D23: Room 1-3 The Temple of the Leaping Oracle; Acolyte's Study

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

Wisdom of the Wild     Library 1

BLACK

GREEN

GRIPPLI

OCCULT

Structure Bonus +1 bonus to Rest and Relax using Scholarship checks Effects Creatures gain a +1 item bonus to Lore checks made to Recall Knowledge while Investigating, as well as to Researching checks and to Decipher Writing checks. 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 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 seek the patronage of a greater power under the temple.

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.

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.

Entries

North Entry (Secret)

(DC 20 to find) Strong Coral Panel (Hardness 15; 30 hp) that leads into the Northern Rogue's Chute. 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) to the Temple Kitchen

South Entry 

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

Southwest Entry (Secret)

(DC 15 to find) Strong Coral Panel (Hardness 15; 30 hp) to the Western Rogue's Chute 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 to the Northwest Parapet

Valuables

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