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|rowspan="6"|Saint Jaridan the Scholar was an exemplar of the path of peace and the first missionary of [[The Holy Order|Dav's Church]] to the Plains. His tireless service, physical endurance and willingness to learn from other cultures allowed this sainted man to make contact with the devastated [[Charali]] and found the first missions in the territory. He was canonized a few years after his untimely death at the age of thirty seven. | |rowspan="6"|Saint Jaridan the Scholar was an exemplar of the path of peace and the first missionary of [[The Holy Order|Dav's Church]] to the Plains. His tireless service, physical endurance and willingness to learn from other cultures allowed this sainted man to make contact with the devastated [[Charali]] and found the first missions in the territory. He was canonized a few years after his untimely death at the age of thirty seven. | ||
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| + | He trekked across the sub-tropical wine country of [[Capua]] in the company of a Charalin tracker in the mercenary employ of the Merchants. Jaridan's honesty, exotic stories and quick grasp of language enabled him to gain the man's friendship. He acquired valuable information on the horsefolk before the tracker parted company. On his own, he was able to slip past Merchant patrols and into the grasslands. | ||
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| + | By chance or miracle, he was located by a Charalin patrol. Mystified by the strange man with no horse, the natives took him into their camp. Over the course of the next few years, Jaridan began to incorporate himself into their society and learn their language. Though forbidden by ecclesiastical law to share the scripture in any tongue other than Lithmorran, he was able to put important tenets of the faith into the frame of local mythology. He was also able to document some of the cultural practices and teach them enough Lithmorran to share the word of [[Dav]]. | ||
Though reports of his death vary, his actions in life assured him a place among the sainted exemplars of Davism. There are rumors that he is even venerated among the Charali as Jaridan Peacemaker, invoked in mediations and trade dealings. | Though reports of his death vary, his actions in life assured him a place among the sainted exemplars of Davism. There are rumors that he is even venerated among the Charali as Jaridan Peacemaker, invoked in mediations and trade dealings. | ||
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| Saint Jaridan the Scholar was an exemplar of the path of peace and the first missionary of Dav's Church to the Plains. His tireless service, physical endurance and willingness to learn from other cultures allowed this sainted man to make contact with the devastated Charali and found the first missions in the territory. He was canonized a few years after his untimely death at the age of thirty seven.
He trekked across the sub-tropical wine country of Capua in the company of a Charalin tracker in the mercenary employ of the Merchants. Jaridan's honesty, exotic stories and quick grasp of language enabled him to gain the man's friendship. He acquired valuable information on the horsefolk before the tracker parted company. On his own, he was able to slip past Merchant patrols and into the grasslands. By chance or miracle, he was located by a Charalin patrol. Mystified by the strange man with no horse, the natives took him into their camp. Over the course of the next few years, Jaridan began to incorporate himself into their society and learn their language. Though forbidden by ecclesiastical law to share the scripture in any tongue other than Lithmorran, he was able to put important tenets of the faith into the frame of local mythology. He was also able to document some of the cultural practices and teach them enough Lithmorran to share the word of Dav. Though reports of his death vary, his actions in life assured him a place among the sainted exemplars of Davism. There are rumors that he is even venerated among the Charali as Jaridan Peacemaker, invoked in mediations and trade dealings. | |||||
Past Topics of the Month
March 2017: The central duchy of the nation and seat of the Royal Family, Lithmorrans proudly lay claim to the City of Lithmore, capital of the realm. They exist in the middle of all trade, having the best access to goods from other duchies and regions, and thus have developed a distinct culture of their own. However, their religion has bred intolerance and deep-seated xenophobia. Lithmorrans make a concentrated effort to differentiate themselves from those of other duchies and believe their own ways to be superior as proven by the Lord of the Springs in their conquests during the Consolidation. Time has only further increased the close-minded attitudes of Lithmorrans as subsequent kings and nobles have themselves taken steps to secure the authority of Lithmore above all others.
Alternately, Lithmorrans enjoy the riches of all the duchies and are among the most educated peoples of the realm due to their culture of familial fidelity. Parents are duty bound to see their children with an education while children are bound to obey their parents until they are married (regardless of age, en passant, or gender).
Lithmorrans are the only distinctly fair peoples of the realm barring the fiery, redheaded Charali. However, their pale skin, blue, green and gray eyes, and blonde features tend towards the cooler palette. Women wear their hair long as do men, both typically tying it back and away from their faces, and it runs the gamut of straight to curly.
November 2016: The Vavardi are a sophisticated race, or at least that's what they try to show through their lavish feasts and progressive beliefs. Originally, they were birthed out of a revolt against the Lithmorran cultural status quo, hence why nowadays they consider Lithmorrans too prim for their liking. This doesn't necessarily imply that a Vavardi is gauche (though many do consider them hedonistic), many Vavardi consider themselves eminently practical. Vavardi also don't believe a life of excess and lewdness is a life of sin and instead focus their faith on ceremonies, tithes, and lavish donations to the Order of Dav. For example, in Vavard it is normal for men and women to bathe together in public places, something that would be considered outrageous in Lithmore.
