Riverspring Monastery
You arrive at an old grey brick building nestled between the Venore swamp and the Plains of Havoc. It is an
unlikely place to find a monastery, but your weary feet has lead you here. As you approach you hear the faint
sound of chanting coming from inside the walls. An elderly monk in brown robes seeing you coming an opens one
of the large light brown monastery doors.
"Welcome traveler, please come in to our humble monastery and rest. Here have a seat, can I get you a cold cup of
water, freshly sanctified!"
You nod your head in thanks as you rest in the comfy chair he has directed you too. Your gaze looks about the room,
noticing the imbuement shrine, rewards shine, and many beds. Curious about the amenities here you enquire with the
monk who has returned with your water.
"Ah I am glad you asked!" the monk exclaims, handing you your beverage. "We are the last bastion of safety before
the den of evil. Our Fair Plain was once peaceful, but since Goshnar's time it has become a portal to the Pits of
Inferno, and now even worse evils can be found here!"
The monk walks towards a window and looks out at the plains, hands clasped behind his back. The monk looks lost in
thought for a moment before turning back to you once more.
"Ah forgive me. I was telling you about this monastery wasn't I? We are former Nightmare Knights, retired after many
years of battling the evil here ourselves. In our time there were few places of rest beyond the small temple
maintained by Oldrak; the Knightwatch Tower has long since been lost to our order. We made this place in hopes of
serving the many adventurers like yourself who come to battle the never ending monsters here. This place is open
to all who pass our doors, and we offer them the use of our amenities, like the depot we have in the basement to
store your items. Brother Karr resides on the higher floors and is willing to help safely exchange your gold and
sell you some items. We have a reward shrine and imbuement shine as you can see, and we offer a free bed as long
as we have space available. There was once a training dummy here but it is currently out for repairs - it gets a
lot of use you see. We only ask that in return you be curious to your fellow travelers and help keep this place clean
as we spend quite a bit of time in the chapel praying to Banor to keep the protection zone of this site intact.
There is great danger in this plain, but you will always have a safe place to return once you grow weary of adventuring."
You are surprised at this humble offering and wonder how you might be able to make the most of it. As you sip your
water, and thank the elderly monk for his company, you reflect on the many places to hunt here, appreciating the
convince. The road to Venore can be quite dangerous, but this small outpost on the edge of the Plains can be very
useful indeed...
OOC: The Knightmare knights proudly present the free and open access of the Riverspring Guildhall (see map above for
the location). There are many beds available to use, as well as a reward shrine close by. Many travelers have used our
depot already, preferring it over traveling all the way back to Venore. We have an NPC on the upper floor,
allowing the deposit and withdraw of gold as well as the ability to purchase supplies. There is an imbuement shrine
as well. We do not currently have a training dummy as there was too much fighting over the last one. Please
remember to be respectful of any adventures you meet in our hall (don't push them out of depots or block the enterences),
and be sure to clean up after yourselves - the basement especially can get quite messy! Anyone abusing the hall will be
banned from it.