Nine Houses

The Vithelan name for the temples to the Avanparloth


 * So called because the nine high gods have their own statues in and around the temple.
 * The basic layout is a square temple facing eastward within a circular plot of land.
 * The plot is divided fourfold from the diagonals from the temple corners.
 * On the western quarter is a large step which leads up to the temple entrance; this represents Imadsalash
 * Narrow windows look north and south while the eastern wall has a large opening.
 * In the centre of the temple is the Ferezed Pool.
 * Before the Pool are statues to Chaquandarath, Genderatha and Korudel
 * In the northern temple ground is a statue to Laraloori visible through the northern window.
 * In the southern temple ground is a statue to Gebkeran visible through the southern window.
 * Visible beyond the pool in the eastern temple grounds are statues to Vith in the centre, Mayadan and Iste to the south and Ooduren to the north.
 * Before the western temple grounds are statues to the three Sheredpara

Source: Revealed Mythologies