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[[The Temple of Power]] is one of the [[Builders' structures]] located to the south and west of [[The Falls of Ardun]]. It is surrounded by [[The Quiet Wood]]. |
[[The Temple of Power]] is one of the [[Builders' structures]] located to the south and west of [[The Falls of Ardun]]. It is surrounded by [[The Quiet Wood]]. |
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* a large stone enclosure, now without its metal roof, that may once have held a water reservoir but is now little more than a swamp |
* a large stone enclosure, now without its metal roof, that may once have held a water reservoir but is now little more than a swamp |
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* a small but sturdy stone-built exterior structure, known informally as the "Groundskeeper's Hut" it holds the remains of tools and is a secure place to camp overnight |
* a small but sturdy stone-built exterior structure, known informally as the "Groundskeeper's Hut" it holds the remains of tools and is a secure place to camp overnight |
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| − | * the main building; a three level affair, still roofed but with some damage in one corner. Six vertical hexagonal pillars - one now damaged and probably either nonfunctional or unsafe for use - travel through all three levels. The ground floor contains little other than the pillars. The first basement level contains the controls for the Temple (see below) and the skeletal remains of a couple of [[Builders]]. The second basement level contains a [[Remote Working Station]], two [[Waldo Statues]] and a vault door leading to a large, rough-hewn chamber. This was previously infested with gigantic spiders but is also theorised (by [[Tagariel]]) to be a sump for the hydro-arcanic generator so may now be full of water and drowned spiders. Either way, the vault door should probably not be opened. |
+ | * the main building; a three level affair, roughly 200' wide and 150' long, still roofed but with some damage in one corner. The main entrance is a tall archway in the middle of the south wall, whose capstone bearing the glyph shown above has long since fallen to the ground. Six vertical hexagonal pillars - one now damaged and probably either nonfunctional or unsafe for use - travel through all three levels. The ground floor contains little other than the pillars. The first basement level contains the controls for the Temple (see below) and the skeletal remains of a couple of [[Builders]]. The second basement level contains a [[Remote Working Station]], two [[Waldo Statues]] and a vault door leading to a large, rough-hewn chamber. This was previously infested with gigantic spiders but is also theorised (by [[Tagariel]]) to be a sump for the hydro-arcanic generator so may now be full of water and drowned spiders. Either way, the vault door should probably not be opened. |
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Revision as of 20:48, 21 May 2019
The Temple of Power is one of the Builders' structures located to the south and west of The Falls of Ardun. It is surrounded by The Quiet Wood.
On The Dwarven Map the Temple is represented by six hexagons in two rows of three.
Layout
The remaining buildings of the Temple of Power are:
- a large stone enclosure, now without its metal roof, that may once have held a water reservoir but is now little more than a swamp
- a small but sturdy stone-built exterior structure, known informally as the "Groundskeeper's Hut" it holds the remains of tools and is a secure place to camp overnight
- the main building; a three level affair, roughly 200' wide and 150' long, still roofed but with some damage in one corner. The main entrance is a tall archway in the middle of the south wall, whose capstone bearing the glyph shown above has long since fallen to the ground. Six vertical hexagonal pillars - one now damaged and probably either nonfunctional or unsafe for use - travel through all three levels. The ground floor contains little other than the pillars. The first basement level contains the controls for the Temple (see below) and the skeletal remains of a couple of Builders. The second basement level contains a Remote Working Station, two Waldo Statues and a vault door leading to a large, rough-hewn chamber. This was previously infested with gigantic spiders but is also theorised (by Tagariel) to be a sump for the hydro-arcanic generator so may now be full of water and drowned spiders. Either way, the vault door should probably not be opened.
Operation
The first basement level contains the controls for the site. A large lever activates the site; this is thought to open sluices to allow water to flow through mechanisms in the hexagonal pillars. Small valves on numbered pipes leading to the individual pillars can be opened wholly or partially; with a valve open and the lever depressed, the pillar begins to glow red and generate a magical (Evocation) aura.
This power seems to be remotely transmitted somehow to the other Builder facilities, causing lights to glow and potentially allowing other devices to be used. Activating the Temple of Power is therefore probably a worthwhile precursor to further exploration of Builder sites.
No-one has so far been sufficiently unwise to try and activate the Temple with the valve to the damaged pillar open.
