Chantry of the Dawn

Chantry of the Dawn
Fan art of Chantry of the Dawn, by BlackSalander.
General Information
Full name	Chantry of the Dawn
Type	Cathedral
Occupant Information
Affiliation	Dwendalian Empire
Patron deity	Pelor
Location Information
Plane	Material Plane (Exandria)
Continent	Wildemount (Dwendalian Empire)
Region	Zemni Fields
City	Rexxentrum

The Chantry of the Dawn is located in Rexxentrum south of the Shimmer Ward and east of The Tangles and the Vigil's Circle. This cathedral serves as a temple to Pelor.

Description

The temple is a massive, beautiful structure that has detailed masonry and sculpture work, high-reaching stone arches housing towering stained glass windows that depict various stages of the sun in the sky, statues of ten-foot-high armored soldiers set into pillars like celestial guardians, and multiple stories that climb to a great spire. Every square foot of the exterior is covered with subtle carvings of vines and leaves that frame the powerful supports, all reaching upwards toward the stretching rays of the sun upon each of the depictions.

Interior

The interior is a glorious hall of towering stone walls draped in red velvet banners, with chiseled detail framing the numerous 40-foot tall stained glass windows bearing images of holy stories of Pelor. In the center is a raised central platform holding an altar of the Dawnfather. Among the pews are two large towers that rise up in the middle of the chamber with balconies, and there are a set of raised royal seats towards the back that face the entire inside with stairs that raise up to them. In the background of the hall are double doors leading to a staircase downward to the basement.

Basement

Through the double doors and about 50 feet below, there is an underground level with four open bedroom chambers. Further down the stairs is a humid and moldy crypt lined with shelves of bones and corpses, with four ember-filled braziers surrounding a central brazier in the shape of the Dawnfather. The brazier located in the back left side of the crypt has a two-inch lever in its bottom that can be released by lighting all the braziers. Pulling the lever opens a square stone door on the back side of the central Pelor brazier revealing a narrow stone staircase descending a hundred feet further down.

The staircase leads to a cylindrical chamber made of rough, ancient rock, with three load-bearing pillars. It has a ancient obelisk in the center bearing bright white-yellow glowing runes in Celestial reading, "Eternal. Bound. Forever at bay. Left to darkness. Secret." A bright light crowns the obelisk and three thick gold chains lead from it to different walls of the room.

History

"The Cathedral" (2x86)

The Mighty Nein intercepted Obann and his compatriots in the Chantry of the Dawn and a battle ensued inside the church.

"Frigid Propositions" (2x109)

While passing through Rexxentrum, the mighty Nein stopped by the Chantry to see the damage after the battle in "The Cathedral" (2x86).

Gallery

Fan art of the Chantry in the storm, by Joric.

Fan art of Caleb's distraction, by Cyarna Trim.

Fan art of Caleb's entrance, by Megan Dunne.

Fan art of the Angel of Irons champions, by BlackSalander.

Fan art of Dispel - 5th Level, by oliviahintz.

Screenshot of the interior of the Fane Room.

References

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