One of many temples under the care of the Order of Nald'thal—one of two temples in Ul'dah, the other being Milvaneth Sacrarium—, Arrzaneth Ossuary is devoted to the worship of Thal, the divine arbiter of the afterlife. Two kinds of people visit its halls: the destitute praying for fortune in the realm of the dead, and the moneyed seeking extravagent funerary rites. The virtuous are interred in Erralig's Burial Chamber, to ensure their safe passage into the realm of the dead. Thal's scales weigh wealth most favorably, and so those seeking their services are encouraged to give donations to the Ossuary.
That the study of magic should bloom in Ul'dah is no surprise, given that the city-state's forebears were Mhachi magi. The priests of the Order of Nald'thal have cultivated and passed on much knowledge through the arcane, particularly those who work at Arrzaneth Ossuary. There, they have perfected techniques related to funerary rites—freezing blizzards to halt corruption, raging fires to cleanse the corpse, and bolts of lightning to expel the sins of mortal life. As they have discovered that these magicks have great effect on the living, the Ossuary has come to serve as the Thaumaturges' Guild, where magi are trained and new arcane arts are born.
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