With a plan in place... Rogan, Jina, Ari and Onyx leave the secret tunnel and proceed back around to the main hallway that feeds into this end of the temple. Using a small mirror that Rogan borrowed from someone (I'm sure someone has one in their possession), the rogue glances into the main room off the hallway.
He sees a massive alter dominate the far wall, upon which sit several candelabras with burning candles. Above the altar on the wall stretches a mural that goes all the way to the temple's vaulted ceiling. A low circular wall like the group found out on the portico sits in the center of the room, and there is an archway in the center of the wall opposite the altar that leads into another room or two presumably.
However, the most important features are the blackscale priest that stands in the center of the room in front of the circular well and altar, and the very large creature with the upper torso of a powerfully built reptillion humanoid and the lower body of a four-legged wingless dragon (a dracotaur). The priest wears robes, although the bulk of the folds suggest armor beneath it, and he stands with his arms outstretched and continues chanting. The dracotaur's clawed feet and spiked tail lash the stones as it hefts its longspear and paces around the room. Ari would guess that it is this creature whose shadow he saw.
The other four party members remain in the secret passage waiting for some sort of signal to come out.
Encounter A9 - Altar Room
[sblock=OOC: ]If your intention is to rush out and engage in combat, Rogan, Ari and Jina can state their first actions. Please use the letter/number coordinate system of the spreadsheet to specify where you are moving to. Thanx! [/sblock]
He sees a massive alter dominate the far wall, upon which sit several candelabras with burning candles. Above the altar on the wall stretches a mural that goes all the way to the temple's vaulted ceiling. A low circular wall like the group found out on the portico sits in the center of the room, and there is an archway in the center of the wall opposite the altar that leads into another room or two presumably.
However, the most important features are the blackscale priest that stands in the center of the room in front of the circular well and altar, and the very large creature with the upper torso of a powerfully built reptillion humanoid and the lower body of a four-legged wingless dragon (a dracotaur). The priest wears robes, although the bulk of the folds suggest armor beneath it, and he stands with his arms outstretched and continues chanting. The dracotaur's clawed feet and spiked tail lash the stones as it hefts its longspear and paces around the room. Ari would guess that it is this creature whose shadow he saw.
The other four party members remain in the secret passage waiting for some sort of signal to come out.
Encounter A9 - Altar Room
[sblock=OOC: ]If your intention is to rush out and engage in combat, Rogan, Ari and Jina can state their first actions. Please use the letter/number coordinate system of the spreadsheet to specify where you are moving to. Thanx! [/sblock]
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