Saint Luyan of Solstrom

St Luyan Aselle of Solstrom (1342 AS - 1400 AS) is one of the magedar of the High Path, and the patron of the Akarthan people, and therefore Akaryth is where his veneration is strongest. However he is also invoked by sailors and those undertaking pilgrimages by sea; as Deici is an island it is common among pilgrims of the Path to offer prayers to him before embarking on the ocean voyage to its shores.
== Life ==
Luyan was born in the town of Solstrom, Almundy, to Gichard, a wealthy merchant, and his wife Alyse. He received a good education, and bu his late teens earned a place at his father's side, bringing in trade goods from other nations ringing the Maraseri. Travel over the sea became a beloved pursuit of the young man. 
In 1363 AS, at the age of 21, he was caught in Nahrayn, in Salashar on a trade mission by an outbreak of plague in the seaward parts of the country. Spared exposure to the plague, having traveled far inland to trade, and unable to return home by the marine route as foreign ships had been confiscated and burned as a preventative measure, he hired men and set up a caravan to return home via Tayrn and the overland route through Darralshei. One of these men, Lasta Amtai, was a staunch devotee of the High Path. The two shared many conversations on the long voyage, and Amtai read to him from the Magedaroi. By the time he reached home, Luyan had found his faith. 
He began to attend the rites and services of the High Path, and in 1367 AS undertook a pilgrimage to the Pearl Spire in Deici. This experience deepened Luyan's faith considerably.In 1376 AS his father passed away, and Luyan inherited the mercantile business his father had built. He continued to trade and travel, using his fortune for the betterment of his faith--he was the chief contributor to the construction of several shrines, and paid the travel costs of many pilgrims to Deici. Luyan's example bolstered the faith of many in Akaryth and in the lands where he traded and traveled,
In 1370 AS he commissioned the construction of the Adelin Temple in Solstrom, pouring much of his personal wealth and fortune into the building of this magnificent edifice. He did not live to see the completion of the temple, being the work of two generations, and being finally finished in 1480 AS, 13 years after the Archpriest recognized Luyan as a Maged and formally instituted his service among the faithful.
Luyan was entombed in a richly made sarcophagus in the center of a wide and open chamber beneath the main ceremonial chamber of the temple; a flight of stairs leads down to a viewing balcony overlooking his tomb.
== Veneration ==
Luyan is served and honoured universally across Akaryth, but also by sailors and pilgrims undertaking a sea voyage. Offerings made to him include foods common in his homeland, and bunches of adelin flowers, having become a cultural symbol of the kingdom. His faithful often wear or otherwise display the endless knot of the High Path set upon a solar disc. His feast day is celebrated with large meals cooked by the faithful and offered to the poor, and is a national day of rest across Akaryth.
A common prayer offered in his service is called The Ship Of Luyan and calls upon him to provide protection to pilgrims.
Category:High Path
Category:Magedar
Category:Akaryth
Category:Akarthan People