The Joybringers act as the official Marcandrian clergy for Callera. She is a goddess of artistry, dance, passion and revelry, with the message that one should seek a fulfilling life, and to find a joyous life through passions and artistry. The Joybringers seek to spread and nurture the worship of Callera and her values.
The Joybringers are a loose organization, one in which each temple act independently, keeping only the minimum organizational hierarchy necessary to function. The Joybringers tend to be heavily involved in Marcandrian festivities and revelry, and are often the ones who both plan, organize, and run public events in Marcandria; be that on their own accord or on behalf of either nobles or other influential entities. The Joynringers are passionate and free spirited individuals, seeking to both teach and show the people how to achieve a fulfilling life, will with ones joys and passions.
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The Meranzeum is the largest religious organization in Marcandria, as well as being one of — if not the — most influential faction in Marcandria is a whole. It is dedicated to and worships the Marcandrian goddess Meranzi, who represents liberty, knowledge, exceptionalism, commerce, and trade. Commerce and trade is seen as of particular importance to Meranzi, which means it is also of particular importance to the Meranzeum.
The Meranzeum is a truly massive organization with incredible wealth. Their wealth and the fact that they are the official representatives and clergy to the most widely worshipped goddess in Marcandria gives them a massive influence over the Marcandrian population. The organization is involved in several aspects of Marcandrian society and will always have numerous ventures and endeavors underway. They operate as a massive trade enterprise; a bank; a library; an educational institution; a research facility; and most importantly an investor into Marcandrian society and its people. All of these efforts are perhaps best understood when viewing the Meranzeum as a religiously motivated enterprise who seeks to spread the influence of their goddess Meranzi — and who seek to propel Marcandrian society toward Meranzi's promised golden prosperous future, in which all Marcandrians may prosper and live in happiness.
The Meranzeum is very noticeable actor in the larger settlements of Marcandrian society, and they are not shy about displaying their wealth. Their temple compounds are easily recognizable for both their sheer size and level of luxury and intricacy that has gone into their construction. The members of the Meranzeum are among the most splendidly dressed in Marcandria, with high-ranking members even rivalling the nobility. The organization holds deep meritocratic views, and is thus an ardently neutral actor who rarely get involved in the bickering between other factions, nobles, merchants, or the likes. The only exceptions would be if one side go against the values and goals of Meranzi or the Meranzeum. Otherwise, they hold the view that whoever ends up on top do so due to superior skill, dedication, resourcefulness, and intellect, and thus justly deserve to win.
Faction symbol/insignia: Meranzi's Coin (holy symbol), often worn as an oversized gold-coin that is part of a brooch or pendant.
Find peace and fulfillment in your passion. Let it heal old wounds, and allow you to move on from whatever past hardship still haunts you. Find yourself in its art. Find your joy in art.
Spread and nurture the worship of Callera.
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Keyowrds: jovial, whimsical
a rather loose and informal organization where temples operate mostly independently from one another.
Members: Clerics, bards, artists, musicians, performers (dance, theatre, etc), entertainers, festival/party planners, “beauty salon thingy”.