CLAIRON PICARD
MONASTIC ORDER HAS VISIT FROM ITS FIRST MASTER
Mavigny, March 6, 5010: The Contemplative Monastic Order of Occidentalium which is based in Jumhuriat al-Badara has a new First Master, Aulus Marius who will be visiting the one Chapter House of the Order in Kanjor. Gaius Trebonius was the First Master who sponsored the opening of a Chapter House in Martois Region near Mavigny with the approval of the Partriarch of Martois and the government.
The Chapter House is in a hilly area with cold mountain streams which allow the cultivation of wasabi in them. The wasabi will be used to give a horse radish flavor to the mustard made by the monks from plants they cultivate. The Order generally is known for its mustard and the chapter House in Kanjor carries its weight in production and sales.
The monks also cultivate pinot noir and chardonnay grapes for red and white wine for their own use and for sale. They have some Chagra goats from which they get pashmina fibers with which they make shawls. In addition to these items produced for sale, they have vegetable and herb gardens for their own use. A trust fund was given to the Chapter by the Order which is controlled by Prior Lucius Servillius. To the extent items for sale do not cover expenses such as bread, books and clothing and utilities, interest from the trust fund is used.
It is generally believed that the funds of the Order were derived from piracy and smuggling before the Occidentalium was shipwrecked off the coast of the smaller island of Badara.
First Master Marius will spend a week with the monks of the Kanjor Chapter. While he will audit the books, he will attend the evening discussions where the topic is currently what signs of a developing loving spirit have been witnessed.