Archdiocese of Ardashirshahr

The Archdiocese of Ardashirshahr (enu asperion Ardashyrshahyrion) is the second of the two Church of Elwynn archdioceses (the first being the Archdiocese of Eliria). It covers most of southern Elwynn, as well as Shireroth, Drak-Modan and Sanama. It was founded as the Diocese of Ardashirshahr in 1490 and raised to Archdiocese in 1492.

In 1569, the city of Ardashirshahr was divided along with Elwynn, with one area free and one feudal. The Church of Elwynn in the feudal areas of Elwynn was reorganised into the Elwynnese Church of Treesian Unorthodoxy (ECTU). At the same time, Ardashirshahr was renamed Tielion Loki. The Archdiocese was renamed Archdiosese of Tielion Loki, with a rival Archdiosese of Tielion Loki being set up in the south (as part of the ECTU).

The Archdiocese is charged by the government of the Alalehzamini Autonomous Republic a regular standing amount for the cost of protecting its temples, offices, and various celebrants, as the profession of the Elw faith is considered a standing affront to the Babkhi Zurvanite majority that, in turn, places a strain on the budget and manpower resources of the public order forces available to the bailiwicks of the AAR.