Post by lavulpe on Jul 9, 2015 2:14:46 GMT
The United Makerist Church
Unlike the traditional three branches of Makerism, the United Makerist branch is far more peaceful and accepting, taking parts from each branch to make a church that is about finding peace in this life, not worrying about finding it in the next. It takes the prayer style and concept from the Rhodok Old Makerists, letting the priest speak followed by a the congregation drinking, though unlike the milk drinking Rhodoks, they borrow from the Orthadox Vaegirs and drink wine. They also take the individualism from the Swadian New Makerists, focusing less on funding the church and more on distributing the wealth to those in need. This has lead to a peaceful group that will happily co-operate with any other reasonable people regardless of their beliefs, not blaming them for supporting the god or gods of their homeland, as long as it does not harm innocent Makerists.
The Bishop and creator of the United Makerists, Father LaVulpe, travels the land with a band of monks and friends, settling down in towns and villages to provide care and support for those in need, placing a church and leaving a group of United before traveling on to new lands. In more dangerous areas the Guardians are summoned, blessed soldiers tasked with defending the monks and the church's, as well as commoners and assisting local garrisons in the defense of the land. Unlike other branches the United do not lead crusades, preferring to stay on the defense and attempting to reach a peaceful proposition before any lives are lost. If they are forced to fight though, all of the monks are trained to wield staves and crossbows to defend themselves and their brothers.
The Bishop and creator of the United Makerists, Father LaVulpe, travels the land with a band of monks and friends, settling down in towns and villages to provide care and support for those in need, placing a church and leaving a group of United before traveling on to new lands. In more dangerous areas the Guardians are summoned, blessed soldiers tasked with defending the monks and the church's, as well as commoners and assisting local garrisons in the defense of the land. Unlike other branches the United do not lead crusades, preferring to stay on the defense and attempting to reach a peaceful proposition before any lives are lost. If they are forced to fight though, all of the monks are trained to wield staves and crossbows to defend themselves and their brothers.
(all recruiting is done in character, or in the character creation stage, no exceptions)
Bishop
Felix Artanis LaVulpe
Abbot
Dante Zetico Bendetti
Priests
Monks
Acolytes
Felix Artanis LaVulpe
Abbot
Dante Zetico Bendetti
Priests
Monks
Acolytes
The Holy Scriptures of Makerism
The Knowledge - The Beginning, Chapter I
Ere aught was made there were the gods, immortal and timeless, and all was darkness and void, for naught had been wrought by their hands. And there was time that had no counting, for there were none that counted the years and seasons, for there was no sun to mark the coming of day and no moon to mark the coming of night.
And the gods gathered in the darkness and in the void, and were sore displeased with the nothingness that they dwelt in, and they decreed that the world should be created; and it was so.
In the darkness and the void they laid the foundations of the world, and upon the world they laid the great waters that cover the face of the world, and in the great waters they made the fish and the great sea beasts and many other creatures, which go hither and thither where they will. But the gods gave the fish and the sea beasts no cunning and no gift of speech.
And out of the great waters they cast up stone and rock and thus formed the land, and they marked where the great waters may wash against the land; but it was barren and void. Therefore they put upon the foundations of the land dirt and mud, and upon there they strew seeds of many kinds; but naught would grow.
The gods were sorely vexed by the barrenness of the soil and drew over the world the great firmament, and they covered the firmament with clouds and caused them to weep upon the barren soil and upon the multitude of the seed. And thus the sky came to be; but naught would grow.
Then the gods put the golden sphere above the firmament, and thus the sun came to be. The sun gave its heat and light to the seed and the clouds that venture across the sky, and they blew upon the world so that the wind came to be, waxing and waning as it is wont to do. And the plants and the trees and the flowers would grow, and thus the soil would give its bounty of fruit and wheat and rye and root and all such things.
And to signify day and night the gods made the sun travel as the sky, rising in the east and setting in the west, and the gods put up another sphere to shine at night, and thus the moon and the day and the night came to be.
The gods then made the animals of all fashions and shapes, those that walk upon feet and hooves and paws, and those that fly in the sky and those that creep upon the soil, and also Man. But naught was gifted with cunning or the gift of speech, and all were as animals, mindless and driven by naught but to fill their bellies and feed upon one another.
And by the will of the gods Man was as the animals of the world, for the gods were crude and evil, and they knew naught of compassion and love. And the gods would gather upon the firmament above and sent plague and desolation upon the creatures of the world, for they took pleasure in the infliction of harm that they could wreak with their hands.
And no tongue could utter supplication for mercy and aid from the gods, for none had the gift of speech. So it went for time and times, and the gods were pleased.
The Knowledge - The Beginning, Chapter II
When all was created the gods celebrated their work and took great pleasure in causing suffering and great desolation to all life that they had wrought with their hands.
And so it came to pass that a god and a goddess lay with each other under the sun that is above the firmament of the sky, for they were as drunk by their pleasure of their great and horrible deeds; and the goddess conceived and begat a child, and she gave the child a secret name known only by the gods, but to Man he is known as the Maker.
The Maker grew as the children of Man grow and when he had become of age, the gods took him to behold their work, which they had wrought with their hands, and they shewed him the desolation and the suffering of the animals and Man thereon. But the Maker was sorely moved in his heart, and his spirit was greatly vexed by the suffering of all life.
And the begotten god grew most wroth and turned his heart against his own, being displeased with how they treated all that which had been wrought by their hands, for in him dwelt love and compassion for life that the gods did not possess, and he spoke harshly unto them, saying,
Ye have wrought with your hands many great beauties and wonders that were not ere the world and all was made, for all was darkness and void; but ye know not in the vanity of your hearts that which ye do is evil. This shall not stand and must be undone.
But upon hearing this the gods were sorely in confusion, for they knew not of evil of which he spake, and they made their hearts as stone and hearkened him not. And they turned their back to him and acknowledged him not nor the wisdom of his words.
And the Maker thus turned in his heart against his own kin, being greatly moved by the desperate cries of all the beings, who without the gift of speech could naught but howl in their pain and anguish; and in his heart he swore to undo the great error and injustice that the gods had bestown upon all beings of the world.
The Knowledge - The Beginning, Chapter III
The Maker did then make war upon the gods, being greatly displeased with their lack of love and compassion for all beings of their creation, and above the firmament of the world did a great battle ensue, and it tore holes in the nothingness and caused it to be filled with the small lights that is called the stars.
But the gods were too many and their strength unequalled, and the Maker could not prevail against them, and he fled before their might and hid in the great earth that was created; and the gods laughed in their vain pride and cursed him, for they knew not love or compassion.
And the Maker knew that he could not prevail against them and turned his mind to thinking, for he could not abide to the suffering of all life upon the world. Therefore he bided his time and turned his gaze upon the beings that walk upon the soil of the land that the gods did make.
And the Maker came to look upon Man, for he was not as the animals of the world, neither they that creep upon the dirt, nor they that fly in the air, nor they that swim in the great waters, nor they that walk upon hooves and paws.
Upon seeing Man the Maker perceived that Man could wreak things with his hands, and could walk upon the earth with grace and purpose, and bring change unto the world, which was filled with suffering and anguish when the gods would send plague and famine and many other great calamities,
For the Maker was sore displeased with the world and its fashion, and he was loathe to give sway to the might of the gods, and he desired more so to fashion the world after his thought.
When the Maker perceived this he spake in his heart, saying, Of all that walk upon the soil of the land, Man is different. I shall give Man what I have and re-make him in my likeness of thought. And from Man shall I draw the strength that may thwart and undo the strength of the gods, for against much good all that is evil cannot prevail.
And the Maker ventured forth to the sun, for he knew that its light was good, and from it he stole a portion of its glory in secrecy, for he knew he could not prevail against the gods. And from the sun he took a portion and speedily went his way, so that the gods would not know and in their wrath come against to do battle.
But they saw it not, and the design of the Maker would thus come to be.
The Maker descended upon the firmament of the sky and beheld Man that walked hither and thither in his anguish upon the soil of the land; and the Maker bequeathed unto Man and all his kin a portion of the light of the sun, which he had taken without the knowledge of the gods.
And with the blow of his mouth he sent a portion of the light of the sun into Man and his kin, and thus Man begat knowledge of good and evil; and in that light, which the Maker gifted unto Man came the soul that dwelleth in all Men.
The knowledge of good and evil gave also Man the gift of cunning and thought and choice, and with the birth of souls in all Men the Maker was greatly strengthened; thus he knew in his heart that his design had come to fruition and he would again make war upon the gods.
The Knowledge - The Beginning, Chapter IV
The gods gathered then in the firmament of the sky, for they desired to wreak desolation upon all beings that dwell upon the soil of the earth and in the sky and in the great waters. And they wondered after Man when they beheld him, for he and his kin had now the gift of speech and of knowledge and cunning; and Man knew good and evil.
And they were greatly vexed and asked twixt each other who had done this, for they knew not who had done this.
The Maker came then again before them and spake unto them, saying, Behold my work and my design, for I have taken the light of the sun and gifted it unto Men; they are not as the beasts of the soil that dwell upon the land and the sky and the sea, and they shall rise to dominion of the world and divide it amongst themselves; and they shall know good and evil, right and wrong, and love and compassion.
And they shall remake the world so that it shall be no longer a place that ye shall smite with plague and desolation and famine and calamity. Thus have I spoken and thus have I done.
The gods wondered after the Maker and cried out in great uproar, for they were sorely vexed with the designs of the Maker and his deed. And they rose in their might to wage war upon him, for they were many and he but one.
Yet with all their great numbers and all their might they could not stand before him, for from Man the Maker drew strength as they had understood what he had wrought and had turned their hearts unto him.
And with his new strength he smote the gods and overcame them, and he bound them with his might so that they would have no power of him and over their creation. The Maker took the gods and went forth to the Dark Abyss, which lieth where no Man can go, for it is beyond the darkness and the void and the world and the firmament of the sky.
And in the Dark Abyss he cast them down and he banished them to that place for all time, so that they might never return to wage war upon him and smite the world with their many and cruel calamities from which they took great pleasure. The gods may thus never return from the Dark Abyss for in it is nothing as it is nothing, a place immaterial and beyond the power of Man.
Thus were the old gods driven from the world and Man was given dominion over the world and all that walketh upon the soil of the land.
The Knowledge - The Beginning, Chapter V
The Maker then returned to the world and beheld what he had done, and he was greatly pleased, but gave not the gift of the light of the sun to any save Man, and he decreed that all offspring of Man and his kin should be receive what he had bequeathed unto Man. That was his covenant and eternal promise.
And he spake, saying, Let Man rise to dominion as I have desired, and let him rule over the soil of the land and over the animals that dwell there, but the great waters shall he not rule, for they shall for ever serve as remembrance when all was chaos and in turmoil,
And when the gods sought to undo my designs and my desire. But from its bounty they shall find meat of fish and all other beasts that dwell therein. And from the animals that walk upon the soil of the land, and from the fowl that flieth under the firmament of the sky, and from the fruit of the trees and the fields shall he and his kin draw sustenance and be satisfied.
Yet shall Man and his kin toil as I have toiled, and shall for a season gather the fruit of the trees and the field, and in his abode shall he store it for the season that naught shall grow, for there was a time where naught was made.
And the Maker made the seasons where Man should sow seeds upon the field, and reap the harvest ere the coming of the season where naught would grow. And the Maker caused the animals to find their meat of the soil and the meat of their quarry, but he gave them no cunning or gift of speech.
And the Maker spake, saying, I shall bequeath unto Man another gift that if he in the span of his life walketh my way and doeth my will, and he shall gain entrance to the Field, which I shall make as a place for Men that seek to do right and good. And in the Field they shall be as I am and think as I am, for they shall have my thoughts as I had Man in mine.
But woe unto him that walketh not upon my path, for the light that he shall be gifted shall fade away into nothingness, and he shall be as though he never was, nor shall he ever be again, and the world shall never see his likeness or hear his voice again.