Temple of Elemental Evil

This article is about the Temple of Elemental Evil proper. For other uses, see Temple of Elemental Evil (disambiguation).

The Temple of Elemental Evil is an unholy structure located in the central Flanaess not far from the city-state of Verbobonc.

History

In 566 CY, forces of evil from Dyvers or the Wild Coast constructed a small chapel outside the nearby village of Nulb. The chapel was quickly built into a stone temple from which bandits and evil humanoids began to operate with increasing frequency.

In 569 CY, a combined force was sent to destroy the Temple and put an end to the marauding. The army included regular forces from the human kingdoms of Furyondy and Veluna, dwarves from the Lortmil Mountains, gnomes from the Kron Hills, and elven archers and spearmen.

This allied army clashed with a horde of evil men and humanoids, including orcs, ogres and gnolls, at the Battle of Emridy Meadows. The forces of good were victorious and the Horde of Elemental Evil was scattered. The Temple was then besieged and fell within two weeks, although a few of its leaders managed to escape.

The site itself remained, however, and over the following decade rumors of evil presence there persisted. The Viscount of Verbobonc and the Archcleric of Veluna became increasingly concerned, and cooperated to build a small castle outside the Village of Hommlet to guard against the possibility of the Temple rising again.

For the next five years, Hommlet gained in wealth thanks to adventurers who came to the area seeking out remnants of evil to slay. Things quieted down for another four years as the area returned to peace and normalcy, but in 578 CY evil began to stir again, with groups of bandits riding the roads. In 579 CY, the events in the T1-4 module occur.

Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil is set fifteen years later, in 594 CY.

Bibliography

• Cain, Tim. The Temple of Elemental Evil. New York: Atari, 2003.

• Cook, Monte. Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.

• Gygax, E. Gary. "More 'Meat' for Greyhawk." Dragon #55. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1981.
• -----. The Village of Hommlet. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.

• Gygax, E. Gary, and Frank Mentzer. The Temple of Elemental Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.

• Erik Mona, James Jacobs, et al. "The 30 Greatest D&D Adventures of All Time." Dungeon #116. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2004.

• Reid, Thomas M. The Temple of Elemental Evil. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.

External links

• T1 - The Village of Hommlet at The Acaeum.
• Supermodules at The Acaeum (includes information on T1-4, A1-4, and GDQ1-7).

• The Village of Hommlet at the TSR Archive.
• The Temple of Elemental Evil at the TSR Archive.

• The Village of Hommlet at Pen & Paper.
• The Temple of Elemental Evil at Pen & Paper.