House of Holy Night

The House of Holy Night was a temple to Shar standing in the Shaar in the mid–8 century DR.
==Location==
Winds from the Shaar cooled the House of Holy Night.
==Interior==
An archway known as the Inner Portal separated the Sacred Chamber of Shar, the innermost and holiest section of the Temple, from the rest of the building.
==Activities==
Numerous acts of Sharran worship took place at the House of Holy Night, most of them sacrifices of blood and pain.
==History==
In the , the House of Holy Night was the site of a unique ritual of the Church of Shar, wherein an avatar of Mystra, the sorceress Dasumia, was held captive through constant human sacrifice, as a result granting every Sharran worshiper there wizardly spells. The ritual was also the cause of the chaos of the Art that year.
Capitalizing on the chaos they'd created, the Sharrans were also sent on missions to slay mages and seize magic in their time of weakness. Another mission assigned by Darklady Avroana was to seek out and slay the Chosen of Mystra, Elminster Aumar, who'd been spotted in Westgate as reported by Elryn, a wizardly faithful. Five faithful were sent after Elminster; Avroana later sent Klalaerla after them, convinced they'd fail or withdraw and needed to be cut down. Somehow, during the attack on Elminster at Karsus' Keep, a spell of flames reached all the way to Darklady Avroana, who found her death at the hands of an acolyte who accidentally sacrificed her to Shar.
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Category:Temples
Category:Temples to Shar
Category:Location in the Shaar
Category:Locations in Southwest Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril