Toran: Hierarchy: Difference between revisions

Learning and Lore handles the lore and history of the church, and now the tenets, canon, and codes (inherited from the justicers). The head of this small but vital organization is called simply the Teacher, and all others are students. The Teacher is never called by his or her name after taking office, and is a volunteer. If there is more than one volunteer, a secret ballot is used to determine who will be the next Teacher.

<span class="ITALIC">Auscultare Loran Kor</span> -- The position of high priest, until recently, has been one of speeches, diplomacy, and travel. With events being what they are, this has changed. Since the death of the previous high priest and the selection of the most recent, the entire focus has shifted. The position previously called the high priest is now the Auscultare, and he acts as a conduit between Toran and his church. As the spiritual head of the church, Loran Kor was chosen just after the church resettled in [[Fort Llast]]. He is a quiet and kind man, tonsured and stooped at the shoulders. In his 70's, he lacks the stamina and [[strength]] of his youth but more than makes up for that with his tremendous [[wisdom]] drawn on his lifetime as a soldier, statesman, father, general, and [[cleric]]. Loran Kor found the Quartos Toranis, lost for centuries, and is working to revise church canon to account for situations that might resemble Navarre's. He is the first high priest handpicked by Toran himself.

He is in his mid-50's, bald, strong-bodied but lined with the strain of his office. He is married but, like his god, only adopted children, never having any of his own.

The base of the church and the first order to exist, these are the clerics who attend to caring for the sick, dispensing wisdom and advice on request, and maintaining the good works that define Toran as a god of both compassion and righteousness. Led by Waltier <span class="CAMELCASE">Mac Dunnelson</span> who interacts with the Auscultare on matters of doctrine, the Ordained are trying to expand again after the schism that shook the faithful and brought distrust to the eyes of laypeople.

Brother Waltier MacDunnelson is an energetic man in his 40's with auburn hair and brown eyes that seem to glow. When you meet him, it is immediately clear that he loves his god, his faith, and his brethren, and those with more lethargic personalities are pressed to keep up with him. He has been actively searching for and training new clerics, and he is the inspiration that the church needed to help move past recent events.

Many paladins do not enter one of the sects, serving instead the larger Order of the Longsword. The second order to exist in the church, they have a history of codes and ethics that go back centuries. They focus on aiding and protecting others and travel the continents of [[Layonara]]. Rebound to the Conducts of [[Virtue]], they will be kept in check from the excesses of the justicers by careful scrutiny by Toran's Ordained and the Champion of Toran. Both the commander of the order and his second died in the defense of Prantz, and since then, a young but level-headed paladin named Ava Merinday has led the order as lieutenant elect.

Second Lieutenant Shadre Maharket of the Longsword is currently fingered to become the next commander of the paladins. A darkeyed, dark-skinned man from the Great Desert with a powerful personality, he has come late to the order and is training under Ava to lead, with her blessing. He has a sharp mind and wit and a good head for people.

Formerly the donations office, the Missions and the Exchequer now handle the money coming into the church and funds relief efforts. This new office has existed only since the year after Bloodstone's fall. With the Prantz temple destroyed and expansion needed in Fort Llast, the office was created to allot funds for construction and new building, equipment, relief work, and ministering. Previously all the orders and sects handled their own funds. Now the Exchequer has consolidated all of those monies and donations under one banner. The first Exchequer is Sherinde with Irithel assisting her.

Henri Jameson assists Gallie in her wanderings. He is short with the potbelly of middle age beginning to show. This solemn but caring man lost his entire family to starvation after the initial fall of Prantz and the [[darkness]] that followed. Despite or perhaps due to the horrific experience he had, he is known to hand out his last piece of food to the hungry, rather than eat it himself.

With the size of the church and the number of people and events that happen, large and small, the Office of the Register exists to keep everyone documented. Manned primarily by clergy, this office was moved to Fort Llast just a few months before the fall of Prantz to make room at the Prantz temple for more justicer training rooms. This stroke of luck saved the Office, and it is staffed by seven people currently. The head registrar is assigned by the Teacher of Toran and the Office acts very closely with this group. There has been a Registry Office for almost 2,000 years; however, most of the earliest records have been lost or destroyed due to wars, natural occurrences, and the lifespan of parchment. Accuracy can only be confirmed for the last 500 years.