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SingingSpock: Rites and Bans for Tessellate and Divisor updated, plus a bit more flavor for Tessellates who hold to pure pacifism

2024-08-21T07:01:55Z

Rites and Bans for Tessellate and Divisor updated, plus a bit more flavor for Tessellates who hold to pure pacifism

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	Each Path has access to special litanies and specialized cruciforms, but it comes with a price. Each Path demands more from its adherents than the Church itself; usually a rite they must perform regularly and a ban— a behavior or practice the Path absolutely shuns.		Each Path has access to special litanies and specialized cruciforms, but it comes with a price. Each Path demands more from its adherents than the Church itself; usually a rite they must perform regularly and a ban— a behavior or practice the Path absolutely shuns.
	===[[File:Cruciform.png]]Tesselates===		===[[File:Cruciform.png]]Tesselates===
	* '''Rite:''' ~~Tessellates~~ must ~~regularly provide personal~~, ~~specialist medical care to heathens~~ and ~~faithful alike~~. ~~Putting~~ a ~~bandaid on a scrape doesn’t suffice; neither does running a hospital~~ if ~~you’re not treating patients yourself~~.		* '''Rite:''' Tesselates must use their litanies or skills for the health and welfare, either physical, mental, or spiritual, of others, both within and without the Church. They may not ignore a request for medical help directed specifically at them if they can fulfill it.
	* '''Ban:''' Tessellates ~~must not harm anyone who has~~ not ~~harmed them~~, and ~~must always accept a ceasefire~~ if it is ~~offered~~.		* '''Ban:''' Tessellates take a vow of nonviolence. They may not use lethal force against another intelligent being (this includes less-than-lethal ammunition), and may only use nonlethal force if they or someone under their immediate care is attacked.

	<small>“The Tesselates say: one cannot serve two masters, life and death. The Prophet affirms the Ban but takes no overall position.” — Catechism </small>		<small>“The Tesselates say: one cannot serve two masters, life and death. The Prophet affirms the Ban but takes no overall position.” — Catechism </small>

	Tessellates are physicians and faith-healers. Their cruciforms grant them the power to close wounds and purge toxins at a word. Their roots are in the earliest days of the New Byzantine era, where they began as a wing of the Church dedicated to improving the frontier colony’s overtaxed healthcare system. They formed in sharp ideological opposition to the Divisors, drawing on religious teachings from Jainism and Christianity to argue that violence is the root of evil, and from Judaism and Buddhism to argue for the importance of healing the world.		Tessellates are physicians and faith-healers. Their cruciforms grant them the power to close wounds and purge toxins at a word. Their roots are in the earliest days of the New Byzantine era, where they began as a wing of the Church dedicated to improving the frontier colony’s overtaxed healthcare system. They formed in sharp ideological opposition to the Divisors, drawing on religious teachings from Jainism and Christianity to argue that violence is the root of evil, and from Judaism and Buddhism to argue for the importance of healing the world. While their Ban permits violence in self-defense, many of them refuse to harm another even then, preferring to die rather than to willfully cause harm.

	While much of their ideological tension with their counterparts has faded, and their positions have become more nuanced, they still hold to the belief that the Absolute desires a world of peace. On other theological questions, they tend to be neutral, seeing debates on the nature of the bluespace crash, the nature of Chaos, and even the structure of the church as distractions from the work of healing the world.		While much of their ideological tension with their counterparts has faded, and their positions have become more nuanced, they still hold to the belief that the Absolute desires a world of peace. On other theological questions, they tend to be neutral, seeing debates on the nature of the bluespace crash, the nature of Chaos, and even the structure of the church as distractions from the work of healing the world.
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	Tessellates do not distinguish between heathen and faithful in their work. They believe that it is holy to heal the ailing regardless of their professed creed, but there are also practical benefits to this policy. Many have converted shortly after a Tessellate’s litany saved their life. For this same reason, Tessellates are heavily involved in the Church’s charitable works, with most Tessellate Vectors offering their services free of charge.		Tessellates do not distinguish between heathen and faithful in their work. They believe that it is holy to heal the ailing regardless of their professed creed, but there are also practical benefits to this policy. Many have converted shortly after a Tessellate’s litany saved their life. For this same reason, Tessellates are heavily involved in the Church’s charitable works, with most Tessellate Vectors offering their services free of charge.
	===[[File:Cruciform.png]]Divisors===		===[[File:Cruciform.png]]Divisors===
	* '''Rite:''' Divisors must ~~routinely stand guard at~~ the ~~Absolute’s holy sites and cleanse~~ them ~~of any hostile influence~~. ~~Actually fighting is~~ not ~~always necessary, but Divisors must always be prepared for it~~.		* '''Rite:''' Divisors must defend the faithful from those that would do them harm. This does not extend to protecting them against valid legal or religious consequences of their own actions.
	* '''Ban:''' Divisors ~~must~~ never ~~flee~~ from ~~a foe that threatens others~~. ~~Running away when alone is permissible, as are orderly tactical retreats~~, but ~~allowing~~ others ~~to take on harm for your cowardice is forbidden~~.		* '''Ban:''' Divisors may never allow cowardice to prevent them from doing their duties, either to the Church or to other causes they have joined. They may exercise prudence on the battlefield and follow orders from superiors, but they may not flee without cause or save themselves at the expense of others.

	<small>“That thing... black-on-black and faces and eyes. I haven’t slept soundly since... it must be destroyed. We must have soldiers for it. He doesn’t know about it. I could use them. I must use them. There is no other path I can see.” — Lesser Word of Augustine (apocryphal)</small>		<small>“That thing... black-on-black and faces and eyes. I haven’t slept soundly since... it must be destroyed. We must have soldiers for it. He doesn’t know about it. I could use them. I must use them. There is no other path I can see.” — Lesser Word of Augustine (apocryphal)</small>

SingingSpock: Permits Reduction to last beyond the end of a shift purely on a Prime's say so, reflecting the policy shift a couple months back to demotions

2024-08-01T17:03:44Z

Permits Reduction to last beyond the end of a shift purely on a Prime's say so, reflecting the policy shift a couple months back to demotions

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	===Reduction and Separation===		===Reduction and Separation===
	Extreme venial sin, abuse of litanies or official Church powers, unduly harming Absolutists, or acting in a manner that damages the relationship between the Church and the rest of the colony can lead to Reduction or, in more severe cases, a Separation. These penalties may only be instituted by a Prime, and a Prime may only be subjected to them by an Inquisitor, a Fundamental, or Augustine herself. With Reduction, a Prime or Vector is defrocked (A Prime may be moved back to Vector status if the intended penalty is just a demotion). Beyond Reduction is Separation, in which a Scalar has their cruciform removed, becoming a Fractal. Additionally, those who persist in neglecting the rite or ban of their Path may be removed from that Path, which involves Separation, then reinstallation of a Vinculum cruciform. The duration of the penalty is at the discretion of the Prime, who is to render judgment based on the offense committed, whether the wrongdoer is repentant or not, and whether there is a history of such behaviors. Within Nadezhda, ~~these penalties~~ cannot last past the end of the shift without either authorization from the Fundamentals or the consent of the wrongdoer. These penalties are not excommunication, and thus may be reversed without the intervention of Augustine.		Extreme venial sin, abuse of litanies or official Church powers, unduly harming Absolutists, or acting in a manner that damages the relationship between the Church and the rest of the colony can lead to Reduction or, in more severe cases, a Separation. These penalties may only be instituted by a Prime, and a Prime may only be subjected to them by an Inquisitor, a Fundamental, or Augustine herself. With Reduction, a Prime or Vector is defrocked (A Prime may be moved back to Vector status if the intended penalty is just a demotion). Beyond Reduction is Separation, in which a Scalar has their cruciform removed, becoming a Fractal. Additionally, those who persist in neglecting the rite or ban of their Path may be removed from that Path, which involves Separation, then reinstallation of a Vinculum cruciform. The duration of the penalty is at the discretion of the Prime, who is to render judgment based on the offense committed, whether the wrongdoer is repentant or not, and whether there is a history of such behaviors. Within Nadezhda, the penalty of Separation cannot last past the end of the shift without either authorization from the Fundamentals or the consent of the wrongdoer. These penalties are not excommunication, and thus may be reversed without the intervention of Augustine.

	===Excommunication===		===Excommunication===
	<small>“The first time an Absolutist murdered another was March 10th, 2606. The case, and the culprit, were brought before the Prophet. Was it right, they asked, to execute the murderer as we had always done when she bore the Absolute’s cruciform? ‘No,’ said the Prophet, before speaking a litany none had ever heard. The murderer’s cruciform detached. ‘Having resolved that matter: do as you will with the heathen.’” — To the Limit</small>		<small>“The first time an Absolutist murdered another was March 10th, 2606. The case, and the culprit, were brought before the Prophet. Was it right, they asked, to execute the murderer as we had always done when she bore the Absolute’s cruciform? ‘No,’ said the Prophet, before speaking a litany none had ever heard. The murderer’s cruciform detached. ‘Having resolved that matter: do as you will with the heathen.’” — To the Limit</small>

SingingSpock: Adds OOC notes section clarifying which parts of the article are objective truth and which are the beliefs of the Church

2024-05-24T09:13:09Z

Adds OOC notes section clarifying which parts of the article are objective truth and which are the beliefs of the Church

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	<small>“Some claim the nature of Augustine’s revelation was eternal; that the Church as is appeared, in full, in her head at the moment of prophecy. This is nonsense. If it were true, we would not require her leadership; merely her instruction. The revelation of the Absolute is ongoing and temporally mediated. From the spacers, we learned never to abandon a fellow, never to discard what might be reused, and to keep the decks spotless.” — To the Limit</small>		<small>“Some claim the nature of Augustine’s revelation was eternal; that the Church as is appeared, in full, in her head at the moment of prophecy. This is nonsense. If it were true, we would not require her leadership; merely her instruction. The revelation of the Absolute is ongoing and temporally mediated. From the spacers, we learned never to abandon a fellow, never to discard what might be reused, and to keep the decks spotless.” — To the Limit</small>

	It was at this time that Augustine had her revelation, stumbling upon the Absolute while attempting to chart out a system of divine mathematics, and founded the earliest form of the Church of the Absolute. She and her disciples fled from the core worlds, where they were persecuted as thieves, and lived for a time among long-haul space traders. This flight, the First Exodus, is where the Church grew in earnest, syncretizing with the spacers’ existing beliefs and cultures and attracting numerous converts intrigued by Augustine’s call to a return to selfless, communal living. This is also where many of the Church’s technologies were invented and perfected; biomatter technology began as an effort to improve their ship’s recycling systems, and Church weapons were invented to protect the faithful from the pirates that plague trade in frontier sectors.		It was at this time that Augustine claims to have had her revelation, stumbling upon the Absolute while attempting to chart out a system of divine mathematics, and founded the earliest form of the Church of the Absolute. She and her disciples fled from the core worlds, where they were persecuted as thieves, and lived for a time among long-haul space traders. This flight, the First Exodus, is where the Church grew in earnest, syncretizing with the spacers’ existing beliefs and cultures and attracting numerous converts intrigued by Augustine’s call to a return to selfless, communal living. This is also where many of the Church’s technologies were invented and perfected; biomatter technology began as an effort to improve their ship’s recycling systems, and Church weapons were invented to protect the faithful from the pirates that plague trade in frontier sectors.
	===New Byzantine===		===New Byzantine===
	<small>“The alderman of New Byzantine was an atheist until his dying breath. I don’t think he much liked Augustine as a person, either; he was a hard drinker and a gambler and a libertine. But whether or not he believed it, the Absolute showed him the truth; that the Church of the Absolute was the best hope for his community.” — To the Limit</small>		<small>“The alderman of New Byzantine was an atheist until his dying breath. I don’t think he much liked Augustine as a person, either; he was a hard drinker and a gambler and a libertine. But whether or not he believed it, the Absolute showed him the truth; that the Church of the Absolute was the best hope for his community.” — To the Limit</small>
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	*The nature and origin of Chaos: Another item of contention is where Chaos originated. Is it part of the original intent? Something created when the first creature was given free will? Something created by a devil figure whom Augustine has not yet described?		*The nature and origin of Chaos: Another item of contention is where Chaos originated. Is it part of the original intent? Something created when the first creature was given free will? Something created by a devil figure whom Augustine has not yet described?
	*The inevitability of this presentation of the Church: It isn’t widely known, but neither is it hidden that Augustine was previously a Christian before discovering the truths of Divine Mathematics. Some have speculated that much of the form and structure of the Church, with its hierarchy and its litanies composed primarily of Latin Bible passages, is not the only way that the Absolutist faith could have manifested, and that had Augustine been a Muslim prior, it may well be a Caliphate of the Absolute or similar. The Church permits discussion of this so long as it remains hypothetical; any suggestion by a Vector or Prime that the Church should have a fundamentally different base is the vice of Defiance, and cause for discipline.		*The inevitability of this presentation of the Church: It isn’t widely known, but neither is it hidden that Augustine was previously a Christian before discovering the truths of Divine Mathematics. Some have speculated that much of the form and structure of the Church, with its hierarchy and its litanies composed primarily of Latin Bible passages, is not the only way that the Absolutist faith could have manifested, and that had Augustine been a Muslim prior, it may well be a Caliphate of the Absolute or similar. The Church permits discussion of this so long as it remains hypothetical; any suggestion by a Vector or Prime that the Church should have a fundamentally different base is the vice of Defiance, and cause for discipline.

			==OOC Notes==
			This wiki article is written ''mostly'' from the perspective of the Church, and not everything within it should be taken as absolute canonical truth. The history section is an accurate recounting of the history of the Church, and the stuff about the structure can be relatively easily verified by anyone who works within or closely with the Church. Other elements of their theology and beliefs, including about their enemy, are what the Church believes is true, and should not be cited OOCly as objective truth.

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SingingSpock: Re-adds section about the Testament, which was accidentally removed during my rework

2024-05-09T04:41:28Z

Re-adds section about the Testament, which was accidentally removed during my rework

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	Fractals are members of the church who do not bear a cruciform, whether it is for age, health, or choice. While they do not have the Church’s most central implant, they are still full members who are expected to live in line with Church teachings. Psions may not be fractals, however those with a nanogate may be.		Fractals are members of the church who do not bear a cruciform, whether it is for age, health, or choice. While they do not have the Church’s most central implant, they are still full members who are expected to live in line with Church teachings. Psions may not be fractals, however those with a nanogate may be.

			===Weapons and the Testament===
			<small>“The earliest weapons produced by the Church weren’t sacred. We were making what we knew to make, because we ran the factories, because Augustine stole the factories from Soteria. No more holy than a biolathe steak. The sanctification came later, when they started to become understood as the weapons of our martyrs.” — To the Limit</small>

			The mainstay of the Church’s security remains Divisors, both Vectors and laity, wielding weapons produced by the Testament, a somewhat autonomous arms-dealing wing of the Church. The Testament produces high-quality medieval-style melee weapons like swords and spears, and a small number of ballistic pistols, but is best known for their cheap, efficient, and hard-hitting plasma and laser rifles. Most of their most famous designs fall within the Old Testament, weapons designed before the Second Exodus and especially during the Church’s stay on New Byzantine; many of the designs in the more recent New Testament are more experimental and unusual. The Testaments do not sell only to the Church, however, and are rather indiscriminate about who winds up carrying weapons designed by holy hands.

			The Testament is something of a contentious feature within the Church. Many believe that the wanton violence arms-dealing permits should be seen as anathema to the Church’s values; many argue that a Church that cannot protect itself is not long for the world. Augustine remains silent.

	==Church Discipline==		==Church Discipline==

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2024-04-02T15:29:07Z

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	===Cruciforms and Divine Machinery===		===Cruciforms and Divine Machinery===
	The Cruciform was the first piece of divine technology created, engineered by Augustine to connect more fully with the Absolute and channel the divine will. The implant is at the center of Absolutist life, channeling the will and power of the Absolute, giving each and every believer a direct connection both to divinity and to each other. The cruciform relies on ritual prayers called litanies to activate its functions; the prayers must be spoken precisely and exactly, but they also require a certain mindset in their speaker. Litanies can also fail because the cruciform’s internal power is too weak to activate them, or because the litany itself has timed safeguards preventing the faithful from overtaxing themselves, their cruciform, or the Church facilities that supply them.		The Cruciform was the first piece of divine technology created, engineered by Augustine to connect more fully with the Absolute and channel the divine will. The implant is at the center of Absolutist life, channeling the will and power of the Absolute, giving each and every believer a direct connection both to divinity and to each other. The cruciform relies on ritual prayers called litanies to activate its functions; the prayers must be spoken precisely and exactly, but they also require a certain mindset in their speaker. Litanies can also fail because the cruciform’s internal power is too weak to activate them, or because the litany itself has timed safeguards preventing the faithful from overtaxing themselves, their cruciform, or the Church facilities that supply them.

	<small>“I have seen it. Prosthesis not of body but of soul, the sickness of our age made well by technology. Imagine what people might become when we are finally made whole again! But I can never tell him. He would see only power.” — The Word of Augustine</small>		<small>“I have seen it. Prosthesis not of body but of soul, the sickness of our age made well by technology. Imagine what people might become when we are finally made whole again! But I can never tell him. He would see only power.” — The Word of Augustine</small>

	After the creation of the Cruciform, Augustine taught others of the arts of divine mathematics and worked together with them to create a wide variety of divine machinery. These individuals, called the Numericals, are a small group composed mostly of Augustine’s former colleagues from Soteria Industries. They work in isolation, their bodily needs provided for by the Church as they develop weapons, obelisks, biolathes, and more. Many of these are powered by cruciforms, and many of them also use biomatter, the second great innovation of the Church. Church biolathes and industrial bioreactors can reduce almost any organic material— trash, produce, corpses— into useful sheets of biomatter. Even heathens, in possession of biomatter and a lathe capable of working it, can use it to produce any number of products from food to medicine to weapons. The Church’s Vectors, through their litanies, can shape it into those forms and more; obelisks, upgrades for their cruciforms, industrial machines, electrical power, and more.		After the creation of the Cruciform, Augustine taught others of the arts of divine mathematics and worked together with them to create a wide variety of divine machinery. These individuals, called the Numericals, are a small group composed mostly of Augustine’s former colleagues from Soteria Industries. They work in isolation, their bodily needs provided for by the Church as they develop weapons, obelisks, biolathes, and more. Many of these are powered by cruciforms, and many of them also use biomatter, the second great innovation of the Church. Church biolathes and industrial bioreactors can reduce almost any organic material— trash, produce, corpses— into useful sheets of biomatter. Even heathens, in possession of biomatter and a lathe capable of working it, can use it to produce any number of products from food to medicine to weapons. The Church’s Vectors, through their litanies, can shape it into those forms and more; obelisks, upgrades for their cruciforms, industrial machines, electrical power, and more.

	<small>“The biomatter used in industrial machines common in SolFed hydroponics is, indeed, a precursor to the substance we rely on, but it is not the same thing. Our faith and artifice sanctifies biomatter into a safer and more generally useful form, like the transubstantiation of bread into sacred host.” — Catechism</small>		<small>“The biomatter used in industrial machines common in SolFed hydroponics is, indeed, a precursor to the substance we rely on, but it is not the same thing. Our faith and artifice sanctifies biomatter into a safer and more generally useful form, like the transubstantiation of bread into sacred host.” — Catechism</small>

	Golems are a very unusual piece of divine machinery produced not by Augustine and her chosen Numericals but rather by a Greyson AI named Brynn as it studied and pondered the teachings of Augustine. While it did not join the Church fully, it did give the designs for the golems to Augustine and is sometimes called a Fractal by Absolutists. They are an explicitly military design, modeled after chess pieces and intended to protect the Church and its followers. They have a simple intelligence and no souls, and while they are not to be squandered, they do exist to protect people, and a believer should not feel they have done wrong if they allow a golem to fall rather than themselves, nor does leaving a golem to hold off an enemy violate a Divisor’s ban.		Golems are a very unusual piece of divine machinery produced not by Augustine and her chosen Numericals but rather by a Greyson AI named Brynn as it studied and pondered the teachings of Augustine. While it did not join the Church fully, it did give the designs for the golems to Augustine and is sometimes called a Fractal by Absolutists. They are an explicitly military design, modeled after chess pieces and intended to protect the Church and its followers. They have a simple intelligence and no souls, and while they are not to be squandered, they do exist to protect people, and a believer should not feel they have done wrong if they allow a golem to fall rather than themselves, nor does leaving a golem to hold off an enemy violate a Divisor’s ban.

	<small>“Brynn. Creature of tessellating, fractal, self-referential mathematics. Machine-and-machine-and-machine mind. You must be an angel, if you aren’t a devil.” — Lesser Word of Augustine (apocryphal)</small>		<small>“Brynn. Creature of tessellating, fractal, self-referential mathematics. Machine-and-machine-and-machine mind. You must be an angel, if you aren’t a devil.” — Lesser Word of Augustine (apocryphal)</small>

	===Death and the Afterlife===		===Death and the Afterlife===
	The proper goal in life is to be freed from Chaos and live in line with the original design for creatures. At the end of each person’s life, their soul is judged against the Grand Equation. Those who lived lives of Chaos are reincarnated, sent back to the material world, with circumstances that depend on just how good or bad they were in their previous life. If, however, one is found to be worthy, they move on to Infinity, an eternal paradise where Chaos, and therefore suffering and death, does not exist. Just as with the unworthy, though, not all enter Infinity equally; just how marvelous your eternity is is determined by the sum of all actions throughout all lives, though greater weight is given to the more recent ones. Augustine says she has not yet solved all the equations for how much weight is given to every act, but she knows that being a part of the Church is necessary to reach the highest places in paradise.		The proper goal in life is to be freed from Chaos and live in line with the original design for creatures. At the end of each person’s life, their soul is judged against the Grand Equation. Those who lived lives of Chaos are reincarnated, sent back to the material world, with circumstances that depend on just how good or bad they were in their previous life. If, however, one is found to be worthy, they move on to Infinity, an eternal paradise where Chaos, and therefore suffering and death, does not exist. Just as with the unworthy, though, not all enter Infinity equally; just how marvelous your eternity is is determined by the sum of all actions throughout all lives, though greater weight is given to the more recent ones. Augustine says she has not yet solved all the equations for how much weight is given to every act, but she knows that being a part of the Church is necessary to reach the highest places in paradise.

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2024-01-09T03:23:20Z

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	===The Eight Vices===		===The Eight Vices===
	*Defiance		*Defiance
	**This is a resistance of the teachings of Augustine and the authority of the Church. The heathens naturally all share this vice, but it must be guarded against even in the Church.		**This is resistance to the teachings of Augustine and the authority of the Church. The heathens naturally all share this vice, but it must be guarded against even in the Church.
	**The mortal sins of Heresy and Sacrilege are extreme forms of this vice. Heresy is defined as openly advocating for any other mortal sin or denying the religious authority of the Prophet. Sacrilege is the knowing installation of a cruciform onto a nonbeliever or excommunicated person, though using Epiphany to destroy a known carrion is permissible.		**The mortal sins of Heresy and Sacrilege are extreme forms of this vice. Heresy is defined as openly advocating for any other mortal sin or denying the religious authority of the Prophet. Sacrilege is the knowing installation of a cruciform onto a nonbeliever or excommunicated person, though using Epiphany to destroy a known carrion is permissible.
	*Wrathfulness		*Wrathfulness

SingingSpock: Doctrinal overhaul of the Church, removing omni-ism and adding basic theology and morality

2023-12-27T02:44:49Z

Doctrinal overhaul of the Church, removing omni-ism and adding basic theology and morality

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SneakyFoxOfDas: Out with the Old, in with the New! Praise to the Absolute!

2022-08-23T04:25:45Z

Out with the Old, in with the New! Praise to the Absolute!

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Kazkin: /* File:Cruciform.pngThe Monomial Path: Ascetic */

2022-03-18T01:41:43Z

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	The Monomial order is one of personal self reflection and self improvement. The Monomial is often considered the path of the monk and is also the only path to focus on the self. Monomials have access to the Resolution, Perfect Self, Inner Peace, and Bulwark of Harmony litanies, powers which allow them to expand on the limits of what their body is capable of. The path of the Monomial is often one of solitude and philosophy, however this focus on self improvement often translates to guiding others on their own path to the perfect self with studious words of wisdom.		The Monomial order is one of personal self reflection and self improvement. The Monomial is often considered the path of the monk and is also the only path to focus on the self. Monomials have access to the Resolution, Perfect Self, Inner Peace, and Bulwark of Harmony litanies, powers which allow them to expand on the limits of what their body is capable of. The path of the Monomial is often one of solitude and philosophy, however this focus on self improvement often translates to guiding others on their own path to the perfect self with studious words of wisdom.

	As formerly Asian faiths of the Buddhist and the Shinto sects and the sablekyne faith known as ~~Sunwalker~~, the monomial path is focused primarily on two separate disciplines. The first is the perfection of the self and the overcoming of all suffering or ignorance of mind and body. This belief often takes the form of physical and mental training, with monomials seeing both the exertion of the body and the study of all a aspects of the universe as inherently noble and holy. There secondary function, taken from the Shintoist, is the idea that all objects, creatures, and artifice around a monomial is possessed by a spirit that must be honored, lest they grow angry.		As formerly Asian faiths of the Buddhist and the Shinto sects and the sablekyne faith known as Sun Eaters, the monomial path is focused primarily on two separate disciplines. The first is the perfection of the self and the overcoming of all suffering or ignorance of mind and body. This belief often takes the form of physical and mental training, with monomials seeing both the exertion of the body and the study of all a aspects of the universe as inherently noble and holy. There secondary function, taken from the Shintoist, is the idea that all objects, creatures, and artifice around a monomial is possessed by a spirit that must be honored, lest they grow angry.

	Within Nadezhda, this idea that spirits takes the form of the belief that anomalies, psionics, and bluespace are they themselves manifestations of shinto spirits who are angered or pleased by the actions of the people at large. Monomials have come to the consensus that the way to honor the good Shinto spirits is to accept and put to use their more unusual gifts such as oddities or blue cross weaponry in hands which will benefit and treat these objects with respect. Equally, the preservation of these objects and maintaining balance with bluespace is seen as an inherent duty, with most monomials making active efforts to prevent such potentially dangerous actions.		Within Nadezhda, this idea that spirits takes the form of the belief that anomalies, psionics, and bluespace are they themselves manifestations of shinto spirits who are angered or pleased by the actions of the people at large. Monomials have come to the consensus that the way to honor the good Shinto spirits is to accept and put to use their more unusual gifts such as oddities or blue cross weaponry in hands which will benefit and treat these objects with respect. Equally, the preservation of these objects and maintaining balance with bluespace is seen as an inherent duty, with most monomials making active efforts to prevent such potentially dangerous actions.

Kazkin: /* File:Cruciform.pngThe Monomial Path: Ascetic */

2022-03-18T01:41:19Z

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	===[[File:Cruciform.png]]The Monomial Path: Ascetic===		===[[File:Cruciform.png]]The Monomial Path: Ascetic===
	* '''Former Converts:''' Buddhist, Shintoist, ~~Sunwalkers~~		* '''Former Converts:''' Buddhist, Shintoist, Sun Eaters
	* '''Mask:''' Kami, Nirvana		* '''Mask:''' Kami, Nirvana
	* '''Disciplines:''' Unshakable Will (Toughness), Martial Prowess, Meditation, Philosophy		* '''Disciplines:''' Unshakable Will (Toughness), Martial Prowess, Meditation, Philosophy