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Holy Mother. A ten-foot high bronze statue of<br />
Sagrada Madre is situated behind the Vestibulo's<br />
altar.<br />
Torre de Vestibulo<br />
Ten meters away south of the Vestibulo<br />
is the belfry, a 25-meter high and 3-level<br />
structure. The oldest of its three bells, Todos los<br />
Açimon, actually existed even before the<br />
Turonites arrived, and is believed by the simple<br />
folk to have been forged by the spirits of the<br />
Heavens themselves. A dome tops the hexagonal<br />
tower with a rotating copper rooster that also<br />
serves as a weather vane.<br />
Calle Crisologo<br />
This old stretch of cobblestone road is<br />
located within Tagudin's Mestizo district, a short<br />
distance south of La Vestibulo. It is here where<br />
travelers can trade, can get room<br />
accommodations and can mingle with others in<br />
taverns with names such as "Wooden Wheel,"<br />
"La Tikbalang," "Arroz Caldo" and "Flickering<br />
Lamppost."<br />
Local legends dictate that no one should<br />
be wandering Calle Crisologo alone and<br />
unprepared at nighttime, and that sleepers must<br />
keep their windows shut even in hot weather. A<br />
wandering revenant named "Bangungot" travels<br />
Calle Crisologo, looking for young victims to<br />
sustain its essences.<br />
The Sundial<br />
At the eastern outskirts of Tagudin, near<br />
the village of Bantay, stands an old instrument<br />
that keeps time through the tracks of Aldaw, the<br />
sun. Elder folk will dictate that this small<br />
monument was created long before they were<br />
even born and even longer before the land was<br />
corrupted and wrenched into the Great Fear.<br />
Unknown to the Turonite colonizers,<br />
the sundial is all that remains of an ancient<br />
temple dedicated to Aldaw. Travelers still flock<br />
here to be protected from the creatures of the<br />
night. Even if the sundial is inanimate, any<br />
undead that tries to enter a 50-foot radius around<br />
it are instantly turned.<br />
Parola Bay<br />
This beach stretches all the way from<br />
Bauan to the village of Sina-it to the North. The<br />
waters along this beach are calm, but could get<br />
rough when typhoons arrive from the southeast.<br />
Depending on the location, Parola Bay could be<br />
rocky or sandy. The waters of the Bay<br />
themselves stretch five miles outward towards<br />
the Misty Border.<br />
Most of the domain's villages and<br />
towns, including Tagudin, are located at least a<br />
mile from Parola Bay. Naturally, the livelihood<br />
of the folk who live in these villages are fishing.<br />
Unlike in other prime material domains,<br />
however, where fishing starts from sunset and<br />
ends at sunrise, the fishers ready their nets as the<br />
sun sets and get back to shore before midnight.<br />
Tales of dead men rising from the seas (bowlyns)<br />
keep the folk fearful and cautious.<br />
Sarmin ti Bulan<br />
This small lake is located inland at the<br />
foot of the eastern mountain range, and is fed by<br />
a tributary of the Sudipen River. Somewhere at<br />
the shores of this lake is an ancient and<br />
overgrown circular temple to Bulan, the Silver<br />
Moon. Though almost completely forgotten, the<br />
temple is still the stuff of legends among the<br />
elderly rural folk. Both the lake and the temple<br />
are said to be guarded over by a priestly lich.<br />
Bauan<br />
The second largest settlement in the<br />
domain, Bauan is located at the southernmost<br />
point of Parola Bay. The stretch of beach in this<br />
town is smooth and sandy, making Bauan an<br />
ideal resort station.<br />
The Sleeper's Grotto<br />
The rocky beach of Narbakan, south of<br />
Tagudin, is home to an unusual formation simply<br />
called The Sleeper's Grotto, which sits on top of<br />
a rock 500 meters out to sea. The Grotto itself is<br />
a small concave-shaped dome carved by the<br />
waves and maybe even crafted to perfection by<br />
human hands, no one really knows, as this<br />
formation is said to be as ancient as Time itself.<br />
The Sleeper's Grotto has been for countless ages