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Concordian Documents

2026-09-18T05:09:34Z

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This page contains documents, reports and other important written works that have been created by the official arms of The Concord (such as The Church of the Divine Spheres of the Civil Service). These documents can be added to through the requisitioning of research (such as through the High Historian's power of Research) or through making a document public and dispersed among The Concord (such as through the Senates power of Publication or the Church's power of Dogma).

=== High Historian's Research ===
Research commissioned by the [[High Historian]] can be found on the High Historian page.

=== Published Documents of the Senate ===
The following documents have been made public and widely spread throughout The Concord by Senate decree:

[[Concordian Documents - Nature of the Harbringer Stands|The Nature of Harbringer Stands]] - Published Summer 223

[[Concordian Documents - Chrisma Of The Argonas|The Chrisma of the Argonas]] - Published Summer 224

[[Concordian Documents - Gildenrat|Gildenrat]] - Published Spring 225

[[Treaty of the Corsairs]] - Signed 222

=== Published Documents of the Church ===
The following documents have been made public and widely spread throughout places of worship in The Concord by the authority of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres:

Official documents published by the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres can be found here - [[Documents of the Church|Documents of the Concordian Church]]

The below documents that have been specifically published by the decree of a Church Motion:

[[Concordian Documents - Radiance and Reason|Radiance and Reason]] - Published Autumn 226

[[Concordian Documents - 1st Letter to Bordevar|1st Letter to Bordevar]] - Published Autumn 226

[[Concordian Documents - 2nd Letter to Bordevar|2nd Letter to Bordevar]] - Published Autumn 226

Nomination of Holy Site The Roiling

2026-09-10T14:26:21Z

DBrennan:

= Kindling for the Spheres – The Roiling as a Holy Site =

=== What is The Roiling? ===
In the Summer of 222, the then Senator of Mukarrem, Captain Johannes El’Westwind, sold part of the Priado Expanse to the magi of the Idrian Cabal. They separated the land from the Spheres, creating the cursed Lost Plane. In Summer 224 I, Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre, carried a relic of Anarch to the Plane and destroyed it in fire, the Spheres were returned and a churning ball of fire and lighting remained.

The Roiling is a miracle and a blessing of the Spheres. Yet to acknowledge it as Holy we must adhere to doctrine. In Spring 225 I nominated this miracle for the Council of Six to raise as a Holy Site. Therefore, I present the matters of precedence, followed by my argument. As a servant of the Church and the realm, I lay forth my faith in Anarch for you to judge. In the Sphere’s light we pray.

=== Aspects of Nomination ===

=== Miraculous ===
To produce or be the locus of Spheric magic, a blessing or infusion. To be miraculous is to change the Mortal Sphere with the Sphere’s blessings. In the doctrine of Anarch this is change for the better.

The Lost Plane was so removed from the Spheres that the Sun and Moon, the two faces on Andash, would not look upon the carnivorous crystal grass and dark wasteland wrought by the Idrian Magi. The Roiling destroyed their research, cleansed the land and brought the light and Spheres back, the sins of the old Senator were swept away and the Treaty of the Al’Mai was upheld as the Plane was destroyed, as if by the Linkbreaker’s sword and hammer.

My body was burnt and my soul forever changed. I possess no magi art yet now I may channel The Crucible itself to cast its fire from my singed hands.
[[File:Dood.jpg|left|thumb]]
In Autumn 225, The Headmaster of the School of Gifts, Azime Rais cast a ceremony to observe my soul and found it contained part of the Crucible.

The Roiling has created life. In Spring 225 the Children of the Academy encountered fire sprites born from the Roiling. Their expedition was a success and the children of the Concord Learnt more of the Spheres.

=== Glorious ===
The Spheres are life and to inspire it is divine. To be glorious is to inspire one to act in faith of the Spheres, certain of their blessing on the eventual journey.

The birth of the Roiling was witnessed by the Archmage Zarja Tal'Darev Del Stalia and the Janissary company Al’Sabre. The air shone with every colour, calling stars from earth to shatter a darkened sky. The glass blades of the Plane twinkled and reflected light and flame and hope and lightning. The ground itself sundered apart and glowed from within. The world was torn apart in fantastic light and repaired. Blessed by the Firebrand and followed by the Shard Gatherer, swirling colours of Anarch’s light repaired the land.

The glory of Anarch’s fire continues in the Roiling itself, a spontaneously igniting and extinguishing ball of fire and lighting, spewing spells and the stuff of Anarch. One can imagine the Star Sailor within this maelstrom.

=== Infused ===
The use of divine ceremonies and expenditure of divine artifacts or powers gifted by Heralds leave behind traces of divine energy. In this case, the Crucible’s Ember.

After separating from the Artebazzani Church in Winter 221, the Concordian Church of the Spheres was visited by the Firebrand in Summer 221. Pleased to see ties cut and our Concordian Church born, an artifact was given to the faithful, which was passed to me by the Andashi Champion Raul El-Obregon in Spring 224. This was the Crucible’s Ember, which created this miracle. I carried it to the Plane where it ignited when I reached apex of the Idrian’s heresy. This journey is akin to the Wanderer, as the Ember traversed many years and hands before coming to its eventual use.
[[File:Crucible 2.jpg|alt=|thumb]]

=== Observatory ===
In this world, there are locations where we, unworthy of the Spheres may perceive them beyond our mortal plane. This occurred in the formation of the Roiling.

When I carried the Crucible’s Ember to the Lost Plane, the Archmage Zarja Tal'Darev Del Stalia and the Janissary company Al’Sabre witnessed my body and soul vanish from the mortal sphere. In Autmn 225, a ceremony by the Headmaster Azime Rais allowed me to recall my memory of that vanishing. It was a world of fire, with no world at all. Within a churning maelstrom of swirling forge-fire, I knew myself to be in contact with the Crucible and it knew me. It has no physical form, no voice, no spells or action, only a presence and an unbearable heat unknown to me since. Should I prove myself worthy, I may be graced by its presence again if the Herald of Grace carries my soul in the journey.

=== Chosen ===
Heralds may visit the mortal sphere in service of the Spheres, repeated appearances in one location would indicate some importance. The presence of an Eternal has never been recorded. Until now.

The locus for this miracle was the Crucible’s Ember, given to the faithful by a Herald. The Firebrand appeared directly to the church and gifted a relic as blessing for the creation of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres.

When the Crucible’s Ember was ignited, I was brought to The Crucible itself as it blessed the land with the Roiling. We know that I was seen to vanish from the Lost Plane and that I reappeared within the vast firestorm that consumed the land. Whether the explosion of colour and flame lighting that followed was the direct presence of the Crucible, or a powerful force sent to represent it I leave for you to judge. Like the Shard Gatherer we gather meaning from what has occurred to better our understanding of the Spheres actions.

=== Graven ===
The resting place of a Paragon is in turn infused with their latent divinity. In time the worship of them will channel the divinity of the Spheres.

The Concordian Church and the Roiling are each young, our two Paragons died far away and before the Roiling was created, thus we cannot judge it for this quality.

While I believe any future Paragon of Anarch would be honoured by burial at this site, especially if Exalted as Holy, this is beyond our criteria at present, although the thought remains as the Falling Pebble may herald the coming change.

=== Faithful ===
Our role in worship of the Spheres is paramount, a Holy Site of note will draw the faithful to demonstrate its divinity.

The Roiling is a new miracle and has not attracted direct worship yet.

However, it has the interest of the faithful. The Church passed the motion ‘Solid Lightning Sacred Ground’ in Autumn 225 declaring the Roiling a blessed location of Anarch and worthy of Conviction.
[[File:Andashi vote.jpg|thumb|455x455px]]
Similarly, the motion to Consider this nomination passed the greater majority voting requirements. At the very least, over half the Concordian faithful believe it is worthy of consideration to be named a Holy Site.

The nature of the Fire Sprites encountered by the Academy in Spring 225 is to be considered. As beings created directly by the Sphere of Anarch, are they among the faithful? Do they worship the Roiling which birthed them? These answers require investigation before judgement but are worthy of consideration for the future of the site.

=== The Argument ===
By our criteria The Roiling meets five, if not six, requirements to be declared a Holy Site. But to represent Anarch it must have produced and promise positive change. And what questions does this miracle pose to our understanding of the faith?

I argue that beyond the factual criteria we must assure of Holy sites, that of Miraculous, Glorious, Infused, Chosen, Observatory, Graven and Faithful, The Roiling also represents the Anarch tenet of growth through change.

Its creation burnt away the Lost Plane, cleansed the wasteland and brought the Spheres back. The Idrian’s research was destroyed, preventing further heresy and replacing it with a Spheric miracle. The damage of the Senator who sold the Land was repaired by the new one who cleansed it. All of this met the pleas of the Al’Mai, their secession was a result of the heresy and it’s undoing was key in their reconciliation. The war against Aprivano in Mukarrem continues to be supported by Al’Mai scouts who remember this action. Where now there is uncontrolled change in the Roiling’s Chaos, we have the chance to direct it to something that benefits us. I was not martyred in its creation and empowered by its fire I now seek to improve our understanding of the Spheres through this study. This blessing legitimises the Concord’s capacity for miracles, the worthiness of our Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres.

Declaring the Roiling a Holy Site is not the end of this discussion, it is the beginning of the next. To continue down this path would be to investigate and consecrate the site, choosing to make positive change by learning from The Roiling rather than letting it burn without purpose. Regardless of what stance we take today, The Roiling will exist tomorrow and will continue to do so regardless of whatever inaction we take.

To deny The Roiling as a Holy Site is to deny that fire which warms the blind will still cast light.

This leads us to the future of The Roiling and some considerations should we declare it a Holy Site.

=== It can be traced back to splitting from the Church of Artebazzan An Eternal was perceived on its creation It has created life. ===
The Tenets of our Church are still based on the Church of Artebazzan and the miracles and relics within, including Nicolo’s Window. The Council of Six has declared its intention in splitting from the Church, that being its association with the Artebazzani Empire and the schism being blessed by visiting Heralds. We should acknowledge that the direct intervention of The Firebrand as a result of this schism lead to this miracle and the observation of an Eternal in Mukarrem. For the creation of our Church to have been a positive change from Artebazzani Doctrine, we must establish our own canon and faith based on Concordian miracles. Perhaps this is our own mirror to mirror the mirror in Artebazzan? Without further investigation we cannot be sure, but declaring the Roiling a Holy Site is not the end of this discussion, it is the beginning of the next.

And of the creation of the Fire Sprites. This is a miracle of life. What does this mean for our knowledge of the Spheres and our souls? Are they Spheric beings like the Dead Reckoner? Do they have souls? Can we be reborn as one? Perhaps a form of Grace? Are they creations of the Spheres that exist elsewhere in the Mortal Sphere or is the Concord chosen? The nature of humanity has been challenged by their existence and I urge the Council of Six, the Concordian Church and the faithful to explore this possibility and of the continued establishment of the Concordian Faith.

The Roiling ''is''. Its ''future'' is ours to decide.

Anarch willing, see our change and forgive our blights and failings.

''Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre Priest of Anarch, Janissary of Priado Reborn in fire''

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]

Nomination of Holy Site The Roiling

2026-09-10T14:06:30Z

DBrennan:

= Kindling for the Spheres – The Roiling as a Holy Site =

=== What is The Roiling? ===
In the Summer of 222, the then Senator of Mukarrem, Captain Johannes El’Westwind, sold part of the Priado Expanse to the magi of the Idrian Cabal. They separated the land from the Spheres, creating the cursed Lost Plane. In Summer 224 I, Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre, carried a relic of Anarch to the Plane and destroyed it in fire, the Spheres were returned and a churning ball of fire and lighting remained.

The Roiling is a miracle and a blessing of the Spheres. Yet to acknowledge it as Holy we must adhere to doctrine. In Spring 225 I nominated this miracle for the Council of Six to raise as a Holy Site. Therefore, I present the matters of precedence, followed by my argument. As a servant of the Church and the realm, I lay forth my faith in Anarch for you to judge. In the Sphere’s light we pray.

=== Aspects of Nomination ===

=== Miraculous ===
To produce or be the locus of Spheric magic, a blessing or infusion. To be miraculous is to change the Mortal Sphere with the Sphere’s blessings. In the doctrine of Anarch this is change for the better.

The Lost Plane was so removed from the Spheres that the Sun and Moon, the two faces on Andash, would not look upon the carnivorous crystal grass and dark wasteland wrought by the Idrian Magi. The Roiling destroyed their research, cleansed the land and brought the light and Spheres back, the sins of the old Senator were swept away and the Treaty of the Al’Mai was upheld as the Plane was destroyed, as if by the Linkbreaker’s sword and hammer.

My body was burnt and my soul forever changed. I possess no magi art yet now I may channel The Crucible itself to cast its fire from my singed hands.
[[File:Dood.jpg|left|thumb]]
In Autumn 225, The Headmaster of the School of Gifts, Azime Rais cast a ceremony to observe my soul and found it contained part of the Crucible.

The Roiling has created life. In Spring 225 the Children of the Academy encountered fire sprites born from the Roiling. Their expedition was a success and the children of the Concord Learnt more of the Spheres.

=== Glorious ===
The Spheres are life and to inspire it is divine. To be glorious is to inspire one to act in faith of the Spheres, certain of their blessing on the eventual journey.

The birth of the Roiling was witnessed by the Archmage Zarja Tal'Darev Del Stalia and the Janissary company Al’Sabre. The air shone with every colour, calling stars from earth to shatter a darkened sky. The glass blades of the Plane twinkled and reflected light and flame and hope and lightning. The ground itself sundered apart and glowed from within. The world was torn apart in fantastic light and repaired. Blessed by the Firebrand and followed by the Shard Gatherer, swirling colours of Anarch’s light repaired the land.

The glory of Anarch’s fire continues in the Roiling itself, a spontaneously igniting and extinguishing ball of fire and lighting, spewing spells and the stuff of Anarch. One can imagine the Star Sailor within this maelstrom.

=== Infused ===
The use of divine ceremonies and expenditure of divine artifacts or powers gifted by Heralds leave behind traces of divine energy. In this case, the Crucible’s Ember.

After separating from the Artebazzani Church in Winter 221, the Concordian Church of the Spheres was visited by the Firebrand in Summer 221. Pleased to see ties cut and our Concordian Church born, an artifact was given to the faithful, which was passed to me by the Andashi Champion Raul El-Obregon in Spring 224. This was the Crucible’s Ember, which created this miracle. I carried it to the Plane where it ignited when I reached apex of the Idrian’s heresy. This journey is akin to the Wanderer, as the Ember traversed many years and hands before coming to its eventual use.
[[File:Crucible 2.jpg|alt=Firebrand|thumb|Firebrand]]

=== Observatory ===
In this world, there are locations where we, unworthy of the Spheres may perceive them beyond our mortal plane. This occurred in the formation of the Roiling.

When I carried the Crucible’s Ember to the Lost Plane, the Archmage Zarja Tal'Darev Del Stalia and the Janissary company Al’Sabre witnessed my body and soul vanish from the mortal sphere. In Autmn 225, a ceremony by the Headmaster Azime Rais allowed me to recall my memory of that vanishing. It was a world of fire, with no world at all. Within a churning maelstrom of swirling forge-fire, I knew myself to be in contact with the Crucible and it knew me. It has no physical form, no voice, no spells or action, only a presence and an unbearable heat unknown to me since. Should I prove myself worthy, I may be graced by its presence again if the Herald of Grace carries my soul in the journey.

=== Chosen ===
Heralds may visit the mortal sphere in service of the Spheres, repeated appearances in one location would indicate some importance. The presence of an Eternal has never been recorded. Until now.

The locus for this miracle was the Crucible’s Ember, given to the faithful by a Herald. The Firebrand appeared directly to the church and gifted a relic as blessing for the creation of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres.

When the Crucible’s Ember was ignited, I was brought to The Crucible itself as it blessed the land with the Roiling. We know that I was seen to vanish from the Lost Plane and that I reappeared within the vast firestorm that consumed the land. Whether the explosion of colour and flame lighting that followed was the direct presence of the Crucible, or a powerful force sent to represent it I leave for you to judge. Like the Shard Gatherer we gather meaning from what has occurred to better our understanding of the Spheres actions.

=== Graven ===
The resting place of a Paragon is in turn infused with their latent divinity. In time the worship of them will channel the divinity of the Spheres.

The Concordian Church and the Roiling are each young, our two Paragons died far away and before the Roiling was created, thus we cannot judge it for this quality.

While I believe any future Paragon of Anarch would be honoured by burial at this site, especially if Exalted as Holy, this is beyond our criteria at present, although the thought remains as the Falling Pebble may herald the coming change.

=== Faithful ===
Our role in worship of the Spheres is paramount, a Holy Site of note will draw the faithful to demonstrate its divinity.

The Roiling is a new miracle and has not attracted direct worship yet.

However, it has the interest of the faithful. The Church passed the motion ‘Solid Lightning Sacred Ground’ in Autumn 225 declaring the Roiling a blessed location of Anarch and worthy of Conviction.
[[File:Andashi vote.jpg|thumb|455x455px]]
Similarly, the motion to Consider this nomination passed the greater majority voting requirements. At the very least, over half the Concordian faithful believe it is worthy of consideration to be named a Holy Site.

The nature of the Fire Sprites encountered by the Academy in Spring 225 is to be considered. As beings created directly by the Sphere of Anarch, are they among the faithful? Do they worship the Roiling which birthed them? These answers require investigation before judgement but are worthy of consideration for the future of the site.

=== The Argument ===
By our criteria The Roiling meets five, if not six, requirements to be declared a Holy Site. But to represent Anarch it must have produced and promise positive change. And what questions does this miracle pose to our understanding of the faith?

I argue that beyond the factual criteria we must assure of Holy sites, that of Miraculous, Glorious, Infused, Chosen, Observatory, Graven and Faithful, The Roiling also represents the Anarch tenet of growth through change.

Its creation burnt away the Lost Plane, cleansed the wasteland and brought the Spheres back. The Idrian’s research was destroyed, preventing further heresy and replacing it with a Spheric miracle. The damage of the Senator who sold the Land was repaired by the new one who cleansed it. All of this met the pleas of the Al’Mai, their secession was a result of the heresy and it’s undoing was key in their reconciliation. The war against Aprivano in Mukarrem continues to be supported by Al’Mai scouts who remember this action. Where now there is uncontrolled change in the Roiling’s Chaos, we have the chance to direct it to something that benefits us. I was not martyred in its creation and empowered by its fire I now seek to improve our understanding of the Spheres through this study. This blessing legitimises the Concord’s capacity for miracles, the worthiness of our Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres.

Declaring the Roiling a Holy Site is not the end of this discussion, it is the beginning of the next. To continue down this path would be to investigate and consecrate the site, choosing to make positive change by learning from The Roiling rather than letting it burn without purpose. Regardless of what stance we take today, The Roiling will exist tomorrow and will continue to do so regardless of whatever inaction we take.

To deny The Roiling as a Holy Site is to deny that fire which warms the blind will still cast light.

This leads us to the future of The Roiling and some considerations should we declare it a Holy Site.

=== It can be traced back to splitting from the Church of Artebazzan An Eternal was perceived on its creation It has created life. ===
The Tenets of our Church are still based on the Church of Artebazzan and the miracles and relics within, including Nicolo’s Window. The Council of Six has declared its intention in splitting from the Church, that being its association with the Artebazzani Empire and the schism being blessed by visiting Heralds. We should acknowledge that the direct intervention of The Firebrand as a result of this schism lead to this miracle and the observation of an Eternal in Mukarrem. For the creation of our Church to have been a positive change from Artebazzani Doctrine, we must establish our own canon and faith based on Concordian miracles. Perhaps this is our own mirror to mirror the mirror in Artebazzan? Without further investigation we cannot be sure, but declaring the Roiling a Holy Site is not the end of this discussion, it is the beginning of the next.

And of the creation of the Fire Sprites. This is a miracle of life. What does this mean for our knowledge of the Spheres and our souls? Are they Spheric beings like the Dead Reckoner? Do they have souls? Can we be reborn as one? Perhaps a form of Grace? Are they creations of the Spheres that exist elsewhere in the Mortal Sphere or is the Concord chosen? The nature of humanity has been challenged by their existence and I urge the Council of Six, the Concordian Church and the faithful to explore this possibility and of the continued establishment of the Concordian Faith.

The Roiling ''is''. Its ''future'' is ours to decide.

Anarch willing, see our change and forgive our blights and failings.

''Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre Priest of Anarch, Janissary of Priado Reborn in fire''

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]

The Nomination of Holy Site The Iron Star Cathedral

2026-09-10T14:06:07Z

DBrennan:

= '''⸶O Turm aus Stahl und Wissen / O Spire of Steel and Knowledge⸷''' =
''Penned by Houndspriest Wenche Vanatoure, Of Hasselbach''

⸸

Vassertal, and in turn its capital of Hasselbach, has been known by many different epithets through the years.

The Sunken Barony, the Everdying Cities, the lake of little stars.

But for some, albeit far less than the thirty something thousand souls that lived, worked and loved within those streets of just the capital of Hasselbach at its height, it is ''home''.

And the Cathedral of the Iron Star is the luminous northern star at its heart.

The beating heart of a Barony, that fights to this day against the blights laid against it. That stands against evil, and lives still in the hearts of those that carry it with them.

⸸

=== ⸶Wie die Gläubigen des Waldes eurem Ruf folgen/ How the faithful of the Weald flock to your call⸷ ===
''Faithful - as such any Holy Site of worthy note will draw around it the Faithful. A location with a notable cohort of faithful worshippers demonstrates its Divinity through how it inspires.''

⸸

To be classified as Faithful, the site must be a locus for the Faithful to the Divine Spheres. A positioning or place that gathers and teaches the ways and teachings of The Spheres.The Iron Star Cathedral, a great Church to the Divine Spheres. A notable one with connections to the Grand Cathedral of Niccolo back in Artebazzan, there is no questioning that.
[[File:Volker blonde.jpg|left|thumb]]
But amongst the halls of Bishops, deacons and Priests, The Houndspriest Chapter of Benedikt made its home. A Houndspriest Chapter known amongst our order for their preeminence of religious training. As you would expect from the Chapter built within the walls and grounds of the great Arcstone Cathedral.

The tenets of this Chapter are what lead the first of the Barony’s guilds to be reborn within the time of the Concord. These teachings are upheld by my brother, Chapter-Kaptain Volker Klein, and of course myself. Continued traditions that will not be lost despite the loss of our home and Chapter.

To be drawn to the Iron Star, or to be lorn upon its steps in hopes of something better or at least something different from that which was originally promised is not unheard of. To find community within the walls of the Iron Star comprised of many Faithful in families chosen rather than made is a blessing from the Spheres, that may not have come together had it not been for the Iron Star.

There are many of the heroic contingent that could call Hasselbach home, that would remember whether at the forefront of their minds or in distant nostalgic recollection the Iron Star.

The Curate Roennfeldt of the Civil Service even. Before he stood back from his ties to the Greenweald Baronies and joined the Civil Service, he was Bishop Roennfeldt of the Iron Star Cathedral. Known to several of us as Bishop Roennfeldt, as a close friend, and fellow Faithful. These hallowed halls hold not just the histories of the Iron Star, Vassertal, and the Faithfuls that filled them. But hold many prominent Faithful Concordians and Civil Service members histories as well.

That is why the Iron Star is Faithful.

=== ⸶Es sei stets glorreich, unter dem farbigen Licht der Lanzetten zu wandeln/ Be it ever Glorious to walk beneath the coloured lights of the lancets⸷ ===
''Glorious - If simply being present at a site inspires awe and faith, then it is glorious.''

⸸

What is more Glorious than setting your eyes upon the craftsmanship of hundreds, the labours of those whose gifts are bestowed upon them by The Spheres and in turn used to pay thanks and praises to them.

What a wonder it is to behold the vision of something crafted so earnestly by mortal hands in veneration of the Divine Spheres. To walk along the halls to find that not an inch of the stone has not been carved with thought, intention and prayers to that which guide us. And blessings to those who step out into the woods and swamp lands.

To walk under the ribs of the vaulting, and gaze towards the stars and see them crafted in intricate details. To look to the north, east and west and be met with visages of the Spheres, their Eternals, and the subsequent Heralds as they have appeared over time on the Mortal Sphere. Visages that compliment the slopes and valleys of the large oak forests and the marsh lands. That play off the natural shadows to tell tales through the passing of the day and into the night. Master crafters devoted lives worth of intellect and skill, using these to show their reverence to the Spheres, and especially in Arcadian and Stallia’s light.

In some days after the fall, I would like to imagine I could still see the sparkling Arcstone Spires from Eisen. Hear the bells ring out across the marshes, the swamps and trees.

That is why the Iron Star is Glorious.

=== ⸶Lasst uns niemals vergessen, dass es von den Sphären auserwählt wurde/May we never forget that it was Chosen by the Spheres⸷ ===
''Chosen - Heralds often visit the mortal Sphere in the course of their duties. For a location to be blessed again and again by a Herald, particularly if they indicate that the location is of import, is to have it be Chosen. Some say that the appearance of an Eternal would be enough to mark a place as Chosen, but such a thing has never occurred.''

⸸

So many of us know the Pulpit. The story of gathering it, and the loss and sacrifice that it took to reclaim it. But so many of us know this story due in part, to the Dreams that plagued Priests of Stallia before the summit just after it.
[[File:Stallian Podium.png|thumb]]
A dream that revealed that the Iron Star had been chosen by the Tome Bearer. A dream shown to those priests by The Star Serpent. What place more holy than that of which a Herald of Stallia stood against the streit. To suffer eternally in their unrelenting duty. To chose their duty and stand strong in it.

Furthermore, The Iron Star Cathedral holds one of the only other Sanctified Squares that I have seen in my lifetime. Whilst grander than that of what we have here in Passage, the power and blessings it grants us are no less than what I have borne witness to in the Cathedral of the Iron Star.

If that is not The Spheres themselves choosing to bestow their blessings upon us, to allow us their boons within the very place that the Iron Star Cathedral stands, then what is.

That is why the Iron Star is Chosen.

=== ⸶Mögen die Lehren, die wir von seinem Observatorium empfangen, unseren Weg erleuchten/Let the teachings we gain from its Observatory inspire our path forward⸷ ===
''Observatory - Certain locations within the Mortal Sphere appear to have a closer connection to the Divine Spheres than others. Locations where through mystical happenstance or divine revelation, it is easier for Mortals to perceive the nature, intent, or form of the Divine Spheres are known as ‘Observatories’. Incredibly rare, they have at times been created, such as the artifact of Niccolo’s Window in Artebazzan.''

⸸

A tributary of the Iron Star is a piece of Concordian history that many do not realise they stand in front of.

Every ceremony that is cast in the Sanctified Square, every rite, every blessing. We meet in front of this Observatory of the Spheres. A piece that allows us, and has been encouraged by the Heralds and Eternals, to be used to understand our past and our connections to the Spheres better. A great boon given and encouraged to be used by The Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres.

The Pulpit, whilst it now sits in the Sanctified Square of Passage, was safeguarded for close to a decade before being attained by us. And though some may not know the exact history and specifics of it, it is still a reminder of the place it once called home. A reminder and beacon to those that called the Iron Star home. And a reminder to us not to forget our beginnings, our pasts. Whether that be from the Iron Star Cathedral itself or from other paths, it allows us insight into who we were.

That is why the Iron Star is an Observatory.

=== ⸶Und mögen jene, die den Weg weitergehen, ihre sterblichen Leiber einst zur Ruhe betten/And may those Graven who continue on the journey find their mortal bodies laid to rest once more.⸷ ===
''Graven - The resting place'' - of a Paragon is in turn - ''infused with their latent divinity.''

''In time the worship of those around them draws the same communal effort that the Spheres seek. These resting places are often places of Worship in their own right''

⸸

There is no precedent set currently to say that for a Site to be Graven, it must be the place of a currently recognised Paragon Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres.

Instead, since that list is limited with the Church still in its infancy, we should decide perhaps that places of great devastation or an agglomerate of graves to be the True definition of Graven.

And who is to say that in future, an individual does not take upon themselves the task of arguing for Paragon exaltation of those that have made their way upon the journey at these very sites.

Let us not forget the sacrifice of Pathfinder Hiram, the High Historian Adeline Rossetti, and the High Priestess of Lumos Elsibetta Galadi in obtaining the Pulpit. Lives of Concordians lost upon the stone foundations of the Iron Star.

Let us not forget that whilst the Tome Bearer guarded and continued its sacred duty, The Iron Star Cathedral also came to be their resting place. The resting place for a Herald of the Divine Spheres surely holds more importance than those we as a Church raise as Paragons.
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We shall not let their suffering be forgotten, nor their duty wasted. May their Brother, The Fang of Inner Darkness, find peace where peace may be found for such Heralds.

Below the Cathedral, within the crypts of the Chapterhouse and the Cathedral itself one can find rooms adorned with candles. These candles, varying in heights and adornments, speak of those that have not returned. Pillars of dark wax memorializing the devotion of their Duties, their Faith and their very memory. Doused in black wax at the extinguishing of their lives, they are placed to continue their memories and continue the essence of their duties in life now that their soul has continued on the Journey.

That is why the Iron Star is Graven.

⸸

=== As for Miraculus and Infused. ===
Currently there may only be my own experiences to regale, but the Iron Star and the city around it glows. The sounds of chattering teeth throughout an evening ringing out across its landscape. And fighting back against the Onyx Aristocracy. Whether this is just of the Weald, or from lingering effects of the Spheres I am unsure, which is why I chose not to fully include it in my writings. But the knowledge is there so it is my duty to share it. And it should be shown the Iron Star refuses to relent in an unworthy defeat.

⸸

I could write for days on end at the memories that are within those walls. Of the faithful that would lay down their swords and souls for those in need. That praised the spheres so fervently that few could sway them from their path.

I could write of its majesty both large and small. Of the tolling bells, to the quiet corners that held comfort or secret. Of the feeling of the sun pouring through the coloured glass of the windows against ones skin and painting the light and dark stone in a maelstrom of colours.

It is a wonder to behold. And an honour to indulge in sharing my many memories of my home.

I thank the Priests of the heroic body of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres for allowing me this. To wander through the echoes of the Iron Star alongside me.

I know the day will come where it will be experienced first hand again. It is alive as am I. And I shall continue to fight to see it in our hands again.

=== ⸶Tun was getan werden muss⸷ ===

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]

Documents of the Church

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This page contains important documents that are produced by the Church of the Divine Spheres. Such documents would generally be held in any Civil Service office in a township of reasonable size. Any Concordian character could obtain a copy or at least a chance to read the documents held here.

* [[The Nomination Paragon of Halig Of Alfwen's Wall|''"We Stand Together"'' - Missiv De Virtutibus Pro Halig Vallis In Nomine Paragon - By Fr. Jacques D'Zisseau of Lerona Mere]]
* [[Nomination of Holy Site The Roiling|''Kindling for the Spheres - The Roiling as a Holy Site'' - By Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre]]
* [[The Nomination of Holy Site The Iron Star Cathedral|''"O Turm aus Stahl und Wissen / O Spire of Steel and Knowledge - Nomination of the Iron Star Cathedral as a Holy Site"'' - By Houndspriest Wenche Vanatoure, of Hasselbach]]

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]

Nomination of Holy Site The Roiling

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DBrennan: Created page with "= Kindling for the Spheres – The Roiling as a Holy Site = === What is The Roiling? === In the Summer of 222, the then Senator of Mukarrem, Captain Johannes El’Westwind, sold part of the Priado Expanse to the magi of the Idrian Cabal. They separated the land from the Spheres, creating the cursed Lost Plane. In Summer 224 I, Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre, carried a relic of Anarch to the Plane and destroyed it in fire, the Spheres were returned and a churni..."

= Kindling for the Spheres – The Roiling as a Holy Site =

=== What is The Roiling? ===
In the Summer of 222, the then Senator of Mukarrem, Captain Johannes El’Westwind, sold part of the Priado Expanse to the magi of the Idrian Cabal. They separated the land from the Spheres, creating the cursed Lost Plane. In Summer 224 I, Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre, carried a relic of Anarch to the Plane and destroyed it in fire, the Spheres were returned and a churning ball of fire and lighting remained.

The Roiling is a miracle and a blessing of the Spheres. Yet to acknowledge it as Holy we must adhere to doctrine. In Spring 225 I nominated this miracle for the Council of Six to raise as a Holy Site. Therefore, I present the matters of precedence, followed by my argument. As a servant of the Church and the realm, I lay forth my faith in Anarch for you to judge. In the Sphere’s light we pray.

=== Aspects of Nomination ===

=== Miraculous ===
To produce or be the locus of Spheric magic, a blessing or infusion. To be miraculous is to change the Mortal Sphere with the Sphere’s blessings. In the doctrine of Anarch this is change for the better.

The Lost Plane was so removed from the Spheres that the Sun and Moon, the two faces on Andash, would not look upon the carnivorous crystal grass and dark wasteland wrought by the Idrian Magi. The Roiling destroyed their research, cleansed the land and brought the light and Spheres back, the sins of the old Senator were swept away and the Treaty of the Al’Mai was upheld as the Plane was destroyed, as if by the Linkbreaker’s sword and hammer.

My body was burnt and my soul forever changed. I possess no magi art yet now I may channel The Crucible itself to cast its fire from my singed hands.
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In Autumn 225, The Headmaster of the School of Gifts, Azime Rais cast a ceremony to observe my soul and found it contained part of the Crucible.

The Roiling has created life. In Spring 225 the Children of the Academy encountered fire sprites born from the Roiling. Their expedition was a success and the children of the Concord Learnt more of the Spheres.

=== Glorious ===
The Spheres are life and to inspire it is divine. To be glorious is to inspire one to act in faith of the Spheres, certain of their blessing on the eventual journey.

The birth of the Roiling was witnessed by the Archmage Zarja Tal'Darev Del Stalia and the Janissary company Al’Sabre. The air shone with every colour, calling stars from earth to shatter a darkened sky. The glass blades of the Plane twinkled and reflected light and flame and hope and lightning. The ground itself sundered apart and glowed from within. The world was torn apart in fantastic light and repaired. Blessed by the Firebrand and followed by the Shard Gatherer, swirling colours of Anarch’s light repaired the land.

The glory of Anarch’s fire continues in the Roiling itself, a spontaneously igniting and extinguishing ball of fire and lighting, spewing spells and the stuff of Anarch. One can imagine the Star Sailor within this maelstrom.

=== Infused ===
The use of divine ceremonies and expenditure of divine artifacts or powers gifted by Heralds leave behind traces of divine energy. In this case, the Crucible’s Ember.

After separating from the Artebazzani Church in Winter 221, the Concordian Church of the Spheres was visited by the Firebrand in Summer 221. Pleased to see ties cut and our Concordian Church born, an artifact was given to the faithful, which was passed to me by the Andashi Champion Raul El-Obregon in Spring 224. This was the Crucible’s Ember, which created this miracle. I carried it to the Plane where it ignited when I reached apex of the Idrian’s heresy. This journey is akin to the Wanderer, as the Ember traversed many years and hands before coming to its eventual use.
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=== Observatory ===
In this world, there are locations where we, unworthy of the Spheres may perceive them beyond our mortal plane. This occurred in the formation of the Roiling.

When I carried the Crucible’s Ember to the Lost Plane, the Archmage Zarja Tal'Darev Del Stalia and the Janissary company Al’Sabre witnessed my body and soul vanish from the mortal sphere. In Autmn 225, a ceremony by the Headmaster Azime Rais allowed me to recall my memory of that vanishing. It was a world of fire, with no world at all. Within a churning maelstrom of swirling forge-fire, I knew myself to be in contact with the Crucible and it knew me. It has no physical form, no voice, no spells or action, only a presence and an unbearable heat unknown to me since. Should I prove myself worthy, I may be graced by its presence again if the Herald of Grace carries my soul in the journey.

=== Chosen ===
Heralds may visit the mortal sphere in service of the Spheres, repeated appearances in one location would indicate some importance. The presence of an Eternal has never been recorded. Until now.

The locus for this miracle was the Crucible’s Ember, given to the faithful by a Herald. The Firebrand appeared directly to the church and gifted a relic as blessing for the creation of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres.

When the Crucible’s Ember was ignited, I was brought to The Crucible itself as it blessed the land with the Roiling. We know that I was seen to vanish from the Lost Plane and that I reappeared within the vast firestorm that consumed the land. Whether the explosion of colour and flame lighting that followed was the direct presence of the Crucible, or a powerful force sent to represent it I leave for you to judge. Like the Shard Gatherer we gather meaning from what has occurred to better our understanding of the Spheres actions.

=== Graven ===
The resting place of a Paragon is in turn infused with their latent divinity. In time the worship of them will channel the divinity of the Spheres.

The Concordian Church and the Roiling are each young, our two Paragons died far away and before the Roiling was created, thus we cannot judge it for this quality.

While I believe any future Paragon of Anarch would be honoured by burial at this site, especially if Exalted as Holy, this is beyond our criteria at present, although the thought remains as the Falling Pebble may herald the coming change.

=== Faithful ===
Our role in worship of the Spheres is paramount, a Holy Site of note will draw the faithful to demonstrate its divinity.

The Roiling is a new miracle and has not attracted direct worship yet.

However, it has the interest of the faithful. The Church passed the motion ‘Solid Lightning Sacred Ground’ in Autumn 225 declaring the Roiling a blessed location of Anarch and worthy of Conviction.
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Similarly, the motion to Consider this nomination passed the greater majority voting requirements. At the very least, over half the Concordian faithful believe it is worthy of consideration to be named a Holy Site.

The nature of the Fire Sprites encountered by the Academy in Spring 225 is to be considered. As beings created directly by the Sphere of Anarch, are they among the faithful? Do they worship the Roiling which birthed them? These answers require investigation before judgement but are worthy of consideration for the future of the site.

=== The Argument ===
By our criteria The Roiling meets five, if not six, requirements to be declared a Holy Site. But to represent Anarch it must have produced and promise positive change. And what questions does this miracle pose to our understanding of the faith?

I argue that beyond the factual criteria we must assure of Holy sites, that of Miraculous, Glorious, Infused, Chosen, Observatory, Graven and Faithful, The Roiling also represents the Anarch tenet of growth through change.

Its creation burnt away the Lost Plane, cleansed the wasteland and brought the Spheres back. The Idrian’s research was destroyed, preventing further heresy and replacing it with a Spheric miracle. The damage of the Senator who sold the Land was repaired by the new one who cleansed it. All of this met the pleas of the Al’Mai, their secession was a result of the heresy and it’s undoing was key in their reconciliation. The war against Aprivano in Mukarrem continues to be supported by Al’Mai scouts who remember this action. Where now there is uncontrolled change in the Roiling’s Chaos, we have the chance to direct it to something that benefits us. I was not martyred in its creation and empowered by its fire I now seek to improve our understanding of the Spheres through this study. This blessing legitimises the Concord’s capacity for miracles, the worthiness of our Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres.

Declaring the Roiling a Holy Site is not the end of this discussion, it is the beginning of the next. To continue down this path would be to investigate and consecrate the site, choosing to make positive change by learning from The Roiling rather than letting it burn without purpose. Regardless of what stance we take today, The Roiling will exist tomorrow and will continue to do so regardless of whatever inaction we take.

To deny The Roiling as a Holy Site is to deny that fire which warms the blind will still cast light.

This leads us to the future of The Roiling and some considerations should we declare it a Holy Site.

=== It can be traced back to splitting from the Church of Artebazzan An Eternal was perceived on its creation It has created life. ===
The Tenets of our Church are still based on the Church of Artebazzan and the miracles and relics within, including Nicolo’s Window. The Council of Six has declared its intention in splitting from the Church, that being its association with the Artebazzani Empire and the schism being blessed by visiting Heralds. We should acknowledge that the direct intervention of The Firebrand as a result of this schism lead to this miracle and the observation of an Eternal in Mukarrem. For the creation of our Church to have been a positive change from Artebazzani Doctrine, we must establish our own canon and faith based on Concordian miracles. Perhaps this is our own mirror to mirror the mirror in Artebazzan? Without further investigation we cannot be sure, but declaring the Roiling a Holy Site is not the end of this discussion, it is the beginning of the next.

And of the creation of the Fire Sprites. This is a miracle of life. What does this mean for our knowledge of the Spheres and our souls? Are they Spheric beings like the Dead Reckoner? Do they have souls? Can we be reborn as one? Perhaps a form of Grace? Are they creations of the Spheres that exist elsewhere in the Mortal Sphere or is the Concord chosen? The nature of humanity has been challenged by their existence and I urge the Council of Six, the Concordian Church and the faithful to explore this possibility and of the continued establishment of the Concordian Faith.

The Roiling ''is''. Its ''future'' is ours to decide.

Anarch willing, see our change and forgive our blights and failings.

''Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre Priest of Anarch, Janissary of Priado Reborn in fire''

The Nomination of Holy Site The Iron Star Cathedral

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Past Actions of the Council of Six Autumn 226

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DBrennan: /* Proclamation by the High Priest of Anarch */ forget my own adept oops

The following is a comprehensive list of the actions formally taken as motions raised and passed by the Council of Six at the Autumn Summit of 226.

== Meeting 1 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
|-
|'''High Priest of Anarch'''
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|'''High Priest of Arcadian'''
|Lord Lanval of House Eldermere
|-
|'''High Priest of Cervitas'''
|Gwynn ap Eirik
|-
|'''High Priest of Lumos'''
|Ritter-Apprentice Aldnar Neumann
|-
|'''High Priest of Panoply'''
|Houndpriest Adept Katja Vasilevich
|-
|'''High Priest of Stallia'''
|Lord Tamesis Duschwynd
|}

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Anarch: ====
“We, the Council of Six of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres hereby proclaim our support for the State of Emergency enacted by the Concordian Senate of Spring 225.

The Striking Serpent, Subordinate Herald of the Thunderbolt teaches us that once we set a course, we cannot waver. We must act. We must strike swiftly and decisively along the path we have chosen.

The Command, Subordinate Herald of the Prominence teaches us to make our demands and our orders clear and decisive, to be easily understood, and that to follow these demands with vigour is a divine action.

The Iron Stag, Subordinate Herald of the Masses teaches us that a community that works together through hardship and conflict can become stronger. That our bonds will be strengthened through our shared burden.

The Eternity, Subordinate Herald of the Twilight teaches us to be indomitable in our strength of will no matter what odds we face. To have drive and purpose and to move forward.

The Star Sailor, Subordinate Herald of the Peak teaches us to navigate the roughest storms and push through to reach our true potential. To grow through our hardship, and to learn of new heights.

The Tome Bearer, Subordinate Herald of the Star Serpent teaches us to stand strong against those who would seek to destroy the knowledge that we have gained. To protect what we have learned together, so that we may continue to teach.

The Senators of the Concord have acted as instructed by the Divine Spheres, and we, the Council of Six, offer them our full support.

We are Five Realms, with differing cultures and histories. We have warred with each other, and now, we stand together, as one Concord.

Through this state of emergency, we will struggle. But we will do so together. We will rely upon the support of our kin, and our communities. We will rely upon the strength of our peoples. We will rely upon our teachings and our faith in the Spheres. We will give all we can, and we will come out the other side stronger, and closer than ever before.

The Council of Six requests that the Senate provide detail as to what aims they wish to achieve, in order to end the State of Emergency so that clarity and alignment of purpose can be achieved by both the Heroic Contingent of the Concord, and the peoples of the Concord.”

==== Conviction issued by the High Priest of Lumos ====
The Council declares a Conviction for Priests of The Concord to Assist the people of Obregon, their duties shared between the carrying and distribution of water from The Oasis to the City proper, and also the ministering of Faith to those feeling distraught by their circumstance.

Priests are to be present for Obregon and its people, to shine a light of compassion upon a hurting city, and to assist in this crisis to ensure that at least one more soul is given the chance to prove themselves before The Spheres.

- As a Conviction, this required an Endeavour

==== Study begun by the High Priest of Stallia ====
The Council of Six has declared its intention to commission a Study of the Vale of Stags, looking into the history of the site, any alleged miracles or Divine influence, and any other pertinent matters that might be of relevance to its potential Consecration.

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Proclamation by the High Priest of Panoply ====
We, the Council of Six, declare our ambitions, not to simply survive but to grow and thrive.

We shall seek to Consecrate the Holy Sites of the Concord, to allow our citizens the chance to experience the Spheres closely.

We shall seek the creation of a Window to the Spheres, a Concordian Window. With all aspects of the Concord combined, we shall grow our knowledge, our understandings, and experience.

We swear as the Council of Six these ambitions.

== Meeting 2 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
|High Priest of Anarch
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|High Priest of Arcadian
|Lord Lanval of House Eldermere
|-
|High Priest of Cervitas
|Gwynn ap Eirik
|-
|High Priest of Lumos
|Ritter-Apprentice Aldnar Neumann
|-
|High Priest of Panoply
|Houndpriest Adept Katja Vasilevich
|-
|High Priest of Stallia
|Zélie DuPont
|}

==== Exaltation - The Roiling ====
In their second sitting after having been presented this document on the subject of the Exaltation of the site known as The Roiling, the Council of Six unanimously agreed to declare the site holy in perpetua.

The Civil Service will now enact a review of the site and present a number of options with ways the site can be Consecrated in order to honour the solemn and holy nature of the location, as decreed by the Council of Six.

''Documents to be Publicised pending Civil Service review''

==== Exaltation - The Iron Star Cathedral ====
In their second sitting after having been presented this document on the subject of the Exaltation of the site known as The Cathedral of the Iron Star, the Council of Six unanimously agreed to declare the site holy in perpetua.

As the Concord is not currently in control of Hasselbach, and the condition of the site remains unknown, the Civil Service will be unable to review it in order to provide options with ways it can be Consecrated - should the territory come under Concordian control, options will be presented to the Council of Six.

''Documents to be Publicised pending Civil Service review''

==== Proclamation by the High Priest of Cervitas ====
The Council of Six has come to an accord with House Saffamond of Drummond. We request that followers of the Concordian Church do not preach the doctrine of the Concordian Church while in Drummondite territory. In exchange, Drummondites will not preach the doctrine of the Drummondite Church while in Concordian lands - this is unless invited by the respective rulers of each land.

While the working relationship with their Church is young, we do not wish to foster resentment and weaken our relationship by undermining each other’s authority in each nation.

Both Churches agree to avoid sending missionaries onto each other’s continents when we both have souls to be saved within our own borders to begin with.

==== Proclamation by the High Priest of Panoply ====
The Council of Six proclaims the following: it is not Heresy to defend oneself from a Herald, or retaliate to an attack from a Herald.

Many Heralds teach lessons not by being something to emulate but something to avoid embodying. Others still have been known to set challenges to mortals which require physical combat or other actions that may be seen as aggressive. Their lessons are taught by calling us to act in retaliation or opposition in order to prove ourselves worthy. Furthermore, we have come up against Heralds such as the Magistrate, fighting on behalf of enemies of the Concord.

The Council of Six does not believe that fighting Heralds when so demanded is Heresy, nor is it grounds for movement of Anathema unless it is done with premeditation and maliciously to prevent the true will of the Spheres. The Striking Palm teaches that we should never let a slight go unpunished, and never allow a blow to be taken without giving one in return.

It may still be dangerous to one’s life to stand against a Divine Being, but it should not be dangerous to one’s immortal soul if the reason for standing against them is just or invited.

==== Proclamation by the High Priest of Stallia ====
''The Council of Six passed a motion to publicize information from the Star Serpent, to be provided to the Civil Service by the High Priest of Stallia. At this time, there has been no information forthcoming.''

==== Study begun by the High Priest of Arcadian ====
“The Sanctified Square located in Passage is the only one we have.

This means that outside of Summits, or travelling to Passage, the priests of the Concord are unable to perform Ceremonies that could aid our people. Imagine how much more connected to the Spheres our people will feel if they can see their local priests performing these Ceremonies, and witnessing Divine power for themselves.

If Passage were to become lost to us, we would lose the ability to call upon Divine Miracles. Lose our ability to commune with the Spheres. This cannot be allowed to happen.

I propose that we commission a study on how the Sanctified Square was created, and how to create new ones. If we were able to create Sanctified Squares in each of the major regions of the Concord, our connection to the Spheres would surely grow.”

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Past Actions of the Council of Six|Past Actions of the Council of Six Home Page]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]

Past Actions of the Council of Six Autumn 226

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DBrennan: Finally they match

The following is a comprehensive list of the actions formally taken as motions raised and passed by the Council of Six at the Autumn Summit of 226.

== Meeting 1 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
|-
|'''High Priest of Anarch'''
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|'''High Priest of Arcadian'''
|Lord Lanval of House Eldermere
|-
|'''High Priest of Cervitas'''
|Gwynn ap Eirik
|-
|'''High Priest of Lumos'''
|Ritter-Apprentice Aldnar Neumann
|-
|'''High Priest of Panoply'''
|Houndpriest Adept Katja Vasilevich
|-
|'''High Priest of Stallia'''
|Lord Tamesis Duschwynd
|}

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Anarch: ====
“We, the Council of Six of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres hereby proclaim our support for the State of Emergency enacted by the Concordian Senate of Spring 225.

The Striking Serpent, Subordinate Herald of the Thunderbolt teaches us that once we set a course, we cannot waver. We must act. We must strike swiftly and decisively along the path we have chosen.

The Command, Subordinate Herald of the Prominence teaches us to make our demands and our orders clear and decisive, to be easily understood, and that to follow these demands with vigour is a divine action.

The Iron Stag, Subordinate Herald of the Masses teaches us that a community that works together through hardship and conflict can become stronger. That our bonds will be strengthened through our shared burden.

The Eternity, Subordinate Herald of the Twilight teaches us to be indomitable in our strength of will no matter what odds we face. To have drive and purpose and to move forward.

The Star Sailor, Subordinate Herald of the Peak teaches us to navigate the roughest storms and push through to reach our true potential. To grow through our hardship, and to learn of new heights.

The Tome Bearer, Subordinate Herald of the Star Serpent teaches us to stand strong against those who would seek to destroy the knowledge that we have gained. To protect what we have learned together, so that we may continue to teach.

The Senators of the Concord have acted as instructed by the Divine Spheres, and we, the Council of Six, offer them our full support.

We are Five Realms, with differing cultures and histories. We have warred with each other, and now, we stand together, as one Concord.

Through this state of emergency, we will struggle. But we will do so together. We will rely upon the support of our kin, and our communities. We will rely upon the strength of our peoples. We will rely upon our teachings and our faith in the Spheres. We will give all we can, and we will come out the other side stronger, and closer than ever before.

The Council of Six requests that the Senate provide detail as to what aims they wish to achieve, in order to end the State of Emergency so that clarity and alignment of purpose can be achieved by both the Heroic Contingent of the Concord, and the peoples of the Concord.”

==== Conviction issued by the High Priest of Lumos ====
The Council declares a Conviction for Priests of The Concord to Assist the people of Obregon, their duties shared between the carrying and distribution of water from The Oasis to the City proper, and also the ministering of Faith to those feeling distraught by their circumstance.

Priests are to be present for Obregon and its people, to shine a light of compassion upon a hurting city, and to assist in this crisis to ensure that at least one more soul is given the chance to prove themselves before The Spheres.

- As a Conviction, this required an Endeavour

==== Study begun by the High Priest of Stallia ====
The Council of Six has declared its intention to commission a Study of the Vale of Stags, looking into the history of the site, any alleged miracles or Divine influence, and any other pertinent matters that might be of relevance to its potential Consecration.

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Proclamation by the High Priest of Anarch ====
We, the Council of Six, declare our ambitions, not to simply survive but to grow and thrive.

We shall seek to Consecrate the Holy Sites of the Concord, to allow our citizens the chance to experience the Spheres closely.

We shall seek the creation of a Window to the Spheres, a Concordian Window. With all aspects of the Concord combined, we shall grow our knowledge, our understandings, and experience.

We swear as the Council of Six these ambitions.

== Meeting 2 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
|High Priest of Anarch
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|High Priest of Arcadian
|Lord Lanval of House Eldermere
|-
|High Priest of Cervitas
|Gwynn ap Eirik
|-
|High Priest of Lumos
|Ritter-Apprentice Aldnar Neumann
|-
|High Priest of Panoply
|Houndpriest Adept Katja Vasilevich
|-
|High Priest of Stallia
|Zélie DuPont
|}

==== Exaltation - The Roiling ====
In their second sitting after having been presented this document on the subject of the Exaltation of the site known as The Roiling, the Council of Six unanimously agreed to declare the site holy in perpetua.

The Civil Service will now enact a review of the site and present a number of options with ways the site can be Consecrated in order to honour the solemn and holy nature of the location, as decreed by the Council of Six.

''Documents to be Publicised pending Civil Service review''

==== Exaltation - The Iron Star Cathedral ====
In their second sitting after having been presented this document on the subject of the Exaltation of the site known as The Cathedral of the Iron Star, the Council of Six unanimously agreed to declare the site holy in perpetua.

As the Concord is not currently in control of Hasselbach, and the condition of the site remains unknown, the Civil Service will be unable to review it in order to provide options with ways it can be Consecrated - should the territory come under Concordian control, options will be presented to the Council of Six.

''Documents to be Publicised pending Civil Service review''

==== Proclamation by the High Priest of Cervitas ====
The Council of Six has come to an accord with House Saffamond of Drummond. We request that followers of the Concordian Church do not preach the doctrine of the Concordian Church while in Drummondite territory. In exchange, Drummondites will not preach the doctrine of the Drummondite Church while in Concordian lands - this is unless invited by the respective rulers of each land.

While the working relationship with their Church is young, we do not wish to foster resentment and weaken our relationship by undermining each other’s authority in each nation.

Both Churches agree to avoid sending missionaries onto each other’s continents when we both have souls to be saved within our own borders to begin with.

==== Proclamation by the High Priest of Panoply ====
The Council of Six proclaims the following: it is not Heresy to defend oneself from a Herald, or retaliate to an attack from a Herald.

Many Heralds teach lessons not by being something to emulate but something to avoid embodying. Others still have been known to set challenges to mortals which require physical combat or other actions that may be seen as aggressive. Their lessons are taught by calling us to act in retaliation or opposition in order to prove ourselves worthy. Furthermore, we have come up against Heralds such as the Magistrate, fighting on behalf of enemies of the Concord.

The Council of Six does not believe that fighting Heralds when so demanded is Heresy, nor is it grounds for movement of Anathema unless it is done with premeditation and maliciously to prevent the true will of the Spheres. The Striking Palm teaches that we should never let a slight go unpunished, and never allow a blow to be taken without giving one in return.

It may still be dangerous to one’s life to stand against a Divine Being, but it should not be dangerous to one’s immortal soul if the reason for standing against them is just or invited.

==== Proclamation by the High Priest of Stallia ====
''The Council of Six passed a motion to publicize information from the Star Serpent, to be provided to the Civil Service by the High Priest of Stallia. At this time, there has been no information forthcoming.''

==== Study begun by the High Priest of Arcadian ====
“The Sanctified Square located in Passage is the only one we have.

This means that outside of Summits, or travelling to Passage, the priests of the Concord are unable to perform Ceremonies that could aid our people. Imagine how much more connected to the Spheres our people will feel if they can see their local priests performing these Ceremonies, and witnessing Divine power for themselves.

If Passage were to become lost to us, we would lose the ability to call upon Divine Miracles. Lose our ability to commune with the Spheres. This cannot be allowed to happen.

I propose that we commission a study on how the Sanctified Square was created, and how to create new ones. If we were able to create Sanctified Squares in each of the major regions of the Concord, our connection to the Spheres would surely grow.”

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Past Actions of the Council of Six|Past Actions of the Council of Six Home Page]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]

Stallia Ceremonies

2026-07-08T11:28:00Z

DBrennan:

Sphere of Stars, [[Stallia]] ceremonies bring knowledge, they draw from the world beyond and protect the truth of things.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|[[Knowledgeable Missive]]
| -
|The message that you have written is magically sent to the Stallia Herald or Eternal of your choice, so long as you have properly addressed it. There is no guarantee that you will receive a response, and the Ceremony does not magically assist them in replying.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Secrets of Skilful Artifice]]
|Enchantment
|Grants an artisan the ability to craft a single item that they do not know how to make. When the Ceremony is begun the priests must choose a single magic item they wish the target artisan to be able to craft. There must be someone present who already knows how to make that item, but they need not be a willing participant. The target artisan may be counted as knowing how to craft the item during the next season. The target experiences a roleplaying effect.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Knowledge of its Own Accord|Knowledge of its own Accord]]
| -
|Two characters who know spells exchange one of their known spells for one that the other character knows, learning the new one and forgetting the old. This is a permanent change, and both characters must have a valid spell to trade in order for the Ceremony to work, otherwise no spells are traded and the Crystal Mana is consumed for no effect.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Signs and Portents]]
| -
|Up to 4 targets receive a mystic vision related to things that are happening, have happened or may happen at the event, or at the very least in the near future. The information is often cryptic, and is up to each of the individuals to recall and interpret, as they may not necessarily receive the same vision. It is not possible to direct this Ceremony towards particular topics, as it is up to the whims of the Stallia Eternals what is seen. All targets regain all spent personal mana.
|6
|No
|-
|[[Shield of the Stars]]
|Enchantment
|The target character with the Battlemage skill gains two additional hitpoints. This Ceremony can affect additional characters from the same Band. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 4. The target/s experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Being of Like Mind]]
|Enchantment
|The target Band selects a spell that one of its members knows. All other members know that spell, regardless of whether or not they have any skills that would allow them to use it. If the warband has 10 or members who learn a spell in this way, they all gain 1 additional mana. The targets experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Departure of the Blessed Falcon]]
| -
|Summons and sends a blessed creature to a target location. It will arrive in a season or longer, depending on location. This creature is a target for scrying by those who know it exists, but is almost impossible to find and kill by those who don’t know what they are looking for. Being a specific focus for scrying, spells used to scry the Blessed Falcon count as having double magnitude for the purpose of effects that would block scrying efforts. Unless found and destroyed through concerted effort, the magical creature will stay in position for a year.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Blindfold of the Uninitiated]]
|Curse
|The character affected by this curse cannot read or write. Words they read or write simply read “You are not permitted”, over and over again. Individuals trying to get around this by spelling things out letter by letter inevitably find themselves somehow spelling out the same phrase, letter by letter. The curse lasts for a full year.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Crystalline Memory]]
| -
|Painfully kills a terminal target, but creates a forged crystal of their memories which must be extracted from the skull. This crystal can be eaten to answer one question relevant to the target before being destroyed. Please see the page for additional information.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Tactician Verses Tactician]]
|Enchantment
|The two target military investments are improved by two tiers provided they take the ‘Support the Army’ or ‘Independent Action’ downtime actions during the next season. The owners of the target investments experience a roleplaying effect.
|12
|No
|-
|[[Dream in the Witch's House]]
| -
|The target characters (often the priests performing the ceremony) visit the Witch's house in their minds, answering their questions with the wisdom of her lost lands. They become known to The Witch.
|12
|No
|-
|[[Crown of Stars]]
|Enchantment
|The target gains the ability to cast the Empower spell four times per day as if they knew it, without spending any mana. If you recover all personal Mana from an effect it also recovers the uses of this ability. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|14
|Yes
|-
|[[Anathematic Call of the Locust]]
|Curse
|The Cursed character's Farm, Wilderness or Herb Garden Investment experiences half production. During this period the Cursed character may not sell nor gain new investments of any kind. The Cursed character experiences a roleplaying effect. The curse lasts for three events.
|14
|Yes
|-
|[[There is No Welcome Here|There is no Welcome Here]]
|Enchantment
|Heralds of any Sphere aside from Stallia may not pass any of the thresholds of the sanctified structure in either direction without direct invitation by someone who cast the Ceremony, and are warded from dealing any sort of physical damage to the structure. Everyone in the enchanted space experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the following dawn.
|16
|Yes
|-
|[[True Glimpsing]]
| -
|Describe a specific location with high detail, or a location targeted for scrying in order to receive a true and current vision of that location. The Ceremony may be cast for any amount of additional magnitude in order to increase the power of the sight - this only increases its ability to piece spells that veil against scrying, and does not provide any additional information.
|16
|No
|-
|[[Curse of Hunter's Pursuit]]
|Curse
|The target no longer regains energy, mana, or health passively and they begin each day at 1 of each applicable value of energy, mana, and health. The cursed character experiences a roleplaying effect. The curse lasts for four events.
|20
|No
|-
|[[Window to the Spheres]]
|Enchantment
|The target willing character gains two additional levels of Divine Lore while performing ceremonies over magnitude 12. The character gains magical sight that allows them to look beyond the mortal sphere while they are standing in a Sanctified Square. They may gaze at a sphere of their choice, seeing the souls flowing to, from, and around it, as well as any Heralds (or, extremely rarely, the essence of Eternals) passing in and out of it. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|22
|No
|-
|[[Reach into the Abyss]]
| -
|This ceremony summons a spirit of the ‘recently dead’ for questioning. A dangerous ceremony, it may open the casters up to danger. If you intend to cast this ceremony, please inform a Church storyteller an hour ahead of time.
|30
|No
|-
|[[Power of Tainted Knowledge]]
|Enchantment
|The target, who must have the Magus skill, may cast a single Arc Venom per day, which costs them no mana. Additionally, the target can call Immune to the Silence call. If you recover all personal Mana from an effect it also recovers the uses of this ability. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|30
|No
|-
|[[A Moment to Speak]]
|Enchantment
|The target, who must have the Magus skill, may cast a single Mass Silence per day, which costs them zero mana. Additionally, the target can call Immune to the Silence call. If you recover all personal Mana from an effect it also recovers the uses of this ability. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|30
|No
|-
|[[Stardust's Egg|Stardust’s Egg]]
| -
|A character may eat the egg to boost a single Divine Lore by 6 ranks for the purposes of casting ceremonies only, provided they already possess at least one rank of that Sphere’s Divine Lore. This effect does not give the character access to any additional masteries. The character who eats the egg experiences a roleplaying effect. The effects on a character who eats the egg last until the end of the end of the event.
|40
|No
|}

=== Alignment Ceremonies ===
The following ceremonies are only available during a Summit where the Precipice is aligned to Stallia.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|[[Serpent's Sequestered Secrets]]
| -
|Target character communes with the Star Serpent, receiving in their mind the answer to any one factual question about happenings in the Mortal Sphere.
|12
|No
|-
|[[Clockwork Messengers of Machine]]
|Enchantment
|Target [[army]] is better organised this coming season against the maladies of a campaign. It may ignore the special effects of the Desert terrain. It may also ignore the total effects of the Frozen, and Plagueheart territory traits.
|24
|No
|-
|[[Trapped in the Labyrinth]]
|Curse
|Target territory cannot be entered or exited from by any force in the season after the current season. If cast in Spring it affects the Winter season, if cast in Autumn it affects the Summer season.
|90
|No
|}

== Further Reading ==

* [[Stallia]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Ceremonies Overview]]

[[Category:Stallia]]
[[Category:Ceremonies]]

Panoply Ceremonies

2026-07-08T11:27:38Z

DBrennan:

The Sphere of Golden Folly, [[Panoply]] rewards those with ambition, enchants businesses and resources while also punishing those who abuse their power
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|[[Investor's Missive]]
| -
|The message that you have written is magically sent to the Panoply Herald or Eternal of your choice, so long as you have properly addressed it. There is no guarantee that you will receive a response, and the Ceremony does not magically assist them in replying.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Tabula Rasa]]
| -
|The target willing character or item has any of their willingly taken magical bonds from the following examples broken: membership to a Band or Sect, any artifact item bonds, or (with the assent of their creditor) any magical or legal debts.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Words of Regret]]
| -
|Target magical artisan item is destroyed and a portion of its component pieces are refunded. If the item has 2 events worth of durability remaining, it will refund 50% of its components. If it only has 1 event's worth of durability remaining it will return 25% of its components. An item which will break at the end of the event will return 0% of its components.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Wealdsage's Skilled Dilution]]
| -
|Transforms a potion back into its component herbs. This Ceremony can affect additional potions, up to a maximum of 4 potions. Each additional potion increases the magnitude by 2.
|3
|Yes
|-
|[[Blessing of New Spring]]
|Enchantment
|A target farm or business investment produces 10 additional keys each event for the next two events. The owner of the investment experiences a roleplaying effect.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Verdant Bounty of the Twilight Bayou]]
|Enchantment
|At the start of the next event, a targeted Wilderness investment produces six additional measures of its main material. The owner of the investment experiences a roleplaying effect.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Contract of Mercenary Need]]
|Enchantment
|Target Business or Farm Investment functions as a Military Investment for the following Season. The owner of the investment experiences a roleplaying effect.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Clad in Golden Raiment]]
|Enchantment
|The target Military or Naval Investment’s effectiveness is increased by 2 Tiers for the next season’s action, provided it takes either the ‘Support the Army’ or ‘Support the Fleet’ Action. At the end of the season, the target Investment will become damaged. The owner of the investment experiences a roleplaying effect.
|6
|No
|-
|[[Sunset's Transmutation]]
| -
|Three measures of any material are placed within a vessel. At the completion of the ceremony, those three measures are transformed into three measures of any other material.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Contract of Good Faith]]
|Curse (Special)
|Two target characters are Cursed and a contract is presented. If it is determined by either The Coinmaster or The Esteem that either or both parties have broken the terms of the contract, or failed to faithfully uphold their obligations within it, the offending character/s are branded with a permanent painful mark that appears on their face. The mark is permanent, until the Curse should be removed in some way. The two characters can return to the Sanctified Square to annul the contract, provided they both consent, by performing this Ceremony again.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Plight of the Pained Patron]]
|Curse
|The Cursed character suffers from a growing headache based on the amount of coin carried on their person. This scales from a throbbing pain at around 15 keys to a blinding migraine at around 1 vault. In addition, the character's eyes ache, making them unable to tell the difference between different denominations of physical coins. This lasts until the end of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Audit of Possessors Past]]
| -
|Priests involved receive a vision about the most significant historical event that the target object has been present for, as well as the most important figures that were present.
|8
|No
|-
|[[Magnate's Blessing]]
|Enchantment
|The target Mine or Business Investment produces Locks and Minerals as if it was both a Mine and a Business of the same Tier for the next season. The owner experiences a roleplaying effect.
|13
|Yes
|-
|[[A Good Trade]]
|Enchantment
|Each time the target successfully casts the Damage or Heal spell, they may also immediately swift cast the other spell for no cost - if this is not done within 10s the effect is lost. The free spells do not trigger this effect. The target also gains an additional 2 mana. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|15
|Yes
|-
|[[Shadow Veil]]
|Enchantment
|The location and operation of four target investments in one territory are concealed from hostile forces. If the territory is lost to hostile foes, these investment does not suffer a loss of production, unless the region is still under enemy control when the Enchantment ends.This effect lasts two summits . The owners experience a roleplaying effect.
|16
|Yes
|-
|[[Glutton's Curse]]
|Curse
|The Cursed target gains an unending, unfeedable hunger for its duration. They may not gain any benefits from potions, nor gain any benefit from any other action which would involve consuming something, including turning Crystal Mana into personal mana. The roleplaying and mechanical effect lasts for four events, including the one where it was cast.
|20
|Yes
|-
|[[Craftsman's Failure]]
| -
|The Ceremony empowers a mundane weapon, so that it can be used once per day to allow the bearer to make the Break call. The item can also be used to break temporary defensive emplacements - please read the full document for details. Anyone holding onto the weapon experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts for two events, after which it will turn to dust.
|20
|NO
|-
|[[Consequences of Indolence]]
|Curse
|The Cursed target character is punished for their lack of action and for their timidity with the power vested in them. Once they finish the term of office for any of their current titles - Concordian or otherwise - they are ineligible to run for it or hold it until another character has taken it in their place and served a full term. The Cursed target experiences a roleplaying effect.
|25
|Yes
|-
|[[Like Water Through Your Fingers]]
|Curse
|Target loses three quarters of all income from their investment as fortune conspires to rob them of it through malady, mismanagement, and misfortune. In addition, the character finds it difficult to hold onto currency, frequently losing it and misplacing it. The character's physical appearance becomes increasingly unkempt and shabby as the Curse progresses - with stains, dirt, and general uncleanliness slowly dominating their appearance as it affects their way of thinking. The roleplaying and mechanical effect lasts for four events, increasing in severity with each one that passes until it fades.
|30
|Yes
|-
|[[Plague of Idleness]]
|Curse
|During the next season, Armies in the target territory suffer 250 casualties from desertion. Any military investment based in the territory produces half as much as normal. Any constructions in that region do not progress.
|40
|No
|-
|[[Fool's Gold Fortress]]
|Enchantment
|Target territory that is affected by a friendly armies defensive order gains the 'Fools Gold Fortess' trait, granting 2,000 additional strength. Cannot target a territory that already has a fortress present. The Fortress affects the hearts and minds of the people in the province it is created in, and lasts until the start of the next event.
|70
|No
|-
|[[Wondrous Forests of the Night]]
|Enchantment
|All Wilderness and Herb Garden Investments in territories controlled by the target nation produce two extra measures of its most commonly produced materials. This effect ends at the start of the next event. During this period, the land is so bountiful and temperate that not one person goes hungry, nor goes wanting for warmth at night.
|100
|No
|}

=== Alignment Ceremonies ===
The following ceremonies are only available during a Summit where the Precipice is aligned to Panoply.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|Coinmasters Superior
Transmutation
| -
|Up to three wain promissory notes are placed into a vessel. Upon completion of the ceremony those wains and their promissory notes are converted into wains of any other strategic resource of simmilar rarity.
|14
|No
|-
|Prominent Demands for Taxation
|Enchantment
|Target character's Military or Naval investment instead counts as two different investments of the same tier for the following season. These investments take the default action (if any ) and specialise in a resource chosen by the priest leading the ceremony (if relevant).
|29
|No
|-
|Esteemed Voices Raised Loud
|Enchantment
|Characters from target band have their casting time for support spells halved. This effect lasts until the end of the Summit.
|36
|No
|}

== Further Reading ==

* [[Panoply]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Ceremonies Overview]]

[[Category:Panoply]]

Lumos Ceremonies

2026-07-08T11:27:03Z

DBrennan:

The Sphere of Hope, [[Lumos]] ceremonies tend to empower believers, seek out foes and protect the weak.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|[[Believer's Missive]]
| -
|The message that you have written is magically sent to the Lumos Herald or Eternal of your choice, so long as you have properly addressed it. There is no guarantee that you will receive a response, and the Ceremony does not magically assist them in replying.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[The Candle Extinguished]]
| -
|At the completion of the ceremony, if the target is a corpse, it is consumed by hundreds of candle flames that rapidly consume the remains. Not even bones will be left behind. At the completion of the ceremony, if the target is a Terminal character, they die peacefully and painlessly, with the leader of the Ceremony being responsible for deciding if there will be a corpse left behind for burial or not. This Ceremony can affect additional corpses or characters with Terminal from the same Realm. Each additional target increases the magnitude by 1 to a maximum of 9 total.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Binding of Hope]]
| -
|The characters who are present, are in the same realm, and consent to do so are joined together magically and henceforth are made a Sect. This can be performed again to add more people to the Sect at a later date - this requires either the entire Sect be present, or at least as many current members as new members for the Ceremony to work.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Release the Chain of Memory]]
| -
|Excises one or more memories from a willing character, removing it from their mind. The contents of the memory are focused on by the individual for the duration of the Ceremony, and need not be revealed to those around them. The character is filled with a sense of hope when they attempt to recall it.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Hearthfire Circle]]
| -
|The target character recovers all lost hit points, as well as any fractures, venom or silence effects that they are affected by. Additionally, the target character may ignore the roleplay effect of any traumatic wounds that currently affect them. This Ceremony only suppresses the roleplaying effects of these wounds - any mechanical effects must still be followed, and any wounds that aren’t fixed by the end of the event need to be placed into the target’s character bag at the end to indicate they are ongoing. This Ceremony can affect additional characters from the same Band. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 3. Additional targets must be present for the whole Ceremony as well.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Believers of the True Orator]]
|Enchantment
|During the next downtime, the target Congregation takes the Conviction, Tithing, and Mysticism actions. The owner of the target experiences a roleplaying effect until the end of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Enlightened Ceremony]]
|Enchantment
|This ceremony augments a cultural bonding ceremony, such as a wedding, adoption, blood-binding of warriors or similar gathering. This ceremony binds the hopes and devotions of those two characters together. Target characters may each choose to gain either 1 additional Hit Point or 2 additional Mana. The targets experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Embrace the Living Flame]]
|Enchantment
|Target character’s energy maximum is increased by two. This Ceremony can target additional characters from the same Sect. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 6. Additional targets must be present for the whole Ceremony as well. The targets experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[The Twilight Masquerade]]
|Enchantment
|The target character changes their appearance, and appears as a Grace of their choice, taking on all the roleplay effects and physical requirements of that Grace. Please see the page for further details. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Unmask the Hidden Thrall]]
| -
|The target character becomes blind for the remainder of the night. Any Pothraxi Thralls within 3 Leagues of them will have a pale blue light shine upon their chest while the target of the Ceremony remains blind.
|8
|No
|-
|[[Antithesis of Faith]]
|Enchantment
|The target character gains the ability to cast Silence and Stun as if they knew them. They may cast each of these once per day for no mana. If you recover all personal Mana from an effect it also recovers the uses of this ability. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|9
|Yes
|-
|[[Vigor of Belief]]
|Enchantment
|The target character gains the Deathless skill. Target characters may spend 1 Energy or Mana to call Immune to Venom. This Ceremony can affect additional characters from the same Sect. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 5. Additional characters must be present throughout. The targets experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|9
|Yes
|-
|[[The Sunburst Armour]]
|Enchantment
|The target character is immune to the next Arcane or Spiritual wound (of any severity) they would receive. When they are given the wound by a member of The Concord team they can inform them of this effect and return it. This does not affect physical wounds.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Like a Moth to a Flame]]
|Curse
|The Cursed character is supernaturally drawn to bright lights and both shuns and fears the darkness. Whenever the character is not brightly lit, they are affected by the Silence condition. The roleplaying and mechanical effect lasts for three events, including the one in which it was received, after which point the Curse fades naturally.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Grace in Forgiveness]]
| -
|The target character under the effect of a curse has that curse removed. If the original Prophet has Cursed the target more than once, any number of Curses may be forgiven and removed in this way. After the ceremony, both the Cursed and the Prophet experience a roleplaying effect until the end of the day.
|10
|No
|-
|[[Revealed to the Initiate]]
|Enchantment
|Target character with no ranks in any Divine Lore gains Divine Lore 3 in one Sphere of their choice. The character does not gain the ability to obtain extra masteries in any Ceremonies that would be granted by these ranks normally. Please see the page for further details about this ceremony. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|10
|No
|-
|[[Flame of Healing]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may cast Heal, Mend Limb, and Purify as if they knew them. They may cast each of these spells once per day for no mana. If you recover all personal Mana from an effect it also recovers the uses of this ability. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Inquisitor's Seeking Eye|Inquisitors Seeking Eye]]
|Enchantment
|The target military investment gains three bonus tiers as long as it undertakes the ‘Scout the Frontline’ order during the next season. The owner of the target experiences a roleplaying effect for the duration of the event.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Strength of Belief]]
|Enchantment
|All characters from the target Sect gain one additional hitpoint. If the Sect has more than ten members, the Sect leader also gains an additional mana. The targets experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|12
|Yes
|-
|[[Blessing of Unmade Belief]]
| -
|The target character with one or more levels in Divine Lore may immediately re-spend any and all experience they have spent on those skills. This can be on other Divine Lore levels if they wish, or anything else. This effect is permanent. If this change would cause the target to drop to Divine Lore 0 in any Sphere that they currently have experience spent in, they may never spend experience to gain Divine Lore in that Sphere again, nor gain any benefit that would give them access to that Divine Lore again. If this change would cause a target whose Investment is a Congregation to drop to zero experience spent across all Divine Lores, they must immediately and freely replace it with a Tier 1 Investment of any other type.
|20
|No
|-
|[[The Bright Soul Within]]
|Enchantment
|The target region becomes blessed against Undeath. Individuals who perish within the region cannot be raised as undead against their will for the next six months.
|35
|No
|-
|[[Hopeforged]]
| -
|The target weapon, item, or prop is immune to the Break effect. In addition, if the item is an Artisan crafted item, its remaining duration is refreshed as if it was just made. Anyone holding onto the item for an extended duration experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|35
|No
|-
|[[Rivers of Blood]]
|Curse
|Target territory gains a trait that increases the casualties taken within the territory by 100%. While the curse is in effect, its effects flow on to affect civilian life as well, increasing the mortality rates of the people living there.
|50
|No
|-
|[[Rivers of Life]]
|Enchantment
|Target territory gains a trait that reduces casualties taken within the territory by 100% (to a maximum of -80%). While the enchantment is in effect, its effects flow on to affect civilian life as well, substantially decreasing the mortality rate of the population living there.
|50
|No
|-
|[[Somnolence's Salve]]
|Enchantment
|The target army is blessed with fulfilling rest and speedy healing. During the next season, the target Army regains 3000 strength if it takes the Billet action, however in the Season after it Billets its Maximum Movement Value is set to 5. In addition the General of the target Army experiences a roleplaying effect.
|60
|No
|}

=== Alignment Ceremonies ===
The following ceremonies are only available during a Summit where the Precipice is aligned to Lumos.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|Lullaby of Twilight
| -
|The target characteer enters a gentle and deep sleep. They receive a vision of their homeland. Any limited ability they currently have is restored. This effect does not recover any energy, health, or mana.
|8
|No
|-
|Moon's Perigee
|Enchantment
|The target character with the Surgeon skill halves surgery time and whenever they must use resources for surgery, they may reduce the number required by 1 to a minimum of 0. This effect lasts until the end of the Summit.
|25
|Yes
|-
|Final Sunset
|Curse
|The target of this curse feels the sun beginning to set upon them, hope existing in a state of waxing and waning. At the next dawn they will receive a Challenge of Hope. If they fail to complete the task within a year, they gain the terminal condition. If they remove this curse through any other method, they also gain the terminal condition.
|75
|No
|}

== Further Reading ==

* [[Lumos]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Ceremonies Overview]]

[[Category:Ceremonies]]

Cervitas Ceremonies

2026-07-08T11:26:29Z

DBrennan: if you saw an error no you didnt

Sphere of Imperial Wisdom, the Ceremonies of Cervitas empower groups, reward teamwork and support the whole.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Atlar Capable
|-
|[[Comrade's Missive]]
| -
|The message that you have written is magically sent to the Cervitas Herald or Eternal of your choice, so long as you have properly addressed it. There is no guarantee that you will receive a response, and the Ceremony does not magically assist them in replying.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Call Winged Messenger]]
| -
|Sends a message to a recipient anywhere in the Mortal Sphere who has indicated they can be contacted this way, either by public declaration or a document indicating as such. The target’s full name and location must be known and written on the message. Up to 4 additional sheets of paper can be sent, to up to 4 additional recipients, at a cost of 2 magnitude per sheet. Additional targets must be present for the whole Ceremony as well.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Break off the Chain of Memory]]
| -
|Excises one or more memories from a willing character, removing it from their mind. The contents of the memory are focused on by the individual for the duration of the Ceremony, and need not be revealed to those around them. When the character attempts to recall the memory, they are filled with guilt.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Duty's Sacrifice]]
| -
|Moves one Effect, Wound or Curse from one willing character to another willing character. This cannot be used to move the Terminal effect.
|4
|No
|-
|[[Words as Deeds]]
| -
|The target Band may change its Oath, all members must be present to speak the new Oath, and sanctify it to the Spheres with their raised voices in the form of their warcry. The members of the target Band who are present all gain 1 temporary Energy, which may temporarily take them over their maximum Energy until it is spent.
|4
|No
|-
|[[Aid Once More]]
|Enchantment
|Once per day the target may assist in Ceremonies being cast by Sects they are not a member of. This means that they are able to bypass any requirements relating to Realm as well. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|5
|No
|-
|[[Blessing of the Pillar]]
|Enchantment
|The target may cast Heal and call Stay With Me on other members of their Band as if they knew the spell or skill, though they must still pay the mana or energy cost for them. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|5
|Yes
|-
|[[Bond of Loyalty]]
|Enchantment
|Up to five willing characters swear loyalty to each other, come what may. They are wracked by crushing guilt at even the idea of betraying the other characters in the bond in any way they would consider a betrayal, and find it physically painful to do so - the bigger the betrayal, the greater the pain. Lasts until the end of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Cervitas' Bulwark]]
|Enchantment
|The target gains the Bulwark skill, allowing them to use a shield. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Shunned by the Spheres]]
|Curse
|The Cursed target no longer gains any bonuses from artisan items that are attuned to their band or sect specifically, and cannot interact with those items as if they were a member of the band or sect. For the duration, you feel distant and disconnected from all the members of your band or sect, all spoken words from members of your band or sect are heard by you as mumbles and unclear whispers. This Curse has no effect on any artisan items specifically solely bonded to the Cursed character. Lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Smith's Inspiration]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may repair a weapon or shield that has been affected by Break three times per day after five seconds of appropriate roleplay. If you recover all energy from an effect, it also recovers the uses of this ability. Target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Halig's Brand]]
|Curse
|The Cursed target is marked with a magical brand on the shape of the Iron Valley rune for Oathbreaker. During the ceremony, the lead priest announces a single action that the target took that requires punishment. For the duration, if anyone asks you whether you have been branded by Halig’s Brand you feel excruciating pain if you do not answer them in the affirmative. Likewise, if they ask why you were branded the brand restricts as if chains are crushing you unless you provide the reason the priests gave when they cast the curse. Lasts for four Summits.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Blessing of the Legion]]
|Enchantment
|All characters from the target Band gain one additional hitpoint. If the Band has more than ten members, the Band leader also gains an additional energy. Any characters who join the target Band after the conclusion of the Ceremony do not gain the benefit of this Enchantment, nor do they count to the number of members for the purposes of giving the Band leader additional energy. Targets experience a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|12
|Yes
|-
|[[Blessing of the Iron Sergeant]]
|Enchantment
|Target characters, who are all members of a single warband, all gain proficiency in any one weapon (the same weapon for all characters), provided they have passed any appropriate clearances. Targets experience a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|13
|Yes
|-
|[[Chamber of Delights]]
|Enchantment
|Enchants a target area with an aura of relaxation that encourages people to indulge and luxuriate in pleasurable sensations. The target area need not be large, but must be at least one tent or a single table in a larger area. In addition, if you spend more than fifteen minutes resting in this location, and consume both food and drink of some kind, you recover all personal mana and +1 temporary mana over your capacity. You may only have 1 temporary extra mana in total from any Chambers you visit. Lasts until the end of the event.
|15
|no
|-
|[[Hands of the Healer]]
|Enchantment
|The target may swift cast Heal for 1 mana rather than 2. Additionally, the target also gains two additional personal mana. If the target character deals damage to a target, this effect on them ends immediately and irreversibly. Target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|15
|Yes
|-
|[[Strike the Holy Oath]]
| -
|Target willing character/s swear an oath. If they break this oath, they immediately become terminal. The oath is divinely judged by The Masses (see a Storyteller if it is not clear if the oath has been broken), and those who perish this way have their souls fed to The Oathwarg. The target cannot be released from this oath except for by a Cervitas Herald or Eternal
|20
|No
|-
|[[Weight of your Words]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may cast a single Arc Shackle each day for no cost. If you recover all mana from an effect, it also recovers the uses of this ability. Target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|20
|No
|-
|[[Fewer Hands, Greater Victories]]
|Enchantment
|For the next Conflux attended this Summit by target characters, provided it is not a Strategic Conflux and there are 25% less Souls (rounded up) than its maximum number in attendance, the following effects apply to each target character; Gain +2 HP (to a maximum of 10HP), gain +1 Energy, gain +2 Mana, gain the Deathless skill. In addition, each target character experiences a roleplaying prompt.
|25
|No
|-
|[[Betrayer's Fleshcurse]]
|Curse
|The Cursed character is constantly under the effect of Venom. This cannot be removed or interrupted in any way while the Curse is in effect. The character is more likely to suffer Traumatic Wounds, even if they end the conflict on full health. While this Curse is in effect, the target cannot be fully cured of any Traumatic Wounds. If the character becomes terminal while under this Curse, they are overwhelmed by feverish delirium and suffer a slow, agonizing death as the flesh rots from their bones. Target experiences a roleplaying effect. This curse lasts four events.
|35
|No
|-
|[[Bound by Common Cause]]
|Enchantment
|The target Army or Navy gains an additional 100 strength for each military unit from an Investment attached to it for the next season. The General or Admiral of the force experiences a roleplaying effect.
|50
|No
|-
|[[Defender's Blessed Cohort]]
|Enchantment
|The target Fortification is blessed by spectral warriors that rise to defend it, increasing its strength by 1500 for the next season. Throwing themselves headlong at foes before they can do damage to the living, these spectral warriors take casualties before their allies. With the mana sapped from the land, one random neighbouring territory has its resource producing buildings count as one tier lower (to a minimum of one) for the season.
|60
|No
|-
|[[Arboreal Brotherhood of Rage]]
|Curse
|Plants within a territory spring to life and attack wildly, harming those without knowledge of the land in particular. Unless it is a Swamp, the territory changes terrain to Forest. Each season for the next four seasons, attacking Armies in the region suffer 500 casualties, while defending Armies take 250 casualties. Fortifications take 500 casualties. Farms, Herb Gardens, and Wilderness Investments in the target region produce at half rate as even the simple crops and herbs rise on spindly roots to strangle those that would reap them.
|120
|No
|}

=== Alignment Ceremonies ===
The following ceremonies are only available during a Summit where the Precipice is aligned to Cervitas.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|Mass of the Faithful
|Enchantment
|The next rite the target character leads has both of its benefits take effect, but only costs the resources of one.
|6
|No
|-
|Shattering the Tombstones
|Enchantment
|The target character may expend 1 energy to deliver 'Damage 5' on a damaging strike against an undead while weilding a greatweapon. This effect lasts until the end of the Summit.
|22
|Yes
|-
|Levy of the Crown
| -
|The target realm (represented by its assembled Senators and Champion) is granted the boon of the Crownsgrave. Any investment of that realm may function as a Military investment of the same tier this coming season.
|96
|No
|}

== Further Reading ==

* [[Cervitas]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Ceremonies Overview]]

[[Category:Ceremonies]]

Cervitas Ceremonies

2026-07-08T11:25:58Z

DBrennan:

Sphere of Imperial Wisdom, the Ceremonies of Cervitas empower groups, reward teamwork and support the whole.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Atlar Capable
|-
|[[Comrade's Missive]]
| -
|The message that you have written is magically sent to the Cervitas Herald or Eternal of your choice, so long as you have properly addressed it. There is no guarantee that you will receive a response, and the Ceremony does not magically assist them in replying.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Call Winged Messenger]]
| -
|Sends a message to a recipient anywhere in the Mortal Sphere who has indicated they can be contacted this way, either by public declaration or a document indicating as such. The target’s full name and location must be known and written on the message. Up to 4 additional sheets of paper can be sent, to up to 4 additional recipients, at a cost of 2 magnitude per sheet. Additional targets must be present for the whole Ceremony as well.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Break off the Chain of Memory]]
| -
|Excises one or more memories from a willing character, removing it from their mind. The contents of the memory are focused on by the individual for the duration of the Ceremony, and need not be revealed to those around them. When the character attempts to recall the memory, they are filled with guilt.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Duty's Sacrifice]]
| -
|Moves one Effect, Wound or Curse from one willing character to another willing character. This cannot be used to move the Terminal effect.
|4
|No
|-
|[[Words as Deeds]]
| -
|The target Band may change its Oath, all members must be present to speak the new Oath, and sanctify it to the Spheres with their raised voices in the form of their warcry. The members of the target Band who are present all gain 1 temporary Energy, which may temporarily take them over their maximum Energy until it is spent.
|4
|No
|-
|[[Aid Once More]]
|Enchantment
|Once per day the target may assist in Ceremonies being cast by Sects they are not a member of. This means that they are able to bypass any requirements relating to Realm as well. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|5
|No
|-
|[[Blessing of the Pillar]]
|Enchantment
|The target may cast Heal and call Stay With Me on other members of their Band as if they knew the spell or skill, though they must still pay the mana or energy cost for them. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|5
|Yes
|-
|[[Bond of Loyalty]]
|Enchantment
|Up to five willing characters swear loyalty to each other, come what may. They are wracked by crushing guilt at even the idea of betraying the other characters in the bond in any way they would consider a betrayal, and find it physically painful to do so - the bigger the betrayal, the greater the pain. Lasts until the end of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Cervitas' Bulwark]]
|Enchantment
|The target gains the Bulwark skill, allowing them to use a shield. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Shunned by the Spheres]]
|Curse
|The Cursed target no longer gains any bonuses from artisan items that are attuned to their band or sect specifically, and cannot interact with those items as if they were a member of the band or sect. For the duration, you feel distant and disconnected from all the members of your band or sect, all spoken words from members of your band or sect are heard by you as mumbles and unclear whispers. This Curse has no effect on any artisan items specifically solely bonded to the Cursed character. Lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Smith's Inspiration]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may repair a weapon or shield that has been affected by Break three times per day after five seconds of appropriate roleplay. If you recover all energy from an effect, it also recovers the uses of this ability. Target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Halig's Brand]]
|Curse
|The Cursed target is marked with a magical brand on the shape of the Iron Valley rune for Oathbreaker. During the ceremony, the lead priest announces a single action that the target took that requires punishment. For the duration, if anyone asks you whether you have been branded by Halig’s Brand you feel excruciating pain if you do not answer them in the affirmative. Likewise, if they ask why you were branded the brand restricts as if chains are crushing you unless you provide the reason the priests gave when they cast the curse. Lasts for four Summits.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Blessing of the Legion]]
|Enchantment
|All characters from the target Band gain one additional hitpoint. If the Band has more than ten members, the Band leader also gains an additional energy. Any characters who join the target Band after the conclusion of the Ceremony do not gain the benefit of this Enchantment, nor do they count to the number of members for the purposes of giving the Band leader additional energy. Targets experience a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|12
|Yes
|-
|[[Blessing of the Iron Sergeant]]
|Enchantment
|Target characters, who are all members of a single warband, all gain proficiency in any one weapon (the same weapon for all characters), provided they have passed any appropriate clearances. Targets experience a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|13
|Yes
|-
|[[Chamber of Delights]]
|Enchantment
|Enchants a target area with an aura of relaxation that encourages people to indulge and luxuriate in pleasurable sensations. The target area need not be large, but must be at least one tent or a single table in a larger area. In addition, if you spend more than fifteen minutes resting in this location, and consume both food and drink of some kind, you recover all personal mana and +1 temporary mana over your capacity. You may only have 1 temporary extra mana in total from any Chambers you visit. Lasts until the end of the event.
|15
|no
|-
|[[Hands of the Healer]]
|Enchantment
|The target may swift cast Heal for 1 mana rather than 2. Additionally, the target also gains two additional personal mana. If the target character deals damage to a target, this effect on them ends immediately and irreversibly. Target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|15
|Yes
|-
|[[Strike the Holy Oath]]
| -
|Target willing character/s swear an oath. If they break this oath, they immediately become terminal. The oath is divinely judged by The Masses (see a Storyteller if it is not clear if the oath has been broken), and those who perish this way have their souls fed to The Oathwarg. The target cannot be released from this oath except for by a Cervitas Herald or Eternal
|20
|No
|-
|[[Weight of your Words]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may cast a single Arc Shackle each day for no cost. If you recover all mana from an effect, it also recovers the uses of this ability. Target experiences a roleplaying effect. Lasts until the end of the event.
|20
|No
|-
|[[Fewer Hands, Greater Victories]]
|Enchantment
|For the next Conflux attended this Summit by target characters, provided it is not a Strategic Conflux and there are 25% less Souls (rounded up) than its maximum number in attendance, the following effects apply to each target character; Gain +2 HP (to a maximum of 10HP), gain +1 Energy, gain +2 Mana, gain the Deathless skill. In addition, each target character experiences a roleplaying prompt.
|25
|No
|-
|[[Betrayer's Fleshcurse]]
|Curse
|The Cursed character is constantly under the effect of Venom. This cannot be removed or interrupted in any way while the Curse is in effect. The character is more likely to suffer Traumatic Wounds, even if they end the conflict on full health. While this Curse is in effect, the target cannot be fully cured of any Traumatic Wounds. If the character becomes terminal while under this Curse, they are overwhelmed by feverish delirium and suffer a slow, agonizing death as the flesh rots from their bones. Target experiences a roleplaying effect. This curse lasts four events.
|35
|No
|-
|[[Bound by Common Cause]]
|Enchantment
|The target Army or Navy gains an additional 100 strength for each military unit from an Investment attached to it for the next season. The General or Admiral of the force experiences a roleplaying effect.
|50
|No
|-
|[[Defender's Blessed Cohort]]
|Enchantment
|The target Fortification is blessed by spectral warriors that rise to defend it, increasing its strength by 1500 for the next season. Throwing themselves headlong at foes before they can do damage to the living, these spectral warriors take casualties before their allies. With the mana sapped from the land, one random neighbouring territory has its resource producing buildings count as one tier lower (to a minimum of one) for the season.
|60
|No
|-
|[[Arboreal Brotherhood of Rage]]
|Curse
|Plants within a territory spring to life and attack wildly, harming those without knowledge of the land in particular. Unless it is a Swamp, the territory changes terrain to Forest. Each season for the next four seasons, attacking Armies in the region suffer 500 casualties, while defending Armies take 250 casualties. Fortifications take 500 casualties. Farms, Herb Gardens, and Wilderness Investments in the target region produce at half rate as even the simple crops and herbs rise on spindly roots to strangle those that would reap them.
|120
|No
|}

=== Alignment Ceremonies ===
The following ceremonies are only available during a Summit where the Precipice is aligned to Cervitas.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|Mass of the Faithful
|Enchantment
|The next rite the target character leads has both of its benefits take effect, but only costs the resources of one.
|6
|No
|-
|Shattering the Tombstones
|Enchantment
|The target character may expend 1 energy to deliver 'Damage 5' on a damaging strike against an undead while weilding a greatweapon. This effect lasts until the end of the Summit.
|22
|Yes
|-
|Levy of the Crown
| -
|The target realm (represented by its assembled Senators and Champion) is granted the boon of the Crownsgrave. Any investment of that realm may function as a Military investment of the same tier this coming season.
|96
|No
|}

== Further Reading ==

* [[Arcadian]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Ceremonies Overview]]

[[Category:Ceremonies]]

Arcadian Ceremonies

2026-07-08T11:25:14Z

DBrennan:

The Sphere of Steel and Courage, [[Arcadian]] imbues warriors and performers with new skill, rewards armies and changes the campaign.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|[[Missive of Courage]]
| -
|The message that you have written is magically sent to the Arcadian Herald or Eternal of your choice, so long as you have properly addressed it. There is no guarantee that you will receive a response, and the Ceremony does not magically assist them in replying.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Bless the Warhost]]
| -
|The characters who are present, are in the same realm, and consent to do so are joined together magically and henceforth are made a Band. This can be performed again to add more people to the Band at a later date.
|3
|No
|-
|[[Strength of the Bull]]
|Enchantment
|The target character gains one rank of the Juggernaut skill. This may affect another two additional characters of the same Band for an additional 3 magnitude. The targest experience a roleplaying effect.
This effect lasts until the end of the event.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Swift Leaping Hare]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may call Knockback once per day with a melee weapon. This may affect another two additional characters of the same Band for an additional 3 magnitude. The characters experience a roleplaying effect. This effect lasts until the end of the event.
|3
|Yes
|-
|[[Bedecked in Final Glory]]
|Enchantment
|Target becomes supernaturally driven to glorious purpose. If this character becomes terminal before the end of the day, they experience no pain from the Terminal status and require no support to move or act (although they still cannot fight or use any skills). The character is filled with a sense of final peace, the wisdom of the veteran and the knowledge that they have achieved their goals. They fade into nothing rather than leaving a corpse behind. This Ceremony has no effect on characters who are already terminal.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Pythons Presence]]
|Enchantment
|Until the end of the event, twice per day the two characters in the same Band gain the ability to call Shackle for no cost when landing a melee strike that would deal damage. If both characters recover all their energy from an effect within the same minute, it also recovers the uses of this ability for both of them. Both targets experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Poisoner's Blessing]]
|Enchantment
|The two target characters from the same Band gain the ability to deliver the Venom effect on any strike that would deal damage once per day. The targets may spend 1 energy to call Immune to the Venom call. If both characters recover all their energy from an effect within the same minute, it also recovers the uses of this ability for both of them. Both targets experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Surgeon's Limited Patience]]
|Enchantment
|The target character with the Surgeon skill loses access to it but gains Bulwark, Armoured, Weaponmaster, Hand-and-a-half, Bladehand, and two ranks of the Juggernaut skill. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Raise the Wounded Warrior]]
| -
|Target ‘Damaged’ Military or Naval Investment is repaired and functions as if it were one tier higher in the coming season. The target investments owner experiences a roleplaying effect.
|8
|No
|-
|[[Rally the Fallen]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may use Stay With Me twice a day as if they know the skill without spending any energy. If you recover all energy from an effect, it also recovers the uses of this ability. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. This effect lasts until the end of the event.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Chorus of the Righteous]]
|Enchantment
|Target group of musicians (minimum 3) find their talent in true alignment with the Spheres. Once per day, they may add musical support (in the form of a song or other musical piece) to a Ceremony being cast that has a minimum magnitude of 8. Collectively, they count as if they were an additional priest of Divine Lore 3 and count as having spent 3 Crystal Mana. Please see the page for detailed instructions regarding this ceremony. This effect lasts until the end of the event.
|10
|No
|-
|[[Trial of Worthiness]]
|Curse
|Target character affected by this Curse loses all skills that grant them weapon, armor or shield proficiencies (noting that characters retain the ability to use light and medium armor, and wield basic weapons). If the character attends four confluxes, kills a foe at every conflux they attend, and allows the Curse to fade naturally, they gain one of the following skills for no cost: Archer, Armoured, Bladehand, Bulwark, Hand-And-A-Half, Weaponmaster. Please see the page for detailed instructions regarding this ceremony. THIS CEREMONY IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO BE PERFORMED
|10
|No
|-
|[[Powerful Growth]]
|Enchantment
|A target Wilderness investment will produce 3 Locks and six measures of herbs in addition to its standard production before the next event.Its owner experiences a roleplaying effect for the remainder of the event.
|12
|Yes
|-
|[[Pirate's Unity]]
|Enchantment
|The target Naval investment is treated as being five ranks higher during its next season provided it takes Independent Action. Its owner experiences a roleplaying effect for the remainder of the event.
|12
|Yes
|-
|[[Style of the Bronze Colossuss]]
|Enchantment
|The target character gains two bonus hit points and two bonus energy as long as they are wearing heavy armour. They are completely immune to the Fracture call. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event. THIS CEREMONY IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO BE PERFORMED
|14
|Yes
|-
|[[Chamber of the Restful Warrior]]
|Enchantment
|Enchants a target area with an aura of introspection that encourages people to speak of their concerns, fears and worries. The target area need not be large, but must be at least one tent or a single table in a larger area. In addition, if you spend more than fifteen minutes resting in this location, and have a meaningful conversation about something that has been on your mind, you recover all energy and gain +1 temporary energy over your maximum. You may never have more than 1 temporary energy over your maximum from any source. Please see the page for detailed instructions on how to prepare for this ceremony. This effect lasts until the end of the event.
|15
|No
|-
|[[Tree Falls Weight]]
|Enchantment
|The target may call Break twice per day with a Greatweapon for no cost. If you recover all energy from an effect, it also recovers the uses of this ability. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. This effect lasts until the end of the event.
|15
|Yes
|-
|[[Warrior's Mantle]]
|Enchantment
|The character gains the Weaponmaster, Armoured, Bulwark, Hand-and-a-half, Archer and Bladehand skills. All Heralds of Arcadian are aware this Ceremony has been cast, and will take note of the character should they happen to cross paths. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. This effect lasts until the end of the event. THIS CEREMONY IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO BE PERFORMED
|20
|Yes
|-
|[[Lion's Roar]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may cast a single Arc Knockback once per day for no cost. If you recover all energy from an effect, it also recovers the uses of this ability. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|20
|Yes
|-
|[[Conclave of Trees and Courage]]
|Enchantment
|A target Leyline, Mine, Herb Garden, or Wilderness becomes a Military Investment for the next season. Its tier remains the same. This military is particularly effective at ‘Support the Army’, gaining a five tier bonus to this action. Its owner experiences a roleplaying effect for the duration of the event. THIS CEREMONY IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO BE PERFORMED
|22
|No
|-
|[[Ward of Ironclad Vigor]]
|Enchantment
|Target region is blessed with supernatural fortitude. Simple illnesses and infections are treated easier, if not entirely repulsed from the body. This includes early stages of severe illness such as Blasserstreit. The enchantment will have little effect on wounds or more severe cases of disease.
During the next season, Herb Gardens and Farms in the target region will produce as if they are one tier higher.
|25
|No
|-
|[[Thunderous Wings of Griffin's Victory]]
|Enchantment
|During the next season, the target Army gains an additional 6 Army Movement Value. In addition the General of the target Army gains the following roleplaying effect: ''The character is filled with a sureness in their actions, their words, even the very steps they take. They are decisive, and quick to make decisions.''
|30
|No
|-
|[[God of War]]
|Enchantment
|The target character who has gained at least 3 experience is considered an army with a strength equal to (500 x the number of unique combat skills they have) for the purposes of campaign actions. The target character is immune to the Terminal condition. If they would receive that condition for any reason, they instead experience the effects of Recall and are stabilized on 1HP. They may enter the War Chamber, gain a vote in the War Chamber, and may act accordingly. The character will become terminal at the start of the next Summit All Heralds of Arcadian are aware this Ceremony has been cast, and will take note of the character should they happen to cross paths. The Church has historically acknowledged the prominence and power of this Ceremony as a Miracle of the Spheres for the martyr who accepts it. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. THIS CEREMONY IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO BE PERFORMED
|100
|No
|}

=== Alignment Ceremonies ===
The following ceremonies are only available during a Summit where the Precipice is aligned to Arcadian.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|Thunderous Retreat
|Enchantment
|The target character may cast the Recall spell once at no mana cost, with no casting time. The spell is cast at its base level and cannot be improved. The caster may be currently enganged in combat, and may be wearing heavy armour. This effect lasts until the end of the Summit or until used.
|12
|Yes
|-
|Heart of War
|Enchantment
|The target character may call 'Resist' to the next 5 combat calls that affect them. To do so, they must be weilding a shield.
|18
|Yes
|-
|Ardent Wavesight
|Enchantment
|The captains of target [[Fleet]] are enchanted with foresight into the movement of waves and nature of tides. This increases the effective strength of the fleet for calculating casualties inflicted and claim by 2,000 for the next season. In addition, any Naval Investment that takes the 'Support the Fleet' downtime action targeting this fleet functions as if it was one tier higher.
|65
|No
|}

== Further Reading ==

* [[Arcadian]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Ceremonies Overview]]

[[Category:Arcadian]]
[[Category:Spheres]]
[[Category:Ceremonies]]

Anarch Ceremonies

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DBrennan:

The Sphere of Elemental Chaos, Anarch ceremonies upset the status quo, create powerful effects and empower their recipients.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|[[Anarchic Missive]]
| -
|The message that you have written is magically sent to the Anarch Herald or Eternal of your choice, so long as you have properly addressed it. There is no guarantee that you will receive a response, and the Ceremony does not magically assist them in replying.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Freedom of the Soul]]
|Enchantment
|Creates an aura on a character that greatly heightens the emotions of that character. Their emotions will be more intense, but not unreasonably so. In addition, this effect replaces any emotive roleplaying effects from Spiritual Wounds - they may be ignored as long as this effect is replacing them. This effect lasts until the end of the event.
|2
|Yes
|-
|[[Prove the Foundation]]
|Curse
|The character affected by this Curse is driven by a supernaturally strong desire to prove themselves. They must select a skill, field or talent that they believe they excel at and must challenge someone who they believe is superior to them at that skill to a test of that skill. Regardless of victory or defeat, the effect fades and the Curse ends after the test. While affected by the curse, the cursed individual experiences a roleplaying effect.
|3
|No
|-
|[[Explosive Force]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may take the Damage effect as the Knockback effect. Each time you are affected by knockback, they gain 1 energy, which may temporarily take you above your energy limit. You may never have more than 1 temporary energy over your maximum from any source. The target experiences a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Leave the Past Behind]]
| -
|Target character changes their Investment to a new form of investment at Tier 1, and may move it to a different region if they wish. That character can never possess that kind of investment again - if they should ever come into ownership of one through any means, it runs itself to financial ruin within a few months. The owner of the Investment experiences a roleplaying effect until the end of the event.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Witness the Glorious Day]]
|Enchantment
|Target character may ignore the roleplay effects of traumatic and spiritual wounds. Those roleplay effects are replaced with a burning sense of righteous change and possibility. The intensity (and chaotic volume) of this effect increases with each wound experienced while under this effect (not necessarily concurrently). This Ceremony only suppresses the roleplaying effects of these wounds - any mechanical effects must still be followed, and any wounds that aren’t fixed by the end of the event need to be placed into the target’s character bag at the end to indicate they are ongoing. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|4
|Yes
|-
|[[Anarch's Wooden Steed]]
| -
|Creates a blessing that must be given to a character before the end of the day, that character may travel through Waystone portals as if they were a Concordian citizen for the remainder of the event.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[The Phoenix’s Burning Flame]]
|Enchantment
|The target character may spend 1 energy to call ‘Magic Fire’ with a melee weapon. This does not require the character to complete a normal spellcast, it simply uses the magical effect.
|6
|Yes
|-
|[[Burn the Ashes]]
|Enchantment
|Target Terminal character regains all their hitpoints, mana and energy, regains the ability to attend confluxes and function as normal until being reduced to 0 hit points or the end of the day, after which point they die instantly, painfully consumed by fire. As the day progresses the character feels a fire inside them burning hotter and hotter.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Stormveil]]
|Enchantment
|A single region becomes obscured to scrying Ceremonies and effects - this blocks any Ceremonies or effects from getting information from the region up to twice the magnitude of Stormveil. The Ceremony may be cast for any amount of additional magnitude in order to increase the power of the veil. The region is wracked with unnaturally powerful and unseasonable storms and weather patterns until the Enchantment ends - if the Ceremony is increased in power, these storms increase in strength and frequency as well. This Ceremony lasts a year.
|8
|No
|-
|[[Churning Cauldron of the Maelstrom]]
| -
|After up to five measures of herbs have been placed in a vessel, the amount of herbs is doubled. The newly created herbs will be of the same type.
|8
|Yes
|-
|[[Unfettered Anarchy]]
|Curse
|This Curses a character with unstable emotions. The Cursed character regularly flits between extremely powerful emotions of a wide variety. The character cannot feel effects of calm, clarity or tranquillity. They feel an urge to oppose anything they see as restraining their behaviour, whether it is a law, an expectation of society, or a sign that says 'quiet please' on it. These sensations surge and recede; the Curse is most likely to impact the roleplaying of the character at dramatically appropriate moments. The Curse lasts for a year.
|10
|Yes
|-
|[[Unending Cascade of Blood’s Fire|Unending Cascade of Blood's Fire]]
|Enchantment
|The target gains the ability to cast the Venom spell four times per day as if they knew it, without spending any mana. They also experience the strong desire to cast venom against anything that startles or threatens them. The target may spend one mana to call Immune to Venom. If you recover all personal Mana from an effect it also recovers the uses of this ability. This effect lasts until the end of the event.
|12
|Yes
|-
|[[Rampant Hammer Rhythm]]
|Enchantment
|The target artisan can craft a single item overnight. They must know how to make the item and have all the required materials. The item is only finished in the early hours of the next morning, and thus is only available to be collected at that point. The following day, the target experiences a roleplaying effect until the end of that day.
|14
|Yes
|-
|[[Shatter the Shackles]]
| -
|One Curse (chosen before the Ceremony to determine the Ceremony’s magnitude) affecting the target character is broken and permanently removed, having no more mechanical or roleplaying effects. This does not count as the Curse fading naturally, should there be any relevance to that. If the target character is affected by more than one Curse, and wishes to remove that as well, the magnitude of the second Curse can also be added to the magnitude in order to remove it as well. The same is true for any additional Curses.
|15 + The magnitude of the original curse.
|No
|-
|[[Still Waters Running Deep]]
|Enchantment
|The target character receives 3 energy and is immune to the Fear effect. This effect may be applied to additional characters from the same Band for an additional 5 magnitude each. Additional targets must be present for the whole Ceremony as well. The targets experience a roleplaying effect. The effect lasts until the end of the event.
|16
|Yes
|-
|[[Transmogrification of the Soul’s Echo|Transmogrification of the Soul's Echo]]
| -
|Permanently and significantly changes the personality and mannerisms of a target willing character. This is purely an emotional change, but may lead to changes in their goals, nature, beliefs or behaviours. In addition, this may remove an equal or lower magnitude Curse affecting the target, if the target wishes it to do so.
|25
|Yes
|-
|[[Empower Storms of Nature]]
|Curse
|The target region is wracked by dangerous and unseasonal storms. Farms and Wildernesses produce at half value as the weather makes such work untenable. Leylines in adjacent territories produce at half value as the storm feeds off of them. This effect lasts until the next event.
|30
|No
|-
|[[Otherworldly Challenge]]
| -
|During the Ceremony, the target character requests a challenge from the Eternal known as The Peak. This binds the target in this challenge. If the challenge is overcome, a reward commensurate with the difficulty and nature of the challenge will be awarded. Failure or cheating will result in a powerful Curse for the target’s hubris.
|30
|No
|-
|[[Foam and Spittle of the Furious Sea]]
|Curse
|Target territory gains the trait 'Foam and Spittle of the Fuirious Sea' which means: Fleets in the targeted territory experience 250 casualties during the next season. Any Naval Investments supporting affected fleets, or otherwise acting in the territory will become damaged. Any characters in the fleets affected by this Ceremony are highly likely to see the Star Sailor as they weather the storm.
|40
|No
|-
|[[Soldiers of Storm and Stone]]
|Enchantment
|The target army is assisted in battle by supernatural warriors of storm and stone, increasing its effective strength by 3,000 during the next season. All Leylines in the region this army ends its movement in produce at half value as the mana is sucked from the land to sustain these soldiers.
|100
|No
|}

=== Alignment Ceremonies ===
The following ceremonies are only available during a Summit where the Precipice is aligned to Anarch.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Type
!Effect
!Magnitude
!Altar Capable
|-
|Reforged in the Crucible
| -
|Destroys target artisan craft. It is replaced by an Artisan craft of the leading priests choosing of the same level with the same duration remaining. This can only be performed on each item once.
|10
|Yes
|-
|Peak Fitness
| -
|Target character afflicted by a traumatic wound that is only Physical or Spiritual has that wound removed.
|16
|Yes
|-
|Phoenix's Rebirth
|Enchantment
|The next time the enchanted character would recieve the 'Terminal' effect, they are instead affected by Recall and return to 1 Hitpoint. Effect lasts until used or the end of the Summit
|40
|No
|}

== Further Reading ==

* [[Anarch]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Ceremonies Overview]]

[[Category:Anarch]]
[[Category:Ceremonies]]

Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres

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DBrennan: /* Further Reading */

The religious heart of The Concord, the Church of Divine Spheres is a powerful organisation that has extensive political abilities in order to preserve the moral soul of the Realms. The church also acts as spiritual advisors and guidance for all members of the Concord, but particularly the Priests who minister to the people.

In 221 The Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres split off from the [[The Artebazzani Empire|Artebazzani]] Church owing to political conflict between the two nations. Since this point the Concordian Church has attempted to find its own understanding of The Spheres influenced by the history they hold with the Artebazzani Church and their own modern understandings. The beliefs of the new Concordian Church are summarised within its [[Tenets of the Concordian Church|Tenets]], and its laws are summarised within its [[Strictures of the Church|Strictures]]. Common prayers to each of the Eternals can be found on the page for each of the Spheres.

= Function =
At its core, the function of the Church is to proselytize to the people, to educate them on the spheres and assist every citizen on their path to the spheres and the eventual return of their spirit to the Mortal Sphere. With this in mind they receive many plights from the common folk for assistance or guidance.

In order to ensure that this function can continue, the Church has numerous political powers that ensure the people of great power within The Concord are also acting within the accordance of the Spheres and allowing others to do so. They also act as advisors to these powerful people, hoping that the powers of the church do not need to come to bear.

Finally, the Church maintains an interest in the heretical elements at work within The Concord. Such is the nature of The Divine Spheres that to weaken the overall preeminence is to weaken the chances for the whole. As such the church stands ready with its powers of Inquisition and Anathema.

The Church splits its power into two branches:

* The Faithful, referring to the vast amounts of priests and worshippers who make up the bulk of the Church. The faithful control the religious dogma and orthodoxy of The Church, creating a living and changing understanding of the [[The Divine Spheres|Divine Spheres]]. The Faithful Vote through priests utilising the Powers of the Church.
* The [[Council of Six]] and the Church Executive (such as the Curates), referring to the civil servants, working priests, and laymen who support the Church as a political organisation. They collate funds, disperse goods, attend courts, and other such matters. These powers are controlled by The Council of Six and dispersed from them.

= Powers =
'''Declaration'''

A Church declaration allows the Church to speak public on certain issues, reflecting its collective will. At morning each day, prior to the meeting of the Church, any declarations will be read aloud in the centre of Passage. These declarations are likely to make their way out into the Concord proper and have further reaching effects. A Declaration requires a Lesser Majority.

'''Change in Doctrine'''

A serious proposition, a Change in Doctrine changes how the Church operates within The Concord. This might change what is and is not considered heresy, how the church preaches to the public and other such elements. A Change in Doctrine requires a Greater Majority.

'''Inquisition'''
[[File:Church Inquisition.png|center|thumb|680x680px]]

An Inquisition targets a citizen of The Concord, and if it passes, a Priest (usually the person who passed the motion) is granted a Writ of Inquisition, which is a legal document requiring that they be to be brought before the priest that requested the inquisition (willingly or otherwise), and are subjected to up to an hour of questioning by the Priest who exercised the Writ. This is commonly used as part of an investigation into criminal or heretical acts, and following this questioning the Inquisition is considered to have been done. The Priest performing the Inquisition is then required to report on their findings to the next Council of Six. An Inquisition requires a Lesser Majority.

While an Inquisition can be called against any citizen for any reason as long as the Church is convinced they have committed some blight relevant to the Church, it is typically seeking to answer whether the target of the Inquisition has broken one of the Strictures of the Church, which are things the Church considers punishable offences.

'''Censure'''

Following an Inquisition (although not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of Censure targeting another priest. Censure can include any of the following:

* Restricting a priest's ability to speak at Church Sessions.
* Reducing or removing the number of votes a priest holds.
* Removing a priest's access to the Sanctified Square to cast ceremonies.
* Publicly denouncing a priest or a sect or the actions of a priest.

'''Penance'''

Following an Inquisition (but not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of ‘Penance’. A motion of penance is a formal request for the listed individual (who need not be a priest) to voluntarily submit to further punishment without involving a magistrate. Penance punishments often involve public statements, donation of resources, or service to the church. If the listed individual refuses to volunteer, nothing occurs, although this may be used as evidence towards a later motion of Condemnation.

'''Condemnation'''

Following an inquisition (but not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of ‘Condemnation’. A motion of condemnation is a formal request that the individual be charged with religious crimes by a Concordian Magistrate. Successful motions of condemnation are provided to a magistrate or Captain of the Watch for investigation and arrest. This is primarily used to access punishments inaccessible by the church such as fines, corporal punishment, or execution.

'''Anathema'''

Following an inquisition, a priest can put forward a motion of 'Anathema'. A motion of Anathema is to remove individuals from the protection and membership of The Church, and in doing so strips a citizen of their citizenship. Doing so requires a magistrate's signature and while they are not required by law to provide such approval, they are unlikely to refuse except in great miscarriages of justice. If successful, the targeted individual loses any titles they currently held and are ineligible to take up any new titles, Realmic or otherwise. The Church finally has the right to claim any funds the individual has on their person when they are served the Writ of Anathema. A motion of Anathema can also be used to remove that status from a character. An Anathema motion requires a Greater Majority.

'''Appointment'''

The Council of Six may appoint individuals to position within it. The following titles are found within the Church:

* [[Abbot of Mivara]]
* [[Bursar of the Church]]
* [[Concordian Consular]]
* [[Heterodox]]
* [[High Priest of Anarch]]
* [[High Priest of Arcadian]]
* [[High Priest of Cervitas]]
* [[High Priest of Lumos]]
* [[High Priest of Panoply]]
* [[High Priest of Stallia]]

'''Reward'''

The Church may reward individuals for actions it considers in support of the Spheres in a profound way. These rewards must come from currency or resources that the Church holds. A standard Reward requires a Lesser Majority to pass. Rewards containing the following require a Greater Majority to pass:

* More than 10 Locks
* More than 5 Measures of resources
* At least 1 Wain of resources

'''Proclaim Paragon'''

The Church may choose to Proclaim a deceased (or living, due to motion passed Summer 222) individual to be a Paragon of the Church, a title of great esteem and reverence whose holders' names are known from household to household, and leave a lasting impact on the world after they have gone. The Council of Six may choose to Proclaim whomever they wish to be a Paragon, though traditionally they have looked to the Aspects of the Paragon, and usually only those who can clearly be shown to fulfil 5 out of the 7 are even considered.

The process for Proclaiming a Paragon is as follows: an investigator is chosen by the Church after a greater majority motion, who is sent to investigate how many of the Aspects the individual has successfully accomplished. They then make their findings plain (and in written form) to the High Priests, who must unanimously agree one way or the other within the span of a year since the original motion - either unanimously declaring the individual a Paragon, which can never be revoked, or unanimously declaring that they are unsatisfied. If they declare that they are unsatisfied, this does not prevent the individual being raised up for Paragon later in the future, though a different investigator must be chosen each time.

'''Proclaim Holy Site'''

The Church may choose to Proclaim a location to be a Holy Site of the Church. Holy Sites are locations that are recognised as being in some nature important to the Spheres. This nature varies from site to site but regardless can form the basis of new locations of worship, nexuses of Spheric magick, or focus points of Spheric mysteries. For some these locations are cultural in origin, always having been a part of the firmament of their lives. For others they are spontaneous miracles, crafted by the adventure that is life through the Spheres. The Council of Six may choose to Proclaim wherever they wish to be a Holy Site, though they must consider the Aspects of a Holy Site. While no precedent exists, the Civil Service suggests following the precedent set for Paragons which is that only those who can clearly be shown to fulfil 5 out of the 7 are even considered.

The process for Proclaiming a Holy Site is as follows: an investigator is chosen by the Church after a greater majority motion, who is sent to investigate how many of the Aspects the location fulfills. They then make their findings plain (and in written form) to the High Priests, who must unanimously agree one way or the other within the span of a year since the original motion - either unanimously declaring the location a Holy Site, which can never be revoked, or unanimously declaring that they are unsatisfied. If they declare that they are unsatisfied, this does not prevent the location being raised up as a Holy Site later in the future, though a different investigator must be chosen each time.

== Voting ==
Voting in the Church is atypical within The Concord. When a motion is put forward (a motion template can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r5mVOnf2OLmmumVNefTHMDrGpdy3yAI1R-w23s8LP1E/edit?tab=t.0 here]), it is placed on the exterior of the Church. A priest can vote for or against it by placing their name in the appropriate section. Before the next meeting of the Council of Six, all votes will be tallied and a verdict announced in council - motions come down off the board at 11:30am each morning.

Motions require one of two different kind of vote to pass.

; A Lesser Majority
: requires more votes for it than against with a minimum of five different priests being in support of the motion.
; A Greater Majority
: requires more votes for it than against it, with at least half of the available votes of the Church being listed in support of it.
= Resources =
The Church maintains a treasury for use by The Council of Six and other titled individuals. This treasury can contain any conceivable resource and is held by The Curates. The Church Treasury pays out its required funds in a particular order to ensure that priorities are paid correctly. It is as follows:

Grants of funds or supplies from the Church are paid out in the following order:

* The Bursar's due through the Coinmasters Hand
* Requests through the larger Church Motions of the Faithful.
* The High Priest of Panoply’s due.
* The payment of any Consignments or Expeditions.
* Council of Six Endowments (in order of motion)

= Members =
The primary members of the Church are the priests who minister to the people of the Concord. Accordingly, these priests form the voting members of the church’s decision making process. Priests are granted votes from either having ranks in Divine Lore, reflecting a recognition of magical ability, or from holding a Congregation, reflecting the will of a larger group of people. Priests may submit a motion to the Curate at any point, except after the meeting of the Church on the Sunday. Provided this motion is supported by at least one other priest it will be put forward for voting by being written up and placed on the exterior of the building, at which point it can be voted on.

Finally, there is the office of the Curate, a Civil Service member whose duty it is to ensure that the Church meetings are conducted well, to act as a spiritual advisor to the priests, and to oversee their ceremonies.

= Chambers =
The chambers of the Church are open to the public, as is befitting an organisation focused on assisting the public. Within the main chamber you will find room for the entire priestly body to assemble for the purposes of church meetings, as well as for sermons outside of this time. On the exterior of the chamber, the varied motions being voted on by the Church can be found, along with the votes that have been cast. Finally, in front of the Church the Sanctified Square can be found, an enchanted location capable of focusing the energies of Sects towards their [[Ceremonies Overview|ceremonies]].

= Meetings =
The Church meets many times throughout the Summit, although these are primarily either Rites or Council of Six meetings.

There is a single rite for each Sphere at differing points throughout the Summit. Rites are public moments of worship and reflection led by the High Priest of that Sphere or the Curates. They allow layfolk and priests a chance to revel and dwell upon the Spheres and their place within them. The divine magic that infuses Rites also provides a boon to those who attend, which takes a variety of forms. More information on the Rites can be found [[Rites of the Concordian Church|here]].

The Council of Six meets twice throughout the Summit, at midday each day. More details can be found [[Council of Six|here]].

== Further Reading ==
* [[The Divine Spheres]]
* [[Spheric Beings]]
* [[History of the Church of the Divine Spheres]] (Prior to the formation of The Concord)
* [[Strictures of the Church]]
* [[Tenets of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Rites of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Paragons of the Church]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]
* [[Holy Site|Holy Sites]]

The Divine Spheres

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DBrennan: /* Further Reading */ god there is so many unlinked pages for the spheres, spheres give me strength

There are six observed Divine Spheres, and while it may be an inexact magic to understand the whims and drives of each sphere there are enough broadly understood and agreed upon truths that the Church has a leg to stand on when it comes to dogma, most of the time.

= [[Anarch|Anarch - The Sphere of Elemental Chaos]] =
A swirling mass of colours powerfully slamming into each other and forging great spirits of potential and dream. Anarch is sometimes called the Chaos Sphere or the Sphere of destruction, but in actuality it is far less malevolent than that. Anarch is the sphere of change and of growth. As the wave grinds away the stone and the fire burns off the dead wood, Anarch is a sphere that draws in spirits who spent their life as dynamic challengers to the status quo. Those who forge a new place for themselves in history and in life by burning away their challengers, overcoming their weaknesses and standing strong against all comers. In doing this, they will be forged anew, ever more powerful and ever greater.

= [[Lumos|Lumos - Sphere of Hope]] =
A bright glowing sphere of life and light, Lumos is a beacon of hope to those who find themselves unsure of their place, unsure of the world and unsure of their fate. Lumos is a sphere which draws in spirits who lived lives of dedication, of truth and of justice. Lumos is the dawn that breaks and shows hope in the world. It is protection for the weak and justice for the wronged. It is the burning light of courage in a world of darkness.

= [[Arcadian|Arcadian - The Sphere of Steel]] =
A dark clouded sphere, lit occasionally by flashes of lightning and never free of its storms, Arcadian is a foreboding sight when viewed through the ceremonial magic of a priest. Then it is only fitting that the Sphere of Steel draws in those who demonstrate great courage. Those who stand. Those who fight. Those who do all of this without asking. The promise of a soul reborn in steel is a mighty one and the draw of Arcadian is felt strongly by those who test their mettle.

= [[Panoply|Panoply - The Sphere of Glory]] =
A softly glowing sphere of deep golden colours intercut with red veins, Panoply is sometimes referred to as the Sphere of Golden Folly, bemoaning the heights that pursuit of its favour has pushed some to. The glory that Panoply encourages is a glory in all things. It is ambition and struggle. It is achieving great heights and then using those heights. Panoply has no love for the lazy emperor or the timid general. It is the sphere of those who would forge their own place in the world and then make use of that place. Some see Panoply as the Sphere of the Merchant and while its drive towards ambition and growth is at home in the golden-hearted, there are merchants of all walks in The Concord.

= [[Cervitas|Cervitas - The Sphere of Imperial Wisdom]] =
A white patterned marble sphere, like a perfectly crafted lattice of millions of interconnected marble plates, Cervitas is a well respected sphere, whose followers are seen as important cohesive forces in the world. Those who seek out Cervitas are loyal individuals who work together towards their goals. The presence of Cervitas binds both The Concord and the Church together as it teaches community cohesiveness, the strength of the whole and binding together through hardship. They are the leaders, the healers and the rulers.

= [[Stallia|Stallia - The Sphere of the Stars]] =
Often difficult to perceive against the backdrop of the darkness between the spheres. Stallia is a nearly perfectly dark sphere that reflects and absorbs the pinpricks of light that channel out from the darkness. While first thought to be reflecting the light of these spirit stars, closer inspection reveals that Stallia is a deep sphere of a thousand lights of its own, a second starscape played out in a sphere.

Like the stars it portrays, Stallia teaches that the world is a vast darkness of unknowing with only a few motes of truth in it. Those who seek out the world to understand it, to find what is true among the darkness and to make use of this knowledge are those who walk the path to Stallia. Inquisitive minds, dedicated to the discovery and protection of truth in a world of confusing darkness. Those who learn, those who know and those who keep safe.

== Further Reading ==

* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Spheric Beings]]
* [[History of the Church of the Divine Spheres]] (Prior to the formation of The Concord)
* [[Strictures of the Church]]
* [[Tenets of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Rites of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Paragons of the Church]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]
* [[Holy Site|Holy Sites]]

The Divine Spheres

2026-07-08T11:15:37Z

DBrennan: when the divine spheres dont link to the church we have a problem

There are six observed Divine Spheres, and while it may be an inexact magic to understand the whims and drives of each sphere there are enough broadly understood and agreed upon truths that the Church has a leg to stand on when it comes to dogma, most of the time.

= [[Anarch|Anarch - The Sphere of Elemental Chaos]] =
A swirling mass of colours powerfully slamming into each other and forging great spirits of potential and dream. Anarch is sometimes called the Chaos Sphere or the Sphere of destruction, but in actuality it is far less malevolent than that. Anarch is the sphere of change and of growth. As the wave grinds away the stone and the fire burns off the dead wood, Anarch is a sphere that draws in spirits who spent their life as dynamic challengers to the status quo. Those who forge a new place for themselves in history and in life by burning away their challengers, overcoming their weaknesses and standing strong against all comers. In doing this, they will be forged anew, ever more powerful and ever greater.

= [[Lumos|Lumos - Sphere of Hope]] =
A bright glowing sphere of life and light, Lumos is a beacon of hope to those who find themselves unsure of their place, unsure of the world and unsure of their fate. Lumos is a sphere which draws in spirits who lived lives of dedication, of truth and of justice. Lumos is the dawn that breaks and shows hope in the world. It is protection for the weak and justice for the wronged. It is the burning light of courage in a world of darkness.

= [[Arcadian|Arcadian - The Sphere of Steel]] =
A dark clouded sphere, lit occasionally by flashes of lightning and never free of its storms, Arcadian is a foreboding sight when viewed through the ceremonial magic of a priest. Then it is only fitting that the Sphere of Steel draws in those who demonstrate great courage. Those who stand. Those who fight. Those who do all of this without asking. The promise of a soul reborn in steel is a mighty one and the draw of Arcadian is felt strongly by those who test their mettle.

= [[Panoply|Panoply - The Sphere of Glory]] =
A softly glowing sphere of deep golden colours intercut with red veins, Panoply is sometimes referred to as the Sphere of Golden Folly, bemoaning the heights that pursuit of its favour has pushed some to. The glory that Panoply encourages is a glory in all things. It is ambition and struggle. It is achieving great heights and then using those heights. Panoply has no love for the lazy emperor or the timid general. It is the sphere of those who would forge their own place in the world and then make use of that place. Some see Panoply as the Sphere of the Merchant and while its drive towards ambition and growth is at home in the golden-hearted, there are merchants of all walks in The Concord.

= [[Cervitas|Cervitas - The Sphere of Imperial Wisdom]] =
A white patterned marble sphere, like a perfectly crafted lattice of millions of interconnected marble plates, Cervitas is a well respected sphere, whose followers are seen as important cohesive forces in the world. Those who seek out Cervitas are loyal individuals who work together towards their goals. The presence of Cervitas binds both The Concord and the Church together as it teaches community cohesiveness, the strength of the whole and binding together through hardship. They are the leaders, the healers and the rulers.

= [[Stallia|Stallia - The Sphere of the Stars]] =
Often difficult to perceive against the backdrop of the darkness between the spheres. Stallia is a nearly perfectly dark sphere that reflects and absorbs the pinpricks of light that channel out from the darkness. While first thought to be reflecting the light of these spirit stars, closer inspection reveals that Stallia is a deep sphere of a thousand lights of its own, a second starscape played out in a sphere.

Like the stars it portrays, Stallia teaches that the world is a vast darkness of unknowing with only a few motes of truth in it. Those who seek out the world to understand it, to find what is true among the darkness and to make use of this knowledge are those who walk the path to Stallia. Inquisitive minds, dedicated to the discovery and protection of truth in a world of confusing darkness. Those who learn, those who know and those who keep safe.

== Further Reading ==

* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[History of the Church of the Divine Spheres]] (Prior to the formation of The Concord)
* [[Strictures of the Church]]
* [[Tenets of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Rites of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Paragons of the Church]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]
* [[Holy Site|Holy Sites]]

Past Actions of the Council of Six Autumn 226

2026-06-10T09:06:03Z

DBrennan: /* Exaltation: */ I can write an essay but cant spell two words lmao mb mb

The following is a comprehensive list of the actions formally taken as motions raised and passed by the Council of Six at the Autumn Summit of 226.
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
| colspan="2" |'''Meeting 1'''
| colspan="2" |'''Meeting 2'''
|-
|'''High Priest of Anarch'''
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|'''High Priest of Anarch'''
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|'''High Priest of Arcadian'''
|Lord Lanval of House Eldermere
|'''High Priest of Arcadian'''
|Lord Lanval of House Eldermere
|-
|'''High Priest of Cervitas'''
|Gwynn ap Eirik
|'''High Priest of Cervitas'''
|Gwynn ap Eirik
|-
|'''High Priest of Lumos'''
|Ritter-Apprentice Aldnar Neumann
|'''High Priest of Lumos'''
|Ritter-Apprentice Aldnar Neumann
|-
|'''High Priest of Panoply'''
|Houndpriest Adept Katja Vasilevich
|'''High Priest of Panoply'''
|Houndpriest Adept Katja Vasilevich
|-
|'''High Priest of Stallia'''
|Lord Tamesis Duschwynd
|'''High Priest of Stallia'''
|Zélie DuPont
|}

== Council Actions ==

==== Exaltation: ====
In their second sitting after having been presented this document on the subject of the Exaltation of the site known as The Roiling, the Council of Six unanimously agreed to declare the site holy in perpetua.

The Civil Service will now enact a review of the site and present a number of options with ways the site can be Consecrated in order to honour the solemn and holy nature of the location, as decreed by the Council of Six.

''Documents to be Publicised pending Civil Service review''

==== Exaltation: ====
In their second sitting after having been presented this document on the subject of the Exaltation of the site known as The Cathedral of the Iron Star, the Council of Six unanimously agreed to declare the site holy in perpetua.

As the Concord is not currently in control of Hasselbach, and the condition of the site remains unknown, the Civil Service will be unable to review it in order to provide options with ways it can be Consecrated - should the territory come under Concordian control, options will be presented to the Council of Six.

''Documents to be Publicised pending Civil Service review''

==== Proclamation: ====
“We, the Council of Six of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres hereby proclaim our support for the State of Emergency enacted by the Concordian Senate of Spring 225.

The Striking Serpent, Subordinate Herald of the Thunderbolt teaches us that once we set a course, we cannot waver. We must act. We must strike swiftly and decisively along the path we have chosen.

The Command, Subordinate Herald of the Prominence teaches us to make our demands and our orders clear and decisive, to be easily understood, and that to follow these demands with vigour is a divine action.

The Iron Stag, Subordinate Herald of the Masses teaches us that a community that works together through hardship and conflict can become stronger. That our bonds will be strengthened through our shared burden.

The Eternity, Subordinate Herald of the Twilight teaches us to be indomitable in our strength of will no matter what odds we face. To have drive and purpose and to move forward.

The Star Sailor, Subordinate Herald of the Peak teaches us to navigate the roughest storms and push through to reach our true potential. To grow through our hardship, and to learn of new heights.

The Tome Bearer, Subordinate Herald of the Star Serpent teaches us to stand strong against those who would seek to destroy the knowledge that we have gained. To protect what we have learned together, so that we may continue to teach.

The Senators of the Concord have acted as instructed by the Divine Spheres, and we, the Council of Six, offer them our full support.

We are Five Realms, with differing cultures and histories. We have warred with each other, and now, we stand together, as one Concord.

Through this state of emergency, we will struggle. But we will do so together. We will rely upon the support of our kin, and our communities. We will rely upon the strength of our peoples. We will rely upon our teachings and our faith in the Spheres. We will give all we can, and we will come out the other side stronger, and closer than ever before.

The Council of Six requests that the Senate provide detail as to what aims they wish to achieve, in order to end the State of Emergency so that clarity and alignment of purpose can be achieved by both the Heroic Contingent of the Concord, and the peoples of the Concord.”

==== Proclamation: ====
We, the Council of Six, declare our ambitions, not to simply survive but to grow and thrive.

We shall seek to Consecrate the Holy Sites of the Concord, to allow our citizens the chance to experience the Spheres closely.

We shall seek the creation of a Window to the Spheres, a Concordian Window. With all aspects of the Concord combined, we shall grow our knowledge, our understandings, and experience.

We swear as the Council of Six these ambitions.

==== Proclamation: ====
The Council of Six has come to an accord with House Saffamond of Drummond. We request that followers of the Concordian Church do not preach the doctrine of the Concordian Church while in Drummondite territory. In exchange, Drummondites will not preach the doctrine of the Drummondite Church while in Concordian lands - this is unless invited by the respective rulers of each land.

While the working relationship with their Church is young, we do not wish to foster resentment and weaken our relationship by undermining each other’s authority in each nation.

Both Churches agree to avoid sending missionaries onto each other’s continents when we both have souls to be saved within our own borders to begin with.

==== Proclamation: ====
The Council of Six proclaims the following: it is not Heresy to defend oneself from a Herald, or retaliate to an attack from a Herald.

Many Heralds teach lessons not by being something to emulate but something to avoid embodying. Others still have been known to set challenges to mortals which require physical combat or other actions that may be seen as aggressive. Their lessons are taught by calling us to act in retaliation or opposition in order to prove ourselves worthy. Furthermore, we have come up against Heralds such as the Magistrate, fighting on behalf of enemies of the Concord.

The Council of Six does not believe that fighting Heralds when so demanded is Heresy, nor is it grounds for movement of Anathema unless it is done with premeditation and maliciously to prevent the true will of the Spheres. The Striking Palm teaches that we should never let a slight go unpunished, and never allow a blow to be taken without giving one in return.

It may still be dangerous to one’s life to stand against a Divine Being, but it should not be dangerous to one’s immortal soul if the reason for standing against them is just or invited.

==== Proclamation: ====
''The Council of Six passed a motion to publicize information from the Star Serpent, to be provided to the Civil Service by the High Priest of Stallia. At this time, there has been no information forthcoming.''

==== Conviction: ====
The Council declares a Conviction for Priests of The Concord to Assist the people of Obregon, their duties shared between the carrying and distribution of water from The Oasis to the City proper, and also the ministering of Faith to those feeling distraught by their circumstance.

Priests are to be present for Obregon and its people, to shine a light of compassion upon a hurting city, and to assist in this crisis to ensure that at least one more soul is given the chance to prove themselves before The Spheres.

- As a Conviction, this required an Endeavour

==== Study: ====
The Council of Six has declared its intention to commission a Study of the Vale of Stags, looking into the history of the site, any alleged miracles or Divine influence, and any other pertinent matters that might be of relevance to its potential Consecration.

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Study: ====
“The Sanctified Square located in Passage is the only one we have.

This means that outside of Summits, or travelling to Passage, the priests of the Concord are unable to perform Ceremonies that could aid our people. Imagine how much more connected to the Spheres our people will feel if they can see their local priests performing these Ceremonies, and witnessing Divine power for themselves.

If Passage were to become lost to us, we would lose the ability to call upon Divine Miracles. Lose our ability to commune with the Spheres. This cannot be allowed to happen.

I propose that we commission a study on how the Sanctified Square was created, and how to create new ones. If we were able to create Sanctified Squares in each of the major regions of the Concord, our connection to the Spheres would surely grow.”

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Past Actions of the Council of Six|Past Actions of the Council of Six Home Page]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]

Past Actions of the Council of Six Autumn 226

2026-06-10T06:00:41Z

DBrennan: The council! Of Six! For Autumn! 226!

The following is a comprehensive list of the actions formally taken as motions raised and passed by the Council of Six at the Autumn Summit of 226.
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
| colspan="2" |'''Meeting 1'''
| colspan="2" |'''Meeting 2'''
|-
|'''High Priest of Anarch'''
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|'''High Priest of Anarch'''
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|'''High Priest of Arcadian'''
|Lord Lanval of House Eldermere
|'''High Priest of Arcadian'''
|Lord Lanval of House Eldermere
|-
|'''High Priest of Cervitas'''
|Gwynn ap Eirik
|'''High Priest of Cervitas'''
|Gwynn ap Eirik
|-
|'''High Priest of Lumos'''
|Ritter-Apprentice Aldnar Neumann
|'''High Priest of Lumos'''
|Ritter-Apprentice Aldnar Neumann
|-
|'''High Priest of Panoply'''
|Houndpriest Adept Katja Vasilevich
|'''High Priest of Panoply'''
|Houndpriest Adept Katja Vasilevich
|-
|'''High Priest of Stallia'''
|Lord Tamesis Duschwynd
|'''High Priest of Stallia'''
|Zélie DuPont
|}

== Council Actions ==

==== Exaltation: ====
In their second sitting after having been presented this document on the subject of the Exaltation of the site known as The Roiling, the Council of Six unanimously agreed to declare the site holy in perpetua.

The Civil Service will now enact a review of the site and present a number of options with ways the site can be Consecrated in order to honour the solemn and holy nature of the location, as decreed by the Council of Six.

''Documents to be pulicised pending Civil Service''

==== Exaltation: ====
In their second sitting after having been presented this document on the subject of the Exaltation of the site known as The Cathedral of the Iron Star, the Council of Six unanimously agreed to declare the site holy in perpetua.

As the Concord is not currently in control of Hasselbach, and the condition of the site remains unknown, the Civil Service will be unable to review it in order to provide options with ways it can be Consecrated - should the territory come under Concordian control, options will be presented to the Council of Six.

''Documents to be Publicised pending Civil Service review''

==== Proclamation: ====
“We, the Council of Six of the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres hereby proclaim our support for the State of Emergency enacted by the Concordian Senate of Spring 225.

The Striking Serpent, Subordinate Herald of the Thunderbolt teaches us that once we set a course, we cannot waver. We must act. We must strike swiftly and decisively along the path we have chosen.

The Command, Subordinate Herald of the Prominence teaches us to make our demands and our orders clear and decisive, to be easily understood, and that to follow these demands with vigour is a divine action.

The Iron Stag, Subordinate Herald of the Masses teaches us that a community that works together through hardship and conflict can become stronger. That our bonds will be strengthened through our shared burden.

The Eternity, Subordinate Herald of the Twilight teaches us to be indomitable in our strength of will no matter what odds we face. To have drive and purpose and to move forward.

The Star Sailor, Subordinate Herald of the Peak teaches us to navigate the roughest storms and push through to reach our true potential. To grow through our hardship, and to learn of new heights.

The Tome Bearer, Subordinate Herald of the Star Serpent teaches us to stand strong against those who would seek to destroy the knowledge that we have gained. To protect what we have learned together, so that we may continue to teach.

The Senators of the Concord have acted as instructed by the Divine Spheres, and we, the Council of Six, offer them our full support.

We are Five Realms, with differing cultures and histories. We have warred with each other, and now, we stand together, as one Concord.

Through this state of emergency, we will struggle. But we will do so together. We will rely upon the support of our kin, and our communities. We will rely upon the strength of our peoples. We will rely upon our teachings and our faith in the Spheres. We will give all we can, and we will come out the other side stronger, and closer than ever before.

The Council of Six requests that the Senate provide detail as to what aims they wish to achieve, in order to end the State of Emergency so that clarity and alignment of purpose can be achieved by both the Heroic Contingent of the Concord, and the peoples of the Concord.”

==== Proclamation: ====
We, the Council of Six, declare our ambitions, not to simply survive but to grow and thrive.

We shall seek to Consecrate the Holy Sites of the Concord, to allow our citizens the chance to experience the Spheres closely.

We shall seek the creation of a Window to the Spheres, a Concordian Window. With all aspects of the Concord combined, we shall grow our knowledge, our understandings, and experience.

We swear as the Council of Six these ambitions.

==== Proclamation: ====
The Council of Six has come to an accord with House Saffamond of Drummond. We request that followers of the Concordian Church do not preach the doctrine of the Concordian Church while in Drummondite territory. In exchange, Drummondites will not preach the doctrine of the Drummondite Church while in Concordian lands - this is unless invited by the respective rulers of each land.

While the working relationship with their Church is young, we do not wish to foster resentment and weaken our relationship by undermining each other’s authority in each nation.

Both Churches agree to avoid sending missionaries onto each other’s continents when we both have souls to be saved within our own borders to begin with.

==== Proclamation: ====
The Council of Six proclaims the following: it is not Heresy to defend oneself from a Herald, or retaliate to an attack from a Herald.

Many Heralds teach lessons not by being something to emulate but something to avoid embodying. Others still have been known to set challenges to mortals which require physical combat or other actions that may be seen as aggressive. Their lessons are taught by calling us to act in retaliation or opposition in order to prove ourselves worthy. Furthermore, we have come up against Heralds such as the Magistrate, fighting on behalf of enemies of the Concord.

The Council of Six does not believe that fighting Heralds when so demanded is Heresy, nor is it grounds for movement of Anathema unless it is done with premeditation and maliciously to prevent the true will of the Spheres. The Striking Palm teaches that we should never let a slight go unpunished, and never allow a blow to be taken without giving one in return.

It may still be dangerous to one’s life to stand against a Divine Being, but it should not be dangerous to one’s immortal soul if the reason for standing against them is just or invited.

==== Proclamation: ====
''The Council of Six passed a motion to publicize information from the Star Serpent, to be provided to the Civil Service by the High Priest of Stallia. At this time, there has been no information forthcoming.''

==== Conviction: ====
The Council declares a Conviction for Priests of The Concord to Assist the people of Obregon, their duties shared between the carrying and distribution of water from The Oasis to the City proper, and also the ministering of Faith to those feeling distraught by their circumstance.

Priests are to be present for Obregon and its people, to shine a light of compassion upon a hurting city, and to assist in this crisis to ensure that at least one more soul is given the chance to prove themselves before The Spheres.

- As a Conviction, this required an Endeavour

==== Study: ====
The Council of Six has declared its intention to commission a Study of the Vale of Stags, looking into the history of the site, any alleged miracles or Divine influence, and any other pertinent matters that might be of relevance to its potential Consecration.

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Study: ====
“The Sanctified Square located in Passage is the only one we have.

This means that outside of Summits, or travelling to Passage, the priests of the Concord are unable to perform Ceremonies that could aid our people. Imagine how much more connected to the Spheres our people will feel if they can see their local priests performing these Ceremonies, and witnessing Divine power for themselves.

If Passage were to become lost to us, we would lose the ability to call upon Divine Miracles. Lose our ability to commune with the Spheres. This cannot be allowed to happen.

I propose that we commission a study on how the Sanctified Square was created, and how to create new ones. If we were able to create Sanctified Squares in each of the major regions of the Concord, our connection to the Spheres would surely grow.”

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Past Actions of the Council of Six|Past Actions of the Council of Six Home Page]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]

Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres

2026-06-09T08:04:17Z

DBrennan: /* Meetings */ linked rites to the meetings section. no unlinked pages here

The religious heart of The Concord, the Church of Divine Spheres is a powerful organisation that has extensive political abilities in order to preserve the moral soul of the Realms. The church also acts as spiritual advisors and guidance for all members of the Concord, but particularly the Priests who minister to the people.

In 221 The Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres split off from the [[The Artebazzani Empire|Artebazzani]] Church owing to political conflict between the two nations. Since this point the Concordian Church has attempted to find its own understanding of The Spheres influenced by the history they hold with the Artebazzani Church and their own modern understandings. The beliefs of the new Concordian Church are summarised within its [[Tenets of the Concordian Church|Tenets]], and its laws are summarised within its [[Strictures of the Church|Strictures]]. Common prayers to each of the Eternals can be found on the page for each of the Spheres.

= Function =
At its core, the function of the Church is to proselytize to the people, to educate them on the spheres and assist every citizen on their path to the spheres and the eventual return of their spirit to the Mortal Sphere. With this in mind they receive many plights from the common folk for assistance or guidance.

In order to ensure that this function can continue, the Church has numerous political powers that ensure the people of great power within The Concord are also acting within the accordance of the Spheres and allowing others to do so. They also act as advisors to these powerful people, hoping that the powers of the church do not need to come to bear.

Finally, the Church maintains an interest in the heretical elements at work within The Concord. Such is the nature of The Divine Spheres that to weaken the overall preeminence is to weaken the chances for the whole. As such the church stands ready with its powers of Inquisition and Anathema.

The Church splits its power into two branches:

* The Faithful, referring to the vast amounts of priests and worshippers who make up the bulk of the Church. The faithful control the religious dogma and orthodoxy of The Church, creating a living and changing understanding of the [[The Divine Spheres|Divine Spheres]]. The Faithful Vote through priests utilising the Powers of the Church.
* The [[Council of Six]] and the Church Executive (such as the Curates), referring to the civil servants, working priests, and laymen who support the Church as a political organisation. They collate funds, disperse goods, attend courts, and other such matters. These powers are controlled by The Council of Six and dispersed from them.

= Powers =
'''Declaration'''

A Church declaration allows the Church to speak public on certain issues, reflecting its collective will. At morning each day, prior to the meeting of the Church, any declarations will be read aloud in the centre of Passage. These declarations are likely to make their way out into the Concord proper and have further reaching effects. A Declaration requires a Lesser Majority.

'''Change in Doctrine'''

A serious proposition, a Change in Doctrine changes how the Church operates within The Concord. This might change what is and is not considered heresy, how the church preaches to the public and other such elements. A Change in Doctrine requires a Greater Majority.

'''Inquisition'''
[[File:Church Inquisition.png|center|thumb|680x680px]]

An Inquisition targets a citizen of The Concord, and if it passes, a Priest (usually the person who passed the motion) is granted a Writ of Inquisition, which is a legal document requiring that they be to be brought before the priest that requested the inquisition (willingly or otherwise), and are subjected to up to an hour of questioning by the Priest who exercised the Writ. This is commonly used as part of an investigation into criminal or heretical acts, and following this questioning the Inquisition is considered to have been done. The Priest performing the Inquisition is then required to report on their findings to the next Council of Six. An Inquisition requires a Lesser Majority.

While an Inquisition can be called against any citizen for any reason as long as the Church is convinced they have committed some blight relevant to the Church, it is typically seeking to answer whether the target of the Inquisition has broken one of the Strictures of the Church, which are things the Church considers punishable offences.

'''Censure'''

Following an Inquisition (although not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of Censure targeting another priest. Censure can include any of the following:

* Restricting a priest's ability to speak at Church Sessions.
* Reducing or removing the number of votes a priest holds.
* Removing a priest's access to the Sanctified Square to cast ceremonies.
* Publicly denouncing a priest or a sect or the actions of a priest.

'''Penance'''

Following an Inquisition (but not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of ‘Penance’. A motion of penance is a formal request for the listed individual (who need not be a priest) to voluntarily submit to further punishment without involving a magistrate. Penance punishments often involve public statements, donation of resources, or service to the church. If the listed individual refuses to volunteer, nothing occurs, although this may be used as evidence towards a later motion of Condemnation.

'''Condemnation'''

Following an inquisition (but not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of ‘Condemnation’. A motion of condemnation is a formal request that the individual be charged with religious crimes by a Concordian Magistrate. Successful motions of condemnation are provided to a magistrate or Captain of the Watch for investigation and arrest. This is primarily used to access punishments inaccessible by the church such as fines, corporal punishment, or execution.

'''Anathema'''

Following an inquisition, a priest can put forward a motion of 'Anathema'. A motion of Anathema is to remove individuals from the protection and membership of The Church, and in doing so strips a citizen of their citizenship. Doing so requires a magistrate's signature and while they are not required by law to provide such approval, they are unlikely to refuse except in great miscarriages of justice. If successful, the targeted individual loses any titles they currently held and are ineligible to take up any new titles, Realmic or otherwise. The Church finally has the right to claim any funds the individual has on their person when they are served the Writ of Anathema. A motion of Anathema can also be used to remove that status from a character. An Anathema motion requires a Greater Majority.

'''Appointment'''

The Council of Six may appoint individuals to position within it. The following titles are found within the Church:

* [[Abbot of Mivara]]
* [[Bursar of the Church]]
* [[Concordian Consular]]
* [[Heterodox]]
* [[High Priest of Anarch]]
* [[High Priest of Arcadian]]
* [[High Priest of Cervitas]]
* [[High Priest of Lumos]]
* [[High Priest of Panoply]]
* [[High Priest of Stallia]]

'''Reward'''

The Church may reward individuals for actions it considers in support of the Spheres in a profound way. These rewards must come from currency or resources that the Church holds. A standard Reward requires a Lesser Majority to pass. Rewards containing the following require a Greater Majority to pass:

* More than 10 Locks
* More than 5 Measures of resources
* At least 1 Wain of resources

'''Proclaim Paragon'''

The Church may choose to Proclaim a deceased (or living, due to motion passed Summer 222) individual to be a Paragon of the Church, a title of great esteem and reverence whose holders' names are known from household to household, and leave a lasting impact on the world after they have gone. The Council of Six may choose to Proclaim whomever they wish to be a Paragon, though traditionally they have looked to the Aspects of the Paragon, and usually only those who can clearly be shown to fulfil 5 out of the 7 are even considered.

The process for Proclaiming a Paragon is as follows: an investigator is chosen by the Church after a greater majority motion, who is sent to investigate how many of the Aspects the individual has successfully accomplished. They then make their findings plain (and in written form) to the High Priests, who must unanimously agree one way or the other within the span of a year since the original motion - either unanimously declaring the individual a Paragon, which can never be revoked, or unanimously declaring that they are unsatisfied. If they declare that they are unsatisfied, this does not prevent the individual being raised up for Paragon later in the future, though a different investigator must be chosen each time.

'''Proclaim Holy Site'''

The Church may choose to Proclaim a location to be a Holy Site of the Church. Holy Sites are locations that are recognised as being in some nature important to the Spheres. This nature varies from site to site but regardless can form the basis of new locations of worship, nexuses of Spheric magick, or focus points of Spheric mysteries. For some these locations are cultural in origin, always having been a part of the firmament of their lives. For others they are spontaneous miracles, crafted by the adventure that is life through the Spheres. The Council of Six may choose to Proclaim wherever they wish to be a Holy Site, though they must consider the Aspects of a Holy Site. While no precedent exists, the Civil Service suggests following the precedent set for Paragons which is that only those who can clearly be shown to fulfil 5 out of the 7 are even considered.

The process for Proclaiming a Holy Site is as follows: an investigator is chosen by the Church after a greater majority motion, who is sent to investigate how many of the Aspects the location fulfills. They then make their findings plain (and in written form) to the High Priests, who must unanimously agree one way or the other within the span of a year since the original motion - either unanimously declaring the location a Holy Site, which can never be revoked, or unanimously declaring that they are unsatisfied. If they declare that they are unsatisfied, this does not prevent the location being raised up as a Holy Site later in the future, though a different investigator must be chosen each time.

== Voting ==
Voting in the Church is atypical within The Concord. When a motion is put forward (a motion template can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r5mVOnf2OLmmumVNefTHMDrGpdy3yAI1R-w23s8LP1E/edit?tab=t.0 here]), it is placed on the exterior of the Church. A priest can vote for or against it by placing their name in the appropriate section. Before the next meeting of the Council of Six, all votes will be tallied and a verdict announced in council - motions come down off the board at 11:30am each morning.

Motions require one of two different kind of vote to pass.

; A Lesser Majority
: requires more votes for it than against with a minimum of five different priests being in support of the motion.
; A Greater Majority
: requires more votes for it than against it, with at least half of the available votes of the Church being listed in support of it.
= Resources =
The Church maintains a treasury for use by The Council of Six and other titled individuals. This treasury can contain any conceivable resource and is held by The Curates. The Church Treasury pays out its required funds in a particular order to ensure that priorities are paid correctly. It is as follows:

Grants of funds or supplies from the Church are paid out in the following order:

* The Bursar's due through the Coinmasters Hand
* Requests through the larger Church Motions of the Faithful.
* The High Priest of Panoply’s due.
* The payment of any Consignments or Expeditions.
* Council of Six Endowments (in order of motion)

= Members =
The primary members of the Church are the priests who minister to the people of the Concord. Accordingly, these priests form the voting members of the church’s decision making process. Priests are granted votes from either having ranks in Divine Lore, reflecting a recognition of magical ability, or from holding a Congregation, reflecting the will of a larger group of people. Priests may submit a motion to the Curate at any point, except after the meeting of the Church on the Sunday. Provided this motion is supported by at least one other priest it will be put forward for voting by being written up and placed on the exterior of the building, at which point it can be voted on.

Finally, there is the office of the Curate, a Civil Service member whose duty it is to ensure that the Church meetings are conducted well, to act as a spiritual advisor to the priests, and to oversee their ceremonies.

= Chambers =
The chambers of the Church are open to the public, as is befitting an organisation focused on assisting the public. Within the main chamber you will find room for the entire priestly body to assemble for the purposes of church meetings, as well as for sermons outside of this time. On the exterior of the chamber, the varied motions being voted on by the Church can be found, along with the votes that have been cast. Finally, in front of the Church the Sanctified Square can be found, an enchanted location capable of focusing the energies of Sects towards their [[Ceremonies Overview|ceremonies]].

= Meetings =
The Church meets many times throughout the Summit, although these are primarily either Rites or Council of Six meetings.

There is a single rite for each Sphere at differing points throughout the Summit. Rites are public moments of worship and reflection led by the High Priest of that Sphere or the Curates. They allow layfolk and priests a chance to revel and dwell upon the Spheres and their place within them. The divine magic that infuses Rites also provides a boon to those who attend, which takes a variety of forms. More information on the Rites can be found [[Rites of the Concordian Church|here]].

The Council of Six meets twice throughout the Summit, at midday each day. More details can be found [[Council of Six|here]].

== Further Reading ==
* [[History of the Church of the Divine Spheres]] (Prior to the formation of The Concord)
* [[Strictures of the Church]]
* [[Tenets of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Rites of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Paragons of the Church]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]
* [[Holy Site|Holy Sites]]

Past Actions of the Council of Six Autumn 225

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DBrennan: /* Further Reading */

The following is a comprehensive list of the actions formally taken as motions raised and passed by the Council of Six.

== Meeting 1 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
|'''High Priest of Anarch'''
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|'''High Priest of Arcadian'''
|Eleda Taylor
|-
|'''High Priest of Cervitas'''
|Esen Del Panoply Del Cervitas
|-
|'''High Priest of Lumos'''
|Dietrich Carstein
|-
|'''High Priest of Panoply'''
|Frances
|-
|'''High Priest of Stallia'''
|Lord Tamesis Duschwynd
|}

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Panoply: ====
While not adopted as Church Doctrine, the Council of Six proclaims these Precepts to be a guide to good Spheric living, in tune with the Spheres:

* Contrition: You shall seek censure for your blights and failings with an ordained preacher at least once a year, and together offer them up to an Eternal that they may be washed away
* Dedication: You shall attend a Church rite, absolution, or gathering at least once a week
* Embodiment: You shall always have a sphere that you are striving to better embody
* Fastidiousness: You shall follow the tasks set by your preacher in order to grow closer to the Spheres, and having completed them, seek out more
* Generosity: If you are fed, clothed, and have shelter above your head, you are to take 20% of your remaining income and either donate it to the church, or spend it to help others gain Grace

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Stallia: ====
There is to be an investigation into the nature of how all actions that the Concord is currently capable of that could be seen as Necromancy. This includes but is not limited to:

* Spells
* Ceremonies
* Artisan items
* Artefacts

Any action that has been accused of Necromancy as per the current definition are to be investigated to determine whether they are heretical. The exact effect some actions that the Concord undertake could potentially affect the passage of souls.

High Justicar of Stallia, Lord Tamesis Duschwynd

== Meeting 2 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
|'''High Priest of Anarch'''
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|'''High Priest of Arcadian'''
|Eleda Taylor
|-
|'''High Priest of Cervitas'''
|Esen Del Panoply Del Cervitas
|-
|'''High Priest of Lumos'''
|Dietrich Carstein
|-
|'''High Priest of Panoply'''
|Frances
|-
|'''High Priest of Stallia'''
|Lord Tamesis Duschwynd
|}

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Arcadian: ====
The Council of Six declares any individual who has been invited, or forced by inquisition, to speak before the Council of Six is to be protected by magistrates on their journey to and from Passage (if not convicted of a crime in passage). This protection extends to their diplomatic guard. Regardless of their heretical beliefs, to attack them on Concordian territory is to stand against the will of the Council of Six. If directly harmed, Concordians are allowed to defend themselves with appropriate force, and if the escorted commit crimes they are to be reported to a magistrate. Whether they are invited or inquisitioned, to harm foreign faith delegates is to claim our faith too weak to withstand their mere presence. This protection will extend to the borders of the Concord. Trust that we will forgive the innocent. And we will smite the evil.

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Panoply: ====
In the name of the Magistrate the Council of Six confirms that it expects the Concordian Magistrates to enforce the law of the Concord upon the Church of Anarchia. The Council of Six expects the Magistrates to do so with compassion and fairness, as these are people who have lost their way and must be brought back to the Concordian Church. The High Priest of Panoply states that the Church of Anarchia exists due to the failings of the Concordian Church, and of herself. Additionally, the Council of Six adds: That as all who decide to turn away from the one Concordian Church is a failure of its priests to teach the reasonings of its decisions. Our representation of the Sphere of Anarch will be weaker without the presence and contribution of these Lerona Mere priests of Anarch and their Congregations.

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Cervitas: ====
The Council of Six declares that the visions seen in the gardens of Obregon are worthy of investigation - that visits to the gardens should be prevented save for certain trusted individuals from the various Councils of the Concord (Senate, Council of Six, and Shardcircle). Efforts are being made to ascertain the nature of these visions across these Councils and further declarations will be made as information is gathered. Limited access should remain until we can determine if there are any dangers to these interactions. The Council of Six encourages those who have already visited the gardens to send their accounts to Esen del Panoply del Cervitas and Lysander of House Avalon so that further investigation can be done on the nature of the visions.

==== Study begun by the High Priest of Anarch: ====
''I propose a study on the Drummondite Worship of the Spheres to determine all similarities, differences, or matters of concern that could arise before partaking in discussions of friendship with Drummond. Included in this we wish a summary of the differences between the worship of the Spheres in Artebazzan and Drummond. I would like to study if there is any interaction or information relating to the Hunger in these documents''. Gunther Eberhardt

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Study begun by the High Priest of Lumos: ====
We decree that a study be undertaken into the history of the Gravetree, a Holy Site in the name of Arcadian. This site is now revered by the Concord since its Exaltation 5 years ago, Holy to the people of the Greenweald for centuries. But was also holy to the pagans in the weald before the revelation of Niccolo. If we are to invite our followers to seek pilgrimage to this holy site, and others, our church scholars must uncover the deep history of this Holy Site of Arcadian. What historic events have transpired beneath its boughs, how was it worshipped by us, our Spheric forebears, and our unenlightened ancestors before them. Why did the colonizers of the weald feel called to it, and what other unexplainable phenomenon has it caused? The research into this Holy Site will provide a rich history to the Concord that will be published to promote pilgrimage, or at least the parts that the High Priest of Stallia deems appropriate for publishing.

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Study begun by the High Priest of Stallia: ====
Upon the teachings of the Labyrinth, we the Council of Six request a study of the current methods which the Concord has access to Necromancy under its current definition of the subject. To determine their legitimacy and definitive proof of assignment of being heretical acts.

High Justicar of Stallia, Tamesis Duschwynd

- As a Study, this required an Endeavour

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Past Actions of the Council of Six|Past Actions of the Council of Six Home Page]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]

Past Actions of the Council of Six Spring 225

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The following is a comprehensive list of the actions formally taken as motions raised and passed by the Council of Six.

== Meeting 1 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
|High Priest of Anarch
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|High Priest of Arcadian
|Cypress Orhead
|-
|High Priest of Cervitas
|Esen Del Panoply Del Cervitas
|-
|High Priest of Lumos
|Dietrich Carstein
|-
|High Priest of Panoply
|Frances
|-
|High Priest of Stallia
|Lord Tamesis Duschwynd
|}

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Lumos: ====
Why did we split from the Artebazzani Church? This question has been at the back of the mind of our populace since the schism. It is time a statement is made on the matter. The decision to split from the Artebazzani church was threefold.

# The Artebazzani Church is intrinsically linked with the ambitions of the Empire of Artebazzan. The head of the Artebazzani Church is officially the Emperor of Artebazzan. Thus, their Church cannot be trusted to put the best interests of the Concordian people above that of the Artebazzani people, or the will of the Spheres.
# The atrocities committed against the people of Lerona Mere by the merchant families of Artebazzan showed that the Artebazzani Church was either incapable, or unwilling, to ensure that its citizens act in accordance with the will of the Spheres. The morality of all actions by all citizens of Artebazzan, including those of their most distant colonies, both comes under the domain of their Church, and reflects on their Church. Whether the oppression of the Lerona Merian people was the intent of the Artebazzani Church, or was unknown to their Church, or even if it was actively fought against by their Church is irrelevant. The will of the Spheres was absent amongst the Artebazzani in Lerona Mere, and that is an unforgivable failure of their Church.
# The schism is blessed by the Heralds themselves. Our initial decision to separate was urged on by none other than The Firebrand themselves, and we have been blessed by visits from several assorted Heralds from assorted Spheres since. Although some Heralds have come to teach us harsh lessons to nurture us into becoming a better nation, none - not even the Heralds of Cervitas - have proclaimed the schism to be against the will of the Spheres. This is proof that the schism is righteous, and is in accordance with the Spheres.

==== Study proclaimed by the High Priest of Cervitas: ====
The Council of Six has declared the investigation of a Study to look into the Gardens of Obregon. To ensure that all is what it appears to be, to look into any impacts of the soul either from those suffering in Arboreal Putrefaction, or any who interact with them. The Council wishes to determine any existing Spiritual or Spheric nature present in the Gardens, and to look into the source of their origins.

== Meeting 2 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+High Priests Present:
|High Priest of Anarch
|Houndspriest Gunther Eberhardt
|-
|High Priest of Arcadian
|Cypress Orhead
|-
|High Priest of Cervitas
|Esen Del Panoply Del Cervitas
|-
|High Priest of Lumos
|Dietrich Carstein
|-
|High Priest of Panoply
|Zélie DuPont
|-
|High Priest of Stallia
|Lord Tamesis Duschwynd
|}

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Arcadian: ====
Graces should not be held in higher standard than non-Graces. Under the law they are no higher than a non-Grace. Spiritually we recognise and respect those actions that they undertook in their past life which resulted in their Gracehood. This matter is currently being discussed and will be further discussed at next Summit. This is not a change to doctrine, only the current opinion of the Council.

==== Conviction issued by the High Priest of Lumos: ====
The Council of Six declares a conviction for the Congregations of the Concord.

''“We hear the voices of Lerona Mere. We ask Congregations to go to the realm of Lerona Mere and to help rebuild their trust and faith in the Concordian Church of the Spheres. I ask Congregations to listen to their voices, and to understand their rage over the diplomatic actions of the Church, and the legal actions of the nation.''

''Tell them that the actions of the Concordian Church have always been in the interest of the Concordian people. In our previous meeting with the Artebazzani Church, I asked them to hold the former Artebazzani merchant families that ruled Lerona Mere accountable for their actions.''

''Attached is my initial proposed inquisition request, as well as a modified one by the Cardinal. We are having ongoing negotiations regarding the exact wording of this inquisition to ensure justice is delivered.''

''We also ask the priests to help rebuild faith for those who previously listened to the words of the cult of Anarchia. Show them that their voice within the Church of the Concord will do more for Lernoa Mere than from without. I swear before Cervitas that their concerns with the failings of the Concordian Church will be addressed.''

''The Concord is stronger with Lerona Mere. The Church is stronger with Lerona Mere. The Church is stronger if those with beliefs on how to better serve the Spheres remain in the Church and use the legal frameworks in place to affect change."''

* High Priest Dietrich Carstein on behalf of the Council of Six"

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Panoply: ====
Based on recent and in-depth research, the findings have been made that mortal magic (including but not limited to Deadspeaker) has no effect on the souls as they undertake the divine Journey.

This is because the soul is divinely protected by the essence of the Spheres. (Luukas of the Vale, 225 - ‘On the imprint of the soul’). Mortal magic is incapable of interfering with its might.

==== Consignment issued by the High Priest of Anarch: ====
The Church begins the Consignment ‘The Order of the Sacred Journey’ within the region of The Hunter’s Wood. All the resources required were provided to the Civil Service, and therefore construction will begin. Unless adversely affected, the Civil Service predicts construction will be done in time for the election of a Master of the Order in Spring 226.

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Stallia: ====
The Concordian Church does not want war with Artebazzan. We do not wish to align ourselves with Artebazzan either, Church or State. All diplomatic envoys from the Church were done in the interest of avoiding further conflict.

==== Proclamation issued by the High Priest of Cervitas: ====
Upon further study into the impact of magic on the soul and the Shardcircle’s research into Arboreal Putrefaction, the Church seeks to release Quarantine on one of the Gardens of Obregon and open it to the public, with the rest to be opened once further study is completed and we can confirm the spiritual origin of the Gardens.

We encourage the Gardeners to continue tending to the Gardens if they still wish. They will not be accused of heresy for doing so. The Church advises the populace to be careful not to directly handle those in the Gardens, leaving that to the Gardeners, but entering the Gardens and communing with them is open for the Garden that has been opened.

The Church encourages those who do visit to record and share their experiences with the Church, so as to better assist in the gathering of knowledge.

The Gardens are deemed NOT heretical, and interacting with them will not be deemed Heresy.

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Past Actions of the Council of Six|Past Actions of the Council of Six Home Page]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]

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Motion presented to Concordians by Cardinal Imbrex in Autumn 225

Motions of the Concordian Church

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DBrennan:

Past Actions of the Council of Six Autumn 225

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DBrennan:

Past Actions of the Council of Six Autumn 225

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DBrennan: splitting up the past actions pages, and yes I was extra with them xx

Motions of the Concordian Church Autumn 226

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DBrennan: Church motions Autumn 226 <3

Here below is a list of motions passed at previous summits. Those which required a Greater Majority to pass have been noted as such, along with the reason they needed it. These represent the Curate's attempts to summarize the motions for distribution, and importantly ''are not the exact words written on each motion''. The historic motions can be read at leisure in the office of the Church.

=== Motions Passed ===

==== The Nature of the Esterran Circle - Adept Marta Demko ====
Summary: A motion requesting an Conviction be created by the Council of Six as a measure to allow the investigation of the Esterran Circle in Boisombre, Mancante Terra.

''The Council did not elect to do so during this Summit.''

==== Elect Count Mordide Cutter the Executioner as Visionary - Count Mordide Cutter the Executioner ====
Summary: A request to have the Council of Six choose the named individual as one of the Visionaries for the Past Life Vision.

''The Council did not elect to do so during this Summit''

==== Improvements fo Council of Six Administration - Mother Brine ====
Summary: A request to the Civil Service that the election timings and methods for the Council of Six be examined to determine if they function in the best intent for the people of the nation, including but not limited to:

* Changing the length of the term to 3 seasons rather than 4
* Staggering them such that 2 are elected at once rather than 3
* Closing the election of High Priests at First Blessing, and announcing them then
* Allowing the High Priests to call for an Emergency Meeting as the Senate does

''The Civil Service will review the titles. There is no guarantee that any changes will be made, or that if changes are made they will reflect these suggestions, as this was not passed with a greater majority from the Church.''

==== Abbot Accountability - Opal Rummaer ====
Summary: The Abbot of Mivara shall be expected by the Church to report exactly what the resources they are provided with have been used for to the Bursar of the Church by the end of each Summit.

''This is an expectation, and is not legally binding.''

==== Somnolence’s Salve - High Priest Neumann ====
Summary: The Ceremony initially named Villeneuve’s Blessing shall be renamed to Somnolence’s Salve so as to avoid referring to an executed heretic who is considered Anathema by the Church.

==== The Divine Actions of Heralds - Dietrich Carstein ====
Summary: It is the moral obligation of anyone who has had a first-hand encounter with a Herald or Spheric Being to present themselves (or a representative of their group) to a member of the Council of Six at the soonest opportunity to give a report about their interaction with the entity.

==== <Untitled> - Father Ulrich ====
Summary: A call for the High Priest of Panoply to assign keys from their allocated church funds to pay each priest a key for a day’s service in the hospital and assisting with Spiritual Wounds following confluxes

''The High Priest of Panoply did not claim their tithe this summit.''

==== Legend City Demands Answers - Adeline Case ====
Summary: The following individuals should be inquisited by the High Priest of Anarch about their failures to listen to Legend City and enact change:

* Dietrich Carstein
* Esen del Panoply del Cervitas
* Frances of Lerona Mere

''While these writs of Inquisition have been served, none have been performed''

==== Support the State of Emergency - Mother Brine ====
Summary: The Church formally supports the actions of the Senate in their declaration of the State of Emergency on the condition that the Senate declare a date or military/diplomatic position upon which it will be ended. Additionally, it shall be considered a moral failing against Arcadian to actively subvert the Senate’s clarity of purpose in these critical times.

==== Those who Purchased Children - Sigi Bolsterborn ====
Summary: This calls on the boroughs who purchased strong and hale children of the Boar Clan to match their ‘contributions’ to the Church so that it might share that with those less fortunate across the nation.

==== Support the War against Artebazzan - Esen del Panoply del Cervitas ====
Summary: The church, whilst seeking to avoid war with Artebazzan, nonetheless recognises the importance of a legal declaration of war at this point so that the Concord may defend itself against aggressors

==== The Old Words of the Valley - Ivern the Inheritor ====
Summary: The following words shall enter accepted parlance in the Church, not changing the definitions of any of these words but simply being another way to refer to the existing things:

* Salir = Divine Spheres
* Beckoner = Priest
* The Old Ones = Eternals
* Chosen = Herald
* Ancestorblessed = Grace

==== Succor to the Parched - Dietrich Carstein ====
Summary: The Council of Six should create a Conviction to send congregations to Obregon to ferry water to the city this season

==== An Agreement to Mutual Respect - Arzo del Lumos al Jadis ====
Summary: The Church ratifies the Pact of the Hawk in relationship to the mandate to not preach to the Lost Tribes of Villacres whilst within their lands

==== The Pursuit of our Right to Exist - Sigi Bolsterborn ====
Summary: The Church calls for the Concord to stand together and not take actions that would harm their own communities in these trying times, and to adopt the spirit of mercy for one’s fellow countrymen

==== The Importance of Prayer - Mother Brine ====
Summary: All Concordian Chambers should open with an appropriate prayer to an Eternal that we might be blessed where appropriate, and be ever reminded in whose light we work and toil.

==== Promoting Concordian Theology - Mother Brine ====
Summary: The documents ''Radiance and Reason'' by Jacques D’Zisseau and ''1st and 2nd Letter to Bordevar'' by Mother Brine will be distributed to every significant location of faith within the Concord that we might be more united in our understandings of the foundation of our Church

==== Inquisition of Houndspriest High Historian Wenche Vanatoure - Free Captain Pierre Capulet ====
Summary: An Inquisition related to ensure the High Historian’s actions were in alignment with the Spheres

==== Inquisition of Symposiarch Gavril Princep - Free Captain Pierre Capulet ====
Summary: An Inquisition related to ensure the Symposiarch’s actions were in alignment with the Spheres

==== Inquisition of Curate Roennfeldt - Free Captain Pierre Capulet ====
Summary: An Inquisition related to ensure the Bishop-Curate’s actions were in alignment with the Spheres

=== Motions Failed ===

==== Restricting Dream in the Witch’s House - Mother Brine ====
Greater Majority - Stricture

Summary: Those wishing to perform Dream in the Witch’s House must get prior approval at a Council of Six meeting, and all must be present

''Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements''

==== Denationalise Abbot of Mivara - Heimdall Ironhide ====
Greater Majority - Title

Summary: As per title

==== An Oraventure to Artebazzan - Mother Brine ====
Greater Majority - Council Power

Summary: A request for the Civil Service to appraise the possibility of an Oraventure dedicated to preaching to Artebazzan, with some specific parameters and conditions

''As this is a power of the Council of Six alone, it was put to a vote there, and failed to pass''

==== Gatekeeper of Heresy - Dietrich Carstein ====
Greater Majority - Title

Summary: The Heterodox should be given the right to extend to others their immunity from inquisition due to the words that they speak under certain circumstances

==== Time to Learn - Opal Rummaer ====
Greater Majority - Title

Summary: The term length of the Abbot of Mivara should be extended to a year

''Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements''

==== Motion of Veiled Advisement - Count Mordide Cutter the Executioner ====
Greater Majority - Doctrine / Title

Summary: Lengthy motion stipulating changes to the powers of the High Priest of Stallia with respect to sequestered information

''Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements''

==== Extension of the Abbot of Mivara Term - Lord Lanval of House Eldermere ====
Greater Majority - Title

Summary: The term length of the Abbot of Mivara should be extended to a year

''Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements''

==== Scrutiny for Mivara - Katja Vasilevich ====
Greater Majority - Title

Summary: The Abbot of Mivara should report their resource expenditure to the Bursar immediately, and the Council of Six is empowered to Inquisit them immediately if they find their work unsatisfactory

''Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements''

==== Clarifying the Church’s Diplomatic Positions - Mother Brine ====
Greater Majority - Constitutional Change

Summary: Substantial changes recommended related to formally declaring international faiths as Aligned, Schismatic, Unconsecrated, or Anathemic

''Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements''

==== '''Parley with the Second Anarchian - Mother Brine''' ====
Summary: A request for the Civil Service to set up a meeting with Alexis de Rosa

==== '''The Virtue of New Discovery in Lorricazzo - Mother Brine''' ====
Summary: Support and information for those who investigate in Lorricazzo

''Failed due to insufficient priests voting on the motion''

==== '''Ivern’s Inquisition - Mother Brine''' ====
Summary: Inquisition of Ivern the Inheritor for preaching heresy

==== '''Sanctioned use of the spell ‘Recall’ - Valrick Thanshaw''' ====
Summary: Those wishing to use Recall must be sanctioned by the Field Marshal

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Motions of the Concordian Church|Motions of the Concordian Church Home Page]]

Motions of the Concordian Church Autumn 225

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DBrennan:

Motions of the Concordian Church

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DBrennan: it is done... they have been seperated to their respective summits. I may rest easy

Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres

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DBrennan: /* Further Reading */ reformatted the links to make sense, history and the doctrine are important and should be first

The religious heart of The Concord, the Church of Divine Spheres is a powerful organisation that has extensive political abilities in order to preserve the moral soul of the Realms. The church also acts as spiritual advisors and guidance for all members of the Concord, but particularly the Priests who minister to the people.

In 221 The Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres split off from the [[The Artebazzani Empire|Artebazzani]] Church owing to political conflict between the two nations. Since this point the Concordian Church has attempted to find its own understanding of The Spheres influenced by the history they hold with the Artebazzani Church and their own modern understandings. The beliefs of the new Concordian Church are summarised within its [[Tenets of the Concordian Church|Tenets]], and its laws are summarised within its [[Strictures of the Church|Strictures]]. Common prayers to each of the Eternals can be found on the page for each of the Spheres.

= Function =
At its core, the function of the Church is to proselytize to the people, to educate them on the spheres and assist every citizen on their path to the spheres and the eventual return of their spirit to the Mortal Sphere. With this in mind they receive many plights from the common folk for assistance or guidance.

In order to ensure that this function can continue, the Church has numerous political powers that ensure the people of great power within The Concord are also acting within the accordance of the Spheres and allowing others to do so. They also act as advisors to these powerful people, hoping that the powers of the church do not need to come to bear.

Finally, the Church maintains an interest in the heretical elements at work within The Concord. Such is the nature of The Divine Spheres that to weaken the overall preeminence is to weaken the chances for the whole. As such the church stands ready with its powers of Inquisition and Anathema.

The Church splits its power into two branches:

* The Faithful, referring to the vast amounts of priests and worshippers who make up the bulk of the Church. The faithful control the religious dogma and orthodoxy of The Church, creating a living and changing understanding of the [[The Divine Spheres|Divine Spheres]]. The Faithful Vote through priests utilising the Powers of the Church.
* The [[Council of Six]] and the Church Executive (such as the Curates), referring to the civil servants, working priests, and laymen who support the Church as a political organisation. They collate funds, disperse goods, attend courts, and other such matters. These powers are controlled by The Council of Six and dispersed from them.

= Powers =
'''Declaration'''

A Church declaration allows the Church to speak public on certain issues, reflecting its collective will. At morning each day, prior to the meeting of the Church, any declarations will be read aloud in the centre of Passage. These declarations are likely to make their way out into the Concord proper and have further reaching effects. A Declaration requires a Lesser Majority.

'''Change in Doctrine'''

A serious proposition, a Change in Doctrine changes how the Church operates within The Concord. This might change what is and is not considered heresy, how the church preaches to the public and other such elements. A Change in Doctrine requires a Greater Majority.

'''Inquisition'''
[[File:Church Inquisition.png|center|thumb|680x680px]]

An Inquisition targets a citizen of The Concord, and if it passes, a Priest (usually the person who passed the motion) is granted a Writ of Inquisition, which is a legal document requiring that they be to be brought before the priest that requested the inquisition (willingly or otherwise), and are subjected to up to an hour of questioning by the Priest who exercised the Writ. This is commonly used as part of an investigation into criminal or heretical acts, and following this questioning the Inquisition is considered to have been done. The Priest performing the Inquisition is then required to report on their findings to the next Council of Six. An Inquisition requires a Lesser Majority.

While an Inquisition can be called against any citizen for any reason as long as the Church is convinced they have committed some blight relevant to the Church, it is typically seeking to answer whether the target of the Inquisition has broken one of the Strictures of the Church, which are things the Church considers punishable offences.

'''Censure'''

Following an Inquisition (although not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of Censure targeting another priest. Censure can include any of the following:

* Restricting a priest's ability to speak at Church Sessions.
* Reducing or removing the number of votes a priest holds.
* Removing a priest's access to the Sanctified Square to cast ceremonies.
* Publicly denouncing a priest or a sect or the actions of a priest.

'''Penance'''

Following an Inquisition (but not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of ‘Penance’. A motion of penance is a formal request for the listed individual (who need not be a priest) to voluntarily submit to further punishment without involving a magistrate. Penance punishments often involve public statements, donation of resources, or service to the church. If the listed individual refuses to volunteer, nothing occurs, although this may be used as evidence towards a later motion of Condemnation.

'''Condemnation'''

Following an inquisition (but not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of ‘Condemnation’. A motion of condemnation is a formal request that the individual be charged with religious crimes by a Concordian Magistrate. Successful motions of condemnation are provided to a magistrate or Captain of the Watch for investigation and arrest. This is primarily used to access punishments inaccessible by the church such as fines, corporal punishment, or execution.

'''Anathema'''

Following an inquisition, a priest can put forward a motion of 'Anathema'. A motion of Anathema is to remove individuals from the protection and membership of The Church, and in doing so strips a citizen of their citizenship. Doing so requires a magistrate's signature and while they are not required by law to provide such approval, they are unlikely to refuse except in great miscarriages of justice. If successful, the targeted individual loses any titles they currently held and are ineligible to take up any new titles, Realmic or otherwise. The Church finally has the right to claim any funds the individual has on their person when they are served the Writ of Anathema. A motion of Anathema can also be used to remove that status from a character. An Anathema motion requires a Greater Majority.

'''Appointment'''

The Council of Six may appoint individuals to position within it. The following titles are found within the Church:

* [[Abbot of Mivara]]
* [[Bursar of the Church]]
* [[Concordian Consular]]
* [[Heterodox]]
* [[High Priest of Anarch]]
* [[High Priest of Arcadian]]
* [[High Priest of Cervitas]]
* [[High Priest of Lumos]]
* [[High Priest of Panoply]]
* [[High Priest of Stallia]]

'''Reward'''

The Church may reward individuals for actions it considers in support of the Spheres in a profound way. These rewards must come from currency or resources that the Church holds. A standard Reward requires a Lesser Majority to pass. Rewards containing the following require a Greater Majority to pass:

* More than 10 Locks
* More than 5 Measures of resources
* At least 1 Wain of resources

'''Proclaim Paragon'''

The Church may choose to Proclaim a deceased (or living, due to motion passed Summer 222) individual to be a Paragon of the Church, a title of great esteem and reverence whose holders' names are known from household to household, and leave a lasting impact on the world after they have gone. The Council of Six may choose to Proclaim whomever they wish to be a Paragon, though traditionally they have looked to the Aspects of the Paragon, and usually only those who can clearly be shown to fulfil 5 out of the 7 are even considered.

The process for Proclaiming a Paragon is as follows: an investigator is chosen by the Church after a greater majority motion, who is sent to investigate how many of the Aspects the individual has successfully accomplished. They then make their findings plain (and in written form) to the High Priests, who must unanimously agree one way or the other within the span of a year since the original motion - either unanimously declaring the individual a Paragon, which can never be revoked, or unanimously declaring that they are unsatisfied. If they declare that they are unsatisfied, this does not prevent the individual being raised up for Paragon later in the future, though a different investigator must be chosen each time.

'''Proclaim Holy Site'''

The Church may choose to Proclaim a location to be a Holy Site of the Church. Holy Sites are locations that are recognised as being in some nature important to the Spheres. This nature varies from site to site but regardless can form the basis of new locations of worship, nexuses of Spheric magick, or focus points of Spheric mysteries. For some these locations are cultural in origin, always having been a part of the firmament of their lives. For others they are spontaneous miracles, crafted by the adventure that is life through the Spheres. The Council of Six may choose to Proclaim wherever they wish to be a Holy Site, though they must consider the Aspects of a Holy Site. While no precedent exists, the Civil Service suggests following the precedent set for Paragons which is that only those who can clearly be shown to fulfil 5 out of the 7 are even considered.

The process for Proclaiming a Holy Site is as follows: an investigator is chosen by the Church after a greater majority motion, who is sent to investigate how many of the Aspects the location fulfills. They then make their findings plain (and in written form) to the High Priests, who must unanimously agree one way or the other within the span of a year since the original motion - either unanimously declaring the location a Holy Site, which can never be revoked, or unanimously declaring that they are unsatisfied. If they declare that they are unsatisfied, this does not prevent the location being raised up as a Holy Site later in the future, though a different investigator must be chosen each time.

== Voting ==
Voting in the Church is atypical within The Concord. When a motion is put forward (a motion template can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r5mVOnf2OLmmumVNefTHMDrGpdy3yAI1R-w23s8LP1E/edit?tab=t.0 here]), it is placed on the exterior of the Church. A priest can vote for or against it by placing their name in the appropriate section. Before the next meeting of the Council of Six, all votes will be tallied and a verdict announced in council - motions come down off the board at 11:30am each morning.

Motions require one of two different kind of vote to pass.

; A Lesser Majority
: requires more votes for it than against with a minimum of five different priests being in support of the motion.
; A Greater Majority
: requires more votes for it than against it, with at least half of the available votes of the Church being listed in support of it.
= Resources =
The Church maintains a treasury for use by The Council of Six and other titled individuals. This treasury can contain any conceivable resource and is held by The Curates. The Church Treasury pays out its required funds in a particular order to ensure that priorities are paid correctly. It is as follows:

Grants of funds or supplies from the Church are paid out in the following order:

* The Bursar's due through the Coinmasters Hand
* Requests through the larger Church Motions of the Faithful.
* The High Priest of Panoply’s due.
* The payment of any Consignments or Expeditions.
* Council of Six Endowments (in order of motion)

= Members =
The primary members of the Church are the priests who minister to the people of the Concord. Accordingly, these priests form the voting members of the church’s decision making process. Priests are granted votes from either having ranks in Divine Lore, reflecting a recognition of magical ability, or from holding a Congregation, reflecting the will of a larger group of people. Priests may submit a motion to the Curate at any point, except after the meeting of the Church on the Sunday. Provided this motion is supported by at least one other priest it will be put forward for voting by being written up and placed on the exterior of the building, at which point it can be voted on.

Finally, there is the office of the Curate, a Civil Service member whose duty it is to ensure that the Church meetings are conducted well, to act as a spiritual advisor to the priests, and to oversee their ceremonies.

= Chambers =
The chambers of the Church are open to the public, as is befitting an organisation focused on assisting the public. Within the main chamber you will find room for the entire priestly body to assemble for the purposes of church meetings, as well as for sermons outside of this time. On the exterior of the chamber, the varied motions being voted on by the Church can be found, along with the votes that have been cast. Finally, in front of the Church the Sanctified Square can be found, an enchanted location capable of focusing the energies of Sects towards their [[Ceremonies Overview|ceremonies]].

= Meetings =
The Church meets many times throughout the Summit, although these are primarily either Rites or Council of Six meetings.

There is a single rite for each Sphere at differing points throughout the Summit. Rites are public moments of worship and reflection led by the High Priest of that Sphere or the Curates. They allow layfolk and priests a chance to revel and dwell upon the Spheres and their place within them. The divine magic that infuses Rites also provides a boon to those who attend, which takes a variety of forms.

The Council of Six meets twice throughout the Summit, at midday each day. More details can be found [[Council of Six|here]].

== Further Reading ==
* [[History of the Church of the Divine Spheres]] (Prior to the formation of The Concord)
* [[Strictures of the Church]]
* [[Tenets of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Rites of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Paragons of the Church]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]
* [[Holy Site|Holy Sites]]

Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres

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The religious heart of The Concord, the Church of Divine Spheres is a powerful organisation that has extensive political abilities in order to preserve the moral soul of the Realms. The church also acts as spiritual advisors and guidance for all members of the Concord, but particularly the Priests who minister to the people.

In 221 The Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres split off from the [[The Artebazzani Empire|Artebazzani]] Church owing to political conflict between the two nations. Since this point the Concordian Church has attempted to find its own understanding of The Spheres influenced by the history they hold with the Artebazzani Church and their own modern understandings. The beliefs of the new Concordian Church are summarised within its [[Tenets of the Concordian Church|Tenets]], and its laws are summarised within its [[Strictures of the Church|Strictures]]. Common prayers to each of the Eternals can be found on the page for each of the Spheres.

= Function =
At its core, the function of the Church is to proselytize to the people, to educate them on the spheres and assist every citizen on their path to the spheres and the eventual return of their spirit to the Mortal Sphere. With this in mind they receive many plights from the common folk for assistance or guidance.

In order to ensure that this function can continue, the Church has numerous political powers that ensure the people of great power within The Concord are also acting within the accordance of the Spheres and allowing others to do so. They also act as advisors to these powerful people, hoping that the powers of the church do not need to come to bear.

Finally, the Church maintains an interest in the heretical elements at work within The Concord. Such is the nature of The Divine Spheres that to weaken the overall preeminence is to weaken the chances for the whole. As such the church stands ready with its powers of Inquisition and Anathema.

The Church splits its power into two branches:

* The Faithful, referring to the vast amounts of priests and worshippers who make up the bulk of the Church. The faithful control the religious dogma and orthodoxy of The Church, creating a living and changing understanding of the [[The Divine Spheres|Divine Spheres]]. The Faithful Vote through priests utilising the Powers of the Church.
* The [[Council of Six]] and the Church Executive (such as the Curates), referring to the civil servants, working priests, and laymen who support the Church as a political organisation. They collate funds, disperse goods, attend courts, and other such matters. These powers are controlled by The Council of Six and dispersed from them.

= Powers =
'''Declaration'''

A Church declaration allows the Church to speak public on certain issues, reflecting its collective will. At morning each day, prior to the meeting of the Church, any declarations will be read aloud in the centre of Passage. These declarations are likely to make their way out into the Concord proper and have further reaching effects. A Declaration requires a Lesser Majority.

'''Change in Doctrine'''

A serious proposition, a Change in Doctrine changes how the Church operates within The Concord. This might change what is and is not considered heresy, how the church preaches to the public and other such elements. A Change in Doctrine requires a Greater Majority.

'''Inquisition'''
[[File:Church Inquisition.png|center|thumb|680x680px]]

An Inquisition targets a citizen of The Concord, and if it passes, a Priest (usually the person who passed the motion) is granted a Writ of Inquisition, which is a legal document requiring that they be to be brought before the priest that requested the inquisition (willingly or otherwise), and are subjected to up to an hour of questioning by the Priest who exercised the Writ. This is commonly used as part of an investigation into criminal or heretical acts, and following this questioning the Inquisition is considered to have been done. The Priest performing the Inquisition is then required to report on their findings to the next Council of Six. An Inquisition requires a Lesser Majority.

While an Inquisition can be called against any citizen for any reason as long as the Church is convinced they have committed some blight relevant to the Church, it is typically seeking to answer whether the target of the Inquisition has broken one of the Strictures of the Church, which are things the Church considers punishable offences.

'''Censure'''

Following an Inquisition (although not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of Censure targeting another priest. Censure can include any of the following:

* Restricting a priest's ability to speak at Church Sessions.
* Reducing or removing the number of votes a priest holds.
* Removing a priest's access to the Sanctified Square to cast ceremonies.
* Publicly denouncing a priest or a sect or the actions of a priest.

'''Penance'''

Following an Inquisition (but not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of ‘Penance’. A motion of penance is a formal request for the listed individual (who need not be a priest) to voluntarily submit to further punishment without involving a magistrate. Penance punishments often involve public statements, donation of resources, or service to the church. If the listed individual refuses to volunteer, nothing occurs, although this may be used as evidence towards a later motion of Condemnation.

'''Condemnation'''

Following an inquisition (but not requiring one) a priest can put forward a motion of ‘Condemnation’. A motion of condemnation is a formal request that the individual be charged with religious crimes by a Concordian Magistrate. Successful motions of condemnation are provided to a magistrate or Captain of the Watch for investigation and arrest. This is primarily used to access punishments inaccessible by the church such as fines, corporal punishment, or execution.

'''Anathema'''

Following an inquisition, a priest can put forward a motion of 'Anathema'. A motion of Anathema is to remove individuals from the protection and membership of The Church, and in doing so strips a citizen of their citizenship. Doing so requires a magistrate's signature and while they are not required by law to provide such approval, they are unlikely to refuse except in great miscarriages of justice. If successful, the targeted individual loses any titles they currently held and are ineligible to take up any new titles, Realmic or otherwise. The Church finally has the right to claim any funds the individual has on their person when they are served the Writ of Anathema. A motion of Anathema can also be used to remove that status from a character. An Anathema motion requires a Greater Majority.

'''Appointment'''

The Council of Six may appoint individuals to position within it. The following titles are found within the Church:

* [[Abbot of Mivara]]
* [[Bursar of the Church]]
* [[Concordian Consular]]
* [[Heterodox]]
* [[High Priest of Anarch]]
* [[High Priest of Arcadian]]
* [[High Priest of Cervitas]]
* [[High Priest of Lumos]]
* [[High Priest of Panoply]]
* [[High Priest of Stallia]]

'''Reward'''

The Church may reward individuals for actions it considers in support of the Spheres in a profound way. These rewards must come from currency or resources that the Church holds. A standard Reward requires a Lesser Majority to pass. Rewards containing the following require a Greater Majority to pass:

* More than 10 Locks
* More than 5 Measures of resources
* At least 1 Wain of resources

'''Proclaim Paragon'''

The Church may choose to Proclaim a deceased (or living, due to motion passed Summer 222) individual to be a Paragon of the Church, a title of great esteem and reverence whose holders' names are known from household to household, and leave a lasting impact on the world after they have gone. The Council of Six may choose to Proclaim whomever they wish to be a Paragon, though traditionally they have looked to the Aspects of the Paragon, and usually only those who can clearly be shown to fulfil 5 out of the 7 are even considered.

The process for Proclaiming a Paragon is as follows: an investigator is chosen by the Church after a greater majority motion, who is sent to investigate how many of the Aspects the individual has successfully accomplished. They then make their findings plain (and in written form) to the High Priests, who must unanimously agree one way or the other within the span of a year since the original motion - either unanimously declaring the individual a Paragon, which can never be revoked, or unanimously declaring that they are unsatisfied. If they declare that they are unsatisfied, this does not prevent the individual being raised up for Paragon later in the future, though a different investigator must be chosen each time.

'''Proclaim Holy Site'''

The Church may choose to Proclaim a location to be a Holy Site of the Church. Holy Sites are locations that are recognised as being in some nature important to the Spheres. This nature varies from site to site but regardless can form the basis of new locations of worship, nexuses of Spheric magick, or focus points of Spheric mysteries. For some these locations are cultural in origin, always having been a part of the firmament of their lives. For others they are spontaneous miracles, crafted by the adventure that is life through the Spheres. The Council of Six may choose to Proclaim wherever they wish to be a Holy Site, though they must consider the Aspects of a Holy Site. While no precedent exists, the Civil Service suggests following the precedent set for Paragons which is that only those who can clearly be shown to fulfil 5 out of the 7 are even considered.

The process for Proclaiming a Holy Site is as follows: an investigator is chosen by the Church after a greater majority motion, who is sent to investigate how many of the Aspects the location fulfills. They then make their findings plain (and in written form) to the High Priests, who must unanimously agree one way or the other within the span of a year since the original motion - either unanimously declaring the location a Holy Site, which can never be revoked, or unanimously declaring that they are unsatisfied. If they declare that they are unsatisfied, this does not prevent the location being raised up as a Holy Site later in the future, though a different investigator must be chosen each time.

== Voting ==
Voting in the Church is atypical within The Concord. When a motion is put forward (a motion template can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r5mVOnf2OLmmumVNefTHMDrGpdy3yAI1R-w23s8LP1E/edit?tab=t.0 here]), it is placed on the exterior of the Church. A priest can vote for or against it by placing their name in the appropriate section. Before the next meeting of the Council of Six, all votes will be tallied and a verdict announced in council - motions come down off the board at 11:30am each morning.

Motions require one of two different kind of vote to pass.

; A Lesser Majority
: requires more votes for it than against with a minimum of five different priests being in support of the motion.
; A Greater Majority
: requires more votes for it than against it, with at least half of the available votes of the Church being listed in support of it.
= Resources =
The Church maintains a treasury for use by The Council of Six and other titled individuals. This treasury can contain any conceivable resource and is held by The Curates. The Church Treasury pays out its required funds in a particular order to ensure that priorities are paid correctly. It is as follows:

Grants of funds or supplies from the Church are paid out in the following order:

* The Bursar's due through the Coinmasters Hand
* Requests through the larger Church Motions of the Faithful.
* The High Priest of Panoply’s due.
* The payment of any Consignments or Expeditions.
* Council of Six Endowments (in order of motion)

= Members =
The primary members of the Church are the priests who minister to the people of the Concord. Accordingly, these priests form the voting members of the church’s decision making process. Priests are granted votes from either having ranks in Divine Lore, reflecting a recognition of magical ability, or from holding a Congregation, reflecting the will of a larger group of people. Priests may submit a motion to the Curate at any point, except after the meeting of the Church on the Sunday. Provided this motion is supported by at least one other priest it will be put forward for voting by being written up and placed on the exterior of the building, at which point it can be voted on.

Finally, there is the office of the Curate, a Civil Service member whose duty it is to ensure that the Church meetings are conducted well, to act as a spiritual advisor to the priests, and to oversee their ceremonies.

= Chambers =
The chambers of the Church are open to the public, as is befitting an organisation focused on assisting the public. Within the main chamber you will find room for the entire priestly body to assemble for the purposes of church meetings, as well as for sermons outside of this time. On the exterior of the chamber, the varied motions being voted on by the Church can be found, along with the votes that have been cast. Finally, in front of the Church the Sanctified Square can be found, an enchanted location capable of focusing the energies of Sects towards their [[Ceremonies Overview|ceremonies]].

= Meetings =
The Church meets many times throughout the Summit, although these are primarily either Rites or Council of Six meetings.

There is a single rite for each Sphere at differing points throughout the Summit. Rites are public moments of worship and reflection led by the High Priest of that Sphere or the Curates. They allow layfolk and priests a chance to revel and dwell upon the Spheres and their place within them. The divine magic that infuses Rites also provides a boon to those who attend, which takes a variety of forms.

The Council of Six meets twice throughout the Summit, at midday each day. More details can be found [[Council of Six|here]].

== Further Reading ==
* [[Council of Six]]
* [[Rites of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Tenets of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Strictures of the Church]]
* [[Paragons of the Church]]
* [[Documents of the Church]]
* [[Holy Site|Holy Sites]]
* [[History of the Church of the Divine Spheres]] (Prior to the formation of The Concord)
* [[Motions of the Concordian Church]]
* [[Voice of The Church]]
* [[Warpriest]]
* [[Heterodox]]

Motions of the Concordian Church Pre-223

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DBrennan: Created page with "As motions before 223 did not have dates on the paperwork, it has become next to impossible to date these 'historic' motions. They are therefore collected here. == Motions Passed == ==== Declaration of the Church - Richter Herman ==== Summary: The Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres shall be the name for our new Church, separate from Artebazzan. ==== Niccolo for Paragon - Razil Del Panoply ==== ''Greater Majority Required (Paragon)'' Summary: The Church formally..."

As motions before 223 did not have dates on the paperwork, it has become next to impossible to date these 'historic' motions. They are therefore collected here.

== Motions Passed ==

==== Declaration of the Church - Richter Herman ====
Summary: The Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres shall be the name for our new Church, separate from Artebazzan.

==== Niccolo for Paragon - Razil Del Panoply ====
''Greater Majority Required (Paragon)''

Summary: The Church formally reconsecrates Niccolo, the founder of the Church, as the first Paragon of the new Church

==== <Unnamed> - Eadis ====
''Greater Majority Required (Title)''

Summary: Living individuals may be nominated as Paragon

==== The Voice's Veto - Halig ====
''Greater Majority Required (Title)''

Summary: The Voice of the Church may veto a motion in Senate meetings held on the last day of Summit, though they must also be served a Writ of Inquisition by their High Priest for doing so in order to determine their reasonings

==== Esterran Paragons - Eadis ====
''Greater Majority Required (Paragon)''

Summary: Artebazzani Paragons will not be naturally adopted by the new Church, but we should have Paragons of our own

==== The Ever-changing Stole - Ogmah ====
''Greater Majority Required (Title)''

Summary: The High Priest of Anarch may not stand for High Priest in the summit their appointment is up for re-election

==== Rules of Engagement - Quintea Morks ====
Summary: The Church declares its intent to adopt a set of morals and standards that outline the rules of engagement of our armies

==== The Approval of the Standards and Morals of War - Father Winston ====
''Greater Majority Required (Doctrine)''

Summary: The document 'The Standards and Morals of War' is to be treated as the minimum moral standing of behaviour and actions by all Concordians and Concordian Armies, to be reviewed by the High Priests on a yearly basis

''(This motion is the subject of an amendment to add the review of the High Priests)''

==== Herr Doktor Mathias of Greenweald - Halig ====
''Greater Majority Required (Funds and Doctrine)''

Summary: 5 keys to be given to the Surgery in perpetuity due to the memory of Herr Doktor Mathias. To revoke this motion requires a Greater Majority.

==== Details for Inquisitions - Halig ====
''Greater Majority Required (Church Function)''

Summary: Inquisitions must have a time limit included within them (assumed to be a year if left unproclaimed) within which the Inquisition must be performed, lest the Inquisitor be guilty of failing the Church

==== Memorial of Count Clovis - Halig ====
Summary: 10 Keys to be given to Lord Kay to be spent as he sees fit

==== Burning Gold - Ogmah ====
Summary: The Church declares that Sanctions must be levied against any who would defile the Sanctified Square or leave it unclean

==== Necromancy is Heresy - Halig ====
''Greater Majority Required (Doctrine)''

Summary: Necromancy is Heresy, and is defined as 'The Interference of the passage of souls from the mortal sphere to the divine Spheres'

==== Declaration of Heresy (The Grain and Grail) - Marcella Soldati ====
Summary: The Church declares that the Cult of the Grain and Grail is a prescribed cult, and are heretical in nature - to be treated as enemies of the Church

==== Responsibility of Church Business - Marcella Soldati ====
''Greater Majority Required (Church Function)''

Summary: All official Church business must be delegated to an individual whose responsibility it is to investigate and resolve the situation. This will default to the person who made any relevant successful motion on the matter, or failing that the most pertinent High Priest

==== <Untitled Penance> - Gilbert Shwartz ====
Summary: A request that the Priests of Panoply of the Concord collectively raise 5 Locks for the Church to go towards those who were harmed by the Grain and Grail

==== Church Scribe - Kaiella ====
Summary: The church should elect an official scribe (and if desired a backup scribe) to record Senate proceedings

==== Payment for Services - Kaiella ====
Summary: The payment for the position of Church Scribe shall be 10 keys per Summit - 5 for scribing, and 5 for presenting a written copy to the Church

==== Reporting from the Shardcircle - Bishop Roland ====
Summary: A representative that is of the Church and Shardcircle shall report on the Shardcircle's activities to the Church. To be appointed by the High Priest of Lumos

==== Church -> Shard Circle Representative - Jalmaer Feldswynn ====
Summary: A representative that is of the Church and Shardcircle shall report on the Shardcircle's activities to the Church

==== Proposal - Ogmah ====
''Greater Majority Required (Title)''

Summary: A representative that is of the church to bear witness to the Senate, and be the voice of the church (foundational motion for the [[Voice of The Church|Voice of the Church]])

==== Process for Election of War Priest - Morose the Fool ====
''Greater Majority Required (Title)''

Summary: Process for Warpriest Election changed extensively

''(Specifics for this motion have been superseded by later motions, pending approval from Senate - 224W)''

==== Inquisition of Baron Saskia - Jacques d'Zisseau ====
Summary: Called to answer for comments made in Senate about objective validity of other faiths

==== Punishment of Nasir el Andash - Halig ====
Summary: Called for Nasir's votes in church to be halved until such time as his ability to teach his congregation have been confirmed

==== Proposal (Mirror) - Razil del Panoply ====
Summary: The Church declares it will begin working with Shardcircle to research and construct a new Window to the Spheres

==== Creation of the Role of Heterodox - Rubeo Van Der Couer ====
''Greater Majority Required (Title)''

Summary: Creation of the [[Heterodox]] title

==== Champion of the Spheres - Rubeo Van Der Couer ====
Summary: The Church declares it will pick someone to complete the Otherworldly Challenge ceremony

==== Proposal - Winfred ====
Summary: The Church declares a challenge to "The Troupe" to perform a satirical play criticizing the treatment of their citizens and uplifting the revolution - all in Artebazzani cities. If they fail, they prove themselves in the eyes of the Church to not be true followers of Arcadian.

''(Superseded by following motion)''

==== Proposal - Richter ====
Summary: The Troupe shall instead perform in the trade port in Mukarrem, in an educational play, and shall support the armies there to resupply

==== Proposal - Louis ====
Summary: The Church declares its support for the construction of a second School of Magic to benefit the Concord

==== Proposal - Julius di Strozzi ====
''Greater Majority Required (Titles)''

Summary: The Concordian Church shall adopt the Artebazzani practice of voting for High Priests (though they call them Cardinals) for each Sphere

==== Boost Greenweald Morale - Elisabetta ====
Summary: The Church calls priests of Lumos to preach self belief and boost morale in the warriors of the Greenweald wherever possible

==== Timetabled informal Sphere discussion - Elisabetta ====
Summary: The Church calls its priests to speak with and meet those less learned than themselves in Passage, to pass on the knowledge of their Spheres more frequently than they currently are

==== Motion to declare Deorling's Citadel a Concordian Holy Site - Cenred ====
Summary: Due to the inter-realmic defence of Deorling's Citadel, and the history now enshrined there, the Church proclaims the site to be holy, and thus a location for Pilgrimages.

==== Inquisition of Father Winston - Cenred ====
Summary: Individual called to Inquisition for allegedly defending a 'necromancer' through their words

==== An Invitation - Halig ====
Summary: An invitation to join the Church of the Divine Spheres to be sent to the Twinblade Confederacy, along with details of our faith

==== Punishment of Johannes Westwind - Halig ====
Summary: Individual found guilty of disrespecting the heralds, tasked with donating 3 keys or 1 Panoply Coin to the Church each Summit

==== A letter of Acknowledgement - Morose the Fool ====
Summary: Church to formally acknowledge through letter that 'The Troupe' are indeed following Arcadian, and to apologize for those who died before this could be shown to be true

==== Make the Redbrick District a Holy Site - Marcella ====
Summary: Due to the blood of martyrs spilled on the bricks in the search for positive change, the Redbrick District is proclaimed by the Church to be holy, and thus a location for Pilgrimages

==== Inquisition of Razil del Panoply - Halig ====
Summary: Due to individual's decision to name a blasphemer as his Senate proxy, he is to be questioned for his poor judgement

==== Inquisition of Johannes Westwind - Halig ====
Summary: Due to declaring 'Fuck the Heralds', he is to be questioned on the reasons for his blasphemy

==== Inquisition of Nazir al Khmeter(?) - Halig ====
Summary: Individual donned the robes of a priest mere months after proclaiming he did not believe in the Spheres - to be questioned about the miracle of his newfound faith

==== Inquisition of Zho of Andash - Wright Jannick ====
Summary: Individual claimed to be interested in exploring necromantic magic, and so to be questioned about his intentions

==== Stop Hoarding Panoply Coins - Razil del Panoply ====
Summary: The Church declares that all Panoply coins should be expended such that none remain at the end of Summit. Those who attempt to hoard them should be forced to donate to the Church generously in exchange for their greed

== Motions Failed ==

==== Right of Assumption - Civil Service ====
''Greater Majority Required (Church Function)''

Summary: Church to be assumed not to be Vetoing any Senate motions raised in the final session of the Summit, until the Church has opportunity to vote at the beginning of the following Summit

==== Reward - Ogmah ====
''Greater Majority Required (Funds)''

Summary: Voice of the Church to be paid 1 lock per senate meeting

==== Revision of Arcadian Troup Proposal - Odetta ====
Summary: "The Troupe" invited to speak with the Church in person to present their arguments

==== Brig of Lerona Mere for Inquisition - Halig ====
Summary: Individual called to answer for comments

==== A Prize for Research - Eadis ====
''Greater Majority Required (Funds)''

Summary: 3 Locks to be awarded to the individual with greatest breakthrough on endeavours against the Onyx Aristocracy from an intellectual standpoint

Failed due to Greater Majority Requirements

==== Help Fund the new Mage School - Louis ====
Summary: Church to declare its intent to assist in the funding of a new Mage school

==== Aid for the Hospital - Morose the Fool ====
''Greater Majority Required (Funds)''

Summary: 5 Locks to be paid as a one time measure to the hospital

==== Inquisition (High Priest Talitha) - Razil del Panoply ====
Summary: Individual to be questioned on alleged interference in another Inquisition

==== Power of Veto (Archmage) - Louis ====
Summary: Church to support the power of Senate Veto being extended to the Archmage

==== Inquisition (Drognan el Andash) - Razil del Panoply ====
Summary: Individual to be questioned on alleged interference in another Inquisition

==== Church Ambassador - Richter ====
''Greater Majority Required (Title)''

Summary: Title to be created to host and discuss religious matters with bordering nations, by approval of the Church

==== Necromancy is Heresy - Halig ====
''Greater Majority Required (Doctrine)''

Summary: Animation of the Dead or interference with the passage of Souls is defined as heretical necromancy

Failed due to Greater Majority Requirements

''(Identical motion later passed)''

==== The Bursar - Talitha el Andash ====
''Greater Majority Required (Title)''

Summary: A new titled called the Bursar, to be the final voice on expenditure within the Church, and in charge of ensuring that money is distributed from Church funds as required

Failed due to Greater Majority Requirements

==== Encouraging Care with Fire Magic - Sigtryggur ====
''Greater Majority Required (Doctrine)''

Summary: The burning of potentially useful texts with magical fire is to be considered a crime punishable by either a severe fine or conscription

==== Bounty (Daal of the Grain and Grail) - Marcella ====
''Greater Majority Required (Funds'')

Summary: 3 Locks to be given to anyone who presents the Church with the head of Daal, leader of the Grain and Grail

Failed due to Greater Majority Requirements

== Void Motions ==
Here below are motions that have been made Void for one reason or another. The dates where possible have been listed, as well as reasons why.

==== A Proposal to Spend Funds - Halig ====
''Greater Majority Required (Funds) - Vote originally passed''

Summary: A quarter of Church funds should be given at the start of each Summit on the Friday night to be spent on acquiring Crystal Mana, nominated and elected by Vote of Feet

Voided because: Votes of Feet are no longer performed, and the Council of Six does not meet on Friday, making this impossible.

==== Appointment of an Agent - Halig ====
Summary: The church should appoint someone to handle funds for purchasing Crystal Mana

Voided because: Original motion above is Void

==== Appointment of a Witness - Halig ====
Summary: The church should appoint a Witness, chosen by the High Priest of Stallia

Voided because: Unclear what the Witness would do. Also, original motion above is Void

==== The Church to donate 7 locks to Ammalstad - Julius di Strozzi ====
Summary: Church to give currency for urgent supplies

Voided because: Number of locks changed after initial posting

==== Payment for Services - Kaiella ====
Summary: The payment for the position of Church Scribe shall be 6 keys per Summit - 3 for scribing, and 3 for presenting a written copy to the Church

Voided because: Superseded by alternate motion

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Motions of the Concordian Church|Motions of the Concordian Church Home Page]]

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DBrennan: Created page with "Here below is a list of motions passed at previous summits. Those which required a Greater Majority to pass have been noted as such, along with the reason they needed it. These represent the Curate's attempts to summarize the motions for distribution, and importantly ''are not the exact words written on each motion''. The historic motions can be read at leisure in the office of the Church. == Motions Passed == ==== Synod Motion 1 - Julius ==== Summary: A committee will..."

Motions of the Concordian Church Summer 223

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DBrennan: Created page with "Here below is a list of motions passed at previous summits. Those which required a Greater Majority to pass have been noted as such, along with the reason they needed it. These represent the Curate's attempts to summarize the motions for distribution, and importantly ''are not the exact words written on each motion''. The historic motions can be read at leisure in the office of the Church. == Motions Passed == ==== Recognition of Foundation Documents - Doctrine Review..."

Motions of the Concordian Church Winter 224

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DBrennan: Created page with "Here below is a list of motions passed at previous summits. Those which required a Greater Majority to pass have been noted as such, along with the reason they needed it. These represent the Curate's attempts to summarize the motions for distribution, and importantly ''are not the exact words written on each motion''. The historic motions can be read at leisure in the office of the Church. == Motions Passed == ==== Abbot of Mivara - Council of Six ==== ''Greater Majori..."

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DBrennan:

Motions of the Concordian Church Summer 224

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DBrennan: Created page with " == Motions Passed == ==== Talking to the Dead Reckoner is no longer Heresy - Council of Six ==== Summary: Declaration from the Council of Six that through the efforts of the Heroes of the Concord the Dead Reckoner has been cleansed and interacting with them is no longer Heresy ==== <Untitled> - Council of Six ==== Summary: Declaration that any priests of the Concordian Church may research the Kodiri site over the next season, following a list of protocols laid down by..."

== Motions Passed ==

==== Talking to the Dead Reckoner is no longer Heresy - Council of Six ====
Summary: Declaration from the Council of Six that through the efforts of the Heroes of the Concord the Dead Reckoner has been cleansed and interacting with them is no longer Heresy

==== <Untitled> - Council of Six ====
Summary: Declaration that any priests of the Concordian Church may research the Kodiri site over the next season, following a list of protocols laid down by the Headmaster of the Andashi School of Gifts.

==== <Untitled> - Council of Six ====
Summary: Any individual sentenced to death or exile who has an outstanding Writ of Inquisition named against them is to have their sentence delayed until the completion of the Inquisition. The Council of Six will assign them a custodian, who is to ensure they do not leave the borders of the nation. If they believe the individual a threat, or unlikely to attend the Inquisition, they may inform a Magistrate and have the Writ immediately voided.

==== Repeal the Warcrimes Doctrine - Lord Lanval of House Segremore ====
Summary: To repeal and remove from Doctrine the ‘Standards and Morals of War’ document as not befitting the teachings of the spheres.

''Greater Majority Required (Doctrine)''

==== <Untitled> - Ivern Icereach ====
Summary: Baelag’s Holdfast is declared to be a Holy Site, due to its importance to the Old Ways. It will be dedicated to the Crowngrave and the Prominence

==== No More Blood in the Square - Frances ====
Summary: Spilling blood in the sanctified square can have unpredictable consequences, and so blood should never be spilled there. If it is spilled, the square must be purified. Failing to do so should be investigated through Inquisition.

==== Inquisition Vinitia Pontus - Esen Del Panoply Del Cervitas ====
Summary: Vinitia Pontus, preacher of Artebazzan, to be put on Inquisition for inciting discord across the country

==== Declaration that the acts of the Church to aid Nazafeza were headed by Esen Del Cervitas - Esen Del Cervitas Del Panoply ====
Summary: Declaration that the Wondrous Forests of the Night was partially done to aid the people of Nazafeza, with this act and more being performed because of Esen Del Panoply’s work to champion their cause over a number of summits

==== Support for Senate Border Close to Artebazzan - Anne-Marie de Voyant ====
Summary: Despite the motion voted down by the Church to restrict Artebazzani movement in the Concord, the Church Declares its support for the Senate’s decision to close the borders to Artebazzan

==== Declaration that the Church supports our Laws - Frances ====
Summary: Declaration that the laws of the Concord must be upheld, and a reminder that teaching or preaching against the doctrine of the Concordian Church is a crime in this nation, which should be actioned by a Magistrate

==== No Soul Left Behind - Anne-Marie de Voyant ====
Summary: Declaration which serves as a reminder of doctrine - those who are unenlightened but not malicious in their heresies and apostasies are to be given a chance to repent and become enlightened. Killing a person for heresy or apostasy without first doing due diligence is both a state and church crime

==== Declaration: Aid against Preacher Pontus - Father Ulrich ====
Summary: Request for resources to raise the level of Father Ulrich’s congregation in Wolstead to combat the tide of Preacher Pontus’ followers

==== Formation of a Monastic Order - Father Ulrich ====
Summary: Creation of a monastic order under the supervision of Father Ulrich that can receive funds in order to found an aid organization to do good works within the Concord for realms in crisis

== Motions Failed ==

==== Say No to Artebazzan! - Allegro D’Arrigo ====
Summary: All Artebazzani citizens present in the Concord to be exiled

==== A Church Divided - Tayyiba del Cervitas ====
Summary: The Concordian and Artebazzani Churches should mend their schism within 2 years

==== Restriction of Certain Ceremonies - Dietrich Carstein ====
Greater Majority Required (Doctrine)

Summary: Reach into the Abyss, Strike the Holy Oath, Otherworldly Challenge, God of War, Rivers of Life and Blood all to be made ‘restricted’, only to be performed with the approval of a High Priest

''Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements''

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Motions of the Concordian Church Autumn 225

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DBrennan: Created page with "Here below is a list of motions passed at previous summits. Those which required a Greater Majority to pass have been noted as such, along with the reason they needed it. These represent the Curate's attempts to summarize the motions for distribution, and importantly ''are not the exact words written on each motion''. The historic motions can be read at leisure in the office of the Church. == Motions Passed == ==== Modify our Strictures: Require Stallian Conclaves seal..."

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DBrennan: /* Motions Passed */

Here below is a list of motions passed at previous summits. Those which required a Greater Majority to pass have been noted as such, along with the reason they needed it. These represent the Curate's attempts to summarize the motions for distribution, and importantly '''''are not the exact words written on each motion'''''. The historic motions can be read at leisure in the office of the Church.

=== Motions Passed ===

==== '''Nomination of the Iron Star Cathedral as a Holy Site to the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres - Wenche Vanatoure''' ====
Summary: The Iron Star Cathedral has historically held great importance for those of the Barony of Vassertal, the Greenweald, and worshippers of the Spheres of Stallia and Arcadian. With the passing of this motion, Houndspriest Vanatoure has a year to plead a case before the Council of Six who must within the year agree unanimously either to raise it up as a Holy Site, or choose not to do so at this time.

''(Greater Majority Required - Holy Site)''

==== '''The Roiling is a Holy Site of Anarch - Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre''' ====
Summary: The Roiling should be recognized as a holy site, as it already meets 5 of the aspects named by the Concordian Church. With the passing of this motion, Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre has a year to plead a case before the Council of Six who must within the year agree unanimously either to raise it up as a Holy Site, or choose not to do so at this time.

''(Greater Majority Required - Holy Site)''

==== '''Growth, not Change - Gunther Eberhardt''' ====
Summary: The voting method for High Priest of Anarch shall be returned to be the same as the other High Priest positions, no longer requiring special conditions.

''(Greater Majority Required - Title)''

==== '''Longer Position for Warpriest - Connor Hedge''' ====
Summary: The Warpriest shall be elected for a term of a year, rather than every summit. The Civil Service notes that there may be additional changes made to the title in order to cement its efficiency and powers.

''(Greater Majority Required - Title)''

==== '''The Church’s Intentions on Artebazzan - Esen del Panoply del Cervitas''' ====
Summary: The Church proclaims that it does not want war with Artebazzan

==== '''Inquisition of Lord Lanval of House Eldermere - Volker Klein''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lord Lanval.

==== '''Pennance for Lord Lanval of House Eldermere - Volker Klein''' ====
Summary: Following Inquisition, Lord Lanval is charged to prepare a statement about his actions, justification about his stance, and an outline on his thoughts on the Tenet of Gracehood and how it might be changed to be more in line with our understanding, to be presented to the Council of Six in their first meeting in Autumn of 226

==== '''Children of the Boar’s Head Clan - Ivern the Inheritor''' ====
Summary: The Church proclaims that the Children of the Boar’s Head Clan should be adopted or welcomed into the orphanages of the Iron Valley so that they may learn, live, and thrive under the protection of the Church and the senator of Windholme

==== '''Inquisition Majiid Del-Majiid - Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Majiid Del-Majiid. The Civil Service notes that as a citizen of a nation we are at war with, we currently have no way of pursuing this matter.

==== '''Inquisition Carine Del-Majiid El’Majiid - Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Carine Del-Majiid El’Majiid. The Civil Service notes that as a citizen of a nation we are at war with, we currently have no way of pursuing this matter.

==== I'''nqusition Luis El’Corvarrias Al’Fraktar - Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Luis El’Corvarrias Al’Fraktar. The Civil Service notes that as a citizen of a nation we are at war with, we currently have no way of pursuing this matter.

==== '''‘On the Imprint of the Soul’ Research Results - Kaiella''' ====
Summary: Mortal magic cannot impact a soul. A soul can only be impacted by the Spheres and Spheric magic. The Council of Six must declare this to be so, and adapt as doctrine if necessary.

''The Civil Service notes that the first half of this request has been fulfilled by Council of Six proclamation.''

==== '''In Light of Recent Research - Kaiella''' ====
Summary: Deadspeaker shall be proclaimed to have no impact on the soul and is therefore not Necromancy. The Council of Six should make a formal declaration to the Concord to aid in reversing the rampant stigma against the use of the spell, and adapt doctrine as necessary.

''The Civil Service notes that the first half of this request has been fulfilled by Council of Six proclamation.''

==== '''Declaration of Thanks - Aldnar Neumann''' ====
Summary: Motion recognizes and thanks Lord Lanval, House Eldermere, the Sects Hammers of Temperance and Promise of Steel for spearheading the efforts to ward regions of the Concord against Blasserstreit

==== '''Tenets of Gracehood - Volker Klein''' ====
Summary: A request that the Council of Six carefully consider specific questions relating to the Tenet of the Church which refers to Graces and their judgement.

==== '''The Wayward Priest of the Needle - Mother Brine''' ====
Summary: A call that the Priest of the Needle who reportedly tattooed ‘Heretic’ on the neck of Lucille de Voit be called before an Inquisition of their peers in Lerona Mere to account for their actions, and face trial or censure as appropriate

==== '''Guiding the remaining Anarchians to the Spheres - Mother Brine''' ====
Summary: A call that the Council of Six should create a Conviction to begin repairing relationships between the Church and the population of Lerona Mere, including any remaining Anarchians.

''The Civil Service notes that this request has been fulfilled by the Council of Six.''

==== '''To Pursue Contact with the Principality’s Church - Mother Brine''' ====
Summary: The Concordian Consular is directed by the Church to make contact with priests from the Trade Principality of Aprivano, to learn from them about what they have learned from The Magistrate, and to ensure that war does not prevent both sides from continuing to ensure that souls are not endangered in their lives upon this mortal Sphere.

==== '''Consultation of the Divine - Dietrich Carstein''' ====
Summary: After any further Doctrinal change occurs, it is the expectation of the Church that the priest responsible attend the next meeting of the Council of Six, to consult with the High Priest of the most relevant Sphere. A Missive is to be sent to an appropriate Herald to ask for their insight or approval, with the onus being on the priest responsible for the motion to produce the Crystal mana.

==== '''Righteous Embers - Lord Lanval''' ====
Summary: The Concordian Church recognizes that the actions of the Path of Embers are righteous, and asserts that the Concord will retake Royal Bordevar

==== '''To Support the Barrow Hounds - Lord Lanval''' ====
Summary: The Concordian Church supports and encourages the Barrow Hounds in their efforts to reclaim Royal Bordevar, and encourages any other willing armies or heroes to join in the effort to retake the region.

==== '''Writ of Inquisition for Lyam De’Rosa - Gunther Eberhardt''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lyam De’Rosa.

==== '''The Inquisition of Lyam De’Rosa - Mother Brine''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lyam De’Rosa.

==== '''Inquisition of Lyam De’Rosa - Bishop-Curate Roennfeldt''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lyam De’Rosa.

==== '''Inquisition of Lyam De’Rosa - Pierre Capulet''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lyam De’Rosa.

==== '''Motion of Penance for Lyam De’Rosa - Gunther Eberhardt''' ====
Summary: A list of requested Penance to be requested of Lyam De’Rosa. Following his refusal and execution, the contents are now moot.

==== '''Inquisition of Maximillien Villeneuvre - Bishop-Curate Roennfeldt''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Maximillien Villeneuvre.

==== '''Inquisition of Senator Jacques d’Zisseau - Volker Klein''' ====
Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Jacques d’Zisseau.

=== Motions Failed ===

==== '''Restricted Ceremonies - Dietrich Carstein''' ====
Summary: Restriction on the performance of specific ceremonies.

Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements (Doctrine)

==== '''Return our Sphere-given, Herald ordained rights! - Ivar of the Vale''' ====
Summary: Return the Doctrine of the church regarding Graces to what it was before the doctrinal changes

==== '''Slang are Abominations! - Allegro D’Arrigo''' ====
Summary: Call for the Council of Six to create a Conviction to send congregations into the catacombs to help deal with the Slang. While this motion did not pass, a Council motion to that effect was passed, but later rescinded due to lack of available Endeavours

==== '''Wheat for the Poor - Father Ulrich''' ====
Summary: The Church should purchase wheat from affected farmers in Bordevar

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Motions of the Concordian Church|Motions of the Concordian Church Home Page]]

Motions of the Concordian Church Spring 225

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DBrennan: Splitting church motions by summits like senate motions <3

Here below is a list of motions passed at previous summits. Those which required a Greater Majority to pass have been noted as such, along with the reason they needed it. These represent the Curate's attempts to summarize the motions for distribution, and importantly '''''are not the exact words written on each motion'''''. The historic motions can be read at leisure in the office of the Church.

== Spring 225 ==

=== Motions Passed ===
'''Nomination of the Iron Star Cathedral as a Holy Site to the Concordian Church of the Divine Spheres - Wenche Vanatoure'''

Summary: The Iron Star Cathedral has historically held great importance for those of the Barony of Vassertal, the Greenweald, and worshippers of the Spheres of Stallia and Arcadian. With the passing of this motion, Houndspriest Vanatoure has a year to plead a case before the Council of Six who must within the year agree unanimously either to raise it up as a Holy Site, or choose not to do so at this time.

(Greater Majority Required - Holy Site)

'''The Roiling is a Holy Site of Anarch - Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre'''

Summary: The Roiling should be recognized as a holy site, as it already meets 5 of the aspects named by the Concordian Church. With the passing of this motion, Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre has a year to plead a case before the Council of Six who must within the year agree unanimously either to raise it up as a Holy Site, or choose not to do so at this time.

(Greater Majority Required - Holy Site)

'''Growth, not Change - Gunther Eberhardt'''

Summary: The voting method for High Priest of Anarch shall be returned to be the same as the other High Priest positions, no longer requiring special conditions.

(Greater Majority Required - Title)

'''Longer Position for Warpriest - Connor Hedge'''

Summary: The Warpriest shall be elected for a term of a year, rather than every summit. The Civil Service notes that there may be additional changes made to the title in order to cement its efficiency and powers.

(Greater Majority Required - Title)

'''The Church’s Intentions on Artebazzan - Esen del Panoply del Cervitas'''

Summary: The Church proclaims that it does not want war with Artebazzan

'''Inquisition of Lord Lanval of House Eldermere - Volker Klein'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lord Lanval.

'''Pennance for Lord Lanval of House Eldermere - Volker Klein'''

Summary: Following Inquisition, Lord Lanval is charged to prepare a statement about his actions, justification about his stance, and an outline on his thoughts on the Tenet of Gracehood and how it might be changed to be more in line with our understanding, to be presented to the Council of Six in their first meeting in Autumn of 226

'''Children of the Boar’s Head Clan - Ivern the Inheritor'''

Summary: The Church proclaims that the Children of the Boar’s Head Clan should be adopted or welcomed into the orphanages of the Iron Valley so that they may learn, live, and thrive under the protection of the Church and the senator of Windholme

'''Inquisition Majiid Del-Majiid - Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Majiid Del-Majiid. The Civil Service notes that as a citizen of a nation we are at war with, we currently have no way of pursuing this matter.

'''Inquisition Carine Del-Majiid El’Majiid - Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Carine Del-Majiid El’Majiid. The Civil Service notes that as a citizen of a nation we are at war with, we currently have no way of pursuing this matter.

I'''nqusition Luis El’Corvarrias Al’Fraktar - Daud El’Priado Del’Anarch Al’Sabre'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Luis El’Corvarrias Al’Fraktar. The Civil Service notes that as a citizen of a nation we are at war with, we currently have no way of pursuing this matter.

'''‘On the Imprint of the Soul’ Research Results - Kaiella'''

Summary: Mortal magic cannot impact a soul. A soul can only be impacted by the Spheres and Spheric magic. The Council of Six must declare this to be so, and adapt as doctrine if necessary.

The Civil Service notes that the first half of this request has been fulfilled by Council of Six proclamation.

'''In Light of Recent Research - Kaiella'''

Summary: Deadspeaker shall be proclaimed to have no impact on the soul and is therefore not Necromancy. The Council of Six should make a formal declaration to the Concord to aid in reversing the rampant stigma against the use of the spell, and adapt doctrine as necessary.

The Civil Service notes that the first half of this request has been fulfilled by Council of Six proclamation.

'''Declaration of Thanks - Aldnar Neumann'''

Summary: Motion recognizes and thanks Lord Lanval, House Eldermere, the Sects Hammers of Temperance and Promise of Steel for spearheading the efforts to ward regions of the Concord against Blasserstreit

'''Tenets of Gracehood - Volker Klein'''

Summary: A request that the Council of Six carefully consider specific questions relating to the Tenet of the Church which refers to Graces and their judgement.

'''The Wayward Priest of the Needle - Mother Brine'''

Summary: A call that the Priest of the Needle who reportedly tattooed ‘Heretic’ on the neck of Lucille de Voit be called before an Inquisition of their peers in Lerona Mere to account for their actions, and face trial or censure as appropriate

'''Guiding the remaining Anarchians to the Spheres - Mother Brine'''

Summary: A call that the Council of Six should create a Conviction to begin repairing relationships between the Church and the population of Lerona Mere, including any remaining Anarchians.

The Civil Service notes that this request has been fulfilled by the Council of Six.

'''To Pursue Contact with the Principality’s Church - Mother Brine'''

Summary: The Concordian Consular is directed by the Church to make contact with priests from the Trade Principality of Aprivano, to learn from them about what they have learned from The Magistrate, and to ensure that war does not prevent both sides from continuing to ensure that souls are not endangered in their lives upon this mortal Sphere.

'''Consultation of the Divine - Dietrich Carstein'''

Summary: After any further Doctrinal change occurs, it is the expectation of the Church that the priest responsible attend the next meeting of the Council of Six, to consult with the High Priest of the most relevant Sphere. A Missive is to be sent to an appropriate Herald to ask for their insight or approval, with the onus being on the priest responsible for the motion to produce the Crystal mana.

'''Righteous Embers - Lord Lanval'''

Summary: The Concordian Church recognizes that the actions of the Path of Embers are righteous, and asserts that the Concord will retake Royal Bordevar

'''To Support the Barrow Hounds - Lord Lanval'''

Summary: The Concordian Church supports and encourages the Barrow Hounds in their efforts to reclaim Royal Bordevar, and encourages any other willing armies or heroes to join in the effort to retake the region.

'''Writ of Inquisition for Lyam De’Rosa - Gunther Eberhardt'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lyam De’Rosa.

'''The Inquisition of Lyam De’Rosa - Mother Brine'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lyam De’Rosa.

'''Inquisition of Lyam De’Rosa - Bishop-Curate Roennfeldt'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lyam De’Rosa.

'''Inquisition of Lyam De’Rosa - Pierre Capulet'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Lyam De’Rosa.

'''Motion of Penance for Lyam De’Rosa - Gunther Eberhardt'''

Summary: A list of requested Penance to be requested of Lyam De’Rosa. Following his refusal and execution, the contents are now moot.

'''Inquisition of Maximillien Villeneuvre - Bishop-Curate Roennfeldt'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Maximillien Villeneuvre.

'''Inquisition of Senator Jacques d’Zisseau - Volker Klein'''

Summary: Motion to call to Inquisition Jacques d’Zisseau.

=== Motions Failed ===
'''Restricted Ceremonies - Dietrich Carstein'''

Summary: Restriction on the performance of specific ceremonies.

Failed due to Greater Majority voting requirements (Doctrine)

'''Return our Sphere-given, Herald ordained rights! - Ivar of the Vale'''

Summary: Return the Doctrine of the church regarding Graces to what it was before the doctrinal changes

'''Slang are Abominations! - Allegro D’Arrigo'''

Summary: Call for the Council of Six to create a Conviction to send congregations into the catacombs to help deal with the Slang. While this motion did not pass, a Council motion to that effect was passed, but later rescinded due to lack of available Endeavours

'''Wheat for the Poor - Father Ulrich'''

Summary: The Church should purchase wheat from affected farmers in Bordevar

==== Further Reading ====

* [[Motions of the Concordian Church|Motions of the Concordian Church Home Page]]

Warpriest

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DBrennan: they may be dead but history is still important, will find where to put these guys now <3

This title was made defunct as of Autumn 226 - Further information can be found [[Monument Mythos - Civil Service Report#Title Report|here]]

Additionally see the title [[Warmaster]]

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= Overview =
A temperamental title, the Warpriest sits alongside the Warmage as an advisor and representative to the War Chamber. However, where the Warmage advises on arcane skill and capability, the Warpriest has a more complex role. It is the duty of the Warpriest to ensure that the War Chamber is informed of the Churches abilities to affect the war effort, but perhaps more importantly, it is the responsibility of the Warpriest to ensure that the actions of the War Chamber do not damage the immortal soul of the Concord people, that the War Chamber does not engage in immoral conflict and that the most empowered military leaders have a priest close to hand to confide in.

== Election ==
Constitutionally, the Warpriest is chosen by the High Priest of Arcadian at the request of the War Chamber. However, due to motions passed, the Warpriest is instead a role elected by the Council of Six whenever called to do so by the War Chamber.

== Term ==
The Warpriest serves for one Summit only. They may immediately be re-elected and there is no term limit.

== Powers and Responsibilities ==
'''Attendance -''' The Warpriest is allowed to attend the War Chamber, where they have a single vote. They are not permitted any aides.

'''Morality -''' The Warpriest is expected to ensure that the War Chamber remains morally upright and does not endanger the souls of The Concord and its soldiers through its waging of war. The Warpriest is expected to accomplish this through its vote, council and reporting to The Church.

'''Conduit -''' The Warpriest is expected to report to The Church their views on the actions of the War Chamber and to be available to other priests to discuss such matters. This means that while they are not required to attend the Council of Six, they are encouraged to do so, and have Right to Address as a member.

'''Advisor -''' The Warpriest is expected to provide information to the War Chamber in regards to The Churches abilities to perform ceremonies that may affect the War Effort.

== History ==
The position of Warpriest has existed as long as the Concord has, although previously the position was an elected one before The Concordian Church split from the Artebazzani one in the year 221.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Previous Warpriests'''
|-
|'''Name'''
|'''Date'''
|-
|Heimdall Ironhide
|Spring 225
|-
|Arronal Guildfid
|Spring 225 (Dec.)
|-
|*The Civil Service has lost these records*
|
|-
|Winfred of the Vale
|Winter 221
|-
|Vincent
|Summer 221
|-
|Father Winston the Faithfull
|Winter 222
|-
|Father Winston the Faithfull
|Summer 222
|}

Warmage

2026-05-12T05:36:46Z

DBrennan: defunct and linked to warmaster

This title was made defunct as of Autumn 226 - Further information can be found [[Monument Mythos - Civil Service Report#Title Report|here]]

Additionally, see the title [[Warmaster]]

-

Not to be confused with [[High Warmage]], an Bordevarian archetype

= Warmage =
The Warmage is a Concord title bestowed upon a mage by peers of the Shardcircle through an election at each Summit when requested by the War Chamber (Who has the power to request either a Warmage or a Warpriest or both). They serve as a focal point for magical combat and Abilities and as an intermediator to the War Chamber, advising on the use of the Shardcircle's Resources. The Warmage are responsible for attending War Chamber and consulting with the generals on how to deploy the Shardcircle Mage in battle.

== Election ==
The Warmage is elected by a common vote within the Shardcircle. Individuals nominate themselves provided they are Concordian Citizens and do not currently hold a title.

== Term ==
The Warmage serves for one Summit and the Season that follows it. They may immediately stand for re-election and there is no term limit.

== Powers ==
'''Attendance''' - The Warmage is allowed to attend the War Chamber, where they have a single vote. They are not permitted any aides.

'''Remark''' - Once per summit, the Warmage can raise an address to the agenda of a Shardcircle Session for free. This power is intended to be used to let the War Magi appraise the Shardcircle of developments in the War Chamber, but the Warmage is free to address the Shardcircle however they wish.

== Responsibilities ==
The Warmage is expected to be the foremost expert on the battlefield and strategic uses of the Concord's Mages, Artifacts and Mana. They are expected to be available to render this knowledge to the various Councils of The Concord where appropriate. They are expected, in particular, to actively foster communications between the Shardcircle and the War Chamber.

== Regalia ==
On acceptance of the title Warmage, they may receive a Circlet, and a Sash, together these are referred to as the Office of the Warmage.

These items are re-enchanted each year. If a Warmage loses their position, then the items must be given to the new War Magi. If part of the regalia is lost or stolen it may be replaced depending on the resources available to the Shardcircle; otherwise, it remains lost until the next Autumn Summit when a replacement is made. Theft of part of Warmage regalia is a very serious business. The Warmage is encouraged to take all appropriate precautions to keep these items safe.

== Historic Warmages ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Name
|Date
|-
|''Not Requested''
|Winter 221
|-
|Anka El-Ankashi
|Summer 221
|-
|Anka El-Ankashi
|Winter 222
|-
|Anka El-Ankashi
|Summer 222
|}

Warmage

2026-05-12T05:35:37Z

DBrennan:

This title was made defunct as of Autumn 226 - Further information can be found [[Monument Mythos - Civil Service Report#Title Report|here]]

Not to be confused with [[High Warmage]], an Bordevarian archetype

= Warmage =
The Warmage is a Concord title bestowed upon a mage by peers of the Shardcircle through an election at each Summit when requested by the War Chamber (Who has the power to request either a Warmage or a Warpriest or both). They serve as a focal point for magical combat and Abilities and as an intermediator to the War Chamber, advising on the use of the Shardcircle's Resources. The Warmage are responsible for attending War Chamber and consulting with the generals on how to deploy the Shardcircle Mage in battle.

== Election ==
The Warmage is elected by a common vote within the Shardcircle. Individuals nominate themselves provided they are Concordian Citizens and do not currently hold a title.

== Term ==
The Warmage serves for one Summit and the Season that follows it. They may immediately stand for re-election and there is no term limit.

== Powers ==
'''Attendance''' - The Warmage is allowed to attend the War Chamber, where they have a single vote. They are not permitted any aides.

'''Remark''' - Once per summit, the Warmage can raise an address to the agenda of a Shardcircle Session for free. This power is intended to be used to let the War Magi appraise the Shardcircle of developments in the War Chamber, but the Warmage is free to address the Shardcircle however they wish.

== Responsibilities ==
The Warmage is expected to be the foremost expert on the battlefield and strategic uses of the Concord's Mages, Artifacts and Mana. They are expected to be available to render this knowledge to the various Councils of The Concord where appropriate. They are expected, in particular, to actively foster communications between the Shardcircle and the War Chamber.

== Regalia ==
On acceptance of the title Warmage, they may receive a Circlet, and a Sash, together these are referred to as the Office of the Warmage.

These items are re-enchanted each year. If a Warmage loses their position, then the items must be given to the new War Magi. If part of the regalia is lost or stolen it may be replaced depending on the resources available to the Shardcircle; otherwise, it remains lost until the next Autumn Summit when a replacement is made. Theft of part of Warmage regalia is a very serious business. The Warmage is encouraged to take all appropriate precautions to keep these items safe.

== Historic Warmages ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Name
|Date
|-
|''Not Requested''
|Winter 221
|-
|Anka El-Ankashi
|Summer 221
|-
|Anka El-Ankashi
|Winter 222
|-
|Anka El-Ankashi
|Summer 222
|}