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# Vessels

The five vessels *are* the shrine. Each vessel is a public Solana wallet whose address is disclosed and whose activity is read live from the chain.

![Vessels](/files/LgOYxudTWL6r2u7rDfaa)

## The card

Each vessel is presented as a card showing:

* **Vessel index** (1–5) and its assigned display name.
* **Public key** with a short, click-to-copy representation and a link to Solscan for the full address.
* **Current balance** in SOL, from the live RPC.
* **Recent movement** — the most recent signatures involving the vessel.
* **Role hints** — brief text describing the vessel's function within the shrine (e.g. inflow, operations, distribution staging).

## Why five

Five vessels is a fixed structural choice — a hand of five stones. The number is not tuneable at runtime. If fewer than five wallets are configured, the shrine reports the gap; it does not silently continue.

## Verifying a vessel

1. Copy the address from the vessel card.
2. Open Solscan (link is provided).
3. Read the balance and recent transactions directly on-chain.

The shrine's number and Solscan's number should always agree. If they do not, trust Solscan.

See [The Five Vessels](/thesanctum-docs/mechanics/vessels.md) for the operational roles.


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