[Location] The Vision Center

[Alice]

DESCRIPTION: Being among the most important facilities in Mura, Vision Center is located just south of the Opal Temple complex. It was originally built when the first daughters of Avalis started populating Konti Isle and the settlement called Mura grew into a small town. Soon the Konti needed a place where decisions and rules would be discussed for the greater good of the community. What once was a simple hall made of white wood, was expanded and renovated countless times and by many skilled architects, masons, carvers, painters and other craftswomen. What stands today is a rectangular building resembling the original hall, but with several balconies and jutties at every side. The outer walls are painted in warm pastel hues, the playful decorations in pale pinks, blues and whites. Shells and ivory has been used to ornament the windows that are made of colored glass – a recent commission from Silene Sa'nanathy. When entering the building through a massive portal made of rare blue vian wood, the visitor will find themselves in the original hall used for public meetings and discussions of the mothers and grandmothers circle. On the cold stone floor, several cushions, blankets and chairs have been provided to sit comfortably throughout the whole meeting. At the top stands what looks like a small altar, consisting of three painted stone statues: The All-Seeing Mother, framed by Rak’keli and Laviku – those three represent the triumvirate all Konti look up to. In front of the altar there is a white chair with delicate silver ornaments running over its entire surface. This is the seat of the current Matriarch of Mura, the oldest Konti of the grandmothers circle: V’nessi Ulvalin. Although it is easy to forget when standing in the great hall, several doors lead into side rooms. Those are furnished with a clean desk and a few bookshelves and feature either a balcony or jutty for relaxing purposes. Those little offices are used by the members of the mothers and grandmothers circle. If one needs a room to store their work, important documents and useful books, they are free to claim one of the offices their own. The Konti have an agreement about who uses which office that is documented and overseen by Garola, the organizer of all meetings and disputes. She keeps the list pinned to the front doors up to date and usually works in the first office to the left where visitors can also ask about the whereabouts of specific members of either circle. NPCS: Garola : Garola Blessed with four daughters in the same age group, Garola often doesn’t find the time to attend all the meetings of the mothers circle. In return she has agreed to organize them, contact the other members and keep the list of who works in which office up to date. She is very tidy and likes to categorize information and reports. Her function could be described as secretary, although there is no official title. She is kind and cares for those who approach her with a request. Because she believes that Mura must always be well-organized, she happily helps everyone and makes no difference between Konti and Myrian. One thing Garola will never tolerate is discrimination. Gnosis Marks: Avalis - 1 Skill List: Research – 47 pts, Writing – 33 pts, Babysitting/Childcare – 26 pts The Matriarch : V'nessi Ulvalin Currently the leader of Mura, V’nessi Ulvalin is a person loved and respected by the community. She has spent a majority of her first hundred years abroad, traveling mainly Sylira and Eyktol, but also crossing Cyphrus more than one time. Her Call has caused her to do many beneficial things in the name of Avalis, and also Eyris, her second chosen patron goddess. While acting as a councilor and trusted fortune teller, she has gathered knowledge, wisdom and great leadership skill. Despite that, the Ulvalin family has never been big, currently consisting of V’nessi, her younger sister, her daughter and her two granddaughters. V’nessi has never been a soft or family-oriented person, and so she is more than fine with contributing to the community as a whole rather than caring for her family. Without doubt she is a wise and dedicated leader the Konti can look up to, admire and even idolize, yet she tends to neglect her own or her family’s needs for the greater good of Mura. Gnosis Marks: Avalis - 4, Eyris - 2, Laviku - 1 Skill List: Leadership – 92 pts, Rhetoric – 75 pts, Fortune Telling – 58 pts, Various others – 10-50