The Emberglow

Funerary rites among the Flameborn Accord are known as the Emberglow, where the body of the deceased is burnt within the central pyre of their birth village. During the Emberglow, prayers are said to the ancestors to welcome their fallen child into their arms. Offerings of different herbs often signify which House the deceased hails from.

Below are listed the Offerings of the Awakened Houses: Family and friends of the deceased are gathered to remember the life of the one they mourn. They are asked to speak on pleasant memories before the Emberwalker and the Adjutant begin the final rites.
 * House Blackdawn: Ashroot
 * House Wintersun: Fadeleaf
 * House Dawnscorn: Kingsblood
 * House Dawnsplitter: Sungrass
 * House Blackvale: Heartswood
 * House Dawnborne: Firebloom

The bundles of traditional offerings are lit as the torch by which the Emberglow is began. Several bundles are introduced to the bed of wood the deceased is laid upon before six members of the deceased’s family carry the thin construction over the central pyre and settle it into the pyre’s center. Often, the bed of wood does not catch into a true flame until introduced to the pyre.

Silence is not allowed to settle in as the corpse is burned. Several prayers are said to the ancestors and to the Triune, and as a closing moment, the Emberglow Wishes of the deceased are read to those that have gathered. Much like a written Will, these wishes may indicate the mere spread of wealth, or in many cases, the desires the deceased had for the futures of their loved ones.

Emberglows held to remember the Matriarchs are often closed ceremonies, but several larger villages are known to hold their own vigils when a Matriarch or a Hammer has passed on.