Sandpoint Cathedral (SAND-point kuh-THEE-druhl)
Multifaith Temple of Sandpoint
Sandpoint Cathedral is the largest building in town. It’s a multidenominational church containing shrines devoted to Abadar, Calistria, Desna, Erastil, Gozreh, Sarenrae, and Shelyn, but it welcomes worshippers of all non-evil faiths. The cathedral is attended by Abstalar Zantus (male Human cleric of Desna).
Purpose / Function
The purpose is to be an ecumenical home for all religions practiced in Sandpoint, particularly those of Abadar, Desna, Erastil, Gozreh, Sarenrae, and Shelyn.
Architecture
Sandpoint Cathedral is a glorious edifice, built of grey limestone quarried in the nearby Ravenroost mountains. Certain details in the building are made of white marble imported from the Lands of the Linnorm Kings to the far North.
The rare marble has been worked into the banisters, and the massive disks inlayed into the floor of each chapel as well as providing decorative lintels for the doors and capstones for the pillars. Each massive disk is one solid piece of contiguous white stone carefully embossed with the holy symbol of the appropriate god and then painted with a magically durable enamel.
The doors of the Cathedral proper are huge heavy doors , each made from a single slab of Redwood provided by the Scarnetti family and expertly carved by the local Carpenters Guild.
Six separate chapels surround a large central chamber, which in turn encircles an open courtyard containing seven rough standing stones with a stone altar at its center.
There is a restful calm within the building, sunlight casting long beams through the coloured glass windows across the polished flagstone floor.
Defenses
No specific defenses, but the building is sturdy stone and the doors are heavy wood.
History
The location that bears the Sandpoint Cathedral served as a holy place well before any building was built. A circle of seven stones present at this site since before recorded Varisian history has long held importance to the followers of Desna, who believe they represent the seven towers of their goddess's palace.
When initially established, the Sandpoint Chapel served as a center of worship for six deities; individual shrines were dedicated to Abadar, Desna, Erastil, Gozreh, Sarenrae, and Shelyn. Care of the site fell to a high priest by the name of Ezakien Tobyn and his acolytes. However, Father Tobyn was killed when the chapel burned in 4702 AR.
Determined to see Sandpoint recover from the late unpleasantness, mayor Kendra Deverin began a movement to rebuild and improve upon the Chapel. After five years, the result is an impressive structure boasting shrines devoted to the same six deities venerated in the previous building. This ecumenical cathedral is run by Abstalar Zantus, a priest of Desna. It was dedicated on the same day as the Swallowtail Release, a celebration of the goddess known as the Great Dreamer, in 4707 AR.
Tourism
Visitors traveled from the entire Magnimar area and beyond to attend the cathedral's opening. They stayed primarily in the Rusty Dragon or White Deer Inns.
Temple 5
Sandpoint Clerisy, Lodge, Merchant, Municipal, Temple
Address 60 Church Street
Notable NPCs
- Abstalar Zantus, High Priest
- Arva Silanus, banker of Abadar
- Chelger Fespin, priest of Shelyn
- Giulia Varvik, priestess of Gozreh
- Lovus Vantakin, priest of Desna
- Walda Ambrush, priestess of Sarenrae
- Yannah Aurlaveu, priestess of Erastil
Wares healing magic, religious items, divine scrolls, spellcasting services
- Spellcasting The following divine spells are typically available: Spells heal (level 1 and 2), cleanse affliciton, peaceful rest, sound body Cantrips detect magic, guidance, light, message, prestidigitation. Other spells are available if arrangements can be made at least a day in advance.
- Potions the following potions are typically available: healing potions (minor and lesser), antivenom potions, occasionally other level 1-3 common potions
- Scrolls the following scrolls are typically available: scroll of cleanse affliction, scroll of heal, scroll of peaceful rest, scroll of restoration, occasionally other level 1 and 2 common divine scrolls
- Wands occasionally wands of level 1 divine spells are available
- Religious items the following religious items are typically available: portable altars, silver holy symbols and religious texts of Abadar, Desna, Erastil, Gozreh, Sarenrae, and Shelyn, wooden holy symbols of common gods that require or allow holy sanctification, common and +1 versions of the favored weapons of Sandpoint's most prominent six deities: crossbows, starknives, longbows, tridents, scimitars, and glaives.
Services
- Moonday: Shelyn 10 AM, Gozreh 2 PM
- Toilday: Sarenrae 6 AM, Desna 5 PM
- Wealday: Erastil 10 AM, Abadar 2 PM
- Oathday: Shelyn 10 AM, Gozreh 2 PM
- Fireday: Sarenrae 6 AM, Desna 5 PM
- Starday: Erastil 10 AM, Abadar 2 PM
- Sunday: Services for all faiths 10 AM to 4 PM
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