Kýriel Disario

"Lumen unum in essentia." Right '''Reverend Father, Ab. Kýriel Eleisonne dux Lumine, O.S.V. (Common: Kýr-ree-elle E-lay-shaun ducks Loo-mean), born Kýriel Disario '''(b. -45), is the current nominee for Prior of Alterac, High Priest of the Faith, and former Archdeacon of the Clergy of the Holy Light. He was also a high-ranking former member of the Pariah Legion and Argent Crusade, and is currently an adviser to the famed Council of Bishops.

Should he be come Prior, Kýriel would be amongst the oldest of the priors since Hragli Runeforge.

Early life
Long ago before the dreaded First War, Kýriel Disario was born on the 18th of July in year -45 in a small cottage near what is presently Westbrook Garrison to Athol (b. -77, d. -32) and Agatha Disario (b. -75, presumed dead after First War). Athol was a lieutenant in the local Elwynn militia and current Viscount of the once great House of Disario in Stormwind City. Dalaran-born Agatha, better known as Agatha of the Seven Storms, was a former associate of the Council of Six (working with Liramas Maccone and Archmage Antonidas) before her move to a quieter life in the forests of Elwynn. His elder sibling, Victoria, was born two years before him. Kýriel's quiet childhood was testament to Stormwind City's thriving stature in the lower part of the Eastern Kingdoms.

As he reached twelve, he and Victoria were placed by their deeply-religious parents amongst the abbots of Northshire to learn the ways of priests and behold the teachings of the Light. Less than two years into their training, Victoria became pregnant out of wedlock by a local baker James Landor. Subsequently disowned, the two ran off and married in Lordaeron, leaving Kýriel alone amongst the abbots.

Eight years would pass as he grew ever wiser with the Light and eventually gained his status as The same year of his graduation from his training with Archbishop Alonsus Faol, at age twenty, he married a fifteen-year-old homeless girl Alys Vyrond (b. -40), who worked near the abbey in a winery. When she became pregnant shortly after the couple moved to Stormwind City, where she gave birth to their only daughter Synnove (b. -24; d. 4).

Abbot Status/Second War
Kýriel soon received a job at the famed Cathedral of Light as a pastor delivering sermons every Wednesday evening and every holiday.

A quiet twenty years passed as he gained respect amongst the nobles of Stormwind. He received a special job as an associate medic of the nobles, appointed by none other than King Adamant Wrynn III, a job he continues to this very day. When the dreaded First War finally began, Kýriel found himself as a spiritual leader in defensive forces of Stormwind City. His clerical efforts on the battlefield saved countless lives, eventually earning the title of Abbot from the Clerics of Northshire (eventually becoming the Deacon of the Cathedral of Light) in the Cathedral of Light. Alas, the Humans lost the First War and he found himself -alone- with Alys on a boat to Lordaeron, as Synnove had perished beneath Orcan blades.

Arriving in Lordaeron, he was immediately reunited with long-lost sister Victoria and introduced to his nephew, Henry, who was a lieutenant commander of a newly-formed paladin group called the Knights of the Silver Hand. Emboldened and missing the feeling of children, he and Alys conceived their second and final child; their son Luther was born later that year when Kyriel was fifty and Alys was forty-five. Due to his revered status in the followers of the Light, he gained the trust of Terenas Menethil II and soon regained a position at the front lines as Head Cleric for the Medical Core of the newly-formed Lordaeron Alliance during the Second War.

As the war came and passed over a thirteen year period and the Alliance was victorious, Kýriel settled in Lordaeron while Stormwind City began to be rebuilt.

Interim
The peace did not last long: less than a year later the world-changing Third War began. Within the blink of an eye, his loved ones perished around him as did Lordaeron. Harkened by the end of the First War, he found himself on another boat returning to Stormwind. His heroic clerical abilities saved thousands of lives from the Scourge but at great mental and physical cost. Kýriel entered a coma shortly after the end of the war and thus was absent recovering in the Cathedral of Light for most of the events of the Siege of Outland.

Fully recovered by the time of the return of the Scourge Invasion of Stormwind, he joined old friend Tirion Fordring in the Argent Crusade. He was present at the eventual fall of the Lich King.

Pariah Legion
The rise of Deathwing soon came and past as well, with the abbot switching his focus from the Argent Crusade to that of Alliance-Horde relations, things he had not been involved with since the Second War. At the tender age of 74, Kýriel joined the famed mercenary group Pariah Legion, lead by the undead knight Jarltor Volkein. Volkein, who approached the abbot with the intentions of him leading the rehabilitation effort he wished to conceive, made the abbot the senior priest of the organization. This lead to the adoption of the group becoming a force for the lawful good.

Eventual Dissolution
While residing within the group, the actions of certain individuals lead to the eventual discourse of the order. Within the first months of the year he joined, the knight Volkein vanished and after many famed expeditions with Shendla Silvertongue, the order dissolved. Distraught, the abbot enveloped himself into his holy studies and would spend a month among the House of Nobles.

Clergy of the Holy Light
Upon leaving the Pariah Legion and enveloping himself with his holy studies, Kýriel would soon be introduced to former Prior of Stormwind and current novice at the time Fiona Vynam, who was under the tutelage of current Archbishop Alonsus Secundus. After some brief consideration and due to his longstanding relationship with the Church of the Holy Light, Kýriel was persuaded to join the prestigious College of Canons, and subsequently the Clergy of the Holy Light, becoming once again a novice under Canon Law.

Kýriel's intense re-training as a novice was initially under the guidance of Mother Sonia Jamieson. While under her guidance, as well as later the Reverend Mother Vynam, he witnessed many changes amongst the structure of leadership within the Clergy. This would include the dismissal of Vynam from her office, the resignations of Calharon the Steadfast, Clothair Ravenot, and the acquisition of Qienna Parker as a secondary officer. Notable examples of his training sequence include visiting the Stormwind Orphanage on his 76th birthday. Despite his previous ordination many years prior, he was officially ordained under Canon Law on 1 August at the age of 76 by Alonsus II.

Under new circumstances and a consistently changing leadership, Kýriel worked to grow the College as well as submitting several documents for official canon lore. He took countless students, notable ones including Latarian Cotillard, future Prioress of Stormwind Elestri Douglas (née Bloodrose), Legate Tyragonfal, and briefly Sir Tion Harrowmire. He was later granted the junior officer rank of Prebendary during his tenure of teaching weekly seminary classes, particularly on the Summa Luxologica and church history, beginning with his documentive thesis on Landren I. The resulting biography, titled The Crucifixion of the Gilneas Empire, was published by the House of Nobles later that year. Kýriel hosted liturgy on multiple occasions, which reflected his primarily nonviolent stance of lawful alignment and avocation of separation of church and state. He became one of the most liberal priests in College history.

The Liturgical Epicureanism of Love
Two liturgical sermons particularly stand out from his long history, the most notable of which occurred shortly before his resignation from the College. The sermon occured in the Cathedral of Light in Stormwind City on the 10 of January, shortly after the declaration of failure by Aeriyth Dawnsorrow against Alonsus II, in which the Ranger-General accused the Archbishop of misuse of power. In an enthralling sermon, Kýriel preached notions of love and acceptance of all creeds. A notable quote, later published in the weekly Stormwind newspaper, read: "One may ask how peace and love are achieved in such challenging times as these. Mind you, the Light does not wield ciboriums to the poor, or any sort of chalice. Our bodies give sacrifice to the Light, and as stated the fruits of our labor lead to the creation of resolution. A prevalent example of resolution rests upon the very walls we speak; said Cathedral built with affection, befitting a temple of the Light. Affection leads to the salvation of compassionate truth, and given the knowledge of compassion, leads to the understanding of peace and love. 

''Additional knowledge of compassion leads to the abolishment of ignorance. It Is arrogant to believe we are graced with the insight of right and wrong. This is refutably why our virtues of respect and compassion exist – as they transcend the physical and mental boundaries of arrogance amongst all creeds. It is of upmost prominence to remember the smoke is temporary. The Holy Light does not falter, and we, as humble servants, must choose joy in the pathway of love'' and peace over petty differences." 

Resignation
Kýriel resigned from his office as junior officer and Reverend Father of the Clergy of the Holy Light effective the following day from his final sermon as a member of the Clergy, executed 10 January. In a detailed letter written to the Office of Vocations, Alonsus II, and Kateryn Wyllinds, he did not seek laicization from the Church and advocated his fervent conviction that those still in training would soon succeed. The resignation came as a shock to many, including but not limited to Terralina Dawnbringer, Tyragonfal, and Tevaran Delian, one of the commanding officers.

The resignation came at a time of a great College exodus, in which many members renounced their positions - including members of leadership (which also involved Qienna Parker's retirement from her Bishop status on the Council of Bishops), such as he, as well as other priests and knights among the order. He remained an active member of Stormwind society as well as the Church.

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