The Valtius
The Valtius is the highest temple in the Riftgrounds to Lady Yaven, housing the grand chamber where only her closest followers can enter. It also has many other chambers for her other followers to gather and a meeting hall for others to come and speak with her highest monks and priestesses.
As with all temples to Yaven, followers primarily engage in meditation and contemplation, though teachings are also held from time to time.
The grand chamber itself is said to hold a connection to the Elder Realm itself, home of Lady Yaven and center of the entire Endless Sphere. The special meditation thought to those entering the chamber for the first time allow, when performed within the grand chamber, a much closer connection to Yaven and her heralds than what can be obtained through the usual meditations and prayers. However, due to potential dangers of letting the masses near a connection to the Elder Realm, only a select few are allowed to enter. Workers of powerful arcane magic or not allowed inside, despite arcane magic not being discouraged in general by the teachings of Yaven. This is because with the right kind of arcane magic, or a great enough potency, one could potentially open the connection point into a full-blown rift, unleashing energies that could prove extremely dangerous for the whole of Attikar.
Architecture
The Valtius is a large and grand place, with ceiling dozens of feet tall that form arches at their peak, and elaborate stained glass works of art, typically depicting revered followers that have passed or vistas from the Elder Realm followers have glimpsed in their visions.
The temple is constructed primarily of stone, a special type of pale, almost white marble that reads different colors as the light catches it. Many arched doorways, pillars, and other notable point are overlaid with the interwoven gold and silver pattern of Lady Yaven's followers.
Type
Temple / Church
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