Choking, I was exactly in the same situation - gave Serpent Wand to Carespia before using it in the Serpent Temple!
But... I didn't load saved game - I was too angry to do it in such a simple way. So we returned to Gypsies one more time and kill them all, retrieving our Serpent Wand...
Divine Fury, I'm glad that re-doing the shrine was for the best
And welcome to the forum!
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Tanda,
with best regards from Guild of Assassins
[This message has been edited by Tananda (edited 07-14-2001).]