It seems 2013 will be the year of Aurvandil ! =) , some big changes and lots of exciting war campaigns!.
Yay! Did you finally noticed you've got more than 50 players among your ranks? Happy New Year!
Regarding the religious matter, maybe Arvandilians receive financial support from Allison & friends in exchange of the promise of a satellite realm somewhere in what today are 'Moot regions. It's a raisonable symbiosis, and it's been already seen.
But all this time of silent... Indeed plagues and fire are being plotted in Candiels!