The Temple of Pegana is a notorious place.
The story of the founding of the temple a few hundred years ago is well-known in Quitak.
Shortly after arriving aboard the merchant ship
Cakmar, the sermon of paradoxes presented by
Mung, the High Priest of the Gods of Pegana,
caused a revolt among the Craftsmen against the
Warrior-dominated ruling faction. In the turbulence,
Mung revealed his trump card, the Beast
of
Mung.
The beast proved a crucial element to their
battles,
after three years of civil war the Craftsman’s
Guild
won freedom from all governmental regulations
and taxation and guaranteed Mung many faithful followers
amongst the Guild.
Down the years there has been a
gradual
reversal of these freedoms and there is
rampant
speculation that Mung is going to end the
truce
soon.
Further rumors claim that strange rites are performed
deep within the temple, and that grotesque
creatures
live hidden behind the finery. These
stories,
and further tales of odd things hidden
within
its walls, are impossible to confirm, no
eyewitness
is ever found, and those that do speak
of
the horrors they have seen disappear soon afterward.
Along with the main sacristy and worship area,
the temple has a wide variety of rooms for the
clerical staff which includes 40 acolytes , 15 adepts and 6 priests including Deputy
High Priest Severic
Babkib, and Mung the High Priest who is rarely seen but
is described as a short balding man. Severic conducts
all the services in the temple which, despite all the rumours surrounding Mung,
are quite mundane. The religion is open to all alignments and its teachings make
no great demands on its followers.
The temple has a library which contains many rare volumes and is
occasionally consulted by outside scholars in return for a generous
donation. Many of the books in the library are said to be in long-dead languages
which are difficult to translate.