Settled among a series of rolling hills that raise the temple seventy meters above sea level, it is an almost supernaturally quiet structure built from evergreens cut from its island of Shikoku. The temple is home to the Edict of Names, one of the most mysterious among the Edicts due to their arcane practices and lack of communication with the peoples of their island home.
Construction
Rather than planks, the walls are made from aged, stacked logs that form a palisade around the small temple. Less defensible than other examples of Edict temples, even the torii gate that marks passage into the temple itself is never closed.
Only one building rests at the center of the palisade, with smaller open structures around it serving simple functions. A well, fur rack, and other minor necessities can be found shaded under the palisade while the grounds of the temple are home to very well kept ponds that interconnect through subterranean tunnels. These ponds, of course, house carp that come to the priests when they are to be fed or cared for.
Within the main structure itself are a series of communal bedrooms to house the small number of priests that stay within the temple walls, with the shrine hidden within a small pillar at the center of the structure. When exposed, the shrine billows with a multicolored smoke reminiscent of the Dama that bond with the kaminoha of the temple.
Culture
Small, with the lowest population of any of the temples, and unresponsive to even the rulers of Shikoku, Keiyō does not afford its faith with much of the respect that many other temples engender. This is an unfortunate byproduct of the incredibly traditional mindset that the temple is governed under. To properly exist as the boundary between man and spirit, the Edict of Names has chosen to exist on the other side of the divide.
What this means is difficult to say, as the process seems to go beyond the three trials most kaminoha undergo. One thing is known, however. Unlike even the Edict of Shadows, every single priest within this temple is a godblade. Their recruitment numbers are not public, though it is rumored that any who fail are never seen again. Lost in the world of spirits, some say.
What is known is that while within their temple, all kaminoha of Names are under a strict of oath of silence. Others may speak freely, of course, but this oath of silence pervades the entirety of their lives. Politically, spiritually, and physically, each kaminoha of Names maintains a careful silent neutrality in all stages of life.
History
Little is known of the history of the temple directly, except for the fact it was founded in 1191 by a nameless shinto priest. The leaders of the temple, similarly, always seem to have their names slip from the annals of history. This may be intentional, as at Okumiya Temple the record hall is traditionally maintained by a small team of Names' kaminoha.
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