The gardens within and around the temple have been designed by a master gardener
to work well within the geomancy of the temple in general. The features of the
garden still look well kept, but natural at the same time.
Guardian spirits are assigned to guard or protect various important sites by the
Celestial gods. Around the gardens and within the temple itself are many
Orichalcum statues of Celestial Lions and Lion Dogs (the statues of the temple
allow Celestial Lions and Lion Dogs to Materialize for half the normal cost in
motes of Essence). Should the temple be found and attacked the Lions would
appear to animate and defend it from invaders or thieves.
Anyone within the grounds of the Temple of Light is immune to any form of
divination or magical detection, from outside the area.
Katanaka Pride was one of the Solar Exalted of the Eclipse
Caste. He was working with the Gold Faction Sidereals of the Cult of the
Illuminated.
He found the temple and was using it to train and organize a place for the
Solars to rest and recover from their hunted lives. Master Pride has created a
small library of manuals for all the Charms of the Mantis-Style martial arts.
Somewhere within
the temple there is also another secret library containing manuals with
instruction of many martial arts styles and their Charms, including some Celestial
styles. Included in the secret library are three manuals on sorcery, the Emerald
Manual of Terrestrial Sorcery, the Sapphire Manual of Celestial Sorcery and the
Adamant Manual of Solar Sorcery. Each holds instruction on the appropriate level
of spells. Between all three books all the spells from Exalted page 217 to 223
can be learned and any others the Storyteller decides are also written in the
books.
Within the grounds of the temple is a great astrological observatory. Unfortunately this
amazing orrery device has been neglected and is now damaged and is in much need of repair.
Astrology is discussed on page 251 of Exalted.
Repairing the observatory is going to be a difficult and long task. Fixing the orrery will cost Resources 5 and require specially crafted components weighing several hundred pounds that can only be obtained in large cities like the Imperial City, Nexus, Whitewall or the Varang City-States. Doing so could also be risky as it could draw attention to the characters and lead people to the temple.
Repairing the observatory is going to be a difficult and long task. Fixing the orrery will cost Resources 5 and require specially crafted components weighing several hundred pounds that can only be obtained in large cities like the Imperial City, Nexus, Whitewall or the Varang City-States. Doing so could also be risky as it could draw attention to the characters and lead people to the temple.
Reactivating the observatory will also require a one of infusion of 20 motes of
Essence.
The infusion of power allows the orrery
to then draw the remaining power it needs from the Manse around it.
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