The ranking Light Son of the Yelmalio cult rules this small self-sufficent theocracy centered on the Sun Dome temple itself. King Unknown granted this land to the cult in 1579 after defeating the Kitori who previously ruled the area. The cult survives surrounded by hostile Orlanthi tribes through its drilled pikemen—the famous Sun Dome Templars.
It fiercely defends its independence, until the right price comes along, at which point the inhabitants of military age become dedicated mercenaries. This Sun Dome Temple is the ranking Yelmalio temple in Dragon Pass, and the other temples often look to it for direction.