawful!Good,!no!armor,!whiteIgray!robes!
with!green!trim,!brown!leather!shoes.!Light!hammer,!travelers!backpack!!((water,!
rations,!journal!and!a!priests!prayer!book)!Age!62,!graying!hair,!not!unhealthy,!but!
no!longer!fast!and!strong!as!in!his!younger!days.!Oren!has!been!assigned!the!duty!to!
seal!a!hidden!temple!by!performing!a!ritual!to!remove!all!blessings!and!
deconsecrate!the!grounds.!Oren!will!defend!against!any!attempts!to!desecrate!the!
temple.!Once!the!ritual!is!completed,!Oren!will!try!and!avoid!combat!unless!
cornered.!
!
Oren!KIndleharp!
Human!Cleric!(Light!Domain),!Lawful!Good!(Level!3)!Armor!Class:!12!
Hit!Points:!18!
Speed:!25!
!
STR:!8(I1)!DEX:!14(+2)!CON:!10(0)!INT:!12(+1)!WIS:!17(+3)!CHA:!14(+2)!
!
Skills:!Perception!+3,!History!+1!
Languages:!Common,!Elven,!Dwarven!
Challenge:!3!
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Actions!
Light!Hammer:!Melee!Weapon!Attack:!1d4+4!(magical)!
Cantrips:!Light,!Guidance,!Spare!the!Dying,!Resistance,!Sacred!Flame!
Light!Domain!Spells:!Burning!Hands,!Faerie!Fire,!Flaming!Sphere,!Scorching!Ray!
!
When!the!players!first!encounter!Oren!outside!the!farmhouse,!he!will!be!exhausted!
from!his!travels!and!an!attack!on!his!person!by!a!pack!of!wolves.!His!spells!are!
exhausted!and!he!wont!be!much!help!to!the!players.!He!will!insist!on!joining!them,!
however,!if!they!manage!to!find!the!entrance!to!the!temple.!He!will!speak!against!
(but!make!no!actions!to!stop)!any!desecration!or!vandalism!to!the!temple!and!
explain!that!his!ritual!of!deIconsecration!will!remove!all!blessings!from!the!temple!
and!the!players!can!do!what!they!will!once!his!ritual!is!performed.!If!asked,!he!will!
admit!to!having!possibly!visited!the!temple!20!or!30!years!earlier!(memory!fails)!
when!it!was!being!constructed!and!has!no!knowledge!of!its!existing!layout.!
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The"Warlock"
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Kynluu!Silvershard,!Level!4!Human!Warlock,!Neutral!Evil,!leather!armor,!charcoal!
gray!overcoat,!leather!boots.!Spell!book,!explorers!pack,!crossbow/15!bolts.!Age!34,!
red!hair,!scar!under!right!eye!running!down!to!chin.!Kynluu!is!seeking!to!corrupt!the!
temple!with!a!special!ritual!that!her!patron!has!promised!will!significantly!increase!
her!powers.!If!she!encounters!Oren,!she!will!fight!him!to!the!death!as!well!as!any!
characters!that!get!in!her!way.!She!is!unaware!of!the!powerful!artifact!that!hides!in!
the!temple!and!the!effects!it!can!have!on!her!magic.!She!is!extremely!deceptive!and!
untrustworthy,!and!much!of!her!study!and!skills!have!been!selected!for!deception!
and!misleading!others.!
!
Kynluu!Silvershard!
Human!Warlock!(),!Neutral!Evil!(Level!4)!Armor!Class:!11!
Hit!Points:!31!
Speed:!30!
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STR:!10(0)!DEX:!11(0)!CON:!14(+2)!INT:!12(+1)!WIS:!12(+1)!CHA:!17(+3)!
!
Skills:!Deception!+3,!Performance!+3,!Arcana!+1!
Languages:!Common,!
Challenge:!3!
!
Actions!
Crossbow:!1d8!piercing!
Cantrips:!Minor!Illusion,!Eldritch!Blast,!Friends!
Spells:!(5!known/2!slots)!Disguise!Self,!Charm!Person,!Suggestion,!Invisibility,!Hold!
Person!Invocations:!Mask!of!Many!Faces!(Disguise!Self!at!will),!Repelling!Blast!
!
Players!should!not!encounter!Kynluu!until!they!reach!the!Primary!Temple!(Area!
18).!Once!Kynluu!sets!eyes!on!Oren,!however,!she!will!not!immediately!attack!him.!
When!the!players!finally!discover!the!teleport!area!and!reach!the!Primary!Temple!
Room,!they!should!not!suspect!that!the!figure!kneeling!at!the!altar!is!the!real!Oren.!
FalseIOren!will!suggest!they!approach!the!figure!from!both!sides!by!using!the!
(trapped)!walkways!to!the!left!and!right.!Players!will!trigger!one!trap!and!FalseI
Oren!(and!any!players!with!him)!will!trigger!the!other.!Kynluu!will!fight!to!the!
death,!knowing!if!the!priest!manages!to!complete!his!own!ritual,!the!temple!will!lose!
its!power!and!her!patron!will!punish!her!severely!for!her!failure!at!the!task.!
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