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Temple of Time
Where to Use This Dungeon to be built to control the power of the elemental
stones and infuse it into the sword.
The Temple of Time is a powerful magical place.
Use this location as the guarding place of an an- The heir to the throne, Prince Kaius, is very loved
cient artifact or as the lair of a powerful enemy. It by the kingdom. He excels in everything he does,
can be a place to recover an ancient relic or learn be it academic, or a fencing contest. But the king’s
useful information about the main campaign’s plot. pride and joy was his daughter, and he lost his
The encounters presented in this module are in- five-year-old princess to a horrible accident a few
tended for 4 to 6 12th-level characters. You are free months past. The court wizard convinced the king
to change any of the information herein to suit your that once they were done, they would be able to
needs and/or personal setting. travel to the past and save the princess. His Majesty
put all his hopes in the Temple of Time from then
on and didn’t look back.
Lore It took many long years and a fortune to finish the
project. In the end, Hyrulia’s citizens couldn’t deny

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n the many Planes of Existence, pow-
erful wizards and sages spend their the temple was a marvel itself. During its construc-
lives trying to master the forces of the tion, tales and myths about an ancient sword and
universe. Experts of evocation magic artifacts filled the city for months. On the day of its
manipulate elements such as fire and inauguration, the king announced that thanks to the
air. Necromancers become masters of life after work of Raury and the patience and perseverance of
death. So much so, that they often forgo their mor- the kingdom, the Temple of Time would allow him
tality to become evil liches. But many magic users to save their beloved princess, his daughter.
coincide that one of the most powerful energies of
The news startled some of the important citizens,
all is time.
especially in the religious community, who thought
For millennia, the most powerful sorcerers and the king and the court wizard played with necro-
mages have tried to fool Chronos, the Lord of Time. mancy. But most people in the city were not only
Such is the amount of power and energy required surprised but also excited about the possibilities. ‘If
that most die in the process. Others succumb to the princess could be saved somehow, how many
frustration after decades of failure despite having tragedies could be prevented?’, people thought.
some breakthroughs. The concept of time is com- However, no one had a chance to open that door.
plex, abstract, and impalpable.
The construction of the temple didn’t please a
However, about fifty years ago, in the marvelous group of sorcerers and witches called The Black
city of Hyrulia, the court wizard was backed by Sphere. Their organization is huge and they have
King Braulius and all the gold in the kingdom to de- bases of operations in different cities. They thought
velop a way to travel in time. This is how the Tem- that the temple was an insult to all the arcane
ple of Time came to be. The wizard, named Raury, and studies. They claimed that time was not to be
used the power of the three elemental stones to messed with. These magic-users respect the laws
build the sword of time. It is a weapon capable of of the world and even though they bend them, they
harnessing the power bestowed in the temple. The never break them. They prepared an attack for
sword would concentrate their power to rip the months, observing how the temple was built little
fabric of the world and open a portal that can take by little. They could’ve stopped its construction but
the master of time to a different point in history. decided to wait and destroy it once it was finished
just to make their deed viler.
Raury supervised the building of the Temple of
Time. It is the sacred resting place of the sword. It The Black Sphere had several months to prepare.
rests stuck on a pedestal in the Chamber of Time. Their numbers in Hyrulia grew as more and more
The king didn’t understand anything about magic members from their ranks traveled here. They also
but he trusted Raury when he said the temple had had the help of mercenaries, sellswords, and other

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warriors. The religious community agreed to join King Bromelius took the throne about a decade
forces and used the weight of the faith to crush the ago. His oldest son Armelius is his heir. The latter
Temple of Time. To top it all, a good portion of the has tried several times to convince his father to do
city watch was against Raury due to how he manip- something with the ruins of the temple and clean
ulated the king’s feelings to use the city’s budget to the family name. He was always interested in his
do his bidding. family history and the moment he learned the truth
about his ancestor Braulius, he became obsessed
Nothing could be done to stop them. It was a with the Temple of Time and its restoration.
plan with a specific purpose. The attack lasted a
few minutes but it wrecked years of work. Many The fact that his bloodline is tainted and that the
tithing-men died during the attack and though the whole city refers to his ancestor as “the fool” drives
king’s soldiers managed to control the situation, him mad. This obsession helped him to devour
they were too late. The damage was done. With the books and tomes of knowledge. He became an
help of their arcane magic, The Black Sphere sum- expert in arcane arts and ancient lore even though
moned huge elemental monsters and demolished he is no mage. Deep inside, he knows that given
one of the temple’s towers, and destroyed almost the opportunity, Raury would’ve succeeded. King
all the west wall. Fortunately, the sword of time sur- Braulius would’ve saved his daughter and his whole
vived the attack and remained in its place thanks to bloodline and family would’ve been different.
Raury. He used the elemental stones to make the
Unfortunately, King Bromelius wants nothing to do
Door of Time impenetrable, unbreachable.
with the ruins of the temple. He feels embarrassed
Raury left the kingdom for safety reasons and to see his son so obsessed with shameful history
King Braulius perished a couple of months after but at the same time, he doesn’t feel right to scold
that, stricken by depression after months of think- and humiliate the person who shall take his place
ing he would see his daughter once more. What as king. And while King Bromelius ponders the
remains of the temple is only a mockery of what it question of what to do with the misbehaved prince,
once was. The Black Sphere didn’t have to do any- Armelius prepares a plan to restore the temple
thing to prevent people from eavesdropping. The without his father, nor the whole city, noticing.
place is now tainted and shunned.

Even though the sword of time is still safe, the The Astral Moon Eclipse
elemental stones are gone and Raury disappeared
after he left the kingdom and was never seen again. Armelius read in an ancient magic tome about
The Temple of Time guarded the sword for many an ethereal moon eclipse. An event so rare and
years. No one has ever been able to breach the unknown that it only happens every five hundred
Door of Time. years. The young prince believes this eclipse is as
powerful as the elemental stones that Raury used
to seal the Door of Time. He doesn’t have proof that
The Present Time his plan will work, but his obsession drives and
motivates him.
Fifty years have passed and the Temple of Time
was never rebuilt. The day of its destruction was a This natural phenomenon is not perceivable from
dark day for Hyrulia. No one thought a single event the Material Plane. The moon eclipse occurs in
could produce so much turmoil. The temple was the Astral Sea and it only lasts a few minutes. The
forgotten and forsaken by all. At first, they feared energy from the eclipse can be harnessed with the
the wrath of The Black Sphere but after, people right implement. Armelius is more than certain that
simply didn’t want anything to do with the temple. the Temple of Time was meant to be the catalyzer
of the power of the elemental stones and that the
The ruins remained though, a dire reminder of sword of time would be the artifact to open the rift
that horrible day. King Braulius’ bloodline contin- in time.
ued reigning the land after his death, but the topic
of what happened that day is avoided. King Kaius He is aware that he is no Raury, but he trusts the
had to live hearing his people call his deceased power of the eclipse. From a young age, he read
father “The fool king that dreamed with changing about magic rituals. Being the prince, he always
time”. It became a local and ironic way to refer to found a way to peek at forbidden books and tomes
him. that belonged to the court wizard. He has re-

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searched about this his whole life and knows about
a ritual that can harness the power of the astral The Mission
moon eclipse from the Material Plane. However, he
Armelius is ready. He knows the date of the eclipse.
knows he cannot do this alone. He knows nothing
He knows the ritual by heart and has read the
about casting spells. But if he finds a group of brave
process daily for months. The prince dresses in
heroes with a skillful enough mage that could cast
traveling gear and goes in search of help. He visits
this ritual, he intends to travel fifty years to the
taverns and inns until he spots a group of brave
past, to the point where the temple hadn’t been de-
heroes. He buys them a round of drinks and asks
stroyed. The prince needs the help of experienced
them to hear him out.
and skilled adventurers if he is to succeed.

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He tells them the story of the kingdom and the threaten the heroes by telling them they’d be brand-
Temple of Time. He explains he has a way to make ed as traitors. And that the kidnapping of the prince
the temple’s magic work and travel in time so they is punishable by death.
can restore it. He says that gold is not a problem,
but he cannot say how dangerous this would be. He Armelius doesn’t want to leave with them but he
doesn’t disclose his identity until the adventurers doesn’t wish to harm them either. He orders the he-
show their will to help. roes to not kill them. He has known some of these
men his whole life and would hate to see them hurt.
If the adventurers accept to help him, he reveals The king’s men surrender if four of them are re-
who he is and assures they won’t regret this. duced to 0 hit points. They warn the prince that the
The prince looks optimistic and motivated. He is king shall hear of this preposterous behavior before
thrilled to have found a group of heroes who will fleeing.
help him. He tells the group of adventurers to meet
him at the temple at midnight in two days. Temple of Time - Present
The prince’s absence in the castle was noticed. The following descriptions of areas A1 through A5
And though Armelius had a good alibi, his father correspond to the Temple of Time in its present
the king ordered some of his men to tail him for a state.
few days to verify he wasn’t getting in trouble. Two
A1. Main Hall
days after, the prince’s bodyguards follow him unno-
ticed to the temple where he is to meet the heroes. The main door glass is broken. Pieces of glass
litter the floor around it. An ancient arcane symbol
that represents the strength of the three elemental
Exploring the Temple of Time stones is placed on the floor. It is made of gold. The
marble beneath it still maintains a good look. A
When the heroes meet Armelius (commoner), he whole section of the ceiling is gone along with most
asks them to follow him inside. The king’s men act of the east wall. Hundreds of tiny pieces of stained
before the prince can start his ritual. The heroes glass form unknown constellations on the floor.
and the prince are confronted by a squad com- They shine among the rubble and rocks that take up
posed of four veterans, two assassins, and one half the room.
mage.
To the north, the Door of Time (area A4) prevents
The king’s men order the prince to surrender and access to the Chamber of Time (area A5). Five
leave the premises of the ruins. They use force if steps must be climbed to reach the large stone door.
Armelius refuses to listen to them, however, they Three two-feet-high daises stand between the Door
are very careful not to harm the prince. They also of Time and the ancient arcane symbol on the mar-
ble floor. These three pedestals held the elemental
stones fifty years ago.
Temple Characteristics A2. East Chamber
Terrain. The temple is in shambles. The door of this room is broken and wrecked. The
Debris and pieces of ceiling and walls small room is empty. The handles on the wall to
are scattered all over the floor. climb to the top of the tower look worn, cracked,
Light. There aren’t any light sources in and dusty.
the temple. However, the light from the
night sky provides dim light to the tem- A3. West Chamber
ple’s main hall. The Chamber of Time is This chamber was destroyed when The Black
in complete darkness. Sphere attacked half a century ago. This is where
Doors. The main door and the wooden the west tower of the temple used to be.
door to area A2 are unlocked. Both doors A4. Door of Time
look partially destroyed. The main door
The massive stone door features a gilded bas-re-
glass is broken; pieces of it scattered all
lief of a sun. The coating is peeled in some areas
around. The wooden door to area A2 is
and the stone looks worn and dusty. Any attempt
rotten and the wood is swollen.
to open the door by force fails. It is immovable.
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broken. Nothing but the elemental stones or some-
thing that can harness a similar power can open Sword of Time
it. The ritual aims to harness the energy from the Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires attunement)
moon eclipse in the Astral Sea. He is certain he has
a chance to open it and claim the sword of time. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls
made with this magic weapon. The blade of this
A5. Chamber of Time sword looks immaculate. Blood and guts slide from
This level is five feet above the main hall of the it so it always stays clean. Its hilt is firm and it has
temple. All the floor is made of polished marble. a small golden arcane symbol with three gilded
The wall holds a bas-relief bathed in gold. It is triangles. When you swing the sword, the blade
a combination of arcane runes and symbols. A weirdly cuts the air. It appears to be in two or three
four-step dais with a pedestal on its top holds the different places at once.
sword of time. The sword shall only come out when
When you hit a creature with it, they must succeed
the Door of Time is opened with the power of the
on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or lose their
elemental stones. However, the moon eclipse ritual
reaction until the start of its next turn. The sword
opens the door as well and bypasses this condition.
alters how enemies perceive time and make them
slow to react.
Traveling in Time Once per long rest, you can use the sword’s power
to move faster than usual for a minute. You can
After the heroes deal with the king’s soldiers, the
cast haste on yourself as an action, no concentra-
prince gives his notes to the heroes so they can
tion required.
perform the ritual without interruptions. The hero
that reads Raury’s notes can understand them with Time Travel. This sword can accumulate im-
a successful DC 15 Intelligence check. The caster mense power and open portals in time with a
must stand at the center of the temple and use salt swing of it. However, only something like the
to draw a magic circle around the ancient time elemental stones or the astral moon eclipse can
rune on the floor. Then take the large tome that the harness so much power. The heroes can attempt to
prince brought and start pronouncing words in the travel in time once more if they find a way to give
old arcane tongue. the sword a similar amount of power.
The astral moon eclipse is about to start. The ritu-
al requires the caster to succeed in a DC 18 Arcana the elemental stones used to be, three faint green,
check. On a success, a beam of light the size of the red, and blue shadows float above the three daises.
magic circle bathes the hero and starts to levitate, The circle of salt matches the sun on the Door of
eyes the color of coal. After a few seconds, both the Time and it glows.
caster and the book fall on the marble floor.
Astonished and shocked, Armelius takes a minute
Nothing happens at first and deception can be to wake up from his stupor. He stands in front of
read in the prince’s face. Suddenly, the earth starts the door in awe, not able to believe what just hap-
shifting. All the rubble and debris in the temple pened. He looks around and meets the heroes’ eyes
shakes and causes the sound of a giant rattlesnake. before smiling. The prince finds it hard to hide his
The night sky which can be seen from inside the excitement and suddenly bursts into laughter and
destroyed temple turns a different color. Violet screams of euphoria.
and shades of purple replace the stars. The ritual
The Door of Time slides upward to reveal the
allows those present to see the Astral Sea from
Chamber of Time. Despite the number of years
where they stand.
abandoned, the marble floor of this chamber re-
The moon eclipse happens. A beautiful phenome- mains almost immaculate. The rest of the walls,
non that happens twice per millennium. Two astral pillars, and the magic symbol on the wall show
moons coincide and stay one in front of the other signs of wear and tear. The sword of time’s hilt lays
for a few minutes. The circular shadow on the as- still above the three-step dais. It glows with a faint
tral sky casts a halo of purple light around the salt purple light. It is a sign that it holds the power of
circle of the ritual. As the eclipse evolves, the circle the eclipse. The prince tells the heroes they did it.
of salt moves along with the light, toward the Door He believes that everything worked as planned, and
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Only the one who made the ritual can retrieve the contacts, they realized some of them had already
sword and open a rift in time. The sword is lighter been bought by The Black Sphere right under their
and harder than it looks. When a person swings noses.
the sword, the blade weirdly cuts the air. It appears
to be in two or three different places at once. The A good number of the soldiers, a couple of the
prince tells the heroes it is time to attempt the King’s royal guard, and some of the tithing-men
hardest part of their mission. didn’t answer their call. They didn’t have the help
of the church either. Plus, many mercenaries and
It wasn’t hard at all nevertheless. The sword had sellswords filled the ranks of The Black Sphere.
the power, and it did all the work. The Master of The prince from the future looked worried but he
Time only has to say the words to specify the point wasn’t surprised. He knew it would be like this. The
in history and swing the blade. This is what Raury’s difference is that this time they would have time to
old notes say. The sound of lightning accompanies prepare, even if it isn’t much, he trusts the heroes.
a flash of light just before a portal opens where the The prince shows a noticeable admiration for the
blade cut the air. The rift in time and space stays Master of Time after the opening of the portal.
open long enough for the heroes to cross it. Their
experience of travel in time feels like an endless King Braulius tells the heroes and Armelius that
fall in a purple vortex. Creatures who travel this they are the temple’s only hope now. He says that if
way must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving the temple is destroyed his life would stop having
throw or empty their bowels when they reach their meaning and purpose. He tells the heroes that he
destination. will order the men that stayed loyal to the crown to
fight The Black Sphere troops outside the temple
and prevent them from swarming it and destroy
The King that Messed with Time it from the inside. He is a military expert and he
trusts that this would allow the heroes to hold and
The prince and the heroes appear in front of the stop whoever manages to break in. Archers posted
Temple of Time three days before its inauguration on neighbor buildings with stationary crossbows
(50 years in the past). Armelius and the heroes can shall provide support from the high ground on the
find Raury nearby just by asking for him. When the streets, cutting the enemy forces in smaller waves
prince explains who they are, Raury listens care- that the adventurers will confront inside.
fully and doesn’t bat an eye. The court wizard half
a century ago says in a calm voice that he believes Raury considers that if something were to happen
them and that he is thrilled to know that the Tem- to Armelius, his death in a different timeline could
ple of Time accomplished its purpose. cause irreversible changes to both present and past
timelines. The king decides to keep the prince safe
When the heroes and the prince from the future in the castle while the heroes handle the trouble.
explain what will happen in three days, Raury tells Raury, however, isn’t going to wait with his arms
them they must inform the king so they can get crossed and see how they destroy his life’s work.
his help and support. The audience with the king
happens the same day thanks to Raury. King Brau-
lius looks shocked to learn the news but he trusts Defending the Temple of Time
Raury and the prince from the future, who looks
like his son Kaius, in many ways. After all, Kaius is The heroes have three days to prepare for this
Armelius’s grandfather. attack. The King provides the heroes with whatever
they need to prepare. Raury (mage) stays and helps
The King wasn’t happy to learn that the city re- the heroes.
members him as “the fool king that messed with
time”. But the fact that real-time travelers are in Temple of Time - Past
front of him makes him think he probably deserves
The following descriptions of areas B1 through B5
the title. The King’s obsession with the construc-
correspond to the Temple of Time in its past state.
tion of the Temple of Time fed his blind trust before
this group of so-claimed time travelers. The dream B1. Entrance
to see his sweet daughter once more became stron- The main hall of the temple has a beautiful echo.
ger after this meeting. Preparations for the defense The golden ancient symbol that represents the
of the temple started. However, the more the King strength of the three elemental stones is placed in
and Raury tried to rally their forces and important

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five feet above the main hall of the temple. All the
floor is made of polished marble. The wall features
a gilded bas-relief of a combination of arcane runes
Temple Characteristics and symbols. A four-step dais with a pedestal on its
Terrain. The temple has just been top has the sword of time in it.
built. Everything is perfect and immacu-
late. The marble floor at the center of the
main hall shines beautifully. The Battle of Time
Light. The stained glass windows re- The Black Sphere attacks at the expected day
flect light with beautiful colors inside the and moment. The king’s military knowledge and
long temple hall. experience show he was right from the beginning.
Doors. The main door and the wooden The lack of military experience and organization
doors to areas B2 and B3 are unlocked. of the attackers drove them right where the king
wanted. The enemy forces are divided into groups,
and those who manage to enter the temple do so in
waves. The heroes hear screams and the clash of
the center. Its marble shines under the windows’ swords from inside the temple. It is war outside.
light. To the north, the Door of Time (area B4)
prevents access to the Chamber of Time (area B5). The following are the four waves of attackers that
Five steps must be climbed to reach the large stone the heroes must confront and stop to defend the
door. Three two-feet-high daises stand between the temple successfully. Each wave arrives with a differ-
Door of Time and the ancient arcane symbol on the ence of six rounds. If the heroes take longer to deal
marble floor. with the current wave, the next one comes in. On
the contrary, if the heroes deal with their enemies
B2. East Chamber in less than six rounds, they have some seconds to
This small room has a hand ladder and a series spare and take a second wind.
of handles to climb up to the top of the tower. The
place had cleaning supplies and stuff for the main- DMs Note. Remind the heroes that the fight is
tenance of the temple. Raury allows the heroes to not only happening inside the temple. The enemies
use this room for the defense of the temple if they that fight the heroes are only but a portion of the
find it useful. massive scale attack. The King’s troops can handle
everything that happens outside the temple. If the
B3. West Chamber heroes decide to leave the temple for any reason,
This room is identical to area 2. Raury allows the the enemy troops swarm the temple and succeed in
heroes to use this room for the defense of the tem- destroying it from the inside.
ple if they find it useful. ●● The first wave of attackers is mercenaries
and sellswords that The Black Sphere hired.
B4. Door of Time They are the vanguard. Their great numbers
The massive stone door features a gilded bas-relief allow them to break into the enemy lines and
of a sun. Any attempt to open the door by force slip inside the temple. Four gladiators, four
fails. Raury is the only one who can open this berserkers, and four guards enter. They use
chamber using the elemental stones. The door the main door or enter by breaking the stained
looks magnificent. The golden coating shines glass windows.
bright with the many reflections of the stained glass
windows. Any attempt to open the door by force ●● The second wave has a backup of the reli-
fails. gious community in Hyrulia. Holy warriors
guided by white magic priests attempt to
B5. Chamber of Time stop the heroes. Four knights supported by
The sword of time rests stuck in its pedestal here. six priests and a mage manage to enter the
The sword shall only come out when the Door of temple’s premises. The priests use their magic
Time is opened with the power of the elemental to dispel the heroes’ spells, boost the knights’
stones. Raury placed the stones in a safe place fighting power, and heal them. The mage tries
in the castle. He intends to use them only if the to cast a powerful spell such as cone of cold or
defense of the temple is successful. This level is ice storm at the first opportunity.

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following spell, requiring no material components.
Guardian of Time - Marut At will: plane shift (self only)
Large construct (inevitable), lawful neutral
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the marut fails a saving throw,
it can choose to succeed instead.
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
HP 265 (25d10 + 125) Magic Resistance. The marut has advantage on saving throws
Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover) against spells and other magical effects.

Actions
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Multiattack. The marut makes two slam attacks.
24 (+7) 12 (+1) 21 (+5) 19 (+4) 15 (+2) 19 (+4)
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: automatic hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 20 force damage, and the target is pushed up to 5 feet
Saving Throws Int +11, Wis +9, Cha +11 away from the marut if it is Huge or smaller.
Skills Insight +9, Intimidation +11, Perception +9
Blazing Edict (Recharge 5-6). Arcane energy emanates from the
Damage Resistances thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
marut's chest in a 60-foot-cube. Every creature in that area takes
from nonmagical attacks.
25 radiant damage. Each creature that takes any of this damage
Damage Immunities poison
must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed,
until the end of the marut's next turn.
poisoned, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 20
Languages all but rarely speaks.
Legendary Actions (3)
Challenge 15 Disengage. The marut can fly 30 feet taking the disengage
action.
Swift Slam. The marut makes a slam attack.
Immutable form. The marut is immune to any spell or effect that
would alter its form. Blazing Edict (Costs 2 Actions). Only if the ability is recharged.
Innate Spellcasting. The marut's innate spellcasting ability is
Intelligence (spell save DC 19). The marut can innately cast the

●● The third wave is composed of The Black


Sphere troops and spellcasters. Two shield Restoration of the Temple
guardians destroy the main door of the tem-
About two hundred of the king’s men lost their lives
ple with a tackle and open the way for six cult
for the cause. This doesn’t count the traitors who
fanatics and two mages. They tell the heroes
fought with the opposite side. King Braulius is sad-
to surrender. They say The Black Sphere is
dened to see how the city turned against him. They
a powerful enemy and that time shouldn’t be
succeeded though, and that is all that matters. The
messed with.
dream to see his daughter once more gets closer
●● The last wave starts with the sound of a mas- each day.
sive explosion outside the temple followed
Raury and the King have a feast with the heroes.
by the screams of several people. The leader
It takes the city a couple of days to prosecute all
of The Black Sphere in Hyrulia (archmage)
the war criminals, clean the mess on the streets,
enters flying from one of the windows. He
and appease the citizens of what happened. Raury
wears a cloak of flying. Four cult fanatics
says they can stay as long as they want. Armelius
and two veterans provide ground support.
expresses his wish to go back home as soon as they
The leader of The Black Sphere summons an
can use the temple.
earth elemental to aid him in battle. When
the heroes reduce the archmage to less than The heroes can enter the temple three days after
25 hit points, he screams: “You can’t stop the attack. Raury brings the elemental stones to
us! WE’RE INVINCIBLE!” before drinking a open the Door of Time and he uses the sword from
black liquid from a vial. The heroes witness this timeline to help the heroes go back home. He
how their enemy stops being human in a sticks the sword on its pedestal after opening the
matter of seconds. Claws replace his hands portal. This way, each sword stays where it belongs.
and horns grow at the sides of his head. Tiny
demon wings sprout from his back while If Raury didn’t survive the defense of the temple,
his facial features change and become mon- the Master of Time must succeed on a DC 17 Intel-
strous. The nalfeshnee who hid inside the ligence check to understand how to use elemental
body of the human shows its true form. stones. The King demands that they put the sword
back before leaving.

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Treasure. The King is so satisfied with the he- We will come back.” When the guardian of time is
roes that he pays them 3,500 gold pieces each and destroyed, everything goes back to normal and the
a plethora of items such as an ornate limestone heroes can exit the Temple of Time.
ring, set with a lapis lazuli (50gp), a strange drag-
onbone tankard, inlaid with ironwood (550gp), a
strange bronze medallion, inlaid with iron (110gp), Aftermath
a marble framed painting of a ship (180gp), and a
rough wool cape with silver clasps (75gp). Back in Hyrulia, people no longer hide what hap-
pened fifty years ago. The date is considered an
important day in the city’s history. So much that
Transgressors of Order the Temple of Time has its own holiday, which will
be celebrated in two days, and it will be the fiftieth
After a few days of rest and luxury, Armelius and anniversary of The Temple of Time. Most people in
the heroes return. The prince is glad that their mis- the city are excited about this event. Decorations
sion was a success but he feels excited to go back and food stands are ready for that day.
home and show his father what he accomplished.
The heroes and Armelius return a few minutes Regarding King Braulius, from five decades ago,
after the eclipse, inside the temple. Creatures who he is remembered as a hero, the King of time. Peo-
travel this way must succeed on a DC 16 Constitu- ple claim that he traveled in time to bring heroes
tion saving throw or empty their bowels when they from the future and fight the Black Sphere. Raury
reach their destination. and the King used the Temple once more and saved
the princess from the accident that killed her. How-
The temple is restored. It looks like a fifty-year- ever, both of them disappeared one day. The whole
old building but it was never destroyed. However, realm spent months looking for them but failed.
everything is unusually quiet and no sound can Prince Kaius continued reigning the kingdom when
be heard. If the heroes look out the windows, they he came of age.
see nothing but a pitch-black void. If they open the
main door, the same dark endless mass of nothing Armelius asks the heroes to meet him at the castle
receives them. The Temple of Time where they so he can introduce them to his father, King Brome-
landed is in the middle of nowhere between time- lius. His Majesty receives the heroes as guests of
lines, lost in limbo. Armelius starts panicking and honor because they were invited directly by his son.
sweating uncontrollably. He has no clue what to do They dine and chat for a while until the king, with
next. He doesn’t know what went wrong. They have a hand gesture, orders the royal servants to take
no more elemental stones, and there is no way to everything away and leave only wine.
know if the moon eclipse ritual will work here.
The prince kindly asks the heroes to explain what
After a few minutes of suspense, the Door of Time happened from the beginning. The heroes must
opens. A creature waits behind it. A tall and corpu- explain to the King that the temple was destroyed
lent metallic humanoid comes out of the Chamber when they met the prince for the first time. The
of Time. It has a huge eye instead of a head, and it’s prince helps and describes how, before their travel
surrounded by several plates of armor. On its torso, in time, his attempts to convince him to restore the
a sphere the color of amber shines with complex temple or do something about it failed.
patterns of lights and runes. Tiny feathered metal-
lic wings sprout from its shoulders and ankles. The The King can’t believe this at first. It is hard news
imponent armor speaks: “You are transgressors to swallow on such short notice. But the more His
of time. You have altered the order of the universe majesty listened, the more convinced he looked.
and the Planes of Existence. As an Inevitable, my The ultimate proof to show that they were telling
sole purpose is to destroy you and erase you from the truth, was to show him the sword of time. The
all possible timelines.” The prince rushes to any King had only seen drawings of it. He looks at the
of the two towers and climbs at the top to hide. He magnificent sword in awe.
doesn’t come down after the Master of Time tells
The King asks the heroes to kindly stay for the
him it is safe.
holiday. If they agree, the heroes are presented as
The marut does its best to destroy the heroes and the Heroes of Time in Hyrulia. The oldest citizens
doesn’t respond to anything they say. If it fails its present claim they remember the heroes from five
mission, the marut says “You have been branded. decades ago. Bards compose songs in their honor,

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and a thousand glasses are raised to celebrate the heroes to keep the sword of time. He thinks that
their deeds. Sculptors offer to build statues of the King Braulius and Raury must have fought a similar
heroes to decorate the square near the temple. The monster after they saved the princess. Their sudden
adventurers have the time of their lives during the disappearance makes him believe they didn’t sur-
celebration. vive that fight.

Perhaps they will have to settle some accounts The elemental stones are gone, and the Door of
with the Guardians of Time in the future. But for Time cannot be opened now. Even if they wanted to,
now, the Master of Time and his friends can be the heroes cannot put the sword back on its pedes-
satisfied with their success. tal.

Treasure. The King gives the heroes the title of


Lord in Hyrulia and permits them to build inside
the kingdom. Each hero is given a parcel of land
and 2,500 gold pieces. Additionally, Armelius tells
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