Finders
Structure
The Gates Kingdom believes their monarchs to be chosen by the God Mother and as such are above reproach.
Other Kingdoms have a Father who oversees the welfare of the Kingdom
Each province has a Cardinal, typically operating out of that Province's capital. The capital's themselves are overseen by Archbishops.
Counties and Marchs are overseen by Bishops.
Each city or town has a Priest and his Parish. Capitals may have many, but those priests report to the Archbishops instead of the County/March's Bishop.
Deacons are non leaders that often work with city services to find out how to help the Parish and the Community coexist and help support each other.
Hieromonks are non leaders that work within the church to support the Parish and the Abbeys.
Abbot/Abbess are the leaders of Abbeys - small contained communities that are entirely religious. some here are here for life, others are studying to move up to Priests.
Monks and Nuns are the general population of Abbeys.
Mythology & Lore
The Faith of the East, Worship of the Mother
The same basic God Couple that the West starts with, but in the East, the God Father was destroyed when creation turned against them. The God Mother purged the world of the GodKillers
Priesthood
Each Kingdom has at least one rural Abbey and one urban Abbey.
The Rural Abbeys are where entry level Monks and Nuns live and work. Orphans of the state may also be sent here from time to time. These are self contained towns that focus on worship and simple lives. These are also homes of people who could not find their place in secular circles, regardless of their own level of personal belief. Adults from these abbeys may find themselves called to continue in the church, and will apply to move to the urban Abbeys.
Urban Abbeys look more like universities set up close to large cities. These will help further their students religious understanding, while also helping them learn leadership skills and how to work and live in secular cities.
Granted Divine Powers
Finders belief that only the Fathers have any divine powers - and that all other powers are slivers of corruption from the GodKillers. They originally are named after the first people after the God Mother restarted the world, and they hunted down and found these slivers of power and destroyed them before they could corrupt the world again.
In current times, Finders have worked to mellow out this hunt, as it often ended up in the deaths of innocent women across the world. They still do believe that all powers are corrupt, and people with any unexplained skills are 'witches' and are to be driven out. The Gates Kingdom are the most steadfast in these believes, while the Endless Kingdom will often look the other way as long as theses skills are used to better the community.
Type
Religious, Organised Religion
Alternative Names
witch burners, witch finders
Demonym
Finds
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Parent Organization
Permeated Organizations
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