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'''This small town on the [[Sarodin Sea]] is the only permanent dwelling in the [[Reuel Woods]]. It is most well-known for the nearby temple complex.''' The town itself is mostly unremarkable, it caters mainly to the roaming tribes of the forest and visitors to the temple structure.
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Of some note are the local '''church to [[Ehlonna]]''' which consists of a half-open building at the edge of a large meadow, and the '''Woolfson Taphouse''', brewers of the famous Woolfson ale and providers of a more than decent meal.
'''This small village, built where the Gloamin river flows into the [[Sarodin Sea]], is the only permanent dwelling in the [[Reuel Woods]]. It is most well-known for the nearby temple complex.''' The town itself is mostly unremarkable, it caters mainly to the roaming tribes of the forest and visitors to the temple structure.


== Kolinet Temple ==
== Locations ==
A few kilometers outside of town one can find the famous Kolinet Temple complex. '''Almost everything about it is still a mystery; including its original name and function, and even more so, its very presence.'''


In the middle of the delta created by the Gloamin river as it empties into the Sarodin sea sits '''a rock of dark green stone, over a hundred meters high and with a perimeter of about five kilometers'''. If the rock was there before the delta or the other way around is a topic hotly debated among scholars.
==== Kolinet Temple ====
A few kilometers outside of town one can find the '''famous [[Kolinet Temple]] complex'''. Almost everything about it is still a mystery; including its original name and function, and even more so, its very presence. '''See its page for more details.'''


'''Carved into the rock on either side of the only entrance to the complex are two huge standing figures''' with a frieze all around them. Both the statues and the text on the frieze have become '''so eroded that it is no longer possible to divine anything of them''', not even the gender of the statues.
==== Nerak Pond ====
This enchanting watering-hole on the edge of town is '''remarkable for the number of forest creatures that can been seen here at dawn'''.


'''The entrance is fifteen meters high and inside the complex the ceiling is never less than five meters high.''' On entering the complex one arrives in an antechamber the size of an average theater. Huge stone doors then lead to the so-called '''Hall of the Ancients, a room so large it brings any who enter to their knees'''. The entire city of '''Kolinet could comfortably fit inside it'''. There are no supporting pillars, it is one vast room and one without even the hint of an echo. It was completely empty when found and there has been much speculation as to its purpose.
==== Pearson Outfitters ====
This store '''sells everything needed for an expedition into the wilds''', including maps and books on the local flora and fauna.


Corridors lead from the Hall of the Ancients into the rest of the rock and the numerous rooms carved into it, some small, others larger than the largest temples ever built. Most of the corridors have been cordoned off as it is easy to get lost inside them, but a few of the rooms are accessible to the public, showing some of the rare items found inside the complex. '''Speculation as the exact purpose of the structure rages on to this day''', though it being, at least in part, meant as a temple is almost universally accepted.
==== Woolfson Taphouse ====
'''Brewers of the famous Woolfson ale''' (fewer than a hundred kegs are exported yearly!) and providers of a more than a decent meal.


'''A set of wooden stairs have been built to allow relatively easy access to the top of the rock; the view is stunning.''' There are also a number of natural paths up the rock but caution should be taken as there is a lot of loose scree that could easily precipitate a fall. '''Remarkably the top of the rock contains enough soil for a small forest to have grown there.'''
== Temples==
====[[Ehlonna]]====
{{#lsth: Ehlonna|[[Kolinet]]}}
 
== Notable People ==
 
* Tawar Presrae (female half-elf, village elder)
* Jandar Promeer (sage, Jucatta)
* Sefris Maton (ranger, known for her owl, Night Whisper)
* Palvi Galrum (female dwarf, transmuter)


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Latest revision as of 09:03, 28 January 2025

Kolinet
Government
Gerontocracy
Temples
Ehlonna

This small village, built where the Gloamin river flows into the Sarodin Sea, is the only permanent dwelling in the Reuel Woods. It is most well-known for the nearby temple complex. The town itself is mostly unremarkable, it caters mainly to the roaming tribes of the forest and visitors to the temple structure.

Locations

Kolinet Temple

A few kilometers outside of town one can find the famous Kolinet Temple complex. Almost everything about it is still a mystery; including its original name and function, and even more so, its very presence. See its page for more details.

Nerak Pond

This enchanting watering-hole on the edge of town is remarkable for the number of forest creatures that can been seen here at dawn.

Pearson Outfitters

This store sells everything needed for an expedition into the wilds, including maps and books on the local flora and fauna.

Woolfson Taphouse

Brewers of the famous Woolfson ale (fewer than a hundred kegs are exported yearly!) and providers of a more than a decent meal.

Temples

Ehlonna

Forestview is a small wooden church built on the edge of the village in the style of an amphitheater with the open side towards the forest. When services are held the faithful look out at all the Goddess of the Woodlands has to offer.

The only permanent priest at the temple is Gayrlana Morim, a human woman of advanced age who is famed locally for the pies that she bakes.

Notable People

  • Tawar Presrae (female half-elf, village elder)
  • Jandar Promeer (sage, Jucatta)
  • Sefris Maton (ranger, known for her owl, Night Whisper)
  • Palvi Galrum (female dwarf, transmuter)
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