Waeyrn

Waeyrn


 Founding:

 The religion of Waeyrn is founded upon the principle that song is sacred and is a gift to mankind.



Those who are blessed in the eyes of god are given the gift of song and are expected to enter the monastery to better serve the lord.



History:
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.



With the loss of the Draewyr those of “The Way” began losing the war and after less than a decade was forced to flee Moneath for the north. There they found not only the island of Iross but, also the Draewyr.



Organization:


There are four levels in the Waeyrn religion.

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<p class="MsoHeader">The Laenwyr, who preside as teachers in the three monasteries and in the Sanctuary in Dragon port. The 4 Laenwyr who preside over the monasteries and the Sanctuary make up the council of light.

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<p class="MsoHeader">The Itanwyr, are the second highest in the religion. They are usually sent out on missions as favors for the Dominions whom their monasteries support or on missions for the monasteries themselves.

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<p class="MsoHeader">The Ruhwyr, are the lowest members who reside in the monastaries. They primarily preform the ceremonies for the Waeyrn religion and spend their time searching for talented Osudwyr who they can recruit into the monasteries. The Ruhwyr are responsible for teaching the Osudwyr of the laws of the Waeyrn, counseling those who have fallen away, maintaining historical record and settling disputes that fall within the laws of the Weayrn religion.

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<p class="MsoHeader">The Osudwyr, are those who follow the Waeyrn religion but are not within the monastery.

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The Laws of Weayrn:
<p class="MsoHeader"> The (currently) known laws are as follows:

<p class="MsoHeader">1, Do not take the song of your god in vain (do not sing unless you are clergy).

<p class="MsoHeader">2, Attend the blessing