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The Shattered Sun Gallery
The light of a dying star still burns in these halls, blinding the unworthy.
A once-pristine celestial observatory and temple crafted from white marble and gold leaf. The air within is dangerously hot, and the walls reflect light with such intensity that many explorers lose their sight before they find the exit.
The air smells of ozone and scorched stone. Blinding white light reflects off every surface, casting no shadows. A constant, high-pitched hum vibrates through the brass-inlaid floors.
☠ Threat
The Solar Core, a fragment of raw stellar energy, is slowly destabilizing. As the party moves closer to the center, they must endure the Blistering Radiance, a magical heat that forces Constitution saves against exhaustion every hour.
History
Built by the Order of the Glistening Dawn to harness solar energy for prophecy, the gallery was destroyed during a lunar eclipse. A rival sect sabotaged the primary lens, causing it to shatter and trap a sentient fragment of the sun within the central chamber. The monks were incinerated instantly, leaving only ashes and gold-plated spirits.
Encounter Table
CRWithered husks of former priests whose skin has been baked into hard, black leather.
Polished brass shields that fly through the air to decapitate intruders.
Rumours & Whispers
The gallery mirrors are alive and can see into your past.
A single drop of water will evaporate before it touches the floor of the Lens Room.
The monks found a way to turn sunlight into solid gold before they died.
Quest Hooks
Quest giver: Marlon the Bright
A local wizard needs a fragment of the solar core to power a permanent lighthouse.
1000 gp and a Wand of Magic Missiles
Quest giver: Baron Vane
A nobleman's daughter was blinded by the gallery's light; he seeks a cure hidden in the archives.
A favor from the court and a set of Mithral Armor
Corridor Notes
Vents in the floor that hiss with superheated air.
Ancient graffiti scratched into the marble in an unknown tongue.
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