Procession of the Patriarchs of the Church of Westrun Part II

• 5201 Salan - a largely forgettable Patriarch, Salan was a man widely suspected of indulging carnal desires. He was also the first Patriarch to serve with no record of miracles to his credit.
• 5231 Anastorin - was brother to High King Aleranus II. It is believed by many that his appointment was a political one, and owed nothing to his clerical bonafides.
• 5237 Myrmid the Champion - a one-time Paladin who became a cleric and was eventually elevated to the Patriarchate. He went into battle with the forces of the Iron Duke, though no love was lost between them. He was a popular Warrior-Patriarch and beloved of the people. 
• 5242 Elbar - formally established the first three orders of the Church of Westrun, the Most Learned Brothers of Worthy Planos; the Devout Order of Clerics Regular of the Penitent Knights of Poverty; and the Laboring Order of Worthy Gamasiel.
• 5254 Brod the Diplomat - formally established an order of the Church of Westrun in the Observant Society of Worthy Cronos, he moved the Arcade of Formation from Peakshadow to the Theocracy of Talir and appointed the High Priest Elect as its Prime Docent and Holy Guardian -- titles some consider to be mere wordplay to mollify the latter's ego.
• 5273 Otmar - a somewhat prickly man whose poor disposition and distinctive scowl is credited with beginning something of a rift between the Patriarchate and the Supreme Holy Council of Talir. He was the Patriarch who identified and typefied "the Trials" -- a supreme trial of faith which began to afflict many quarters of the church and is experienced even to the present day.
• 5282 Ulric - an accomplished musician of some regard, and a master of eight languages, Ulric was well-educated on a variety of topics. He also contributed, in his early career, several works on Halflings, Gnomes and Elves. He would serve two years as Patriarch before actually joining himself to combat at the Battle of Wanderhalt. In that conflict he proved himself a powerful miracle-worker and Warrior-Patriarch exceeding the reputation of Myrmid. He formally established an order of the Church of Westrun in the Compassionist Society of Worthy Jerebola. He gave his life in the service of the Church and his God, expending his very life energy in working of his last miracle.
• 5287 Philbert - the present Patriarch of the Church.

Procession of the Patriarchs of the Church of Westrun Part I

• 5109 Gamasiel - originally a priest of the Decadon, Gamasiel had been convicted of heresy and only the mercy of Heimar, High Priest of the Grand Temple, spared him his death sentence. In an extraordinary act of clemency, he was permitted to indulge in the worship of his so-called Forgotten God, for fear of offending an unknown deity. He was also assigned to work as a shepherd for the temple priests. In 5107 he had gathered seven acolyte-pledges to his god and raised them to the priesthood. Then Gamasiel and his Seven Followers ignited the War of the Gods against the other priests of the Grand Temple. The war took place in a series of ten battles of miracles, which were challenges to the power of the elder gods and ended with signs that showed the power of Gamasiel's the Forgotten God. When the last of the battles was won, the remaining priests either converted to monotheism or deserted the Grand Temple. The Church of Westrun was born and Gamasiel was then recognized as the Patriarch of that Church.
• 5124 Planos I - the first Patriarch elected after Gamasiel. A humble man, he seemed ill-suited for the position of grandeur that the High Priesthood of the Grand Temple had established and that the Patriarch would eventually enjoy. He downplayed his own importance, allowing the faithful to refer to him only as "Father" instead of the more appropriate, "Eminence." He was highly educated and a polyglot, but decidedly informal. He was greatly loved by the common people and by his example did more to spread the faith than the combined efforts of those who followed after.
• 5136 Halded the Militant -  he had been a noted soldier before entering the church and becoming its Patriarch. His influence saw to the creation of the Orders of Paladins -- religious knights whose vows would become the basis of their might and power, unlike the "empty words" of so many knights.
• 5140 Cronos I the Blessed - a holy man and worker of miracles, Cronos served as an acolyte to Gamasiel and had risen to Cardinal Prefect under Halded. He was elevated to the Patriarchate in 5140. He codified the first 15 Canons and established the Scriptoriums which saw to their production. 
• 5159 Planos II the Silent - a good man and able administrator, Planos II is somewhat unfairly termed the silent, owing only to the lack of recognition he had in comparison to Planos I -- a patriarch whose name he took to honor the forebear. Both he and his successor also had the unfortunate distinction of being eclipsed in their reigns by a minor cleric, but highly acclaimed one in Jerebola the Hermitess.
• 5180 Cronos II the Short - by all accounts a very tall man, he was a Northruner convert to the Church of Westrun. Both he and his predecessor had the unfortunate distinction of being eclipsed in their reigns by a minor cleric, but highly acclaimed one in Jerebola the Hermitess.

The Trials of the Holy Men of Westrun, a pronouncement of the Patriarch

Whereas, we have undertaken a thorough study of a phenomenon which has lately come to afflict our holy brothers in this Land, and in all the others where they might be found;

And whereas we hope to dispel any fears that the faithful might hold with respect to the integrity and fidelity of those who labor along side of them;

And whereas, it would seem to please the great God to bestow upon some of the most highly ranked and greatly esteemed members of his clergy, a puzzling affliction;

We, Brod of Peakshadow, by the grace of God, Patriarch of His Holy Faith do declare the following findings with respect to that which is known as the Divine Abandonment, or in the common speech, the Trials:

• One, that it is known that many of the Shepherds and Cloistered are no longer given favor sufficient to work the miracles that the faithful have come to expect of them. Instead, they must labor without any power, but the trappings of office to sustain them.
• Two, that this should not be assumed to be a curse, nor an indication of judgment against such men and women; who are afflicted. For arguing against this possibility are the impeccable reputations of those most often afflicted.
• Three, that as the old temple of the imposter gods is finally defeated and destroyed, it may be that the great God wishes to teach men obedience and consistency without the working of signs and miracles among mortal men.
• Four, that in no case should a worker of miracles, who is as yet untouched by the affliction be given pre-eminence over the brothers who are so afflicted. For it is well known that not all gifts are given equally and where some are strong, others are weak, but this should not affect the spheres established by our Worthy predecessors.

So set I my signature, this 19th day of the Second Mon of Summer, in the year 5269 as the elves reckon time. 

Wr. Cronos the Blessed Patriarch

Author of the first 15 Canons of the Church of Westrun, Wr. Cronos was a Sage of Theology in the employ of that ecclesial body.

Patriarch Cronos II was widely regarded as a holy, if humorless, man and a worker of miracles.

Born into petty nobility in 5112 and schooled by the Church, he was Ordained in Peakshadow in 5132. He was made Cardinal Prefect in 5140, and served as the head of the Council of Canons. In that role, he saw to the codifying of the Canons, and as Patriarch after 5142, he invested considerable sums to the development of the scriptoriums which saw to their wide production. He died in 5192 after fifty years at the helm of the Church.

A clerical society which bears his name has been recognized since 5280 and urges its members toward personal holiness.