Saint Yulana

Saint Yulana is one of the early magedar of the High Path, having been born in 506 AS and elevated by the faith in 601 AS. There is little concrete information available about her life but the stories maintained by the faithful are as follows:
Yulana was for a time very unlucky in love, seeking a husband and to build a life, but never finding men of any value. One night she lit a small candle and knelt in prayer to the One, seeking an answer to her prayers. The following day, while walking through the marketplace in Thalara, she tripped and stumbled, but was caught but a kind eyed, handsome man. He helped her up, and was smitten with her immediately. Yulana handed him a rose from the small bunch she had bought in thanks and continued on. 
This man was a merchant, from the city of Nahrayn, who had just delivered a caravan's goods to local contacts and was preparing at that very moment to return home. He left the young woman there, and traveled back to Nahrayn, but was unable to shake the memory of the woman.
Long months passed until he could no longer bear being away from her, and he set out once again to Thalara. Each day he sat in the marketplace, hoping to find her again, until weeks and then months passed. He barely ate, and he slept there, unwilling to miss a chance to find her, day or night. No one seemed to know the woman about whom he asked.
In time his fine clothing became ragged, his beard grew coarse and unkempt. Seasons passed. Meanwhile, Yulana had continued to pray to the One, asking always why her prayer went unanswered.
One warm morning she went to the market to buy vegetables, and took pity on a poor beggar she saw, giving him a few coins. Of course, the beggar was the man she had met that day months before. He recognized her and leapt up, shocking her--who was this ragged man? He produced, from within his ragged clothing, a small dried rose, which he kept the entire time.
Yulana took him to her home and drew him a bath; once clean he took her to the home of his trading partners, who were amazed to see him. the man having been missing for so long. Once again richly attired and coming back to a sense of himself, the two became inseparable, and married soon after, moving back to Nahrayn.Thus, ever since, the rose has been a symbol of love and devotion.
== Veneration ==
Yulana is one of the most popular of the Magedar and is venerated wherever the High Path has taken hold.Her feast on 14 Quickens is held as a celebration of love and motherhood, and by extension, family. It is a day for the unmarried to court and the married to spend in happiness with their families.
Those particularly devoted to her often wear or display the Endless Knot of the High Path with a red rose filling its center.
Category:High Path
Category:Magedar
Category:Salashari People
Category:Historical Figures