Level 56 is about right to tackle the temple. My most recent play through had my party at level 54.

Yeah, the 'cursing' makes this dungeon somewhat difficult. You'll probably have to clear most of the enemies until after you activate the second cube. Try doing it from a distance. For some reason, archer fire isn't quite as affected by the 'curse' condition. Don't know why, though.

After you activate the second cube, run like hades to find and reach the 'bell', grab it, activate the 3rd cube and you'll get transported to the 'secret' treasure room. After that you can rest and heal in the 'treasure room' and Town Portal back to Avalon and the Lady K.

Hope this helps.

You might want to hire one or two Master Healers to accompany your party. That's what I normally do at this stage in the game.

There are two Master Healers that work almost for 'free' (1% of you gold findings). One is at location 6 in Demonclaw East and one is at location 4 in Akershaven. Consult the annotated maps.

"i noticed that the tomb of varn is gone from the dragonsand map in TCC...i wonder where that dungeon ended up? (really scared to ask, lol)"

You never know, Ocha. Perhaps, just perhaps, if you make it to Part 2, the 'tomb' may be there!?

Have fun!