We met with Nasamos regarding contacting Skamos's mother to hire Rieta. While speaking, Nasamos offered Skamos the opportunity to become The Oasis emissary of Aknir. We were allowed some time to visit regarding the offer to complete the trial while Nasamos met with the king of Aknir. After taking some time to decide, we reunited with Nasamos and accepted the deal after heartily backing Skamos. We were allowed to take the rest of the day to rest and rejuvenate before our quest. I decided to take time to learn more about my history in the library, since Johnathan had mentioned how the Oasis was deeply connected to Athanasios. I was able to procure a book about the founding of Ailbafair, some history on Faustina, and a list of Paladins of Athanasios.
Anglor was also successful in her library visit, as she was attempting to stave off alcoholism, she found a supposedly fictional book written by her very real friend from the other dimension. Oddly enough, in her friend's recounting of the end of her world, he mentions a "Kaylin Amata" which is eerily close to my sister. After this revelation, I decided to visit with Skamos to learn more about the monastery. I realized on our trip here that I had practiced my specialized training in a while. Once I confirmed between Skamos and Tiamos that there was a secluded practice room I could use, I decided that I would try practicing again. I was able to purchase half of a giant hyena as a target for practice.
After practicing we all met up at the nearby tavern and inn and we rested for the night before traveling through the desert to find the temple. After following a mirage and breaking through at an illusion we were able to access the location of the trial. Once we were inside we learned that the temple is guarded by both Athanasios and the goddess of mischief and thievery. We explored for a while and found several locked doors and conspicuous chests. We also managed to fight a group of Yuan-Ti before deciding to rest after the arduous combat.