The Monastery

Unlike the other institutions, the monastery may contain aspects of each of these places—part academy, part library and even guildhall. The faithful servants who live there further the cause of a particular named god, and also wait in hopes of receiving divine guidance. They might live off the charity of the surrounding community, or produce goods for sale. The monastery is not the same as a temple or shrine; it will certainly have a chapel for worship not be readily available to the public. (These monasteries should not be confused with training facilities for the monk class.)

After some training, a servant eventually leaves the monastery to manage a temple or shrine, or even set off on some holy quest.