Iron Temple

Iron Temple/Eiserner Tempel. The Hideout of Vallah, Daughter of Lebos and the capital of the Iron Will Clan. Sunlight enters thorough a large hole in the roof, hidden from the outside of the cave, while well places mirrors and natural grown gems spread the light through the hole cave, drawing it in a beautiful yellow and orange light. A thin stream of water if falling down from one of the walls, creating a small lake crossing the cave from north to south before flooding into an underwater river, filling the large mountain lake south of the cave. Training monks can be heard meditating and fighting to improve their skills. On the walls there are wooden stairs leading to labyrinth of tunnels leading into the mountain. On the far end of the cave there is another entrance blocked off by a heavy iron door.In the center of the cave there is stone circle made of marvel, 20 feet in diameter, equipped with runes made of steel and in the middle of the platform Vallah rests and meditates, cloaked in a long and white gamin, flowing in the wing like it is weightless.

Adventure: Convince the Iron Will

Part 1. Gain entrance to the iron temple

After climbing the cliffs the heroes get to a Plato. Four giant, silvery rocks seem to be placed opposite to a pile of rubble dwelling out of a former hole in the mountain north, seemingly blocking the entrance to a cave.

The four silvery rocks - Investigation or macon's tools: The Rocks seem to have a huge amount of iron in them, making them reflective. It seems like blunt force was used to condense the rock, for it's shape looks almost to perfect to be natura. It is like many fists have punched it repitatley to break out the stone and just leave a fairly pure rock of ore behind.

The cave in - Ambush: The moment somebody touches the caved in rock, this person is pushed back 10 ft. and receives 12 force damage. At them same time 10 Monks (Minotaurs and Half-Minotaurs) appear out of nothing from the stones around the Plato, surrounding the intruder. One of them seemingly ends up right next to the person pushed away from the cave in. This Minotaur Speaks: "State the Iron Will, your business here, your problem or your intention to leave your life behind for a life of service in the name of a power higher than you! Otherwise be gone or be punished by us!" (Nennt den Eisernen Willen, eure Geschäfte hier, euer Problem oder schwört euer jetziges Leben für eines im Dienste von etwas Höherem. Anderfalls verschwindet, oder es erwartet euch Strafe).

Praise the name: If a character speaks the name "Vallah" the Monks will be at ease allowing them entrance into the Iron temple.
State a problem: If the Players state a problem and it is in the power of the Iron clan to fulfill it easily they will do so (Example: I am hungry = Give them food).
If you state to leave behind your live they will ask you if you swear to start anew, you will have to succeed a deception check DC 20 if you don't mean it. Otherwise a fight will break out and the Minotaur will try to push you an others who are with you down the cliff.
The heroes can decide to simply leave.
In case the heroes do not obey the ultimatum they will be attacked.

Part 2. Inside the Iron Temple

Behind the illusion of crumbled stones lies a gargantuan cave with a single opening in the roof, the only opening for light. Sun or moonlight is always falling through this hole no matter the weather outside. pouring down from this hole is a thin waterfall nurturing a small lake at the bottom of the cave, disappearing in the wall into an underground river.

On the walls of the cave the heroes can see wooden pathways crafted into the wall leading to many smaller cave entrances. It seems like dozends if not houndreds of people live here in these caves.

On the far end of the cave the heroes can see a large gate made of metal. In front of it, near the shore of the small lake, the heroes see a few humanoids, mostly of Minotaur Blood, train their bodys and fighting each other with their bare hands.