Sacred:At Icecreek Dale

At Icecreek Dale

Hear me, O ye gods, and accept my thanks!

It was in the days of my own springtime that I first came to this place and saw her — Sophia, a Seraphim of the greatest beauty and purity. And with her radiance, she swept a band of scab-ridden Orcs out of her way. But the Orcs had erected a shield wall to protect the evil brood, and so they returned to fall upon the beautiful radiant Sophia again, intending to spill her blood in the cold snow. Sophia fell, but before the mob could violate her, I knocked the disgusting grimaces off their faces with my war club. Enchanted by her beauty, I summoned up my healing powers and brought Sophia back to life. By that icy stream, we built a fortress, a bastion of goodness towering over the icy valley and Sophia became High Priestess and Queen of the Seraphim. In this place, we preserve the knowledge and the wisdom of the ancient ones and offer sanctuary to the remaining Seraphim. Only very few Seraphim are born nowadays and even Sophia has not given birth to a blessed girl, but only to a boy — my son... Aarnum!

Stradalus, the abbott of the fortress Monastery at Icecreek Dale

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