Prior to coming to Ellander, the clergy was located in Kaedwen's Upper March and led by Mother Assumpta of Rivia. However, in 1229, they came under verbal attacks and death threats by the local populace, eventually accumulating to the local authorities declaring they were no longer welcome and would expel them from the temple and town they were in (under the influence of pressure from Artamon of Asguth). The clergy were granted a refuge in Ellander's abandoned temple complex granted to them by the local ruler. However, due to a turn of events caused by a young Geralt, in 1231 Luitpold Lindenbrog, margrave of the Upper March, postponed this eviction indefinitely. Eventually though, the group would move anyways to Ellander at one point, though it was unclear if it was by choice or if they were finally evicted by the local authorities down the road.
Mother Nenneke took charge of the Temple at some point afterwards and by 1252 she had been running it for years, honoring the policies of Duke Hereward when it suited her fancy, tending to the wounded and the sick, helping with childbirth and training new priestesses of Melitele. It was here the Ciri began her instruction under the watchful eye of the priestess. Later, her studies were overseen by Yennefer.
Known residents
Library
Containing information spanning the whole continent, the library at the temple also had extensive constellation charts.
Notes
- The framing story of The Last Wish collection, " The Voice of Reason ", takes place mostly in and around the temple grounds.
- In The Hexer TV series, the temple appears in several episodes. However, unlike the books, the temple was burned to the ground and all the priestesses within were slain.