Order of Idiril

The Order of the Harada Idiril, members of which are commonly known as Tehavis, is a prominent Order within the Maninist Faith and a voting member of the Concourse. Their patron and founder is the Harada Idiril Tehab. Their central base is in the city of Jedim, from which spreads a network of mercantile and financial interests covering most of the continent. 
===History===
The Tehavis originated as one of the many proprietary Orders formed in the early years after the dissolution of the united Halyrate. Like the rest of these Orders, it was originally comprised of the holdings of a House, the House of Tehab, prominent in Jedim for centuries. Unlike the rest of the proprietary Orders, the Tehavis survived the reforms and consolidations imposed by the various Synods. The Tehavis claim that this is because their patron was a true Harada, unlike all the fake ones conjured up by the rest of the Houses. While it is undoubtedly true that Idiril Tehab was a considerably more impressive figure than any other proprietary Order could claim, it is more likely that the survival of the Tehavis is due to their outsize commercial success and their political acumen than any semi-divine favour: when the other proprietaries were dissolved, the Tehavis were typically the chief benefactor. By the establishment of Concourse, the Tehavis were an indispensable part of Athis' economy, and could not reasonably be excluded, however...unorthodox their foundation might have been.
===Practices===
The Tehavis prize acumen, industry, and persuasiveness as the chief virtues on their Path. Their detractors would say that they have elevated greed to a virtue, and it is true that Tehavis have a decided propensity to accumulate wealth. Their support comes primarily from the mercantile and maritime elements of society: the remnants of the Houses in Gallat, the spice merchants of Nahar, and the long-haul traders on the northern route. 
===Organization===
The Tehavis retain much of the nomenclature of the old Gallatene Houses, though few of the organizational practices. The Order closely resembles a decentralized network of merchant guilds: typically a significant proportion of a city's merchants will be either Tehavi initiates or associates, and their community forms a House. Each House elects a Houselord to coordinate their activities, oversee the House's overseas outposts, and more importantly to represent their House at the General Assembly. The General Assembly elects the Orderlord, the overall head of the Order, and coordinates Orderwide activities when necessary. It is relatively uncommon for such action to be necessary, at least in the last fifty years, and so the General Assembly is rarely in session.
Category:Maninism
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