THE SCHISM WITHIN THE CHURCH

[lou]

All right, so.

PRE has ignored religion for a while. But I've decided that I want to play a priest, and as a result, there's a wonderful church conflict.

Essentially there are Lux-aligned and Nox-aligned people within the Church. The Nox-aligned will be led by yours truly. We need a Lux leader of the Church, as well as members of both factions.

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IN GENERAL, the Holy Churches of Sinnoh can be divided into four mindsets: followers of Arceus, followers of Dialga, followers of Palkia, and followers of Regigigas.

What they all have in common:
• All four gods are considered holy and righteous rulers; the specific followers just live different lives to glorify their chosen God.
• Sex is not allowed for priests and priestesses.
• Giratina is EVIL.
• Team Galactic sucks.


Specific beliefs for followers of Arceus:
• Destruction and chaos are evil and wrong; those that cause them must be punished.
• Mercy is weakness.
• All things are under the jurisdiction of Arceus.
• There are Oracles that can sense the will of Arceus. These Oracles are considered to be the highest judges within the Church, regardless of worship.
• Balance and meditation are required for all priests and priestesses.


Specific beliefs for followers of Dialga:
• All things in time are set. There is no free will, only predestined paths.
• Death is determined by Dialga, and avoiding it is impossible.
• Attempting to fight fate is futile.
• The fate determined by Dialga is written in the stars.
• Metal and the ability to forge metals are gifts from Dialga.
• Celebi is a sub-deity, and offerings to Celebi are made.
• Also Dialga is a woman.


Specific beliefs for followers of Palkia:
• Multiple universes exist, and fiction, art, and dreams are mirrors into other universes.
• Art and music and creativity are gifts from Palkia. Dancing, singing, and painting are means of worshiping the holy god.
• Water is a gift from Palkia, and must be treated well.
• Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza are sub-deities, and offerings to them are made.


Specific beliefs for followers of Regigigas:
• The lands are all blessed by Regigigas, who carries the continents on his back.
• Fertility of both lands and humans are gifts from Regigigas. Farming is used to worship Regigigas, and plenty of priestesses are midwives.
• Sub-deities of Regigigas are the Shaymin and the other three Regis. The symbol of Regigigas is the Gracedia.
• The land must not be destroyed. Pollution and deforestation are the highest forms of sacrilege.
• Pacifism is required for the priests of Regigigas.

[sister]

this character is a male nun.

[tantan5]

lol I certainly haven't been ignoring religion. Shamees and Lios come from Sinnoh and are both sensitive when it comes to legendaries. Shamees for instance doesn't like the idea of using legendaries for the war in fear of retribution. He's dropped by Hearthome's foreign building a few times before too to clear his mind. Same with Deisafre who grew up in Sinnoh as well. She often pays her respect in Celestic from her hometown in Eterna.

Lios comes from somewhere in Eterna although the background is hidden. Unlike Shamees and Deisafre, religion isn't just an influence, it was a lifestyle for his family. I guess it's sort of similar to the cults that you have. There were different houses in his family that served legendaries but the families had an internal conflict and destroyed each other. It was a thing of the past for Lios but he still keeps the practice alive unconsciously.

Lios' legendary was Lugia...do't ask me, I was ten okay but I can change that for here. Haven't really mentioned anything specific because I didn't want to add a random fandom.

I'm not sure who Deisafre and Shamees served. They're just...followers. I guess Shamees would fit under Dialga though.

Noah is a sage but he's a real priest. His god is the one with a capital G :'D he despises Pokemon, including legendaries. Doesn't believe in them lol.

[lou]

Lugia could totally be a deity. I'm just paying attention to the churches that matter to my character, and there can be multiple religions worshiping the same god. I mean, Mormons worship the same god as Anglicans, but they're distinctly different styles of worship.

Mostly this will be the Church of the Four or some fancy name (someone got one?) and this Church will be the major one in Sinnoh and might have some influence elsewhere. And that's the one that we need the Lux leader for.

The Nox sect will be supporting Wallace in his journey around the lakes, btw.



...Byron's a follower of Regigigas, methinks, but he gives his offerings to Dialga. And followers aren't as necessarily required to follow a specific god as priests are; followers can contradict themselves and divert themselves from The Way. Priestesses and Priests, however, are required to follow orders to the letter.

Also a male nun? A monk?

[sister]

no, really, a dude who's raised by nuns to be a nun and ended up serving the army only to go back to being ... a nun

[elimine]

Sounds cool.

[katya]

Avery's father was supposed to be a pastor, but since priests aren't making any babies, I guess he was more a missionary or something. Or maybe he took up the cloth AFTER he made babies. Avery's older brother is very definitely a priest though. So yeah, if making a priest, if you want a pyromaniac pirate for a son or younger brother... hi.

As an aside, I actually have no idea what Platinum thinks of the gods considering that she's met quite a few of them. I know she doesn't think Giratina is 100% evil though, but I'm guessing she keeps that opinion to herself.

eta: technically, I think vincent is sort of a friar.

[provaud5]

The only religion is the Church of Martel. All praise her and the World Jin(Tree).

Jin edit: Do I like or do I dislike.

[ADMINISTRATION]

... Caeles Quaterni Literally "Gods of the Four". Thought to keep it in the Lux/Nox theme.

Ecclesia Quaterni also works. "Church of the Four"
Aula Quaterni means same thing.

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[katya]

But latin is so stuffy

[ADMINISTRATION]

b-but it sounds cool.

btw edited the phrases since before they were sort of wonky.

Alternatively, I think the Ecclesia could work.

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[tantan]

AWESOME FACECLAIMS HERE FOR PRIESTS:

Zenoa from Suikoden Tierkreis, Zerase from Suikoden V, Leknaat from Suikoden 1 to 5, Viki from Suikoden 1 to 5, Arshtat from Suikoden V, Eresh from Suikoden V, Shula from Suikoden V, Sharmista from Suikoden V, Jean from Suikoden 1 to 5, Yumi, Yuiri, Yun from Suikoden 3, Gantetsu from Suikoden 2, Sasarai from Suikoden 3 (here's from 2), Zamza from Suikoden 2, Mazus from Suikoden 2, Haswar from Suikoden V, Lucretia from Suikoden V (according to Kat)

KAT WHO DID I MISS

[elimine]

I like Ecclesia Quaterni, just called the Ecclesia for short.

JIN, WITH YOUR LATIN SKILLS, COME UP WITH A NAME FOR MY REBEL UNION.

Though I was thinking the Brightsteel Crusade, after a legend I've been thinking up.

Also my rebel union won't just be priests, but loyal followers, so you don't necessarily need "priestly" claims.



MORE AWESOME FCS
BETTER THAN TANZ'S

Fire Emblem 7 staff characters: Serra; Priscilla (potential plots with myself and Jin); Renault (potential plots with meeee)

Fire Emblem 7 other classes that could work: Athos; Canas; Erk; Limstella; Ninian?; Nino

Fire Emblem 8 actual priest classes: Artur; L'arachel; Moulder; Natasha

FE8 could also work I guess: Lute; Lyon; knoll


OKAY FUCK IT I'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO. FIRE EMBLEM HAS 11 GAMES, THERE ARE A TON OF CHARACTERS, AND IF SUIKODEN DOESN'T CATCH YOUR EYE, GO FOR FIRE EMBLEM.

OR TOUHOU.

SERIOUSLY GUYS TOUHOU HAS A TON OF FEMALE FCS.

[tikva]

I'd just like to point out that this info is useful for people who play in this religion and i'd be cool if it culd be moved somewhere more noticable/easy to find than wayyy down on page 2 of the sitewide plots.

[saturn]

Lou's headcanons?
Getting put somewhere important?

...Fund it.