The Wanderers - Oathsworn Healers
Eien’s healers possess advanced knowledge of viruses, bacteria, cells and infectious disease. They use a combination of magic and science to treat their patients and must attend school for over a decade before earning their robes. A healer’s robe is typically a soft, dove gray with colorful bars on the sleeves identifying their area of expertise and level of training. Single bars are recent graduates, double bars are journeyman, triple bars are masters. Most healers choose to advance in one area of study (example, midwifery, which is yellow) and will gather knowledge and advance to two bars. They may add herbology (green) and attain a single bar. Double bars in multiple subjects is rare. More than one triple bar is unheard of. Healers may also take an oath of the Wanderer, adding a silver dragon emblem to their chest. This denotes their status as a healer-at-large, exempt from sovereign laws and capable of mediating disputes in small, rural towns and villages where the best interest of the people and their patients must come first.
The Wanderers are a unique and highly respected specialized profession of healers heralding from the Royal Academy of Larane. They are healers who possess extensive knowledge and expertise not only in the art of healing but also in governance and common law disputes. What sets them apart is their binding magical oath, sworn to the Silver Dragon (although the true identity of Mara is unknown to any living member of the Academy).
The oath each young healer swears binds the Wanderers to uphold the Healer's Code and the Wanderer's Creed of equal justice. These two codes effectively bind each Wanderer to act only in the best interest of the people. It is impossible to corrupt them, as the oath-taking provides a high-level immunity spell to glamors and tricks of the mind. Moreover, it provides them with a limited ability to detect falsehoods, enabling them to uncover the truth and act on it.
Due to the rigors and solitary nature of the job, Wanderers are few, numbering only a couple of hundred across the world at any given time. They are not forbidden to marry or settle down, but few do without first retiring from service. Notably, one can retire from the Oath at any time. Those who do typically return to the Royal Academy to teach - though the unofficial metric is a wanderer retires only after what the order refers to as 'a long enough stint.' Unfortunately, it is far more common for many Wanderers to die young in conflicts. The group as a whole seems drawn to warzones, like moths to a flame. Those who survive to return to teach tend to have a way about them that attracts kindred spirits, often taking on roles as unofficial counselors and mentors to Academy 'oddballs.'
In recognition of the importance and sanctity of the Wanderers' role, killing a Wanderer is considered a capital offense in all nations except for Kejas and Sovat.
The Wanderers are a unique and highly respected specialized profession of healers heralding from the Royal Academy of Larane. They are healers who possess extensive knowledge and expertise not only in the art of healing but also in governance and common law disputes. What sets them apart is their binding magical oath, sworn to the Silver Dragon (although the true identity of Mara is unknown to any living member of the Academy).
The oath each young healer swears binds the Wanderers to uphold the Healer's Code and the Wanderer's Creed of equal justice. These two codes effectively bind each Wanderer to act only in the best interest of the people. It is impossible to corrupt them, as the oath-taking provides a high-level immunity spell to glamors and tricks of the mind. Moreover, it provides them with a limited ability to detect falsehoods, enabling them to uncover the truth and act on it.
Due to the rigors and solitary nature of the job, Wanderers are few, numbering only a couple of hundred across the world at any given time. They are not forbidden to marry or settle down, but few do without first retiring from service. Notably, one can retire from the Oath at any time. Those who do typically return to the Royal Academy to teach - though the unofficial metric is a wanderer retires only after what the order refers to as 'a long enough stint.' Unfortunately, it is far more common for many Wanderers to die young in conflicts. The group as a whole seems drawn to warzones, like moths to a flame. Those who survive to return to teach tend to have a way about them that attracts kindred spirits, often taking on roles as unofficial counselors and mentors to Academy 'oddballs.'
In recognition of the importance and sanctity of the Wanderers' role, killing a Wanderer is considered a capital offense in all nations except for Kejas and Sovat.
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