Bromeleon (J6)

Peoni controlled
Saint Bromel had no intention of founding a large community when he built his tiny cell in this place of solitude. Gradually others came and cleared land. The monastery was built by the Irreproachable Order in 420 with a grant from Aidrik III. It is a contemplative community that serves as a retreat for Reslava, ranking clergy, and high-born benefactors. The peaceful clerics have never been attacked by the Pagaelin, who shun the site. The monastery sits atop a gentle hill and is enclosed by a thick, eight-foot high “palisade” of gnarled red rose bushes. A mixed community of celibate clerics and lay families lives at Bromeleon. The clerics live within the monastery and all others live in cruck-framed longhouses scattered around the base of Bromeleon Hill. The stone church has a dirt floor and a steeply pitched roof. The monastery has a magnificent herb and vegetable garden. The clerics alternate long hours of labor in the garden and fields with periods of prayer in the chapel. The lay families have a communal lifestyle and assist the clerics and each other in all tasks. Pelnala Rablar Oppias, 48, is an inspiring spiritual leader. He excels at spiritual and theological training and resolution of disorders of the soul. He enforces the ancient monastic Rule of Saint Eshaela, which prohibits speaking during daylight hours and requires a severe diet lacking in all meat, fish, fungi, and roots. Lay families are not expected to follow the rule. The subordinate manor of Poynter is a hospice for lepers and their families. The abbey has established small holdings for the families to live and work. The isolation on the edge of Oselmarch serves them well. Six priests and 14 acolytes labor to make the manor self-sufficient and care for those too weak to work. There are no guildsmen at Poynter, so the priests take all their work to Bromeleon.

Type

Town

Population

115

Owner/Ruler

Rablar Oppias

Ruling/Owning Rank

Pelnala

Owning Organization

Peoni

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