Oswyck

Archpriest Oswyck, also known as Oswyck of Yutemond was a priest in the service of Aurora Korlat, the second Duchess of Korlat who reigned from 696 BE to 725 BE.
Oswyck and his brother, Osmund served at Korlat court. He was the archpriest of Yutemond at some point.
== History ==
=== Origins ===
Oswyck was a priest in service to the Korlat dynasty during the late years of Namidia the Cruel and throughout the early reign and regency of Aurora Korlat as the second suo-jure Duchess of Korlat and her husband, Galerius of Korlat.
Oswyck was a religious reformist who was a staunch supporter of incest, homosexuality and other things deemed "sinful" by pious clerics and courtiers of his time. Osywick is a highly controversial figure in modern Yutemond who is strongly associated with demons.
==== The Law of Incestious Exceptionalism ====
The Law of Incestious Exceptionalism or Exceptionalism for short, is the precept that Aurora Korlat worked out with the priests in order for them to tolerate the continued practice of incestuous marriages by the Korlat dynasty. It was developed by Aurora herself with help from Priest Oswyck. The supporters of this doctrine are called Exceptionalists with the ideals that no Korlat's were damaged due to incest.
Apart from incest, one of the key beliefs of Exceptionalism was that the Korlat members were immune to common illnesses that could kill other men and there was historical evidence to support this claim.
==== Aurora's Reformations ====
In 701 AC, Aurora, together with Priest Oswyck, and Osmund, began to aid Aurora with codifying, organizing, and reforming all Korlat's laws. The project would take decades. That same year, Aurora traveled to Korlat Castle where she gave birth to her first child, Livia Korlat. She would later bare another daughter named Anastasia; much to the disapproval of her husband who hoped she'd bare a son to keep him company.
The next year, Aurora supported Oswyck's plan of constructing wells, pipes, tunnels, and cisterns to provide the Yutemond people with fresh, clean water. Oswyck pointed out to Aurora that the defouled river water was the only source of water for the smallfolk, suggesting his plans would provide the smallfolk with clean drinking water instead. When the duchess and her financial advisor, Osmund, balked at the costs, Aurora served them a tankard of river water and challenged them to drink it. Instead of drinking the water, the duchess and Osmund approved the construction of the fountains, which would become known as "the Auroran' fountains."
== Death ==
=== Illness ===
Shortly after the death of Galerius at the age of 28, Oswyck followed him a year later in 711 BE. It was noted that he was elderly, however due to Oswyck's lowborn background modern historians do not have any reports about his exact age at death.
== Legacy ==
In 720 BE during the many of her progresses across the realms, with the Korlat lands prospering thanks to Oswyck.
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