Randall:

Moving into the room, Randall assesses the temple, making sure it has not been profaned and is safe for the elves to enter.

Religion:  15

You are the first to enter this chamber is ages. Whatever was in the other section buried beneath the temple, when it escaped it fled instead of exploring further. There is nothing else of interest that would pose any danger to the elves.

(Ok. So, if this was the unexplored path, sounds like the temple is safe for them to return to. Should we head back to report? And to warn them about the sphere of nothing)

Randall:

”Is there any way we can seal off that new and dangerous section?  I wouldn’t want anyone visiting the temple to get caught up in the perils there,” suggests Randall.

”Also, with a short rest to pray for the spell and a full day to cast it, I can Hallow this temple, dedicating it to the holy Elven gods.  Since it has honored dead interred here, I can include an Eternal Rest effect that should prevent their bodies from being used for unholy necromantic purposes,” he recommends.

If there is no objection, Randall gets started.  Since it will take some time, that will hopefully allow others to deal with any remaining treasure and sealing the entrance to the newer dangerous section.

Zenodor agrees and suggests to the others that they spend the day further emptying the treasury into the 30ft-cubed Demiplane room. (This time he'll cast it so the door is in the floor of the treasury and the ceiling of the demiplane. Easier to fill up to the top this way. [Spell description only requires a flat surface, not something vertical, so this should work])

Pepin can have a look at the entrance to the dangerous parts and see if he can close it of using stone shape and his own building knowledge (even though most is from shipbuilding, he does know how to work with Masonry aswell.)

Assuming they are done with casting Hallow to reconsecrate the rest of the temple, plundering as much as they can while waiting, and Pepin with sealing it all up, Zenodor says:

"I suggest we return back home and then report back to the elves. I can cast Teleportation Circle to get us to a corresponding major circle at a temple in the city, which might be the quickest way to get there."

Randall:

Worn out from his 24 hour ritual, Randall nonetheless formally hands over the cleared temple to the elves.  Afterwards, he agrees, “Yes, Let us get back.”

The elves are grateful for your help and thank you profusely.

By which means are you returning to the city?

((Teleportation circle it seems))

((So Zenodor is casting Teleportation Circle to get back to the city?))

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((So Zenodor is casting Teleportation Circle to get back to the city?))

 Yes. Zenodor casts the spell to create an easy way back to the city. He's looking forward to taking a rest and recovering from their latest adventure 

Unless you have a different destination in mind I'm going to say you are teleporting back to the church you guys were donating to in Laurentiis.

Feel free to describe your arrival.

(This is now tier 4 play and we are nearing the end of the campaign (ie. level 20 and the final showdown.))

Randall:

After they teleport back to the temple, Randall makes sure that 10% of his portion of the massive treasure hall goes into the temple funds.  He donates his hooked horror armor and shield to a promising young Cleric or Paladin, then uses some of his remaining funds to find a magical shield to buy.

(Thinking a simple +X shield, with X being a 2 or 3 depending on what he can find)

Zenodor will look into setting up a fund with the treasure to support the orphans and the homeless from this conflict. He hopes there is enough money to e.g. buy an warehouse (or more?) or other building (s) and convert it into cheap but serviceable accomodation for anyone who needs it, and to pay for some care and education for the young ones

Pepin will just put his money in the bank or whatever to later use to buy a ship or shop, he hasn't really decided yet.

(How much treasure did we actually get? I assume there's enough there to do all the charity we want and still keep enough back in case we need to buy magic items, a ship, a castle, or whatever we might need in future? An 80ft treasure room of piles of gold, filled even just a foot on average in coins is literally hundreds of millions of GP. Given normal D&D prices that sort of money could crash the value of gold)

Tempe goes to the nearest temple of his order and donates most of his gold, from the dragons hoard, keeping enough to live comfortably, prays and meditates.  

(Maybe we should bolster, the towns defenses?)

Having a bad feeling, Tempe also invests in ten Potions of Supreme Healing 

Randall:

If there is downtime available, Randall will continue to work on designs for his planned temple to the Morninglord in addition to finding a magic shield.