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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 579961" data-attributes="member: 5137">The Kept of AllasBuilt into a narrow dip in the mountainside, this temple consists of a smooth, flat patch of granite on encircled by arches topped by a walkway. The walkway is twenty feet high, and is supported by 36 pillars, each carved as one of the greatest servants of Allas. By Theralis standards, it's not particularly impressive, being mostly an open-air collection of the mason's art, but it is sufficient for Thelanna, its guardian and caretaker.Thelanna is a deep-voiced ellini woman with a deep tan and myriad freckles competing for space with the wrinkles of age. She is shorter and smaller than Greppa, but seems to stand taller. As the heroes approach, she raises one hand, palm upward to the sky, and intones softly, "Sun above, sight below, as it was lost, is now returned, in the hands of the cloaked guardians."Then, with less force, "Welcome to the Kept of Allas. I dreamed of you, and hoped it was true. Please, come in, let me take your burdens and speak with you of your heroic acts."Merideth flushes with pleasure at her words, and Athan, despite his carefree handling of the stone's weight, looks as if more than its meager mass has lifted from his broad shoulders. Greppa watches carefully as Thelanna grunts with the weight of the stone, but seems intent on other things.They tell Thelanna the story of their dreams, and their travel to the tree, and its opening, of spiders and shadows and sun. And when they are done, Thelanna repays their story with the history of the lost temple.When her story is done, Athan grimaces, "We should have come here first. We'd have at least known about the spiders ahead of time."Greppa nods, "And maybe gotten some backup.""And the potions identified.""And maybe a few more potions.""Not to mention better clothes."Thelanna finally interrupted, "Heroes, please, you did well! Do not recriminate yourselves, for you will know better in the future. And know that you are welcome in this temple, and any other of Allas. We deeply appreciate your aid to us this day."Merideth then brought up an issue that had been bothering her, "I'm sorry to ask this, but we brought a lot of stuff out with us, and we wanted to know if you... ah.. needed any of it?""No, hero, Allas promised true. We are no longer warlike enough to need spear or cloak, and you have earned both. The funds were long lost to us already, and there was naught there that we really need. The stone is a far greater prize to us than the equipment of a long-lost military order. Keep it, and my blessing."After that, the young heroes paid a tenth as tithe (regardless of whether or not it was "needed"), and headed back to the tower. Merideth was already talking about the next great adventure, and Greppa was quietly steering it towards "search for Hurath".</blockquote>

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