Daughters of Elwynn

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A Lady Sister of the Volcano of the Daughters of Elwynn near a Worship Water.

The Daughters of Elwynn is a sisterhood which is devoted to the Lady Divine Elwynn. It is the Grand Mysterious Sisterhood of the Flower of the North and the Elwynnese counterpart of the Daughters of Freyja. The Elwyna Chapter Hall is the headquarters of this Grand Mysterious Sisterhood.

History

The sisterhood was founded during the Ducal Reign of Harald of Froyalan, shortly after Vanic worship of the Goddess Elwynn had commenced. It received its charter from the White Orchid Goddess herself.

About

As a secret society its activities, events, and inner functioning are concealed from non-members. All members of the Daughters of Elwynn are sworn to hold the society's secrets by a sacred oath. The tradtional punishment for a member of the Daughters of Elwynn who reveals any secret of the Grand Mysterious Sisterhood or anyone enquiring into the secrets of the Daughters of Elwynn is having one's throat cut from ear to ear, one's tongue ripped out by the root and be thrown in a pit with acid.

Ranks

The ranks of the full members of the Daughters of Elwynn, i.e. those ladies who have taken the final blood oath to the Lady Elwynn and gone through all secret initiation rites and rituals, are, in descending order of seniority:

  • Lady Superior Mortal;
  • Archsister;
  • Mistress of Volcaneers;
  • Mistress;
  • Lady Volcaneer;
  • Sister of the Volcano;
  • Sister.

The ranks of the preliminary members of the Daughters of Elwynn, i.e. those ladies who have the simple blood oath to the Lady Elwynn, are, in descending order of precedence:

  • Akolyth;
  • Novise.