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date: 2024-05-09T12:08:38.963Z
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tags: game-master, fiori, greenwardens, fiori's clergy, marcandrian clergies
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dateCreated: 2023-01-06T16:54:32.966Z
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<h2>Beliefs</h2>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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 are committed to lives of simplicity and service, finding profound fulfillment in aiding others.</p>
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<p>Believing that fulfillment comes from the act of giving, the Greenwardens hold that assistance should be offered freely, without expectation of reward. This ethos is evident in their commitment to providing medical aid and healing at no charge, especially to those unable to afford care. Withholding aid when capable of helping is anathema to them, reflecting a profound disdain for selfishness. By extending their support universally, they strive to embody Fiori's nurturing spirit, ensuring no one is deprived of care due to lack of wealth or status.</p>
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<p>The Greenwardens advocate relentless personal growth, viewing stagnation as contrary to The Heartmender’s cycle of renewal. They encourage everyone to strive for self-betterment as a moral duty to enhance collective well-being. However, this pursuit often results in a critical view of those content with their current state or those who prioritize stability, labeling them as lacking ambition or depth.</p>
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<p>Living under the pressure to embody Fiori’s virtues perfectly, Greenwardens often feel compelled to present themselves as paragons of growth and resilience. While they aim to serve as beacons of hope, many internally struggle with doubt and personal setbacks. Admitting these difficulties is taboo, risking their spiritual authority and the hope they inspire. Some Greenwardens use public perception of their deeds as a proxy for divine favor, equating their popularity with spiritual approval. Despite their firm belief in persevering through challenges for long-term benefits, they too face moments of seeming impossibility, just like everyone else.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>Living under the pressure to embody Fiori’s virtues perfectly, Greenwardens often feel compelled to present themselves as paragons of growth and resilience. While they aim to serve as beacons of hope, many internally struggle with doubt and personal setbacks. Admitting these difficulties is taboo, risking their spiritual authority and the hope they inspire. With The Heartmender's signs often subtle and open to interpretation, some Greenwardens use public perception of their deeds as a proxy for divine favor, equating their popularity with spiritual approval. Despite their firm belief in persevering through challenges for long-term benefits, they too face moments of seeming impossibility, just like everyone else.</p>
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<p>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, they believe The Heartmender guides the soul to the afterlife, underscoring her role throughout life’s cycle.</p>
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<p>The Greenwardens believe The Heartmender communicates through nature, particularly during rituals involving the planting of various seeds. They interpret Fiori’s will based on which seeds germinate and how they grow, reinforcing values of patience and contemplation. Beyond these rituals, they discern Fiori’s guidance through natural responses—observing which plants bloom or wilt during prayer offers divine insights. This deep connection with nature serves as their primary medium for divine communication.</p>
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<p>While prioritizing essential healing services, the Greenwardens also cultivate and sell quality-of-life remedies like skincare and vitality treatments to fund their operations. This practice, though profitable, sometimes diverts resources from basic care, posing a challenge in balancing lucrative endeavors with their mission of healing and nurturing. Struggles not to become addicted to the comforts and luxuries afforded by the revenue from non-essential remedies are common among them.</p>
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<p>The Greenwardens are devoted to the Heartmender, and as such hold her tenants of agriculture, empathy, perseverance, growth, healing, hope, and life in high regard. They are seen as the wise healers in Marcandrian culture, who offers council and aid to those in need. They have sought a simpler in service to the Heartmender, where they can find fulfillment in service to others.</p>
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<p>(Care should be given freely) Believe fulfilment is achieved through the gratitude of aiding others. Believe one should always offer one's council, and to help when able. Refusing to help when you're able to is to them anathema. Dislikes selfishness, and believes aid should be given freely to all, not only to those with wealth and means. They therefore offer medicine and healing to those in need of it free of charge.</p>
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<p>(Perfectionism) Believe one should always seek to grow, and to perfect oneself. The Greenwardens emphasize a doctrine of perpetual growth, viewing stagnation as antithetical to Fiori’s teachings of continuous improvement and the natural cycle of growth and rebirth. They believe that everyone should strive to better themselves, not only for personal fulfillment but as a moral obligation to contribute positively to the community. This belief can manifest as a disdain for those who appear content with their current state or those who do not actively seek to improve, whether morally, spiritually, or socially. This judgment can extend to those who prioritize stability over growth, labeling them as lacking ambition or spiritual depth.</p>
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<p>(Have to be flawless. Proxy perception with favor) This emphasis on perpetual growth also puts the Greenwardens under a lot of pressure. As visible representatives of The Great Mother, Greenwardens feel pressured to embody her ideals flawlessly. They are expected to always appear in control, fulfilled, and growing, serving as beacons of hope and perseverance for the lower classes. Beneath this facade, many Greenwardens may struggle with their own doubts, setbacks, or personal growth plateaus. However, admitting these struggles is taboo, as it could undermine their perceived spiritual authority and the hope they inspire in others. As the Heartmender's visions and communications are often very vague and hard to discern, some Greenwardens also use the perception and favorability they have among those they've aided as a proxy for Fiori's perceived favor.</p>
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<p>(Views on Fiori) Seen as a nurturing mother figure, who is the one who blesses Marcandria with fertile land. Seen as wise and tranquil, patient and thoughtful, preferring a contemplative approach. Also believe that when one's at the end of life's cycle, then the Heartemnder will be the one guiding them to the afterlife.</p>
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<p>(Communing with Fiori) Ritual of planting several seeds in a pot to commune with her. Her answer to said prayer is discerned depending on which seeds sprouted, and how well they grow. These sprouts are planted in the ground when they think they've managed to discern her answer. Greenwardens value patience and thoughtfulness, and believe Fiori communicating in this manner is to teach her followers to be the same. This method of communicating through sprouting seeds is slow, and season dependent. The Greenwardens also believe the Heartmender's visions and guidance can be discerned from crops, flower fields, and dense gardens, where one can pray and receive answers by looking at which plants bloom or droop. </p>
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<p>(Essentials vs cosmetic cultivation, and wealth dilemma)</p>
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<li>V2<ul>
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<li>Devotees to The Heartmender.<ul>
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<li>Healers and ____ who seek to aid those in need and nurture those who seek their guidance.</li>
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<li>Believe fulfilment is achieved through the gratitude of aiding others. Believe one should always offer one's council, and to help when able. Refusing to help when you're able to is to them anathema.</li>
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<li>(Care should be given freely) Dislike selfishness. Believe that humble lives in service to others yields fulfilling lives.</li>
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<li>(Perfectionism) Believe one should always seek to grow, and to perfect oneself. The Greenwardens emphasize a doctrine of perpetual growth, viewing stagnation as antithetical to Fiori’s teachings of continuous improvement and the natural cycle of growth and rebirth. They believe that everyone should strive to better themselves, not only for personal fulfillment but as a moral obligation to contribute positively to the community. This belief can manifest as a disdain for those who appear content with their current state or those who do not actively seek to improve, whether morally, spiritually, or socially. This judgment can extend to those who prioritize stability over growth, labeling them as lacking ambition or spiritual depth.</li>
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<li>(Have to be flawless. Proxy perception with favor) This emphasis on perpetual growth also puts the Greenwardens under a lot of pressure. As visible representatives of The Great Mother, Greenwardens feel pressured to embody her ideals flawlessly. They are expected to always appear in control, fulfilled, and growing, serving as beacons of hope and perseverance for the lower classes. Beneath this facade, many Greenwardens may struggle with their own doubts, setbacks, or personal growth plateaus. However, admitting these struggles is taboo, as it could undermine their perceived spiritual authority and the hope they inspire in others. As the Heartmender's visions and communications are often very vague and hard to discern, some Greenwardens also use the perception and favorability they have among those they've aided as a proxy for Fiori's perceived favor.</li>
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<li>(Views on Fiori) Seen as a nurturing mother figure, who is the one who blesses Marcandria with fertile land. Seen as wise and tranquil, patient and thoughtful, preferring a contemplative approach.</li>
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<li>(Communing with Fiori) Ritual of planting several seeds in a pot to commune with her. Her answer to said prayer is discerned depending on which seeds sprouted, and how well they grow. These sprouts are planted in the ground when they think they've managed to discern her answer. Greenwardens value patience and thoughtfulness, and believe Fiori communicating in this manner is to teach her followers to be the same. This method of communicating through sprouting seeds is slow, and season dependent. The Greenwardens also believe the Heartmender's visions and guidance can be discerned from crops, flower fields, and dense gardens, where one can pray and receive answers by looking at which plants bloom or droop. </li>
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<li>Fiori takes care of one when one reaches the end of one's life.</li>
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<li>(Essentials vs cosmetic cultivation, and wealth dilemma)</li>
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<li>Look for guidance from Fiori in plants and crops. Believe Fiori is constantly giving guidance through how they behave and what happens to them.</li>
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<li>Fiori the one who takes people to the afterlife? i.e. when they reach the end of their life, i.e. cycle.<ul>
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<li>Represents the cycle of life, hence also death.</li>
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<li>Fiori emanates a sense of wisdom and tranquility, eschewing ostentation and extravagance. Known for her patience and thoughtfulness, she seldom acts in haste, preferring a contemplative approach. Her vibrant and caring nature reflects her love for her worshippers, and she finds joy in guiding them towards a more fulfilling life by nurturing the land she bestowed upon them. Often considered the peaceful and loving mother of Marcandria, her benevolence and compassion inspire adoration and reverence among her devotees.<ul>
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<li>Rather than engaging in direct communication, Fiori communicates through subtle signs scattered amidst fields and flowers, decipherable only through attentive observation.</li>
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<li>Note for two points above: Greenwardens plant seeds when communing with her, desiphering how they grow as her answer. This means communing with her takes time and requires patience. However, the Greenwardens also believe that her wisdom and visions are always among the crops and flowerfields, subtly using them to communicate with those who know what to look for.<ul>
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<li>Greenwardens will place the seeds from each prayer in their own pot. Once they've grown enough for the answer to have been discerned, they're transplanted to their permanent place in a field.</li>
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<li>Maybe: Different flowers and herbs the Greenwardens grow are believed to indicate different things when it comes to her communication. If one suddenly starts blooming, that has one meaning. If one starts drooping, there's another meaning. Greenwardens could have very dense gardens, that are basically untamed and a tangled chaos, where they go to meditate and seek guidance from Fiori.<ul>
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<li>This would basically give 2 methods of communing: Meditating in the gardens to her, looking for signs in the plants for replies; or plant a seed as an offering in a pot, and have what happens to it be the answer (could also be that they plant several type of seeds in the same pot, where you interpret the answer based on which type germinates, and how good their growth is.)</li>
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<li>Fiori is a mother figure to Marcandria<ul>
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<li>Seen as Marcandria's caring and nurturing mother.</li>
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<li>Also seen as the one who takes care of you when you depart from life?</li>
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<li>Believe particularly Marcandrian urban life often forget the selfless portion of Fiori's tenants. Tend not to blame them, but rather see them as misguided for being so hyper-focused on persevering above all else to gain wealth.<ul>
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<li>Believe that they must appear as perfect representatives of Fiori's tenants, as someone who has found fulfillment in life and is happy with who they are, even if that is not true?</li>
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<li>Strongly believe that people should always seek to grow, and attempt to perfect themselves. They often put themselves under enormous pressure. Those they help tend to see the Greenwardens as exemplars when it comes to Fiori's message of continuous growth and perseverance, with the Greenwardens often finding themselves in a position where they never feel like they can show their own troubles or hardships.</li>
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<li>feeling like they always need to improve on the services they provide (remedies, healing, guidance), but since the people who they help often look up to them as exemplars of perseverance in times of trouble (seeing them as a beacon of hope), the Greenwardens often find it difficult to </li>
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<li>Maybe have them dislike people who don't seek to improve themselves? Refers to both bad people who don't want to turn a new leaf, but also people who are merely content with who they are. Perfection is typically unattainable, so the Greenwardens are in a race to perfect themselves that they'll never finish, with them having a negative view on those who decide to stay still. (i.e. they reject what they see as a selfish race to the top often seen in Marcandrian culture; but hypocritically have the same notion themselves, just in another form.)</li>
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<li>This consequently means that, as representatives of the Great Mother, they often feel pressured to always appear to be growing, and as someone who perseveres through any hardship. They end up being many from the peasant and lower castes of society tend to use as a pillar of hope, i.e. “look at <Greenwarden>, he's doing fine, so I can use that as assurance to keep my own hopes alive”. The Greenwardens thus often find themselves in a position where they can't ever show that they're troubled, or that they've backslided, as that could scatter the will and hopes of those that basically look at them as the reason for not giving up themselves.</li>
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<li>The Great Mother's tenants are also extremely altruistic, which can be hard for Greenwardens to live up to.</li>
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<li>While they sell non-essential remedies with the reasoning that they'll use the funds to better their other free services, like most humans, it can be hard to cap this income to only what is necessary, and not take in additional revenue from them for their own benefit.<ul>
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<li>i.e. they cultivate plants for non-essential ointments, and sell said ointments to fund their essential services, which are free. However, many find it hard to balance the amount of non-essential plants they grow to only be enough for what they need, and not make extra for the sake of extra revenue to buy things they don't really need. (i.e. they are not immune to the allure of money and luxury) Some of the most prominent and skilled ones can have quite a bit of money due to the non-essential ointments they sell.</li>
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<li><strong>Financial Gains from Quality of Life Remedies: Lucrative Remedies</strong>: While they provide essential medicines and healing, they might place a disproportionate focus on developing and selling remedies that are more profitable—like those enhancing beauty, vitality, or other quality-of-life aspects—rather than purely life-saving treatments. This focus on profitability could sometimes compromise their dedication to providing essential healthcare.</li>
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<li>Care very much about how they are perceived? many use it, and thus need it, as positive reinforcement, and as a more material way of measuring how well they are doing in their service to Fiori – i.e. its hard to gage how your favor with Fiori is developing, so many use the way others view them as a replacement for that, even though there's no direct link.</li>
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<li>Maybe they tend to give favoritism to those that agree the most with them? i.e. if they are aiding two farmer families, they may give more aid to the family most aligned with them and Fiori?</li>
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<li>But have some aspect that makes them, in a sense, also selfish themselves.</li>
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<li>Believe humble lives in service to others yields fulfilling lives.<ul>
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<li>Those who give will be given more in return in the future.</li>
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<li>Believe that her visions can be seen all around one, in the crops, flowers etc.</li>
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<li>Need a note for how they interpret “perfect yourself”. Shouldn't be entirely altruistic.</li>
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<li>Commune through planting seeds. Believe which seeds sprout, and how well they sprout, determines her answer (is used when asking for guidance on specific matters. Slow, required patience.). Also pray in special gardens overflowing with different kinds of flowers, looking for signs in them. Certain flowers blooming has specific meaning, certain flowers drooping also has specific meaning, etc. “violets bloomed, that's a sign off…”</li>
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<p>I think I want to use the financial dilemma of using too much resources on non-essential goods, which will give them more revenue than they actually need to operate, causing there to potentially be a larger shortage of essential supplies than it could've been. ("Believe in selflessness, and that their aid should be available to all. Essential services thus free, but they provide paid non-essential goods as well in order to finance the essential ones.)</p>
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<p>I also think gaging Fiori's favor would be rather difficult, as the way she communicates is quite vague. It could therefore be that they use how much others look up to them, and how many do so, as a replacement -- falsely linking how others see them with how well they're doing in terms of growth and improvement. Basically a need for acknowledgement that is difficult to get from Fiori herself due to how hard it is to interpret her favor.</p>
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<p>Two above can let one make them a bit hypocritical about the selfish nature of focusing on appearances and wealth in Marcandrian culture, while being guilty of the same temptations themselves.</p>
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<p>The Greenwardens believe The Heartmender communicates through nature, particularly during rituals involving the planting of various seeds. They interpret Fiori’s will based on which seeds germinate and how they grow, reinforcing values of patience and contemplation. Beyond these rituals, they discern Fiori’s guidance through natural responses—observing which plants bloom or wilt during prayer to gage divine insights. This deep connection with nature serves as their primary medium for divine communication.</p>
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<p>While prioritizing essential healing services, the Greenwardens also cultivate and sell quality-of-life remedies like skincare and vitality treatments to fund their operations. This practice, though profitable, sometimes diverts resources from basic care, posing a challenge in balancing lucrative endeavors with their mission of healing and nurturing. Struggles not to become addicted to the comforts and luxuries that can be afforded by the revenue from non-essential remedies are common among them.</p>
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<li><strong>(Healing, Empathy) Those who nurture others find fulfillment within themselves.</strong> Let the spirit of nurture guide every action. Tend to the world The Great Mother has gifted, spreading prosperity and hope to all. In acts of healing and kindness, discover the fulfillment that nourishes both the giver and the receiver. Plant seeds of hope and foster the growth of others, for the beauty of life lies in helping one another flourish. Through kindness and communal service, find fulfillment and purpose, healing both your wounds and those of others. Seek to rebuild and mend, for true growth comes from nurturing and renewal. Empathy heals a broken heart, both yours and those you bring aid. Find solace in the knowledge that you're never on your own, for the Heartmender tends to us all.</li>
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<li><strong>(Life) Embrace life's eternal cycle, and revere the wonders of all that lives.</strong> Embrace the eternal cycle of sowing and reaping, for within it lies the very essence of existence as ordained by She Who Shapes All. Seek fulfillment in life’s ever-turning wheel and honor the transition at life's end as another phase of growth under Her watchful guidance. Protect and nurture life in all its forms, and cherish the lands She has gifted. Be fertile and plentiful, allowing all to be enveloped in the wondrous bounties Her land has given.</li>
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<li>See to the health and wellbeing of Marcandrians.</li>
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<li>Help with crops and harvests. Blesses them. Also mentors and cooperates with farmers on methods for having as good a harvest as possible.</li>
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<li>Healing and medicine+ remedies, for free</li>
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<li>Cosmetic and luxury remedies for money in order to fund their other free services.</li>
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<li>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.</li>
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<li>Fiori emanates a sense of wisdom and tranquility, eschewing ostentation and extravagance. Known for her patience and thoughtfulness, she seldom acts in haste, preferring a contemplative approach. Her vibrant and caring nature reflects her love for her worshippers, and she finds joy in guiding them towards a more fulfilling life by nurturing the land she bestowed upon them. Often considered the peaceful and loving mother of Marcandria, her benevolence and compassion inspire adoration and reverence among her devotees.<ul>
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<li>Rather than engaging in direct communication, Fiori communicates through subtle signs scattered amidst fields and flowers, decipherable only through attentive observation.</li>
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<li>Note for two points above: Greenwardens plant seeds when communing with her, desiphering how they grow as her answer. This means communing with her takes time and requires patience. However, the Greenwardens also believe that her wisdom and visions are always among the crops and flowerfields, subtly using them to communicate with those who know what to look for.<ul>
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<li>Greenwardens will place the seeds from each prayer in their own pot. Once they've grown enough for the answer to have been discerned, they're transplanted to their permanent place in a field.</li>
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<li>Maybe: Different flowers and herbs the Greenwardens grow are believed to indicate different things when it comes to her communication. If one suddenly starts blooming, that has one meaning. If one starts drooping, there's another meaning. Greenwardens could have very dense gardens, that are basically untamed and a tangled chaos, where they go to meditate and seek guidance from Fiori.<ul>
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<li>This would basically give 2 methods of communing: Meditating in the gardens to her, looking for signs in the plants for replies; or plant a seed as an offering in a pot, and have what happens to it be the answer (could also be that they plant several type of seeds in the same pot, where you interpret the answer based on which type germinates, and how good their growth is.)</li>
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