Shin temple
The Shin temples of the Jangobi Mountains are a famous and often sought out place of healing for all those that cannot be healed by herbs and other common treatments. Altough the path up the mountains is long and straining, the scarred and the crippled are seen ascending these steps together with traders, monks and pack-horses.
The well known secret of these temples are their springs and fountains. They are as numberless as are the tales of the miraculous healings of its visitors. Yet not all that make the journey are rewarded with these holy waters. For it is not allowed to strangers to touch or drink the waters. Only a monk can grant water to visitors and they are often seen handing ou small wooden cups. But anyone who brings greed and malice to the grounds of the temple will find no more than harsh words and cold looks up there.
The well known secret of these temples are their springs and fountains. They are as numberless as are the tales of the miraculous healings of its visitors. Yet not all that make the journey are rewarded with these holy waters. For it is not allowed to strangers to touch or drink the waters. Only a monk can grant water to visitors and they are often seen handing ou small wooden cups. But anyone who brings greed and malice to the grounds of the temple will find no more than harsh words and cold looks up there.
Purpose / Function
Given this task by the high spirits, a small group of humans ventured to the Jangobi Mountains to protect the sacred springs there. The water here had been blessed to give the mortal races the strength they would need to defend themselves against the demons.
In order to protect the springs from not only demons but also greedy regents the first temples where built from rock and dirt and wood. But soon many others came to the aid of the few selected monks and the monasteries begann to grow.
In order to protect the springs from not only demons but also greedy regents the first temples where built from rock and dirt and wood. But soon many others came to the aid of the few selected monks and the monasteries begann to grow.
Alterations
Beginning as small huts and rough shelters against the harsh weather in the mountains, the temples grew due the the many helping hands that came from the lands around the mountains. The springs where set in stone with beautiful carvings and quickly the houses of their keepers turned from huts to small temples to vast monasteries. And as more and more students came here to learn the way of the monks, the monasteries grew ever on.
Architecture
While some of the temples are made partly from wood, stone is by far the preferred working material, as it is closer to hand. Beeing people of modest perfection, many temples mirror the simple beauty of well worked stone. While the outter walls are usually bare and smooth, on the inner of the temple carvings are commonplace, altough colours are seen very rarely. More commonly the builders perfected the art of working out the naural grain and colours of the rock itself, making their work shine with both the beauty of nature and craft.
Type
Monastery
Ruling/Owning Rank
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