Greathand Monastery
A Dwarvish run and maintained monastery within the Drukar Mountains within Coalrite. They believe that each different type of stone has it's own type of spirit, knowledge, and understanding of the world. This has led them to often send students early in their training to other parts of the world to commune with the earth itself. While the current grandmaster, Kratdraegith, is a dwarf and the majority of the students are dwarves, they have been well known to accept a variety of species and ages into their ranks.
The ranks within the monastery are represented by a small, rough stone that eventually becomes naturally polished as the wearer goes about their life. A perfectly smooth stone normally indicates one's training is ready to be stepped up, while a broken stone often means the wearer has much left to learn in both elegance, and care.
The ranks, in ascending order of training:
Calcite
Fluorite
Quartz
Corundum
Diamond
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