Church of White Light
The Church of White Light is the head religion of Laydi'wahni "The White Lady" and is based in the human kingdom of Kingdom of Hamar.. The Church dates back the the early First Age of Man almost 4000 years ago. Its practitioners are worshippers of The White Lady and preach that she is all wise and the correct path for humankind.
The Church is the governing power of Hamar's system of law, and serves as both a religious path and governing hand for the people there. In the earlier Ages of man, the church would seek out evils to judge them according to the wishes of The White Lady. The faith has grown in inhabit all kingdoms of man and is respected by all demihuman lands as the operating hand of its lawful good God. The Church operates with full confidence that it is the correct path of man, and has no compromising stances on its views.
Structure
The Church operates in every settlement of Hamar with complete authority over divine and legal issues. They have a single Church in every settlement that houses at least one casting Cleric and multiple Clerics without ability to cast. The head cleric mandates the will of the local Church while Clerics operate as the police and judges of the people.
Culture
The path of light is strict and lawful. It promotes healthy family and forever questing to purge evil from all parts of life and land. Common followers are influenced to pray one a day and to strive to remove all evil temptation and activity from daily life. Operating Clerics either serve a settlement directly or spend their younger years traveling the land in search of evil to destroy.
Public Agenda
The Church has a non-nonsense agenda of destroying evil wherever it may hide. Currently the Church is preparing for the new coming age by hardening its path and declaring war on all forms of evil no matter the form it takes.
Assets
The Church has amassed considerable wealth and infrastructure, funded by donation and taxes. Those who work directly for the Church receive no pay or gratuities other than lodging, food and equipment needed to vanquish evil.
History
The Church began as a small group of Humans giving oath to The White Lady in the year of 777 of the First Age of Man. The group grew over the ages into a well organized religious order complete with its own military and divine authority. Throughout the ages of man the Church has been instrumental in moments of human history.
Territories
The White Church is based in Hamar and operates as its sole system of law. But- The church teaches it has domain over all humans in any land, and the divine right to seek out evil in any place within the Material Realm by authority of The White Lady.
Military
The Church has a large military that protects the human lands of Hamar and also crusades against foreign evils. The majority of these forces are goodly aligned followers of The White Lady or Clerics of the order.
Religion
The Religion of the path of Light is devoted to the wishes of The White Lady and concerned with ridding the material realm of all evil. It is the governing system of law for the human kingdom of Hamar and goes unchallenged as such by all demihuman and human nations of Cruul. The path of life promotes a goodly life with direct prayer and worship to The White lady. The Church is well known for swift action and strict punishments against evil as well as a constant effort to help goodly beings aligned with their agenda.
Foreign Relations
The Church of White Light is respected as the hand of The White Lady by all humans and demihuman bations of Cruul. As such- governments and councils across the world are hesitant when disagreeing with its operations.
Education
All members of the Church are forced to into a 10 year long education under the Church at a young age.
Infrastructure
The Church as one or more operating houses of worship in every settlement of Hamar. Each Church is operated under a casting Cleric (Bishop of Light) that serves as the governing director of his/her church. All Clerics of indiviual Churches are expected to follow the wishes of the Head Bishop with all local citizens expected to respect the Church's authority over law and religeion.
Tenets of Faith
- Speak not lies.
- Take not what is not yours.
- Harm not the harmless.
Worship
Worshiping the Church of White Life expects its followers to live goodly lives and raise goodly families in pursuit of goodly things. They do not expect average citizens to seek out and slay evil, but do order them to seek out evil within thier own lives and remove it through lawful alignment with the path of light.
Granted Divine Powers
All clerics of The White Church of Light receive divine boons of being immune to illusion, mind control and charm.
Sects
The Holy Order of Light. is a sub-sect of Clerics within the Church. Each member is a Cleric (most without casting ability but not all) who swear an oath to risk life and limb in crusade against evil. These Clerics make up the police forces of Harmar and are often sent on quests that involve danger and battle against evils both foriegn and domestic. Each Cleric of the order is known as an "officer of Light" or a "Dred-Light Knight". All Dred-Lights are commissioned by God to seek out and physically destroy evil within the legal and moral path of Light.
May the Light find you.
Founding Date
Year 777 of the First Age of Man.
Type
Religious, Organised Religion
Alternative Names
The Church of Light.
Currency
The Church of White Light has no currency but is depicted on the Hamarian Coin with "In Light we trust".
Legislative Body
The Church has a complex and orderly system of governing with its head Cleric being known as "The Illuminated Archbishop" of the order. The current Archbishop is the respected casting 3rd level Cleric Archbishop Hargumphry Harmahand
Divines
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