Church of Prios
OVERVIEW
The Church of Prios Church of Prios The dominant religion of Ambria. Worships the sun god Prios. Immense political and military power. Prios The Sun God. The One. Giver of Laws. Dominant deity of Ambria. His light may be fading. Templewall Fortified religious settlement. The Church of Prios maintains its strongest presence here. Ambria The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.
Prios is dying. But there is hope: if humans work harder, expand more, colonize more wilderness, Prios will grow strong again.
THEOLOGY
Before the Great War Great War The devastating conflict that destroyed Alberetor, lasting two decades. Prios The Sun God. The One. Giver of Laws. Dominant deity of Ambria. His light may be fading.
Five years before the exodus from Alberetor Alberetor The dead kingdom south of the Titans. Former Ambrian homeland, devastated by the Great War against the Dark Lords. Prios The Sun God. The One. Giver of Laws. Dominant deity of Ambria. His light may be fading.
The Church teaches that Prios Prios The Sun God. The One. Giver of Laws. Dominant deity of Ambria. His light may be fading. Davokar The endless ancient forest north of Ambria. Divided into Bright, Wild, and Dark Davokar. Grave of the Symbaroum empire. Prios The Sun God. The One. Giver of Laws. Dominant deity of Ambria. His light may be fading.
PATRON SAINTS
The souls of fallen Templars Templars Knights of the Dying Sun. Armed wing of the Church of Prios. Holy warriors who hunt corruption. Prios The Sun God. The One. Giver of Laws. Dominant deity of Ambria. His light may be fading.
STRUCTURE — THE CURIA
The Church is governed by the Curia, composed of leaders from three subdivisions:
THE PRIESTHOOD (THEURGS & LITURGS)
Responsible for interpreting Prios Prios The Sun God. The One. Giver of Laws. Dominant deity of Ambria. His light may be fading. Yndaros Capital of Ambria. ~100,000 people. Built atop the ruins of ancient Lindaros on the shores of Lake Doudram. Templewall Fortified religious settlement. The Church of Prios maintains its strongest presence here. Karvosti Sacred cliff-top meeting place of the barbarian clans. Where the High Chieftain and witches hold council.
THE TEMPLARS (KNIGHTS OF THE DYING SUN)
The armed wing of the Church. Well-equipped, highly skilled warriors drawn exclusively from noble families. They played a crucial role in the Great War Great War The devastating conflict that destroyed Alberetor, lasting two decades. Dark Lords Necromantic overlords who commanded undead legions. Destroyed Alberetor before being defeated by Queen Korinthia. Templars Knights of the Dying Sun. Armed wing of the Church of Prios. Holy warriors who hunt corruption. Karvosti Sacred cliff-top meeting place of the barbarian clans. Where the High Chieftain and witches hold council.
THE TWILIGHT FRIARS (BLACK CLOAKS)
The inquisitorial arm. Witch-hunters and abomination-chasers who possess witchsight — the ability to perceive corruption and supernatural threats. While the Templars Templars Knights of the Dying Sun. Armed wing of the Church of Prios. Holy warriors who hunt corruption. Ambria The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly.
Their main monastery sits south of Yndaros Yndaros Capital of Ambria. ~100,000 people. Built atop the ruins of ancient Lindaros on the shores of Lake Doudram. Ambria The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly. Yndaros Capital of Ambria. ~100,000 people. Built atop the ruins of ancient Lindaros on the shores of Lake Doudram.
LEADERSHIP
First Father Jeseebegai Jeseebegai First Father of the Sun Church. Most powerful religious figure in Ambria. Knows Prios's light may be fading. Templewall Fortified religious settlement. The Church of Prios maintains its strongest presence here. Twilight Friars The Black Cloaks. Church intelligence, witch hunters, and secret enforcers. Operate from the Twilight Monastery. Jeseebegai First Father of the Sun Church. Most powerful religious figure in Ambria. Knows Prios's light may be fading.