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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a primary base of operations for the Order of Shadows, and a location for members to use for future threads.
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- Structure Name: The Temple of Natth
- Classification: Temple
- Location: Ambria
- Affiliation: The Order of Shadows
- Accessibility: The Temple of Natth is buried several kilometers underneath the surface of Ambria, with only two entrances to and from the surface. The only way in and out of the main temple is through the use of the Force, preventing most wandering outsiders from entering should they somehow stumble across the secret entrances.
- Description: The Temple of Natth is an immense structure, built over the course of thousands of years by different groups of Sith who have come to Ambria, only to be defeated, or simply vanishing. The temple has many different types of architecture, owing to the different era in which it was constantly expanded and improved, with a small city having been built underneath the main level, where the dregs and slaves of the Sith who ruled the temple lived. Two massive staircases lead up the far side of the temple to the Grand Nexus, where thousands upon thousands of books of ancient Sith lore are stored, brought there over the years by various Sith. Beneath the Grand Nexus are hundreds of passageways, leading to many smaller chambers where relics of power are stored, and where laboratories for those following the alchemist arts can practice.
- Main Entrance: The only entrance into the Temple of Natth is through a massive set of stone doors, with hundreds of years of Sith history carved into its surface. Only a force user can open the hundreds of locks hidden throughout the door, with any others attempts often ending in failure.
- Under City: Beneath the main temple is the Under City, a large area where thousands of souls live in servitude of their Sith masters. Violence is rampant in the Under City, with dozens of murders everyday. Such things are encouraged by the Sith, as the resultant Dark Side energy that is produced from the constant butchering can be used to fuel their own ends. Since the Order of Shadows take over, the slaves have been set free, and now serve as 'loyal' citizens of the Order.
- The Grand Nexus: Situated near the center of the temple stands the Grand Nexus, a massive library storing untold thousands of books, on every subject a Sith could possibly imagine. Dotted throughout the Grand Nexus are small chambers, where acolytes and Sith can go to study in private, or practice a new technique.
- The Vault: Far beneath the Temple of Natth, and hidden from most except those of the Shadow Council, is The Vault. Within, the Order of Shadows keeps one of their most dangerous allies, and possibly, their greatest enemy should they be unleashed...
- The Depths: Beneath the Grand Nexus is The Depths, a series of hundreds of passageways, leading to different chambers where relics are stored under guard, and where the laboratories of the Order reside.
- Shadow Council Chamber: Hanging suspended in the air by Dark Side infused chains is the Shadow Council Chamber, the location where members of the Shadow Council, the ruling body of the Order of Shadows gather, either in person or through secure connection.
SECURITY-Low
- Secrecy: The main defense of the Temple of Natth is it's secrecy. Buried kilometers beneath the ground, it is able to avoid most sensor scans, and the ability to turn away most outsiders should they not be able to use the force.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The original Temple of Natth was built by a small group of Sith Alchemists fleeing the end of the Hyperspace War. While the rest of their comrades built up their refuge on the surface, the Alchemists began to dig down, abandoning their peers to the wrath of the Republic during that time. The Alchemists began the construction of the main entrance, aided by hundreds of slaves gathered in secretive raids following the Republic assault. Once it was finished, they used their collective knowledge to seal the door, ensuring that only Sith or other force users could enter. The Alchemists would go on to build parts of the Grand Nexus, storing their knowledge within before they were forced to come to the surface. Leading every slave they had in a single massive horde, the Alchemists fought and died against a Republic army led by Jedi, the location of the Temple dying with them.
Centuries later a force of Sith arrived on the world during The Great Galactic War, and stumbled upon the entrance to the Temple. They descended into the depths of the Temple, and continued its construction, vastly expanding it through the use of another slave labor force brought down from their fleet in orbit. Most of the Sith left the Temple when they were recalled to the front line of the war, but a few remained, and they continued their expansion of the Temple. In time these Sith died out, replaced by a second generation born from mingling with the slave population, and for the next thousand years the Temple was expanded ceaselessly. A bloody slave revolt broke out at some point during this time, where most of the Sith and slave population were exterminated fighting each other.
The Temple of Natth would not be rediscovered until the Gulag Plague, when a small force of Sith fleeing the widespread death around them stumbled upon the Temple, eagerly sealing themselves inside and away from the rest of the galaxy. They were confronted by the few survivors of the slave population, driven to near extinction by constant fighting against each other for the few scraps of resources remaining in the temple. The Sith established their dominance, and for the next four hundred years they continued their work at expanding the Temple. Towards the end of this time the Order of Shadows came to discover the existence of the Temple of Natth, and the vast sum of knowledge held within. Dedicated to the gathering and hoarding of such knowledge, the Order launched a full scale assault with their limited resources, killing any Sith and slave that refused to join the Order.
