Ascension of Keeper Tagor

It took months after the death of Keeper Serrains before the Flame spoke about ascension. Keeper Tagor was proclaimed and acsended on Lharvion 12th.

In a last final oddity, like so many that characterized Keeper Serrains rule, it was months before the Flame spoke about ascension. Not until mid-937 was Keeper Lavira Tagor proclaimed.  

From a long-term viewpoint, Keeper Tagor’s appointment was one of the most important events of the early middle war years. The new Keeper fully supported the long-standing church doctrine of spreading the Flame. She also made certain that she curried favor among the nation’s hard-liners, who so dominated the ruling circles. Still, her approach and dictates were significantly more moderate than Serrain’s.   Keeper Tagor began to emphasize core values—using military might to do good, not just win battles. For example, it was during her reign that the church officially abandoned its stance that shifters and changelings were the “spawn of evil.” No doubt mindful of the world’s legitimate grievances against Thrane, and the dire circumstances of the Purifi ed in other nations, Keeper Tagor began to stress redemption and repentance.   In the end, however, Thrane was surrounded by enemies and ruled by the most militant of the clergy. Widespread internal debate, investigation, or condemnation would have been suicidal. A weakening of the military or any retreat from religious fervor would have caused revolt. Keeper Tagor conducted a long and slow battle against extremism, primarily by countering her predecessor’s rigid appointments with much more thoughtful and balanced priests. Her battle for the soul of the church was often a lonely one; in her later years, a formidable proponent of Thrane domination arose in the form of High Cardinal Krozen. Given the forces arrayed against her, and the monumental task of returning the Silver Flame to the good graces of the world, Keeper Tagor might have been the greatest of the Silver Flame prelates. - Renowned Zil librarian Augusta Wainwocket