[Location] Either Side Meditation

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Layout : Built in 512 AV after the Djed Storm, Either Side Meditation became an enormous part of the The Spires - Riverfall Student Exchange program. Nearly everything evolved around learning how to meditate and separate the mind from the body, along with making peace within. The meditating building is located on the Petal of Adamant Devotion, on the opposite side of Once In A Blue Moon Sleeping Quarters. Easily accessible for those who are not part of the exchange program. Either Side Meditation has seventeen rooms and one green room. There are three restrooms, three meditating rooms and several classrooms dedicated to learning about specific gods. There are three main hallways, almost always occupied. The meditation rooms are extremely large and are separated from the each other with wooden walls. The classrooms and even the restrooms, are separated by heavy cloth. Nearly every room has at least two entrances. The outside edges, where there should be wooden walls to keep nature out, are absent. Breezes and bugs are free to come and go as they please. The Caiyha Teaching room has a dirt floor, no tables, and is overrun by plants. This is the only classroom to continue into another; the Caiyha Green Room. Here, one may learn about the uses of the plants in nature and how to grow them. Medical occupants often fill this room and the Rak'keli Teaching Room. The meditation rooms are specifically designed to keep the Akalak and Konti separate. This way, there is less distraction from the true purpose of Either Side Meditation. Those who are not Konti or Akalak will be directed in between those two rooms. The meditating rooms, given on the day, have different services. There is group meditation, with at least ten other individuals, solo meditation with individual stalls or music playing. On special occasions, a masseuse has been known to offer her services to the meditators for a small fee. Every two weeks, there is a therapist who comes in and offers counseling services in both groups and solo events. Once a season, near the sixty-fifth, a small feast is held in honor of the staff, students, and meditators. The event lasts three days and has music playing all around the clock. The classrooms generally hold up to thirty students. Not all teaching is indoor and the instructors have been known to schedule trips to the various temples scattered across The Spires. The Caiyha Teaching Room is rarely inside and, once a season, takes a trip into the wild. The students are split into three person groups and sent into the wilderness to survive for a week. They are given minimal supplies. The instructor does this to strengthen the bond between the individuals and Caiyha's masterpiece. Those who are part of the exchange program are free to use the meditating rooms and enroll in the teaching of gods. Anyone not part of the program, but still wish to learn must pay a small fee.   Voda Name: Voda Monarda Race: Symenestra DoB: 477 AV (35) PoB: Kalinor Title: Overseer Skills: Meditation 68, Leadership 61, Organization 54, Planning 48 Voda is an even six feet in height and a hundred and fifty pounds. Porcelain skin is kept spotless. He looks as though a pat on the back would break him. Black claws are kept neatly pointed and sharp fangs are flossed regularly. Coffee colored hair, black lightened by the sun, is immaculate and eyebrows kept short. There is a rumor Voda uses charcoal to line his eyes. Those who have seen Voda get ready in the morning knows he dabs masculine smelling cologne at the pulse spots. A heavy, hooded robe normally covers Voda's body. When the weather is warm, he is clothed in a white shirt and cotton grey pants. Solemn, Voda takes everything seriously and has a very dry sense of humor. Especially within the boundaries of the meditating building he oversees. If Voda believes someone is not sincere in their meditation or learnings, he has no qualms about calling for the Hahk'Shatara to escort the individual off the premises. When, and if, it comes time to sit on the panel to judge a troubled Akalak's behavior, he reaches a decision based on how the individual acted within the area he oversees. More often than not, Voda has been known to be in favor of sending an Akalak back to Riverfall. There are rumors he is involved with Mikali, an Akalak overseer of the dorms.   Products Meditating - Free Feast - Free Caiyha Wilderness Survival Field Trip - 10 gm   Training And Employment Caiyha Teaching - 3 gm/class Various God Teaching - 3 gm/class Any other god teaching - 2 gm/class Massage - 2 gm/massage Counseling, Group - 1 gm/bell Counseling, Solo - 2 gm/bell Teacher - 1-15 gm/day Assistant - 3 gm/day NOTE: Most classes take three meetings to complete Riverfall Exchange Program : The Spires and Riverfall are hosting a student exchange program. In order for someone to qualify to come to The Spires they: Must be an Akalak or Akontak that has passed his Rite of Passage. Must have had his Dark Brother reveal himself. Must be Competent in 1 (one) Fighting skill. Must be Novice in 1 Profession Skill or 1 Art Skill. Must not have any children or outstanding debts. Must not be Cerulean. Must receive approval from the Council. While in The Spires, the student will undergo Meditation training, as well as improving upon their Profession or Art skill. They will also receive education in the teachings of Caiyha and other deities, maintaining a balanced lifestyle, and to learn the Jamouran language. While in The Spires, the student will incur no seasonal expenses if they complete the following, per season: 1 Meditation Training Thread 1 Jamouran Language Thread 1 Religion Education Thread They can earn wages through their profession or art if they complete 2 Work threads, but only if the above are completed. In order for someone to qualify to go to Riverfall they: Must be a Jamoura, 160 years or older. Must be Competent in Meditation. Must be Novice in a Profession or Art skill. Must have no children, outstanding debts, and must never have had a Judgment cast upon them. Must not be a Dark Jamoura. Must receive approval from The Memory. While in Riverfall, the student will undergo Combat training, as well as improving upon their Profession or Art skill. They will also receive education in the teachings of Wysar and other deities, maintaining a disciplined lifestyle, and to learn the Tukant language. While in Riverfall, the student will incur no seasonal expenses if they complete the following, per season: 1 Combat Training Thread 1 Tukant Language Thread 1 Religion Education Thread They can earn wages through their profession or art if they complete 2 Work threads, but only if the above are completed. Housing in The Spires will be provided in the Akalak Dorm House, and will be free if the Student completes the required threads. If not, they will be charged Common Seasonal Expenses, and will not be able to collect wages. Housing in Riverfall is to be determined. Mura Exchange Program : The Spires and Mura are hosting a student exchange program. In order for someone to qualify to come to The Spires they: Must be a Konti that is 30 years of age. Must know her Gift. Must be Competent in a Medicine or Fortunetelling skill. Must be Novice in 1 Profession Skill or 1 Art Skill. Must not have any children or outstanding debts. Must receive approval from the Taviasa. While in The Spires, the student will undergo Meditation training, as well as improving upon their Profession or Art skill. They will also receive education in the teachings of Caiyha and other deities, maintaining a balanced lifestyle, and to learn the Jamouran language. While in The Spires, the student will incur no seasonal expenses if they complete the following, per season: 1 Meditation Training Thread 1 Jamouran Language Thread 1 Religion Education Thread They can earn wages through their profession or art if they complete 2 Work threads, but only if the above are completed. In order for someone to qualify to go to Mura they: Must be a Jamoura, 160 years or older. Must be Competent in Meditation. Must be Novice in a Profession or Art skill. Must have no children, outstanding debts, and must never have had a Judgment cast upon them. Must not be a Dark Jamoura. Must receive approval from The Memory. While in Mura, the student will undergo Medicine or Fortunetelling training, as well as improving upon their Profession or Art skill. They will also receive education in the teachings of Avalis or Rak'keli and other deities, maintaining a caring, nurturing lifestyle, and to learn the Kontinese language. While in Mura, the student will incur no seasonal expenses if they complete the following, per season: 1 Medicine/Fortunetelling Training Thread 1 Kontinese Language Thread 1 Religion Education Thread They can earn wages through their profession or art if they complete 2 Work threads, but only if the above are completed. Housing in The Spires will be provided in the Konti Apartments, and will be free if the Student completes the required threads. If not, they will be charged Common Seasonal Expenses, and will not be able to collect wages. Housing in Mura is to be determined. Moderator's Notes: Hiring requires Moderation, everything else requires no Moderation. *Full Credit goes to Lixue