Temples of Begnhidrir

Category	Marvels
Continent	Brucrumus
Region	Ice Cap
Location	Begnhidrir
Owner	Hel
Built	11 Temporal 240 GE
Map	Kindarum

The Temples of Begnhidrir were constructed during the God Era by fire giants and others under the influence of an exceptionally alluring Cambion. Revered as The Concubine, her devotees became her evangelists, erecting three temples in her honor: the Gut of Abru'gom, the Heart of Mephi'khar, and the Mind of Mortelas, collectively known as the Temples of Begnhidrir.

Near the conclusion of the Demon Spawn War ( 89 GE - 269 GE ) , the Covenant dispatched an elite team to the world of Savadire. On an abyssal world, overrun by demons, they hunted down a soul-devouring demon that served as the source of power for the Temples of Begnhidrir. These temples, in turn, facilitated a magical domination over tens of thousands. Generations had been born under the influence of The Concubine, whether magically charmed or not, and most revered her greatness. The Covenant and the Abyssal Hegemony had long been persuaded to overlook the vale of Begnhidrir. Once their minds were freed from her magic, dozens realized they had lain with The Concubine or one wearing a Coronet of the Concubine.

The Concubine had cultivated a devoted following through indoctrination and coercion, yet still amassed divine power. She departed of her own volition, and by right, embarked upon the path of Ascension.

Am'stuk, the Chronicler of Athena - "Mistress of Seduction"

In the 7th century of the Lith-Crillion Era, Goliath tribes arrived in the Begnhidrir valley. For decades, the ominous temples were shunned. Eventually, priests of Atlas began communing with their deity and others to uncover the truth about the temples. They learned that the temples were once used to offer sacrificial victims to a formidable demon of the Abyss. After enduring brutal torture, the sacrificial victims were hurled into massive cauldrons. The victim's soul was then drawn into the Abyss and consumed by a ravenous demon.

When the priests rekindled the flames of the temple's 66-foot diameter cauldrons, they were forced to retreat by the towering, cerulean flames that appeared to flare with indignation. The cauldron's scorching heat, once drawn from the depths of the Abyss, now harnessed from a fiery realm near Chaos, swiftly liquefied the surrounding snow and ice, gradually driving back the glacial flows of Ice Cap.

excerpt from the book - "History of Hel "

The illumination of the cauldrons halted the advancing ice, dissolving it for twenty miles in every direction. The Goliath constructed the settlement of Hel around the Heart of Mephi'khar. In contrast to the other two temples, the central cauldron within Hel is never kindled. It remains sealed off from the city, beneath the auspices of the Church of Atlas.

The Temples of Begnhidrir are utilized for the creation of exquisite masterwork and enchanted artifacts. Those imbued with magical properties are invariably tainted or cursed, or both. Two of the more intriguing items forged within the temple's furnaces are the ring Clumsy Titan and the Coronet of the Concubine.