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== Ienana ==

== Ienana ==

While both strons have a class of especially devoted believers, the Ienana (singular and plural forms are the same), Xaewoon Blue have a more decentralized and a more numerous Ienana. Ienana are also bound by a more strict code of conduct and are treated with more reverence.

While both strons have a class of especially devoted believers, the Ienana (singular and plural forms are the same), Xaewoon Blue have a more decentralized and a more numerous Ienana. Ienana are also bound by a more strict code of conduct and are treated with reverence.

Green stron Ienana are more organized, more formalized and are frequently part of the government. A simple way to describe the difference is that Ienana in Xaewoon Blue are more like monks and Ienana in Xaewoon Green are more like priests, although this comparison is a simplification.

Green stron Ienana are more organized, more formalized and are frequently part of the government or aligned with the ruling family/class one way or another. While that gives green stron Ienana more formal power, throughout history a blue stron Ienana was more likely to emerge as a very powerful individual and a leader of whole peoples.

A notable historical exception was the rule of the [[Nilma Oordar|Angry King]] in Mantar, who made Xaewoon Blue the official state religion and instigated laws against non-believers, foreigners and devotees of alternative Xaewoon Blue interpretations, specifically Foft.

A notable historical exception was the rule of the [[Nilma Oordar|Angry King]] in Mantar, who made Xaewoon Blue the official state religion and instigated laws against non-believers, foreigners and devotees of alternative Xaewoon Blue interpretations, specifically Foft. Nilma appointed many Ienana to formal government positions, although ultimately it created a sub-class of Ienana specific to Mantar. These Ienana retained their religious significance, but were considered as devotees of a much lesser degree than the traditional blue stron Ienana.

Foft is also an exception in that it has a hierarchy consisting of a First Ienana, a title usually given to the [[King of Kings]] or head of a ruling family, and Following Ienanas, the number of which is defined by the amount of ruling family members that have a family of their own. Each Following Ienana is then considered to be First in their parish and would have Following Ienanas based on the number of people in the congregation.

Foft is also an exception in that it has a hierarchy consisting of a First Ienana, a title usually given to the [[King of Kings]] or head of a ruling family, and Following Ienanas, the number of which is defined by the amount of ruling family members that have a family of their own. Each Following Ienana is then considered to be First in their parish and would have Following Ienanas based on the number of people in the congregation.