The Ember Bastion
The Ember Bastion is the oldest of all monastic schools present in Huldath. Settled center of the land and high within the mountains it is a formidable fortress where those who enter it rarely leave and those uninvited never gain entrance.
Founded 289 years before the Current Era by Aurem Hallar as a retreat for those who wished to live a life removed from the materialistic grind and worry of life in the city or those who wished to create within themselves a spiritualistic connection to their own energies and those of the world. Dozens of practitioners of the 'Arts of the true soul' have made a home here with a select few of those number becoming trained in the use of their Ki in ways some can only dream of.
Since its foundation those who wish to channel their Ki have faced three key trials to prove they have found their center and are able to experience a heightened version of the world not perceived by all.
The Trial of the traveling flame- Travel to the center of the swamp and cut a piece of ember soil. Once the soil has been cut the supplicant must light it on fire and return the flame to the bastion. once within the walls of the bastion they must then use the flame to light the pyre below the ember brazier.
The Trial of the Sun Arc - Descend into the swamp from the bastion at sunrise. retrieve a single Morla Petal from the swamp. They bloom once the sun hides behind the mountain. Reach the Cadran peak near the bastion before the sun sets and consume the petal in the dying light of sunset to feed your inner Ki and to prove you can set your mind to defeating even celestial bodies that cannot be stopped.
The Trial of the closed heart - Travel into the mountain and find a secluded cave. enter into it and close your eyes. Once they are closed remain within it for 3 days and 3 nights. without opening your eyes hunt a mountain hare and capture it. Bless both it and its union to the land and then release it. after chasing it and again without opening your eyes you must find your way to the bastion. During the trial you may not eat or drink. you must allow only the land and the air to nourish both your soul and your body.
Founded 289 years before the Current Era by Aurem Hallar as a retreat for those who wished to live a life removed from the materialistic grind and worry of life in the city or those who wished to create within themselves a spiritualistic connection to their own energies and those of the world. Dozens of practitioners of the 'Arts of the true soul' have made a home here with a select few of those number becoming trained in the use of their Ki in ways some can only dream of.
Since its foundation those who wish to channel their Ki have faced three key trials to prove they have found their center and are able to experience a heightened version of the world not perceived by all.
The Trial of the traveling flame- Travel to the center of the swamp and cut a piece of ember soil. Once the soil has been cut the supplicant must light it on fire and return the flame to the bastion. once within the walls of the bastion they must then use the flame to light the pyre below the ember brazier.
The Trial of the Sun Arc - Descend into the swamp from the bastion at sunrise. retrieve a single Morla Petal from the swamp. They bloom once the sun hides behind the mountain. Reach the Cadran peak near the bastion before the sun sets and consume the petal in the dying light of sunset to feed your inner Ki and to prove you can set your mind to defeating even celestial bodies that cannot be stopped.
The Trial of the closed heart - Travel into the mountain and find a secluded cave. enter into it and close your eyes. Once they are closed remain within it for 3 days and 3 nights. without opening your eyes hunt a mountain hare and capture it. Bless both it and its union to the land and then release it. after chasing it and again without opening your eyes you must find your way to the bastion. During the trial you may not eat or drink. you must allow only the land and the air to nourish both your soul and your body.
Type
Monastery
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