The Greenwardens revere The Great Mother, Fiori, cherishing her teachings on agriculture, empathy, perseverance, growth, healing, hope, and life. Known throughout Marcandria as wise healers and counselors, they have committed to lives of simplicity and service, finding deep fulfillment in aiding others.
+The Greenwardens revere The Heartmender, cherishing her teachings on agriculture, empathy, perseverance, growth, healing, hope, and life. Known throughout Marcandria as wise healers and counselors, they have committed to lives of simplicity and service, finding deep fulfillment in aiding others.
Fulfillment for the Greenwardens comes from the act of giving itself. They hold a fundamental belief that assistance should be offered freely, without expectation of reward. This ethos manifests in their commitment to providing medical aid and healing without charge, particularly to those unable to afford care. To the Greenwardens, withholding aid when one has the means to help is anathema, reflecting a profound disdain for selfishness. They strive to embody Fiori's nurturing spirit by extending their support universally, ensuring that no one is deprived of care due to lack of wealth or status.
The Greenwardens advocate for relentless personal growth, viewing stagnation as contrary to The Heartmender's cycle of renewal and growth. They encourage everyone to strive toward self-betterment, not just for personal gain but as a moral duty to enhance the collective well-being. However, this pursuit often leads to an overly critical view of those who seem content with their current circumstances or those who prioritize stability, labeling them as lacking ambition or spiritual depth.
-Living under the constant pressure to exemplify Fiori’s virtues, Greenwardens often feel compelled to present themselves as paragons of growth and resilience. While they aim to serve as beacons of hope, internally, many struggle with doubt and personal setbacks. Admitting these difficulties is taboo, risking their spiritual authority and the hope they inspire. With Fiori’s signs often subtle and open to interpretation, some Greenwardens use public perception of their deeds as a proxy to gauge divine favor, equating their popularity with spiritual approval.
+Living under the constant pressure to exemplify Fiori’s virtues, Greenwardens often feel compelled to present themselves as paragons of growth and resilience. While they aim to serve as beacons of hope, internally, many struggle with doubt and personal setbacks. Admitting these difficulties is taboo, risking their spiritual authority and the hope they inspire. With Fiori’s signs often subtle and open to interpretation, some Greenwardens use public perception of their deeds as a proxy to gauge divine favor, equating their popularity with spiritual approval. While they are firm believers in the Heartmender's message that so long as one clings on to hope, and persevere through challenges, one will reap the benefits in the long run, they have times where doing so seems impossible, just like it sometimes does for everyone else.
The Greenwardens revere the Great Mother as a maternal figure who blesses the land with fertility and guides her followers with patience and wisdom. At life's end, the Greenwardens believe The Heartmender guides the soul to the afterlife, emphasizing her role in every phase of life’s cycle.
-To commune with Fiori, Greenwardens perform a ritual involving the planting of various seeds, interpreting Fiori’s will based on which seeds germinate and their growth patterns. This method reinforces the values of patience and contemplation, mirroring Fiori’s deliberate and thoughtful nature. Beyond this ritual, they seek signs of Fiori’s guidance in the natural world, believing that the health of plants in their sacred gardens can provide divine insights. This belief underscores their deep connection with nature and their reliance on it as a medium for divine communication.
-While they prioritize essential healing services, the Greenwardens also cultivate and sell remedies that enhance quality of life, such as skincare and vitality treatments, in order to fund their endeavors. This practice, though profitable, sometimes strains their resources and commitment to providing basic care. The challenge lies in balancing these lucrative endeavors with their fundamental mission of healing and nurturing, with many struggling not to get addicted to the added comforts they can procure with taking in more funds.
+The Greenwardens believe the Heartmender communes with her followers through nature, particularly through crops, flower fields, and bountiful gardens. When praying for guidance, the Greenwardens will perform a ritual involving the planting of various seeds, interpreting Fiori’s will based on which seeds germinate and their growth patterns. This method reinforces the values of patience and contemplation, mirroring Fiori’s deliberate and thoughtful nature. Beyond such rituals, the Greenwardens also believe that the Heartmender's guidance and will can be discerned at all times through the natural world. By praying in a field of crops or flowers, or in a lush garden, and then observing how the plants respond, they believe they can gage her divine insights. Which flowers blossom and which start to droop around you while praying are all part of the puzzle they try to decipher to gage the Heartmender's divine insights. This belief underscores their deep connection with nature and their reliance on it as a medium for divine communication.
+While they prioritize essential healing services, the Greenwardens also cultivate and sell remedies that enhance quality of life, such as skincare and vitality treatments, in order to fund their endeavors. This practice, though profitable, sometimes strains their resources and commitment to providing basic care. The challenge lies in balancing these lucrative endeavors with their fundamental mission of healing and nurturing, with many struggling not to get addicted to the added comforts and luxuries they can procure with taking in more funds through the sale of non-essential remedies.