Az'atta: Sects: Difference between revisions

===== Chain =====

The Redemptress has a three sects sanctioned by the order itself. The first operates in [[Audira]] and is slowly extending its influence throughout Sedera. This sect is simply known as the Chain by those who know to ask for it. What that specifically means, only those on the inside know. It is hypothesized that it means something to the effect of the Chain of Mercy or the Chain of Asylum, but the members themselves are rare. No confirmations are able to be made. The Chain seeks out those in need of [[Az'atta]]'s mercy but are unable to ask for it themselves. The sick, the abused, the very young, all of these are sought by this secret society and ferried somehow to the nearest temple. In extreme cases where a temple to Az'atta is not close enough, temples to [[Aeridin]] have been sought as well.

===== Civil Disobedience =====

A second sect sanctioned by the church is a very small group of clergy who seek out people living under the rule of tyrants, cruel overlords, and even landowners who are cruel to their workers. When the conditions drop to a situation where the people are in mortal danger, these faithful of [[The Heretic]] act. They will appear on the property of the landowner or ruler and pose as statues. They remain, sustained only by their faith, unmoving until their petitions are heard. They do not give their sect a name and are largely ignored or are simply cut down by the offended leader. Most who have been affected by this group call them a nuisance only. However, a very small number of leaders have been shown the error of their ways and repented. The number of reformed to date is less then 10, but it is enough to give hope to those who wish to be proactive in Az'atta's Way. They can be found on all continents'wherever they receive word through temples or other sources that there are persons in need.

===== Talmetene =====

The final sect sanctioned by the church is a group that accidentally sprang forth from the temple in Audira. In the first century of the history of the church, the town of Audira was not yet formed, yet the small temple had many mouths to feed. Still smarting from the loss of their leader through her assassination, the first handmaidens had not yet rejuvenated their faith in people nearby and struggled to do as their goddess wished. It was a time of growth for the two handmaidens.

These dogs are cared for and treated like the rest of the residents of the temple. The sect is looking into the spread of these dogs to temples with a similar climate where the dogs would be able to survive with little adaptation to a new environment.