This thread is intended for adventurers to roleplay when they visit with the followers of Gwanwen. Players may ONLY post to this thread while the character they are speaking as is in town (obviously). Occasionally, NPCs may share information in this thread as well if they happen to be privy to something of interest and think it worth sharing.
The Temple of Gwanwen was built by its own followers, rather than the ArchDuke, during the first years of the outpost. A columnade with a natural pool and garden, it quickly became a place of respite popular among the exhausted townsfolk. The columns are of carved wood, then whitewashed to look like the limestone plinths of the south without the benefit of imported stone. The center of the temple, open to the sky, is a large slab altar for the burning of sacrificial livestock - smoke billowing upwards on almost all days as the beleaguered farmers offer their prayers to make this land civilized and farmable. The sad sound of mourning doves echo through the hall, which is otherwise quiet.
The Priestess Senira resides in the inner sanctum, seldom seen closely and shrouded in her deep robes. Xavor the Mute provides for the needs of supplicants by the pool.
Wares for sale:
10gp - A wicker cage with ten mourning doves
2gp - a goat or piglet (sacrificial animals, kept nearby)
25gp - Flask of Holy Water
Services:
- Any human who's body remains whole and has not passed seven days dead can be restored to life for the cost of another human's life, willingly given, who knew the deceased well. (OOC: PC of another player, have been on an expedition together.)
- For 20gp and the sacrifice of a living mammal, the priestesses will fill the cisterns of a landholder, even during drought.
- Detect Magic: For a 20gp sacrifice, a clergy member will cast Detect Magic on an individual adventurer's items, separating the imbued and created items. The adventurer must consent to a geas to properly destroy any Created Items identified.
- Food and Housing: Any may stay within the ascetic 'Cells of Silence' located deep in the stone beneath the temple. For normal characters, this counts as housing and Poor Meals (only bread and water provided in silence once a day). For Clerics and sworn devotees, this time of deep ascetic reflection is spiritually cleansing and fulfilling and counts as if they had good meals (+2 save bonuses accrued).