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===== | ===== Order of [[the Shining Hand]] ===== | ||
Formerly called the Order of the [[Unliving]] Hunters, this small sect within the church was also a part of the judiciary before the schism. The order is made up of [[paladins]]; at last count 301 men and women. The tie that binds this group is devotion. While every order boasts piety, the Shining Hand uses their faith as their primary weapon when hunting and dispatching unliving. In addition, many of the duties of the [[justicers]] that the Order of the Longsword has not picked up, have fallen to the Shining Hand. | Formerly called the Order of the [[Unliving]] Hunters, this small sect within the church was also a part of the judiciary before the schism. The order is made up of [[paladins]]; at last count 301 men and women. The tie that binds this group is devotion. While every order boasts piety, the Shining Hand uses their faith as their primary weapon when hunting and dispatching unliving. In addition, many of the duties of the [[justicers]] that the Order of the Longsword has not picked up, have fallen to the Shining Hand. | ||
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Learning and Lore ===== | |||
This small sect of the Ordained concerns themselves only with the teachings, lore, and history of the church. All the minutiae of Toran's knowledge falls into their reign, and they share that knowledge freely within the church. They work closely with the Office of the Registrar, comparing and fact-checking persons and deeds. Learning and Lore also dispenses the information they gather to those outside the church if they deem it appropriate. They often do gatherings to both set rumors straight and pass on the word of the Great Leader. While the organization is called Learning and Lore, only one person is called the Teacher; the rest are called students, regardless of their position. | This small sect of the Ordained concerns themselves only with the teachings, lore, and history of the church. All the minutiae of Toran's knowledge falls into their reign, and they share that knowledge freely within the church. They work closely with the Office of the Registrar, comparing and fact-checking persons and deeds. Learning and Lore also dispenses the information they gather to those outside the church if they deem it appropriate. They often do gatherings to both set rumors straight and pass on the word of the Great Leader. While the organization is called Learning and Lore, only one person is called the Teacher; the rest are called students, regardless of their position. | ||
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Teacher Undre Camphallion came to the temple in Fort Llast as a young child from the [[Hammerbound Peaks]]. He has spent his entire life within the church and, in fact, in Fort Llast, dedicating himself to reading and sharing all the learning of his god. He is nearing the end of his life at 87 years but is still very vital mentally and is regarded as the premier expert on the history of the church. He was also instrumental in helping Loran Kor find the [[Quartos Toranis]]. | Teacher Undre Camphallion came to the temple in Fort Llast as a young child from the [[Hammerbound Peaks]]. He has spent his entire life within the church and, in fact, in Fort Llast, dedicating himself to reading and sharing all the learning of his god. He is nearing the end of his life at 87 years but is still very vital mentally and is regarded as the premier expert on the history of the church. He was also instrumental in helping Loran Kor find the [[Quartos Toranis]]. | ||
===== | ===== [[Champions]] of Toran ===== | ||
This is a title for those who have performed exceptional duty to the church--an honorary position. The first [[Champion of Toran]] was a simple cleric named Alphonse Matteo, for his role in smuggling out war orphans from under the nose of a dictator on [[Belinara]] in 1123. Forced to battle to protect the last fourteen children, he managed to cover their retreat from the labor-house they had been assigned to, even though he had no experience fighting. All in all he saved seventy-six children, and the Champion's title is sometimes called the Matteo Award. | This is a title for those who have performed exceptional duty to the church--an honorary position. The first [[Champion of Toran]] was a simple cleric named Alphonse Matteo, for his role in smuggling out war orphans from under the nose of a dictator on [[Belinara]] in 1123. Forced to battle to protect the last fourteen children, he managed to cover their retreat from the labor-house they had been assigned to, even though he had no experience fighting. All in all he saved seventy-six children, and the Champion's title is sometimes called the Matteo Award. | ||