Ramedaran Brotherhood

The Ramedaran Brotherhood was a monastic order of the church of Ilmater that operated the Cloister of St. Ramedar in Tethyr circa the mid–14 century DR. The Cloister was a combination of Ilmatari shrine, prison, and sanitarium.

Organization
The Ramedaran Brotherhood was an exclusively male organization made up of monks and painbearers of Ilmater. Each member was required to take vows of celibacy and poverty. As of the, there were approximately one hundred fifteen members on staff in the Cloister of St. Ramedar, administered by the Reverend Father Benentine Boldoran.

Activities
The Brotherhood had a long-standing reputation for upholding the law and administering to those in their custody with mercy—curing or rehabilitating where possible and providing constant care for the incurably insane. In addition to their penitentiary and sanitarium efforts, the monks of the Cloister maintained a library and repository of many tomes and scrolls holy to the Ilmateri faith, recopying, studying, and annotating the scholarly works. They also kept detailed records of the daily activities and treatments of every being under their care.

Base of Operations
Until the, the Brotherhood's headquarters were located in the eastern part of Zazesspur, Tethyr's largest city and former capital. At that time they petitioned the Zazesspuran government to use the ancient fortress known as Zazessovertan to house their charges, and received permission. The monks then moved into the citadel under Mount Adiir in the Starspire Mountains at the head of the Bay of Bormul, approximately  northwest of Zazesspur, and renamed it the Cloister of St. Ramedar.