Proper Name
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The Order of Elan
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Alias
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Doctors, healers, quacks (depending on your point of view)
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Patron God(dess)
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Crystalis
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Symbol
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Crystalis' symbol
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Purpose/focus
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To keep the body and spirit healthy and pure.
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Character
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Tend to be patient and curious, while dedicated to Crystalis's cause. They do not tolerate pestilence or the undead and are committed cleansing mortals through excising pestilence and sending the dead. When pestilence is identified as the touch of Amulon, the Elan will call upon their sometimes-excommunicated brethren the Konlar.
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Alignment
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Lawful, LN (and to a lesser degree) LG
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Hierarchy
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While the Order is largely religious in its structure, it is but an adjunct to the (Old) Church, with trainees working for local clerics/prelates based physically around, but not in, the church/abbey. These Elan chapters in turn report up to the Bishop, where their interests tend to take a back seat to the imperative of preaching the (increasingly outdated) ways Old Church.
For those Elan that are mandated to take their practices to the trade routes of the land and cure sickness as they find it, existence can be difficult at times as few possessions and comforts are accepted by the Order. With the marginalizing of the Old Church, the number of itinerant Elan is increasing. Rumor has it that some of these itinerant Elan are meeting outside the regular religious structures, suggesting the evolution of a distinct wandering cleric organization.
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Composition
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Any, assuming it would be fitting with the practices of the Old Church.
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Recruitment
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As is indicated by Crystalis. Proof of divine selection is a plus.
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Degree of secrecy
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Medium, as is true of any Old Church organization
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Popularity
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Generally low, yet a growing appreciation for the itinerant Elan and the services they offer on their travels.
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Personalities
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None, given their nature
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Presence
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In major urban centers that could support a church/abbey infrastructure. Everywhere, in so far as the itinerant Elan are concerned. The latter have a real inquisitiveness for travel and peoples.
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Relationships
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Loose with Konlar.
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AD&D/D20 Classes
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Cleric.
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