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>check out the blessed pool
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Even under gray skies, this pool at the north end of the village shimmers and sparkles. Near its shore sits an old gazebo on the verge of collapse. A wooden statue of a mournful, bare-chested man, its paint chipped and faded, stands in the gazebo with arms outstretched, as though waiting to be embraced.
The gazebo appears so frail that it seems like it wouldn't take more than a strong wind to knock it over. It remains standing because it's protected from the elements by the surrounding trees, walls, and cliffs. The statue is a depiction of the Morninglord, positioned so that he is reaching toward the east (the dawn).
You wonder how a pool could supply fresh water to a whole village. The Baron said it replenishes itself. Signs of its blessing, or something more mundane?
You lean down and scoop some of the water in your hands, then drink it. It tastes fresh, and beyond that, it even tastes sweet. A feeling of peace immediately falls over you, then quickly fades away, as though you have been touched by some residual magic or prayer to forces long gone.
You speak a quick prayer to Kosstuh, and are about to turn away, when something happens.
Your eyes are drawn to the center of the pool, and the ripples form strange shapes, then suddenly--
<span class="mu-s">In an instant, visions of several strange scenes flash through your mind's eye.</span>
<span class="mu-s">You see a young nobleman - first he is smiling on his wedding day, then he is laying in a pool of his blood.</span>
<span class="mu-s">You see a broken sword, its hilt a beautiful ornate gold, separated from its blade, kept apart by the mists.</span>
<span class="mu-s">You see a faceless woman in a white bridal gown standing over the pool, blackness surrounding her, and Castle Ravenloft looming behind her. She seems to be weeping as she looks down at the pool, mourning a loss.</span>
You jump, pulled out of the trance by the what sounds like a young man whispering - or so you thought, as now that that strange experience is over, there is nobody whispering, and the pool is just a pool, its purifying waters rippling innocently.
You look around. Nobody is near, and no time seems to have passed.
<span class="mu-i">That was weird,</span> you think.
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<span class="mu-s">Interacting with the Shrine of the White Sun grants you 2,400 XP, putting your total XP at 6,475.</span>
<span class="mu-s">(25 XP remaining until 5th level.)</span>
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What do you do next?
>Go to the Abbey of Saint Markovia now.
>Find Calver to buy and sell equipment.
>You've promised to fix the wine situation to two people now; that's what you will do today.
>Spend the night at the burgomaster's house, then do something in the morning. (specify)
>Other (specify)
