The Observatory of the Sun and Moon is found north of the [[Temple of the Sun and Moon]] in [[Vermeillon]], past the [[Lake of False Ground]]. ![[observatory.png]] It is a dome-shaped building that has a telescope sticking out from the middle of it. ## Inside the Observatory ### Map #### Inside the building ##### Ground floor ```leaflet id: observatory-ground_full image: observatory-ground_full.png height: 450px minZoom: 6 maxZoom: 10 defaultZoom: 7 zoomDelta: 1 unit: feet scale: 1 ``` ##### First floor ```leaflet id: observatory-first image: observatory-first.png height: 450px minZoom: 6 maxZoom: 10 defaultZoom: 7 zoomDelta: 1 unit: feet scale: 1 ``` #### Underneath the observatory ```leaflet id: observatory-cavern image: observatory-cavern.png height: 450px minZoom: 6 maxZoom: 10 defaultZoom: 7 zoomDelta: 1 unit: feet scale: 1 ``` ### Locations #### Viewing room The Viewing Room is the first room of the observatory. There is a pinhole camera that projects the night sky onto a black disk. It can be turned to bring the stars in and out of focus. #### Gantry In the first floor of the observatory, there is a mesh-like gantry that has a bit of a plate hanging in the middle. The plate supports the large telescope that is pointing up towards the dome and, beyond it, to the stars. There is a gnome-sized chair next to the telescope, where Xenia found a book with coordinates, talk of Catha and Ruidus, and a note that [[Archivist Demid Sunlash]] from the [[Library of the Cobalt Soul - Zadash]] may have been onto something. We also found the parts for the full-blown [[Orrery]] here. #### Nihana's room [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Map|Back to map]] ![[observatory-nihanas_bedroom.png]] [[Nihana Chist]]'s bedroom is small and shaped for a gnome. There is a bed, a small toilet room, and a false bottom under the rug with books and a piece of brass that is 50 cm long. It is shaped like a U with right angles and it fits into the [[Orrery]]. #### Cavern [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Underneath the observatory|Back to map]] The stairs on the left in the [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Viewing room]] go down to the cavern. It is 20 meters high. There is a hole in the center, about 20 feet wide, that emanates heat and seemed to have increased in heat when a victim was thrown into the hole in the [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Sacrificial Chamber]]. The cavern has a ramp that goes up another level. At the end of the ramp is an entryway that is filled with alchemical fire. To the right of the entryway is a dagger hanging from the chain, and to the left is a brazier with normal fire. This entryway leads to [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Sacrificial Chamber]]. #### Sacrificial Chamber [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Underneath the observatory|Back to map]] ```leaflet id: observatory-sacrificial_chamber image: observatory-sacrificial_chamber.png height: 450px minZoom: 6 maxZoom: 10 defaultZoom: 7 zoomDelta: 1 unit: feet scale: 1 ``` ![[observatory - the sky door.png]] The sacrificial chamber is a ledge on the side of the mountain upon which the observatory is carved. There is a skydoor that leads to the side of mountain opposite from the [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Ground floor]] entrance. ### [[Pilgrim's Trial Steps]] The steps going down from the [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Sacrificial Chamber]] that we fled down during the volcanic eruption. ## Outside the observatory ```leaflet id: map of swamp and waterfall image: map of swamp and waterfall.png height: 450px minZoom: 6 maxZoom: 10 defaultZoom: 7 zoomDelta: 1 unit: feet scale: 1 ``` ### [[Pilgrim's Trial Steps]] These might just be the steps to the left of the skydoor in the [[Observatory of the Sun and Moon#Sacrificial Chamber]], or it might be an event happening in [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Zadash|Zadash]]