442 Search (Part 2)

The inner area of the temple was 30 meters long and 20 meters wide. Every step the group made echoed inside the empty hall. Dust and dirt covered the statue and the altar. Even the stone benches where believers would once sit to pray looked like nobody had touched them for years.

Everything of artistic value had been stripped from the walls over time. Where there were once bas-reliefs and mosaics, now there were only holes with jagged edges.

"This is odd." Jirni said after checking the side rooms. "Despite the lack of maintenance, the temple is still in good shape. I would expect it to be a playground for the kids during the day and a shelter for the homeless during the night."

The mages checked for secret passages with earth magic to no avail. Even using Life Vision and the array detecting spell revealed nothing.