Ja'kumi Cavern 1 - Temple of
Maclewar - The Ancients
The Rooms are numbered and the Statues are Lettered
Room 10 - The main temple
The ceiling of this room is 20' high and is covered with paintings
rivaling the Sistine Chappel in the artestry of their execution.
Each of the sections of the room as it widens as it goes further
back into the cliff are seperated into seperate pictoral sections
demarked by finley carved wood decorations. The pictures depict
episodes of the influence of this god on the people living in the
Clif city of Ja'kumi. It forms a history of the city.
The columns at the entrance are made of T.Rex leg bones carved with
magical runes
In the narrowest part of the room there is a picture of the
Weretiger god Maclewar Standing in the middle of a green jungle
clearing pointing up at the top of the cliff waterfall with a large
group of people standing around in a circle. The god towers over
them as it's 80' high.
The next section shows the early days of the settlement where only
the first quarter of the cliff has been constructed. It shows a war
between the humans and the apes where the humans are using the caves
as redoubts which they are defending from the apes. The
semi-transparent face of Maclewar looks down on the conflict will
approval. Here you can see the beginings of the cascade being
redirected across the face of the cliff.
Next to this is the picture of Maclewar and the Air god "To'ooka"
fighting high above the city. All that can be seen of it is the line
of the cliff, the rivers leading away and the waterfall. To'ooka is
a transparent looking serpent with wings. It is not a dragon but a
monster longer and without legs of any kind.
The last section has 3 pictures. One shows the cliff city in it's
high point where all the cascades are visible and all the cliff
openings are seen. It seems there is a celebration going on. The
middle one displays a religious ceremony where Maclewar is being
worshipped and it is in full tiger form. The last displays a
portrait of the human/tiger face of Maclemar with radiations of holy
energy coruscating off of it. Looking at it closely wil l force a
Will save at 15 to avoid a charm spell that directs it victems to
fall on their knees in prayer and beging to him.
The columns at the entrance of this cavern are protected with a
strong Antipathy spells. Every other one has been embewed with a
repulsion of any non-sentient creature. This prevents wild animals
from entering the temple, but has no effect on intellegent creatures
of any kind. There are a lot of sentient evil creatures around, but
this does keep out the worst of the riffraff. This is the begining
of the magical effects of this place. The skill of generations of
Maclewar spell casters have been lavished on this temple. A detect
magic spell will reveal magic almost everywhere you look. Starting
with the floor.
On the floor there is a massive mosaic in the center of the
narrowest area near the cave front entrance. It is a picture of a
leaping female Weretiger in it's semi-transformmed state. It has a
human face, tiger ears, paws, human torso legs and arms and a snout
face. The colors are black and brown where the black is done in jet
and the brown is done in tiger eye semi precious stone chips. The
claws are gold, they eyes are ruby, the clothing is blue lapis and
she is wearing a bracelet of opals. It is enormous! It's about 80'
from head to toe. There are some pieces missing, but most are in
place. It is protected by a major curse on anyone removing the
tiles. If someone removes a tile from the mosaic, a reverse gravity
spell will be cast on that one. Unless they makea will save at DC of
18, they will float to the top of the ceiling and stay there for 2d4
rounds. At the end of that time
All columns are of White marble The floor is white, black and gray
mosaic on the floor.
Column A Irresistable Dance begins rythmic music when approached
within 10'
Any touching the Column shaped like a Gecko balancing on it's tail.
Insect, lizard, fish, tiger.
Column B - Animal Shape totem pole - Shamanic magic
A voice will ask for consent to cast on person. Will change subject
into that animal for 1 hour.
Column C - Malfunctioning Gate
A Marble column with purple sparks inside with flecks of deepest
black.
Spell of plane shift to same plane. It has a high wind (40mph at 5'
and 100mph at 2') When anything non living hits it is goes black and
spikey and sparky.
Column D - Crowned King statue. Looks like King Kamahamaha II with
wooden armonr and a wood crown and feather. "King Axataka blesses
all in the name of Maclewar"
Column E - A Tree arch to a seperate idylic plane.
"Maclewar welcomes all that are holy" is writtin in the old
characters on the door. The tree is 20' high and 15' wide with a
8.x10' door that swings open into the idelyc Genesis created pocket
universe. Maclewar is patron saint of weretigers and is commly
worshiped by shamans.
Column F - Inverted cone with runes on it. They have been gouged out
in several important spots. It involves some kind of natual force
and its negation. It is non-functional reverse gravity (fly) spell
when it was touched.
Column G - Blindingly bright when approached within 5'. This
prevents anyone from having their eyes open as they pass down the
stairway which is coated with bronze.
Stairway down is filled with static electricity and it will drive
out all undead creatures and curses.
The next level down are monks who will welcome them in for dinner,
but they are not normal.
They worship the god/king and want to pressure them into converting
to the workship of Maclewar
- God of Good - Charm, Good, Healing, Strength, Mercy, light, sun,
Agriculture, Fertility
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 67
Room 7
3 - GARGOYLE
Medium Monstrous
Humanoid (Earth) Hit Dice: 4d8+19 (37 hp) Initiative: +2 Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), fly 60 ft.
(average) Armor Class: 16
(+2 Dex, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14 Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+6 Attack: Claw +6 melee (1d4+2) Full Attack: 2 claws +6 melee (1d4+2)
and bite +4 melee (1d6+1) and gore +4 melee (1d6+1) Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. Special Attacks: — Special Qualities: Damage
reduction 10/magic, darkvision 60 ft., freeze Saves: Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +4 Abilities: Str 15, Dex 14, Con 18, Int
6, Wis 11, Cha 7 Skills: Hide +7*, Listen +4, Spot +4 Feats: Multiattack,
Toughness Environment: Any Organization: Solitary, pair, or wing
(5–16) Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: Standard Alignment: Usually chaotic evil Advancement: 5–6 HD (Medium); 7–12 HD
(Large) Level Adjustment:
+5
Gargoyles often appear to be winged stone statues, for they can
perch indefinitely without moving and use this disguise to
surprise their foes. They require no food, water, or air, but
often eat their fallen foes out of fondness for inflicting pain.
Gargoyles speak Common and Terran.
COMBAT
Gargoyles either remain still, then suddenly
attack, or dive onto their prey.
A gargoyle’s natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the
purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Freeze (Ex): A gargoyle can hold itself so still it
appears to be a statue. An observer must succeed on a DC 20 Spot check to notice the
gargoyle is really alive.
Skills: Gargoyles have a +2 racial bonus on Hide, Listen,
and Spot checks. *The Hide
bonus increases by +8 when a gargoyle is concealed against a
background of stone.
Second Level.
