Trebraruna

Still Valley

Before the Coming of Uctilo’rhu

At an entrance to an ancient forest temple now covered in vines and overgrowth there is a fountain. Its centerpiece is a large stone statue of a dying warrior, holding his broke
spear aloft, commemorating a heroic last stand from an age long ago.

His wounds are grievous and the skulls of his many slain enemy’s rest around him. Water flows from the skulls jaws, representing the bloodshed on that day into a rectangular basin forming the base of the statue.

It is a very grim piece. The battle itself is not named. Many are the pilgrims, far and wide, that still come to this ancient site, believing that the water of the fountain has curative powers.

The temple, has long been sealed by fallen rocks. Myths say it was the first building ever erected in the lush and fertile lands of the valley. A monument to a long forgotten deity. No one remembers who she once was and records of her faith no longer exist, not even in the large Reliquary at Gra'akast.

All that is left is this abandoned temple and an inscription at the base of the statue.
Oconus, son of Oco, has fulfilled his vow to Trebraruna

Some sages among Atsigani believe She was a war goddess, mother of victories, and claim that another temple dedicated to her exists in the furthest Eastern Reaches of Arcadia well beyond the Black Pinnacles.

They say that based on the roots of her name, it is likely she was protectress of property, home, and families.

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