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Known as the Celestial Seat, Nyka is a religious city in Northern Sylira. Ruled by four demigods and traversed by a large crevice, the monk-city is both mystical and dangerous. [Lore]
One of the largest houses of worship in Nyka, the Stalls of the Prophets are an ornate building of glass and marble nestled two blocks away from the Safe Haven Hostel, gleaming and magestic, a testament to Nykan craftsmanship. Made around the same time as the Hostel, mostly with pilgrims and visitors in mind (natives do most of their worship in their homes) it is perhaps one of the more "Nykan" locations in the city.
There are no pews, formal clergy, or anything much resembling an orderly temple. There is instead a single large stone room crowded with people, all hustling past one another to view one of several speakers. These speakers take the role of more traditional clergy, holding sermons, lectures, or just plain frothy ramblings about their Gods, faith, or spirituality in general. Any God is open to be spoken of, with the sole exception of Myri, for obvious reasons.
The only things one needs to be a speaker are a mouth and a platform. These can be proper ones, soapboxes, cushy mattresses, a pile of Akalaks, anything that elevates one above eye level really. Now marked as a speaker, the only thing left to do is speak. If the speaker is good, they may get a regular audience, and perhaps a few supporters with soapboxes of their own. If the speaker is poor, they will simply be ignored.
Monk presence is minimal, and the men in robes only get involved in cases of blasphemy towards the Celestials, or if fighting gets out of hand. In all, the atmosphere is more of a marketplace than a traditional temple. But a popular marketplace nonetheless.
NPCs
Farth :
Age: 256 Race: Jamoura
A wizened old ape with a thick, heavyset brow, vibrant eyes, and an ever-present smile on his face. Farth left his peaceful home in the Spires to assist others in their quest for enlightenment. The Jamoura himself is quiet, contemplative, and slow to respond to outside stimuli. Much of his time is spent in meditation, leaving most of his "recruitment" to existing disciples and pilgrims. They tend to be soft-spoken and focused on internal harmony. Skills:
Meditation 80
Teaching 65
Philosophy 54
Rhetoric 30
Anita Cromwell :
Age: 53 Race: Human
One of the few specimens of old monks there is, Anita Cromwell has put down her wheatwhip and took up her pamphlets after retiring. She is now a powerful advocate for the Celestials, and inspires both pilgrims and Nykans alike to give her Gods the love and respect they are due, and to take up the robes and sandals she once wore so proudly. She is friendly, perhaps overly so, passionate, and obstinate to an extreme. While her particular brand of evangelising is perhaps a tad grating, she and those who assist her insist it is effective. Skills: Unarmed Combat 64
Weapon: Wheatwhip 59
Persuasion 27
Rhetoric 30
Observation 41
Lowref :
Age: 34 Race: Akvatari
A mellow, happy-go-lucky Akvatari of about five feet and four inches, with splotchy, brightly coloured wings and a spotted grey seal half. Lowref is, like many of her kind, an artist and musician. What sets her apart, however, is her muse. Or muses, rather. A regular customer of Azim and others, Lowref seeks inspiration in the rabid dreams of Core, attempts to stretch her imagination with Dream Powder, and will happily scour the bogs outside the city for anything to assist her quest to create true art. She and the other slightly-drugged-bohemian types of Nyka, while a minority, are still more than vocal enough to have a presence in the temple.
Skills:
Musical Instrument: Bagpipes 31
Drawing 29
Herbalism 15
Fortune Telling 6
Weapon: Bagpipes 31
Albrecht :
Age: 41 Race: Human
Gender: Male
A shaggy haired poet with an eye for symbolism and a mild obsession with Harameus, Albrecht is a man who sees signs and portents in the world around him, and is determined to share what he thinks are the covert revalations of Nyka with the rest of his townspeople. Aggressive, flighty, and slightly detached from the present, his is a curious personality that has nonetheless attracted a fair amount of attention.
