Lore:Temple of Kynareth

The Temple of Kynareth is the temple dedicated to Kynareth the Pure One, the Goddess of Winds and the Heavens. These are generally the place of worship for her. The priesthood of the temple fancy themselves as physicians and philanthropies, offering their services to cure diseases and ailments, ranging from the mundane to the magical. Those that can show their devotion to Kynareth, and even have the skills to make that veneration worthwhile are given membership to the temple.  The Kynaran Order is their militant arm and the Kingdom of Daggerfall is one of their strongest allies. In the Iliac Bay, the temple has many chapters, which includes the Alcaire and the Wrothgarian Mountains in High Rock, and both Kozanset and Myrkwasa in Hammerfell.  

Further Information
Like other divine temples, the Temple of Kynareth focuses on several skills that determine a member's ranking in the temple, among these include  , the school of   magic, the   language, and running. The highest-known ranking in the order is the Patriarch/Matriarch. There is also several sub-factions of the temple, such as the  ,  , the  , and the  .  

In his last days,   was sent to a Temple of Kynareth on   for treatment but died in his cell from a brief fever.  At some point, the temple was destroyed and members of the   took every stone and rebuilt into the  . The halls are located in the sorrowed hills of  , in the  , and the Apostles claim that they can still hear Pelagius' screams. 

In the early fifth century of the  , the Kingdoms of Daggerfall and   waged intensive war for ownership of the island, Betony, in the conflict aptly named the  . King   wanted the island at the advice of many people, most notably Arch-Priest   of Daggerfall's Temple of Kynareth,  who viewed Betony as holy land of his patron. When both parties came together at   to discuss a compromise, Daggerfall decided to split the land both ways but seeing this as blasphemy, Vanech swapped the treaty with a false one that left Sentinel with the short stick. Because of this misunderstanding, a massacre occurred across Reich Gradkeep city and the war continued for just a few more hours. Vanech was killed in the midst of the chaos and the battle continued into the  . 

During the   in  , the   tree in   was struck by lightning and it was destroyed. The regular pilgrims and travelers that come for the tree are left distraught and frustrated.  , a priestess of the city's Temple of Kynareth had sent a   to acquire an archaic dagger called the   to harvest sap from the   and use it to restore the tree. On their way to the Eldergleam's sanctuary, the traveler was stopped by a pilgrim, who felt that the tree should not be harmed and that the Gildergreen should just be replaced. It is unknown whether it was replaced or if it was restored, but the problem had ultimately been resolved. 

Kynaran Order
The Kynaran Order is the militant arm of the Temple of Kynareth. They fight all over the provinces in the name of their patron, and they are honored by the temple for their skills and loyalty to them. Candidates for the order are chosen by their combat prowess and their reputation in the Temple. 

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Notes
The Temple of Kynareth is the only institution that does not have a temple in Cyrodiil. Instead the followers of Kynareth gather to her shrine located in the Great Forest, located west of the Red Ring Road and southwest of Weye. They believe that the natural world is Kynareth's true temple. 

See Also
For game-specific information on the temple, see the Daggerfall and Skyrim articles.
For game-specific information on the knightly order, see the Daggerfall article.

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