Temple to Zenethia, Endor
The Temple to Zenethia is the largest and grandest Zenethian temple in all of Azimuth. It is located in the Thryng Zorn, the Level of Temples, in the city of Endor, the First Mountain, in the Kingdom of Endor.
Services are held in the morning, afternoon, and evening to accomodate the large population of the city.
Description
Endor's Temple to Zenethia is a great cathedral of white stone arches and columns that rise upwards in a grand scale. It is an example of the finest of dwarven craftsmanship, and only the faintest seams in the stonework can be found by trained eyes. The entrance doors are made of solid mithril. Above the entrance is the symbol of the Zenethian faith cast in liquid silver and glass. In front of the cathedral are gardens of edelweiss in circular stone planters around the front pavilion. These bloom here year-round under the care of the temple’s clerics and fill the pavilion with a subtle, sweet scent. Inside, there are many pews and shrines set around the interior. Light emanates from a circular platinum crystal in the ceiling of the cloister, which feeds into a gigantic glass rendition of Zenthai, The Dragon King, in flight. The green glass takes in all this light and diffuses it, filling the entirety of the cathedral in warm green tones. Along the walls are many stained-glass windows, each being depictions of the history of the faith through the ages of Azimuth on display. These depictions include the emergence of the Azimuth pantheon, including: Zenthai and Esturk's twelve-day battle at the end of the Second Age; the Golden Age of Zenethia; Esturk's attack on the World Tree in the Third Age; the Zenethian Champions and the Great War; and the Zenethian Heroes and the ascension of Chedae, The Heaven's Light. Behind the altar are many smaller chambers and hallways where clergy and priests can attend to families and individuals more privately, where they can pursue study of religious texts or go about preparing the services offered regularly here. These hallways also lead to the church-led orphanage and an upper level where offices are set, including the office of Endorian Bishop Rannyl Grimsunder.Office of the Bishop
The hallway leading to the Bishop's office has an emerald green carpet leading to a thick birch door that is polished to a silvery, platinum shine. There are several metallic door knockers at several heights in the door. Bishop Rannyl Grimsunder kept a simple banner of silvery-white fabric that had a hand-woven outline of the Zenethian symbol hanging on the door. This was from a matron of Clan Grimsunder who had a personal relationship with the bishop. The Bishop's office has a stonework desk with oak details and a plush, high back chair made of woven metal and ending in two radiant-cut opals in each ear of the chair. On the other side of hte desk were two shorter, wooden chairs for guests. On one side of the room is a reading nook with a circle of tall bookshelves, a plush chair, and a metalwork table.Notable People
- Durak Hamarhart: Paladin of the Order from Endor.
- Gertrude Oathenhammer: Battle Priestess of the Order from Endor.
- Bishop Rannyl Grimsunder: Endorian Bishop and leader of the faith in the Kingdom of Endor.
History
The Fourth Age: The Age of Shadow
After Trip was slain in the Endor Tunnel in 4A 996, her body was brought to the Temple of Zenethia in Endor to be tended by the clerics of the faith. Eventually, Trip's soul would be returned to her body and she would be revived.The Fifth Age: The Age of Beginnings
Sometime in Ocana 5A 143, Luyos was left as a newborn on the steps of the Temple to Zenethia. He would be raised by the temple's orphanage. At some point before 9 Madaet 5A 352, Durak Hamarhart sent word to Bishop Rannyl Grimsunder and requested to meet him urgently in his office to discuss a matter of importance. On 9 Madaet 5A 352, Gertrude Oathenhammer met Bishop Rannyl Grimsunder in his office to discuss her request to travel to the Queendom of Keeleon to seek the cause of the dimming of Chedae, The Heaven's Light. On 13 Adroth 5A 352, Gertrude asked Bishop Rannyl to search for information he could find related to the Eight-Pronged Residuum Ring, as it could be related to world-ending plans from a group of genasi. On 14 Adroth 5A 352, Bishop Rannyl searched the scriptures in the Temple of Zenethia. He relayed information about a genasi seeking residuum and his battle with Champion Rita in the Iron Range to Gertrude.
Type
Cathedral / Great temple
Parent Location
Iron Range Continent
West of Gimora Mountains Plane
Material Plane