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Holy temple of Sat'Nakatu

The great temple of Sat'Nakutu, god of magic, now abandonned for millions of years.

Purpose / Function

This great temple was so gigantic that it had the size of an actual city. It was built on the lower levels of the world to pray the forgotten god of Magic, Sak'Nakatu. It was lost with all the remains of the long forgotten ancient civilization.

Design

The floor is made of white marble, reminding of the snow on top of the mountains. However, over the time, it has gained a grey-ish and purple-ish tone.
The walls are made out of deep grey / black stone, seemingly volcanic. These stones are orned with all kinds of golden drawings, picturing the story of the god of magic, on loop.
The ceiling has collapsed over the years, but you can see it used to be decorated with beautiful fresks picturing the powers of magic.

Sensory & Appearance

Visual: This temple is underground. However, it is located in an enormous underground cave. This cave, filled with water on the bottom, like an underground lake is quite bright. The light is coming from the magic hanging in the air. This magic radiates with a purple-white aura, making the luminosity quite relaxing and calming. The main temple is surrounded by all kinds of different buildings, that should have had their own specific use in their times.

Auditive: One can only hear the soothing sound of water. Seemingly pouring into the bottom of the world, but somehow never running out. Moreover, one can hear the vibrations that the magic is causing. Creating a deep and calming melody.

Feeling: This cavern somehow possesses a pleasant warmth... It almost feels too good to be true. Where could that heat by coming from..? Even if this cavern feels welcoming, one cannot stop the feeling that something is deeply wrong in this place.

Contents & Furnishings

In the 'outskirts' of the great temple, a lot of little items showing that some people lived there can be found. They range from exentric plushes to all kinds of different toys and care products.
In the main temple however, no items can be found. Nothing. Where could all the wealth of this temple be hiding?

Valuables

The main room of the great temple, where the outburst happened, countains a mechanism to reach the lower parts of the temple. In there, lots of artifacts can be found.

Hazards & Traps

The main danger of the place is actually what the outburst of magic did. This place may seem harmless at first. But if one has the stupidity to disturb the flow of magic even a little bit, the result would be terrible.

Alterations

The gigantic city which was host to the the great temple got burried under rock by the gods a long while ago.
However, aproximatly 1 year ago, a magic outburst happened and destroyed the rocks that blocked the great temple. Therefore, the center of it is now out of the stone.

Architecture

It is mainly constitued of a dark but somehow glittering stone. It's architectural style is very old and can be associated to the one of our ancient rome.
There is purple magic floating in the atmosphere. Giving a somewhat eary look.

Defenses

The place used to have an army of guards waiting for any intruders. Now, only their skeletons remain, preserved by the unmoving air of the cave. However, its seems that the magic in this place affected them somehow...
Moreover, the walls -as ancient as they may seem- are still almost unbreakable. Maybe it was reinforced by some sort of... power? The only thing sure about it is that they emmit some purple glow when you hit them.

History

This temple was one of the first buildings created in the ancient empire led by the god of magic. It was dedicated to his grandeur on the surface... But it actually hid a very well hid secret under it. Magic was decided cursed and unauthorized by the other gods. They, however, allowed the god of magic to create a living life on the planet of Imbium. This race was supposed to have no contact with magic whatsoever. It was the deal the gods had with the god of magic.
But beneath the great temple built to pray him, he made in sort to dig a hole reaching the ancient powerful source of magic contained in the planet. He and his people used this magic from milleniums, making the great temple one of the most important points of the empire. However, after milleniums of glory, the gods discovered that their protective shell was breached and went to war with the god of magic.
The god of magic, using the magic contained deep within the planet, provided a fair fight against all of the other dieties staying on this land. He finally lost, and the other gods burried this whole empire against another couch of stone and dirt, to make the future generations forget about it.
However, this act weakened the gods again, like they were billions of years ago. That is why they are now not able to fix the magic breach problem. Problem that created an entrance to the now ruined and cursed great temple, center of most magic in the world....
RUINED STRUCTURE
Around -5000
Founding Date
Around -50000
Alternative Names
'The Ancients Ruins Of Lorkar'
Type
Cathedral / Great temple
Parent Location
Environmental Effects
The cavern has a temperature of aproximately 23 degrees, and is very humid, due to the lake.
Moreover, the magic causes visual flashes at times.

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