Shrinehome

The gods can be a fickle lot, and mortals ignore them at their own peril. Most major cities, however, simply can't afford the necessary expense to construct and maintain a full temple to each of the many gods. To this end, it has become common practice to set aside a space within whatever temple is built in the city to hold many small alcove shrines. This space is called a Shrinehome.
A small town that can't afford a proper temple to anyone might have a small Shrinehome as well, staffed by a single priest.

Purpose / Function

Shrinehomes are place to send worship to the less important gods, the gods without their own temples (in whatever city you happen to be in), or multiple gods at the same time. When times are bad, despereate folks can often be found praying to all the gods together, hoping for any kind of help.
For their part the gods seem to look down upon this kind of prayer, but it doesn't stop people from trying.

Alterations

While they started as places simply meant to ensure all the gods would be properly venerated in a given city, they have grown over time to serve as more general holy spaces. Being dedicated to many gods, they let people enjoy a sacred space without it being colored by any one specific gods tendencies or styles. Shrinehomes serve as all-purpose holy cites in many small towns, and are thus the most common place people go when they are sick or injured.

Architecture

The architectural style of a shrinehome often follows it's surroundings. For example, the Shrinehome in the Temple of Chauntea in Hueport is grand and spacious, well decorated with gilded alcoves and portraits of each god/goddess within, lit by a central skylight and a ring of chandeliers. The shrinehome in the small town of Thamwold is a small wooden hut ringed with shelves, wooden talismans sitting in rows with the name and symbol of a god carved onto each.

History

Shrinehomes have been around for ages, but historians believe the oldest one still standing is the stone shrinehome in the ruins of Cardamom. The ruins are thousands of years old, and the shrinehome is one of the few places left mostly untouched by time (though any valuables or holy symbols that may have once filled it's alcoves have long since been looted).

Tourism

Outside of some of the more impressive Shrinehomes (like the one mentioned before in Hueport) few people visit for tourist activities. Shrinehomes are common, and typically they are simple spaces, a place of peace and quiet reflection with the gods.