Ward

Ward is a religious title within Maninism and Aelonism. 
===Maninist Wards===
Wards formed a critical part of the early Maninist hierarchy. Indeed, early Maninist had but three ranks: Acolyte, Ward and High Ward. The Wards stood in between the universal authority of the High Ward and the personal ministrations of the Acolytes - typically a Ward might be responsible for a town and its surrounding area, and all the Acolytes working therein. As Maninism's influence grew, Wards quickly came to assume administrative as well as religious functions: within both the Gallatene theocracy and the League of Gallasa that succeeded it, the Wards were a crucial part of governance. This political role, coupled with the fact that the Wards answered directly to the High Ward, provoked hostility from local elites as the early Maninist period came to a close. It was in large part rejection of the authority of Wards by jealous elites that drove the explosive growth of Aitahism across the Face of the Moon. With the reforms within Maninism that marked the end of the classical period came a reduction in the influence of the Wards: they were refocused on proseltyzing and ministry, and away from politics. As the Orders proliferated in the post-collapse Halyrate, the Wards grew ever less relevant: the Orders jealously guarded their portfolios against interference by the Wards, and so the arena of the Wards shrank over time. The position has become rare: the roles that Wards once filled are now filled by positions within the various Orders. Wards now exist chiefly as administrators of the Acolytes who drive the Faith's missionary works under the auspices of the High Ward. 
===Aelonist Wards===
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