Draewyr

Draewyr
  The religion of Draewyr is founded upon the principle that song is demonic and was given as a curse and temptation to mankind.



Those who are blessed in the eyes of god are bereft of the gift of song in any form. the most blessed are those who cannot recognize pitch or keep it.

  Founding :

 Immediately following the grey years, the Nuniathian people moved into the empty Vellarian lands. The few surviving Vellarrian’s offered to train the incoming Nuniathian’s in the advanced practices of the song. A few of the clan chiefs agreed and helped build, defend and support the training grounds. These training grounds became the first temples as the Vellarrian’s used the idea of religion to explain the powers and origin of magic. Whether the Vellarrian’s truly believed their stories or just used them to gain a higher rank of prestige is unknown.





Whichever way, the religion began to grow and so did the power of the clan chiefs connect to the religion. At this point the clans who still held to the creeds of “Nuniath” banded together to drive off the heretics. A brief but bloody war followed which might have ended in victory for those of “The Way” but, for the Sundering.



The Sundering: At the height of the war between the Waeyrn and the Nuniathian’s, a large group of the Waeyrn broke away from the teachings of the Vellarrian’s and left for the North, they were called the Draewyr, “the departed”. The Draewyr fled to the Island of Iross and began building the nation of Paldor in the far north of that island.



Once upon the island the Draewyr began to build a massive wall to protect their land and isolate it from all outsiders. This was ammended immeadiately following the hunt as the king of Paldor accept the offer of a trade route and trade between Haliur and Paldor.



Organization:




There are three levels in the Draewyr religion all of which share similar names with their Waeyrn cousins..

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<p class="MsoHeader">The Daenvir, who preside as teachers in the seven monasteries and in the Great tower of Palan.

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<p class="MsoHeader">The Ianvir, are the second highest in the religion. They are wandering monks who have sworn to give away all that they own and only take what is given freely.

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<p class="MsoHeader">The Ruhvir, are the lowest members who reside in the monastaries. They primarily preform the ceremonies for the Draewyr religion and spend their time teaching the people, counseling those who have fallen away and settling disputes to the extent that they are able.

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The Laws of Draewyr:
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<p class="MsoHeader">1, Do not sing the songs of temptation lest you die.

<p class="MsoHeader">2, Do good to those who surround you.

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<p class="MsoHeader">3, help your neighbors.

<p class="MsoHeader">4, keep the peace

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