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Jesh have retained their separate worship of Ina and Ono outside of the Church hierarchy. In many ways, they are treated much like Jews in Europe. Many recognize the common cultural and religious heritage, but regard the Jesh as heretics at the best of times. When times are bad (warfare, famine, plagues), the Jesh are the first to be blames, and the capricious gods the follow. | Jesh have retained their separate worship of Ina and Ono outside of the Church hierarchy. In many ways, they are treated much like Jews in Europe. Many recognize the common cultural and religious heritage, but regard the Jesh as heretics at the best of times. When times are bad (warfare, famine, plagues), the Jesh are the first to be blames, and the capricious gods the follow. | ||
Monodrant is an entirely different sect. Following Burn's Crossing, a prophet arose in the deserts to the southwest of the Boden Sea, among the nomadic Balfries and humans there. The Prophet, Aziz Mustafa bin Amar al-Rafiq, foretold the Long Dark, and remarked that Burn's Crossing was punishment from the All-Father for not worshiping him. Aziz claimed that Ampul came to him, as the All-Father's herald and wrote the treatise of Hallah through Aziz' hand. In it Aziz claims that the Quadrants are wrong, and their gods are but humble servants of the All-Father, and they have been blinded by their own delusions. Aziz' prophecy caught like wildfire during the early dark, and spread upon the swords of the Marmalukes and bedouins of the Majid desert. The Monodrant's or Hallah's expansion has slowed, if not stopped, but not before they took Suriana, and | Monodrant is an entirely different sect. Following Burn's Crossing, a prophet arose in the deserts to the southwest of the Boden Sea, among the nomadic Balfries and humans there. The Prophet, Aziz Mustafa bin Amar al-Rafiq, foretold the Long Dark, and remarked that Burn's Crossing was punishment from the All-Father for not worshiping him. Aziz claimed that Ampul came to him, as the All-Father's herald and wrote the treatise of Hallah through Aziz' hand. In it Aziz claims that the Quadrants are wrong, and their gods are but humble servants of the All-Father, and they have been blinded by their own delusions. Aziz' prophecy caught like wildfire during the early dark, and spread upon the swords of the Marmalukes and bedouins of the Majid desert. The Monodrant's or Hallah's expansion has slowed, if not stopped, but not before they took Suriana, Enui, and much of the Holy Land. The Holy Quadrangle Empire of Man (along with the Holy Church of the Quadrant) have called for Crusades twice since the revival to quash the Hallahs. The Children of the Light have shifted much of the their martial forces and focus to reclaiming the Holy Lands from these heretics. The city of Houda has been retaken, and the Kingdom of Houda marks the Crusaders' extent of control in Hallah lands. | ||
Revision as of 22:20, 9 August 2010
See GURPS: Church and State History for the formation and history of the Quadrant.
Jesh and Monodrant
Jesh have retained their separate worship of Ina and Ono outside of the Church hierarchy. In many ways, they are treated much like Jews in Europe. Many recognize the common cultural and religious heritage, but regard the Jesh as heretics at the best of times. When times are bad (warfare, famine, plagues), the Jesh are the first to be blames, and the capricious gods the follow.
Monodrant is an entirely different sect. Following Burn's Crossing, a prophet arose in the deserts to the southwest of the Boden Sea, among the nomadic Balfries and humans there. The Prophet, Aziz Mustafa bin Amar al-Rafiq, foretold the Long Dark, and remarked that Burn's Crossing was punishment from the All-Father for not worshiping him. Aziz claimed that Ampul came to him, as the All-Father's herald and wrote the treatise of Hallah through Aziz' hand. In it Aziz claims that the Quadrants are wrong, and their gods are but humble servants of the All-Father, and they have been blinded by their own delusions. Aziz' prophecy caught like wildfire during the early dark, and spread upon the swords of the Marmalukes and bedouins of the Majid desert. The Monodrant's or Hallah's expansion has slowed, if not stopped, but not before they took Suriana, Enui, and much of the Holy Land. The Holy Quadrangle Empire of Man (along with the Holy Church of the Quadrant) have called for Crusades twice since the revival to quash the Hallahs. The Children of the Light have shifted much of the their martial forces and focus to reclaiming the Holy Lands from these heretics. The city of Houda has been retaken, and the Kingdom of Houda marks the Crusaders' extent of control in Hallah lands.
Religious Rank in the Church of the Quadrant
- 6 Arch Prior
- 5 Archbishop, grand master of a great order, Cardinal
- 4 Bishop, grand master of a lesser order, arch deacon of a Cardinal or Archbishop
- 3 Head of a powerful abbey or minor order, head priest of an important church (cathedral), or deacon to a bishop
- 2 Head of a minor abbey, or Prior in a larger one, priests of larger churches
- 1 Parish Priest, officials in an abbey (Cellarer, Sacrist, Purser, Treasurer, or even a Prior in a minor abbey)
- 0 Novices, novitiates, monk