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2.69 Analysis of the Shrine Attacks

Flora asked Nomizo for a few minutes of delay. She wanted to contemplate about the abbot and Cuxhaven.

"I'm sure the running will do you good, dear Bishop. I would appreciate it if you could make time to support the entourage with Pray for stamina and mana in the next few days. You could use this opportunity to train up to a higher RGS." Flora suggested. She was appalled that somebody with a Recommended Group Size of only three made it to level 250 and in the council of the best church in the Cetviwos.

"Do you have any additional insights into Irden's behavior and reactions during the meeting?" Flora asked AIs, mentally.

"No, Milady. A toast obstructed his face. It slid over the camera lens when Irden grabbed his second serving."

"Coincidentally? If it wasn't an accident, then the abbot is even sharper than I thought. Sharp enough that he should have noticed that something is rotten in Evailyn's church." Flora clicked her tongue. "Please summarize the attack on the shrine debacle with an emphasis on Caihaven and the actions of the council members."

"On Monday Two, the attacks started on the shrines and temples of five churches on the Cradle."

"Wait. Five churches? The Church of Evailyn wasn't the only one affected?"

"Yes, Milady. All the Cetviwos Churches who wanted to send a candidate to the competition were hit:

Church of Awil, God of Farming

Church of Jel, God of Precious Stones

Church of Maennik, God of Masonry

Church of Goira, Goddess of Geography

Church of Evailyn, Goddess of Home Appliances

The information of the destruction flowed from the officials of the location to the church and landed in the Council's inbox. Nomizo accessed it first and notified Zander and Irden. The bishops send out priests to Reye and Ib, and the monks investigated Laug.

Reye is the north-western continent where Deriga went. Ib the central continent in the south on which Talpica is located, and Laug is in the north-east with Zauberberg and Caihaven."

"Did the monks go alone, too?"

"While the priests went alone or with a novice accompanying them, the monks went in pairs." Aidan continued. "Before they reported back, the attack on the temple in Caihaven started. Ceart went with ten paladins to defend it. Until they had arrived, the temple guard fortified it with monks' help from the monastery nearby. Irden hadn't joined them because he reported a suspicious group of people near the monastery. Dave Lupe confirmed that the attackers had people stationed there, so Irden's decision to stay was prudent."

"How many clergy members were killed?"

"Two, Milady."

"I'm thankful that the number is low, but I expected it to be higher. How can I envision a prolonged attack with no victims?"

"The temples have wards and shields, Milady. The attackers in Laug were from the clan ClownyClowns. They had surrounded the temple for one day and fired spells at the entries. One paladin died when Ceart broke through their siege and entered the temple, and one novice died because she wanted to vent her room, and a fireball entered."

"What?"

"Dave Lupe ruled both deaths as accidents. All the attackers had instructions not to harm the natives. On Tuesday One, Lupe talked to the ClownyClowns, and they lifted the siege on the church of Evailyn and switched to attacking the temples of the other Cetviwos churches."