Winterhaven Temple The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

This large stone structure is the Winterhaven temple. Of the several deities worshiped by locals, Avandra, goddess of luck and change, is the most prominent. The temple priest, Sister Linora, runs services in the temple three times per week, but otherwise she is not often present.

She prefers to travel among the homes outside the walls, dispensing care to villagers and animals and helping with various farm projects. Winterhaven has a graveyard for which Sister Linora serves as caretaker. The graveyard is located a short distance south of the walled town.

The temple itself is a rather large structure. The Winterhaven Temple stands in the far side of the settlement and faces the south side of Diamond Street between Granite Street and the Street of Knowledge. Running around the temple on the east, west, and south sides is a passage known as Moon Alley. It stands five blocks east of the main gate. It is one of the most significant structures in Winterhaven.

The temple iss an imposing edifice with a beautiful entrance that dominates the block and is more grandiose than most of the neighboring noble villas. The two-story temple complex has interior & exterior walls built mostly of dark granite brick, over which is a façade of dark marble tiles, almost 4 feet (1.2 meters) on each side. These are painted with overlapping moonglow spells in the form of runes to display the faith's teachings to the outside world. It has a central hall ringed by lesser domes and tall slender towers of circular or hexagonal plan.

Every dome and tower-top was gilt with gold such that the whole temple could sometimes appear entirely golden even with the dark granite walls. Each dome and corner was topped by a spire bearing a crescent moon. A wide stairway leads up to the huge double doors under an arch adorned with more symbols of the Avandra, and flanked by smaller arches. Many balconies and large windows looked out over the streets.