Brinkleburn Friary

''It is huge. The front is three large arches above a long row of steps. Above it, reaches a tall bell tower, and a second tower next to it. The towers are joined by a bridge at the top. Along the edge, water flows through the bottom of the monastery, falling down into the creek below. Above the waterfall are tall stained glass windows, and on the second level, gardens and adjoining cloisters. To the back of the monastery, you see a church, with another bell tower, and another storey, with smoke plumes. You are struck both by its surprising size and its dark red bricks, but also the contrasting grey-blue roof tilings.''

Adjacent to Cripplecreek, a supposedly cursed isolated hill.

Those in Brinkleburn Friary include:
 * Abbot Milton Falkon
 * Prior Geoffrey (the Abbot's deputy)
 * Brother Niallan, the Novice Master
 * Brother Solomon, the Librarian
 * Brother Barnaby, the Sacrist
 * Brother Avery, the Treasurer
 * Brother Zane, the Infirmirer
 * Brother Lonán, the Cantor
 * Brother Hugh, the Cellarer
 * Brother Daryl, the Kitchener
 * Brother John, the Guestmaster
 * Brother Curtis, the Brewer
 * The lay brothers Tiberius (Tib), Tancqueray (Tanc), Reginald (Reg), Isembard (Bard), Hubert (Bert), Gifford (Giff)
 * The novices Athelon, Gilbert, Hardwin, Clerebold, Wymar, Talbot, and Percival
 * The visiting friars Diggory and Gerbert
 * Various obliates (individuals in prayers)