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It is... most peculiar, this thing I found.
Out of all the dragons worshipped in Meranhe,

I didn't think Shenlong would be one to have many followers,
let alone a temple whose structure was laid far, far before the creation of Xuefeng.
Nevertheless, I am lucky to have found it before anyone else, am I not?

Texbooks and the little sources a curious drakanite could find regarding their patron dragon lead him to a library, or temple of some sort.

Nestled in a valley amongst mountains somewhere in Meranthe lies a place of worship to the shengese dragon Shenlong, the Lord of Thunder and Rain, the Dragon King. What little sources there are of said place speak only of its location, its adoration of the dragon, and that it, apparently, also served as a place where knowledge was guarded and experiments were conducted -- but all sources, without exception, speak ill of the location. They warn of the local's hostility to any outsiders, and some even claim it is a secret society that never should've been brought to public.

More recent sources say its destruction came alongside the calamity of 124. They say, too, that the negativity the public eye had regarding the place is the perfect breeding ground for curses and spirits, claimed to wander freely in the halls of a place once pacific and booming with positivity.

...but the sources speak also of the richness of a great library within, and the plethora of other items, religious or not, that could be find deep in the structure of the temple. Most important of which seems to be some sort of artifact attuned to Shenlong, which supposedly permitted some sort of communication to the dragon.

It's almost inviting a drakanite blessed by him to come explore it.

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Attendees: Qiu Zaiqiang + 4 more, invited icly.

Themes: Religion, chinese dragons and mythology, spirits. That one scene in The Name of the Rose where the protagonists find that library. Except instead of a crazy lunatic priest trying to stop them, it's a bunch of spirits. Rewards can be whatever aside from the main thing cited, but it'd be interesting if they were themed after books, scripts and religious artifacts.

DM: Looking! Benefits include: writing bits of lore for a loreless dragon.

Risk: COD.

(contact certainlyagatha if interested.)

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Still looking for a dm!