Elian Faith-The Church of Elias, the Risen King

NAME (TYPE): - Elian Faith-The Church of Elias, the Risen King

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BACKGROUND

        At the darkest hours of the Sundering came a messiah to rescue humanity from the fall. Elias came and lead those struggleing to survive to fight the powers of darkness and destruction. To lead man back to God's promise of light and salvation. Elias lead the survivors to the point of Antioch and proclaimed that site the land of salvation. Here man would beging the climb from the brink under God's guidance. As Antioch was built, the forces of Asmodeus, still running rampant upn Ias from the Sundering, gathered to do battle with Elias and his Apostles.

        Elias sacrificed himself to slay Asmodeus upn Ias and send the true devil's back to Hell.

Elias rose for a short while after his death to communicate to the Apostles God's unfiltered word to his people. Chief among this was  No man can know God but through Elias and the revealed word.

        Since that time the Church of the Risen King has spread their word of salvation to all humans of Ias. Your seat in heaven is empty and can only be filled by living by the word and serving the Risen King.

        History.  Describes the creation and early history of the religion.

        Recent History.  Describes recent history and current events impacting the religion.

        Relics.  The King's Crown. Many others related to saints but the Crown is the major one.

CHARACTER CLASSES:

        Priests.  Briefly describes the priests of the religion, if applicable.

        Crusaders.  Briefly describes the crusaders of the religion, if applicable.

        Monks.  Briefly describes the monks of the class, if applicable.

DIVINITY: - God the Creator, the Father, who has no name but I am.

OPPOSITION: - Asmodeus the devil, the fallen, the false, the destructor, "old Scratch".

BELIEFS:

- There is no god save God.  All other religions are agents of Asmodeus the Deciever.

        - Those humans who follow God and adhere to his sacraments will live in heaven forever.

        - There is no path to God but through his King Elias who delivered man from exile.

        - The Church and the Bishop of Antioch are Elias and God's voice upon the earth..

        - Those who do not accept the true King Elias and find God will burn in agony for all eternity.

        - It is better to kill an unbeliever trying to convert them, than it is to allow them to live.

        - All magic save the magic of God's priests is the tool of Asmodeus the evil one.

        - The book of Apostles is the revealed word of God from Elias to the Apostles, written in Ahreman.

        - God created MAN and gave them souls. All other races are demi-beings without souls, who can be saved only through complete subjegation to God and his granting of a soul.

SYMBOL: The 5 pointed Crown. Generally of the most precious material that can be obtained.

SEAT:     - Antioch in Ulandria.

REGIONS: - the Elain faith is most dominant on the Ulandrian continent but can be found most anywhere because of their apostiletic creed.

TOLERANCE: - Intolerant of all other faiths. All other faiths are deemed blatant followers of Asmodeus (Diabolists) or are duped, Ignorant servants that need to be saved.

Hiearchy & Organization:

        ARCHPRIEST: - The Prince of God, Bishop of Antioch, the direct representative of the Risen King and God upon Ias

        HIGHPRIESTS: - Cardinals. Bishops, Priests, Layman

        SAINTS: - Many saints, too include all of the original Apostles of Elias.

        SECTS: - The Tiberian Order

        SCION (location): - The only Scion of the faith was Elias

        PROPHET (location, year of death): - Gives the name and location of any currently living prophet, or the name, location, and year of the death of the most recent prophet of this religion.

        HERETIC(location/schism): - Gives the name and location of any powerful and currently living heretic, and the name of the Schism the heretic is trying to create.

 

EUPHEMISMS: - Gives the common names that this religion gives to the religious templates.

HOLY DAYS: - Lists the most significant holy days for the religion, what they represent, and how they are observed.

BACKGROUND

        Gives descriptive text about the religion.  Presents the background, motivation, characteristics, and functioning of the particular religion in the Earth 1066 world.

        History.  Describes the creation and early history of the religion.

        Recent History.  Describes recent history and current events impacting the religion.

        Relics.  Describes some of the relics that the religion reveres.

RITUAL

        Ritual Name.   Gives the name or names that would commonly be used by the priest to refer to the rituals of his religion.

        Beliefs.  Describes the specific beliefs (i.e. asceticism, celibacy, etc) that are commonly associated with this particular path of ritual.

        Description.  Gives a basic description of the ritual, what its basis is, how it is expressed, what it looks like being practiced.

Druidism-The Order of Druids

NAME (Cult Following/Order): - Druidism the Order of Druids.

BACKGROUND

        The origins of the Druidic order are largely lost in time. One thing is certain, the Druids have always been there moving through time, protecting and shepparding the goodly races through the cycle of the ages.

        History.  Describes the creation and early history of the religion.

        Recent History.  Describes recent history and current events impacting the religion.

        Relics.  Describes some of the relics that the religion reveres.

CHARACTER CLASSES:

        Priests.  Briefly describes the priests of the religion, if applicable.

        Crusaders.  Briefly describes the crusaders of the religion, if applicable.

        Monks.  Briefly describes the monks of the class, if applicable.

DIVINITY: - Druids do not recognize a diestic entity as the center of their faith. They revere and serve the cycle of the ages, the circle of life, the balance.

OPPOSITION: - All corrupting forces of the balance and the cycle of life

BELIEFS: -

- The cycle of the ages, the circle of life and the balance are all a piece of this world's whole.

        - All things are a part of this whole and must live by its tenets.

        - The Cycle, the circle and the balance can be broken by beings of free will.

        - The sentient races, because they alone have the power to break the balance have a responsibility to be stewards.

SYMBOL: - many variations of a three circled theme

SEAT:     - None, Druids often mean in areas of natural beauty and secret places of power called Ley Nexus.

REGIONS: - Druids can be found through out Ias, either openly serving communities that believe in the orders tenets or secretly in regions that have deemed them Heretics

TOLERANCE: - Accepting or Tolerant of those that are not disturbing the balance. Militant versus those that do.

Hiearchy & Organization:

        ARCHPRIEST: - none.

        HIGHPRIESTS: - Gives the name and location of powerful Highpriests.

        SAINTS: None

        SCION: None.

EUPHEMISMS: - Gives the common names that this religion gives to the religious templates.

HOLY DAYS: - Autumnal Equionx, Winter Solsitice, Summer, Spring.

BACKGROUND

        Gives descriptive text about the religion.  Presents the background, motivation, characteristics, and functioning of the particular religion in the Earth 1066 world.

        History.  Describes the creation and early history of the religion.

        Recent History.  Describes recent history and current events impacting the religion.

        Relics.  Describes some of the relics that the religion reveres.

RITUAL

        Ritual Name.   Gives the name or names that would commonly be used by the priest to refer to the rituals of his religion.

        Beliefs.  Describes the specific beliefs (i.e. asceticism, celibacy, etc) that are commonly associated with this particular path of ritual.

        Description.  Gives a basic description of the ritual, what its basis is, how it is expressed, what it looks like being practiced.

Medeen faith-the Ahroun Faith

NAME (Empire of the Ahroun):

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BACKGROUND

        texty stuff.

        History.  Describes the creation and early history of the religion.

        Recent History.  Describes recent history and current events impacting the religion.

        Relics.  TBD.

CHARACTER CLASSES:

        Clerics.  Briefly describes the priests of the religion, if applicable.

        Crusaders.  Briefly describes the crusaders of the religion, if applicable.

        Monks.  Briefly describes the monks of the class, if applicable.

DIVINITY: - TBD.

OPPOSITION: - TBD.

BELIEFS:

- There is no God save God.

        - God gave the Ahroun 5 gifts, the 5 pillars (Fire, Water, Earth, Air and Magic), these are to be reverred

        - Heaven is the First Realm.

        - Ias is the Second Realm.

        - Hell is the Third Realms.

        - It is better to kill an unbeliever trying to convert them, than it is to allow them to live.

        - God is the Maker and the Djinn were his children, but they misbehaved.

        - there are 100 names of God. 99 of them are known.

        - The Souls of Man can only reach heaven by leading a pious life.

SYMBOL: The 5 pointed start.

SEAT:     - TBD.

REGIONS: - texty stuff.

TOLERANCE: - Intolerant of all other faiths. All other faiths are deemed blatant followers of Asmodeus (Diabolists) or are duped, Ignorant servants that need to be saved.

Hiearchy & Organization:

        ARCHPRIEST: - none

        HIGHPRIESTS: - 5 High Immams

        SAINTS: - Many saints, too include all of the original Apostles of Elias.

        SECTS: - TBD

        SCION (location): - The only Scion of the faith was Elias

        PROPHET (location, year of death): - Gives the name and location of any currently living prophet, or the name, location, and year of the death of the most recent prophet of this religion.

        HERETIC(location/schism): - Gives the name and location of any powerful and currently living heretic, and the name of the Schism the heretic is trying to create.

 

EUPHEMISMS: - Gives the common names that this religion gives to the religious templates.

HOLY DAYS: - Lists the most significant holy days for the religion, what they represent, and how they are observed.

BACKGROUND

        Gives descriptive text about the religion.  Presents the background, motivation, characteristics, and functioning of the particular religion in the Earth 1066 world.

        History.  Describes the creation and early history of the religion.

        Recent History.  Describes recent history and current events impacting the religion.

        Relics.  Describes some of the relics that the religion reveres.

RITUAL

        Ritual Name.   Gives the name or names that would commonly be used by the priest to refer to the rituals of his religion.

        Beliefs.  Describes the specific beliefs (i.e. asceticism, celibacy, etc) that are commonly associated with this particular path of ritual.

        Description.  Gives a basic description of the ritual, what its basis is, how it is expressed, what it looks like being practiced.

Thealian-Objectionist Movement

NAME (Schism): - Thealian Objectionist movement

BACKGROUND

        TBD********

        History.  Upon the Elian church in Caledonia, Thealius nailed his Objectionist screed raling against the Indulgences and attrocities of the Elian Church.

        Recent History.  Describes recent history and current events impacting the religion.

        Relics.  Describes some of the relics that the religion reveres.

CHARACTER CLASSES:

        Priests.  Briefly describes the priests of the religion, if applicable.

        Crusaders.  Briefly describes the crusaders of the religion, if applicable.

        Monks.  Briefly describes the monks of the class, if applicable.

DIVINITY: - Presents data concerning the actual deities behind the religion.

OPPOSITION: - Lists the divine being(s) who oppose the pantheon.

BELIEFS:

- There is no god save God.  All other religions are agents of Asmodeus the Deciever.

        - Those humans who follow God and adhere to his sacraments will live in heaven forever.

        - The path to God is one of personal responsibility, one which the church can guide but cannot make for the believer

        - Unbelievers must be taught and shown the error of their ways but ultimately their soul is their to govern.

        - Magic is an often corrupted tool of God Only by wielding it in his service can one hope to be saved.

        - The book of Apostles is the will of God as laid forth by his Apostles. They are lessons by which one can come to know god.

        - It is every saved souls responsibilty to aid others to come into God's light.

        - God created ALL senscient beings and gave them souls.

SYMBOL: - Blank disk, Normally of silver or silver inlayed wood

SEAT:     - Thealians do not recognize a high seat but are governed by a council of Bishops called the Synod of Bishops.

REGIONS: - Primarily in Caledonia but spreading across the continent

TOLERANCE: - Tolerant of other faiths although they ultimately need to be saved or be damned

Hiearchy & Organization:

        ARCHPRIEST: - None.

        HIGHPRIESTS (location): - Bishops of (each City).

        SAINTS (location): - TBD.

        SCION (location): - Elias was the one and only Scion.

        PROPHET (location, year of death): - The Apostles and Elias.

        HERETIC(location/schism): - TBD.

 

EUPHEMISMS: - Gives the common names that this religion gives to the religious templates.

HOLY DAYS: - Lists the most significant holy days for the religion, what they represent, and how they are observed.

BACKGROUND

        Gives descriptive text about the religion.  Presents the background, motivation, characteristics, and functioning of the particular religion in the Earth 1066 world.

        History.  Describes the creation and early history of the religion.

        Recent History.  Describes recent history and current events impacting the religion.

        Relics.  Describes some of the relics that the religion reveres.

RITUAL

        Ritual Name.   Gives the name or names that would commonly be used by the priest to refer to the rituals of his religion.

        Beliefs.  Describes the specific beliefs (i.e. asceticism, celibacy, etc) that are commonly associated with this particular path of ritual.

        Description.  Gives a basic description of the ritual, what its basis is, how it is expressed, what it looks like being practiced.