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 ====== Temple of Shintal ======
->//Stone gargoyles leer down at you from the top of the Temple of Shintal. The front doors have been barred, and an edict has been plastered over the wood: “Temples dedicated to the [[dragul|Dragul]] gods, and all other false gods of destruction and disorder, are closed by order of the [[gimnax|queen]].”// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
 [[wildwood|Wildwood]] place of worship to the [[goblin|Goblin]] god of death, [[shintal|Shintal]].
-Recently closed by the outlaw of [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]].
+>//Stone gargoyles leer down at you from the top of the Temple of Shintal. // - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+The temple contains a large, bronze idol of [[shintal|Shintal]].  He holds a golden bowl, which has been well used.  Dried blood and remnants of decaying bones can be seen in the bowl.  Remains of previous sacrifices.  A workbench is available for concocting potions and poisons.
+The temple also contains many statues to lesser gods:
+>//To your horror, you realize that one of them is of the Frogkin woman you released from the mines. The statue’s base reads, “[[yalaka|Yalaka]], [[frogkin|Frogkin]] goddess of nightmares.”// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+The temple has been recently closed by the decree of [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]].
+>//The front doors have been barred, and an [[queen_s_edict|edict]] has been plastered over the wood: “Temples dedicated to the [[dragul|Dragul]] gods, and all other false gods of destruction and disorder, are closed by order of the queen.”// - Festival of Hereos (GS-ADV1)
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+By making an offering to [[shintal|Shintal]] in this place, you reveal a hidden area with direct ties to the [[order_of_assassins|Order of Assassins]];
+>//In response to your sacrifice, [[shintal|Shintal’s]] eyes light up, glowing red. Hidden gears crank in the shadows and a section of the wall pops open, revealing a secret staircase.// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
-Inside the temple sits a workbench for concocting potions and poisons;
+Beneath the temple, you find a long rumored secret room.  There have been stories that the [[shintal|Shintal]] high priests have given sanctuary to the [[order_of_assassins|Order of Assassins]].  This room proves that the stories are more than rumors.
->//A [[human|Human]] [[earta|woman]] sits at a workbench nearby, grinding herbs with a mortar and pestle.// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+Searching the room, you see a number of tiny scrolls tucked into niches in the stone wall.  Each scroll appears to have a name that has been crossed out.  Perhaps fallen victims of the assassins?
-A large idol of the death god also awaits offerings from its patrons, visited by rats that inhabit the place;
+The walls are also lined with a multitude of small weapons, all befitting an assassin.
->//Rats scatter back into the shadows as your torchlight fills the chamber.\\
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-Ahead of you, an enormous bronze idol of [[shintal|Shintal]] towers over the room. He holds a golden bowl, an altar filled with dried blood and rotting bone. A message has been carved beneath him: “To enter, present your sacrifice.”\\ - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)