Rosymorn Monastery

Rosymorn Monastery was a temple of Lathander found in the Western Heartlands. As of the late 15 century DR it had been abandoned by the Lathanderian clergy, but claimed by a contingent of githyanki. The gith referred to the underground reaches of the monastery as Crèche Y'llek.

Location
The monastery was situated within a cliffside near the Sword Coast, north of the River Chionthar and east of Baldur's Gate.

Structure
The monastery comprised four prominent structures constructed around a central courtyard. Beneath the structures was an network of chambers and hallways. It was within these halls that Rosymorn's monks conducted the business of the Lathanderian faith in their quarter of the Heartlands.

Interior
Befitting a temple dedicated to the god of light and creativity, Rosymorn boasted grand stained-glass windows, finely-sculpted statues dedicated to the Morninglord, and ground stone murals depicting his holy symbol.

The western structure housed the monastery's winery, where they produced and housed casks and casks of firewine.

The northern structure of the monastery featured exquisite architecture and beauteous decor. Set within its walls were marble columns, and stained glass windows that overlooked an elaborate stained glass mosaic of the dawnmaster's crest set upon the floor. The large mosaic depicted the monastery's four of devoted dawnmasters: Seed, Stockhold, Vaseid, and Welkinglory, and their favored weapons of war.

The underground tunnels of Rosymorn housed the monastery's infirmary, the offices of its dawnmasters...

The monastery also house once ancient Netherese sigil circle.

Services
While the temple was in service, it remained a beacon to all of the Lathanderian faith. Any who wished to make the trek up the mountainside pass could witness his glory by admiring the most-celebrated relic that was proudly displayed within.

Defenses
Rosymorn monastery was one of the most well-protected temples dedicated to the Morninglord. Its courtyard housed a large mechanical device that resembled a cross between a crystalline telescope and an armillary sphere. In truth, it was a powerful weapon that harnessed the the power of the sun. The weapon served as a failsafe contingency plan: if anyone unworthy attempted to steal the treasure of Rosymorn, the weapon would be used to collapse the temple in on itself.

The power source for the temple's weapon was set within its innermost depths. Four Lathander's solar machines―giant crystals that could store and emit solar energy―fed their energy into a highly-guarded, underground pedestal that housed temple's true secret treasure: blood that fell from Lathander's mortal avatar.

History
At some point a group of githyanki established within the depths of Rosymorn a gith crèche: hatcheries within which they nurture their eggs in the Prime, immune from the agelessness of the Astral Plane, hatch their young, and allow their youth to age into a juvenile state.

The githyanki built within their crèche the zaith'isk, an otherworldly device crafted from flesh and metal that could be used to "purify" illithid tadpoles and anyone they infected.

Rumors & Legends
Rosymorn's true function it seemed was to safeguard the blood of Lathander, four drops of the god's blood―which had spilled during his battle with Mystra's chosen Sammaster―suspended within amber and set within an enchanted mace. The weapon was considered one a relic among those of greatest importance to the Lathanderian faith. It was so highly-protected, the temple itself could be self-destructed if anyone but one of Lathander's dawnmasters attempted to retrieve it from its resting place.

Inhabitants
After it was abandoned, Rosymorn became home to wild animals, packs of monstrous creatures, and most notably, a contingent of githyanki. At one point, a pack of gremishka roamed around one section of the temple, while a pack of kobolds raided its cellars beneath the western structure. A flock of giant eagles, including one of ancient age, formed a nest in the monastery's central courtyard.

A single conjured guardian of faith roamed the halls of the abandoned temple.

Notable Inhabitants

 * Novice Peran


 * Ghustil Stornugoss
 * Gish Far'aag