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The Temple of Elemental Evil was created by a rogue group of clerics and priests of an evil nature who were upset that the forces in the world they deemed to be the most powerful – Fire, Water, Earth and Air, were controlled by four gods – none of which were aligned with Barastyr’s alliance of deities, commonly seen as evil. Malekbel and Kothar were typically seen as neutral and Lonna and Tangaroa commonly seen as good.
Since these priests felt that their own views of the elemental forces was unappreciated, they created a cult around he worship of Elemental Evil. When they found that their prayers to their new idea resulted in spells just like before, they believed their views were answered.
In fact, Berstuk, God of Faerie, Trickery and Mischief felt it funny to grant them their prayers silently, and thus the Temple of Elemental Evil actually worships and serves Berstuk, who finds it appropriate to keep that fact from his servants.
The Temple established itself near Hommlet, and then was able to expand into nearby areas like the Moathouse, before becoming such a problem that the Ambers organized an attack against the Temple and destroyed in, while also destroying a nearby village called Nulb. Holmmlet was peaceful again for a few years, and the Ambers began to have their own problems.
Alzar arrived in Hommlet two years ago and helped them with a growing problem in the Moathouse, and since then has been attacked by assassins and imprisoned by one of the Chief Earth Priests of the temple, aligned with the Slave Lords.
Now that Alzar has established his base around 115 miles away by flight and longer by trail, he believes the first thing to do is to establish himself as the primary power of the land. The Temple needs to be eliminated as both a source of rival power and as an antagonist force that seeks to destroy him.
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