Head Inside

Having some time to yourself sounds appealing right about now so you decide to head through the massive doors and into the Cathedral proper.

As you step through the door a wave of cool air, spiced with incense, hits you. The space itself is massive, rows upon rows of wooden pews filling out the area between the stone columns that holds the roof up.

As you look up you realize that this place is nothing like any cathedral that you have ever seen back in your own world. The design is familiar, looking like the cathedrals you had seen pictures of from places like Spain, yet there is something off about it all.

The feeling only grows as you wander down the silent aisles, the women in the pews ignoring you or only turning to you to nod a greeting. The walls themselves are lined with stained glass depicting various saints and scenes from the bible. Yet they all seem off in some way,, , the inscriptions are just a little different from what you would expect, the look of the saints off. After some time wandering among the pews and displays you realize that you were wrong in your assumption that the history of this world and your own had diverged only recently. Clearly there have been a great number of small changes that have happened down the ages, maybe it was those changes that caused the issues this world is facing?

“Can I help you?”

The question snaps you out of your train of thought as you turn to find the light green eyes of a nun burning into you. A helpful smile on her lips.

For a moment you are lost for words, the part of you that had been awakened since coming here wondering if nuns are still celibate on this side whilst the more rational part of you figures she might be able to shed some light on how religion has changed over here.