The **monastery** in Gudesberg is the central institution of [[The Order of Priests]]. > [!infobox| right wikipedia] > # The Monastery > ![[gudesberg_monastery.webp|cover hsmall]] > ##### General > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Location** | [[Gudesberg]] | > | **District** | Highpeak | > | **Category** | Philosophy | > | **Faction** | [[The Order of Priests\|the priests]] | > | **Hofthane** | ??? | # General The monastery at Gudesberg was built in 2477 VL, at the head of a broad but angular alpine valley 760 miles due north of [[Kjopvik]]. At that time, it was the only building, settlement, or habitation within [[The Mountains]], which were seen as desolate, remote, and lacking resources. These characteristics made it a perfect location in the eyes of [[The Order of Priests|the priests]] to build a monastery, where priests might find respite from the busy distractions of civilisation. Gudesberg was originally an old, large monastery built in 2477 VL as a remote escape from the world of men. The priests put some of their most valuable relics and artefacts here, and spent their lives in meditation and study. Although many lived out their years in the mountainous retreat, up to half of the priests present at any given time were only on a temporary pilgrimage. It was the only continually inhabited locale in the mountains. After [[The Riving]], it was the first place of refuge. Tens of thousands fled here, disrupting the priests' monastic life. Eventually a city was built around the monastery, and more skycities were built, and the monastery building again became the province of the priests, but it was no longer a remote location. On the contrary, Gudesberg is now the second-largest skycity, as well as the religious capital of the world. The monastery building now houses almost all the functions of the priesthood – temple, etc – but one of its most important functions today is as a seminary. Its name means "mountain of the gods". The city's population is currently 18 000, not including priests. # NPCs %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ```dataview TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "NPCs", gender AS "Gender", faction AS "Faction", district AS "District" from "4-People/People" where home = this.file.link OR settlement = this.file.link where publish = true sort file.link ASC ``` %% | NPCs | Gender | Faction | District | | --------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | | [[4-People/People/Guthred.md\|Guthred]] | Male | [[4-People/Factions/The Order of Priests.md\|The Order of Priests]] | \- | %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %% # Services Services offered. | Item | Cost | | --------------------------------------------- | ------ | | Access to priestly archives | varies | | Private teaching about the gods | varies | # Gallery ![[gudesberg_monastery.webp|center|800]] Alan Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos – photo by Alexey Chunihin \[[link](https://www.pexels.com/photo/alan-monastery-of-the-dormition-of-the-theotokos-in-the-mountains-of-russia-11262369)] – edited by GrayArchon