F. Archanaya
Historical Overview

On the historical timescale, Archanaya is less than 100 years young. Although  young, it’s roots are old and reach far back into Camon’s history and that of Archanon. Founded on the original principles of Archanon’s teachings (see Archanaya Unearthed by O. Delphine Avanon  for more information.) the city-state of Archanaya has already made some lasting contributions that will span across the coming centuries. For both founders of the Jade Flame and the Church of Light located in Archanaya, it was indeed the start of a new generation in more ways than one.
Nearing the end of the Betrayal War in 3022 A.C., one Lady Chrysalia found the original spiritual tomes of Archanon’s teaching locked away in Citadel Defiance. On the 4th Company of the Silver Unicorn’s mission to defeat Ceynara’s Avatar, the Supreme Paladin Galan Nollan, Chrysalia and Hawk Nollan’s path crossed with Sir Rohan Doyle, a paladin that followed the true and uncorrupted ways of Archanon. Once Galin Nollan was defeated, Sir Doyle is then named by Chrysalia and Sir Everett Nollan as the new Supreme Paladin. Hawk & Chrysalia’s path would then take them to destroy Vianar’s Avatar, the Cardinal of Judgement Mandris Toman (whom is discovered to be Chrysalia’s father) at Og m’Drakar while Sir Rohan Doyle, Sir Everett Nollan and the cavalier, Eric Rhodes set about to reclaim the lands of House Rhodes and Baravold held under the corrupt Prelacy of Camon. 
Once the Betrayal War ended with the final battle at Og m’Drakar, Lady Chrysalia married Hawk Nollan and under the spiritual guidance of Archanon journeyed back to the land of Camon. It was their hope to pick up the work of reformation of the Church that Grand Archcardinal Allard had begun with the Open Hand Peace Conference in 3021 A.C. They were joined in their journey by Sir Rohan Doyle and his company of reformed Paladins. Armed with the original tomes of Archanon, they rode together into the heart of Camon in the early part of 3023 A.C.
What they had hoped would be a new beginning for the Church and Camon did not come about. Instead, they found that they were not at all welcome. The ultra-conservative, power hungry clergy had once again regained a strong stranglehold on the Prelacy of Camon. The Prelacy had poisoned the minds and hearts of the people with fear and anger. They rejected Chrysalia as a priestess of Archanon, the holy tomes of Archanon, and Sir Doyle. 
The Prelacy issued a declaration that all enemies of the Church shall hence force be purged from Camon. And so, on the 16th of Red Wolf 3023 A.C., blood ran on the city streets as the massacre of what became to be known as the Bloody Iron Hand unfolded. Many people died that day, but Chrysalia, Hawk, and Sir Doyle and his company of men were not among them. They were fortunate to escape by a route of a secret tunnel from Camon to the Citadel Defiance. Once there they encountered the dwarf clan of an old friend, Kerf Mindril. They warned the dwarves that an Army of Paladins was about to pass through the rift in the mountains to continue their massacre of Camon people in lands held by House Baravold &Rhodes. Having absolutely no love for the Prelacy and that they had had good relations with the people of those lands as well as the two noble Houses the dwarven clans band together and close the pass to the Prelacy.
For a month the Nollans stayed in Lakehold until Sir Rohan Doyle told Chrysalia of a divine vision he had received from Archanon:
“the time will come when the Light of Archanon will once again shine true in Camon, but it is not now. In the lands beyond Peacewood the Church will find a new home.” 
Thus the Reformed Church of Archanon and the city-state of Archanaya was born in 3024 A.C. founded by Chrysalia Nollan and Sir Rohan Doyle.
In this city-state of roughly 200,000, one will find that peoples of all races are welcome and accepted. Throughout the years the intolerance of other races that had come to be directly associated with Archanon has slowly faded. Sister Churches have now sprung up in all different parts of the continent. The largest being the one located in Branis founded in 3065 A.C.
Communication amongst the priests and priestess of the Church of Light is largely not a problem due to the founding of the Farspeaker’s Guild in Archanaya in 3049 A.C. by Waverly Nollan. It seems that Hawk Nollan had passed on this talent to his son even though the events of the final battle of Og m’Drakar had stripped him of almost all his Adept powers. Self taught from the Farspeaker Scrolls that had been found in the library of Mindril Hold, Waverly became a powerful Farspeaker. With only a few who have ever mastered the ability there are perhaps less than 50 Farspeakers who reside in the Churchs of Light, Mindoth’s Tower, the courts of Galea, Olara, the Freelands, and Dregordia and one where the voice of the Royalist Council resides, High Port (see my esteemed colleague’s tome titled The Coming of A King by J. Revelin Baravold for more information) . 
Archanaya is also the location of the Adept Order, the Jade Flame founded by Hawk Nollan in 3024 A.C. Its sole purpose in the beginning was to protect priests and priestess’s of the newly formed Order of the Open Hand. But after the Prelacy’s attempts to reclaim the lands of House Rhodes and Baravold and destroy the Church of Light in 3073 A.C. it took on the additional task of rooting out members of the less scrupulous Adept Orders, the Circle of Fear and The Clan of Night. 

                                                                                       Jonkeph Skein
                                                                                       Shaintar: Yesteryears and Today