Church of Peace
A church who's goal is to end wars and provide social, economic and political support for people who have been harmed by wars. They sometimes do this by sending clerics to calm weather disturbed by high levels of magic, grow crops, restore salted fields, or to fend off an attacking force until militant powers can arrive, or by sending food, water, or labor, as a large amount of their number are either retired soldiers or farmers who have been affected by war in some way or another.
Structure
There are multiple large centers stationed in the politically and socially most stable places of each continent, except for The Forgotten Continent, although many attempts to make a base there have been made, though all eventually failed. From there, there are many regional, smaller churches which look over the regions and report to the larger ones on the stability, peacefulness, any potentially violent occurrences, any regional droughts, floods, famines, militant movements, or anything that could pose danger, so that the continental churches can determine which to fix, how to fix them, and who to deploy to the area.
Public Agenda
To help any people who are in danger.
Assets
Farmers, soldiers, clerics, common people who want to help, donations.
History
It formed after Mecin returned to the universe and miraculous healings occurred. This inspired many people to get together and start helping people harmed by the Universal War, although any attempts to stop the actual war were quickly stomped out. When humanoids spread to other continents, the church followed, establishing a presence and growing stronger in the time directly after the Universal War, when everybody feared another war, and after Isa's rampage, when they feared another war between gods.
Foreign Relations
Since the church operates as a spy organization in many locations, the governments are wary to trust them, and sometimes try to restrict them. When a country is recovering from a war, they usually accept the emissaries of the church into the government as a payment, though during wartime they are usually squashed out, support for the church minimalized, as it generally gets in the way of the war effort.
Trade & Transport
Use donations and contributions by lower level members to pay for transport of members, food, and water to places in need.
Mythology & Lore
Originally interpreted miraculous healings after the arrival of Mecin as a signal more powerful than the deities to end the war, though it nearly immediately got forgotten in favor of a less extreme approach.
Divine Origins
Created nearly simultaneously in both medical bays where soldiers were healing and in the countryside where farmers were being attacked by sicknesses and ecological effects of the Universal War, both having reason to want peace.
Cosmological Views
This religion has no bearing on the structure of reality, except that actions to maintain peace will bring you to a good afterlife.
Tenets of Faith
That no power should be used to harm, and that power should be used to help people, although methods to do so vary.
Ethics
To stop fighting.
Worship
The everyday life is gnerally unaffected, unless the church calls upon them to contribute to the coffers, or donate food or their services as laborers or spellcasters, in which case they are expected to leave their normal life behind and help the church.
Priesthood
The continental churches command the regional churches, and though clerics generally have more power, the people respected by clerics generally are the leaders, with the clerics following their orders.
Granted Divine Powers
The ability to use magic to help people.
Political Influence & Intrigue
Many governments have representatives from the church inside their governments, which the church leverages to get a more powerful response to hardships worldwide.
Sects
Multiple different sects exist of the church, each one following a different god or family of gods that promote peace.
Protect the People
Founding Date
-1654
Type
Religious, Organised Religion
Alternative Names
Church of Mecin, Church of Heisei
Demonym
Peacers
Government System
Electocracy
Power Structure
Federation
Legislative Body
There are no rules or laws other than the general rules of the faith.
Permeated Organizations
Location
Notable Members
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