Amber Temple

"“Some things are better left buried in the sands of time” -- Archwizard Khazan"The Amber Temple is known as a "legendary repository of dark magic" as described by Archwizard Khazan, which is "occasionally sought by scholarly sorts intent on the pursuit power without regard for morality or consequence.” The Amber Temple is located on Mount Gakis, which is accessible via the Tsolenka Pass.

Amongst treasures and monsters alike the Amber Temple primarily holds the Dark Powers.

History
At some point before Y347 the silver dragon Argynvost came to Barovia and learned of the Amber Temple (perhaps coming to the valley intentionally after having learned of the temple.) Argynvost devoted himself and his knights, the Order of the Silver Dragon, to make sure that whatever was trapped inside the Amber Temple wouldn’t be allowed to escape.

In Harkus Vallakovich's book from Y397, History of Barovia, it was written that all seekers of the Amber Temple's power, to the best of Khazan's knowledge, had failed to return from their quest. Khazan acknowledged that he neither knew nor sought to learn its location. “Some things” he wrote, “are better left buried in the sands of time”.

Some time after Argynvost and the Order had been defeated by the forces of Strahd von Zarovich a dusk elf named Patrina Velikovna approached Strahd to offer him the power of immortality - something he desired more than anything else. Patrina and Strahd were not known to have successfully located the Amber Temple, although Strahd later stated he obtained his vampiric powers from there,

Contents
Khazan was unambiguous in stating that what exists in the Temple is evil. Argynvost appeared to support this with his actions in devoting his life to keeping malefactors away.

Madam Eva suggested to the party they would find "knowledge of the ancient" to help them understand their enemy - which Father Lucien interpreted as being Strahd's lost tome. Madam Eva also told Sigismund that he would find what he sought there.

She told Eklyre Temere he would find the Staff of Frost there, surrounded by flames.

Ludmilla Vilisevic stated that she has been to the Amber Temple on a number of occasions for reading materials.

Inhabitants
Strahd advised that within the Amber Temple was the Dark Power of the Vampyr, and that this was where he obtained his vampiric powers from. Rahadin stated that not only Vampyr, but other Dark Powers were trapped in the Amber Temple and he did not wish to see them spread their curses to anyone else. Eklyre would suggest Yog the Invincible was also trapped inside.

The Amber Temple's guardian resides inside the main hall - Neferon the arcanaloth.

Visitors

 * Strahd von Zarovich
 * Argynvost and the Order of the Silver Dragon
 * Ludmilla Vilisevic
 * Archwizard Khazan, Hallgrimm Mikkenson, Narid Ashplant, Eklyre Temere
 * Mountainfolk - Helga and her warriors, plus Bjorn and Violet