The Cathedral of the Damned (Location)

The Cathedral of the Damned is a grim edifice covered with the iconography of fallen celestials and other images that are both angelic and horrific to behold. The first occupants of the Cathedral, the priests of some unknown faith, fell to corruption, and the Cathedral has been tainted ever since. Wolves and worgs patrol the ground outside. Geodomonias, described as "winged vampires" stand watch over the Cathedral like gargoyles, but they are unrelated. Geodomanias become active at night.

A century following the corruption of the original inhabitants, a mad vampire came to the Cathedral. Driven more by dark desire than reason, he has conducted several blasphemous experiments, including a werebat zombie that has somehow managed to maintain its intelligence. The young paladin Thoris Tregart south to avenge his murdered father, but he himself was murdered. Ultimately failing at his quest, Thoris now wanders the Cathedral as a radiant spirit, making it an eve more horrible place.

Authorial Credit

The Cathedral of the Damned was created by François Mathieu for the Haunted Sites contest announced in Dragon Magazine 252. It (along with the other entries) was published in the Haunted Sites netbook by the Kargatane with the permission of TSR.

Andrew Snow created the homebrew content expanded on the inhabitants of the Cathedral of the Damned and placed it in Mordent. His content were published on the website Alanik Ray's Library under "Dark Cathedral".