The dogma taught stillness, and through stillness, it taught peace. Instead, it had to be achieved through introspection and meditation. Peace could not be taught nor forced upon anyone. Adamar Session, bard of Starmantle Įldathyn teachings taught her worshipers inner peace. Each grove had one, and together, the Keepers of the Fastness were the church's leaders. Each guardian was given the title of the Keeper of the Fastness. The top positions within the church were filled from among the Exalted when they were entrusted with guardianship over Eldathyn holy fastnesses. The hierarchical position of the Freewalkers, traveling members of the church, was between priests and senior priests. These grand priests often were the Exalted, clerics of druids of great experience, age, and accomplishments. Each region had one grand priest who oversaw all activities of the Church of Eldath in the realm. The priests reported to assigned senior priests, and senior priests, in turn, reported to grand priests. Each priest was charged with overseeing up to 14 underpriests, all shared quarters, and performed the church's day-to-day activities. The Church of Eldath had a straightforward hierarchy. Stillwaters were not well-liked as most thought them to be too peaceful to do any good for anyone. Even more so than the rest of the faith, they dedicated themselves to tranquility. Stillwaters, a sect that grew especially annoyed with clergy getting involved in conflict and warfare, was created, and its clerics called themselves stillwaters.Disciples of the Yielding Way, also known as the Brothers and Sisters of the Open Palm, a monastic pacifist order dedicated to Eldath.Eldath's Circle, the group within the Emerald Enclave on the isle of Ilighôn that was focused on marine missions for the Enclave.Conflicts were unheard of, and even more militant clergy wings were respectful or aging clerics and pacifist wings. The five branches of the church had smooth relationships with open communication channels. Peacemen and peacewomen were most often half-elves, halflings, or sirines. Their guidance led the organization, while priests and druids followed the specialty priests' wisdom. Peacemen and women were considered to be the seniors of the church. As of the late-14 th century DR, there existed only one young Eldathyn monastic order. They were known as peacemen and peacewomen. On average, only ten percent of the clergy were druids or Eldathyn specialty priests. All members of the clergy were proficient swimmers. The Church of Eldath consisted of clerics, druids – some of whom were the church's specialty priests, monks, and mystics. Eldathyn clergy and druids who venerated her often offered their aid to other druidic religions in establishing safe sanctified groves. Members of the church were known to join goodly organizations in the Realms, such as the Harpers or nature-centric, such as the Emerald Enclave. In the late-14 th century DR, the church was led by Shemratha Callingowl, who, not surprisingly, rarely ventures away from the temple. The goddess's main temple was called The Grove by her worshipers, and it was hidden in the druid stronghold of Cedarsproke in the Gulthmere Forest. The center of the Church of Eldath was located in the Vilhon Reach. A common belief was that the members of the church did not pick up weapons against Malarites who were sworn to slay followers of the Quiet One on sight to venerate their dark deity. Eldathyn clergy, just like their deity, was known for their pacifism. Eldath's faithful remained low in numbers due to their deity's dedication to pacifism, as the goddess herself teetered on the edge of becoming a forgotten and obscure power in Faerûn. Some priests were known to offer tutelage to individuals in search of peace and enlightenment. The most passionate clergy members, Freewalkers, traveled to preach the deity's teachings, while others found remote spots and bodies of water to spend their time in meditation and contemplation seeking enlightenment. The Church of Eldath was relatively small in numbers and spread thinly across all the lands that venerated the goddess. 8 Notable Members of the Church of Eldath.
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