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 title: Greenwardens
 description: 
 published: true
-date: 2024-05-26T19:59:43.211Z
+date: 2024-05-26T20:07:41.830Z
 tags: game-master, fiori, greenwardens, fiori's clergy, marcandrian clergies
 editor: ckeditor
 dateCreated: 2023-01-06T16:54:32.966Z
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 <ul>
   <li>Mostly from lower to middle class, though a few are also former upper class citizens or even nobles who didnt want to partake in the business and politics that came with their status anymore.</li>
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+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p>//FOR REFERENCE</p>
+<p>The Joybringers are typically eccentric and outgoing individuals, known for their highly expressive and dramatic mannerisms. Their whimsical nature and occasional over-the-top behavior can sometimes come across as pompous. This exuberance is a reflection of their commitment to living and sharing Lady Firehair's teachings with every fiber of their being. While all Joybringers engage in religious rites, only a subset possesses actual divine gifts.</p>
+<p>Members come from various facets of Marcandrian society, though most common are bards, artists, musicians, and performers who continue their creative pursuits within the organization. Most Joybringers hail from the middle to upper classes, as their activities often revolve around leisure and luxury—elements less accessible to the lower classes due to financial and time constraints. Located predominantly in affluent areas, Joybringer temples are less accessible to lower-class citizens, though these individuals are nonetheless welcome to join. The organization values alignment with Lady Firehair's tenets and the strength of character over socioeconomic status.</p>
+<p>All Joybringers are artists, engaging in disciplines such as painting, singing, sculpturing, poetry, and theater. They serve as organizers, mentors, and guides in all things related to artistry and revelry. Nobility frequently employs Joybringers to educate their children in etiquette and the arts, helping them refine their skills. Many individuals burdened by guilt or tragedy also seek solace with the Joybringers, hoping to rediscover their zest for life. It is not uncommon for those who have found renewal through the Joybringers' support to join their ranks permanently. Others join for more hedonistic reasons, seeking to live the most euphoric and joyous life possible.</p>
+<p>Membership in the Joybringers can be quite fluid, with members often stepping down from their duties to pursue personal passion projects. Some may embark on journeys in pursuit of passion and never return to the temple. As members age, some transition into more administrative roles, while others may gradually withdraw from active participation due to physical limitations, eventually retaining membership in name only.</p>
+<h3>Visual Identifiers</h3>
+<p>Joybringers typically don colorful and expressive versions of Marcandrian attire, with each member adding personal nuances and details to reflect their personality and enhance their innate beauty. As a result, each member’s attire is distinct, including their ritual garbs. Most Joybringers incorporate the symbol of Lady Firehair into their clothing as a sign of devotion and belonging. While the symbol is most commonly worn as a pendant, some members opt to weave it into other elements of their attire as ornamental features.</p>
+<p>Given their focus on aesthetics, Joybringers are exceptionally well-groomed and styled, projecting an image that underscores the importance they place on appearance and hygiene.</p>
+<p>However, aside from the presence of Lady Firehair’s symbol, there are no uniform characteristics to definitively identify a Joybringer. Their eccentric and outgoing personalities, combined with their uniquely expressive clothing, often serve as good indicators of their affiliation.</p>
+<h3>Members List</h3>
+<ul>
+  <li><a href="https://wiki.strixhab.net/HBW/Eirus/Marcandria/Characters/Duran_Marti">Duran Marti</a> - Artistic Director of the Nightstar in Alatri. Joybringer.</li>
+</ul>
 <h2>Beliefs</h2>
 <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>
 <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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   <li><strong>Greenwarden</strong> – The primary and only formal rank within the Greenwardens. The authority and influence a Greenwarden holds among peers or third parties depend entirely on their reputation and individual achievements.</li>
   <li><strong>Apprentice</strong> – An individual under the mentorship of a Greenwarden, learning the practices and principles of the order until they are ready to operate independently.</li>
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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 the various alchemical processes needed to develop these 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-to-make 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 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>
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 <p>Greenwardens spend considerable time in prayer and meditation within fields or lush gardens, seeking deeper connections with the Heartmender and looking for signs in the responses of plants. Greenwardens believe the Heartmender communes through crops and flowers, discernible from which plants bloom or wilt during their prayers and meditation. How close a bond a Greenwarden has with the Heartmender is often equated to how well versed they are at deciphering these puzzles</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 as they plant the seeds, with the Grenwarden tending to the seeds while until they sprout. The patterns in which these seeds germinate and grow are interpreted as messages from the Heartmender, offering slow but profound insights while believed to encourage patience and contemplation among her followers.</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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 <h2>Locations</h2>
 <p>Greenwarden temples tend to be modest, at least in comparison to those of the Joybringers and the Meranzeum, and are typically similar in size to the surrounding buildings in the settlement. Their extensive gardens are a clear giveaway for identifying a Greenwarden temple, though they can also be identified through embellishments carved or painted on their exterior walls. These embellishments often depict plant and crop symbols that are quite unique among Marcandrian facades. Rose espaliers are also a common feature of Greenwarden temples.</p>
 <p>The temple interiors are designed for practicality, featuring areas for storing raw, intermediate, and finished compounds, as well as spaces for performing the various alchemical processes necessary to develop these compounds. There are always areas for treating those who come for healing, typically including spaces where patients can rest and the Greenwardens can monitor their condition. Temples also have private quarters for the Greenwardens and their apprentices. Some temples may include rooms and halls for religious rituals and ceremonies, though it is more common to have areas in their gardens designed for such events. The interiors are beautifully embellished and decorated, featuring plants heavily in their décor, aiming to create a peaceful and ethereal impression on visitors.</p>
 <p>The temple gardens are extensive, with sections dedicated to cultivating each of the different plants necessary for making their compounds. These gardens are well-tended and, aside from their function of growing materials, are also meant to be beautiful, giving a feeling of closeness to The Heartmender. The gardens include shaded walkways, sitting areas, arbors, and gazebos, featuring both spaces for private prayer and areas for larger communal ceremonies. These gardens are intended to look and feel like a small paradise where one can feel truly close to the Heartmender.</p>
 <p>Greenwarden temples can be found all over Marcandria, from the busiest coastal cities to the quaintest rural hamlets. A Greenwarden temple can be placed anywhere within a settlement, as long as there is room for their garden. Larger settlements may have multiple Greenwarden temples, which may share one large garden. It is also not uncommon for the nobility of larger and more affluent settlements to build more extensive temples for the Greenwardens, with large gardens. These grander temples become significant landmarks in the cityscape, comparable to the temples of the other Marcandrian clergies, and are meant to house a large number of Greenwardens. From the nobility's point of view, these larger temples serve as status symbols for the settlement and the ruling family, with the beautiful gardens and increased availability of medicinal services helping to keep their subjects happy. Even settlements with these larger temples may feature additional smaller ones built without noble involvement.</p>
 <p>In smaller settlements, especially poorer rural ones, a Greenwarden temple can be just about anything. The temple might have been provided by the nobility or citizens, or it could be an old abandoned mill restored and repurposed as a temple. A Greenwarden seeking to settle there will typically come to an agreement with the inhabitants on what they may use as their temple and where they can cultivate their garden. Communities are generally happy for a Greenwarden to settle there, often providing help in setting up their temple and garden area.</p>
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 <h2>Relations with other Factions</h2>
 <p>The Greenwardens generally have very good relations with the common people of Marcandria, particularly those who live outside the major settlements. They often struggle to earn respect from the upper classes, who tend to have less interaction with them. While most other factions aligned with the Marcandrian state respect the Greenwardens, they often note that the Greenwarden lifestyle is "not for them." Relations between Greenwardens and merchants or nobles can be strained, especially if the merchants or nobles are involved in industries that harm nature or endanger people, such as deforestation, dangerous mining operations, or over-hunting.</p>
 <p>The Greenwardens are too fractured to exert strong influence in Marcandrian society as a whole. Their influence is usually more individual and localized, based on personal connections within their communities. Specific Greenwardens may be highly respected and well-liked, particularly among farmers, lower-caste individuals, and those who have benefited from their aid. However, each Greenwarden operates independently, wielding authority only through their personal relationships and the support of those who agree with their stance. As a result, few Greenwardens have the power to impact significant decisions on their own.</p>
 <p>Despite this, Greenwardens often serve as unofficial representatives of the lower-caste citizenry in their communities, voicing concerns and advocating on their behalf. By rallying support within their community, a Greenwarden can sometimes exert influence indirectly, acting as a spokesperson for those who share their views.</p>
 <p>Multiple Greenwardens may collaborate to increase their influence on matters of shared importance, but they have never unified on a national scale to effect significant change. If they were ever to band together and speak with one voice, their influence would be substantial, given the large number of peasant and rural inhabitants who support them.</p>
 <h2>Stance of Succession Conflict</h2>
-<p>Due to not having a centralized leadership, the Greenwardens have little direct influence on the conflict. Their power instead comes indirectly from potentially being able to influence the opinions of the common citizens, potentially acting as a sort of representative for small communities, which could potentially force a noble in a territory to switch stance on the conflict.</p>
-<p>The general viewpoint of the Greenwardens is that the whole ordeal should be resolved quickly and peacefully, and that the nobility should stop redirecting such a huge amount of resources towards this conflict. Instead, they say these resources should be directed to restoring the safety and stability within these nobles' lands.</p>
-<p>The succession conflict has thus started to create a schism between the Greenwardens and the different noble families, that continues to widen as the schism widens.</p>
+<p>The Greenwardens, due to their fractured nature, have no official stance on the succession crisis that followed the royal family's assassination in the winter of 1349. This disunity also means that those vying for the Marcandrian throne largely ignore them, preferring to seek support from more unified factions with greater influence on the succession conflict.</p>