Isle of Photos/maps

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• rumour in vengefulclimate folk turn to a goddess serepnt, perhaps the cerayre who entered the city aqueducts, who can take the form of a woamn and perform vengene
• folk are turning against the protective aspect of Typhon, associated with Tyrant
• Fidi knows unpropitiated Typhon will renew his attacks
• cult lose popularity since loss of cloak of healing
• Tyrant vanished, but his imprisoned priest was thrown into the NOT dry Well, with the tyrant's statue cast down on top of him.
• need to get the mantle baack, travel to the well bottom and collect it, but..
• plans show the well must be connected to the supply by a secret entrance (in fact via the river

• priests used to conjur defensive creatures off the Grand Quay, one was a serpent who swam back into the city through the 'pool of the Styx', the exit to the city's aqueducts, whihc the tyrant had just improved, infuriating him and his draconic Water Wardens
• creatre had three heads, one dragonlike, two more human, these entities have split ina 1. the river draek, in the aquifer. , now torpid, but occasionally sleeping out in to the sea. 2, the inphidain , swimming in the passages and 3. serpentfolk, who answers folks' prayers

• aquifer allows water supply to be maintained even if queduct is cut off

• Tunnel of eupalinos [1]
• In the sixth century BC, Samos was ruled by the famous tyrant Polycrates.[1] During his reign, two groups working under the direction of the engineer Eupalinos from Megara dug a tunnel through Mount Kastro to build an aqueduct to supply the ancient capital of Samos (today called Pythagoreion) with fresh water.

• statue's feet project from the well, symbol of his destruction , well has collapsed around it
• dc15 can climb down, escape artist dc15 to squeeze through, but statue is unstable-whole thing will fall down

• entry via wells is dangerous- Tyrant placed penalty of death and people have retained this guard on their water supply
• but water tastes bitter -cos of the serpent, or High priest's corpse?

• feel strong current, and see river fish, actually fed by river from entrance near well on quay. Weed and more fish here
• ollow /swim up find branch close to river, going under palace hill, another side flow goes into chamber, but main bit goes diretly to well
• chamber with steps to secret shrine , people thrown in
• fidia, changeless from to human to 'help' those that pary to her, kill rivals and
• high priest has claok and broken staff of summong. AND a wizrd found -he has a starnge staff nown as 'the greater staff' though never seen used
• scylla will attack, but tyh staff can be used to activate a colossus to the north of a 'new ' island, teeming with monsters to fight it.

• As they are loading the ship, taking on skins of water, the Photos arrives in harbour. The Photonauts disembark, bearing trophies and treasures. First swaggers Xenos , the trickster captain, toting the severed head of a gorgon. Behind him strides giant Polypoetes, swirling his cyclops thighbone club. The amazons Gunea and Elia slink like leopardesses along the quay with bows still nocked. Symian the Atlantean mentalist, and Ajax the Dedalusian school inventor are among the returning throng.

Monster corpses-a basilk, harpy and serpent head- are borne ashore by the twelve Spears of Antiphus, the hand-picked sailor/fighters who the Photos’ main crew. Gunea and Elia approach the Dragonfly tossing their raven black hair.

“ Putting off? Good fortune, little ones. Who knows , in time you may prove yourselves worthy of the Photos, should enough kleos be accrued . Kill monsters, bring back treasure…“

“Ha ha, ” booms towering Polypoetes. “Perhap you should aspire to one of the other two great ships. The gods cannot touch all with greatness. Look-you are loading the black loaves made the baker Lyades. My favourite. Give me that basket for our victory feast!”