Light of Fontan

May the Light show you The Path

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Introduction

The Light Of Fontan is a religion based on the values and prophecies of a distant realm. We follow their ideals by referencing their scriptures on Knighthood. Our Gods are from the Celestial Plane, and therefore we worship the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

The Temple Of Light

We have constructed a Temple in Fontan City (ooc: this is currently a Guild). This is the central hub of the religion.

Books

We know of 10 Books from the ancient scripts

• 1. Integrity
• 2. Trust
• 3. Honour
• 4. Respect
• 5. The Path
• 6. Courage
• 7. Weakness
• 8. Strength
• 9. The Unseen Prophecies
• 10. The Seen Prophecies

They detail how a knight will become a true warrior. There are rumours comign from the upper echelons of the religion about "hidden codes", or something of that nature, within the text.

Hannibal's Reports

Asdrubal has collected all of the reports and placed them for easy reading here. They will become essential scriptures, detailing the formation of our religion.

All followers must study them, for that is the first step of a long journey. Only then will they be able to progress.

The Gods

For ease of writing, the Gods are often mentioned as "He", but this is simply to keep the flow of English going. To be accurate the Gods are known as entities. We acknowledge that there are probably other Gods out there. Maybe even an infinite number of them.

The following is a short summary of each God we currently worship. To learn more, it is necessary to read the texts that are being written based on the information Hannibal is reading from the Ancient Books.

Celestial

The Celestial God is neither a singular or a multiple entity. It is simply referred to as Celestial. This God overlooks the large scale interactions of Stars and cosmological objects. When knights study Celestial, they learn about the large scale implications of actions. This helps the knights to make decisions based on, to quote the holy scriptures, the needs of the many.

Lunar

The Lunar God has very strong connections to the Moon. We aren't sure yet if Lunar created the Moon, or what role the entity plays exactly. But we do know that Lunar controls the Moon's orbit and therefore our tides, by some unknown force. Some say Lunar is the opposite of Solar. We have always known Lunar to be less impressionable than Solar. It seems to be very difficult to please or displease Lunar.

Solar

Perhaps the most feared God, Solar has a very powerful influence on us all. Many cultures refer to Solar as the Sun God, and is mentioned across the world. Solar directly controls the Sun's energy and therefore the entity can make civilisations great, or it can burn them to the ground. There is some evidence, sketchy at best, that says Solar controls the energy output via an advanced form of chemistry. Perhaps one day 'Solar' will favour us, and provide the knowledge of such power to those that are worthy.

Progression

Many knights ask how they can progress from one level to another. Unfortunately those knights rarely pass the first hurdle.

In order to progress, a knight has to study both the Books and the Path that they have chosen. There are generally two types of knights within the religion.

• Those that study everything
• Those that study one God

There are exceptions as some knights have studied two Gods, but generally this is a rare event.

Progression is fairly straightforward. There is only one exam, early on, which tests the knight's memory of Hannibal's Reports. A pass is required and no exceptions are made on this, ever. To progress from one level to another, the knight has to study the God(s) he/she has chosen. To become a Light, the knight must have gained the understanding of all Gods on that level.

It is very important to remember that the Levels and Ranks do not affect a knight's standing within the Religion. Every knight is on a journey. Where that journey leads is unknown. We do not even know if the Arch Priest of Light will be enlightened. To quote a famous scholar "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players...".

A knight has to make an important choice early on. That is, to study all aspects of the religion (a very difficult task and likely to prevent the knight from progressing far), or to study one of the Gods solely. Usually a Priest will inform the knight of his/her potential, but it is ultimately up to the knight to decide.

Ranks and Members

All members are equal in terms of value. However, those that have progressed to the higher ranks will have gained more experience and understanding of the religion. The higher ranks are encouraged to teach the lower ranks.

It must be noted that not all knights are destined to enter the higher ranks. This does not make them inferior. As long as a knight attempts to reach his/her potential then the Gods will be pleased.

We are currently seeking our Arch Priest of Light, and is therefore one of our main objectives.

Ranks	Members	Level	Description
Founder	Lycastus	?	Built the Temple of Light.
Avatar of Light	Hannibal	?	Discovered the hidden Pyramid
Arch Priest of Light		36	A gifted individual.
Solar High Priest		28	Reads the Hidden Solar texts.
Lunar High Priest		28	Reads the Hidden Lunar texts.
Celestial High Priest		28	Reads the Hidden Celestial texts.
Priest of Light		21	Preaches Ethics of each God.
Solar Priest		15	Develops the Solar Ethics.
Lunar Priest		15	Develops the Lunar Ethics.
Celestial Priest	Tempest, Seraph	15	Develops the Celestial Ethics.
Light Gazer	Phillipe	10	Has followed each Ideology.
Solar Gazer		6	Following the Solar Ideology.
Lunar Gazer	Happy Jim	6	Following the Lunar Ideology.
Celestial Gazer	Zedd	6	Following the Celestial Ideology.
Aspirant of Light		3	A rank while the Aspirant chooses which God(s) to follow.
Solar Aspirant		1	Passed a written test on the Reports.
Lunar Aspirant		1	Finished studying Hannibal's Reports.
Celestial Aspirant		1	Started studying Hannibal's Reports.
Aspirant	Abigail	0	An enquiring mind.

The Levels are based on an old....no... ancient game. A game based on spheres that collide and sometimes disappear and reappear elsewhere. The relevance of this is clear to anyone studying the religion.