[quote=@Guardian Angel Haruki]
I still would like to keep my Paladin secular and separate from a religious faction. I imagine that my character has met at least one person who justified their atrocities with faith and religious quotes. That is something that she despises the most. 
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Fair enough. Though if your character is going to have strong, negative feelings towards religion it would be important to consider who in her past hurt her and what religion they subscribed to. Which brings me to explaining the three religious sects in this game...

Note: If you haven't read my Drakkenheim History In Brief yet, please do so before reading these summaries I typed up. The context is pretty crucial. I promise it isn't too long. You can find it on Page #1


[u]The Faith of the Sacred Flame[/u]

The dominant religion of the continent. Its deity is a faceless/formless flame (more a force than a being), monotheistic, and morally good aligned. This religion is credited with causing the downfall of the tyrannical Sorcerer Kings in ancient times. The different nations on the continent are bound together by the mutual subscription to this religion. Its doctrine holds that any light, no matter how small, can lead the way through darkness (Major tenants include compassion, truth, justice, and redemption). This faith's holy city is based in Elyria and they are led by a divine matriarch (think of the pope for comparison). They command The knights of the Silver Order which is a group of paladins and one of the five major factions in this game. The Silver Order has been sent to Drakkenheim by the divine matriarch to destroy delerium at its source as they believe it, the haze, and contamination to be an unholy abomination.

For more info, please see this link...[url]https://www.worldanvil.com/w/drakkenheim-stevensummers96/a/faith-of-the-sacred-flame-organization[/url]

[u]The Followers of the Falling Fire[/u]

A new offshoot of The Sacred Flame (and one of the five major factions in this game), The Followers of the Falling Fire are sometimes regarded by outsiders to be more of a fanatical cult than a legitimate religion. That being said, the faith is gaining steam across the continent. Led By Lucretia Mathias who, after being passed over to become the newest divine matriarch, had a vision foretelling the destruction of Drakkenheim by a falling star. A vision that came true. Now she lives within the city itself, calling for the pilgrimage of thousands, if not millions of faithful followers to the crater's edge to "take their place within the divine plan". She states that "Perhaps if taken up by righteous souls, the crystals might become an earthly vessel for the Sacred Flame itself." Lucretia has revealed herself to be carrying a piece of delerium which she implanted into her chest. This has led to Lucretia being branded a heretic by the church of the Scared Flame.

For more info, please see this link...[url]https://www.worldanvil.com/w/drakkenheim-stevensummers96/a/the-falling-fire-organization[/url]

[u]The Old Gods[/u]

The old gods are all the deities who made up the various pantheons that held power in the time before and perhaps during the Sorcerer Kings. However, these gods have been fully silent since that primordial age. If they ever existed at all is unclear though there are some fringe groups and individuals here and there that still worship them.