History of the Temple of the Gods

This temple is the most elegant of all the temples on all Martapa. Built on the original location of the village of Stormvale, the temple is meant to honor all the Gods, both Light and Dark. High King Peter understood the Balance and how all the Gods influenced the lives of mortals, whether they worshiped said Gods or not. He wanted to pay homage to them all and thus built the temple.

The temple is circular, to represent the flow of power of all the Gods. Nice large pillars line the outside of this small, round building to represent the nine major Gods, standing on a marble porch that circles the building. There are nine steps to the front door and every Gods' symbol is etched upon not only the doors, but the steps as well so none are forgotten. Even Kahalla's symbol is here, despite the fact he was banished later on. People tried to take off the glyph, but once chipped away, it simple returns the next day.

The pillars are decorated in fanciful depictions of the Gods, some as animals, others as winged elves, others as other mortal shapes, representing the fact the Gods take a great interest in the lives of the mortals. Upon the door is are two small fist size circular impressions where a lock may be. There are no handles upon the door. When Peter was High King, the doors were never closed, only later was there need to close them.

Inside the building is a circular room larger then what the building appears on the outside. The floor is tiled with the symbols of the Gods. The walls are covered in depictions of winged elves and the words written in ancient elven saying "I bring together the gate to the heavens and call forth Catiana's children, the bringers of the way" under the picture of a winged elf holding an object of power.

Originally this building was tended by representatives of all the Gods, but as time progressed the priests slowly left the building, especially during the time of the Chosen, when Shaniko hunted down many of the priests of the other Gods. The out buildings which are there can house over a hundred people and there is a forge that could be used once more if cleaned out in these later times.

Eventually the relics of the Gods were housed here by the Gods themselves when the building was abandoned. The keys were lost before the time of the Chosen, found by them, and lost for some time before the priests of the Cataina found them again. They and other faiths manned the temple until about twenty years before the time of the High King's Sword. At that time it is abandoned and overgrown.
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