In the sun-scorched reaches of the Compassion Desert, stands the Temple of Eternal Repose once dedicated to the deceased noble men and women.
Where nobles were embalmed in gold-threaded wrappings and sealed in sarcophagi beneath sacred glyphs. The temple was a place of mourning, reverence, and peace.
Now, travelers who strayed too close spoke of cold hisses and narrow gleaming eyes watching from the entrance.
A clan of ophidians took the temple as their own, defiling the tombs and using the burial chambers for twisted rituals in service of their ancient serpent gods.
They used their corrupted magic to twist the nobles corpses into their own army of undead.
At the heart of this heresy ruled Queen Shahmaran, a monstrous Yuan-ti—half woman, half serpent, and wholly cruel.
The queen’s dark magic fueled ritual sacrifices—mostly kidnapped villagers and desert nomads. With each life taken, Shahmaran’s power grew.
A call for brave souls to delve into the desecrated tomb, to stop Shahmaran before her dark reign slithers forth from the sands.
The Shattered Hearts of Amun
To honor their beloved in death, these lords and ladies placed sacred gems called the “hearts of Amun” in their tombs. Forged by ancient priests through rituals long forgotten, the Hearts of Amun were believed to guide the spirits of the dead safely into the afterlife, shielding them from corruption and despair.
Mend a Broken Heart
If one was to repair a Heart of Amun, the soul of the person who was bound to the gem will grant you a boon.
Reclaim Stolen Artifacts
The Snake Temple is rich with lost history. If you come across enough broken relics you can restore a piece of history!
Desert Clay
The Snake Temple has always been a good source of Desert Clay. Artisans sought after this clay for their ceramic pottery because of it’s color.
Collect 10 lumps of desert clay and take it to a special pottery wheel for desert clay to get a random desert clay ceramic vase!
There is a pottery wheel in Cove that is specialized to work with desert clay!
Ways to get desert clay
Dig around disturbed ground patches.
Sift through crates.
Put an End to the Evil Plans of Shahmaran!
Shahmaran uses a special mirror that allows her to stay in pocket realm that mirrors the Snake Temple. Breaking this mirror will open a gate that anyone can pass through. Brave adventurers must battle through each level of the mirror world dungeon to face Shahmaran. Beware! She is a dangerous foe!
Shahmaran’s garment chest
Every time Shahmaran is defeated she will drop a scale from her body. Once 10 of these scales are collected you can fashion a piece of garment with bones, leather and iron ingots.
Shahmaran’s mirror can appear three times a week on a random location in lvl 4 of Snake Dungeon.
