Méyanū
Wrapped in silence and secrecy, the faithful of the Moon cared for the dead more than the living. Their celestial matron brought rain and clouds and the kiss of death, and so it was hardly a surprise that her followers wrapped themselves in a similar, gloomy visage.
During the First Age when Méyanū established itself alongside Méyasó - the Temple of Sun - the servants of these two celestials lived strictly separate lives. This went on until a religious civil war broke out in Nīwulá Valley in 495 F.A. It lasted for a decade, tearing out any peace and order in Nīwulá Valley and its surrounding regions. Afterward Méyanū and Méyasó came together, united under one banner and one organized hierarchy.
Under the leadership of an elected tiká/tinwe anū (also known as High Lord/Lady or High Keeper), those who belonged in the Temple of Moon had a few different responsibilities within the ancient Sun Kingdom. Though the order as a whole had one, singular leader, most of the Temple complexes acted more akin to city-states, being independent but not disconnected with each other. These temples' rulers only answered to the High Keeper who stood above others.
To the outsiders, caring for the dead as well as the shrines and temples of Moon were the most visible and important responsibilities, and these were the jobs most of the faithful came to do on a daily basis after being accepted into a Méyanū temple. Other jobs, such as those of an archivist or a temple guard, were more selective of their members.
Archivists wrote down all knowledge brought to them, however small or insignificant it might have seemed. They were rarely seen, spending most of their time behind closed doors and high walls where the libraries and archives were kept safe and hidden from the general public.
Temple guards were a military force created and maintained by Méyanū to secure the precious halls of the Moon and to keep the faithful servants safe as well. Their equipment held well against that of the Sun Kingdom's own military, and through constant training any duel between the two would have stood on even ground.
A third force, unseen and unnamed, existed in small but influential numbers outside of the temple walls. These were the spies of Méyanū, the eyes and ears who brought archivists and temple leaders their information. Chosen and trained from childhood, they could melt into society and become invisible to even the most discerning eyes. They were beggars and innkeepers, merchants and mysterious nobles from faraway places with a gift of being simultaneously everywhere and nowhere.
Translation: house of moon, temple of moon
Demonym: faithful of Moon
Type: religious order
Religion: Juiwia
Region: Nīwulá Valley, East
Founded: early First Age
Dissolved: after year 505 of the First Age (united with Meiyasoi)