Temple of Nod

Description
The Temple of Nod was a gigantic structure shaped like a scorpion, both in the First and the Second Tiberium wars. It was called the 'Temple' because inside was where the worship of both Kane and Tiberium were held - where the speeches that roused Nod forces into a fanatical loyalty were given. The original Temple featured stain glass windows as well as concrete construction, aiding in its instilling of a pseudo-religious fanaticism in its followers. Both styles of Temples featured large open internal spaces suitable for mass rallies and at least one command center.

During the First Tiberium War, Nod's computer cores and information warefare operations technology was held inside the temple, including Nod's ultimate hackers, the Netwarriors. However, by the time of the Second Tiberium War, the computers had been centrally linked to the Cabal core. This first temple also packed a powerful sting - the spire on the temple, likened to the tail of a scorpion, was capable of launching Nuclear weaponry at Kane's enemies.

During the Second Tiberium War, inside the halls of the Temple was where Nod conducted its secret Tiberium research, which allowed the production of the Cyborg Commando. Note that although Cabal never had a Temple, he was still able to use Cyborg Commandos. Furthermore, the temple began producing Hunter Seeker Drones, in place of the nuclear missile that Nod had previously been using.

Usage
In the First Tiberium War, Nod commanders utilized the power of the Temple's nuclear weaponry to level their enemies, particularly in South Africa and Sarejavo. This awesome power of this was more than enough to make it worth the while of Nod commanders to purchase.

The temple was also used as a place for Kane to be, which added to its religious significance. With its sophisticated computers and network connections, Kane could contact Nod forces anywhere in the world from the inside of a Temple.

Temples were normally deployed only at important Nod bases. The GDI only ever encountered two, however. One was in Sarajavo and was destroyed at the end of the First Tiberium War, while the other was in Cairo. At that time, it appeared as if the Temple was losing its significance as the place where Kane was, as a giant Nod pyramid had taken over that role. However, this is somewhat ambiguous, as the Nod pyramid and the Temple were located side by side in that conflict.

Following the destruction of both that Temple and the Nod Pyramid, no further active Nod temples are known to be in existance.