The Monastery of the Roven-ris
The Monastery of the Roven-ris
Also known as The Wild Queens Temple, this monastery is hidden in the Deep High Forest. The Wild Queen herself (Mielikki) instigated its founding through one of her former Shadowiers. It is a training ground for new protectors of the High Forest – the Vandor Aegis.
Structure
Every ward, warrior and priestess of the monastery is female and elven – mostly wood-elves but there are other elves as well, even some half-elves. Wards are female children, usually babies and toddlers, brought to monastery and dedicated to a life of protecting the forest. When they reach the age of 25 they begin testing to determine if they shall being training as warriors or priestesses when they reach 30 years.
Activities
The Monastery of the Roven-ris is not only a temple for the worship of Mielikki, but a training ground for the new Blessed Protectors of High Forest: The Vandor Aegis. Novices and Adepts are skilled in combat but also in the ways of the forest. (They are essentially a blend of Monk and Ranger with a little Druid mixed in.)
Warriors are trained to be elite members of the Vandor Aegis and priestesses are trained to provide essential support to the monastery’s worship and teaching activities. They train for at least 10 years and at age 30 are formally initiated into their ranks. Warriors then spend another 10 years on assignment outside of the High Forest – learning to become protectors and experiencing what the world is like beyond their green sanctuary.
Philosophy
The teachers at Roven-ris emphasize the importance of the High Forest, and all forested areas, to the very life of the entire world. Anyone caught destroying forest life for resources or for sport is considered guilty of a heinous crime, punishable by the Vandor Aegis.
History
The monastery was originally founded several hundred years ago by a forest elf named Syoln Daonin – Wild Star who had previously been the first female leader of the Shadowweirs
Shadoweirs: Was a military order of Mielikki’s clerics, druids, and rangers is centered in the High Forest and only thinly present in the surrounding areas. They are religious zealots intent on protecting their forest from anything that poses it signifi cant harm, and often preach to others or go on the offensive to accomplish their goals. They are desperate to halt the encroachment of civilization on forest lands and work to regrow areas lost to civilizations now fallen.
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