Revered mothers are mothers of the Orlesian Chantry who have been put in charge of a particular chantry. Revered mothers are responsible for administering the spiritual well-being of their flock. They are senior members of the clergy, just below Grand Clerics in rank.[1]
Role[]
Chantries deliver practical services to the community, caring for the sick and collecting alms for the poor. The Chantry provides hospitality to travelers and a public network of communications. A mother or revered mother is addressed as "Your Reverence." They can officiate wedding ceremonies and legalize marriages, they can ask for donations to their local Chantry and can demand tithes on estates in regions where they hold political influence.[2] Should an illiterate commoner need to send word to another town, Revered mothers can write and send letters on their behalf.
Since the Chantry of Orlais controls the lyrium trade on the surface in all Southern Andrastian nations, the Chantry is the only legal way to obtain lyrium. Chantry mothers are the primary dispensers of lyrium to the Templar Order.
Known Revered mothers[]
Ferelden[]
- Amaranthine
- Leanna (c. 9.31)[3]
- Lothering
- Unnamed Revered Mother
Free Marches[]
- Kirkwall
- Margitte (early Dragon Age)[4]
Orlais[]
- Val Firmin
- Lucilla (c. 9:40-current)[6]
- Val Royeaux
- Hevara
- Unnamed Revered Mother
Unknown[]
Known literary works by Revered mothers[]
- Orlais: A Modern History[12][13] by Revered Mother Laeticia
- Reflections on Divinity[11][14] by Revered Mother Juliette
- The Word and Challenge of the Chant[14][15] by Revered Mother Hevara
Codex entries[]
Codex entry: Chantry Hierarchy
Codex entry: The Chevaliers- Codex entry: Empress Celene I of Orlais
- Codex entry: Here Lies the Abyss
- Codex entry: In Your Heart Shall Burn
- Codex entry: A Letter to Revered Mother Giselle
- Codex entry: A Nutty Affair
- Codex entry: Ville Montevelan
Note texts[]
References[]
- ↑ Codex entry: Chantry Hierarchy
- ↑ Letter: A Letter in a Fancy Envelope
- ↑ Chantry of Our Lady Redeemer
- ↑
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2
- ↑ According to guest announcements in the Winter Palace during the quest Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
- ↑ Nobility and Casualty
- ↑ Codex entry: Ville Montevelan
- ↑ Codex entry: The Chevaliers
- ↑ Codex entry: Empress Celene I of Orlais
- ↑ Codex entry: A Nutty Affair
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Codex entry: Here Lies the Abyss
- ↑ Codex entry: The Chevaliers
- ↑ Codex entry: Empress Celene I of Orlais
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 141
- ↑ Codex entry: In Your Heart Shall Burn
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