"Prayer pendants they are, indeed.  My people consider them a way of remaining connected to the spirits found in all things.  In the water that flows from the river to the sea, in the stones beneath our feet, the air we breathe, the beasts that dwell in the wilderness, in the cities that serve as the bulwark of civilization.  Even within the weapons and machines we all build and maintain."  Mirala's smile soon became one of utmost wonder and delight as she spoke.

"Most households in the Kri'ghal Commune have some manner of shrine that serve as a means of ensuring a connection between the realms physical and spiritual.  But it is on our temples and monasteries in which connections grow strongest, through ritual and meditation."