Curneisei

The Curneisei are followers of the teachings of Olvaris Curnar, and hold anarchist beliefs.

Details
Curnar argued in support of the Doctrine of Universal Ascendance: that “the gods are made by men rather than the other way around and—that being so—there is no reason why men cannot make themselves gods as well. [Curnar argued] that rank and wealth and power are the ways in which men aspire to godhood, and that the power that one man accumulates can be taken by another man. And that it should be, if the first man is not striving to advance, for men cannot ascend to godhood if power is allowed to stagnate—in, for example, the elvish devotion to [their] houses. Old men should not be allowed to rule young men simply because they fathered them, or their younger brothers fathered them. Power is not inherent. . . and all men may become gods.”

The Curneisei call each other "zhornu," a north-country word for cousin, "to signify their rejection of bloodties in favor of the brotherhood of struggle." They can also be called Curneisis.

A number of airship workers in Amalo are Curneisei. Many of them don't attempt to fully follow through on Olvaris' teachings.

The most fervent Curneisei in Amalo were very angry, particularly with the Amal-Athamareise Airship Company and working conditions there. Some of the Curneisei met at the Stone Tree, a teahouse in Amalo. They “read Curnar metaphorically, and imagine Universal Ascendance as a world in which no man holds power over any other" or, to some Curneisei who supported women's rights, over any woman.

A group of Curneisei joined with some Tethimada and sympathetic nobles, and hatched a plan that involved Eshevis Tethimar marrying Vedero Drazhin, and then placing a bomb on an airship carrying Varenechibel IV, Nemolis Drazhar, Nazhira Drazhar, and Ciris Drazhar, killing them and leaving the regency for Idra Drazhar in Eshevis' hands. The Curneisei changed the plan and placed the bomb on an airship carrying Varenechibel IV and three of his sons before Eshevis had even signed a wedding contract, killing the former, and leaving the throne to Maia Drazhar.

Thara Celehar investigated the Curneisei while hunting down the makers and planters of the bomb, which led to the executions of at least three of the co-conspirators. Many Curneisei seemingly still hold a grudge against Thara for it.

Members

 * Aina Shulivar (deceased)
 * Atho Narchanezhen (deceased)
 * Evrenis Bralchenar (deceased)