Introducing The Augural Brotherhood
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THE AUGURAL BROTHERHOOD
The Augural Brotherhood are a Knightly Order who consider themselves custodians of orthodox religion.
In the wake of the Silence, priests and chancers have been granted impunity to interpret the tenets of their or any faith in a myriad different ways. The Brotherhood are stewards of what they view as the conventional practice of any and all religion.
Where sheep are without their shepherd, the Augural Brotherhood have taken it upon themselves to guide and educate. And to those black sheep in the flock, those who wantonly flaunt their heretic creed, may they be a lamb to the slaughter.
The Brotherhood are in possession of a Codex (pictured) which is their bible, the blueprint around which all faith should be observed. All known religions are listed as is their dogma and sanctioned principles through the lens of the Augural Brotherhood.
Should you stray from a fundamentalist take on faith you should well expect the wrath of the Augural Brotherhood at your door.
The Brotherhood themselves subscribe to their own unique brand of homebrew mysticism; peculiar and unknown to all outside their doors. They are beholden to unusual means of spirituality, the length and breadth of which they strive to understand through their advancement within the faction.
Will you, Acolyte, fill the Charterhouse with your righteous indignation and ascend the ranks of the Brotherhood? Peeling back the curious Higher Truths that are yours to learn..
Goals:
- Publicise religion through the eyes of the Codex.
- Arbitrate addendums to the Codex – review submitted entries.
- Denounce and tackle all known Cults and Heretics.
- Re-educate Heretics.
- Offer schooling on orthodox religion.
- Support conformists / sanctioned faiths and practice.
- Collect religious artefact of all faiths.
- Raise the standing and influence of the Augural Brotherhood in Arabel.
- Progress through the internal ranks of the Augural Brotherhood and continue your path of enlightenment and spirituality.
OOC Information
Race: Any.
Alignment: Any.
Religion: Any.
Sex: Despite the name, females are accepted.
Class: Non-Cleric, non-Paladin, non-Druid.Faction Perks
- Faction HQ - The Charterhouse.
- The conventional bonuses of the above; resting, communal storage, sending system.
- Minimal, but Faction specific gear; improving and expanding with progress within the faction.
OOC Blurb
This is a DM Plot Faction I am looking to introduce in May. I'm promoting information about it now to gauge interest so if anyone would be interested in making a character for this faction kindly drop me a message in Discord or via Forum PM.
At the moment, I am looking for new characters custom built for this faction only. In the fullness of time and as/if the concept evolves, we will be accepting IG converts.
I am imagining the faction as having its own internal tapestry of mysteries to advance through and "Higher Truths" to learn. All-the-while, pushing the envelope externally of a very hard-set take on religion.
This is a DM Plot Faction, it will live and die on the virtue of the players that fill its ranks.
Exact details of the faction may undergo slight changes and tweaks as we ramp up to launch; but the fundamental concept is in place.
Thanks.
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A bit of an aside, this is an emphasis on polytheism in the world, hence why clerics, paladins, and druids are not accepted.
Clerics are to espouse the dogma of their god, they will gleefully misconstrue and demonize rival faiths and not assert the 'true' teachings of them.
Paladins, obviously, won't be caught dead trying to correct an evil faith on how to practice their religion 'properly.'
Druids don't really care about the gods.
There will not be a faction 'suit' or 'armor,' what will be provided is for ceremonial usage.
There will also be many, many juicy little tidbids as the faction advances.
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This is now ramping up with an imminent start date when I get back from holiday. If anyone is between characters, on the sidelines and looking to get involved, or looking at starting anything new in the next week or so give me a shout on Discord or Forum PM.
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I am also available, but this is Hangman's baby. :)