Church of the Angered God
"We all have sinned. We all have been misguided by the lies that men tell to their children. A lies about gods and goddesses. Even I believed them once. But I tell you, they are only lies. For there is but a one God, and we have angered Him. So repent, my children, repent what our bretheren has done. Repent for deeds of forefathers. And one day the God will be pleased with us again. He will come back to us with all of His Radiance, and on that day the heretics will see that their lies can't save them."
Hailey Varhan
Structure
Members of the Church are divided to three different groups. High priestess Hailey Varhan is leader of the cult. Priests and priestesses are the high power of the cult, making sure everything is going as it should. Mostly they act to help high priestess. Everyone else is Acolyte. They are supposed to do all the work they are given by priests.
Public Agenda
To spread the word of Angered God and ban the use of manufactured lightstones. The Church also act as the rulers of city-state of Tilhal
Assets
The Church owns most of the city-state of Tilhal.
History
The Church of the Angered God was founded by Hailey Varhan and few of her companions after Varhan received a strong vision from God during her travel trough the Gurugada Greatwood. After trying to convince their fellow priests of Lyraki Daylord that their religion was false and that there was only one true God Varhan and her followers were expelled from the clergy of Daylord. After that they returned to place of the vision and founded the Church of the Angered God.
Mythology & Lore
There is only one God. He created all the land and its creatures. However the first of the mankind did something outrageous toward the God, and in his anger he stole the sun dooming mankind to eternal darkness. Still the God was mercifull enough to give the world one day of sunlight and the sacred lightstones to keep even a glimpse of light during the year. Mankind should seek the forgiveness of the God so he would return and banish the darkness
Divine Origins
The Church of the Angered God was founded by small group of people in the year 985 of 12th Millenia. The main leader of this founding was Hailey Varhan who had received vision from the God telling her the secrets. Most of the teachings and beliefs of the church are based on this visions, and couple others that Varhan has received later.
Cosmological Views
According to the Church of Angered God, The God created the world and all the humankind (including all the humanoid races). But humanity was too greedy and ungratefull, that God became angry and cursed them to eternal night to suffer as he left the world to survive without light or guidance. But the God was also mercifull and fond of humanity, so he gave them the Beacon, a one day a year of sunshine, and lightstones.
Tenets of Faith
Everyone must seek forgiveness of the God so the eternal day may return
The Church is all you need
Denounce false gods
Shaping and manufacturing of lightstones is blasphemy
Ethics
Greed is considered the greatest of sins along with worshipping other gods. Everything a member has or receives must be brought to Church for the work of God.
Worship
Every member of the Church is expected to spend at least 2 hours a day to contemplate the sins of humankind trying to contact with absent God. Often this is done under influence of some drugs. The main research is done to figure out why God abandoned the world, and how this deed could be undone.
Priesthood
The priests are devoted followers of the faith. A priest can be appointed by high priest once he or she has showed enough devotion to do the gods work and enough repention for the misdeeds of all the humankind. As a initation to priesthood an acolyte must venture alone to Gurugada Greatwood and return with a lightstone in hand. The acolytes are not allowed to take any tools with them for collecting this stone, for touching such sacred object with mundane tools is a sacrilege of greatest degree. Once this is done, the acolyte is raised to priesthood. They are to carry their new aquired lightstone with them for rest of their life. They are never allower to conceal its light.
Granted Divine Powers
The Church of the Angered God does not receive any divine powers
Political Influence & Intrigue
Priests and High priestess of the Angered God act as a ruling class of Tilhal thus having major political influence in Marghuin
One day the God will return
Founding Date
15th of Midness in year 989 of 12th Millenia
Type
Religious, Cult
Leader
Permeated Organizations
Location
Notable Members
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