Avasana - Master of Archives and Treasures
The Avasana is the keeper of the temple's records and safeguards the temple's artifacts and relics. He shares responsibility with the solana for the administration of the temple's finances. The avasana is also responsible for the doctrinal and theological instruction of the esolani.
A native of Kaldor, Brother Garra was trained at Peoni's Temple in Tashal; it was there that he met Saint Angryl's founding pelnala, Sister Lauran. Fascinated with Sister Lauran's fresh theological approach, Garra and several other male esolani risked expulsion by taking every opportunity to seek her mentoring. In spite of his relative youth and inexperience, Sister Lauran asked Garra to accompany her to Chybisa and accept a position as the temple's first Avasana. The two ebasthe made the long journey together shortly afterGarra's ordination in 678.
Brother Garra is a lover of knowledge for its own sake and delights in the study of what others would deem trivial bits of history or esoteric nuances of theological doctrine and thought. His love of knowledge extends to the means of conveying it and he is nearly obsessed with the temple's small collection of written works. When not otherwise actively engaged he can often be found in the archives, sorting and resorting the collection into yet another new system of organization.
By inviting visiting ebasthe to bring along written works they are willing to share, Garra has taken advantage of Brother Hardel's visitation program to dramatically improve both the quality and quantity of the temple's collection. Brother Garra's initiative has also generally increased the willingness of village ebasthe to make the journey to Saint Angryl's in anticipation of taking back copies of other documents from the temple's collection. Even Sister Dyna, who usually chides Garra for his obsession with the written word, has praised the results of his efforts.
Though responsible for the doctrinal and theological instruction of the esolani, Garra abhors lecturing. Instead, he accompanies small groups ofesolani in the conduct of their daily duties and engages them in philosophical and theological debates while they work. His excellent memory and his unnerving ability to turn one's poorly founded arguments against one's self generally succeed in forcing his pupils to resort to intensive study in preparation for these daily battles of wit. Most of his students look forward to these debates but some occasionally find his logic circular, relying overmuch on acceptance of assumptions based on religious faith or literal interpretation of religious writings and traditions.