Beneath the Temple of the Malevolent Five (Patreon)

These dungeons are beneath the ancient temple structure dedicated to the court of the greater demon of hate, Imperator Belraesap, was said to be in the heart of the forbidden city. At the heart of the temple of the malevolent five is a puzzle wheel set into the floor. When solved, and a knock spell applied to it, the floor opens up to a spiral staircase down into these dungeons. What remains down here are traps and extraplanar servants that have been bound here for untold ages.

The long-sealed nature of this dungeon makes it a classic “funhouse dungeon” in the classic D&D style – classic tomb traps intermixed with puzzles, odd rooms that defy reason, and construct and bound extra-planar guards. The centrepiece of the dungeon is the final half-flooded temple space at the north end of the map. A massive representation of Imperator Belraesap with octopus-like tentacles instead of legs stands watch over this chamber, with a heavy stone chest built into the statue and held aloft by his tentacles. To the right of this chamber is a secret throne chamber for the Imprecant of Belraesap – the mortal bound to voice the curses and growls of the demon of hate. The Imprecant is almost immortal, their life extended beyond any reasonable means by the sheer power of their hatred for all things, including Imperator Belraesap.

There are many statues in these chambers and passages, a mix of demonic forms, the Malevolent Five, and the previous holders of the title of Imprecant. All appear angry and hateful, and often seem to stare malevolently directly at intruders into their ancient domain.

This is one of a set of seven maps that were drawn for a set of upcoming adventures called “Ebonoc-Infinity’s End“. They will be released here over the next few months. I will also announce when the adventures are released and how to get them. The description above is not from the adventure, but is my own interpretation of how to use the map in question.

The 1200 dpi versions of the map were drawn at a scale of 300 pixels per square and are 10,200 x 13,200 pixels (34 x 44 squares). To use this with most VTTs you would need to resize the squares to either 100 pixels (for 5′ squares) or 200 pixels (for the 10‘ foot squares that this map was designed with) – so resizing the image to 3,400 x 4,400 or 6,800 x 8,800 pixels, respectively.

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