Galvan Church of the Crossroads

May the Lady of the Crossroads guide you.

— common Galvan farewell

In every discussion of the Richterland of Galeo and its people, they are invariably brought up alongside the Galvan Church of the Crossroads. The other former Binian League nations are either confused or disgusted with them, the Œrplantirèn call them a weird cult and refuse to acknowledge them, and the people of Galeo worship them with an unmistakeable fervour. Like many topics in Galeo, it's a complicated but crucial subject.

From Many, One

While the seven other Binian deities are often evoked and respected, the main point of divergence between the official religious practices of the other eleven Binian nations and Galeo is their almost-monotheistic reverence for Urkœri, Lady of the Crossroads. Instead of a deity of order to complement Tamnè's love of chaos, she becomes the focal point of the Galvan nation's religious attention. Those wandering alone in winter ask her to guide them home instead of the Frozen Queen, they hope that she will give them understanding instead of petitioning Taynèo, and so on. The other seven are merely her children and servants, aspects that are invoked in rare circumstances with her.

Religious Territory

The Galvan Church of the Crossroads has so much power over the nation that it even owns land, much like the Erlèn do. The leader of the Church, the Œrpret, owns enough land to rarely put the Grenderlèn to shame. The two Oberpretèn have considerable chunks of land as well, similar in size to those of the Aderlèn. The six Grendpretèn own large pilgrimage cities, and even the lowliest town Pret automatically owns the land and the church that he preaches in.

Type

Religious, Organised Religion

Alternative Names

Galvize Kegleze fèr Krœzvagèn

Leader

Grezig IV of the Crossroads

Leader Title

Œrpret

Deities

• Adènèot
• Anipal
• Mènuded
• Tamnè
• Taynèo
• The Frozen Queen
• Urkœri
• Valiro

Divines

• Adènèot
• Mènuded
• The Frozen Queen
• Urkœri
• Valiro

Official Languages

• Galvis

Related Ethnicities

• Galvan

"Of the Crossroads"

Pretèn of the Galvan Church of the Crossroads are required to relinquish any familial ties. This is indicated in that every single priest's last name is changed to "of the Crossroads" (fèr Krœtzvagèn). Occasionally, this "renaming" is something that religious diplomats merely pay lip service to, but the renouncement of their birth family is a central part of their transition to their "true calling."

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