For the mission, see The Haunted Cathedral (mission).
The Haunted Cathedral, also called the Old Hammer Cathedral or the Abandoned Cathedral was a great historic monument of the Order of the Hammer. It was situated in the the walled-off section of Old Quarter.[1] As the Order of the Hammer carried out much of its activities in the cathedral complex there were frequent public service. It is speculated that the place was the headquarters of the Hammer religion for the time before The Incident.
The interior of the Haunted Cathedral.
The cathedral building itself is an astonishing architectural achievement by the Hammerites. The interior consists of a big hall, an altar, three floors plus a cellar, and it is even equipped with Elevators. On the outside, it stood high amongst all nearby buildings. Some of the rooms of the cathedral were used for storing valuables and others as armories.
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History[]
It is now known what happened but what is known is that an accident occurred within the cathedral itself which resulted in the resurrection of the Undead on masse.[2] Since then, the cathedral was swarming with undead monstrosities, which is why it was referred to as the Haunted Cathedral. Its doors were sealed by the Keepers with special Elemental Wards and could only be opened with the four Talismans.[3]
Surrounding[]
The old cathedral had a cloister complex on its backside, which was restricted for any civilians; only members of the order were allowed to enter.[4] The cloister had a wide range of uses from simple living and studying the Builder's tenets to research, invention, and craftsmanship.[5] Build opposite of the Cathedral was a cemetery.
Facilities[]
The Cathedral complex was a mayor center for innovation and contained many facilities. It entire complex contained a kitchen, a bath house, a Smelting Cauldron with unique MultiMold, an observatory with the Lunar Pool that could bless ordinary Hammerite symbols into Holy Symbols, a library, a pool possibly used for bathing, an armory, an alchemist laboratory and inside the Cathedral, one room that contained a Healing Font. The alchemy laboratory was also the place where a very powerful explosive device was invented.[5]
Known Hammerites[]
Hammerites stationed there during the incident:
Earlier Hammerites before the incident:
Map[]
Gallery[]
The Cathedral[]
![The vault where The Eye was stored[6]](/wiki/File:RTC_vault.jpg "RTC vault.jpg (72 KB)")
Surrounding[]
Notes[]
- As all known religious buildings of the Order of the Hammer are imposing it seems to be an old Hammer tradition to build their monuments tall.