Katia: Hierarchy: Difference between revisions

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Katia's dogma is subject to many interpretations. Her order has no single church or central hierarchy. Followers are loosely organized and tend to live in small groups with each group being headed by its most senior member. Many times that senior member is the eldest of the clan. Sometimes a clan is led by a family. It is not uncommon for followers to be solitary people. This, not surprisingly, includes the [[druids]] and [[rangers]] who follow [[Katia]]. The Church of Katia, while not grandly organized, shares respect of place from clan or group to another. If a visiting [[cleric]] or elder passes through, they are given the same respect as the clan's own leaders.

''&quot;I' t'kes all kinds, lad. Ev'ry'ne 'as a place in 'er eyes, a place te 'old th' balance of the gr't cycle. In th' future ye'll see yer place, don' trouble yerself. She sees int' yer 'eart, an wull help ye fin' yer own path te her. Lessin te yer 'eart, lad, jes lessin te yer 'eart.&quot;'' -The maiden elder's advice to a youth of his clan

[[Clerics]] of Katia tend to take on the roles of defender and nurturer. Her clerics foster the knowledge of her ways within the people as well as protecting those who follow her ideals. They work more with the people of [[Layonara]] than the counterpart of her ideals, the druids who follow under her banner. Clerics of Katia are often trained at the temple near where they grew up. Also, each temple tends to have their own variations on prayers, celebrations, rites, and legend lore. Sometimes these differences may be slight, and in other cases, the differences are [[grand]]. There is little cross training of clerics. They believe that the cleric trained fully in one area serves that community far better then causing them to transplant themselves into several different locations. However, some clerics choose the traveling life over a stationary one, committing themselves to the whole of Layonara as opposed to the community they grew up in.