Gelito at the Northern Temple
A Temple is a place where you can go to be resurrected (for free!) if you die. Temple priests will partially detoxify you or remove a curse (such as Babble) for a small additional charge.
Every major city (Marali, Andris, Mirith, Lerilin) has a temple. Other temples include Brigobaen, the Northern Temple east of Duldrus, and the one on the island near Skull Island, often referred to as Crausaar's Island, or Temple Island. The one at PvP Island acts as the gateway to its dark lands. And then there are many Guild Halls which contain public temples (usable by all), with precious few guilds opting for private temples (usable by members only).
A few dungeons even contain temples, especially the deadliest ones. This can be a mixed blessing, depending on navigation. Dungeons in this category include: the Hell Mage Laboratory, the Marali Catacombs, Crausaar's Descent, and the Sand Dragon level of Nystral's Tower.
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When dead, the temple is the only place on the minimap that is usually dark grey.
The player viGilante constructed a Sextant-based Map of all Public Temples and Guild Halls, including information on the latter, which he posted in the General Oberin Forum as "Noob Node non-Ghost Mapping Project."