Hilltop Ritual Temple Exterior Scene - Hi-Res Variants

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DESCRIPTION

This illustration is part of a series of fully hand painted interior and exterior scenes based on my maps to help you set the scene for your players and add an extra level of immersion and atmosphere to your games.

Which of my other existing maps would you like to see painted scenes of in the future?

Background

The Farravettre Temple gazes over the fjords and jagged cliffs toward the open sea. Vessels passing through waterways often anchor nearby and send a small boat ashore to make offerings before continuing their voyage. A ritual sacrifice, typically a goat or other small land animal, is believed to placate the sea spirits, ensuring safe passage.

Local villagers come to make sacrifice in hopes of richer catches for their fishing boats, and pilgrims sometimes travel days or weeks to make an offering for the sea to return a lost loved one. Though whether the gods truly hear these rites is unknown, the ceremonies provide a steady supply of fresh carcasses and, more importantly, souls for whatever dwells in the sea cave beneath the temple.

This illustration is part of the Places of Worship series.

The accompanying Battlemaps can be found HERE