Many books and religious idols litter the chamber. A squat chair with a high back sits at an ornate desk. A cup of holy water lies on the desk. Bookshelves line the entire chamber with religious texts.
High Priest Chamber, Inside Church
a spider
a high priest
These fools will do anything I command them too!  I need a sacrifice of blood.  I need to cleanse during the full moon.
Ho Spider, come to my Chamber.  I need your assistance with something important I am at your service, High Priest! What can I do for you? Tonight is a full moon and I need to prepare to cleanse.  I am in need of a human sacrifice.  It has been a challenge for me to catch one still alive.  I need your help to incapacitate one with your non-lethal poison before midnight. It would be an honor to serve you. Is there a reward for my assistance? Take these here elderberries as an offering and as a reward I will allow you to drink the blood of my victim when I am through with them. A worthy trade-off, I accept your request. Is it a particular type of human you require? Many travelers pass through the forest at night and I could easily incapacitate one who passes my tree. After consulting my text, in order for the blood sacrifice to be successful, I will need to sacrifice a health middle age male or woman.  Not too young, not too old. You can choose whomever you think will be the most tasty.   I am at your service. If I succeed in this quest, might there be further actions I can undertake for you oh Holy Priest? A reward like this is something I could get used to. I am always looking for good help around here.  Even just companionship.   It gets lonely here.  All I have are these books and texts to keep me company. These certainly are interested texts you've got here. As you have gained my trust, I will reveal to you that a wizard cast a spell on me, allowing me to read human texts. He gave me other magical powers too, although I am reluctant to reveal those for now. Until we have created a tighter bond. Well then I believe we have a lot to talk about.  Maybe have come through here but none my intellectual match.  Maybe you will show that you are.  And with your abilities that could match my own, we could be a formidable team. Wouldn't you say? We certainly would! A team like this would surely have the power to conquer the kingdom. What other duties and quests do you have planned after tonight's full moon?