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A huge stepped pyramid temple, rising above
the seething jungle, stands at the centre of this ancient
Old One temple-city. Each of the temple-cities is dedicated
to a different founding Old One divinity, although there are
often numerous other pyramids dedicated to other blessed Old
Ones, as well as Sotek. At the top of these pyramids, the
most sacred rituals are performed, including bloody sacrifices
and dedications to the gods.
Each of the temple-cities is carefully positioned to relate
to specific constellations and various astral and stellar
alignments. As well as relating to constellations in the skies,
each city lies along lines of power criss-crossing the world.
These ley lines link the temple-cities, forming a web of energy
that the Slann are able to tap into, enhancing their own powers
of sorcery and communication.
In the time of the Old Ones, each of the temple-cities was
a thriving community. Over the thousands of years that followed
the departure of the Old Ones, many of the cities were overrun
and fell into ruin, sacked and raided, their Slann Mage-Priests
lost from the world forever. Sometimes these cities have been
reclaimed, their ancient secrets recovered, while others remain
hidden by the dense jungles.
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