Ilmater's Cathedral

Ilmater's Cathedral was a small temple in Bezantur, the so-called "City of a Thousand Temples" in Thay. It was dedicated to Ilmater.

Location
The shrine was located in south-central Bezantur. It was situated alongside the Temple of Helm and the Temple of Sharess, and sat opposite the slave market.

Activities
The Cathedral had only a small number of priests, but they sought to care for Bezantur's slaves and poorest residents. Their teachings were popular with the city's downtrodden folk as they offered hope that their suffering and oppression would some day be made worthwhile.

History
Ilmater had always been popular among the slaves of Thay, which naturally attracted the ire of the Red Wizards. Prior to the Time of Troubles, the only places of Ilmater's worship in the realm were mobile, and members of his church were often treated as fugitives. As of the late 1360s DR, this small temple had become popular among the poor and enslaved of Bezantur, and naturally the Red Wizard's were once again angered and suspicious. They accused the Cathedral of undermining the city's government by smuggling slaves to freedom and by providing free magical healing to the victims of officially-sanctioned punishments and torture. However, they were unable to prove any of these allegations.