Land of Nod

The Land of Nod is the largest temple dedicated to Nod and the historical central meeting place for the Myacoris. Today, it acts as a research building and private hospital, in align with the Clockmakers.

Purpose / Function

The Temple initially served a dual purpose The first is as an incubatio, where pilgrims could sleep and experience healing visions. The second was as a dissection chamber where haruspicy (divination using entrails) was practiced. In times of war or crisis, it had been modified to act as an infirmary and nerve center. After the Myacoris' alliance with Lodonesia, the influence of Clockmakers gave way to change in its use. It now serves purpose as a private infirmary and research centre for disease.

Architecture

The temple is an octogonal temple made of polycarbonate which has been shaped to imitate blown glass. This type of architecture is limited to Pestilentia and its access to plastic pollution and formaldehyde processing. It has an upper floor also in an octogonal shape. The building is decorated with more polycarbonate patterns and statues, consisting mainly of mouths and teeth of local wild animals. Several statues of ancestors or former elders have been recovered in nearby trash fields, likely thrown away by Clockmakers.
The cella is in an octogonal shape with doors at each side that lead into the outer ambulatory. There are several chambers within the ambulatory that serve for varying functions.
A statue of Nod is typically in the centre of the temple.

History

It was once a central place of worship for the deity Nod before the fall of the Hanoez Empire. With the influx of Clockmakers from Lodonesia present in the area, that began to change rapidly after the loss of Kaer-Is. After the Myacoris Mass Disappearance, the duties of Nod are now carried out within the hillforts of each tribe, with the Temple of Nod only serving as a ceremonial headquarters where the Clockmakers now work.

Type

Temple / Religious complex

Parent Location

Pestilentia

Related Ethnicities

• Saturnid

Ruling/Owning Rank

Magister Templi

Owning Organization

Holy Union of the Cross-vein Ore