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Jindra  \nGraphic Design: Sean Glenn, Cynthia Fliege  \nBased on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® game by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and on the new edition of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, and Peter Adkison.  \nD&D, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and DUNGEON MASTER are registered trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. The d20 logo is a trademark owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Wizards characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc.  \nThis material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast, Inc.  \n©2005 Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved.  \nMade in the U.S.A.  \nThis product is a work of fiction.  \nAny similarity to actual people, organizations, places, or events is purely coincidental.  \nThis Wizards of the Coast game product contains no Open Game Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Gaming License and the d20 System License, please [visit ](visit www.wizards.com/d20)[www.wizards.com/d20](visit www.wizards.com/d20) .  \nFor more DUNGEONS & DRAGONS articles, adventures, and information, [visit](visit www.wizards.com/dnd)[ ](visit www.wizards.com/dnd)[www.wizards.com/dnd](visit www.wizards.com/dnd)  \nTemple of the Gleaming Sands is a short adventure for four 5th-level characters that features monsters, spells, and items from the newly released Sandstorm book. You can use this scenario to introduce the new material on deserts and arid wastelands into your campaign, or you can just use it as a site-based adventure in a desert area.  \nThe scenario is set in a remote area of the desert that very few humanoid travelers visit. The temple from which the adventure takes its name has lain forgotten for centuries and is now inhabited only by monsters who use it as a base. The area around the temple should be inhospitable enough to discourage humanoid settlement. As always, feel free to adapt the material presented here as you see fit to make it work with your campaign.  \nPREPARATION  \nYou (the DM) need the D&D core rulebooks—the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the Monster Manual—as well as Sandstorm to run this adventure. The information presented here utilizes the D&D v.3.5 rules.  \nTo get started, print out the adventure site, including the map. Read through the material at least once to familiarize yourself with the situation, site, and major NPCs (particularly their motivations). You must decide whether the PCs simply stumble upon the site or have a reason to visit. Monster and NPC statistics are provided with each encounter area in abbreviated form or, where appropriate, references to entries in the Monster Manual or Sandstorm are given.  \nADVENTURE BACKGROUND  \nLike most temples, the one known as the Temple of the Gleaming Sands was originally dedicated to a deity. Which god is inconsequential; simply choose one that is appropriate for a desert setting in your campaign. The logic of the site selection depends upon the deity chosen. For example, the followers of Pelor might have selected this location for its brilliant sands, or the followers of Erythnul might have chosen this site simply because it is isolated and dangerous to  \napproach—especially for those traveling on foot.  \nThe temple was in active use for many years, but eventually it was abandoned to the shifting sands. 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