Dilapidated Shrine

The ruins of the Dilapidated Shrine lie at the foot of the Slab Exchange. It can also be accessed via a warp.

History

The Dilapidated Shrine

The makeup of the shrine evokes that of the Slab Exchange, which points towards the two being of like provenance. Moreover, the shrine likewise displays the very same banner that is flown from the walls of the Exchange. Whether the former is the older of the two, considering how much more of a state of disrepair it is in, or whether there is something else about the Exchange that helped it better stand the test of time remains unknown.

Another shrine of similar design has also been found in a cave near Spawn Island, but not much is known about it since it is much less well-preserved than the shrine at the Exchange.

Description

The so-called shrine is composed mostly of cherry wood and deepslate; other materials, such as blackstone, have also been incorporated into its construction—though one can only guess whether they were always part of the original design or added later on in its life in an attempt to restore it. The walls and floor of the shrine are overgrown with vines, lichen, and other plants.

In the centre of the shrine, a partly faded message is displayed on a sign:

   rais
     e
    ABO

And on the reverse side:

  pr i
    b
   R  O

Fortunately, enough letters remain to reconstruct the original text: Combining both sides by lining up letters while paying attention to the gaps left between them gives

  praise
    be
   RABO

The decyphering of this message has lent credence to the claim that this building is in fact a shrine devoted to the ancient deity Rabo.

Hentzo and Aboism

see Aboism

Aboism (Nohenààtza: Hapòsénótzȕȕrüüputààkäzòsétò /hapoꜜseꜛnoꜛt͡syːꜜryːputaːꜜkɑzoꜜseꜛtoꜜ/) is considered to be a parallel worship of Rabo under a different (incorrect) name, discovered by explorers of Hentzo's expeditions and the Pirate Collectives. Being largely illiterate as well as cold and hungry when they discovered the shrine's miraculous preservation, the crew only recorded one side of the sign as evidence of its existence, claiming the sign read "[p]rais-e ABO"