Temple of Silence

This article is about the faction. For the instance, see Temple of Silence (Instance).

Temple of Silence
The emblem of the Temple of Silence
Leader(s)	Cyno (de jure, vessel of Hermanubis) Sethos (appointed)
Affil­i­a­tion	Sumeru Akademiya
Found­er(s)	Hermanubis
Base	Temple of Silence (Instance)
Region	Sumeru

The Temple of Silence is an organization and location within Sumeru, currently led by Sethos. It is responsible for keeping and guarding knowledge from the era of King Deshret.

Overview

In the Sumeru Akademiya, the Temple of Silence is an office that primarily handles the custody and disposal of information not meant to be disseminated to the public. Notably, Cyno is affiliated with the Temple of Silence according to his in-game profile, and an unnamed member of the Temple of Silence has once commented on Alhaitham's default outfit. In the second volume of A Thousand Nights, envoys from the Temple of Silence approached a Vahumana Dastur to inform him of his mentor's death and his promotion to Herbad.

They have also been shown to have some degree of authority over certain matters, as a report from the Akademiya Investigation Team found in the Valley of Dahri states an order from the Temple of Silence that all machines from Khaenri'ah be sealed. In addition, one of the rumors regarding Faruzan's disappearance is that she came into contact with King Deshret's ancient knowledge and, as a result, was secretly imprisoned within the Temple of Silence, indicating that it is a location known for holding detained persons.

In actuality, the Akademiya institution is a vestigial remnant of the real Temple of Silence, which still exists and operates in the Land of Lower Setekh, their base being located by Thamud Oasis. Following the events of Cyno's Story Quest, Lupus Aureus Chapter: Act II - Oathkeeper, the Temple has begun to re-establish a collaborative relationship with the Akademiya.

History

The Temple of Silence was originally founded by Hermanubis and his followers after the death of King Deshret. They settled in Tulaytullah, where they became stewards of knowledge that survived from King Deshret's civilization. However, despite efforts from the Tighnarians, this peace was threatened by Eremites who sought Deshret's knowledge. The king of Gurabad laid siege to the city and demanded the Temple of Silence as proof of his victory, which was given to him by the ruling elite, who betrayed the Temple by declaring that their stores of knowledge was the true source of corruption. To stop the forbidden knowledge from being released, Hermanubis shattered himself into fragments of his spirit and power — known as Ba Fragments — and bestowed them to his followers, who repelled the tyrant's army. However, his followers were shunned and subsequently left for the rainforest, while Tulaytullah fell into ruin. The Temple of Silence was viewed with suspicion by the people in the rainforest, and they in turn did not trust the Akademiya, due to the sages' corruption. Thus, they returned to the desert and set up a large underground temple near Thamud Oasis about 400 years ago.

During the time the Temple of Silence was with the Akademiya, the organization proposed the rules regarding the six cardinal sins, which are still practiced to this day, although the sages had taken credit for creating them.

The Akademiya wanted to cover up the Temple of Silence's defect in order to hide any trace of their corruption. Therefore, they created an empty organization with the same name to hide the fact that the real Temple of Silence had left the rainforest. The false organization is responsible for the custody and disposal of information and documents not fit for public dissemination, just like a true Temple of Silence, but as noted by Alhaitham, it is only a front and is functionally obsolete. This false organization may be a basis for the Temple of Silence in A Thousand Nights, and the member that has commented on Alhaitham's default outfit is likely from it.

Due to the lack of Hermanubis's presence, the real Temple of Silence began to decline in faith and might. Having possession of two Ba Fragments, the head of the Temple, Bamoun, decided to implant them into suitable vessels to bring the organization back to its glory days. However, he soon discovered that the fragments rejected adult bodies, and as such, offered his adoptive grandson Sethos as one, and discovered another suitable child: Cyno. He convinced Cyno's biological parents to release the child into his custody with a large payment. The two children successfully resonated with the fragments, and as Bamoun decided his next course of action, the fragments suddenly became active, prompting him to implant one fragment into each child before they dissipated forever. Cyrus then ended the experiment, leaving with Cyno, which put the Temple in further decline.

Years later, an elderly Bamoun and a now-grown Sethos formulated a plan to lure Cyrus back, under the pretense for charging him for his crimes against the Temple. Cyno, who had followed Cyrus into the desert, met them in the Temple of Silence, where Bamoun made his terms clear: give up the Ba Fragment in return for Cyrus's freedom. After pondering over the terms, Cyno proposed an alternate method to resolve the matter via a duel. If he won, the Temple would release Cyrus, while if Sethos won, Cyno would release his fragment to Sethos. Sethos accepted the duel, though he added the stipulation that the winner must take both of their Ba Fragments. Cyno and his friends — the Traveler, Paimon, and Tighnari — ultimately won the duel, and Sethos relinquished his Ba Fragment to Cyno. Content with the outcome, Bamoun finally let himself pass away.

As the Temple traditionally followed the person with the most fragments, Cyno was made leader; however, with his duties as the General Mahamatra and his lack of experience with the Temple, he decided to appoint Sethos as their leader, knowing that they would be in capable hands with him. Sethos pledged to open the Temple's knowledge to all that he and Lesser Lord Kusanali deemed worthy in return.

Known Members

• Cyno (de jure leader, vessel of Hermanubis)
• Sethos (appointed leader)
• Asenath
• Betresa
• Charmian
• Djer
• Duaenre
• Intef
• Khensa
• Carefree Desert-Dweller
• Irritable Desert-Dweller

Former Members

• Hermanubis (founder)
• Bamoun (leader, deceased)
• Cyrus (defected)

Gallery

Letter featuring the temple's emblem in The Mysterious Letter

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Temple of Silence	—
Chinese (Simplified)	缄默之殿 Jiānmò zhī Diàn	Temple of Silence
Chinese (Traditional)	緘默之殿 Jiānmò zhī Diàn
Japanese	沈黙の殿 Chinmoku no Den	Temple of Silence
Korean	침묵의 신전 Chimmuk-ui Sinjeon	Temple of Silence
Spanish	Templo del Silencio	Temple of Silence
French	Temple du silence	Temple of Silence
Russian	Храм Молчания Khram Molchaniya	Temple of Silence
Thai	วิหารแห่งความเงียบงัน Vi'han haeng k'wam ngeab-ngub	Sanctuary of Silence
Vietnamese	Ngôi Đền Im Lặng
German	Tempel des Schweigens	Temple of Silence
Indonesian	Temple of Silence	—
Portuguese	Templo do Silêncio	Temple of Silence
Turkish	Sessizlik Tapınağı
Italian	Tempio del silenzio	Temple of Silence

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