[Location] Temple of Carmelya

[Prism]

Temple of Carmelya

Dedicated to the goddess of fertility and nature

This was perhaps one of the strangest looking buildings on the entire island of Arios. It was clear that small trees had been manipulated in order to create the temple as they were pulled over to the side effectively creating a dome that stuck out of the ground. The thin trees had been woven together to keep everything in place and that is the way that it stayed. There was no way that the large structure could have been build by human hands, rather it was built by the druids on Arios.

It was beautifully done looking very much like half of a Faeries house only on a much grander scale. This was done when the mainlanders had been pushed out of the island as the people in Arios had more time to dedicate to their own practices and that is what they had done. The worshipers of Carmelya were very proud of what the priests were able to do with the building, as too were the priests with their ability.

There was a doorway made of wood that was woven together that swung open with the lightest amount of effort. Though the outside may make people believe that the inside consists of two floor this simply isn’t true. They just have 14 foot ceilings at the lowest and close to 18 foot at the highest (center of the room). Though it is hard to tell unless you are looking at it, the doorway that average (humans etc) walk through is part of a grander larger door that opened 10 feet high. Overall the building was massive and even the inside was the same.

There were no side rooms, the entire temple was open and you could see everything. In the center of the rounded building was a large vase that stood 6 feet high without the 2 foot platform. It was beautifully designed with flowers, animals and even trees but nothing was inside of it. Around it lay all sorts of flowers and plants that had been picked or weeded out. These were the offerings to the goddess.

Upon entering the temple one would not be greeted as would be expected instead one would see several acolytes dressed in deep brown dress. The acolytes were of every race and gender including a giant, human, katta, dracon but these were not the only members. If one were looking they would also see a few Faeries and Pixies with the brown clothing on. There were a select few wearing green outfits (1 pixie, 1 dorin and 1 dracon) who seemed to hold themselves with pride but not arrogant to the rest.

Here it was clearly expected that the one who needs help to seek it.

This location is to be moderated by a GM

[Aydyn Blair]

The Fourth Cycle of Cryxatum
in the Season of Spring

Aydyn had initially stopped in front of the Temple because of its appearance. With the structure twisted and manipulated as it was, it reminded her immensely of Acumin, a place close to Aydyn's heart in a somewhat jumbled, painful past. She studied it with a faint smile, adjusting the way the small child fit against her hip. Noah was getting heavy and she was walking--she did not like to be carried. Unfortunately, Aydyn's strides did not always match the smaller gait of a young child and it was somewhat bothersome to slowly guide her daughter by the hand when she wished to see things.

Upon discovering that the structure was a temple, Aydyn had opted immediately to step inside and take a look around. She did so with reverence, a strong believer in the goddess and with set ideals on how Her will worked in the world. She stepped through the wooden doorway, nudging it with the flat of her palm and ignoring the whine that bubbled up from Noah, who wanted nothing more than to be put down so she could run around.

Her eyes were immediately taken by the height of the ceiling, the way it had seemed smaller on the outside, but larger within. She gravitated towards the center, eyes shifting around her, admiring the work of other Druids. She paused as she reached the vase and gently shushed at Noah, who did not wish to shush. She wanted down.

With a sigh, Aydyn bent and deposited the toddler beside the vase, who promptly began to bury her hands in the piles of flowers and plants that had been deposited around the base of the vase. "Noah," she admonished quietly...but the smaller brunette was having way too much fun, giggling as she tossed flowers this way and that.

With a sigh, Aydyn murmured the name of her staff--Myrthe--and the length of slightly twisted wood with its budding flower at the top slid into her hands. It took a few moments for Aydyn to Shape a spell, to create a small handful of pale pink flowers. She set this amidst the others, knowing they were not permanent but...at least it was something.

With the staff now in her hands, Aydyn had to handle her daughter with one hand. "Come here, you little demon." She smiled faintly and scooped an arm around a resistant child, hugging her close against her chest as she crouched level with Noah's blue-gray eyes. "Behave," she chided her, then stood and looked around, for the first time acknowledging the others around her.