Some vyrilli tidbits
Hi I'm at camp and away from a computer so I can't do much buuuuut I'm feelin inspired so I'm gonna put down some tidbits at least. Yeah. I'm getting a lot of my inspiration for the Vyri, Vyrilli, Vyserpi, ect from ancient Zoroastrianism and ancient persia. A lot of the names for things I took wholesale from online dictionaries for avestan, pahlavi, old persian. I might also draw from median, elamite, and Aramaic. In Vyreen culture (That's Vyrilli n vyserpi. That shared culture they have as descendants of the Vyri and Mazishta Azdaha) honesty is highly valued as a virtue. Telling lies is a terrible thing. While lying as a whole should be avoided, the bigger the lie the more heinous it is. Little lies are discouraged, but not as terrible. A lot of this is goin to be about their religion fyi. The spiritual capitol is the city of Pyraethia, which was built around the great temple-complex of the same name: the Pyraethia The Pyraethia houses the Eternal Flame: the fire first lit by the great ancestor Brazmaniya to contemplate late into the night. It's blaze has been kept alit over the millennia and is now housed at the center of the Pyraethia where it is maintained and protected by dedicated Pyraethi and added to by Athravan. It's a gigantic fire that burns forever in a brazier that serves as a model for most other fire-shrines in the many temples and places of worship elsewhere in the world. The Athravan are an order of religious devotees that join the faith first as students that wish to serve the faith. Below the Pyraethi and Magi, the Athravan are given a basic but substantial education in the doctrine, self defense, philosophy, rites, and traditions they must complete before being ordained Athravan. The Athravan serve the faith as seekers of wisdom, fire-keepers and religious teachers in smaller communities, retrievers of new sources of fire for the Eternal Flame, couriers of the Eternal Flame to new shrines and temples, and any other tasks assigned to them by the leadership. After 6 years of service (a year for each Great Ancestor) an Athravan may decide to enter training as a dedicated Pyraethi or a Magi, or remain an Athravan. Their patron ancestor is Tunuvat. The Pyraethi are the dedicated warrior-monks that maintain and protect the Eternal Flame in the Pyraethia. Headquartered in the Pyraethia itself, they are disciplined in self defense in hand-to-hand combat, staff fighting, and some fire-magic techniques unique to them and closely guarded. They may also be assigned to protected other large temples or shrines in reportedly dangerous areas, along with the pilgrims, worshippers, and Athravan that attend them. They also have the tendency to philosophize on matters concerning their faith and duty, often have visitors to the Pyraethia noticed off-duty Pyraethi engaged in deep debate with their Magi peers. The patron ancestor of their order is Jatar. The Magi are the order of priest-scholars who dedicate themselves to the learning of the faith and it's preservation of wisdom. They are legendary for their knowledge encompassing all things, both secular and religious, and serve as both teachers and spiritual leaders. They are often assigned to temples to serve as tutors for the populace, especially younger children who are not old enough to attend a school, live in a place too remote, or cannot be spared by their families to leave full time for school. Most of the population in Vy get their first, general education from Magi. The arrival of a wandering magi is a cause for much fanfare in most communities. The patron ancestor of this order is Brazmaniya
