Pokarr Gompa

Pokarr Gompa was a monastery (a gompa in the Tabotan language) of the Way of Enlightenment in Tabot. It was nicknamed the Right Hand of U'Chan.

Geography
It stood in central Tabot, at the northern edge of the Haraki Ridge. Its position south of the capital U'Chan Gompa gave it its title; it stood opposite Lii Gompa, the Left Hand of U'Chan.

Description
The monastery was formerly a fortress, built deep into the side of a mountain. The old keep still stood at the heart of the gompa. Beneath it lay tunnels or catacombs that stretched for miles.

Defenses
The entrance to Pokarr Gompa had three wide gates made of stone that could be swung open or closed in a moment. Its defenders boasted a fearsome cavalry and were known to have beat back attackers on countless occasions.

Interior
Pokarr Gompa famously housed many of great treasures and tomes of Tabot. In its four libraries were such works as Wang Tcu Lor's religious treatises, Soo Enlahm's journals and natural histories, and Ischan's and Doka'zar's literary masterpieces. The three separate treasure rooms kept secure the religious relics of Tabot, including holy remains, bones made of stone, a magical tapestry that hypnotized those who viewed it, four of the nine Golden Eggs of Ghastar, and many more. Also in the treasure rooms, rather than the libraries, was a five-volume holy book written by the first High Lord of Oceans, H'Dang Li.

Relationships
Pokarr Gompa was the primary rival to neighboring Lii Gompa. This might be why Pang, a monk of Pokarr, spoke little of Lii to Mei Lung when the Dragon visited Tabot circa.

Inhabitants
It housed over a thousand lamas and novices. They trained with the sword, learnt calligraphy, and were permitted to practice one other artform, as a devotion to the deities. They commonly chose to make pottery, using clay from south of Rokstang, and their works were renowned throughout Tabot. The greatest of their potters worked magic into the clay.

Pokarr Gompa was led by Abbot Mo Kin around.

History
It was founded some time between and, when fifteen groups of monks and temple guardians escaped persecution in Shou Lung and journeyed southwest in search of a holy land that would remain pure and lasting, ideal for isolated hermitages. One of these groups built the beginnings of Pokarr.

The warrior Zife Yur went into the catacombs below Pokarr Gompa in and was never seen again. Thereafter, the lamas forbade anyone from going into them.