Shrine of Loa'kuna (Loh-ah-kune-ah)

A building associated with healing the sick
Dedicated to the folk hero Loa'kuna, this shrine is run by her descendents who are human clerics who wear simple painted masks to preserve their purity and enhance their healing energy. Traditionally run by women, male descendents have been recently allowed to take the Rite of the Wake which has caused some minor controversy among the followers but has been widely accepted by the inhabitants of the island.
The shrine boasts an open air design with many open windows and apertures to let the sun and wind flow through. The facades depict the many feats of Loa'kuna: her vanquishing a kraken single handedly, the development of the port town of Ol'tani's Wharf, and her death at the hands of Skelbraz the Undead which sealed him into the Shrine of Loa'kuna for safekeeping. The keepers of the shrine sleep in the caves underneath the shrine in which the keepers sleep in sensory deprivation boxes to help renew their magical connection and revitalize their spirits. In the very center of the shrine lies a statue of Loa'kuna: she looks out to sea her eyes piercing the storm as she hoped to do within her lifetime. In her left arm she carries a bident that streams water into the basin underneath her. In her right arm she holds out a cage which contains Skelbraz the Undead.
The Lead Priestess is Kehlani Seasteer and is the most gifted healer among the group. The Seasteer faction of the Shrine of Loa'kuna is the largest of the three and has always been the decision making faction since they have the most direct bloodline to Loa'kuna. The other two factions are the Seariders and the Seastainers, the former being travelers and remote healers while the Seastainers are battle priests/priestesses who are in charge of defending the cage which contains Skelbraz the Undead.
They will not turn anyone away but require a donation or hard labor in return for their services as magical healing is incredibly taxing on the bodies of the healers. This has deterred most people from coming to them with minor ailments since the donation is fairly sizable and the hard labor lasts for four days of moving heavy clay to add to the size of the shrine.

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Shrine