Lyceum of the Black Lord

The Lyceum of the Black Lord was a temple of Bane found in the city of Phlan during the 15 century DR. For a time it was a place of great importance, as the worship of Bane was the prevalent faith among Phlan's citizens.

Location
The temple was located in Mansion District of Old Phlan.

Structure
Beneath the temple was a secret prison used by Phlan's Knights of the Black Fist soldiers to illegally interrogate and even kill those they took prisoner. These dungeons were accessible by underground tunnels that linked to caves along the shore of the River Stojanow.

Services
In what was seen as a profound heresy by the greater church of Bane, the priests of the Lyceum of the Black Lord maintained that Bane's existence was wholly annihilated by the god Torm during the Avatar Crisis. They believed the being that emerged in the Realms a few years later was in fact Iyachtu Xvim who had claimed his divine father's name and likeness in order to achieve greater power.

The priests of the temple differed from other Banite clergy in another significant manner; they close to maintained reasonable ideological beliefs, focusing on the tenets of restraint and deference to the city's powers.

History
At some point prior to the 14 century DR, the temple was once dedicated to the god of suffering Ilmater.

Some time during the 1480's DR the temple fell into ruin. For a time it was used haven for the city's injured or displaced citizens who had nowhere else to go.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Ruins of Adventure


 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * Adventurers League: Tyranny of Dragons: (Defiance in Phlan, Tyranny in Phlan) • Reclamation of Phlan
 * Adventurers League: Tyranny of Dragons: (Defiance in Phlan, Tyranny in Phlan) • Reclamation of Phlan