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Following the War of
the North and the Witch Hunts a group of monks arrived in Drak Lellwyn
from the village of Eclipse with a proclamation signed with the seal of
Duke Midnight.
A Sanctuary of the Spirits was to be built on the southern
shore of the Lake of Visions where the Knights of the Empire, weary of
the great battles they had fought could sooth thier spirits and seek to
find peace with thier Gods.
It also serves as a Retreat for those in need of rejuvination, isolated from the cities and common throughfares of the Lakelands. Though the Sanctuary was devoted to honor all the gods of Temmerendil, it was maintained by the Monks who have since become the Mystic Order of Nala. Though they have studied the histories of Temmerendil and respect the path of the Druidic Order, they have choosen to pursue the preservation of Sorcery and the study of the supernatural and arcane arts.
At first glance the Sanctuary would appear to be a small farming village with a few modest structures for farming and livestock, a small dormitory that serves as sleeping quarters for the monks as well as several more private cabins for visitors and guest. A larger building serves as the Sanctorium of the Mystic Order, where they share what they had discovered in thier pursuit of the supernatural and the arcane. On a small hill overlooking the Lake lays the Altars of the Gods, arranged in a circle partially enclosed only by stone pillars, a floor of polished slate, and an open domed roof. The Altars included in the Sanctuary are the Three Primary Gods: Halos, Mirius, and Morbius, the Secondary Gods: Mesalae, Kala, Tauranic, Nathos, and Meira, and the Lesser Powers: Nala, Tilana, Mitaneus. and the Grandfather, the Dragongod. Though many of these Gods are unknown to most, the Mystic Order hopes to instill and preserve thier names in the minds of men. The Altars of the Sisters face each other from opposite
sides of the circle, Kala on the East and Nala on the West. Inlaid in the
slate floor between the altars is a Dias of marble with mystic symbols
engraved along an outer ring. In the center of the Dias is a mosaic of
intersecting triangles with gems embeded in the outmost angles
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