Wayshrines for Confederate Travelers
This book describes the various wayshrines and what travelers can expect to find at them throughout the whole of the Sypi Confederacy. The first mentioned is the fairly well known Charki Wayshrine, located near the Charki encampment. This wayshrine is a popular place for boar hunters in the hills and on the plains and is known for various trophies that adorn the shrine from particularly fruitful hunts. A small group of priests protects the wayshrine, healing and mending hunters injured in their craft. The Mount Holly wayshrine is built atop a small mountain, dwarfed by the Apps, but still larger than any other around. Located between the Mineter and Lewite tribes, it is known as a peaceful place of communion and training for druids. The Shrine of the Wolf, located east of the Mikka Tribe, is said to be another place for druids and hunters alike, seeking to build a bond with the forest and its creatures.
The Kirtodihr shrine, built south of the Liba Tribe encampment, is known to have been built over the ruins of the dwarven city of Borvalt Kirtodihr. Destroyed during a war between the dwarves and the Shin Empire, the location was abandoned by the retreating Shin armies. The shrine began as a monument to the fallen warriors, humans and dwarf alike, but has since become abandoned except for a few diehard monks, dedicated to protecting the secrets of the dwarven city. East of the Saru Tribe, also nestled in the foothills of the Apps, exists the Bloody Shrine, a monument to the old ways of the orcs before they became civilized in the Confederacy. Few travel there except the orcs, and it is said to be bathed in the blood of ancient sacrifice.
In the hills east of the Ke’Zan Tribe, rests the Shrine of the Eastern Passage, marking the sites where tribes would go or come from in ancient times. Located upon one of the taller hills, it is a shrine known for caring for settlers from Bamard or Forard. Goblins from the Ke’Zan Tribe have recently taken over management of the shrine and offer insight to their new civilized ways. Located southwest of the Ke’Zan tribe and northwest of the Bienombe Tribe deep in the woods, rests the Fey Shrine. While no one is said to take care of this shrine, it is typically given a wide berth by all but pilgrims. Legends believe that on appropriate nights, a gate to the Feywild opens here, and that pixies and other fey creatures roam the area unchecked.
East of the Ke’kac Tribe is another shrine nestled in the forests of the Confederacy. The Border Shrine offers a site for travelers through the woods from Losana or Forard, and has become popular among immigrants and settlers from those lands. Unfortunately, the actions of the Bienombe and a rumored massacre of settlers in the area have since driven away the shrine’s guardians causing it to become overgrown and distended. Lastly, in the open plains to the northwest of the Ke’kac Tribe is the darkest of shrines. The Shrine of Shadow is said to be the gateway to a realm even darker than the Feywild. The druids who maintain it, deny these claims, and offer respite to travelers through the highlands.
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