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The Great Empire of Un

Started by Ninja D!, March 15, 2006, 03:09:18 PM

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Ninja D!

At this moment, I am adding more detail to the religion of Un.  It seems that I am going to be at that for quite a while.  I am going to do a seperate write up about the church of each saint, what they do, and what the followers are like.

Ninja D!

This doesn't really fit anywhere above, so I will post it here.  This is a very rough draft, mostly just information.  It well get more organized some day.

Saint Arthur
Titles
Saint Arthur has many names among his servants.  Most commonly he is called Saint Arthur The Virtuous.  Other times he is known as The Just, The Righteous, The Enlightened, or The Divine Touched.  In writings, Arthurâ,¬,,¢s name is followed by one of these titles more often than not.  All of these titles are recognized by the Church of Arthur, but none of them are considered his â,¬Ëtrueâ,¬,,¢ or â,¬Ëofficialâ,¬,,¢ title.

Church Hierarchy
Almost all of the high ranking members of the Church of Arthur were raised from a young age by the church.  Some children are even given into the care of the church from birth.  While many join the Church of Arthur later in life, few of them go very far.

The church practice of grooming children for a role in the church may be responsible for the Church of Arthur having some of the most devoted clerics of all.  This also causes a less positive side effect.  The higher ranking members of the church, which have been groomed for their position, have been known to behave in an almost aristocratic and snobby manner, as if they were chosen by Arthur himself.  This attitude often repels would-be members resulting in the Church of Arthur having one of the smallest memberships.

The highest ranking clerics in the Church of Arthur receive the title of Arthurian Cleric.  Just below that are the High Clerics of Arthur and below that the Clerics of Arthur.  In the Church of Arthur, it often takes many years of dedicated service and study to achieve the rank of Cleric of Arthur, which can only be bestowed by someone that has already achieved the rank of Arthurian Cleric.  Ranks above Cleric of Arthur can only be given by the Arthurian Council, which is a gathering of all Arthurian Clerics that takes place once every year.

Knights of Arthur
The Church of Arthur sponsors an order of knights that call themselves the Knights of Arthur.  The sponsorship of the Church of Arthur assures that the Knights of Arthur are officially recognized by the Great Empire and not considered simple vigilantes.

The Knights of Arthur mostly serve the Church of Arthur.  This service in not exclusive, however, and the Knights of Arthur sometimes take on work for others, as long as it is something that they consider to be in the service of Saint Arthur.

An individual member of the Knights of Arthur may not take on work without the approval of a superior in the Knights of Arthur.  Also, the organization as a whole does not take on work without the approval of the Church of Arthur.