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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 3924227" data-attributes="member: 7006">Rogan checks the pile of treasure and confirms that it is not trapped.Upon further inspection of the dials and dais and with Khalia's knowledge of draconic things... some ideas begin to percolate about what might be up.If the bas-relief is an actual representation of this area at one point in ancient history... the chamber down here was actually a large hole in the ground that presumably the dragon (and eventually dracolich) Kha'shazul stayed in.  The main temple was then built slightly behind it, presumably by lizardfolk worshippers.The three wells are nowhere near large enough to allow Kha'shazul to come and go, so the portico and probably the wells must have been built some time after the dracolich Kha'shazul was already dead.  Rogan does a quick architecture check and verifies that the walls to this chamber and the two side tunnels are all finished and polished off in the same manner, so this whole area was probably cleaned up the same time the portico and wells were built.What this means is that the portico, wells, and dais with dials were commisioned and built for someone (or something) other than Kha'shazul.  As Khalia can confirm that the coinage in this hoard is of a much more recent design, it's fairly certain this is not Kha'shazul's hoard, but rather the hoard of someone else.  You all also recall that the blackscale High Priest seemed to be calling out for assistance during the fight.  He said "Help us!  Defend the temple of your fathers!".  Was he shouting to the other blackscales in the temple, or perhaps someone else entirely?Finally... Khalia recalls one final thing that Sur'Kil told the group... "the temple occupies a place where an ancient demon was cast down... much like this place and others like this. Such places were guarded, in legend, by half-dragon beasts. Somewhere beneath that temple, I believe that the crypt of one such ancient creature lies, along with relics of that time."  From all indications, this skeleton is of a full dragon, and the whole chamber does not strike you as what you would call a crypt.  In addition, you have all seen the intricate patterns and designs that lock shut the doorways to Khyber that the ancient demons were cast into.  And you see nothing of the sort here.Perhaps this chamber isn't what you are really looking for?</blockquote>

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