The Temple of Mïzärn
The Temple of Mïzärn is devoted to the thïsenyär of its namesake. They are the oldest organized society of historians and archaeologists and their temple chapters double as museums devoted to preserving the history of Ënokh. Their primary temple, located in Mäsvell Dinmaar on the Northern crescent peninsula, is the largest library in Ënokh. The clergy protect their artifacts, but are sometimes collaborative with academic organization such as the Academy of the Valgaatiran and other institutions in Ënokh's more progressive nations.
Mïzärn's clergy are somewhat reclusive and seldom seen outside their chapters, except for advisors which search for potential locations, any form of knowledge, or wherever requested. The temple is the largest benefactor for archaeological investigations in Ënokh, thus they send advisors to these expeditions to gather a lion's share of artifacts and document the findings. However, they are considered quite guarded and even stingy with their established knowledge.
Änderath Mïzärnan
The Children of Mïzärn, also called Veherrihs, are the Andeamer gifted with the sphere of this god. Recall that Mïzärn’s sphere concerns all that the Andeamer may never know, but also what they describe as magic. According to Andeamer mythology, when Mïzärn renounced his divinity his sphere was taken with him causing it to be rare and not fully present within the universe. This explains why only a few Andeamer are capable of harnessing it. Supposedly it is Mïzärn himself who chooses who may receive these powers.
The Veherrihs are reclusive bunch and most populate the priesthood of Mïzärn’s temple. They are not outwardly shunned from society, but they are often met with a stigma of fear, especially for those with particular skill-sets. They are blessed with the gifts of a god and those gifts can bring great destruction, yet also bring abundance. Typically, it is a strong suggestion they live among others of similar gifts to control their powers that causes them to self-segregate. In more developed nations such as the Valgaartiran and some city-states of Mäsvell Dinmaar, the Veherrihs may choose to live outside the temple. Interestingly such opportunity has caused somewhat of a divide among the Veherrihs; those who believe they should live apart from society and those who do not. Most who do live outside of the temple often shun it entirely, even rarer are those who shun Mïzärn. Usually those who shun the temple do not shun this god, but instead believe Mïzärn would not want them to hide from society and living among common people imitates Mïzärn shunning his divinity. In other words, to self-segregate is to imply the Veherrihs are fundamentally different from other Andeamer, while to live with society is follow Mïzärn’s lead and declaring they are not so different.
Within the last 150 years, the Valgaartiran Academy welcomed Veherrihs into academia to teach magic to those gifted and those not gifted. The program has been a success and recent surveys show many citizens in the capital a shifting attitude towards the Veherrihs. Now, any Veherrihs has the opportunity to stay with their family and House when they discover their talents.
In more accepting and liberal places, Veherrihs may even profit from their talents. The gifts of Mïzärn are not universal and reach a wide variety of talents. Some may be gifted with what is described as healing magic and can be professional doctors who use their skills to aid patients or simple village healers. Others may be more aligned with Mïzärn’s sphere of prophecy and are fortune tellers while others can be described as “psychic investigators”. Some are more united with the physical aspect of magic and manipulate weapons or control matter to be weapons and those may be mercenaries or honorable soldiers.
Since the Valgaartiran Academy’s Veherrihs teaching program, these opportunities have opened up for a mostly ignored faction of Andeamer society. The Valgaartiran has been the most open to Veherrihs participating in military, law enforcement, and academia and has been successful. Projections show increasing success not only for the Valgaartiran but for lives of Veherrihs as well.
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