Mosque of Free Haku
High Priest Imam Gholam has seven associates, 50 clerical brethren, and 130 lay brethren, all ready to aid him.
Haku preaches freedom over all, so his temple is open to the winds. The walls on the sides of the first floor are filled with large openings; the first floor is little more than the pillars that support the rest of the mosque. Worshipers sing in the breezes that come as evening falls. The mosque does not have a dome. Instead most of the clerical brethren choose to sleep on the roof. There are quarters in the basement for times of inclement weather, but most of the brethren welcome it as a sign of the free outdoors. Brethren rotate swiftly in this mosque, because the call of the desert is strong.
High Priest Gholam is himself a very free-thinking spirit. He has caused more than a few ripples at court with his outspoken ways. His associates are of like minds, and the high priests of Haku dress in very different, and outlandish, styles. Imam Gholam prefers to wear silk in loud shades of pink and red, with his enchanted turban.
The mosque of Haku is currently taking applications for a trip to a newly discovered land. Recently one of the associates, Aziz Jomini, returned from an expedition to a place called Maztica. A number of priests have already pledged themselves to go on the trip, as have many lay brethren. The priests are now looking for some experienced seamen and a few mages to accompany them on the trip.
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