The beliefs and methods of the people of the Himalia Fortress Monastery may have changed since its conception but their initial goal has not. The members of the Himalia monastic order still do their best to spread their faith through the learning, collecting and protecting of knowledge. Helping those who desire it and doing all they can to learn in return.
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They have picked up a habit of taking in those who have nowhere to go, feeding and sheltering them and aiding them in their troubles, whether they are believers or not. It is this, more than anything else, that has aided in transforming the faith and ideals of the denizens.
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The worshippers and the inhabitants they take in don’t have the same luxury of large ornate abodes as in the capital of Thalassa or the other seven cities of Cressida, the wealth and attention instead going to the upkeep of the Fortress and embellishment of the faith, the people themselves usually living a more Ascetic life.
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The more the population within their walls grows however the more of a target they become to attackers and the denizens of the fortress, though not trained warriors and largely pacifist, will do their best to defend their lands.
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Even as the ethos within the monastery has changed however the foundation of the faith is still visible.
A Marahil al-Qamar (complimentary religious text to the main Daw al-Qamar) was written early on by Rasim to help guide the people living there in accordance with the evolving religious practises. It is from this text that the Eight Mandates, rules to live by, were created.