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 title: Greenwardens
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-date: 2024-05-13T14:25:11.609Z
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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>Operations and Endeavors</h2>
-<p>The most notable and impactful role of the Greenwardens within Marcandrian society is their function as healers and doctors. Those endowed with divine gifts use their abilities to heal and cure, though even these gifted individuals rely heavily on medicinal ointments and remedies prepared from plants cultivated in their temple gardens. These gardens are expansive, hosting a myriad of plant species used in various alchemical processes to create medicinal compounds. According to Greenwarden principles, essential medicines should be provided free of charge to all in need. Any Greenwarden found denying treatment for payment is ostracized by their peers and shunned by Marcandrian society at large. Any Greenwarden found denying treatment for payment is ostracized by their peers and shunned by Marcandrian society at large.&nbsp;However, producing these medicines is an ever-changing balancing act, as the Greenwarden must try predicting the need for an complexity involved in making each medicinal remedy. It's therefore not guaranteed that a Greenwarden will be able to provide you with a medicinal remedy, even if it's one they have the knowledge of making. This is particularly true for complex compounds with time consuming production methods, as the Greenwarden would have to trade making that remedy for you against making a compound for others in need.</p>
-<p>In addition to essential medicines, Greenwardens cultivate plants for non-essential remedies like skin treatments, vitality tonics, sleep aids, and pain relievers. These are developed and sold to fund their operations and cover costs for materials they cannot produce, such as beeswax, animal fats, alcohol, salts, and clay, as well as basic necessities like food and clothing. The production of these non-essential remedies often competes with the creation of medicinal ones, creating a challenging balance as Greenwardens strive to fulfill their healing mission without succumbing to the temptation of unnecessary luxuries.</p>
-<p>Greenwardens are also committed to continuous research in herbalism and medicine, constantly seeking new or improved remedies through study, mentorship, and experimentation. They access texts from the Meranzeum’s archives, learn from fellow Greenwardens, or innovate through trials with new plant combinations and alchemical techniques.&nbsp;</p>
+<p>The most notable and impactful role of the Greenwardens within Marcandrian society is their function as healers and doctors. Those endowed with divine gifts use their abilities to heal and cure, though even these gifted individuals rely heavily on medicinal ointments and remedies prepared from plants cultivated in their temple gardens. These gardens are expansive, hosting a myriad of plant species used in various alchemical processes to create medicinal compounds. Greenwarden principles dictate that essential medicines be provided free of charge to anyone in need. A Greenwarden who refuses treatment over payment issues faces ostracism from both their peers and Marcandrian society at large.&nbsp;Producing these medicines requires careful balancing, as resources are finite and the complexity of remedies varies. Thus, not all requests for treatment can be fulfilled, especially for labor-intensive compounds. A Greenwarden may end up in a position where they have to deny supplying a resource-intensive medicine due to having to prioritize simpler medicines that more people will be in need of.</p>
+<p>In addition to essential medicines, Greenwardens cultivate plants for non-essential remedies such as skin treatments, vitality tonics, sleep aids, and pain relievers. The sale of these products helps fund their operations and cover costs for necessary but unproducible materials like beeswax, animal fats, alcohol, salts, and clay, as well as basic necessities like food and clothing. The production of these non-essential remedies often competes with the creation of medicinal ones, creating a challenging balance as Greenwardens strive to fulfill their healing mission without succumbing to the temptation of unnecessary luxuries.</p>
+<p>Greenwardens also dedicate themselves to continuous research in herbalism and medicine, seeking to discover new or improve existing remedies through study, mentorship, and experimentation. They utilize texts from the Meranzeum’s archives, collaborate with peers, and experiment with new plant combinations and alchemical techniques.</p>
 <p>Actively involved in agriculture and nature conservation, Greenwardens are invaluable to Marcandrian farmers facing crop or livestock issues. They offer guidance on crop rotations, companion planting with natural pest repellents like garlic or marigolds, and other sustainable farming practices. Their expertise comes from a mix of teachings and experience, together with the guidance they discern from the Heartmender in the crops and animals. Greenwardens will pray and perform rituals in the fields shortly after sowing, beseeching the Heartmender for healthy growth and a bountiful harvest. Greenwardens also serve as counselors, offering advice and wisdom to small communities, particularly those less fortunate.</p>
-<p>Greenwardens advocate for environmental stewardship, opposing practices that harm or exploit the land. They lobby and preach against excessive logging without replanting and other destructive activities, with their unrelenting nagging and complaining often being exceptionally annoying to those involved in such endeavors. Still, one would have to go rather far in one's overexploitation of nature before a Greenwarden would intervene forcefully. Greenwardens will often task themselves with cleaning up waterways, planting saplings, and restoring natural habitats in the region they operate.</p>
+<p>Moreover, Greenwardens serve as environmental stewards. They often task themselves with cleaning up waterways, planting saplings, and restoring natural habitats in the region they operate, while opposing practices that harm or exploit the land. They actively lobby against destructive activities like excessive logging without replanting, often becoming a thorn in the side of those who engage in such practices. However, attempts at forceful intervention are rare and reserved for extreme cases of environmental exploitation.&nbsp;</p>
 <p>The Greenwardens also do ritual services, such as wedding and funeral ceremonies, either on their own or in collaboration with Marcandria's other two major clergies. Wedding ceremonies involving only the Greenwardens are typically seen as a “poor man's wedding”, mostly utilized by the lower classes, who cannot afford the added extravagance that comes with involving the Joybringers or the Meranzeum. Those without money at hand to afford such extravagance thus turns to the Greenwardens for a cheaper and more modest wedding ceremony. A tradition for weddings involving the Greenwardens is for the newly wedded couple to spend their first night together in either a crop field or flower field, a tradition which is more commonly followed by lower class newlyweds than upper class ones. It is believed that the Heartmender will bless the newlyweds with a fertile union as they spend the first night in the field. Greenwardens also participate in funeral services, as the Heartmender is typically seen as theone who'll come for you at the end of your life's cycle, to guide you to the afterlife.</p>
 <p>Greenwardens spend a noticeable amount of their time praying and meditating in fields or in their lush gardens, where they attempt to deepen their bond with the Heartmender and look for signs of guidance. Greenwardens believe Fiori communes through crops and flowers, with plants and flowers either blooming or drooping in response to their prayers and meditation. The Greenwardens believe the Heartmender's guidance can be discerned based on which plants bloom or droop around them as they pray and meditate. How good they are at deciphering this puzzle is often equated to how deep their bond is with the Heartmender.</p>
 <p>The Greenwardens also conduct rituals of prayer involving planting a number of different seeds in the same pot, often together with someone whose come to them seeking the Heartemender's guidance. The person will pray for guidance on a specific topic, planting the seeds as they do so. The Greenwarden will then tend to the pot, waiting for seeds to sprout. The Heartmender's guidance is then discerned based on which seeds germinated, and the growth pattern of each seed that did. This method of communication is thus rather slow, and is believed to be the Heartmender's way of reinforcing the patience and contemplation she preaches in her followers. it is believed that this method will make people contemplate on how to solve their problems on their own first, only resulting in utilizing this ritual if they find her guidance worth the wait on this particular question.</p>
 <p>Greenwardens often identify potential apprentices through their interactions, inviting those who show promise to learn their ways. The Greenwarden will teach the apprentice about the Heartmender, the different rituals and ceremonies the Greenwardens conduct, how to look for and discern Her guidance in the plants around one, how to cultivate different medicinal plants, and the processes they go through to turn raw materials into medicinal compounds. An apprentice will often remain with their mentor for a time even after they've been taught everything there is to know, assisting their mentor's endeavors. After an apprenticeship, when an individual is ready to operate independently, they leave to establish their own practice, often seeking small rural communities that lack a Greenwarden's presence.</p>
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-<p>The Greenwardens are renowned within Marcandrian society primarily for their roles as healers and doctors. Those with divine gifts use their abilities to heal and cure, supplemented by medicinal ointments and remedies derived from the extensive variety of plants cultivated in their temple gardens. These gardens, vital to their practice, allow Greenwardens to create complex medicinal compounds through detailed alchemical processes. Adhering strictly to their principles, Greenwardens provide these essential medicines free of charge, maintaining that access to healthcare should never depend on financial means. Any Greenwarden found demanding payment for such services faces ostracization, underscoring their commitment to egalitarian care.</p>
-<p>However, producing these medicines involves a constant juggle of resources, especially when complex treatments are necessary. Such decisions often mean prioritizing which patients receive immediate care based on the available remedies, a reality that sometimes limits their ability to help everyone equally.</p>
-<p>Beyond their healing services, Greenwardens also develop non-essential remedies like skin treatments, vitality tonics, sleep aids, and pain relievers. These products, while not crucial for survival, are sold to fund the broader scope of their mission, covering expenses for necessary items they cannot produce themselves, such as beeswax, animal fats, and various salts, as well as for their basic living costs. Balancing the production of these goods with essential medicines presents a moral challenge, as commercial success can tempt them away from their foundational commitment to provide free medicinal care.</p>
-<p>The Greenwardens' expertise is not limited to healthcare. They are deeply involved in agriculture and environmental stewardship, providing invaluable guidance to local farmers on sustainable practices and crop management. This includes advising on crop rotations, using natural pest repellents, and dealing with agricultural diseases. Their holistic approach extends to environmental advocacy, where they oppose exploitative practices and work towards the restoration of natural habitats.</p>
-<p>In terms of community engagement, Greenwardens are pivotal in conducting ceremonies such as weddings and funerals, particularly for those who cannot afford the more elaborate services provided by other clergies. These occasions are marked by simplicity and a deep connection to nature, reflecting the Greenwardens' fundamental values.</p>
-<p>Substantial time is also devoted to spiritual practices. Greenwardens frequently engage in meditation and prayer within their gardens or amidst nature, seeking signs from the Heartmender through the responses of plants to their spiritual practices. This intimate communion with nature is central to their belief system.</p>
-<p>Additionally, the ritual of planting seeds alongside those seeking guidance is a significant aspect of their spiritual methodology. This practice, which involves interpreting the growth patterns of various seeds to discern divine messages, underscores the values of patience and reflection that the Heartmender espouses.</p>
-<p>As for recruitment, Greenwardens are always on the lookout for potential apprentices. They invite individuals who demonstrate a promising affinity for their way of life to join them, teaching them everything from botanical knowledge to spiritual rituals. After their formal training, apprentices often stay to assist their mentors before setting out to establish their own practices, typically in underserved areas.</p>
-<p>This comprehensive approach to their operations ensures that the Greenwardens not only provide critical services but also foster a deep, enduring impact on Marcandrian society, guided by the principles of growth, healing, and stewardship imparted by the Heartmender.</p>
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 <h2>Locations</h2>
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   <li>Tend to lean on having multiple more modest temples rather than one large. Several independent temples might even be neighbors. The few grander temples have all been commisioned by others and essentially handed to the Greenwardens (i.e. nobles creating grand temples for each of the deities in their city for example.)</li>