The Temple of Arth

Map   Arth's Story

Situated high up in the city close to the administration area and the Royal Citadel, The temple of Arth holds pride of place in the Porter’s Bar religious hierarchy.

As the Patron of the City, Arth’s temple is involved in all aspects of city life. His clerics take an interest in just about everything that happens in the city.

The temple is also the venue for Royal Coronations, namings, marriages and other major ceremonies. At these major ceremonies the ‘Priest’s Arch’ at the back of the temple can be filled with clerics of all denominations and faiths as the bless the city and its rulers.

Next to the Temple is the Rectory - The home of the High Priest of the temple and his six ‘assistants’. The High Priest is automatically a member of the Council of the godly.

The temple itself is split into 3 main sections - The section behind the altar is known as the ‘Priest’s Arch’ and is an area of the church reserved for any person holding orders in a religion recognised in the city. So when there is a major ceremony this area can be jam packed full of devotees of all sorts of gods. The ‘Choir’s Arch’ is reserved for choristers and other lay members of the church hierarchy. The general congregation is invited to join in ceremonies from behind the ‘People’s Arch’

The congregation is called to service by a drum located on a tower over the Central part of the temple. The drum starts 30 minutes before the scheduled time of service and continues at a rate of one beat per minute. It falls silent after the thirtieth stroke as the High Priest starts his ceremony ….

The temple drum is also used to call the citizenry to arms .. A regular beat - of one beat per 2 seconds is used as the rallying call for the militia and armed forced. When this alarm is sounded it is generally picked up by the gong of Yamara’s temple …