Scholar's Hope

Scholar's Hope was a multi-faith temple-complex in Myth Drannor that served the followers of various gods of knowledge and scholarly pursuits. It was a place of worship with great significance the Realms, as it offered services to deities from the pantheons of elves, dwarves, and men, one of the first of its kind in all of Faerûn.

Location
The temples of Scholar's Hope were located on the west side of the Sheshyrinnam district of the city, on the northern side of Sunblade Street.

Activities
Unified by their faith of deities of knowledge, the clergy at Scholar's Hope maintained shrines dedicated to four different deities, each of were a member of a different pantheon. It housed places of worship for Corellon, patron deity of the Seldarine and god of magic, arts, and music; Oghma and Deneir, Faerûnian gods of knowledge and literature respectively; and Dugmaren Brightmantle, dwarven god of discovery, invention, and scholarship.

The core tenet of Scholar's Hope was the open sharing of knowledge between the unified peoples of these various faiths, as members of the great city of knowledge in which they all lived.

Structure
The unified temple-complex comprised three separate and distinct structures. The adapted tree-dwelling stood some above ground level and housed the shrine to Deneir, the two-story building at ground level housed the library shared by the various faiths, and cellar beneath held the subterranean shrine to Dugmaren Brightmantle.