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The Temple Between
When the PCs first enter area B (or examine it
from above), read:
Pedestals and podiums scattered across the room, as well
as hooks and shelves along the walls, suggest that this was
once a display chamber or gallery. Though most are empty,
a few hooks still boast old tapestries and paintings, while
the occasional podium displays a small sculpture. It looks
as though the vast majority of the artwork has been gone
for ages.
When the PCs first enter area C (or examine it
from above), read:
Alcoves along the walls and great stone sarcophagi across
the chamber indicate rather dramatically that this was
once a sepulcher, likely for particularly holy members of
the Church. Most of the sarcophagi have been broken into,
ransacked, and desecrated. The air here smells a bit stale
and dusty, but any scent of decay faded centuries ago.
When the PCs first enter area D (or examine it
from above), read:
Apparently a sitting or study room, this chamber contains
little but old, decaying chairs and a few small tables barely
wide enough for a large tome.
When the PCs first enter area E (or examine it
from above), read:
This room was obviously a library at some point. The
shelves are mostly empty now, but they are large enough to
have held several hundred books. A few heaps of molding
parchment and leather are all that remain of those books
that were dropped and left behind when the temple was
abandoned.
Perception Check
DC 20: One of the piles of books has recently been
disturbed. It looks much like something was removed from
the bottom, allowing the rest of the heap to crumple inward.
(Although the PCs cannot know this for sure, they might
guess that this is where the Incunabulum Primeval was
taken from—and they’d be right.)
When the PCs first enter area F (or examine it
from above), read:
The specially carved racks and concave shelves suggest that
this was once a repository for scrolls of various sizes.
When the PCs first enter area G (or examine it
from above), read:
This rather sizable room boasts a smattering of large
statues, idols, and carven pillars. Their random placement
around the chamber indicates that they’ve been moved, and
the great empty spaces suggest that this room once held
many more such relics than it currently does.
When the PCs first enter area H, read:
This building and its attachment, the only two structures
in this cavern to have roofs, are clearly of far more recent
construction than most everything else herein. The walls
are of thin stone and do not match the surroundings, and
the floor is covered haphazardly with a thin rug. Several
tables and chairs sit scattered about, and a cooking
cauldron occupies one corner.
When the PCs first enter area I, read:
What was once a bedroom has been transformed into a
chamber of horrors. Old blood has matted the carpet into
a thin film that crunches beneath your feet. Dull blades
and needles protrude from the surface of a desk, where they
were apparently stuck for safekeeping. A wooden bed frame
leans against the wall at an angle; chained to it, dangling by
his chafed and bloody wrists, is what appears to be a dwarf
with hair and beard of writhing flame! Despite its touch,
the wood of the frame shows no evidence of burning.
Once the PCs begin interacting with the
Caretaker—assuming combat is over—consult
“Departing the Temple” in the “Mountainroot Temple
Overview.”
2 Dragonborn Gladiators (G) Level 10 Soldier
Medium natural humanoid
XP 500 each
Initiative +9 Senses Perception +6
HP 106; Bloodied 53; see also dragonborn fury
AC 24; Fortitude 23, Reflex 20, Will 21
Speed 5
m Bastard Sword (standard; at-will) ✦ Weapon
+15 vs. AC (+16 while bloodied); see also lone fighter;
1d10 + 5 damage.
M Finishing Blow (standard; at-will) ✦ Weapon
Target must be bloodied; +15 vs. AC (+16 while bloodied);
2d10 + 5 damage, and the dragonborn gladiator’s allies
gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls until the end of the
dragonborn gladiator’s next turn.
C Dragon Breath (minor; encounter) ✦ Fire
Close blast 3; +12 vs. Reflex (+13 while bloodied); 1d6 + 4
fire damage.
Dragonborn Fury (only while bloodied)
A dragonborn gains a +1 racial bonus to attack rolls.
Gladiator’s Strike
When the dragonborn gladiator hits an enemy with an
opportunity attack, the target is knocked prone.
Lone Fighter
The dragonborn gladiator gains a +2 bonus to melee attack
rolls when adjacent to only one enemy.
Alignment Unaligned Languages Common, Draconic
Skills Athletics +15, History +7, Intimidate +15
Str 12 (+10) Dex 15 (+7) Wis 12 (+6)
Con 18 (+9) Int 10 (+5) Cha 16 (+8)
Equipment scale armor, bastard sword
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