Ashanites/The Bluebird's Chorus
Structure
High priests and high champions of the orders oversee and occasionally give orders to their respective followers. Those followers will create "bands" and travel out to see these divine edicts done in a way that honor's freedom and the Bard Queen.
Culture
See others as yourself and let them express their freedom so long as it does not harm or infringe upon the freedoms of others.
Public Agenda
Defend those who cannot defend themselves, provide performance for the people to uplift their spirits
History
Created from the remnants of the Sharellian priests, the order started small. With the arrival of elved from the deep and their subsequent freeing of the Anadi, the church expanded exponentially, almost overnight.
Worship
Worship of the Bard Queen is done by doing good. As someone frees a slave, helps someone underpriviledged, changes an unjust law, or even sings a song, a simple "by your song" is enough to turn that act into worship, as Ashana prefers action towards goals rather than traditional sanctimonious proscelityzation
Priesthood
becoming a Bluebird priest or champion requires only that you exemplify the teachings of Ashana and that you become recognized by others in the order for your contributions.
Sects
The Order of Bluebird's Song: These are those musically minded champions, their main goals are to bring the light of justice and freedom through the ministration of song. They are also the most likely to be accepted into cultures not accepting of Ashana as a whole, due to their notoriety as musicians and storytellers.
The Order of the Guardian Angel: These are the most law focused of the orders. Primarily militant lawyers and policing forces, these individuals uphold just laws and fight against the injustices of society, in the courtroom and lawmaking benches as much as on the streets and communities.
The Order of Bluebird's flight: In many ways, the most militant and directly active of the three major orders, these champions seek out slavers and slaves. To smite the former and free the latter. Some work alone, but many work in groups called Flocks to hunt down slavers, and who most actively work against the god emperor.
The String Section: Primarily Anadi who work tirelessly as spies to undermine Galvander's workings and free their kind forever from his ensalvement.

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