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	The '''Temple of Sand''', commonly referred to simply as the '''Desert Temple''', was a legendary temple located in the desert east of the {{~~wiki~~\|Dead Sea}}. It was rumored to harbor the [[Adha\|Chalice]], an ancient artifact similar to the [[Pieces of Eden]] thought to possess the power to unite all factions of the [[Third Crusade]]. By the time of that war, much of the site was submerged under the desert, though many of its ruins still protruded from the sands. Three keys were required to gain access to this temple.		The '''Temple of Sand''', commonly referred to simply as the '''Desert Temple''', was a legendary temple located in the desert east of the {{Wiki\|Dead Sea}}. It was rumored to harbor the [[Adha\|Chalice]], an ancient artifact similar to the [[Pieces of Eden]] thought to possess the power to unite all factions of the [[Third Crusade]]. By the time of that war, much of the site was submerged under the desert, though many of its ruins still protruded from the sands. Three keys were required to gain access to this temple.

	==History==		==History==
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	At the time of the Third Crusade, the majority of the complex lied underneath the desert, with only scattered remnants of ancient pillars jutting above ground. The temple was vast; its colossal structure extending enormous depths below the surface. When the Crusaders entered, they found the skeletons of past explorers strewn about throughout its perilous corridors, killed by the temple's myriad of booby traps. These traps consisted of great swinging axes, pits of spikes, and giant stakes that spontaneously struck out from the walls or ground, some triggered by specific floor panels—generally marked with the bas-relief of sphinxes—where the slightest misstep could spell certain doom. True to its region, the architecture was Mesopotamian, with the engravings of lions and sphinxes lining some walls. Even so, much of the pottery found within exhibited the {{~~wiki~~\|black-figure pottery\|black-figure painting}} common to the Greeks. Though a great part of the underground complex was intact in 1190, much of it was in decay; many columns and floors had collapsed, while others would crumble under the merest step by a traveler. Despite lying underneath a desert, it harbored an abundant water supply and a system of pipes that served either as sewage or irrigation. Due to its dilapidated state, streams of water trickled down through cracks in the walls and ceilings.		At the time of the Third Crusade, the majority of the complex lied underneath the desert, with only scattered remnants of ancient pillars jutting above ground. The temple was vast; its colossal structure extending enormous depths below the surface. When the Crusaders entered, they found the skeletons of past explorers strewn about throughout its perilous corridors, killed by the temple's myriad of booby traps. These traps consisted of great swinging axes, pits of spikes, and giant stakes that spontaneously struck out from the walls or ground, some triggered by specific floor panels—generally marked with the bas-relief of sphinxes—where the slightest misstep could spell certain doom. True to its region, the architecture was Mesopotamian, with the engravings of lions and sphinxes lining some walls. Even so, much of the pottery found within exhibited the {{Wiki\|black-figure pottery\|black-figure painting}} common to the Greeks. Though a great part of the underground complex was intact in 1190, much of it was in decay; many columns and floors had collapsed, while others would crumble under the merest step by a traveler. Despite lying underneath a desert, it harbored an abundant water supply and a system of pipes that served either as sewage or irrigation. Due to its dilapidated state, streams of water trickled down through cracks in the walls and ceilings.

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	As the vault for the elusive relic known as the Chalice, the temple became a critical target in the [[Assassin-Templar War\|war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] in 1190. That year, the two factions embarked on a massive hunt for the keys to the temple, and among the Assassins, this [[Quest for the Chalice\|quest]] was principally assigned to the elite agent [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. Although the [[Mentor]] [[Al Mualim]] had informed Altaïr that the Templars had already captured the Chalice, the Crusaders' desperate search for an entry into the temple implied otherwise.		As the vault for the elusive relic known as the Chalice, the temple became a critical target in the [[Assassin-Templar War\|war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] in 1190. That year, the two factions embarked on a massive hunt for the keys to the temple, and among the Assassins, this [[Quest for the Chalice\|quest]] was principally assigned to the elite agent [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. Although the [[Mentor]] [[Al Mualim]] had informed Altaïr that the Templars had already captured the Chalice, the Crusaders' desperate search for an entry into the temple implied otherwise.

	An elderly man who had visited the temple prior to this conflict was waylaid by Templars and detained at the [[Templar Hospital]] in [[Tyre]] where its commander, the [[doctor]] [[Roland Napule]] subjected him to gruesome torture for the keys. One had already passed into the hands of the [[Romani]] dancer [[Fajera]], and another into the possession of Basilisk himself, but this old man still held the remaining key. With the assassination of Roland, the man granted Altaïr his key, and the Assassin, who had already collected ~~Fajera’s~~ key, was one step further towards opening the temple.		An elderly man who had visited the temple prior to this conflict was waylaid by Templars and detained at the [[Templar Hospital]] in [[Tyre]] where its commander, the [[doctor]] [[Roland Napule]] subjected him to gruesome torture for the keys. One had already passed into the hands of the [[Romani]] dancer [[Fajera]], and another into the possession of Basilisk himself, but this old man still held the remaining key. With the assassination of Roland, the man granted Altaïr his key, and the Assassin, who had already collected Fajera's key, was one step further towards opening the temple.

	Once Altaïr had stolen the last key and the map to the site from the Templars, he journeyed to the temple. Among its outdoor ruins, he narrowly avoided tumbling underground when, just before an exposed treasure chest, the earth gave way to the cavernous chambers below. After recovering this treasure, he used the collapsed ground to slide into the underground temple where he immediately ran into the first of many Crusaders he would face within the ancient complex.		Once Altaïr had stolen the last key and the map to the site from the Templars, he journeyed to the temple. Among its outdoor ruins, he narrowly avoided tumbling underground when, just before an exposed treasure chest, the earth gave way to the cavernous chambers below. After recovering this treasure, he used the collapsed ground to slide into the underground temple where he immediately ran into the first of many Crusaders he would face within the ancient complex.
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	===Treasure Room===		===Treasure Room===
	The great treasure chamber was less a room than a fire pit of mammoth proportions. Its vast, vaulted chamber was hundreds of meters high and deep, such that it appeared to be an abyss from which a perpetual firestorm raged. Steady streams of fire flowed up along the great wall. Almost wholly empty, the ~~chamber’s~~ only structure was a central platform attached by bridges on four sides leading in from the four entrances corresponding to each cardinal direction. On this lone platform—ringed by four torches yet no railings—sat the shrine purported to hold the Chalice, a plain golden box topped by a pair of [[harpy]]-like figures facing one another. One of the entrances of this room was similarly wrought entirely in gold and could only be opened after a specific pattern of steps was taken on the floor of the antechamber.		The great treasure chamber was less a room than a fire pit of mammoth proportions. Its vast, vaulted chamber was hundreds of meters high and deep, such that it appeared to be an abyss from which a perpetual firestorm raged. Steady streams of fire flowed up along the great wall. Almost wholly empty, the chamber's only structure was a central platform attached by bridges on four sides leading in from the four entrances corresponding to each cardinal direction. On this lone platform—ringed by four torches yet no railings—sat the shrine purported to hold the Chalice, a plain golden box topped by a pair of [[harpy]]-like figures facing one another. One of the entrances of this room was similarly wrought entirely in gold and could only be opened after a specific pattern of steps was taken on the floor of the antechamber.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	The '''Temple of Sand''', commonly referred to simply as the '''Desert Temple''', was a legendary temple located in the desert east of the {{wiki\|Dead Sea}} ~~and~~ was rumored to harbor the [[Adha\|Chalice]], an ancient artifact similar to the [[Pieces of Eden]] thought to possess the power to unite all factions of the [[Third Crusade]]. By the time of that war, much of the site was submerged under the desert, though many of its ruins still protruded from the sands. Three keys were required to gain access to this temple.		The '''Temple of Sand''', commonly referred to simply as the '''Desert Temple''', was a legendary temple located in the desert east of the {{wiki\|Dead Sea}}. It was rumored to harbor the [[Adha\|Chalice]], an ancient artifact similar to the [[Pieces of Eden]] thought to possess the power to unite all factions of the [[Third Crusade]]. By the time of that war, much of the site was submerged under the desert, though many of its ruins still protruded from the sands. Three keys were required to gain access to this temple.

	==History==		==History==