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Born to what were now minor [[Wirtem]] nobles in [[Corontium]] following the collapse and absorption of the [[Wirtemcaller Kingdom]], Armin grew up promised to the faith. The youngest boy of four, with two elder sisters as well, he was sent off to begin his studies at a young age, and quickly disconnected from his wider family as he was drawn deeper into learning. His piety was immense, but he was also politically astute and diplomatic. Unusually well traveled for a Unionist priest, being familiar with half a dozen [[Cultures]] of Ailor both in Corontium and elsewhere, Armin worked diligently for years. His progress to higher office was blocked by allies of Arch Chancellor [[Morgan Kade]], who had many positions in the Concilly Council. However, when Morgan was removed from power, the [[Regalian Empire]] dismissed hundreds of Morgan loyalists from their positions, seeing dozens of Council seats open. Armin worked hard to earn the nomination and ascension to the position of Supreme Reverend, at the shockingly young age of 60. He spent the nearly two decades that followed seeking to reduce the excess of wealth which he felt had corrupted the faith’s leadership. When the [[Regalian Pessimism]] came, he openly preached frugal living, charity, and caring, forcing a number of flagrantly wealthy religious figures to commit huge donations to benefit the public good. While some today insist he was assassinated because of this, in the end, he simply died of old age, far outlasting any Supreme Reverend who had sat before him or who would come after.

*'''Claim to Fame:''' The Ailor Supreme Reverend of the Unionist faith with the longest tenure, who worked hard to remove the corruption of Morgan Kade from his institution.  

Neyin lived through the greatest period of upheaval and transformation for her people, and took a surprising role in shaping the modern world of the [[Sihai]]. Born to the northern kingdom of the Sihai, her early life was simple and quiet, and from a family of six, she left the home soon after she matured to follow the life of a priestess. She languished in this role for decades, competent but never shining. However, in the final decades before the Cataclysm, it is claimed she saw visions in her dreams, powerful, vivid imaginings of lands far away, and chaos incarnate. She redoubled her work ethic, and rose to rule over a great temple just as the Sihai’s world changed forever. Their [[Dragons]] were dragged into slumber after protecting their chosen Race from the evils of the [[Akula]], and Neyin stood as one of their most steadfast supporters, helping to secure three notable Dragons in three temples, including her own. She then traveled to the Jade Wall itself, and rallied the people of the north to its defense several times over the coming decades, while also working with other Sihai leaders to establish new routes of supply and avenues of cooperation. Sometimes also called the Jade Priestess for her fervent support of the Jade Wall, she died in its defense, though her body was recovered and prevented from being twisted by the tainted flesh of the Akula.

Many would say if evil has incarnated in Aloria, it is as Menzot Manneztel Olziirn. With the start of her life a huge mystery, she emerged after the Cataclysm as a great leader of the [[Kathar]] faith of [[Void Worship]]. Often said to have been one of the very [[Mage]]s who helped create the Kathar Race on the Night of Weeping Stars, Menzot would travel the [[Dread Empire]] for decades, engaging in power plays with many rising families, other faith leaders, and battling as many as a hundred challengers to her power. Then, when that got “boring,” she vanished, and later reappeared as a close friend to the [[Centaur]]s, making a triumphant return to Dread Empire society atop a huge Centaur warrior named Ov’ar. She then held a Game of Blood that was not topped for decades, and carried on her life as if she hadn’t been gone for three decades. Her greatest claim to fame, as one might call it, was playing the Great Kaahls off each other in a marvelous, heinously complex intrigue that allowed her to summon and bind an unusually powerful [[Demon]] named Paldrax to her service. This took place in 260 AC, and shortly after, around 270 AC, she vanished, and has not been seen since. Her death would have been trumpetted to high heaven by her killers, and many believe she is on another “walkabout” like her quest into the wilds which resulted in her ties to the Centaurs. But where this journey is taking place, or with who, is impossible to say.