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Temple Entry, Day 7 (mid-day)

The doors swing silently open on heavy, well-oiled hinges of bronze, letting the dim light of the stormy sky pour into the entryway. The floor beyond the doors is made up of reddish-brown slate-like stone squares, each about two feet square. The walls of the area are plastered and painted with scenes befitting the nature of the foul Temple - disgusting acts, killing, torture, enslavement, robbery, thievery and other unspeakable things. The creed of the Temple and its worshippers is all too evident here. Evil is flaunted and lionized. The dim light filters through the stained glass windows that line the vestibule, casting revolting colors upon the greenish stones of the floor to the north.

In that direction, you can see the nave of the Temple. The pillars to either hand are of a pinkish mineral, shot through with worm-colored veins. Their arches lead to an unremarkable pair of lesser side aisles. The columns supporting the archways, as well as the arches themselves, are worked in bas relief. As with the frescoes in the entryway, the scenes are ineffable, vile and filthy. This area was probably reserved for the lowliest of worshippers during the time when the Temple flourished. The area beyond the nave, past the first archway, appears to be better lit and more open. You can see more of the nauseating pinkish pillars supporting the roof beyond.
 

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Two axe feels his stomach turn. Even the orcs of his youth did not venerate evil like this. Nor were they nearly weathly, skilled or dedicated enough to create such a monument to their ideology. This place was foul beyond his imagination.

After a moment of silence, to hear if anyone approached, Two Axe steps into the temple. He moves towards a temple, to avoid feeling too much in the open. He looks around to see if there's any sign of enemies.
 

All is quiet within the structure; besides the echo of your footsteps and the sound of the rain falling outside, all is still.
 

Verdis

Verdis tries to appear undisturbed by the scenes around him, but a cold sweat on his forehead and a dazed look suggest something else. His knuckles are pale as he grips the stock of his crossbow tightly. "Forward?", he asks in a soft voice.
 

Dara

“Unless you have a better idea...” Dara remarks, while she moves forward and through the doorway, into the Temple of Elemental Evil. But then she falls silent. The evilness this place radiates makes her tread more carefully now and stay alarmed.
 


Ragnok walks ahead, side by side with Two Axe. The dwarf hold's Norryjar in hand, and the expression upon his face leaves no doubt that he is repulsed by what he sees here.
 

Central Altar Chamber

Passing out of the nave of the Temple and into what appears to be the main chapel area, you note that the pillars now appear to be of white marble, veined with an ugly red. The altar block is of pinkish-white marble, and is a rough oval some seven feet long and five wide. The top has a hollowed out portion resembling a human form, arms and legs spread away from the body. This depression is stained a darker color than the rest.

Just north of the altar is a circular, marble-lined pit; perhaps it is a well of sorts, twenty feet in diameter. Shards of broken crystal vessels lie scattered around the well, near the altar, and all about the floor. A crystal knife with a broken blade lies atop the altar.

There appear to be side chapels to the east and west, and you can see a door in the wall to the northwest. Beyond the well, the chapel continues on. You can see what is perhaps another chapel further to the north.

OOC: Map is in .xls format this time. Sorry, but the Temple is quite large.
 
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Two axe is amazed by the quality of the construction. Why was this not destroyed long ago? He'll motion for Ragnok to accompany him North a ways further. He would prefer to look around the whole temple before opening any doors or touching anything potentially dangerous.

PS. Nice map!
 


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