Matchmaker's Legacy

Matchmaker's legacy is a religion based on matching people in pairs to guarantee them company, well-being and purpose in life, even at the darkest times.

Origin
Matchmaker's legacy origins are not exactly known. Theories say that it comes from one of the nations from another era and it was previously used as a dictator system to forcefully match people in pairs by the Matchmaker to work and live together for the betterment of the nation. In the Matchmaker's last will, he finally realises that forcing people into matching for the hope of better tomorrow was a cruel thing to do and asks for forgiveness, but at the same time requests for improving the system in a way that people will benefit from it without actually forcing them to do so.

Kyle Riegler (NecXYZ), a nomad-newcomer in Rathnir, during underwater explorations, found some inscriptions on sunken ruins' walls about the matchmaking and decided to bring the Matchmaker's will back to life, to serve its purpose as a life-brightening idea amongst other, currently existing religions.

The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker was a leader of the city he lived in and the founder of the oldest form of matchmaking. Under his reign, he changed the system into much more dictatorship-like, probably because of his desire to maximize the potential of matchmaking. During his leadership, he didn’t have a positive reputation (which led to some cases of rebellion where people decided to flee the city in order to live a normal life under no pressure of the leadership - The most known case of this kind is the escape of the “Rebel Pair”.)  until he experienced enlightenment. On the brink of death, he ordered his attendants to write his last speeches to his people where he has shown his remorse and apologised for every cruel thing he had done. The other documents that he had ordered to write before his death were connected to matchmaking reform where he included the list of simple rules, nowadays known as “Matchmaker’s requests”.

Matchmaker's Requests
1. In two or other even numbers we eat, we sleep, we live.

2. In two we work and we share the succulent fruit.

''3. In pairs equal we are. Domination or submission towards our mates occur should not.''

4. In two major decisions we take and no will should be pressured onto our mates.

5. In two lifetime we live, but in radical times mates changed may be.

''6. Pairs on companionship, not love based are. If someone their love seeks, Their current mate informed should be, not to leave them at the darkest hour.''

7. If the war inevitable is, for your freedom, alongside your mate fight.

8. May we all pair in peace, joy and harmony, as written in final Matchmaker's will it was. After his death, the people of the city he ruled decided not to blame the passed leader and tried to adapt to his last will by reforming the matchmaking system entirely, yet saving the core traditions and principles of it. All of that was written as one of many legends that have been forgotten to this day. For all of his accomplishments, he was declared as a god of tradition, matchmaking and prosperity."'All hail the Matchmaker and his last will, for what he wanted for us all and his enlightenment!'"

The Rebel Pair
It was the first pair which disobeyed the Matchmaker’s dictatorship and fled the city to live with each other, having no orders controlling them. Although their names have never been revealed, their history begins when the lower class man met his future love, who lived in the upper classes’ community. One night, after a spontaneous decision they managed to steal someone’s vehicle and rushed over the city’s walls, into the unknown. After that incident, they became the symbol of rebelliance and courage, whose example was followed by many people. Everyone thought that those two played a major role in Matchmaker’s enlightenment and commemorated their actions by making them next to the matchmaker in the religion’s hierarchy.

The Fire Founder
The Fire Founder is known as the god of the beginning. While studying the sunken ruins, Kyle (NecXYZ) found traces about an unknown being, which probably was a founder of a city where the oldest form of matchmaking was used. Based on Its appearance we can tell that it was a some kind of a humanoid form which had an ability to light it’s hands up and spawn little “kindle flames” around it that seemed to move on their own. It is presumed that with their help he lit the first flame of the emerging city. Despite already mentioned discoveries, not much is known about it.

The flag of the "Rebel Pair"
Unfortunately, there are no symbols of the religion that survived to this day except a flag that represented The Rebel Pair. The banner’s colours symbolise the following:


 * White - The perfect world without any dangers/worries that Matchmaker was trying to achieve with his methods.
 * Blue and Pink - The Rebel Pair. Blue strip symbolises the man when the pink one represents the woman. In the centre of the flag There’s a sun-like circle made out of two colours that show the Man’s mind and the Woman’s body functioning in perfect harmony.

The Founding Fire
Despite what was written above, some are not sure if this really is a symbol of the Fire Founder. Each city that followed Matchmaker's system had a little shrine built, where a single flame of fire was kept and guarded by specific people. It symbolised a creation of a new town that was willing to fulfill the Matchmaker's will.

Fire Founding
A crucial ceremony which celebrates founding a new town which follows the religion of  Matchmaker’s legacy or a conversion of an already existing one. A small shrine is built, where the Fire Wardens lit the first flame that commemorates the creation of a town who’s ready to fulfill the last will of the Matchmaker.

Matchmaking
A ceremony where everyone present celebrates the creation of a new match. It can also be with multiple matches created at once. The closest families of the newly-matched prepare them a unique dish named "harmony bun" (A variant of a pumpkin pie with bread). The origin of the recipe's name is unknown, but the dish itself was mentioned in the library remains of a sunken building named  "The Apiary".

Lovers' Matchmaking
A new matchmaking variant based on creating a pair who are willing to pair with each other because of a mutual love interest to each other. The variant wasn't a part of the matchmaking, but was later added due to the people’s needs. It also comes with an essential rule - Love matches cannot be left under no circumstances, except one. If someone’s mate passes away, the other person can return to normal matchmaking.

Match-leaving
A ceremony that puts an end to an existing match. It can only be done with normal matchmaking, as the lovers can’t be separated from each other at any cost. It is a rather sad event that doesn’t usually happen on a daily basis. After someone’s match has ended, they have a one-week  period only to themselves where they cannot join the next match. The period is to let them reconsider their future plans, as the event, as written above, is so rare that no one knows what to do with themselves after their match ends.

Matchmaker's messenger
A title reseverved for the individual who decided to reintroduce Matchmaker's will once again and carry on the creation of the perfect world based on His requests. He holds the title of the highest representative of Matchmaker's will and it is his duty and responsibility to keep everyone in order ant not let any negative factor ruin the peace and harmony. That title cannot be inherited by no other person, because of it's unique role. The title is held by Kyle Riegler. (NecXYZ)

Fire Wardens
Those people are responsible for keeping the order and guarding the first flame of the village (A.K.A. The Founding Fire) and other religion-connected places. Although they have the higher authority than the servants, acolytes and the matched, they are classified at the same tier as the servants, mainly because of their simple, yet responsible and important role. No Fire Warden can't be matched though - they dedicate their own lifes and identities to anonymously serve the Matchmaker and the Flame.

Servant
Servants are the ones who lead ceremonies of matchmaking. They have the power to match people in pairs or to split them. They also are main representatives in foreign lands, who can spread the religion in other cities on one condition - no one can't be forced into following Matchmaker's Legacy. It is their own will to find a person to match with, to guarantee the second person (and themselves) a better life.

The matched
They are the main followers of Matchmaker's will. Each of the matched followers can live a normal life, but it is advised to do their work together with their mate, as mentioned in Matchmaker's Requests. They can always abnegate the Matchmaker in anytime, but leaving the mate on his own could lead in some unfortunate events.