Draft:Temple of Athena

Omega 0.90.4

The Temple of Athena, called the Parthenon, is the marble-columned main temple at (51, 11) in the northeastern mountains beside the river. Its high priest carries the symbol needed for Hecate's final priesthood promotion.

Local map

The complete temple layout is 64 by 16. @ marks arrival at (32, 15); local coordinates are separate from its world entrance.

These are spoiler maps. Coordinates are (column, row), starting at zero. Letters and highlighted symbols are article keys for sites and initial placements, not a literal game screenshot or a promise that a creature remains there.

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00 ################################################################

01 ######m....##########################?##?##?##?##?##############

02 ######H....-..................::.-.................-?###########

03 ######m....#####################8####?##?##?##?##?##############

04 ###############################.m.##############################

05 ##############################..#..#############################

06 ###..#######################..m...m..######################..###

07 ###.?-.....................|.#.#.#.#.|....................-?.###

08 ###..###-#####-#####-#######.........######-#####-#####-###..###

09 #######.?.###.?.###.?.######.#.#.#.#.#####.?.###.?.###.?.#######

10 ###..#######################.........######################..###

11 ###.?-.....................|.#.#-#.#.|....................-?.###

12 ###..###-#####-#####-#######...#W#...######-#####-#####-###..###

13 #######.?.###.?.###.?.##########.#########.?.###.?.###.?.#######

14 ###############################...##############################

15 ###############################X@X##############################

Map key

Key	Meaning
#	Wall
-	Closed door
.	Floor or open ground
8	Athena altar
:	Concealed passage
?	Random encounter site, sometimes a magical pool
@	Arrival point, not the current player position
H	High Priest of Athena
W	Outsider warning site; inactive for Druidism or own faith
X	Return to countryside
m	Initial militant priest placement
|	Open door

H marks the usual high-priest placement. Player succession can suppress that priest and reveal the passage; random encounter contents and initial hostility follow the shared temple rules.

Entering the Parthenon

Arrival is at (32, 15) in the common temple layout. Reach the altar at (32, 3), then search the two concealed cells at (30-31, 2) for the passage toward the northwestern high-priest chamber at (6, 2). The three southern boundary cells return to the countryside.

Athena's followers receive an initially nonhostile temple; other visitors do not. Allana is the supplied first priest, a spellcaster whose low personal melee rating understates her danger. Five fixed militant priests and random temple encounters occupy the rest of the scene.

Religious routes

Purpose	Relevant object or condition
Join Athena	Positive alignment; worship without an existing priesthood; teaches identification
Become High Priest of Athena	Qualified Senior Priest with Hecate's symbol, praying at an Athena altar
Supply Hecate's or Druidism's promotion	Obtain Athena's symbol from the resident priest or another valid source

Hecate's temple is the paired rival destination. Full rank, level and symbol-authorization rules are in High priests. Neither conversation with Allana nor her death grants the office directly.

Strategy

Routine admission is also available at Athena's altar in the Rampart Pantheon. The remote trip is chiefly relevant when the priest, symbol or temple is the goal. Against hostile temple spellcasters, account for disabling magic and equipment loss as well as direct damage; a stolen symbol is a promotion resource, not an immediately safe healing item.

Outdoor re-entry reconstructs the temple; a player who holds a matching recorded high-priest office can trigger the shared missing-priest behavior.