# 26: Ancient Cistern You approach the back wall and bemusedly wipe away some of the grime with your finger. Most of it comes off easily, but a chalky black streak remains. Curious, you take your sleeve and begin wiping the wall more vigorously, quickly revealing some sort of runic language. With enough cleaning, you find lettering covering the entire back wall. The letters are unrecognizable, but you jot them down and head back to town, bringing the writings to a language expert at the University. “It’s part of a ritual,” says a bespectacled Quatryl, staring down at your crude writing. “I am not myself entirely familiar with the specifics, but it seems to be a ritual to ‘welspar’...err, corrupt. “I believe such corruption would require the use of a conduit.” The Quatryl peers even more intently at the writings. “Ah, here! Something referred to as ‘The Artifact,’ housed at the Temple of Elements.”
New Location :
The Quatryl rushes over to a bookcase overflowing with texts, “Ah, interesting! I’ve heard of that before.” He disappears behind a large stack of tomes. “Yes! The Temple of the Elements.” His head pops out above the books. “The Temple of the Elements, said to house the Vessel of the Elements, a powerful ancient artifact capable of giving shape and power to the elemental residues around us. “The book says the temple isn’t even that far from here—somewhere around the fork in the Serpent’s Kiss River. If you’re looking to get the bottom of the corruption, I’d start there.” 22
Temple of the Elements 22 (K-8)
Party Achievement :
Following Clues
Rewards : 10 gold each +1 reputation +2 prosperity
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C1a J1a M1a Maps : L1a
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Water (x11)
Living Corpse
Ooze
Night Demon
Black Imp
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STUN Trap (x4)
Treasure Tile (x1)
Boulder (x2)
Large Boulders (x1)
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