1. Sandpoint Cathedral
Easily the largest building in Sandpoint, this impressive cathedral
is also the town’s newest structure. Built over the foundations of
the previous chapel, Sandpoint Cathedral is not dedicated to the
worship of a single deity. Rather, it gathers under its eaves the six
deities worshipped in the region, providing chapels
for all of these deities in a communal forum. In a way, Sandpoint
Cathedral is six different churches under one impressive roof.
Yet even the previous chapel wasn’t the first holy site in this location.
The core of both the original chapel and the new cathedral is an
open-air courtyard surrounding a set of seven standing stones themselves
surrounding a circular stone altar. These stones served the
Flan for centuries as a place of worship to Beory the Oerth Mother.
The original chapel built here was a collection of six different
shrines, each its own building and connected to the others
by open-air walkways. Beory's worship was incorporated into
these shrines as part of the peace accord with the local Flan,
but the original builders also incorporated five other deities as
well. Four of these (Istus, Zilchus, Xerbo, and Lydia) were
patrons of the original founders of the Sandpoint Mercantile
Consortium, while the fifth, St Cuthbert, was incorporated as
a deity of common sense and wisdom.
When the chapel burnt to the ground five years ago, Mayor
Deverin set into motion a bold initiative. Not only would the chapel
be rebuilt, but it would be done on a grand scale. A cathedral
would be built in place of the chapel, and it would be made of stone
and glass. Funding for this project came partially from the founding
families, partially from Sandpoint businesses eager to earn favor in
the eyes of the gods, and partially from the respective churches.
It took years to finish the cathedral, but the end result is truly
impressive. To the south, facing Sandpoint’s heart, are the shrines
of Zilchus and St Cuthbert. To the west, offering a view of
the Old Light and the river beyond, are the shrines of Xerbo and
Istus. And to the east, offering a view of the Sandpoint Boneyard
and the rising sun, are the shrines of Beory and Lydia.
The previous chapel hosted less than a dozen acolytes, led by
a well-loved cleric of St Cuthbert named Ezakien Tobyn (Rasmon'un hocası),
who sadly perished in the fire that claimed the church, with
his adopted daughter Nualia. The new high-priest of Sandpoint
is a pleasant man named Abstalar Zantus (male human). Himself a worshiper
of Lydia, Abstalar is very open about matters of faith and
has slipped into the role of adviser for worshipers of other gods
of Sandpoint with ease.
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