The Temple of Lana, Goddess of Wisdom, stands at the southeast corner of Handel Square. A modest building, its services are attended regularly by scholars, including members of Ubersreik’s judiciary. Behind the single-storey temple lies the ‘Annexe’, a large library open to all. The Annexe contains a broad, well-lit reading room and many cases of books and scrolls, including the town’s charter and bylaws, and minutes of the Jungfreuds’ historical rulings. The more valuable, or dangerous, books are located in a locked room, only accessible with the high priest’s blessing.
Heinrich Gutenberg is the high priest of the temple. A kindly man, with a long, flowing beard, Gutenberg believes knowledge is Lana's gift, and sees it as his sacred duty to share it with as many people as possible. While this makes him a mine of interesting stories, he can appear somewhat condescending, especially at parties. Gutenberg is assisted by Dagmar Schirma, a shortsighted librarian who is clearly besotted with the high priest. This is one piece of knowledge of which Gutenberg remains sadly ignorant.
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