Convent of Contemplation

The Convent of Contemplation was a convent of the Church of the Vindicator. It was located in southwesternern Norwit, close to the Academy of Righteous Wrath and less than an hour's ride from the border with the Barony of Bristol.

Baronet Darl Norwit and his wife Lady Eleanor Avengene decided to imprison Brianna Barter disguised as his daughter Bellany Norwit as a reaction to her misbehavior, and to avoid the embarrassment of having a lose woman for a daughter. After spending a night in a cell in the church basement, Brianna escaped; partially with the help of Teresa, a ghost haunting the convent.

The convent was surrounded by stone walls over a dozen feet high. In the center was church of the Vindicator, with a bell steeple. The church housed quarters and the office for the mother superior; other buildings included a residence hall and several outbuildings.

The convent served as a near-prison for the nuns there. Men were not allowed inside the convent except for a reception area with iron bars separating visitors from the nuns.

Charlotte Avengene was in charge of the convent as Mother Superior.