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by a 6th-level khaasta cleric arrives to fi nd out what happened have yet to enter that room, and they suspect that something of
to this group. great value lies within.
In fact, this ancient sarrukh temple is the resting place for a
The Defiled Temple legendary weapon called Serpent’s Fang, the weapon of one of
the most famous warriors the sarrukh empire ever produced.
of the World Serpent This greatsword was crafted for Il’nik’tu, one of the few sarrukh
who chose to become a warrior rather than grow lazy while
The Defi led Temple of the World Serpent is a short, site-based servitors defended the empire. Thousands of years ago, Il’nik’tu
adventure for 7th-level characters that can be placed within any led the yuan-ti and other scaly races against their enemies while
swamp in Faerûn. The season is unimportant as long as the the sarrukh empire was falling. He is regarded as a hero by both
prevailing weather is warm to hot. the yuan-ti and the sarrukh even to this day.
The sarrukh and their allies have been trying to locate this
Background lost temple of the World Serpent for quite some time because
they desperately desire to regain Il’nik’tu’s weapon as an inspi-
Originally built by the sarrukh of Mhairshaulk, this structure ration for their people in their continuing struggle to reassert
was once a temple to the World Serpent. During the centuries dominance. Not only do they wish to recover Serpent’s Fang,
that it sat unused, it gradually sank into the mud of a swamp in they would also like to re-establish the temple as a place of wor-
the southern Mhair Jungles—a region considered sacred by the ship. By doing so, they could claim a moral victory against the
yuan-ti that live in the surrounding area. khaastas and their demonic allies.
Because it was once a holy place of the sarrukh, claiming this The khaastas and their allies also know of the blade and are
structure was a major victory for the faithful of Sess’innek. A actively looking for it. Should they fi nd it fi rst, they intend to
group of lizardfolk, led by the lizard king Kha’ghassta and a few taunt their enemies with it by allowing their best warrior to
of his khaasta allies located the temple some weeks ago. They wield it in battle against the sarrukh. Such a display would surely
immediately moved into the structure, defi led all the statues and deal a serious blow to sarrukh morale.
religious artifacts the sarrukh considered sacred, and converted The humans of the area know nothing of the dire confl ict
the place into a temple to Sess’innek. Despite their apparent suc- between the evil reptilian folk of the area, but the lizard king’s
cess, however, access to one chamber (area 9) eludes them. They hunger for human fl esh has engendered a situation that may

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