Lost Temple The Lost Temple was a temple built on the forest moon of Endor by an ancient race of creatures . Logray , the Ewok Shaman of Bright Tree Village , kept a scroll that contained a description of the structure , as well as a map to the temple . The large stone building was famous for containing a vast treasure room filled with jewels , but the ancient race that built the temple were apparently very protective of their riches , and so booby - trapped the building with a variety of snares , from trap doors to pits of lava . As a result of the danger that the temple contained , the scroll that described the ancient building had a cryptic addendum , " Ewoks , keep out , or be doomed ! " Layout . The Lost Temple was a large structure made of stone . A long staircase led to the one major opening — a doorway flanked by pillars and topped with an overbearing stone sculpture of an avian creature . Several other full - sized statues of similar looking creatures adorned both the outside and inside of the temple . After entering the building , visitors were met with a mammoth stone statue that contained a large ruby centered in its stomach . Attempting to grab the jewel set off a course of booby - traps , beginning with a trap - door that deposited intruders onto a stone slide , which made its way into the depths of the temple . The stone slide was flanked by a large array of metal spikes , and if the intruders were not eliminated by those , a row of metal blades popped up from the center of the slope , designed to cut the trespassers apart . The slide ended with a pool of lava that would incinerate anything remaining . Just beyond the lava pit was the treasure room , a great circular area that was filled almost entirely with glittering gems . However , this too was protected , and a large serpentine beast , a fearsome dragon - like creature , guarded the room from anyone that managed to make their way inside . In reality , the gems were eggs of the serpent , and its protection was primarily based on its loyalty towards its offspring . The exit from the treasure room was a long corridor lined with stone pillars . This area too was plagued with traps , and certain stones in the floor triggered large spikes to fall from the ceiling . At the end of this pathway was an exit to the Lost Temple . This exit had a horizontally closing gateway , which could prevent any intruders from escaping . What triggered the closure of this exit was not apparent to the Ewoks who eventually explored the temple . History . At some point before the Galactic Civil War , an ancient race created this temple on the forest moon of Endor . The design of the temple contained numerous decorations , and the temple was adorned with several full size statues of bird - like creatures , including a large avian head that hung over the main entrance . The ancient race had created the temple in order to hide a large stash of jewels , and they designed a series of elaborate booby - traps in order to protect their wealth . However , these gems were , in reality , the eggs of the serpent creature , and whether the ancient builders had been aware of that fact was a mystery . Eventually , the ancient race disappeared from the temple , leaving their treasure behind . The building became lost in the forest until it was rediscovered by the native Ewoks . Due to its mysterious nature , the structure was dubbed the Lost Temple . The Ewok Shaman Logray came to possess a scroll that both described the building and pinpointed its location in relation to Bright Tree Village , the Ewoks ' home . However , upon exploration of the building , the Ewoks learned how dangerous the temple actually was due to the ancient builders ' penchant for deadly traps . As a result , the scroll concerning the temple warned any Ewok traveler to " keep out , or be doomed ! " Around 3 ABY , the Ewok children , Wicket , Princess Kneesaa , Latara , and Teebo discovered Logray ' s scroll concerning the Lost Temple in a pile of his old records . Wicket had been searching for a present for his mother , Shodu , for her birthday , and believed that a gem from the Lost Temple would be the perfect gift . Latara , intrigued by the prospect of valuable gems , agreed to search out the building . Before their departure , Kneesaa pointed out the warning on the scroll to her friends , but her worries were dismissed , as Wicket claimed that they were perfectly capable of taking care of themselves . The four friends made their way through the forest and eventually discovered the temple , housed in a clearing among the trees . Climbing the steps , Latara began to notice how unfurnished the temple was , and started to have second thoughts about exploring a dirty old temple . However , after she was reminded of the treasure inside , Latara was the first to enter , dashing into the building and approaching a large stone statue that sat near the temple entrance . Latara quickly spied a large ruby housed in the stomach of the statue , and she decided to remove it . Despite her friends ' warning that the gem might be booby - trapped , Latara pressed her hand against the object , triggering a trap that had been left by the ancient builders . A trap door opened up below the four Ewoks , dropping them upon a steep stone slide . As the group plummeted into the depths of the temple , Latara nearly fell from the slide onto several metal spikes that lined their descent . However , Wicket was able to grab his friend and prevent her demise . Unfortunately for them , more traps lay ahead , and the four friends were barely able to avoid several metal blades that sprung up in the center of the slide . After avoiding the blades , the group was nearly deposited in a lava pit , before Kneesaa was able to user her grappling hook to lasso a stone statue and swing them to safety . Temporarily safe , the four Ewoks found themselves inside the treasure room . Latara was the most excited by the discovery , and she began to gather as many gems as she could . Wicket was able to pick out a large jewel to give to his mother , but Kneesaa urged the group to depart as quickly as possible , claiming that the temple made her nervous . However , Latara ignored her friend ' s warning , gathering gems gleefully . Just as Latara began to consider how many jewels she could carry , a large serpent - like beast arose from the treasure room floor . The Ewoks fled through the nearest exit , but they were quickly pursued by the massive creature . Rushing through a long passageway , the Ewoks were unable to lose their pursuer , who easily smashed through stone pillars as it chased its prey . In their hurried escape , Teebo inadvertently triggered another booby - trap , which dropped a series of large wooden spikes from the ceiling . The four Ewoks were able to avoid the onslaught , but the wooden spikes made a temporary wall , which cut the serpent off from its quarry . However , the beast was only momentarily deterred , as it used its tail to smash the barricade away . The large wooden spikes became rolling logs , which threatened to crush the fleeing Ewoks . Amid Latara ' s claims that the group was certainly doomed , Kneesaa was able to spy an exit to the temple . However , a horizontal gate was rapidly closing on the exit , and the Ewoks were only just able to escape with their lives . After escaping , the four Ewoks returned to Bright Tree Village , where Wicket presented the large jewel to his mother . Shodu was delighted with the present , but shortly thereafter , Latara and Kneesaa discovered , through the hatching of another gem that they had retrieved from the temple , that the " jewels " were actually the eggs of the serpent beast they had encountered earlier . Realizing that his gift would hatch and might attack his mother , Wicket attempted to get the gem back . However , before he could , he and his mother were captured by Duloks , who stole the gem to give to Urgah , the Queen of the Duloks . Ironically , due to their theft , the egg hatched in Urgah ' s possession and attacked her instead . Behind the scenes . The Lost Temple was created by Paul Dini for use in the seventh episode of the second season of " " , " A Gift for Shodu . " The temple served as a plot device for Wicket to discover a gift for his mother . As such , the purpose of the temple , and the motivations of those who built it , are not fully explained . Additionally , as seen by the end of the episode , the gems that these builders had hidden in the temple were actually the eggs of serpents , which makes the point of the temple even more puzzling . It is possible that , like the Ewoks in the episode , the original builders of the temple were unaware that the apparent gems were actually the eggs of the serpent creatures .