Nephestal
known to Humans as Kao Li
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Map of The Temple of All Worlds and
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Overview:
Home of the Daamin in the Scattered
Worlds, founded immediately after the Flight
of the Daamin. Nephestal became the center of culture in the
Scattered Worlds, and the meeting place for the Free
Peoples of the Scattered Worlds. The surviving Singing
Stones are kept in Geva Elen, the Place of the Stones, before
the Temple of All Worlds. (map)
Other features of Nephestal include:
- ASSEMBLY HALL: Meeting place of the Council
of the Free Peoples of the Scattered Worlds.
- DEEPEST CRYPT: Storage place for weapons and other dangerous
things. Maintained by Nar Klerit Tum, Warder of Arms.
- FOREST OF THE HLUTR: The particular physical collection of
Hlutr near the Assembly Hall.
- GALACTIC RIDERS' LANDING FIELD and RIDERS' QUARTER: Quarters
and support facilites for the Galactic
Riders.
- LLALA-PILI: Scattered Worlds race in charge of cuisine on
Nephestal.
- LOVERS' GROVE: Grove on Nephestal where the legendary Jel Haran and Lirith first fell in love.
Popular tourist attraction.
- MUSEUM OF WORLDS: Museum on Nephestal which preserves art
and artifacts from throughout the Scattered Worlds. Its caretaker
is titled "Master of the Museum."
- REPT KRETZLAB: The Gap of Remembrance, a portion of Nephestal's
sky kept clear of cosmic dust so that the light of the Galactic
Core can be seen.
- TEMPLE OF ALL WORLDS: Cultural and religious center on Nephestal,
with remembrances of each of the Scattered Worlds. At the center
of the Temple is the Dais of the Elder Gods.
- VISITORS' QUARTER: Area of Nephestal which is devoted to
housing and services for visitors.
- WATCHERS (OF THE STONES): Cadre of telepathic-sensitive volunteers
on Nephestal, who attempt to divine meaning
from the music of the Singing Stones.
People Connected with Nepehstal:
- Agil Nar-P-Patttalic: Chief Watcher of the Stones (q.v.)
on Nephestal during the Empire of the Miethara. (The Light
of Murdered Suns)
- Arhineal delv Trespidaan: Avethellan member of the Council
of the Free Peoples of the Scattered Worlds. (The Leaves of
October)
- Clombortau Nor'Piqenn: Marpethalan member of the Council
of the Free Peoples of the Scattered Worlds. (The Leaves of
October)
- Debenned: Galactic Rider, delegate
to the Council of the Free Peoples of the Scattered Worlds. (The
Light of Murdered Suns)
- Eilinnuth: Avethellan, delegate to the Council of the Free
Peoples of the Scattered Worlds. (The Light of Murdered Suns)
- Hes-Namu: Artificial intelligence
in service of the Free Peoples of the Scattered Worlds.
- Kayya Trnas: Daamin scholar of Humanity at the time of the
First Terran Empire. (Psichological Advantage)
- Nar Klerit Tum: Talebba, Warder of Arms for the Scattered
Worlds.
- Quelnarri delv Masticaan: Avethellan in service to the Free
Peoples of the Scattered Worlds. (The Light of Murdered Suns)
- Sapir Ki: Daamin, delegate to the Council of the Free Peoples
of the Scattered Worlds. (The Light of Murdered Suns)
- Sinlath Trnas: Post-Imperial Daamin scholar of Humanity.
- Tik'lechrek: Delegate to the Council of the Free Peoples
of the Scattered Worlds from the Sssassp'kit race. (The Light
of Murdered Suns)
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