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 ====== Temple of Shintal ======
->//Stone gargoyles leer down at you from the top of the Temple of Shintal. The front doors have been barred, and an edict has been plastered over the wood: “Temples dedicated to the [[dragul|Dragul]] gods, and all other false gods of destruction and disorder, are closed by order of the [[gimnax|queen]].”// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
 [[wildwood|Wildwood]] place of worship to the [[goblin|Goblin]] god of death, [[shintal|Shintal]].
-Recently closed by the outlaw of [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]].
+>//Stone gargoyles leer down at you from the top of the Temple of Shintal. // - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
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+The temple contains a large, bronze idol of [[shintal|Shintal]].  He holds a golden bowl, which has been well used.  Dried blood and remnants of decaying bones can be seen in the bowl.  Remains of previous sacrifices.  A workbench is available for concocting potions and poisons.
-===== Order of Assassins =====
+The temple also contains many statues to lesser gods:
-By making an offering to [[shintal|Shintal]] in this place, you reveal a hidden area with direct ties to the [[order_of_assassins|Order of Assassins]];
+>//To your horror, you realize that one of them is of the Frogkin woman you released from the mines. The statue’s base reads, “[[yalaka|Yalaka]], [[frogkin|Frogkin]] goddess of nightmares.”// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
->//In response to your sacrifice, [[shintal|Shintal’s]] eyes light up, glowing red. Hidden gears crank in the shadows and a section of the wall pops open, revealing a secret staircase.// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+The temple has been recently closed by the decree of [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]].
->//Beneath the temple, you discover a secret room. It has long been rumored that the [[shintal|Shintal]] high priests have given sanctuary to the [[order_of_assassins|Order of Assassins]]. Here, you appear to have found proof of this accusation.\\
+>//The front doors have been barred, and an [[queen_s_edict|edict]] has been plastered over the wood: “Temples dedicated to the [[dragul|Dragul]] gods, and all other false gods of destruction and disorder, are closed by order of the queen.”// - Festival of Hereos (GS-ADV1)
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-A number of tiny scrolls have been tucked into niches in the stone wall. Each bears the name that has been crossed out. You surmise that these are the names of those who have already fallen victim to the assassin’s blade.\\
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-The walls are lined with a small arsenal of weapons.// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
-===== Furnishings =====
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+===== References =====
+==== Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1) ====
+By making an offering to [[shintal|Shintal]] in this place, you reveal a hidden area with direct ties to the [[order_of_assassins|Order of Assassins]];
+>//In response to your sacrifice, [[shintal|Shintal’s]] eyes light up, glowing red. Hidden gears crank in the shadows and a section of the wall pops open, revealing a secret staircase.// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
-Inside the temple sits a workbench for concocting potions and poisons;
+Beneath the temple, you find a long rumored secret room.  There have been stories that the [[shintal|Shintal]] high priests have given sanctuary to the [[order_of_assassins|Order of Assassins]].  This room proves that the stories are more than rumors.
->//A [[human|Human]] [[earta|woman]] sits at a workbench nearby, grinding herbs with a mortar and pestle.// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+Searching the room, you see a number of tiny scrolls tucked into niches in the stone wall.  Each scroll appears to have a name that has been crossed out.  Perhaps fallen victims of the assassins?
-A large idol of the death god also awaits offerings from its patrons, visited by rats that inhabit the place;
+The walls are also lined with a multitude of small weapons, all befitting an assassin.
->//Rats scatter back into the shadows as your torchlight fills the chamber.\\
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-Ahead of you, an enormous bronze idol of [[shintal|Shintal]] towers over the room. He holds a golden bowl, an altar filled with dried blood and rotting bone. A message has been carved beneath him: “To enter, present your sacrifice.”// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)