Temple of Hecutus
The main faith and religion of the Hecutus Empire. A beacon of hope for many and the main seat of government in Darkwater.
Structure
The Temple of Hecetus handles the mayor temples, churches, way shrines and graveyards of the Empire.
The Temple worships 9 great deities, but each sect and region of the empire worships the different gods in different ways and unequally but also pay tribute to different saints, demigods and sages of the faith. The mayor gods of the Faith are:
Alinor the Herald of Man.
Bulrahn the Judge of Souls.
Janta the Bride of Alinor.
Emperor Hestiof, the greatest of man.
Gorgus the God of Fire and Steel.
Paleia the Goddess of Beauty.
Volinthan the Hunter.
Carzot the God of illusions.
Lolantira the Goddess of Fate & Luck.
The Temple is governed by the Archbishops of the largest three sects of clergy that is a part of the temple. For the last three decades this has been the Mothers of Janta, The Gatekeepers of Bulrahn and the Judges of Hestiof.
Alinor the Herald of Man.
Bulrahn the Judge of Souls.
Janta the Bride of Alinor.
Emperor Hestiof, the greatest of man.
Gorgus the God of Fire and Steel.
Paleia the Goddess of Beauty.
Volinthan the Hunter.
Carzot the God of illusions.
Lolantira the Goddess of Fate & Luck.
The Temple is governed by the Archbishops of the largest three sects of clergy that is a part of the temple. For the last three decades this has been the Mothers of Janta, The Gatekeepers of Bulrahn and the Judges of Hestiof.
Priesthood
In the temple of Hecetus there are nine priesthoods that each go by different names and each garner a different god that the Temple worship.
Seekers of Alinor: The Seekers of Alinor is the smallest group of the mayor priesthoods and are very selective in who may join them. There main task is that of finding and preparing for the arrival of Alinor's Avatars reincarnation who is destined to be reincarnated 800 years after the end of the great ice age. The Seekers of Alinor poses little divine powers as there god of worship is currently locked away from interfering with the mortal plain due to the concord that was struck at the beginning of the great ice age between the remaining gods of creation. Gatekeepers of Bulrahn Mothers of Janta Judges of Hestiof Smiths of Gorgus Clerics of Paleia Watchers of Volinthan Mirrors of Carzot Faithful of Lolantira
Seekers of Alinor: The Seekers of Alinor is the smallest group of the mayor priesthoods and are very selective in who may join them. There main task is that of finding and preparing for the arrival of Alinor's Avatars reincarnation who is destined to be reincarnated 800 years after the end of the great ice age. The Seekers of Alinor poses little divine powers as there god of worship is currently locked away from interfering with the mortal plain due to the concord that was struck at the beginning of the great ice age between the remaining gods of creation. Gatekeepers of Bulrahn Mothers of Janta Judges of Hestiof Smiths of Gorgus Clerics of Paleia Watchers of Volinthan Mirrors of Carzot Faithful of Lolantira
Sects
Most sects of the Temple are usually focused on the worship of unpopular demigods or allow none humans to join there ranks of priest hoods. There is also some that dabble in none divine magic or worship more primal forces.
The Church of Vantiz: All members wish to ascend into undeath and become either a Vampire, Lich, Mummy or Ghost. Though the general idea of the cult puts a lot of people of they rarely put actual temples or places of worship close to proper settlements and they provide the army of Hecetus with easily controlled undeads.
The Iron Moon Order: A order of holy-knights that worship the Iron Wolf. The orders members are all elite monster hunter that tries to rid the Empire of Vampires and other undeads, this puts them in direct conflict with the followers of Vantiz. All veteran members are know werewolf, but it is not a curse but instead a blessing from the Iron Wolf.
The Conclave of the Missformed: This sect worships the banished son of Bulrahn know as the Missformed. The sect focus on providing healing and treatments but also providing people and themselves "enhancement" using magic, alchemy and occult arts to "evolve" beyond the intended limits of the mortal body. The members of this sect are rarely in one place but they are common around Grayport and Westhold.
The Horselords: A sect that primary exists in the lands south towards Kreebix and surrounding Tolken. They are a Drudic like order that worship the Demigod Steelhoof, son of Volinthan and the father of horses.
The Iron Moon Order: A order of holy-knights that worship the Iron Wolf. The orders members are all elite monster hunter that tries to rid the Empire of Vampires and other undeads, this puts them in direct conflict with the followers of Vantiz. All veteran members are know werewolf, but it is not a curse but instead a blessing from the Iron Wolf.
The Conclave of the Missformed: This sect worships the banished son of Bulrahn know as the Missformed. The sect focus on providing healing and treatments but also providing people and themselves "enhancement" using magic, alchemy and occult arts to "evolve" beyond the intended limits of the mortal body. The members of this sect are rarely in one place but they are common around Grayport and Westhold.
The Horselords: A sect that primary exists in the lands south towards Kreebix and surrounding Tolken. They are a Drudic like order that worship the Demigod Steelhoof, son of Volinthan and the father of horses.
Founding Date
521
Type
Religious, Organised Religion
Parent Organization
Subsidiary Organizations
Permeated Organizations
Location
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