I = Interviewer
M = The Mystic of Cascadia
I : Tell me about The Temple of Being.
M : I can’t tell you much. Most of the things about The Temple are secret. I can tell you you have to stay there for twenty years, no matter how old you are when you start. Most arrive at age ten, some as early as age four, or as old as sixteen, but it takes a full twenty years. I was ten when I got there, so I was thirty when I left. I obtained master ranking at fourteen, the fastest anyone had ever done that. By the time I left I had mastered all possible skills, also the first time anyone had done that. My last three years I taught all skills at least one semester, also the first time anyone had done that. The Head Master wanted me to stay on and teach, but I was anxious to take my skills out into the world, especially my healing skills. That was my prerogative.
I : What about The Temple itself?
M : All I can tell you is that it was built on Sacred Ground. The Power in the Ground is as strong as any other place in the world. Learning how to channel that Power was the base skill one had to master. Some took twenty years to just to do this, and would have to stay on for additional five to fifteen years to master other skills.
To understand how Powerful the Ground The Temple is built on is, if properly Channeled you can summon a dragon to act as your steed, to provide you with your means of transportation. I am one of five to have accomplish this, which took me over eleven years to do. To this day I can summon that dragon, but I never do it because I want the dragon to remain free. For doing this my dragon will come whenever I call for her.I was the only novice to summon a she drake.
I : How man novices are at The Temple?
M : I believe about two thousand.
I : I had no idea there were that many.
M : Out of all those only about one-hundred will eventually be promoted to full master. Of these at least at least half will stay on as instructors. Only about fifty masters a year are sent off into the world to practice the skills they’ve learned.
I : What can you tell me about your vision quest?
M : That’s a topic for another time.