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Welcome to the Temple of Anahita! (Please note that this wiki is still under construction, and we welcome help from our players!)

We are an in-depth, high-quality roleplay with a rich storyline and a small but vibrant community of dedicated roleplayers. We encourage storytelling and group interaction, and work to facilitate a fun, dynamic environment for creative individuals to flourish. Our story has some well-established elements, but we're flexible enough to adapt to improvisation and fresh ideas from our players. We strongly encourage collaboration and keep a firm line between in-character drama and our out of character environment.

The most important part of the setting is, of course, the temple itself. It houses the Ahibanu, a religious order of magicians devoted to the worship of the water goddess Anahita as well as the Nasir al Din, non-magical devotees of the same goddess, and the Mahdi, magical men under the Ahibanu's control. It rests in a lush oasis watered by the goddess and surrounded by harsh desert on all sides, keeping it fairly isolated from the broader world. Travelers do come through, those trading with nearby tribes or farther-flung cities and settlements, those curious about the Ahibanu, or those simply seeking shelter from the harsh conditions. There are thus many ways to introduce new characters and story elements to the setting without necessarily having them be permanent fixtures.

Magic in the setting is fairly limited and well established; we feel it's strong enough to have fun with but not so strong as to eliminate conflict or potential for in-character drama. It is separated into a few "schools," with limited talents among each. Magicians, also known as the Blessed, are distinguished by their blue eyes. Rarely a non-magical disciple (or, to keep firmer control of them, a prisoner) is blessed with magic; their eyes retain their natural color and they're branded with a special mark to identify them.

In these pages you will find background and reference information for the setting, rules and guidelines for the dream, character information and more.

The Ahibanu

 * Temple Hierarchy
 * History
 * Joining the Ahibanu
 * Abilities (information about magic use goes here)
 * Duties
 * Daily Life
 * Mentors
 * Tattoos
 * Rites and Rituals

Lore

 * Anahita
 * Seht
 * Seht's minions - The Ritayu
 * Water
 * Blood
 * Sacrifice
 * The Blessed

Society

 * Relationships & Family
 * Food
 * Clothing
 * Outside interaction
 * Customs
 * Snakes/Lizard Info

Geography
Temple map

Layout of the oasis and surrounding village

Location in Haresh

Haresh

OOC

 * Introduction to the Roleplay
 * Rules
 * Character Guidelines
 * Managers
 * Joining the RP
 * Consent
 * About roleplay
 * Dream (Credits and screenshots)
 * Glossary