Riverside Chappel
The Peonian Riverside Chapel is just off the Coranani High road, just north-west of Fobin. There is a well-beaten track down a slight slope towards a building at the edge of the river Thard. According to rumor no one has ever been turned away from the Chapel, not even Morgathians. The chapel has a shingle that shows the five-petaled peonian flower of the western church, as well as a loaf of bred and a sprig of green crossed behind it.
A married couple tend to the chapel as well as the towns baking and basic herbal needs. The chapel is a common meeting place for farmers, families and strangers who need a cheep place to stay. Usually one or two legionnaires can be found here either performing penance or just relaxing in the friendly atmosphere.
The small temple also holds the town's bakery and a large garden of spices and flavoring herbs. Both services bring in a small amount of money, usually just enough to keep the businesses going. The chapel pays for its supplies in coin from local farmers and the mill, refusing to accept gifts or extras when dealing with the business aspect of their duties.
Services and Duties
Staff
| The Temple's's Staff | ||
| Jarrel | Master | |
| Sharl | Master | |
Description of the Temple
The temple takes up the majority of the land just south of the road. This four room, single story stone structure is kept warm with the bakery on one side and a large fireplace inside the temple itself. The rooms are sparsely furnished, even for a Peonian temple.
A well sits just outside the temple. It was recently masoned and now provides a pleasant place to sit in the summer. The birds appreciate it so much Jarrel is trying to get Nevill to build a bird bath just off the square.
The double wooden doors lead into a wide hall that branches into the five rooms. Straight ahead, down the hall lies the temple proper. The floor has a mosaic design of the Western Peonian five petaled daisy in white and yellow on a green background. The windows are covered in greased paper and can be shuttered from the inside. There are 12 benches, and a small raised dais at the Eastern most end of the building. On the dais sits a pulpit and low table.
Directly to the north upon entering the temple is the kitchen/bakery. To the south is the hospital. It has 12 beds, each neatly made if not occupied. The linens, of various shades and states of disrepair, are starched and pulled tight. Well patched legionnaire blankets are used in the winter. There are several braziers stacked against the south wall.
The second door to the north leads to a small bedroom that backs against the bakery's oven. This is Sharl and Jarrel's bedroom. Their single bed is well used, and all their worldly possessions sit in single small trunk that lays unlocked at the foot of their bed.
The Bakery
The town's bakery (See Burnt out Bakery) was destroyed by fire three years ago. Only the two children survived and they were sent to Geminost where they had relatives. Jarrel offered to take up the baking for the legion until a new baker could be found. Initially he worked in the Mash house.
In the fall of that year Kalamo of Geishtei (See Mason (Kalamo of Geishtei)) built a large baker's oven into the north side of the chapel at the request of Horrik Barral. The Mash house was just not large enough for Jarrel's baking as well as the preparation of the legionnaires foods. Since then Jarrel has delivered a cart load of breads to the Caer in the morning every 3-4 days.
The Business
| Size: 9 | Quality: IIII | Prices: Low |
Of all the places in the chapel, the kitchen is the most preferred. Jarrel attends to his duties as a priest often with either his apron trailing, or flour on his hands and clothes. The locals seem to appreciate this stranger from Kaldor more since he's begun baking.
The kitchen does not have a door, and is just off the main entrance to the chapel. Large shuttered windows are kept open whenever Jarrel is at home. A small door in the kitchen's east wall is kept closed except for when Jarrel is filling his hand cart with bread. The handcart is kept by the door just beneath the protection of the covered porch.
| The Bakery's Staff | ||
| Jarrel | Master | Baker/Peonian Priest |
| Traces | Journeyman | Miller's second Son |
| Olcenolius | Assistant | Miller's child |
| Dalvus | Apprentice | Miller's first Daughter |
| Mentius | Assistant | Miller's child |
| Cinia | Assistant | Miller's child |
Rate of Charges
The bakery fills a need in the town, but even so Jarrel is the talk of the Western Temple of Peoni for his taking up a business venture. Jarrel charges only enough to keep producing the breads he loves so much to bake. He has been known to make cakes and even cookies on the rare occasion, but usually you have to ask him a day or so in advance if you want something extra.
In return for training and employing five of the miller's children (See The Miller (Horel of Krevelos).), Jarrel gets a discount on the flour he buys. Still he insists on paying cash for his purchases. He does not want to contribute to anyone's business failing because they've been too generous towards their religion.
| Rate of Charges | |
| Small Loaf of Bread | |
| Large Loaf of Bread | |
| Cake | |
| Small Loaf of Bread and Jam | |
| Small Loaf of Bred and Meat | |
| Pies | |
| Requests | Variable |
The Herbarium
Sharl keeps a small herbarium just north of the Chapel. Originally intended to help make Sharl's job as a healer easier, its become a common spice garden. Sharl barters her dried herbs away for foods, or other crafts when the locals have excess and gains a few pennies from legionnaires intent on improving their dinner. The Herbarium keeps Sharl busy half the time she's in residence. If she's not mixing up some foul concoction to cure whatever ails someone in the village, she's mixing herbs for Jarrel's baking.
The herbarium is a rough shack insulated only by its racks of drying herbs, seed beds and a small brassier that is kept lit throughout most of the year. It is never locked nor has Sharl ever reported anything stolen.
The Business
| Size: 1 | Quality: IIII | Prices: Low |
When Sharl is not with Jarrel, in temple or doing her rounds as the town's match maker, she can be found here tending the herbs. From early spring through late fall the area around the herbarium is well cultivated. A few penitents add their labour to Sharl's as needed throughout the year. Through the winter all the preparations occur within the herbarium.
Rate of Charges
Sharl makes up a variety of pills, poultices, syrups and plasters. Whatever her patients require she will try to make. For those rare items that are beyond her herbalists skills, she confers with the apothecary (See Apothecary (Corrin of Gathas)) in town.
Charges vary greatly, depending on what is asked for as well as how much
money (or goods) the patient has. Sharl is not in this for the money, but
understands that most of her patients need to pay her something for her efforts.
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