Illustration by Yans Velasquez
Each month, I try and pass along the generosity you show me by employing other artists to create a variety of illustrations, portraits, magical items and other works of art that can be used in your games at home, whether they be homebrew or official modules.
This week, I wanted to highlight one of those pieces -- the ancient Giant's temple, Eye of the All Father, from Storm King's Thunder with art by Yans Velasquez.
The Eye of the All Father, as featured in Storm King's Thunder, is an ancient, secret underground temple devoted to the giant creator god Annam. It is located in the Spine of the World mountains, serving as a source of wisdom and a repository for giant lore and powerful artifacts, though often challenging for non-giants to navigate due to its location and defenses. The module has players seeking a way to access its inner sanction, the Eye of Annam.
It is a sprawling, one-level complex with several chambers, multiple entrances and a portal that leads toward an internal area protected from divination.
Most of the maps provided by the module are presented with 1 grid = 10 feet, but this map was designed and scaled to be played in a 130 x 110 environment, allowing every grid to be 5 feet and really feel the size of the environment. Medium creatures moving through the space should feel understandably intimidated and small compared to the surroundings.
Here's a screenshot of the map set up in Foundry with some PC's to show the scale:
So, how I can use this location?
Module Adventure - if you are running the Storm King's Thunder module, then it will have all of the information you need for the encounters there.
Homebrew - If you are running a homebrew, then this location could make for an interesting home for your race of giants, whether that serves as a location for artifacts, knowledge, assistance or perhaps the location of a BBEG or other enemy treating with the giants.
Here's the original Eye of the All Father map (attachment at end of post):
I hope you enjoy the piece and seeing where some of your support goes!
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Best,
Jeff @ Morvold