The Stone Circle

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 Heiligsheld was not always called such.


In 2155 Imre Jenz a veteran of the battle of Hel Fenn, died defending the sacred stone circle off in the forest from followers of chaos.


Imre was already well respected in the village but when he managed to kill Grazak The Unclean a champion of Nurgle and later died of his wounds, the villagers, so grateful for his sacrifice at both Hel Fenn and right here in the village decided to rename the village in his honour.


Since this renaming was never sanctioned by the Emperor, it is not official which no doubt goes some way to explaining why Imperial cartographers have not placed it on any maps.












The stone circle is a site holy to Rhya, or as the villagers refer to her, The Mother.

Rhya is the wife of Taal, (another of the villagers favoured deities) mother of Manann, Morr, and Verena.  
Those who worship her view Rhya as the deity of fertility, childbirth and the family.

The Stone Circle predates the village and not much is known about it.

What we do know is that there are 12 standing stones organised into groups of three.
Each group is led by a taller stone and this is thought to represent the start of each season with the tallest proudest stone opposite the entrance.

It is thought the proud stone is the start of Spring and that it represents Taal, whilst the entrance which has two stone steps leading up to it represents the Mother.

Inside is the stone altar and here the priest/druid leads celebrations on the main holy days.

The Mothers main festive days are the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes as they are associated with the planting and harvesting of crops.  
Minor days include the 2nd of Jahrdrung (Day of Pruning), and the 9th of Sommerzeit (Harvest of Spring Fruits).


There is tell of a older shrine on the site, but nothing of that is evident?





Holy Days are overseen by Ulric Versorgen, he does not live in the village proper, but travels to Heiligsheld to oversee the festivities.

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