Temple Acolyte's Study

This room was once a study for a long-forgotten religious order.

Design

The coral walls of this room have five bookshelves shaped into them The shelves are stacked with papyrus sheets. A coral table is shaped from the floor and has scattered sheets on it.

Entries

North Entry (Secret)

(DC 20 to find) Strong Coral Panel (Hardness 15; 30 hp) The Panel is concealed behind a Bas Relief of an Oil Lantern and opened by holding a torch or other heat source against the flames on the lantern.

East Entry

Unlocked Simple Wooden Door (Hardness 5, 20 hp)

South Entry

Locked Iron Door (DC 25 to open, Hardness 17, 72 hp)

Southwest Entry (Secret)

(DC 15 to find) Strong Coral Panel (Hardness 15; 30 hp) This panel is a Bas relief of a Trident The trident is a lever that opens the panel.

Northwest Entry (Trapped)

Unlocked Stone Door (60 hp) with a Gripilli Spear Trap

Gripilli Spear Trap - Hazard 1

UNCOMMONCOLORLESSSMALLHAZARDMECHANICALTRAP

A Poisoned spear rigged to jab into a doorway when triggered.
Perception	DC 20
Skills	DC 14 Theivery (Trained) on the door frame
STR +0 , DEX +0 , CON +0 , INT +0 , WIS +0 , CHA +0
AC	19
Saving Throws	Fort +11, Ref +3, Will 0
HP	24 - Immunities critical hits, object immunities, precision damage - Resistances Hardness 6 (BT 12)
Special Abilities	Poisoned Spear (Divination, Mental) Trigger The door is opened; Effect The trap makes a +13 Melee strike on the creature that opened the door; on a hit the spear inflicts piercing damage with a DC 17 Spear Frog Poison effect Spear Frog Poison (Alchemical, Injury, Poison) Saving Throw DC 17 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 6 rounds; Stage 1 poison damage (1 round) Stage 2 poison damage and enfeebled 1 (1 round)

Valuables

The papers collected in the room represent the collected teachings of the Green-Eyed Prophecy

Wisdom of the Wild

Gripilli Occult Library 1

These papers are handwritten by Green-Eyed Cultists in their native tongue, Upach. Party members who understand Upach can use this collection as a research library.
Maximum Knowlege Gained 15
Research Checks DC 15 Occultism, 20 Religion, DC 25 Society

Knowledge Thresholds

3 Knowledge The PCs learn the Green-Eyed Prophecy is a cult dedicated to the worship of the raw primal power of nature and the veneration of the wild places of the world. Their leader advocates the violent resistance to the spread of civilization.
5 Knowledge The PCs learn about Dulöltü Rarch, the swamp warlock and High Priest of the Green-Eyed Prophesy, and their settlement on the floor below.
10 Knowledge The PCs learn of a burgeoning rivalry between Dulöltü Rarch and his second, Ntib Götagshend.
15 Knowledge The PCs learn Rarch has recruited a clan of Boggards into the cult, they are seeking the patronage of a greater power under the temple.

— Dungeon23 Challenge

Type

Room, Common, Study

Parent Location

Temple of The Leaping Oracle, Receiving Hall

Connected Rooms

• Leaping Oracle Watch Pantry
• Northwest Parapet of the Leaping Oracle
• Temple of the Leaping Oracle; Kitchen