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THE SANCTUARY
The Sanctuary - CRENSHAW
OVERVIEW
Following the discovery of a guardian sapling within an abandoned and ruined monastery on the edges of Crenshaw and the sudden growth of purified plant life around it, there's a growing bustle of activity around it. Those suffering corruption or despair come to sit under its boughs and let its tranquil aura help set them at ease. People started chattering on the street, marveling at it and the unprecedented greenery it's brought with it, and begin setting up small shops and carts out front to peddle wares to those who are basically pilgrims. Some are useful... some aren't. Incense is common.
Exploration of the building has revealed it to be a monastery that was once dedicated to Moon Presence after contact was made with the ghost of the last archivist, who is friendly and absent-minded old man who enjoys being read to as he can no longer turn the pages of books. Wards allowing him travel have been set up in several locations to allow him to interact with individuals outside his old study off the cloisters.
As of early-mid July, Sanctuary's lunar generator is back online, powering the entire area that's cleared with lunar light as well as heating and cooling.
MEMBER ROLES:
Corruption relief: People who can help provide emotional/spiritual support for the corrupted.
Beast purification: People with purification/exorcism abilities or soul sight/the ability to enter souls/spirit worlds to help humanely purify Beasts without killing them. Some beasts can never have their Beasthood reversed, but their suffering souls could still be freed from corruption and laid to rest.
Healers/Doctors: Medically proficient people/healers or those to help nurse any injured or those recovering from Beasthood.
Fighter/Patrol: Allied non-lethal Hunters or other people who patrol for beasts to help locate and contain beasts to be purified. As of early June there are two allied native Hunter factions that will work/partner with members. They are Nell and Vaughn and they are... quirky. Works/partners with purification experts.
Wardens/Protection: Combat capable people to provide watch and protection to Sanctuary itself. Can function like a bouncer. Blood magic capable people, especially darkbloods and palebloods, who can help with creating protective runes or eventual containment/pocket dimension/etc. rooms also highly needed.
Research: Anyone interested in researching new humane ways to treat beasthood/corruption, equipment for the beast patrols, or helping provide data.
Support and Groundskeeping: Help maintaining the grounds, gardening/Guardian Sapling care, basic maintenance.
Administrative: Organized or eloquent individuals good at making things happen
Donated items and services: People that help to help provide supplies, blood, food and/or cooking for all those who come there for sanctuary. Purification supplies like moon drops, orbs of hope, and any other event items are highly sought after as well. Blood gems are in demand for research and equipment-making. Donating items to be bartered for necessary items or to offer as payment as well is also helpful!
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Exploration of the building has revealed it to be a monastery that was once dedicated to Moon Presence after contact was made with the ghost of the last archivist, who is friendly and absent-minded old man who enjoys being read to as he can no longer turn the pages of books. Wards allowing him travel have been set up in several locations to allow him to interact with individuals outside his old study off the cloisters.
As of early-mid July, Sanctuary's lunar generator is back online, powering the entire area that's cleared with lunar light as well as heating and cooling.
MEMBER ROLES:
Corruption relief: People who can help provide emotional/spiritual support for the corrupted.
Beast purification: People with purification/exorcism abilities or soul sight/the ability to enter souls/spirit worlds to help humanely purify Beasts without killing them. Some beasts can never have their Beasthood reversed, but their suffering souls could still be freed from corruption and laid to rest.
Healers/Doctors: Medically proficient people/healers or those to help nurse any injured or those recovering from Beasthood.
Fighter/Patrol: Allied non-lethal Hunters or other people who patrol for beasts to help locate and contain beasts to be purified. As of early June there are two allied native Hunter factions that will work/partner with members. They are Nell and Vaughn and they are... quirky. Works/partners with purification experts.
Wardens/Protection: Combat capable people to provide watch and protection to Sanctuary itself. Can function like a bouncer. Blood magic capable people, especially darkbloods and palebloods, who can help with creating protective runes or eventual containment/pocket dimension/etc. rooms also highly needed.
Research: Anyone interested in researching new humane ways to treat beasthood/corruption, equipment for the beast patrols, or helping provide data.
Support and Groundskeeping: Help maintaining the grounds, gardening/Guardian Sapling care, basic maintenance.
Administrative: Organized or eloquent individuals good at making things happen
Donated items and services: People that help to help provide supplies, blood, food and/or cooking for all those who come there for sanctuary. Purification supplies like moon drops, orbs of hope, and any other event items are highly sought after as well. Blood gems are in demand for research and equipment-making. Donating items to be bartered for necessary items or to offer as payment as well is also helpful!
Sign up below!
WHAT
Humane beast purification efforts and corruption. Renovations began in May 2022 and room clearing and rebuilding is still in progress. Beast patrol efforts and purification started more in earnest in June-July.
All roles are volunteer on an as-you-can basis up to full time, with time reimbursed by food, shelter, care, and community support.
All roles are volunteer on an as-you-can basis up to full time, with time reimbursed by food, shelter, care, and community support.
WHERE
Crenshaw, near the Watch Tower. Lamp location onsite.
THINGS OF NOTE
➢ relations with native Hunters and the Wayward Watcher are strained, except for two secretive allied Hunter factions that work actively with members
➢ as of June, coordinated efforts to patrol Trench on their own and save Beasts and people both have begun
➢ the primary focus is on renovating the space, protecting/cultivating the guardian sapling, and providing for/protecting those that show up for help with their corruption
➢ community/NPC involvement is heavy, especially at the beginning as more Sleepers are filtering in and taking roles
➢ as of June, coordinated efforts to patrol Trench on their own and save Beasts and people both have begun
➢ the primary focus is on renovating the space, protecting/cultivating the guardian sapling, and providing for/protecting those that show up for help with their corruption
➢ community/NPC involvement is heavy, especially at the beginning as more Sleepers are filtering in and taking roles
The heart of the Sanctuary, one of the special guardian saplings planted by Amaterasu. The old monastery revolves around a large courtyard that is surrounded by cloisters, at the center of which is a large sakura tree in full bloom. The whole of the courtyard is covered in greenery and flowers unlike can normally be found elsewhere in the Trench aside from where there are similar such trees, and a pool of forever-pure water looks like it's just waiting for some fish. It's in full bloom this month, and some residents have started trying to make a tea from its petals. It's said to be very relaxing (and delicious, delicately floral and positively... heavenly. But don't drink in excess.)
It's the most common place for both residents of the Trench and Sleepers to be, as its tranquil aura helps soothe one's mind and ease corruption. Napping at its roots or in its branches seems quite popular, and birds and small animals can often be found there, drawn by it. Because of this, one Sleeper has started leading meditation sessions for corruption relief there.
Small and non-violent Beasts also seem drawn in, similar to how they are with the salt lake under the full moon. Twisted little fairies that are not so consumed that they don't still desire to be saved, they can be found resting there before slowly beginning to slip back to their formal selves; perhaps a dove, or maybe mice. Perhaps one could find similar such Beasts, either non-violent or easily restrained, and help bring them there in the hopes that they might also be able to be healed...?
It's the most common place for both residents of the Trench and Sleepers to be, as its tranquil aura helps soothe one's mind and ease corruption. Napping at its roots or in its branches seems quite popular, and birds and small animals can often be found there, drawn by it. Because of this, one Sleeper has started leading meditation sessions for corruption relief there.
Small and non-violent Beasts also seem drawn in, similar to how they are with the salt lake under the full moon. Twisted little fairies that are not so consumed that they don't still desire to be saved, they can be found resting there before slowly beginning to slip back to their formal selves; perhaps a dove, or maybe mice. Perhaps one could find similar such Beasts, either non-violent or easily restrained, and help bring them there in the hopes that they might also be able to be healed...?
INFIRMARY WING
Many of those who have come seeking some sort of tranquility are taxed, injured, or suffering in a way where they may need to rest within the confines of safety. One of the first spaces that has been cleared and made useable is a makeshift infirmary. There are simple beds and cots, a series of rooms for some privacy for those who simply need a clean and restorative place to stay temporarily versus those who need more medical attention. It's no Lumenarium, no place with any advanced medical treatment, but there are basic supplies for treating wounds and illness that have been donated. No one will be turned away, though violent individuals would be... dealt with in order to not be violent or cause harm, and anyone is welcome a bed for a night if it's needed. Some healers filter in and out, and most medicine practiced here is not the blood ministry common in Lumenwood but a mix of Sleeper powers from their worlds and basic aid.
A stockpile has been started for various items known to help reduce corruption or Beasthood as well, notably orbs of hope and a few precious moon drops, though most of those have been reserved for study. Anyone helping to assist, or who gets care, would be asked to just help return the favor for the ill and corrupted by donating what they can when they can.
A stockpile has been started for various items known to help reduce corruption or Beasthood as well, notably orbs of hope and a few precious moon drops, though most of those have been reserved for study. Anyone helping to assist, or who gets care, would be asked to just help return the favor for the ill and corrupted by donating what they can when they can.
Where there are people and the needy there is a need for food! A ramshackle affair currently, lunch and dinner is usually provided in the dining hall for anyone who is helping with the renovations or assisting in some manner, as well as anyone who has come there for aid. All the food is brought in via either donated supplies from local merchants or farms, some Sleepers, and pot luck style.
The kitchens are easy to access though, currently dominated by a stout Crenshaw woman named Abigail who is very thorough in how she wrangles any lollygaggers into chopping mushrooms or gutting fish. No one is safe from her. No one. Heaven help you if you make a mess of her kitchen. She is there almost every day, will lecture a grown man like he's her child, but has a soft spot for young people and will sneak them extra helpings even if she'd deny it. Heaven help you also if you have cooking skills or show any interest in it, because you will find her immediately recruiting you.
Her daughter often comes by bearing a huge bushel of sometimes-questionable "fish", a middle-aged fisherwoman named Joanna.
The kitchens are easy to access though, currently dominated by a stout Crenshaw woman named Abigail who is very thorough in how she wrangles any lollygaggers into chopping mushrooms or gutting fish. No one is safe from her. No one. Heaven help you if you make a mess of her kitchen. She is there almost every day, will lecture a grown man like he's her child, but has a soft spot for young people and will sneak them extra helpings even if she'd deny it. Heaven help you also if you have cooking skills or show any interest in it, because you will find her immediately recruiting you.
Her daughter often comes by bearing a huge bushel of sometimes-questionable "fish", a middle-aged fisherwoman named Joanna.
Wide open at the moment, this is used primarily as an open community space at the moment. It leads directly through to the cloisters that surround the courtyard, and so all foot traffic passes through here. At the moment, it's used as a staging grounds for all donated materials that are being used for the reconstruction effort.
Intricate carvings, statues, and faded paintings are throughout the nave and altar area -- but all have been damaged or worn in such a way where it's hard to make out what sort of shrine this was originally, or to whom.Some people will chime in and say it was to Moon Presence herself. Others to Argonaut, or perhaps The Reckoning. Maybe something else entirely, some bygone remnant of another civilization. Who's to say, there doesn't seem to be any consensus or proof yet. Origins have been confirmed as a monastery to Moon Presence, and Palamades has begun collecting and preserving the art and history within the Hidden Archives.
Lunar flowers have begun to grow again around the monastery grounds, so perhaps there's something to be said for it.
Intricate carvings, statues, and faded paintings are throughout the nave and altar area -- but all have been damaged or worn in such a way where it's hard to make out what sort of shrine this was originally, or to whom.
Lunar flowers have begun to grow again around the monastery grounds, so perhaps there's something to be said for it.
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I'll put you down for both and definitely also keep an eye out for you for jumpstarting cr!