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Contents
Hierarchy
Elders
Most Holy Offices
- Holy Prophet - Lucius Arundel
- First Prophet - Mathurin Hossenfeffer (retired to a life of isolation and meditation.)
- Castellan
The Astral Council
The three most pious and zealous priests of the faith, chosen by their peers, the Castellan, and the Holy Prophet. Combined with the Most Holy Offices, they form the Astral Council.
- Light of the Bloodsun
- Light of the Bloodmoon
- Light of the Bloodstars
Junior Offices
- Three Luminaries - Chosen by the Light of the Bloodstars, one for each Star.
- Three Consuls - Elected by the faithful in communion, serving staggered one year terms (four seasons.) In accordance with the Sanguine Games, two are elected on the first day of Spring, the other on the first day of Autumn.
Faithful Members
Name | Purpose | Monthly Fee |
Cantor | Priests who have taken the Holy Vows. | none |
Hero of the Faith | Faithful members who have shown exceptional dedication, and undergone severe hardship on behalf of the faith. They are immune to inquisitorial investigations. | none |
Exarch | Faithful nobles in command of chartered orders. | none |
Warden | Members of chartered orders. | none |
Invocator | Faithful members who successfully invite others to the fold, and Priests who have not taken their Holy Vows. | none |
Knight Errant | Faithful members who are either on an approved pilgrimage or have completed one. | none |
Knight Stalwart | Nobles who voluntarily provide a large sum of gold to temple treasuries. | 100 gold |
Knight | A faithful member in communion. | 10 gold |
Knight Penitent | For faithful members temporarily demoted to penance as a disciplinary action. | 20 gold |
Hedge Knight | Faithful members in communion who willingly exclude themselves from the affairs of the clergy. | none |
Companion | Faithful commoners in communion who have yet to be knighted. | none |
Knight Reticent | Faithful members no longer in communion as a disciplinary action. | 20 gold |
Layperson | Registered members of the Church of Unitary Astroism. | none |
Chartered Orders
The Astral Order
The Astral Order is the inquisitorial arm of the Astral Council, chartered the same day the Church was created. After Regent Enoch Dishman from the Church of Sanguis Astroism rose Lady Jonsu Himoura, a convicted heretic, to the position of "prophet," ....