As you start to engage the space worms, a few dozen Pathfinders pass behind you, hooting and hollering that the way up is clear.
You have the option to stay and fight in this cloud, or withdraw and follow the others up to the temple.
You jump into the crowd, and get whisked away, up to the temple plaza and fresh air.
Wide flagstones cover the plaza leading to a stepped pyramid. Larger-than-life statues of serpentfolk and snakes line the plaza, alongside pictograph-covered pillars and small cages filled with all manner of furry, chattering creatures.
This massive stone plaza stretches out before a stepped pyramid at its far end. Buildings and stalls line either side, and heavily inscribed stone columns stand throughout the area, forming a spiral pattern. Banners and tarps hang between the columns, creating distinct areas of light and darkness. Smoldering coals surround the bases of large, heated ceramic cylinders, which glow softly. They’re warm enough to be felt from a distance, but not hot enough to ignite the blankets draped over them or the banners dangling around and above.
You enter into the temple interior.
Glowing coals warm this shrine and cast an eerie under-lighting on the towering, snake-headed statue behind the altar. The reek of ammonia and rotting flesh fills the air and burns the eyes.
Garn casts his spells, alerting someone to your presence. You notice a serpentfolk priest coming towards you, followed by a large python.
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Garn dashes forward, pulling out his enhanced club as he does so, and smashes down on the giant python.
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At the same time, he commands Snowball to attack the serpentfolk and with his rapid speed, he easily reaches the priest and bites at it.
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Garn attempts to recall what he knows about the giant python, but does not seem to have encounter it during his travels.
Garn crushes the python before it has a chance to react. Snowball pulls down the serpentfolk priest, who is now prone.
A smart man would stay down and give up, but a fanatical priest to an ancient serpent god stands up.
Most of you will get an AoO, so go ahead with that first... (I don't really expect him to survive....)
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The Pathfinders have worked their way through the Temple Interior, and have discovered that the serpentfolk are performing some kind of ritual in a basement level called the Ophidian Rectory. Perhaps if you rush there you can learn all about the serpentfolk's ancient sacrificial techniques.
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Oh, also potential save some people. That could be important too.
You quickly overwhelm the creature and put him out of his misery.
You follow the path opened up by your fellow Pathfinders, and travel deep into the temple.
Some heavy presence within this massive, domed chamber claws at the chest and weighs the air itself down. Strange glows emanate from the cardinal points of this massive, circular chamber. In the center of the room, an elevated, spiraling staircase entwines a column of stone, atop which sits an altar.
Another Serpentfolk priest is here, performing a ritual.
Climbing is normally at 1/4 move, but making a climb check by 5 or more you can do 1/2 move. If you can high jump up there, though, then I expect that is normal move.
As Pau reaches the top, he sees a man strapped to the altar, apparently about to be sacrificed.
Suddenly facing 2 opponents in close combat, the serpent-priest hisses and claws and bites Pau with sharp, venomous fangs.
Pau takes Strength damage from the poison in his veins.
Pau takes another Strength damage from the poison coursing through his veins. Still, he manages to punch the priest, who practically ignores it.