9. Southeast Temple Proper

This chamber has three statues, each representing a lieutenant of the pantheon: one is a goddess of the ocean, one a goddess of the moon, and one a god of goats and wine. The walls are covered with murals depicting life on the island, with the gods/goddesses featured as participants in major events: recovering from wreckage after a typhoon, celebrating a rich harvest, and so on. Three evil orangutans and two gorillas are directing two baboons in a search for the relic. The baboons have climbed to the top of the northeastern statue. The relic is hidden in the statues' neck, although they have not found it yet; the head can be swung aside on a well- hidden steel hinge to reveal the hollow neck. Inside are a mace +2 and a gaudy holy symbol made of gold and silver, covered in gems and inscribed with the runes "Wisdom Before Greed." The holy symbol will be appraised at 250 gp in value. It radiates magic. Crushing or breaking the holy symbol causes it to fade to dust; the Wisdom score of the person holding it will be permanently increased by 1 point (if he or she has the maximum score (usually 18) they cannot crush it, or optionally it will break and all magic will be lost). In total, the gorillas carry 300 gp, the orangutans 450 gp, and the baboons 30 gp. 2 Gorillas: AC 18 (chain mail), HD 4, #At 2 claws or 1 claw, 1 longsword, Dam 1d4 claw, 1d8+ 3 longsword, Mv 20', Sv F4, ML 7, XP 240 ea. Orangutan Cleric: AC 18 (chain mail), C3, #At 2 claws or 1 claw, 1 mace, Dam 1d3 claw, 1d8+