Religion in Freehaven

Of gods and men

   Religion is a potent force in Freehold.  After all, one
 of the gods was present at the time of the city's
 independence.  Most of the religions are represented in the
 Temple District.  However, for a mix of reasons, many of
 the faiths operate elsewhere, and some of those in the
 Temple District maintain secondary shrines at appropriate
 locations.

   Vegfiro has a small shrine in the Bazaar, in addition to
 the larger temple, on the spot where Vegfiro himself spoke
 to the marauding mobs.  It is said that if a truly
 repentant person prays long enough at the shrine, they will
 be shown how to atone for their misdeeds.  (1%
 non-cumulative chance per day of prayer of receiving an
 Atonement spell, raised to 5% if a suitable offering is
 made).

   In the military barracks of the North Quarter is a
 mid-sized shrine dedicated to Awr.  It is actually larger
 than the one located in the Temple District, and is heavily
 patronized by militiamen preparing to be sent to the
 Thunderwall Gate, where the Iceschan army occasionally
 strikes.

   Tufrone's followers have decided to forgo the Temple
 District entirely.  The Kobold's Temple is located in the
 Market District, where the priests claim the sound of
 ringing coins is sweeter than that of church bells.

   Sile has a shrine, located in the Guildhouse of the
 League of Shadows, somewhere in the North Quarter.  League
 members are required to tithe a small portion of their
 earnings to the shrine.  The shrine is as illegal as the
 League, and the authorities would dearly love to know the
 location of either.

   There is no known nor rumored place of worship dedicated
 to Drovelor.  The Tyrant God may very well have spies among
 the orcish dock workers, stable hands and house servants,
 however.

   Tronet may have as many as a dozen small shrines
 scattered across the city.  On one occasion, a Scourge was
 found trying to poison the harbor, and raids have turned up
 at least one shrine in the High Quarter.

   It is commonly rumored that Setmurin has an underground
 temple somewhere in the Necropolis' catacombs, but none has
 ever been found.  While the worship of Setmurin is not
 strictly banned, it would be against the law to build
 anything more than a "household shrine" to appease the
 Death Deity.

   Small shrines dedicated to various Race Totems,
 especially those of the Elves, Dwarves and Goblins, are
 scattered around the city in the neighborhoods where a high
 concentration of the flock is present.  Gnomes and Kobolds
 each have about three shrines, and a secret shrine
 dedicated to the Drowqueen is rumored to exist somewhere in
 the North Quarter.