Church of Mystryl

The church of Mystryl was the main organization that followed the tenets of the goddess Mystryl.

Worshipers and clergy
The majority of Mystryl's followers were human, but all natives of Faerûn were welcome. Given the pantheonistic nature of worship in the Realms, anyone that wishes to become more powerful in arcane magic (rather than though divine aid) at least supplicates themselves to her and appeases her, even though their patron deity might be another divine being. Mystryl prefers to have magic items burnt in her name as worship, and this was most commonly done by temporarily enchanting an item with a spell before burning it.

Mystryl's clergy were a varied lot, and just like her followers they were allowed to be of any alignment. Relations between the different groups of Mystryl's faith was surprisingly good despite this. Priests of Mystryl were generally known as Servants of Mystery, whereas more senior priests were called Ladies or Lords of Mystery. In addition to these, other titles existed within each subgroup or temple. As a general rule, talent and ability for a position outweighed raw power, so the most capable spellcasters did not necessarily have the highest rank within a temple.

As part of their daily activities, all Mystryl worshipers of sufficient experience were expected to devote some time to researching new spells or magic items, in order to enhance and expand the usefulness of magic.

Weaveglow
All priests of Mystryl can cause their bodies, or parts of their bodies, to glow softly with a blue-white radiance for as long as they wish. This was known as weaveglow, and the effect of the light was only to about 5 feet away, essentially just enough to read by. Usage of weaveglow was not generally known outside of the clergy, and most of the clergy kept this as a secret.