Sanctioned Treachery
Temple Exploration
Adikia’s Excursion
- Adikia goes to the upper floor and sees two pairs of footprints leading deeper into the temple.
- Adikia spots five decorative plaques on the wall. Each plaque contains a hieroglyphic image and an inscription written in primordial. Adikia copies the inscriptions on each plaque.
- Adeena catches up to Adikia and informs her about what the party has uncovered. The two descends and joins the party.
- Adikia asks Fiamil to translate the inscriptions she found. The five inscriptions tell the following:
First inscription: “The Old Gods trapped the void from the otherworld.” Second Inscription: “From the ether, the dragons burst forth. The Old Gods trapped them in a desolated plane.” Third Inscription: “The beasts and monsters waged war against the living world.” Fourth Inscription: “The primal races are born. Scorned and cursed, the orcs, one of the primal races, brought fire and destruction upon the world.” Fifth Inscription: “And thus came the Age of Humans.”
The Statues
- The party go on the unexplored side of the upper floor. The scholars and Roldan, who was closely guarded by Thoradin, follow behind them.
- The party enter a room and see two sets of statues on either side of a hall. The first set of statues depict The Old Gods and Macchi. The second set depicts a five-headed dragon, Miledu, and four broken statues. The two sets of statues appear to be fighting the other.
- The party investigate the four broken statues. The four statues depict a monstrous beast, a creature with many eyes, a humanoid figure, and an orc.
- The party exits the hall and finds a door leading to the fountain’s source. The two sets of footprints lead to the door. Splix receives a premonition that saves Adikia from disintegration which triggered when she was trying to open the door.
- Theobald casts dispel magic on the door and successfully dispels the ward. The party enter the room.
Confronting Elix
- The room contains a spring filling into a pool of water. The water from the source is tainted with blood and ichor.
- Arc spots a teleportation circle. Elix and four orcs appear on the portal. The party attacks Elix.
- Elix raises the Scepter of Akenatun; he casts time stop and holds the party in stasis for 12 seconds. During the spell’s duration, Elix pulls Roldan.
- Roldan telepathically asks Adeena whether she would promise to help him resurrect his wife. Adeena reluctantly tells him that she would help him.
- Kiris manages to take away the Scepter of Akenatun from Elix. He then throws the scepter to Thoradin.
- Elix finds a spell focus and attempts to cast teleport. Before the spell’s casting finishes, Roldan plunges a dagger onto Elix.