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7 yrs ago
I am Spartacus!
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8 yrs ago
"Stay awhile and listen!"
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9 yrs ago
God bless.
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9 yrs ago
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9 yrs ago
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I'm not really a bird.

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Where did I play,
A land of twisted branches,
A kingdom of clay,
A swamp of memories,
A never-ending day,

Where did I run,
Across the dawn,
Through the sun,
Across the sky,
Through laughs and fun,

Where did I walk,
Pristine grass green,
White cliffs of chalk,
Pools of sky so blue,
Orchard stones that talk,

Where did I sit,
By the gates of silver,
Near endless pit,
By forever horizon,
You may remember it.

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Sounds pretty close to Tarkiman Beliefs. Before their disappearance, a group of Primordials and their children had ruled over Tarkima as a Pantheon of Living Gods. Afterwards, many believe they had simply ascended into a higher plane, preparing a Valhalla-like paradise. I'd imagine there may be slight disagreements regarding the Prophetess.

And no doubt @Goldeagle1221's church will also have influence in Tarkima, many Tarkimans renouncing their old faith to the Old Gods and switching over to the Church.


Just to be fair to creativity and to give credit where credit is due. @Aristo @Crispy octopus and @Solamelike are all co authors of the region and religion. All I did was the outline and general idea (of the church). We are currently working on our region histories!
@Goldeagle1221

The Warlord and Empress Andromache, just by existing, violates the tenants of the church insofar as she was but an orphan and a peasant doomed to die, becoming a Heroic figure and eventually toppling three noble kingdoms along the way. Furthermore, while the Empire proper maintains a caste-based system, mobility between castes is common. Indeed, even the lowest of slaves in the fields or mines are permitted to try and claim a better life for themselves either through proof of merit of by achieving tenure in the fighting pits. Moreso than any other point, if you want to win any kind of favor with the Imperial Administration you must publicly recognize the Empress as the legitimate sovereign of the lands. Failure to do so could potentially lead to the proscription of your faith, as association of any kind will be impossible if your kind do not recognize her authority.

@Darkspleen
I do not know if the 'Serene One' counts as our default accepted god or not, or whether she is an alternative option to some other system. I will say that within the Empire, if another religion is considered the 'default,' it will still be a sanctioned state religion, albeit worship and adherence to stricture will not be rigidly enforced. If the default religion views the Prophetess as Divine, the Empire may then effectively be considered a heterodoxy as they reject any Divinity on her part.

Additionally, it is the official stance of the Imperial Administration that this 'Serene One,' regardless of whether or not she even existed, had her chance already. Her own folly in creating the flawed Primordials is, by the admission of her own church, what led to her being shut from the world. It belongs to mortals now. That aside, the Empire holds no specific animus against the Serene faith or its followers, and so where convenient will not trample over you.

Dare not fall underfoot.


The Serene Church is completely player made and controlled, by no means the default. Also the Serene One is of no gender.
To further add to the fundamentals: The fundamental virtues of the church are humility, temperance, generosity, compassion, and order. The fundamental beliefs is that while magic exists, it exists to serve mortals so that they may more effectively bring back order to the chaotic world. The Serene One is the only true creator and way back to paradise, and the primordials are the bringers of chaos and sin.

EDIT: This is just the outline really, it will be up to the players roleplaying the high council to doctor in the actual rules and laws to be ministered, as well as the history of the church and detailed structures and locations.
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My nation will probably be a hotbed of protestant belief.


The Queen is lenient on Protestants on my side of things, but the Duke has his head up the high council's ass. Every nation in the church gets two Archbishops for the council btw.

So Sola, Aristo, Crispy, and myself are members of the high council and its up to our archbishops to modify dogma and law through council if deemed necessary.

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You may want to elaborate on the nature of the Serene church so that people can decide whether they want in on it or not.

Currently it is now Solamelike, Aristo, Crispy Octopus and myself. We are going to be defining it in detail tonight. But for now here is what it is: [post incoming]
I'll be working with Aristo, Solamelike and Crispy Octopus tonight on history as well as our joint church. If anyone else wants in on the Serene Church and the bishop council that governs it. Lemme know.
:c


<3 into the fryer we go.
Hmm I should do an internal map. And by that I mean @crispy octopus should do my internal map.
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@Goldeagle1221

The disparate kingdoms that were conquered to form the rising Empire had different views. The new order, such as it is, possesses evidence to suggest the Prophetess' powers were genuine. However, due in part to the region's historical familiarity with Primordial Lineage, they reject claims that she was Divine.

As far as the new order is concerned, the Prophetess was a mortal woman with prophetic powers, and nothing more.


No more indeed!
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