The Maehr Clergy

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕄𝕒𝕖𝕙𝕣 ℂ𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕪

~The Maehr Promise~

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By Luaras guiding light. We Maehr promise to leave those that come after us a foundation. To never stray as we have for so long. For our ancestors' pride, for our own. For our people, and for the loyal Remnant within Magara’lins ruins. We devote ourselves to the spirits. Every spirit is to be respected, but not all need our active worship. We must find where our mortality rests and give praise in accordance. 

 

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The Maehr Clergy: Our purpose and function, ranking personnel.

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At the head of the Maehr Clergy is the High Priestess. They are in charge of recruitment, approval of shrines, festivals, and education of Maehr Clergy members.  

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Maerhnites: Members of the order that have proven their spiritual faith, likely to be shamans. They are in charge of recruitment, tending shrines, creating shrines, and hosting festivals. Maerhnites must complete certain tasks to gain this status. Such as being knowledgeable in Maehr History. Showing insight to not require the guidance of the high Priestess/Priest. Knowledgable on what types of spirits there are, and how to give them praise. What to avoid and what to do. They are allowed to interview for Maehr Magi Licences, and other faiths gain citizenship in Nor’asath as detailed in Temple Law Article B.  They are allowed to recruit members to the Maehr Clergy. 

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Maerhnites: Must conduct spiritual praise with the citizenry every two elven weeks or risk their mantle being revoked. In addition, once every elven month, they must construct an item of spiritual praise. 

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The Virair Uvul'Ignean'Sae, who uphold the burning, and keeping of ancestral urns in Nor'asath. They withold the right to recruit members of their own, and Maehrian. They are allowed to make ancestral shrines and enforce Temple Law.
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The Virair Uvul'Ignean'Sae: Must conduct Ancestral Spirit Praise atleast, once every two elven weeks with citizens of Nor’asath, lest they risk their mantle being taken. 

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Maehrian: is the lowest-ranking member. They are tasked with learning of the spirits, asking questions, and visiting shamans in and outside the city. Cleaning shrines, and helping bring more Ker back to Luaras light. They require the permission of the High Priestess or Maerhnites to conduct rituals, make shrines, and give offerings. 

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕄𝕒𝕖𝕙𝕣
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Luara: Greater Immortal of the Moon
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It is due to this spirit, the Maehr of old found salvation from their curse. She offers serenity where there is chaos. A calming presence, which demands her gift be remembered. Through her Council of Moons, she enforces concepts of the Maehr upon the Mali’ker.

 

Common offerings to Luara, comprise religious icons fashioned for her, star steel, and worship of her council.

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The Known Members of Luaras Moon Council
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Seven of Twelve have been visited.

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Sheparkht: The New Moon
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This Spirit appears to the Maehr as a great winged figure of ivory, blue, and gold with no true face. Sheprakht embodies The New Moon. He demands, once an elven month, Maehr venture to his shrine. Where they will begin to gather emotions and faults, successes of the past, and submerge themselves within the tide beneath moon light. Arising, with these ideals, these losses, and victories, washed away. To begin anew as he does.

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Tremharp: The Half Moon
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This Spirit Appears to the Maehr as an owl-masked figure, with the body of a heavily tattooed Mali’ker. Trempharp embodies The Half Moon. He demands, once an elven month. Maehr venture to his shrine. Where they will mark upon its walls their goals, and desires for this time. Tremharp demands that they see this through, and actively shuns Maehr that lack the conviction to see their goals through.

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Brakharet: The Full Moon
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This Spirit Appears to the Maehr as a figure of ivory with a hole in its chest. Brakharet embodies The Full Moon. Where positive emotions, actions, and every, in general, are taken to extremes. Brakharet holds in disdain, those that display negative emotions and do not conduct, zealot, high-energy actions around it. Brakharet demands song and dance be performed around its shrines once an elven month.

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Parkhesi: The Blue Moon.
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This Spirit Appears as a large tripod creature of blue chitin with a crescent moon for a head. It has not displayed what it actively likes, or dislikes. This spirit enjoys tricks, and is high strung akin to Brakharet. Though this spirit demands respect, it gives only vague hints of its ideals, and what it desires. It seems to enjoy playing pranks upon Maehr which seem to visit it, or force them into puzzles of its own design.

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Harzkhep: The Blood Moon.
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This Spirit takes on a number of forms. Though typically, appears as a great sand worm with red light pouring from its maw. This Spirit embodies discontentment and restless behavior. It demands Maehr change, constantly, as it does, and never settles on any one desire. Out of all the currently known Moon Council, this spirit is met with the most caution. As it enjoys one thing as an offering. Blood.

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Hannkremp: The Waning Gibbous
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This spirit appears as a humanoid enwreathed in comic robes with a face in the shape of a crescent moon. Haankremp embodies introspection, demanding one spend time peering into the well in their shrine and giving thought to what aspects represent their life and identify what they wish to change.

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Naukeeyt: The Waning Crescent
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This spirit appears as a featureless basilisk of pure moonlight, with crescent shaped horns and filigree tendrils which form into wings. Appears at incomprehensible size, far in the distance. There realm is a starless sky over silent, windy ruins. Despite the terrifying appearance of the spirit, they are endlessly wise and patient, speaking on rest as a means to achieve self acceptance, and self acceptance as a means to achieve growth. Also speaks often of the truth of one's history defining who they are. The spirit essentially encourages maehr to put aside action or concern and delve into their memories and feelings.

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Kor: Greater Immortal Spirit of the Dead

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This Spirit is favored by the Maehr. Almost taking praise above Luara. The Mali’ker are Luaras gifts to Kor. This spirit, rarely speaks to any mortal. Actively at work constantly with his realm and filtering souls from the Soul Stream. Active praise of Kor, is done through Ancestral Spirits, or at his shrine.

 

Common offerings include, undead, skulls, or items of personal value to Maehr, Burn or melted at his shrines.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕗 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖
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The House of Nature entails Spirits such as Elemental Spirits, and such spirits as Freygoth. These spirits enjoy active praise and offerings tied to their realm. Maehr most commonly gives forth raw minerals, herbs, and dance and praise to these spirits. Their nature is tied to the world. Such as  Aztran, Luara, Freygoth, Bregthar, and Akathro. Etc.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕞𝕚𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖
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The House of The Amiable entails Spirits such as Immortal, spirits like Leyd, Jevex, Vulka, Isuz, and Ublulhar. These spirits enjoy offerings tied to the concept they are bound too, and these concepts, are generally more light-hearted or needed requirements of reality. Ublulhar enjoys hope being given to all. Jevex enjoys offerings that took a deal of work to be made. These are the most commonly praised spirits outside Kor, and Luara.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤
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The house of Trouble entails Spirits such as Immortal Spirits. Spirits like Ixili, Ikuras, Enhrok, and Glutros. These spirits enjoy offerings tied to the concept they are bound to. Ikuras enjoys offerings that instill fear. Glutros enjoy offerings of extreme value. These concepts are dark in nature but represent needed faucets of reality. It is not often that these spirits have active worship, yet still have shrines and are respected for the concepts they embody.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕄𝕒𝕖𝕙𝕣

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Velulaei and Uradas
The Mother and Father
Patreon Ancestors of  Parents, and Remembrance.

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Velulaei and Uradas. These Maehr are at the top of the Pantheon.

Velulaei is a mournful figure, who has not been visited since Dak’ir Des’nox met her and learned of Magara’lin. This daughter of Malin is noted to pace an empty courtyard in Stargush’Stroh. Her current desires, thoughts, and matters seem to be distant. As she is ever in a state of mourning the betrayal of her son, Azul. It was this Mali that made a deal with Luara, and saved the Maehr.

Uradas, is a now jolly figure. Who advises caution of the Maehr against becoming zealot murderers of faith. Uradas, who in life scorned his son and butchered Azulites. Now asks of Maehr one thing. Save who they can, and bring them to the spirits. Try, to never, spill Maehr Blood if it can be avoided. It was this Maehr that jailed and imprisoned his own son. Azul.

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Arganos
The Festive
Patreon Ancestor of Bards, Celebrations, Narcotics, and Mirth.

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Arganos was a Mali’ker that lived during the age of Magara’lin. He would host great parties, of celebration that could last months at a time. It was this Maehr that discovered Bethuraz for the Maehr and spread the worship of this spirit. 

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Moryvan
The Great
Patreon Ancestor of Generals, Military Leaders, and combatants, and Loyality.

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Moryvan was a Mali that served Velulaei during the War of the Four Brothers. A Lord Commander in her garrison. During the Azul Heresy, Morvyan took up this mantle once more and served Uradas. Led active charges against the Azulite and in the end, divined the final siege which ended the Azul Heresy.

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Agate
The Jaded
Patreon Ancestor of Metallurgists, Scribes, Crafters, and Pragmatism. 

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Agate, one of the Five Jusmia, created the ancient forges of Magara’lin. Known as a harsh elf, Agate was not a figure loved, but respected, or noted, feared in Magara’lin. His rage was often noted and did not calm until after Magara’lin fell. During the Azul heresy, this Maehr gathered as many clans as he could, and fled Magara’lin with books and scrolls. These clans all sailed to Reza’jer, where they remain to this day.

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Hau’ner

The Hunter
Patreon Ancestor of Hunters, Farmers, Beast Tamers, and Tenacity

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Hau’ner roamed the underground of Magara’lin with his clan, The Qua’Req. It was he who tamed the Lurkers as beasts of burden and provided the city with fauna, and flora alike for crafts, and food. During the Azul Heresy, Hau’ner turned the hordes of Lurkers and other beasts against the Azulites.

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The Dal’makia Trio
The Ancient Lords of Trade
Patreons Ancestor of Merchants, Traders, and Greed

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The Dal’makia were three brothers in Magara’lin, which controlled all trade in the city, their guilds littered the underground and it is said not a single transaction did not find its way back to them. Respectively, they created the ancient Magara’lin Stock Market and further, went on to spread their trade across all of ancient Axios.

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Waenia
The Healer
Patreon Ancestor of Medics, Doctors, Witch Doctors, and Concern

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Waenia was once a bandit. Upon meeting Velulaei, this soon changed. Waenia lived beneath Magara’lin, yet actively taught praise of Akezo, and studied the body. She upheld active belief of a healthy diet, bodily exercise, and proper sleep. During the Azul Heresy, she roamed the under realm, conducting counter gorilla war-fare against the Azulites.

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Khel
The Zealot
Patreon Ancestor of the Zealot, Warriors, Wrath, and Fury

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Khel Oussana is a name burnt into history, a bloody path carved from the world. This Mali'ker free'd the Ker from the enslavement of the Mori in the days of yore. Raging a bloody crusade that left them scattering to the winds. Khel in life until his later age was a wrathful dark elf. Though kind to those he called friends. Khel, remains the only Ancestral Spirit to rip through Stargush, and the Soulstream, to actively roam the mortal realm. To slaughter the remnant of his own clan. He remains, the only Ancestral Spirit to have done such, a testament to what can happen if one stirs the ire of an ancestor.

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Koltira
The Mentor
Patreon Ancestor of Teachers, Sages, and Wisdom

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Koltira Ravexxi founded Dark Haven, and was soon joined by Khel Oussana. This Mali’ker, though not in Stargush, has earned praise regardless. This fatherly figure offered council to many and was the Ker that turned Khel Oussana and many dark elves towards Ancestral praise.

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Dak’ir
The Greatest Mali’ker to ever live.
Patreon Ancestor of Maehr Shamans, Mali’ker, Discovery, and Ambition.

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Whilst many credit Khel, for rising the Mali’ker from darkness, it is Dak’ir Des’nox who kept them from it. The First Primarch since Magara’lin fell. Dak’ir in life did much, some dark acts, some great acts. It was Dak’ir who discovered the dark elves ties to Luara. It was Dak’ir who spoke to Velulaei, and reminds the only mortal Ker to have done so. It was Dak’ir which, after the fall of Ker’nor, set into place plans to turn the dark elves eyes back to Luara. It is currently unknown if Dak’ir Des’nox has passed beyond Kors gate. But when this Dark Elf does, he will be the first Greater Ancestral Spirit to be created in many ages.

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Lenden
The Joyful
Patreon Ancestor of the Helpful, Joy, and Compassion

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Leyden is life was once a bandit. Turned into a jolly, helpful Ker. There was barely anyone, this man would not help. For that, he earned favor by much in life. Though Leyden despised those that would bandit and steal from others, and went out of his way to fight these beings.

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Wytall
The Warsage
Patreon Ancestor of The Cunning, Intelligence, and Guidance

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Little is known of Wytall, but his actions and council earned him a place in Stargush, and in life, many recall the wisdom gifted by this dark elf. To this day, those that recalled him recall him with such a fondness that is rarely seen of any mortal. Within Stargush, Wytall wanders, helping new spirits, and mortals alike through the realm.

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Primarch of Nor’Asath, Archon of Stygian Hollow, 

Prince of the Mali’ker, and Clan Lord of Loa’Chil

 

 

High Priestess, Primarch of Maehr

 

 

 

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Contact ColonelSoberFunk#6312 via discord or send a bird to ColonelSoberFunk to become a Maehr Clergy member

 

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Relnol Loa’Chil glances over the missive with a smile now the the moon had been shining brightly on the city of Nor’Asath in all its glory. “The High Priestess has brought much promise and our city is prosperous once more.”