Mordar Temple
The Temple of Mordar is the primary place of worship for adherents to the Pantheon of Heaven faith within the River Tower complex and the City of Mordar in general. It is an old building and is sometimes considered plain when viewed only from the outside, but the interior of the temples is truly a wonder.
The Temple is administered by an Ecclesiast and a retinue of High Priests for the worship of the Pantheon and the spiritual guidance of the faithful. It is a remarkably ornate and beautiful building with an interior covered in frescos and paintings and filled with fine statuary depicting the gods and their deeds.
Purpose / Function
The primary site for the worship and contemplation of the Pantheon of Heaven within the River Tower itself and for the City of Mordar in general. It is the residence and place of operation for the members of the Faith community and the secure location for the treasury vaults where the near-countless votive offerings are kept for the glory of the faith.
Sensory & Appearance
Between the high, glazed windows and the hundreds of bright oil lanterns and (literally) thousands of scented candles, the interior of the Temple is remarkably bright. Dozens of censers hang throughout the Temple and exude the incense that is imported from the far Sellenian Empire to carry the prayers of the faithful to the heavens with its fragrant smoke.
Denizens
The Temple has, besides the Ecclesiast Geta Balfor, three other High Priests, seven Priests, five novices and at least 10 full-time conventuals that act as servants and aides to the other higher-ranking Priests. All the Priests (including Geta) live in a communal rectory that has several dozen private cells that allow a single occupant enough room to have a bed, a small desk and a wall shrine or two and (literally) nothing else.
Valuables
It goes without saying that the value of the contents of the Temple is beyond measure. Gold, silver, copper, bronze and countless exotic and rare woods and bone are incorporated into the dozens of statues, shrines, altars, and furniture throughout the building. The real treasure, however, is in the deepest vaults of the Temple, where the votive offerings and gifts are kept safe. The most conservative estimates as to the amount of precious metals in the vaults is more than 25,000 gold coins (rough value of $6 million) and another 20,000 guilders in gold and silver bullion (rough value $2.5 million).
Defenses
While the Temple's main entrances can be barred and locked, and the actual doors are thick, banded-oak construction, there is very little defensive consideration given to the design and layout of the structure itself. None of the tall, glazed windows are barred or fitted with shutters, and there are simply too many entrances and exits to the buildings to make them secure. The only rooms that meet the definition of "safe and secure" are the vaults located deep underneath the center aisle of the Temple where the collected offerings of the thousands of faithful are kept and protected.
The main entrance to the Temple of Mordar at River Tower
A view of the interior of the apse area of the Temple, with the Shrine of Gaeta
