Spiral Shrine
Pharasma’s temple was one of the first to be rebuilt after the earthquake, as devastated survivors begged the Lady of Graves to guide their loved ones’ souls to the Great Beyond. Since many of the dead were never recovered, the Spiral Shrine holds hundreds of white-candled alcoves that serve as symbolic graves for those whose mortal remains could not be buried. The wealthy bereaved families of Beldrin’s Bluff gave the Spiral Shrine a lavish endowment, allowing the temple to hire guards and undead hunters who ensured that Pharasma’s holy grounds were kept safe from the malign influences of the Precipice Quarter. Today, the temple commands a devoted following among locals, and also attracts a steady stream of mourners who no longer live in this district but still visit its symbolic graveyard of candles to grieve their dead.
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