The great Temple of Vaul located in the crater of the volcano known as Vaul's Anvil in the kingdom of Caledor on Ulthuan, where the smith-priests of the Order of Vaul craft magical arms and armour for the High Elven armies.
Vaul's Anvil is the fiercest and greatest of all volcanoes of the world of Mallus. It is located in the Dragon Spine Mountains in the kingdom of Caledor on the island-continent of Ulthuan. Named for Vaul, the god of smiths and artisans in the Elven Pantheon, its crater is home to a great temple dedicated to the smith god where the blind smith-priests of the Order of Vaul craft magical arms and armour for use by the armies of the High Elves.[1a]
Temple of Vaul[]
Upon the blazing black island at the very tail of the Dragon Spine Mountains sits the great shrine of Vaul, the god of smiths and artisans in the Elven Pantheon. His majestic temple rests in a great tower of black adamant rising out of the steaming lava within the volcano's crater. The temple can only be approached over a narrow drawbridge of truesteel. Within this shrine the blind smith-priests of Vaul forge weapons of power and devices of infinite cunning for use by the High Elf lords who command Ulthuan's armies.[1a]
The smith-priests of Vaul ritually blind themselves like their patron god when they enter the Order of Vaul. The act of putting out their eyes has greater significance than merely leaving the priests sightless. While they lose their earthly vision, they gain something far more. They are bestowed with the skill and shrewdness of their patron deity, and the understanding of the sorrow and suffering Vaul has undergone to protect the Elves. This knowledge and wisdom enables them to harness the Winds of Magic and thus create enchanted weapons of incredible potency for the High Elf armies who fight the wars to protect Ulthuan.[1a]
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It should be noted that sites called "Vaul's Anvil" also exist in both Naggaroth and Athel Loren. This suggests that all temples dedicated to Vaul are named such, or at least those which are the centre of his faith in an Elven nation.