Stone gargoyles leer down at you from the top of the Temple of Shintal. - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)

Wildwood place of worship to the Goblin god of death, Shintal.

Recently closed by the outlaw of Queen Gimnax.

The front doors have been barred, and an edict has been plastered over the wood: “Temples dedicated to the Dragul gods, and all other false gods of destruction and disorder, are closed by order of the queen.” - Festival of Hereos (GS-ADV1)

By making an offering to Shintal in this place, you reveal a hidden area with direct ties to the Order of Assassins;

In response to your sacrifice, 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)

Beneath the temple, you discover a secret room. It has long been rumored that the Shintal high priests have given sanctuary to the Order of Assassins. Here, you appear to have found proof of this accusation.

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)

Inside the temple sits a workbench for concocting potions and poisons;

A Human woman sits at a workbench nearby, grinding herbs with a mortar and pestle. - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)

A large idol of the death god also awaits offerings from its patrons, visited by rats that inhabit the place;

Rats scatter back into the shadows as your torchlight fills the chamber.

Ahead of you, an enormous bronze idol of 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)