GOLDEN HALL OF MITHRA

Statue of Mithra

Priests of Mithra

The Golden Hall is Quodeth’s grand temple to Mithra,
god of the sun and sky. It is one of the largest temples
of all Thule’s cities, a sprawling cathedral that is home
to scores of Mithran priests and hundreds of temple
guards dressed in blue and gold. The priests of Mithra
are widely thought to spend too much time looking
out for their own property and influence, but many
Quodethi agree with the Mithrans that it is well past
time to curb the city’s worst excesses and uphold standards
of basic decency in society.

Priest of Mithra

High Curate Oruk-Maneth is the high priest of
Mithra in Quodeth. He is a sly, conniving old schemer
who doesn’t hesitate to use the temple’s inluence in a
hundred diferent ways, working tirelessly to appoint
viziers and panjandrums loyal to Mithra, challenge
the worst vices of the city’s low quarters, and generally
drag Quodeth toward a more pious, just, and conservative
set of values. Oruk-Maneth is especially annoyed
that he does not sit on the Royal Council, and he
makes a show of sorrowfully lamenting the fact that
Queen Deyane is denied the benefit of his wisdom.

The White Guard of Quodeth
Since the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, this small, ultra-elite band of devout Mithraic knights, never more than five or six strong, are traditionally charged with guarding the person of Quodeth's monarch, whoever he or she may be, with no regard for their own lives. Instituted by King Yero, first of the Paland dynasty, in 1946 AR, all swear a most sacred oath to that effect, and renounce all claims of familial loyalty. They normally have a potion of revivify on hand, and they include armoured Clerics, and even occasionally Paladins, amongst their number. They are typically drawn from the aristocracy of Quodeth, but it is not unheard of for common-born Mithraics of great merit to be appointed.
Famously, when Queen Nadersha, last of the Paland monarchs, fell at the Mammoth Gate holding Quodeth against the Jandar Horde in 2022 AR, all six of the White Guard were found dead beside her, defending their charge to the last. Even when the High Curate of Mithra Jhom Arn overthrew the corrupt Onther monarch King Zafid in 2130 AR, the Guard refused to stand down, and were incapacitated only through liberal use of priestly magic. They were reinstated by the first Hazeda monarch in 2140 AR. When King Verius II Hazeda died unexpectedly in his bedchamber 2209 AR, the two White Guard assigned to watch over him that night were also found dead at the scene, with no marks on the bodies. 'Foul air' is suspected. His daughter the new Queen Deyane Verix Hazeda sleeps in a different chamber.
The current Knight Commander of the White Guard is the aging Sir Sarris Marsesk, youngest brother to Prince Tromin Marsesk. Still a great warrior, he is widely considered to be only a few years from retirement. There is no love lost between Sir Sarris and Azarde Two-Blades, the handsome and dashing Captain of the two-hundred-strong Royal Guards, who some say has designs on the Queen's hand.

Sarris Marsesk

Items Available to Loyal Followers of Mithra

Potion of Healing 2d4+2 - 50gp - 2 days or in stock (3d6)
Potion of Greater Healing 4d4+4 - 250gp - 5 days
Potion of Superior Healing 8d4+8 - 1250gp - 10 days
Potion of Heroism - 1250gp - 10 days
Potion of Invulnerability - 1250gp  - 10 days
Potion of Mind Reading - 1250gp  - 10 days
Potion of Revivify - 1250gp  - 10 days
Shining Blade (magic +0 weapon, can shed light 30' as bonus action) - Weapon cost +200gp - 4 days
Shining Steel Blade (magic +1 weapon, can shed light 30' as bonus action) - Weapon cost +2200gp -24 days
Shield of Mitra (magic +1 shield) - 2000gp - 20 days
Scroll, 1st level Cleric Spell - 100gp - 4 days
Scroll, 2nd level Cleric spell - 250gp - 5 days
Scroll, 3rd level Cleric spell - 500gp - 7 days
Scroll, 4th level Cleric spell - 1250gp - 10 days