The Church of Qyrvagg/The Book of Guides

• 1To put it bluntly, the Visions of the Prophets are often difficult to interpret. Thus, I, Amekal, have taken it upon myself to offer a much shorter, simpler version of each Vision, an interpretation, if you will.
  • The Battle of Ascension
    • 2Essentially, Sartan was defeated because his followers were not devoted to him, or to the virtues of battle. 3It was a spiritual battle, and hints at other groups of Qyrvaggians we know nothing about(QYrvagg's host BEFORE the Church). Qyrvagg ascends to power, the new pantheon is put in place.
  • The Trial and Escape
    • 4A figurative representation of Hireshmont's Trial in Sartania. TO make it brief, Hireshmont demolished the Sartanian chief priests in several days of theological debate.
  • The First Incarnation
    • 5Solecos passes the Prophethood to Hridrion. 6Prior to the Vision of The Amekanun, it was unknown exactly how this was done, what exactly IS the Prophethood? 7Now it is known that it is The Amekanun, or, more correctly, the conduit, the spirit, through which it passes.
  • Doom of Chance
    • 8The death of Hridrion, the Green Serpent represents cowardice, and the effects it has on people.
  • Second Incarnation
    • 9The Prophethood(The Amekanun) is passed on to Amekal.
  • Call to Valentia
    • 10Amekal is called out of the Barony of Makar, to Valentia, the Church's Second Home, after Sartania.
  • The Temple
    • 11In this vision, the Temple is first seen and planned, though those are not the deminsions used, they were metaphorical. 12ALso here, Qyrvagg calls the Church to move to Riombara, through a vision of a Riombaran Disciple of Qyrvagg. It is unknown if it depicted a specific person or not. If so, that person is yet to be found.
  • The Gifting of the Weapons
    • 13Three parts are crucial to this. Firstly, the Second Avatar is first discovered: Tialok. Phoenix Guardian of the Church. Tialok is to DEFEND the Church. Secondly, a tool is given to UNIFY the Church, the Flamebanner. Lastly, a powerful talisman to LEAD the Church, the Staff. 14Defense, Unification, and Guidance, this is the calling of the Prophet. Even here, in this Vision, the coming of The Amekanun is foreshadowed. 15The scene at the beginning of the vision, the slaughter of the acolytes, is believed to be a warning against standing against the Amekanun, against denying the true prophecy, against heresy. Heresy will destroy the Church by weakening it.
  • The New Temple
    • 16A message of rebirth, this Vision calls for the True Beginning, the official beginning of the Church.
  • The End of a Prophet
    • 17Regarded by some as one of the most important of all prophecies(the other two are the Gifting of the Weapons, and the Amekanun), this vision recounts the death of Amekal, for the first time. 18Also, this is the first time that the Amekanun is mentioned by name. It was originally believed that Amekanun was merely a name for Amekal, to signify his new rebirth in Qyrvagg, 19we know better now. The Amekanun is the driving force of the Church. 20The encounter between Hridrion and Amekal has mystified me, and many scholars for a long time. Its exact meaning is unknown, though the saying, "Prophets never die" has become commonplace, and is taken to refer to the eternal life side-by-side with Qyrvagg, when the Prophet becomes the Amekanun. 21The man in chains is Hireshmont. HEre, Qyrvagg announces that the Prophet must not be his own self, but must be a conduit for the Amekanun.
  • The Amekanun
    • 22This is the vision which many say has left the greatest mark of QYrvaggian theology. 23In this vision, the Amekanun is firmly established. It is the Child-Spirit of Qyrvagg, which dwells in the Church, flowing through the Prophets, from Qyrvagg(the Father). 24When a Prophet dies, the conduit is closed, until Solecos(The ANnointer) opens a new one. In that time, the Prophet has taken his seat at Qyrvagg's side, and is channelled back to the Church through the new Prophet, becoming one with the Amekanun. With the passing of each prophet, the Amekanun grows stronger. 25This Child-Spirit flows from QYrvagg to the Church, enriching it. Those who bear this spirit may accept his blessings, his aid in battle, his aid in peace, is aid in all walks of life, for his power is great and manifold. 26The afterlife here is also depicted, those who have lived life well, following the virtues of battle(consciously or unconsciously) will dwell in bliss in Qyrvagg's great city. For they no longer need conflict, for they have already been refined by trials.