Against the cult: the Forest Ruin (1.5)

Albertus and Joseph each intuit that the residue the remains on some of the vials is the same greyish-green material that was on the needle that Aanbo has: presumably the same stuff that the party currently believes put Devek in his magical sleep.

Albertus also notices that there is much less dust in this room. It's still thick, but it's not a heavy carpet of it like it has been everyplace else in the ruin.
The benches are very sturdy, and each one is about four paces long. They're heavy, but not fastened to the floor; Kragga is able to shift one slightly to confirm this. Two of you could pick one up and carry it over to the stairway, then shove it into the stairwell and down the stairs. The spikes slam out of both sides of the stairwell, but it could certainly still be useful. Kragga is confident that the bench would be more than heavy enough to trigger the trap. At the very least, it would slow the spikes down. But the wizard figures that using something to set off the trap would then allow him to navigate the stairs safely while they're resetting.

Theran examines the statues: stone columns that have been carved in the shape of heron-headed men. Other than that, he doesn't see anything in common with the trapped statues outside: there are no pressure plates.

Aanbo and Joseph each examine a stone door, after prodding them at a distance, and similarly they find no sign of any traps. Albertus stands protectively near the halfling.

Standing back to observe, Kragga, Ogbar, and Xana notice that there're patches of the walls that glow faintly as the characters holding torches move away from them. Looking more closely, they see that parts of the walls are dirty glass panels set in between stone ribs. You recall seeing the overgrown dome at the top of the ruin when you were all outside. The foliage has grown so thick and left such a layer of dirt and grime on the dome that the only light shining through is a faint green dimness.

Knowing that there's no traps on the stone door he's already checked, Joseph opens it and peers in. An eerie purplish light flickers here, illuminating the faces of Joseph and Albertus through the open door (Theran is not quite in line with it, and the others aren't by the opened door). They can see that the light is cast by candles set in skulls set among other items on a table covered in black cloth on the south wall of the room. Dominating that wall are giant murals of the sun god, Pae, in a variety of poses: prone, kneeling, beckoning. All have been defaced with runes daubed with what you now easily recognize as ancient blood. Scattered on the ground between you and the far wall as a number of white-robed bodies. A figure with a golden robe kneels in front of the table.

All is silent. Nothing moves. The dust is thick, though you can see that a track has been brushed in the layer, with either a broom or the passage of many feet.

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Aanbo (10/11)
Albertus (8/13)
Joseph (6/8)
Kragga (2/8)
Ogbar (11/14)
Theran (7/8)
Xana (8/9)