7. Many Gods, One Cult

In the moonlight we crept to the monolith. Speaking into the stone rolled open a door and at the bottom we were met by undead, including two ogres and a beholder. Thank the Gods for Cramus's talent with fire.
 
We smelled, tasted, and dipped undead limbs into mysteriously shallow pools of colored water and endured the flashing blindness of a trap guarding the next doorway. Inside we confronted by an illuminated jackal statue and a cult led by two masked leaders. Confusing us for Sandvoyagers, they demanded our supposed delivery: the Princess Shadala. We played into their mistake and nearly had them convinced before the violence began. Again Cramus was indispensable, hypnotizing the majority while we dispatched blades and faerie fire. I relieved the one called Korga of his mask and the other, adept as an assassin with his blades was revealed to be Khorus - the Sheik's own son and brother to the missing Princess's fiancé! Grim's furious axe left no time for Khorus to explain and it was only after defeating most of the cultists, including a demon ape in the guise of a prisoner, that we learned more from Korga as he was helplessly levitated above my own rapier.
 
He alleged that this cult was sworn to preserve the worship of many gods and the diverse religious practices under threat by the zealously devout Sheik and his Dervish people. He was unclear on how the Sandvoyagers and the Princess fit in, but in my foolishness I tried on his mask and had a vision - Kalatherius, the dread efreet himself saw and spoke to me. He knew my name. He asked my greatest desire. He asked if I would kill.
 
I could do it. I am certain he possesses the power to ensure my name and deeds complete the journey from hero to legend to myth. Merosh the Actor, the Storyteller, the Acrobat and Juggler. Merosh the Muscle Bard... Would I kill?
 
Merosh the Immortal... Merosh the Tragic...
 
Returning to the present I shared who I saw. Firmly convinced Korga was an agent of evil, Grim executed his justice despite some of our misgivings. How will the Sheik take this news? Do we admit responsibility for his son's death? Should we have delivered the leader responsible for Khorus's misdeeds?