the impregnable heart of haelyn

Heart of Haelyn, one of the most powerful sects of Haelyn's faith. The temple predates Roesone's creation by many centuries; long before Daen Roesone built his barony here, the Impregnable Heart of Haelyn was a popular faith in Osoerde and Ilien. When Roesone was founded, the leaders of the temple immediately sent a party of priests and temple soldiers to build a temple to Haelyn's honor in Caercas, Roesone's capital. As the barony has grown, the temple has followed, and in the year 544 MR Teried Roesone declared the Impregnable Heart of Haelyn the official faith of the barony. The major citadel and cathedral of the Impregnable Heart is located in Ilien, and the local temple leaders answer to the High Prefect Hubaere Armiendin (MA; Prll; An, major, 27). The High Prefect enjoys good relations with all monarchs whose subjects follow his faith, and rarely feels the need to flex the temple's muscle in internal affairs. He is extremely satisfied with the temple's expansion and growth in Roesone. One of the Impregnable Heart's chief rivals is the Eastern Temple of Nesirie, headquartered in Aerenwe. High Prefect Hubaere of Haelyn's Temple feels that the Aerenweans should worship Haelyn too, since the people of Osoerde and Roesone (their immediate neighbors) follow Haelyn's faith. The High Prefect has even urged Roesone's lord to go to war with Aerenwe for religious reasons, but neither Roesone nor Aerenwe are that serious about their state faiths. The High Prefect also greatly resents the temple of Ruornil in Caercas, a base from which Archpriest Suris Enlien of Medoere (FA; Pr4, Ruornil; Re, major, 32) hopes to spread her faith and influence. The High Prefect is wise not to challenge her directly, however, and has thus far not taken any overt action against the priestess or her temple. Most of Roesone's provinces are home to one or two regional temples, large chapels housing anywhere from a dozen to a hundred priests, acolytes, scholars, and guards. Up to a dozen isolated shrines and parish temples are scattered around each province, each served by only one or two priests. There are also several monasteries hidden in the most inaccessible reaches of Roesone, where the cloistered priests of Haelyn withdraw for silence and contemplation.