Test of the Starstone

The Test of Starstone was an incredibly hard series of tasks required to ascend to godhood. It was located in the corner of the Black Cube in Skarlsboro. Its physical appearance was that of a fragmented dark rock, polished smooth by the hands of millions of pilgrims.
The Starstone was part of a magical meteorite that almost destroyed Gernon. Tradition held that it fell from Heaven to show where to build an altar. Legend states it was set intact into the Black Cube's wall by Aroden. Since then it was broken into a number of fragments and was cemented into a silver frame in the side of the Black Cube. 
An important factor of note is that the stone was stolen from it's original resting place in Kuroseki by the Dwarf King Usgulf the Terrible in 4000 b.s.r. while Kuroseki was being attacked by Kalderus. There have been wars for it's retrieval, but all have been unsuccessful. 
Before being allowed to enter the testing grounds, 3 hours of sacred rites are performed involving chanting, sacred oils, and a declaration of intent.
The known gods who have used the Test are Aroden, Iomedae, Cayden Cailean, Norgorbor, and Adele Tellumnar.
==Hall of the Gateway==
The hall to the gateway where the test can be accessed is a massive cathedral located beneath the sacred Lake Odënstür. The cathedral is accessed by a stairway that only reveals itself when the test wishes to be given. The stairs are nearly a mile below ground, and possibly access their own plane of existance. The hall is a cube shaped room over one mile in each spatial direction. The hall is lined with massive marble pillars, and huge black stone statues of all the known gods, evil and good alike. At the end of the mile long hall, sat the non-euclidian gateway itself. On each side of the gateway were 100 foot tall gongs, with two 100 foot statues holding hammers on each side. Hundreds of priests of all the major religions flock to this hall whenever the Test appears. The stone itself sits in the middle of a vast chasm.
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