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Other Ideoligions

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	=== Ezra ===		=== Ezra ===
	Though superficially similar to one another with Ezrite claims concerning Legion finding some equivalence to the Law interpretation of Chaos, these two ideoligions have opposed one another vociferously the day the first ''lexator'' encountered the first anchorite. Regional powers in the Western Core have decried worship of Law as borderline heresy; conversely, the same has been levied against Ezrites by eastern Cordovans. Ultimately it has been handed down by the Council of Law to approach Ezrites as misguided in their beliefs, likening Ezra as but one facet of the All. Interestingly, military efforts to defend Cordova's northern border has put ''lexators'' in continued proximity with Darkonian templars representing the Fourth Revelation, also fighting the matriculated dead in defense of their homeland near Nevuchar Springs. It is here that there is an unspoken armistice between the two ideoligions, finding enough common ground to set aside differences as to focus on their shared enemy. Whether this "alliance" will develop in normalized relations elsewhere in the Core remains unclear, as the two churches refuse to recognize each other in any official capacity regardless.		Though superficially similar to one another with Ezrite claims concerning Legion finding some equivalence to the Law interpretation of Chaos, these two ideoligions have opposed one another vociferously since the day the first ''lexator'' encountered the first anchorite. Regional powers in the Western Core have decried worship of Law as borderline heresy; conversely, the same has been levied against Ezrites by eastern Cordovans. Ultimately it has been handed down by the Council of Law to approach Ezrites as misguided in their beliefs, likening Ezra as but one facet of the All. Interestingly, military efforts to defend Cordova's northern border has put ''lexators'' in continued proximity with Darkonian templars representing the Fourth Revelation, also fighting the matriculated dead in defense of their homeland near Nevuchar Springs. It is here that there is an unspoken armistice between the two ideoligions, finding enough common ground to set aside differences as to focus on their shared enemy. Whether this "alliance" will develop in normalized relations elsewhere in the Core remains unclear, as the two churches refuse to recognize each other in any official capacity regardless.

	=== Eternal Order ===		=== Eternal Order ===

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	'''Divine Domains''': Artifice, Evil, Law, Scrutiny, Strength, War		'''Divine Domains''': Artifice, Evil, Law, Scrutiny, Strength, War
	'''Anathema:''' Chaos, Good, Healing, Magic		'''Anathema:''' Chaos, Good, Healing, Magic
	'''Favored Weapon''': Whip, heavy or light flail		'''Favored Weapon''': Whip, bastard sword, heavy or light flail
	'''Symbol''': Blue and white eye suspended in gold		'''Symbol''': Blue and white eye suspended in gold
	'''Demonym''': ''Lexator,'' lit. Law[wo]man in [[Languages\|High Cordovan]]		'''Demonym''': ''Lexator,'' lit. Law[wo]man in [[Languages\|High Cordovan]]

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	=== Ezra ===		=== Ezra ===
	Though superficially similar to one another with Ezrite claims concerning Legion finding some equivalence to the Law interpretation of Chaos, these two ideoligions have opposed one another vociferously the day the first ''lexator'' encountered the first anchorite. Regional powers in the Western Core have decried worship of Law as borderline heresy; conversely, the same has been levied against Ezrites by eastern Cordovans. Ultimately it has been handed down by the Council of Law to approach Ezrites as misguided in their beliefs, likening Ezra as but one facet of the All. Interestingly, military efforts to defend Cordova's northern border has put ''lexators'' in continued proximity with ~~Darkonese~~ templars representing the Fourth Revelation, also fighting the matriculated dead in defense of their homeland near Nevuchar Springs. It is here that there is an unspoken armistice between the two ideoligions, finding enough common ground to set aside differences as to focus on their shared enemy. Whether this "alliance" will develop in normalized relations elsewhere in the Core remains unclear, as the two churches refuse to recognize each other in any official capacity regardless.		Though superficially similar to one another with Ezrite claims concerning Legion finding some equivalence to the Law interpretation of Chaos, these two ideoligions have opposed one another vociferously the day the first ''lexator'' encountered the first anchorite. Regional powers in the Western Core have decried worship of Law as borderline heresy; conversely, the same has been levied against Ezrites by eastern Cordovans. Ultimately it has been handed down by the Council of Law to approach Ezrites as misguided in their beliefs, likening Ezra as but one facet of the All. Interestingly, military efforts to defend Cordova's northern border has put ''lexators'' in continued proximity with Darkonian templars representing the Fourth Revelation, also fighting the matriculated dead in defense of their homeland near Nevuchar Springs. It is here that there is an unspoken armistice between the two ideoligions, finding enough common ground to set aside differences as to focus on their shared enemy. Whether this "alliance" will develop in normalized relations elsewhere in the Core remains unclear, as the two churches refuse to recognize each other in any official capacity regardless.

	=== Eternal Order ===		=== Eternal Order ===

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	These temples often contain various libraries and archives, presided over by local Adjudicators in addition to the temple's priests, known to the Church of Law as ''orators.'' It is custom to burn incense throughout any hall intended for prayer, enunciated therein by the constant ambiance of hymns and spoken axioms. Presiding priests organize readings every nine days, also known as ''Lectio,'' or lessons. Attendance, while not compulsory, is considered virtuous. Per Cordovan customs around the covering of one's face, all laity and clergy wear blue veils during ''Lectio'' and religious gatherings in general. Often these prayer veils are interwoven with embroidery venerating Law featuring axioms of personal significance to the wearer, as the mere presence of the Word of Law written or spoken is believed to have an ablative effect upon the inner Chaos Inherent.		These temples often contain various libraries and archives, presided over by local Adjudicators in addition to the temple's priests, known to the Church of Law as ''orators.'' It is custom to burn incense throughout any hall intended for prayer, enunciated therein by the constant ambiance of hymns and spoken axioms. Presiding priests organize readings every nine days, also known as ''Lectio,'' or lessons. Attendance, while not compulsory, is considered virtuous. Per Cordovan customs around the covering of one's face, all laity and clergy wear blue veils during ''Lectio'' and religious gatherings in general. Often these prayer veils are interwoven with embroidery venerating Law featuring axioms of personal significance to the wearer, as the mere presence of the Word of Law written or spoken is believed to have an ablative effect upon the inner Chaos Inherent.

			== Other Ideoligions ==

			=== Ezra ===
			Though superficially similar to one another with Ezrite claims concerning Legion finding some equivalence to the Law interpretation of Chaos, these two ideoligions have opposed one another vociferously the day the first ''lexator'' encountered the first anchorite. Regional powers in the Western Core have decried worship of Law as borderline heresy; conversely, the same has been levied against Ezrites by eastern Cordovans. Ultimately it has been handed down by the Council of Law to approach Ezrites as misguided in their beliefs, likening Ezra as but one facet of the All. Interestingly, military efforts to defend Cordova's northern border has put ''lexators'' in continued proximity with Darkonese templars representing the Fourth Revelation, also fighting the matriculated dead in defense of their homeland near Nevuchar Springs. It is here that there is an unspoken armistice between the two ideoligions, finding enough common ground to set aside differences as to focus on their shared enemy. Whether this "alliance" will develop in normalized relations elsewhere in the Core remains unclear, as the two churches refuse to recognize each other in any official capacity regardless.

			=== Eternal Order ===

			=== Hala ===

			=== Lakant Spiritualism ===

			=== The Morninglord ===

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Clergy, Hierarchy and Temples

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	=== Converts <small>(''conversi)'' (NE)</small> ===		=== Converts <small>(''conversi)'' (NE)</small> ===
	As Cordovan superstition dictates the killing of blooded sorcerers as tantamount to letting their Chaos Inherent spread elsewhere, the Church of Law provides conversion as the final end to any sorcerer detained by the Axiomatic Inquest. These sorcerers are taught such to temper the arcane nature of their powers such to become supplicants reborn under Law, otherwise known as [[Sorcerer\|ardent]] sorcerers; it is believed that by abandoning the arcane for something divine, these Converts may reunite with Him. The methods associated with Converts, however, are bloody secrets well kept. Converts are often associated with the militant fighters stocking the front lines of the Church's endless crusades in the yet unbowed Tirimisce Lands and protecting Cordova's border with [[Necropolis (Darkon)\|Necropolis]] from armies of matriculated dead.		As Cordovan superstition dictates the killing of blooded sorcerers as tantamount to letting their Chaos Inherent spread elsewhere, the Church of Law provides conversion as the final end to any sorcerer detained by the Axiomatic Inquest. These sorcerers are taught such to temper the arcane nature of their powers such to become supplicants reborn under Law, otherwise known as [[Sorcerer\|ardent]] sorcerers; it is believed that by abandoning the arcane for something divine, these Converts may reunite with Him. The methods associated with Converts, however, are bloody secrets well kept. Converts are often associated with the militant fighters stocking the front lines of the Church's endless crusades in the yet unbowed Tirimisce Lands and protecting Cordova's border with [[Necropolis (Darkon)\|Necropolis]] from armies of matriculated dead.

			All devout followers of Law prefer His colors in uniform for worship: gold, blue and white, deeply contrasting the black and reds associated with the ''Dziesieciu''. Amulets cast in the shape of the Law-seeking eye are common to be worn both with titled clergy as well as laity, with the symbol and variations thereof often painted on the doors of temples or even residences to "ward away" chaotic elements. Temples in Cordova's cities are grand affairs constructed with polished Skyalian marble, where all prayer and worship are to be preformed under a massive, central stained glass bearing this same eye. Temples in border districts, though necessarily smaller, still are constructed with marble - often, the only building in the entire township to be so.

			These temples often contain various libraries and archives, presided over by local Adjudicators in addition to the temple's priests, known to the Church of Law as ''orators.'' It is custom to burn incense throughout any hall intended for prayer, enunciated therein by the constant ambiance of hymns and spoken axioms. Presiding priests organize readings every nine days, also known as ''Lectio,'' or lessons. Attendance, while not compulsory, is considered virtuous. Per Cordovan customs around the covering of one's face, all laity and clergy wear blue veils during ''Lectio'' and religious gatherings in general. Often these prayer veils are interwoven with embroidery venerating Law featuring axioms of personal significance to the wearer, as the mere presence of the Word of Law written or spoken is believed to have an ablative effect upon the inner Chaos Inherent.

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Coventry (coventria) (NE)

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August: /* Adjudicators (arbitratores) (LN) */

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Adjudicators (arbitratores) (LN)

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	* ''<code>lexator primum</code>:'' 1st		* ''<code>lexator primum</code>:'' 1st

	Rank does not translate to ecclesial role within the Church, only the individual's authority. There are ~~three~~ particular organs of the Church that finalize a formal title as given, with their role separating ''lexator'' and rank. Alignments are provided to characterize the role as a whole and are not a requirement for characters so long as they meet the requirements for their [[Classes and Archetypes\|class]] archetype.		Rank does not translate to ecclesial role within the Church, only the individual's authority. There are four particular organs of the Church that finalize a formal title as given, with their role separating ''lexator'' and rank. Alignments are provided to characterize the role as a whole and are not a requirement for characters so long as they meet the requirements for their [[Classes and Archetypes\|class]] archetype.

			=== Councilors <small>(''consiliarii)''</small> ===
			Almost no ''lexator'' has seen a Councilor in person as their preference is to speak only through proxies and trusted representatives. All other clergy are functionaries beneath the Councilors—no matter what their rank. Due to their continued culture of deference, however, grand overtures from the office of the Council are rare and their influence throughout the rest of the Church unclear.

	=== Adjudicators <small>(''arbitratores'')</small> <small>(LN)</small> ===		=== Adjudicators <small>(''arbitratores'')</small> <small>(LN)</small> ===
	As Cordova is an imperial theocracy, the bare matter of written law and the judgment thereof must be brought by the Church. Adjudicators are lawyers, judges and overseers interfacing with the civilian bureaucracies of individual settlements, among other duties. They are expected to be particularly versed in the Word of Law with its countless codices and scripture as the Adjudicators are tasked with determining whether certain Transmissions ~~received by clergy and laity alike~~ are canonical or must be repealed as chaotic illusion. Travel is not typical for Adjudicators, however some may find themselves charged with collecting Transmissions of faraway peoples and provinces or otherwise cataloguing their own experiences as filtered through religious lenses to be ~~later~~ brought back to Cordova. They compose most of the Church's upper ranks and function as the Church's most trusted administrators.		As Cordova is an imperial theocracy, the bare matter of written law and the judgment thereof must be brought by the Church. Adjudicators are lawyers, judges and overseers interfacing with the civilian bureaucracies of individual settlements, among other duties. They are expected to be particularly versed in the Word of Law with its countless codices and scripture as the Adjudicators are tasked with determining whether certain Transmissions are canonical or must be repealed as chaotic illusion. Travel is not typical for Adjudicators, however some may find themselves charged with collecting Transmissions of faraway peoples and provinces or otherwise cataloguing their own experiences as filtered through religious lenses to be brought back to Cordova. They compose most of the Church's upper ranks and function as the Church's most trusted administrators, beside the Council themselves.

	=== Inquisitors <small>''(inquisitores)''</small> <small>(LE)</small> ===		=== Inquisitors <small>''(inquisitores)''</small> <small>(LE)</small> ===
	By far the largest and farthest reaching arm of the Church is the Axiomatic Inquest and their Inquisitors, charged with rooting out Chaos in all facets of lawful societies. ~~This~~ may ~~take~~ the form ~~of spycraft~~, ~~embedding themselves~~ in ~~other civilizations~~ to ~~report~~ their ~~findings~~ to the ~~Church so~~ that ~~Adjudicators may decide who and what should be remanded~~,		By far the largest and farthest reaching arm of the Church is the Axiomatic Inquest and their Inquisitors, charged with rooting out Chaos in all facets of lawful societies. Inquisitors may not be blooded sorcerers and are trained in the Arts, command, subterfuge and control. These ''lexators'' form the authorities common folk are most likely to encounter within the Church outside their local temples and mundane institutions, taking orders from their superiors and in rarer cases missives passed down from the Council personally.

			=== Coventry <small>(''coventria)'' (NE)</small> ===
			As Cordovan superstition dictates the killing of blooded sorcerers as tantamount to letting their chaos inherent spread elsewhere, the Church makes admission to the Coventry the final end to any sorcerer detained by the Axiomatic Inquest. Educated in a manner benefiting Law, these sorcerers learn to temper their chaos inherent and become sorcerous clerics of Law, otherwise known as ardent sorcerers; it is believed that by abandoning the arcane for something divine, these sorcerers are capable of reuniting with Him. The methods associated with the Coventry, however, are bloody secrets well kept. Coventry members are often associated with militant fighters on the front lines of the Church's endless crusades in the still unbowed Tirimisce Lands.

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Clergy, Hierarchy and Temples

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 ''MAY WE DIE IN HIS SCRUTINY.''</blockquote>—''Lexator'' Janus, ''Codex of a Convert''
-  '''Alignment''': '''LE (LE, NE or LN)'''
+  '''Alignment''': '''LE''' (LE, NE or LN)
   '''Divine Domains''': Artifice, Evil, Law, Scrutiny, Strength, War
   '''Anathema:''' Chaos, Good, Healing, Magic
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 == Clergy, Hierarchy and Temples ==
-There is no singular voice of Law, as all followers may experience Transmissions from Him which they alone must articulate and interpret. Not even Velius the Teacher prescribed to her people her absolute authority—it was granted to her for her heroism as the Liberator. Likewise no-one can claim to be His embodiment or avatar, as to suggest such a thing is impossible for all mortal shells are expressions of the Chaos Inherent and therefore unsuitable for Him. He can only be experienced in His sum totality in the Astral and the intangible.
+There is no singular voice of Law, as all followers may experience Transmissions from Him that they alone must articulate and interpret. Not even Velius the Teacher prescribed to her people her absolute authority—it was granted to her for her heroism as the Liberator. Likewise no-one can claim to be His embodiment or avatar, as to suggest such a thing is impossible for all mortal shells are expressions of the Chaos Inherent and therefore unsuitable for Him. He can only be experienced in His sum totality in the Astral and the intangible.
-Though this may imply a horizontal hierarchical structure, in keeping with Cordovan culture reality permits a Church of Law that is strictly regimented anyway, though all followers carry the base title ''lexator'' and any gender may ascend within its ranks.
+Though this may imply a horizontal hierarchical structure, in keeping with Cordovan culture reality permits a Church of Law that is strictly regimented anyway, though all followers carry the base title ''lexator'' and any gender or origin may ascend within its ranks—including Outlanders. Though Cordova's demographics have not yet permitted any titled clergy above ''lexator nonus'' for nonhuman races, the Church's ongoing refugee crisis at their northern border has seen Cordovan and by extension the Church's suspicion of nonhumans wane in recent years.

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	''The One, the All, the Intangible Infinite''<blockquote>''COME, WORM OF MAN, AND LISTEN TO THE GOD THAT DOES NOT SPEAK. THROUGH HIM WE SHALL STRANGLE THE CHAOS INHERENT. THROUGH HIM ORDER SHALL BE BORNE ~~OUT~~ WHERE THERE WAS ONCE TREACHERY, ONCE ANARCHY, UNTIL THERE IS NAUGHT LEFT BUT HIS WORD WITHOUT WORDS.''		''The One, the All, the Intangible Infinite''<blockquote>''COME, WORM OF MAN, AND LISTEN TO THE GOD THAT DOES NOT SPEAK. THROUGH HIM WE SHALL STRANGLE THE CHAOS INHERENT. THROUGH HIM ORDER SHALL BE BORNE WHERE THERE WAS ONCE TREACHERY, ONCE ANARCHY, UNTIL THERE IS NAUGHT LEFT BUT HIS WORD WITHOUT WORDS.''

	''HE IS LAW. HE IS ALL.''		''HE IS LAW. HE IS ALL.''

	''MAY WE DIE IN HIS SCRUTINY.''</blockquote>~~—Lexator~~ Janus, ''Codex of a Convert''		''MAY WE DIE IN HIS SCRUTINY.''</blockquote>—''Lexator'' Janus, ''Codex of a Convert''
	'''Alignment''': '''LE (LE, NE or LN)'''		'''Alignment''': '''LE (LE, NE or LN)'''
	'''Divine Domains''': Artifice, Evil, Law, Scrutiny, Strength, War		'''Divine Domains''': Artifice, Evil, Law, Scrutiny, Strength, War

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	''The One, the All, the ~~intangible~~ Infinite''<blockquote>''COME, WORM OF MAN, AND LISTEN TO THE GOD THAT DOES NOT SPEAK. THROUGH HIM WE SHALL STRANGLE THE CHAOS INHERENT. THROUGH HIM ORDER SHALL BE BORNE OUT WHERE THERE WAS ONCE TREACHERY, ONCE ANARCHY, UNTIL THERE IS NAUGHT LEFT BUT HIS WORD WITHOUT WORDS.''		''The One, the All, the Intangible Infinite''<blockquote>''COME, WORM OF MAN, AND LISTEN TO THE GOD THAT DOES NOT SPEAK. THROUGH HIM WE SHALL STRANGLE THE CHAOS INHERENT. THROUGH HIM ORDER SHALL BE BORNE OUT WHERE THERE WAS ONCE TREACHERY, ONCE ANARCHY, UNTIL THERE IS NAUGHT LEFT BUT HIS WORD WITHOUT WORDS.''

	''HE IS LAW. HE IS ALL.''		''HE IS LAW. HE IS ALL.''

	''MAY WE DIE IN HIS SCRUTINY.''</blockquote>—Lexator Janus, ''Codex of a Convert''		''MAY WE DIE IN HIS SCRUTINY.''</blockquote>—Lexator Janus, ''Codex of a Convert''
	'''Alignment''': '''LE~~'''~~ (LE, NE or LN)		'''Alignment''': '''LE (LE, NE or LN)'''
	'''Divine Domains''': Artifice, Evil, Law, Scrutiny, Strength, War		'''Divine Domains''': Artifice, Evil, Law, Scrutiny, Strength, War
	'''Anathema:''' Chaos, Good, Healing, Magic		'''Anathema:''' Chaos, Good, Healing, Magic
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	== Dogma ==		== Dogma ==
	The Chaos Inherent exists in all men. To embrace Chaos is to be cursed to return to the folly of material creation. Thought, word and vision are the divine implements from which Chaos may be suppressed. Law is the One, the All, and the intangible Infinite. He blessed us with our spirits so that we may rejoin Him in death so long as we embrace Him and only Him in life. Lawful ideoligions are but epithets of Law. Enlighten these heathens to His truths so that they may also be saved. There is no greater condemnation than to be forced to walk the material forever. Kill no souls who embody Chaos, for they will only return stronger. Monsters and beasts wearing the mien of man may try to deceive you into believing they are soulful, but their souls have already departed. Kill them with exacting jurisprudence. When we sleep we receive Transmissions of the great Astral and intangible in our dreams—through them He speaks without speaking, and we should catalogue as such into ~~our~~ codices and tomes to speak as divine edicts.		The Chaos Inherent exists in all men. To embrace Chaos is to be cursed to return to the folly of material creation. Thought, word and vision are the divine implements from which Chaos may be suppressed. Law is the One, the All, and the intangible Infinite. He blessed us with our spirits so that we may rejoin Him in death so long as we embrace Him and only Him in life. Lawful ideoligions are but epithets of Law. Enlighten these heathens to His truths so that they may also be saved. There is no greater condemnation than to be forced to walk the material forever. Kill no souls who embody Chaos, for they will only return stronger. Monsters and beasts wearing the mien of man may try to deceive you into believing they are soulful, but their souls have already departed. Kill them with exacting jurisprudence. When we sleep we receive Transmissions of the great Astral and intangible in our dreams—through them He speaks without speaking, and we should catalogue as such into codices and tomes to speak as divine edicts.

	Though the material world may be composed of Chaos, pursue Law here anyway. Create vast works of order and reasoned invention. Reject the seduction of arcane magic and heathen miracles. He is the Artificer, and we honor Him to apply sacred geometries and formulae than submit to the tyranny and illusion of arcane power.		Though the material world may be composed of Chaos, pursue Law while here anyway. Create vast works of order and reasoned invention. Reject the seduction of arcane magic and heathen miracles. He is the Artificer, and we honor Him to apply sacred geometries and formulae than submit to the tyranny and illusion of arcane power.

	== Clergy, Hierarchy and Temples ==		== Clergy, Hierarchy and Temples ==