The Willow Grove Temple
This rectangular stone structure features whitewashed walls and a heavy cedar-shingle roof. It is built around a central open-air atrium where a massive, ancient willow tree dips its long branches into a perfectly circular stone reflecting pool. The interior is open and airy, with soft moss carpets and wooden benches carved to resemble growing vines.
The Willow Grove Temple
The air is cool and smells of damp earth and lavender incense. A heavy but peaceful silence is maintained by the inhabitants, broken only by the trickling of water and the occasional rustle of leaves.
This rectangular stone structure features whitewashed walls and a heavy cedar-shingle roof. It is built around a central open-air atrium where a massive, ancient willow tree dips its long branches into a perfectly circular stone reflecting pool. The interior is open and airy, with soft moss carpets and wooden benches carved to resemble growing vines.
Soft-spoken, observant, and possessed of a deeply patient demeanor that makes others feel hurried by comparison.
History
Divine Services
The temple provides healing services for a donation. For a party of level 5 adventurers, Sister Vane can cast Lesser Restoration for 50gp or Cure Wounds (2nd level) for 20gp. They also offer a ritual called 'The Peace of the Grove' which grants the benefits of a Short Rest in only 30 minutes, provided the characters remain silent.
Sacred Relics
Stored in a reinforced glass case near the altar is the 'Shattered Vow', the broken blade of the temple's founder. Though broken, the hilt acts as a Censer of Peace, granting any creature within 10 feet a +2 bonus to saving throws against being Charmed or Frightened.
The Tithe Garden
A small plot at the rear of the building where travelers are encouraged to plant a seed or herb. This garden currently contains a rare patch of Kingsleaf, which can be used to brew potions of Greater Healing if harvested correctly by someone proficient in Nature or Herbalism kits.
Denizens
Soft-spoken, observant, and possessed of a deeply patient demeanor that makes others feel hurried by comparison.
A human woman with calloused hands and a stern expression who manages the temple infirmary.
A quiet dwarf acolyte who spends most of his time pruning the garden and talking to the temple's many birds.
Rumors & Plot Hooks
- 1.The water in the central pool can cure any poison if gathered during a full moon.
- 2.The Abbot is hiding a disgraced noble from the southern kingdoms.
- 3.At night, the willow tree's shadows move even when there is no wind.
Classified Entry
A Treant named Oakhaven lies in a deep, magically induced slumber beneath the roots of the willow tree, acting as a secret guardian that only the Abbot can wake in times of dire need.
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