Devotary of Wisdom

The Devotary of Wisdom is the university of Mercadia, as well as its archives, library, and school of magic. Priests of Wisdom search for artifacts, research magic, and teach lectures on all topics from flora and fauna to cosmology and history. Winged members of the Devotary of Wisdom attend classes, participate in experiments, and also do field research. Due to the limited amount of magical knowledge in Mercadia, some Priests of Wisdom as for the Devotary of Redemption to send them individuals to test spells on, in the pursuit of knowledge. Others ask for new relics or specimens from the Slopes of Kalor or the Garden of Freyalise.

Tenets of Faith

The Devotary of Wisdom believes that through knowledge, mankind can prosper. They prioritize gaining new information over all else, and will participate in risky endeavors such as dungeon diving and reckless spell casting in order to further their knowledge. When they have no volunteers from among their Winged, they are willing to sacrifice criminals that haven't been redeemed to their cause.

Priesthood

Priests of Wisdom act as professors of whatever topic they have claimed as their expertise. While they teach classes to their Winged, they mainly focus on furthering the body of knowledge of the church. Most Priests of Wisdom see the opportunity to sacrifice yourself for the pursuit of knowledge as a positive trait, and they do their best to impart that belief on their students. The path to priesthood requires submitting a research paper on an unknown topic to the Scion. Most of these papers required dangerous expeditions or casting spells with unknown effects.

Gaining Wings

Applicants to the Devotary of Wisdom must submit a 100 page essay on why they are competent enough to learn from the priests, what they have done in their lives to seek out knowledge, and any insights they may have found in their lives on how the world may or may not work.

Type

Religious, Holy Order

Leader Title

Scion

Parent Organization

Church of Aurelia