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This is a compilation of information on shrines.

There are spoilers about altars here including specific information on what some people may consider in game puzzles or quests. If you don't want to read it hit your back button now. Scroll down to get to the information. I have put a large chunk of empty space between the intro and the actual information.

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Kalira, Priestess of Damaris

Pilgrim and aspiring clerical scholar













Major information added:

Fornsted-Therengaria
Chapel of Meraud-Crossing

Minor additions to various sections.

Shrine listing

Prelude:

Holy areas can be different in the types of rituals that work in each one. A fully functional holy area will generally have an altar in it and the majority of rituals will work. The rituals that work most commonly in partly functional holy areas are dancing, recitation, and kissing of a carving, image or statue located in the holy area. There is not usually an altar in a partly functional holy area. In some shrines, non-traditional things may act as an altar. For example, the stump in Glythtide's Garden Shrine.

Therengaria

Fornsted Keep Chapel: Fully functional to Chadatru and Hav'Roth. People who depart within the village/Keep will come back to this chapel. A bug is causing people who depart on the road and path to come back in Riverhaven or Aesry. I believe this has been corrected though. If it hasn't then REPORT and the GM's will poof your body back to where you died I think.

Therenborough chapel-Fully functional-bodies will return here after departing.

Chadatru-Theren Keep partly functional for clerics and serves at least one purpose for paladins. Update: The altar here used to give favors but has stopped working. I think because of a bug of some kind.

Ker'Leor-shrine to an unknown diety-fully functional

El Bain area

Huntress shrine-partly functional and holy water available in an unusual way

Spring with holy water in the estate holder's club

Langenfirth

Kuniyo's altar-fully functional

Langenfirth temple-partly functional

Riverhaven

Urrem'tier's altar-altar kissing and washing. Visiting the Void will give devotion if it is done right, if not you die a spirit death. The Void can be visited before you are ready for the raise task and revisited after you get the raise spell. You will receive devotion from visiting the Void at these times if you don't die. The shrine is the site of a task from the Gods.

Riverhaven Temple:

Harawap's shrine-partly functional
Divyuash-fully functional
Tamsine/Albreda-non functional
Favor altar-Partly functional
Almsbox added to the temple.
Holy water available in one of the temple pools. People who depart will come out of one of the pools in the temple.

Zoluren

Greater Fist Footpath

Broken Shrine-the shrine is non-devotional and no clues in it as to who or what it was devotional to. If I recall correctly this is on the path to the Moon Mage guild out there so possibly Damaris, Phelim, Firulf or Meraud.

Dirge

Dirge temple-non functional. People who depart will come out here. Ossuary caverns altar-not functional

North Trade Road
Misenseor Abby-Temple to the Dark Aspects-partly devotional

Eluned's waterfall-Kissing the statue will give devotion and so will swimming through as a fish even after you complete the task here. This is a site of a task from the Gods.

Hodierna-pagoda shrine-not devotional

Stone Clan

Kertigen-This is the site of a task from the Gods, otherwise not functional.

Promado Village

Church of Hodierna-non functional

Kaerna

Ushnish-non functional

Damaris's shrine-fully functional with cleansing pool. Holy water available here.

Arthe Dale:

Glythtide-partly functional

Crossing in town:

Crossing Temple

High altar-partly functional-Favor orbs offered here. Crossing temple almsbox.
Crossing temple Hodierna-partly functional. Bodies come out here now rather than the high altar like they used to. Crossing temple-Remains of the outdoor chapel-fully functional. Holy water is available in the temple.
Ushnish Crossing-partly functional
Tamsine Crossing-partly functional-This is the site of a task from the Gods. Kertigen Crossing-partly functional

Crossing cleric guild-fully functional
Holy water is sometimes available in the vats in the courtyard.

Note on the vats: The vats were never intended to be a never-ending supply of holy water. A long time ago, several clerics emptied vessels filled with large amounts of holy water into the vats in order to have holy water available in the guild. Since that time the water in the vats has run out. If the vats are empty it is not a bug, it just means no one has put any holy water in them lately.

Lute room-at one time partly functional under Faenella's power, non functional since the theft of Peri'el's lute

Crossing area:

Chapel to Meraud-out the east gate. But I think this was only open for the Ice Festival.

Cemetery with the Lich gate-non functional altar near the crypts. A sirese flower now blooms in the cemetery.

Saemaus topiary-partly functional

Saemaus wedding glade-fully functional

Tiger Clan:

Albreda-fully functional

Brook area out the west gate:

Lemicus-not devotional

Knife Clan

Huldah-not functional on my last visit there

Wolf Clan:

Meraud-This is the site of a task from the Gods-non functional for rituals.

Leth Deriel:

Southern Trade Route:

Hodierna's Solace partly functional dancing, kissing the column, recitation. This shrine has two separate rooms that award devotion for certain rituals. This is a site for a task from the Gods. Bodies return here if someone departs. The Book of Hodierna has been in the Solace. The book works the same as the Book of Chadatru. Note: There are four stained glass windows here that show various aspects of Hodierna.

Glythide's Garden fully functional with a stump that functions as an altar. This is a site for a task from the Gods. Only clerics 35th circle or over can enter this area.

Ritual cleansing pool near the Moss Mey hunting area. Odd recitation area near the pool.

Leth Deriel Temple-fully functional. Bodies return here if someone departs

Forest of Night:

Broken Shrine-Ushnish Forest of Night-not functional

Note: There are quite a few statues and assorted religious things in the Forest of Night. I have not listed them here since I do not consider them major clerical material. One day I'll go through the Forest of Night and catalog them. Thanks to the late Father Risden for the tour one day.

Tamsine's Abbey:

Albreda-partly functional
Tamsine-partly functional
Harawep-statue kissing

Note on theis abbey: There are many flowers which can be picked here including sirese. There are three poisonous blossoms in the shrine to Harawep: monkshood, hemlock and nightshade I believe.

Southern Trade Route

Berengaria's shrine in the gash-fully functional

Ilithi

Southern Trade Route

Chyolvea Tayeu'a, Chapel of a Hundred Faiths-nonfunctional

Fayrin's Rest

Hodierna wedding chapel in Marchak's Oak-not functional

Southern Trade Route

Dragon Shrine near the white bridge-fully functional. Bodies return here after departing.

Steel Claw Clan

The chapel in SCC has three altars:

Everild-fully functional
Trothfang-fully functional
Kuniyo-fully functional

Note: A mosaic here that is interesting to examine just for fun not for devotion but with some additional information on Everild and his aspects.

Berengaria-not functional-can't even get in.

Shard-the city

There are two temples in Shard: The Temple of Light and the Temple of Dark.

The Temple of Dark has an alcove/room for every dark aspect of each Immortal.

The Temple of Light has an arch that leads into an area for each light aspect of each Immortal. Examine the arches and the mosaics for additional information. Examine the mosaics by using the name of the animal emblem of the Immortal. For example: examine nightingale mosaic. Use the name of the Gods for the arches. For example: examine Phelim arch. Some arches have to be examined from the inside and some from the outside. I have only listed the arches/alcoves that give devotion. There are very few neutral shrines in Ilithi.

Temple of Dark-Alduath-partly functional. Temple of Dark-Kerenhappuch-recitation female clerics.

Temple of Light-Smardagus arch-almsbox.
Holy water available in fountain of the Temple of Light. Interesting note on the fountain: To get the holy water you have to go fountain. If you look closely at the room description, this area is almost a shrine to the One-God. It is not devotional however.

Alduath's alcove and Eylhaar's arch are where departed people return and where favor orbs can be offered.

There is a statue to Faenella in Shard and a statue to Damaris on one of the streets. These statues are one and the same. It depicts Damaris at night and Faenella during the day.

Undershard:

Hodierna-not functional
Faenella-not functional
Urrem'tier-not functional
Whispering Woods area:

Dragon altar-DP fanatics area-not functional

Qi'Reshalia:

City of Ratha:

Havroth's shrine-partly devotional-favor shrine

Drogor's shrine-partly devotional

Damaris's temple-fully functional including a ritual unique to this temple.

Hodierna's temple-Fully functional-favor altar. Has non devotional areas for Berengaria and Asketi. Berengaria's bridge in this temple is where you will return if you depart.

Tamsine's shrine in the cleric guild. Still non-functional as of this writing.

Faenella's temple-partly functional-ritual unique to this temple.

Chadatru's temple-fully functional-there are actually two separate rooms that have ways of giving devotion in this temple.

Everild's temple-partly functional

Glythtide's temple-partly functional and a ritual unique to this temple. Rose petals and rue are available here through the ritual.

Eluned's temple-partly functional, ritual cleansing pool and a ritual unique to this temple.

Kertigen's temple-fully functional.
Update-still trying to determine if there is a ritual unique to this temple.

Truffenyi's fountain-not functional. If you stand near the fountain too long, you get soaked by the water.

Urrem'tier-non functional

Peri'el-non functional

Cold metal altar-partly functional and dangerous. Go ask the Ratha guild leader about altar and see what he has to say about it.

Phelim's temple-fully functional, moongate here which leads to another shrine to Phelim on Tasigath island.

Holy water is available at Chadatru's temple and the cleric guild. It's probably available in other places I haven't bothered to catalogue yet.

Tasigath:

Shrine to Phelim-non devotional-a moongate here connects this shrine to another shrine to Phelim on Ratha.

Hara'Jaal-

Altar that the priest protects near town-partly functional-wine, altar cleaning, altar touching and altar kissing. Departed bodies will return here. Update: Pelt offering does not work here.

Obsidian altar/shrine in the wilderness-partly functional-wine, altar cleaning, altar touching, and altar kissing. This area definitely has a dark slant to it for those of you who are attracted to the dark aspects. Departed bodies will return here. Update: Pelt offering does not work here.

M'Riss

City of Mer'Kresh

Carillon shrine with double altar-partly functional-this is where bodies come out if they depart. Update: Favors can now be obtained here. The following rituals are now working here: reciting, dancing, kissing, wine and altar touching. The Carillon bell tower had stained glass windows in it which provide additional details on various deities. A book recently added to the Mer'Kresh library about Rissan wedding customs also details some prayer rituals of the Rissans. These are not active for clerics in any way that I know of.

Jackal statue in the Carillon park is not devotional. The jackal is the symbol of Eylhaar.

Oxen sculpture-In the Carillon park there is a sculpture of oxen with offerings around them. However, this is not devotional. The ox is the symbol of Truffenyi.

On the island of M'Riss

Niche in the mountains-You can examine this niche and see an altar in it. The altar is touchable but not devotional. And you cannot go in the niche. The niche is non-functional like just about everything else in Mer'Kresh. You can look but not touch. A pity since this altar/niche is another area with a dark slant.

Pokeke beach

Shell shrine-this is where you come out when you depart. It was not devotional when I last checked it. Another altar with a dark slant to it.

Aesry:

Interesting note on Aesry, with the exception of Drogor, every shrine/altar that is dedicated to a particular diety is to a feminine aspect of one of the Immortals. The cleric guild altar and the Halasa main altar are unspecified in their consecration.

Halasa temple:

This temple is located on an island in the lake with areas dedicated to Eluned, Lemicus, and Drogor plus a ritual cleansing pool.

Eluned area in Halasa temple is partly functional. Lemicus area in Halasa temple is partly functional. Drogor area in Halasa temple is partly functional. CAUTION here though: Touching the image of the shark here will get you poisoned. You can kiss it for devotion though and not get poisoned.

The main altar in the bell tower of the Halasa temple is fully functional.

Other holy areas on Aesry:

Cleric guild-fully functional

Murrula's shrine-favor altar-partly functional, possibly fully functional

Sea cove-a ritual unique to this shrine/partly devotional

Drogor's shrine-fully functional-a ritual unique to this area.

Stones of the Cloud give devotion by touching them at the solstice for each season.

Eylhaar altar in the morgue-reverent touching.

There is an almsbox near the cemetery on the eastern side of the south second terrace.

Hodierna statue in the hospital gives devotion for kissing.

There is a shrine of some kind to Eluned on the second and third terraces that I think are supposed to connect but I can't get into it. Everything I try gets me the message: I can't find what you are referring to.

Other statues in town also give devotion. I forget exactly which ones and I haven't had a chance to check which statues yet.

Holy water in Aesry

Holy water is available in the Halasa Temple, the cleric guild, a pool in town, a fountain in one of the ondjai courtyards, and a spring off the stairs between the Sentinels and the Eluned prayer gate.

When in Aesry you might want to ask Esuin and Innu (the Aesry guildleaders) about wren, Ratha, sister(s), altar, Aesry and Emuin. They give different answers though to some of the same inquiries. And a few of those answers makes me wonder what is living in the lake that the temple guards.