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“This 100' X 70' room is dominated by the huge altar at the far end. There are two doors in the east wall flanking the altar, and a dou-ble row of pillars stretching down the center of the room. There are no benches or other furnishings in the room (the priests didn't need benches after being changed into tritons, so they removed them). Behind the altar is a large statue of Sekolah, the great shark. If the party has not provided a light source, the first one to approach closely enough to see this sculpture must make a save versus Wisdom or be overcome with terror for two rounds.
Upon examination with sufficient light, it will be obvious that the altar has been dese- crated and turned to the worship of evil. There are four shallow depressions where the four sacred objects previously rested, but the items are missing. The wall behind the altar shows signs that previous decorations have been removed and the statue of Sekolah put in their place. The north door leads to room #2. The south- door leads to a stairway up.
They search and find a hidden, locked panel. The chime of opening opens it:
A secret panel that the Sahuagin are un- aware of is built into the back of the altar. This compartment contains a specially blessed holy symbol of Protius, which al- lows one of his clerics to calm rough waiters in a ten-mile radius once per day. It is worth 2,000 gp to a cleric of Protius.”
They take the holy symbol.
They decide to finish this level first:
“This 20'X20' room was once used to hold the priest's ceremonial vestments. Now it is used as a storeroom for the Sahuagin. It con-tains weapons and ceremonial knives used to make sacrifices to Sekolah. There are also sev- eral sealed vessels containing food for the cler-ic's shark companions. There is a door in the east wall leading further into the temple”
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