D23: Room 1-15 The Temple of the Leaping Oracle; Southwest Parapet

 The First Floor is nearing completion, The Southwest Parapet is the last of the external defensive structures for the dungeon. This is likely the last one to be explored by the party and also the most likely room to be bypassed on a playthrough. The inhabitant of this room will hold a key for the locked Iron doors on this floor as a reward for the player's Thouoghness.

Southwest Parapet    Low

The four parapets of this level form the defensive focus of the Green-Eyed Prophecy. The bulk of their guard force are positioned in the fortified structures

Design

A narrow ledge runs along the north and east walls, and a winding stair in the Southwest corner of the room leads to a crenelated roof the Upach Cultists have been using as a lookout. Various insect shells are scattered throughout the room

Entries

North Entry    (Trapped)

An unlocked Iron Door with a Gripilli Spear Trap that leads into the privy.

South Stairwell

a winding stair in the Southwest corner of the room leads to a crenelated roof the Upach Cultists have been using as a lookout.

East Entry

Unlocked Stone Door Door Hardness 15 (BT 30) 60 hp

Denizens

A Green-Eyed Cultist (Perception +5 darkvision, Stealth +7) is milling from this level to the roof keeping watch for approaching intruders. They engage intruders with their cantrips on the first round. They scramble to a signal bell on the roof in the next round. If they activate the alarm, the roving guard squad on this level arrives in 1d4 rounds to reinforce them (provided they were not Killed earlier)

Tresure

The cultist has an Iron Key on a cord around their neck. The key opens the locked iron doors on this level.A vial of Milky grey Stone Fist Elixir is sitting on the table in this room