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=== Temples ===
Traditional Vorin temples are circular and domed, with a sloping mound in the center. Usually, the dome is exactly ten feet tall at its highest point. They are often filled with statues and pictures of the Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|18}} A major city is expected to have a separate temple for each Herald.{{file ref|Thaylen City.jpg|Map of Thaylen City}}{{file ref|Kholinar.jpg|Map of Kholinar}} Additionally, wealthy lighteye families will often have private chapels, and the ardentia maintains monasteries throughout the continent. Such monasteries, like [[Jokasha Monastery|Jokasha]], are often seen as highly desirable postings, with many ardents working decades to get into one.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}}
=== Ten Essences ===
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The Ten Essences are a Vorin framework for understanding the nature of reality and of Soulcasting. Each Essence is associated with a [[polestone]], a body focus, its soulcasting properties, a Herald, and the attributes associated with that Herald, amongst other associations.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}} The Ten Essences have their foundation in Soulcasting, and what soulcasted materials are associated with what polestone.
=== Prayer ===
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