Archivist (Opal Cult)

The Archivist appears as an old man with rough skin and white dreadlocks that clatter as he moves. These resemble stalagmites in their calcified state. He is garbed in a stiff grey robe.

The Archivist, who has long since forgotten his own name, sees himself as the caretaker and curator of the Temple of the Opal Goddess. That is where he waited for his goddess to awaken. When Lira was successful in gaining her power back from the Opal, she rewarded the Archivist with a place at her side as her High Priest and trusted adviser. The Archivist now serves Lashpera from his new temple within the cliff behind The Dark Delight. Aiding his goddess in growing her cult and influence.

Combat. The Archivist almost never leaves his Temple. He knows every stone and curve of it. Before combat begins he will try to cast aid and death ward on himself and his allies if able. While in his temple he is accompanied by his most loyal fellow cultist. Roll 3 (1d4 + 1) for the number of cultist with the Archivist. The cultist use the Black Earth Cultist or the Cult Fanatic stat block.

The Secret Temple of the Opal Goddess

The Archivist lives inside his new Temple of the Opal Goddess. The temple is only accessible through a secret door in the back room of the Dark Delight, and behind a large portrait. The portrait is that of a nude feminine medusa holding a spear in one hand and the still bleeding head of a man in the other. The door is both magical and mechanically sealed, requiring a DC 20 Intelligence Investigation or Wisdom (Perception) skill check to even notice it.

To open the door requires two things; the characters must succeed on a DC 22 lock picking skill check, and the magical seal must be successfully dispelled with a DC 19. If either of these two checks fail, the trap will be set off. The trap is a cloud of poisonous gas that fills the room. All creatures inside the room must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 54 (12d8) poison damage and be poisoned until cured. On a successful save, a creature takes half damage and is not poisoned. The characters can also play the selected musical notes on the piano in the same room, deactivating the trap and opening the door.

Once you are through the secret entrance you must travel down a tunnel of nature stone that leads about 200 feet into the cliff that rest behind the Dark Delight. If the Archivist is aware of your forced entry then he will try to buy himself some time by creating a glyph of warding or a guardian of faith along the path.

The Temple is a large underground structure with beautiful pillars and arches of white and black marble and veins of glowing gold. Oak benches fill the prayer hall facing a 12 foot opal statue of Lashpera in her true demon form. At the base of the statue is a large dark blood stained stone alter with manacles hanging from the sides.