3. Statues, Secrets, and Sacrifice: Tales of a Pyramid Ascent

Amun Re was a pretentious twat. His name is inscribed on every inch of this pyramid. There are rooms with half a dozen statues depicting him. But behind some of those statues are secrets. Ramps and rubble lead us to a conspicuously labelled "Treasure Room" and subsequent crypt void of anything interesting. We conclude despite being hidden, this is a false tomb turned over many times by grave robbers.
 
Dervish are scattered throughout this place, as is their chanting and the scent of cooking meat. In one particular chamber, yet another statue of the Pharaoh holds a massive bowl of fire. The devout give their sacrifices to the flames and an awful, crazy, curious idea strikes us. One by one we work up the courage and enter the flames.
 
After an interesting encounter with levers and a magnet, we carefully work our way through a foggy maze, leaving chalk arrows behind to aid our navigation. We dispatch some minotaurs and a winged horror that ambushed us from above. A ledge to another level leads us to a holy warrior of Uluru named Dreana who we help out of a tight spot with some ghouls. There's a sadness in her eyes, and a story of her deceased mother's unrest.
 
She seeks what we seek and joins our quest.