Selesnya Conclave

Like a thriving garden, carefully tended and abundantly fertile, the communities of the Selesnya Conclave are a harmonious union of nature and civilization. The members of the conclave dream of embracing all of Ravnica in their peaceful union. In the meantime, they are growing an army, preparing to resist the ambition and destructive impulses of the other guilds and fight to defend their way of life.
At the heart of the Selesnya faith and philosophy is the Worldsoul, called Mat'Selesnya, which its devotees believe to be a manifestation of nature itself. At the signing of the original Guildpact, Mat’Selesnya was embodied in an elemental form and acted as the guild’s first guildmaster. Her voice is now heard through the dryads known as the Chorus of the Conclave. The original mission of the conclave involved conservation and charity, but its focus has long been on expanding its community, in which all members are cared for and nature is preserved in harmony with civilization.
The Selesnya Conclave is organized into enclaves called vernadi, which are communes built around central trees. The vernadi are smaller versions of the guildhall, the great city-tree Vitu-Ghazi. A dryad, called a voda, is called forth from that central tree to be the leader of the community, connecting the vernadi and its devotees to the Worldsoul and uniting them with the will of the entire conclave.
In addition to the voda, military and religious leaders in each vernadi regularly communicate with its members. Ordinary members of the conclave spend a few hours every day training with a military instructor and studying with a religious teacher.
Fundamental to the strength of the Selesnya Conclave are the Ledev, a band of soldiers whose mission is to protect transit in the city. They work tirelessly to keep Ravnica's many streets and alleyways free of danger, and will often provide an escort to dignitaries who move through dangerous regions of the city.

Type

Political, Faction / Party

Leader

Chorus of the Conclave

Subsidiary Organizations

• Cult of Yore
• Ledev

Location

Vitu-Ghazi

Controlled Territories

• Ivory Oaks
• Kasarna Training Grounds
• Saproling Nursery
• Second District
• Sumala
• Vitu-Ghazi

Notable Members

• Bayul
• Chorus of the Conclave
• Feyd
• Shaelia Branwyn
• Tolsimir Wolfblood
• Xieren