Temple District
Although Lothian is the dominant deity of the city, Ptolus' cosmopolitan residents revere hundreds of other gods as well. Temples, churches, shrines, and small monasteries fill this district, with the inaccurately named Street of a Million Gods running through it all. Even the bridge across the King's River in the Temple District has small shrines built upon and into it.
The Grand Cathedral is a vast structure of sweeping columns, gilded angels, and long blue carpets woven with golden threads to display Lothian's ankh symbol. After climbing a grand staircase that leads into a breathtaking vestibule, you are led not into the main sanctuary but up a side staircase and down a marble hall into a large meeting room. The chamber is filled with white-and-blue-robed priests, a few other people, and a pair of guards flanking the door - the room's only apparent exit. The priests' vestments bear the ankh crucifix of Lothian, while the guards wear a shining sun symbol on a field of the same white and blue as the clerics wear.
Brother Fabitor introduces the other priests. Sister Mara von Witten is a middle-aged, brown-haired woman with a motherly presence. Brother Tobias Thad is a young, dark-haired man with angular features and a tall frame. Sister Daliana Varaun is a very old woman with a covered head and a severe countenance. Brother Heth Neferul is a muscular, fit, middle-aged man with a shaved head.
Brother Fabitor also introduces Terestir Malacon, a mirror master who frequently advises and works with the church hierarchy. He does not wear the robes of a priest, but he does wear all white, plus a mirror ankh on a chain.
