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The Church of E'amoril

An introduction:

The Church of E'amoril has few large temples and does not encourage frequent gatherings. Even as some places shun the followers of this church, nearly every settlement of any size courts the favor of at least one member of the clergy: the undertaker. After all, death comes to all and, morbid though it may be, the wise seek E'amoril's blessing for a peaceful passing.

While often ridiculed as a church of suffering and death, some of the most accomplished healers in the land are faithful of this church. There simply are not enough clerics with the power and the time to tend the wounds and ills of the masses, so it is often a traditional healer who fills the need. With herbs, needles, thread and knife... these healers are often skilled enough that the scars they leave can go unnoticed as the patient's health returns.

Many warriors will train with a healer of this church and study the Healers Arts so that they can save their comrades should a cleric not be near when a wound is suffered. Those who study the healing arts, but are not divinely blessed, are still highly respected and are often treated as well as ordained clergy.

The clergy of this church often go about their duties quietly and unnoticed. It is rare that the ordained of E'amoril hold renown outside the church. The best known of the church, of late, is named Vine.

Once a man who hated life, known as Vine the Un-living, he traveled the land leaving as much pain and anguish as he could. A chance meeting with a High Priestess of Arokasha named Frena changed that. She took the faithless man under her wing and provided him several trials to discover the source of his hate for life. His revelations softened his heart and he was dubbed Vine the Merciful, by Lady Wynter, and he become a respected ambassador for the now past, Order of Blood.

His last trial met with him facing a demon of terrible power and giving his heart over to the one thing Frena had chastised him for seeking: Death. The difference is he had discovered the foresight and understanding that can only come from loss, followed by acceptance and lastly moving on with life. As he embraced death with a heart that wished to serve with love, he was blessed by E'amoril and changed as so many of the ordained of this church are. Vine the Un-living, who became Vine the Merciful, stood before the demon Vixos with the power of E'amoril's blessing. He slew the beast as fear of life and death evaporated and he became: Vine the Reaper.

Clerical Ranks:

There are two paths within the church of E'amoril; the ordained clergy and the unordained healers. The unordained Healers will be discussed later.

Clerical Ranks:

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Neonate

1st Initiate
2nd Servant
3rd Aspirant
4th Messenger
5th Healer
6th Plaguer
7th Surgeon
8th Reaper
9th Guardian
10th Harvester

Holy Prophet

A cleric who has not been initiated, but does faithfully serve, will remain a Neonate. Once ordained, the cleric is afforded the clerical rank of Initiate.

A cleric can become a Neonate in the service of Fan'taween and her Aspects simply by serving well and by not impeding the ordained clergy. While these un-ordained clergy may be called priests out of respect for their divine blessing, that does not mean they are honored as if they possess the rank of Priest.

Players who wish to RP as an ordained cleric may take the liberty of selecting the appropriate rank from the appropriate Aspect up to the 3rd rank. For a character to rise to 4th through the 7th rank they must undergo 'ceremonies' as detailed below. No character will be elevated over the 7th rank unless they started the character as a Neonate and have excelled in RP and OOC leadership to justify such a prestigious role.

Please note, clergy ranks ARE NOT governed strictly by character level or character experience. Clergy ranks are very much IC and will include specific duties, primarily by fostering RP and acting as leaders and/or advisors to others.

For ease of RP for rituals and to show dedication to their faith, however, some level requirements do apply for assignment of church rank.
Neonate: Able to cast level 1 divine spells.
Initiate: Able to cast level 2 divine spells.
Servant: Able to cast level 3 divine spells.
Aspirant: Able to cast level 5 divine spells.
Messenger: Able to cast level 7 divine spells, a senior PC ranked as a Plaguer (or DM controlled NC) and forum posts.
Healer: RP required, with forum posts and two senior PC's ranked as Ordained Surgeons or higher.
Plaguer: RP required involving a DM, forum posts and three senior PC's ranked as Reaper or higher.
Surgeon: Well established RP with DM involvement.

Separate from the ordained clergy, there is a second path of recognition within the Church of E'amoril; The Healers (known to many as the Medics.)

Healers Ranks:

1 Mender
2 Herbalist
3 Needlesmith
4 Cutter
5 Healer
6 Doctor
7 Surgeon

The ranks of the un-ordained healers do not rise above the 7th station of Surgeon. Many of those who belong to the Healers Ranks will take on a general title of Medic regardless of rank. They save the use of their titled rank for when they interact with members of their own church or with clergy of other churches.

Warriors of the Churches of Dimikar and the Knight of Morning hold great respect for known Medics, regardless their official rank.

A Medic may belong to any church, but may not be faithless. Their ranks are bestowed based on ability rather than service to a church, religious prowess or political influence. As long as the Medic is in good standing with the clergy of E'amoril, they will be recognized favorably.

The rank that a Medic holds is determined by their base healing skill(ability modifier+feats+skill points):

Rank : Title : Number of skill points needed in Heal
1 : Mender : 10
2 : Herbalist : 20
3 : Needlesmith : 30
4 : Cutter : 40
5 : Healer : 50
6 : Doctor : 75
7 : Surgeon : 85

It is not uncommon for un-ordained clerics and followers of Sharamones to seek instruction in the healing arts from those who follow E'amoril. It should be noted, though, that followers of Sharamones are often considered the healers of women and children, as they often spend a lot of time talking with their patients and tending to pain or symptoms rather than just the injury of note.

"Real Medics" just treat the injury and have little concern for the pain caused by treatment. After all, pain is the best lesson one has for not risking injury foolishly again.

How to greet the clergy:

Clerics, in general, are treated with respect simply for their position as Holy Men or Women. Even when one wishes to be disrespectful, it is considered rude and common to do so without style. In fact, some of the 'best disrespectful' persons follow or exaggerate the niceties of greetings and add subtle comments designed to keep the cleric off balance or uncomfortable.

It is considered bad form and ill luck to court the disfavor of a holy person and the greetings offered are meant to show proper respect.

The clerics of E'amoril are not properly greeted with a touch of any kind and they often sneer at those who bow to them, though they will accept it as an unpleasant, but acceptable tribute to their station as clergy.

Regardless of the station of E'amoril's clergy, the best way to greet them is unarmed and with polite words of respectful greeting. Many clergy of this church are known to ask questions of those they meet; to answer falsely is unwise, for the cleric (h)is/er-self does not really care about the answer.

When a person dies their soul or spirit goes to E'amoril. If the person has any debts to a deity to pay, E'amoril keeps the soul or spirit and puts it to work until it is able to pay its debt. If the debt is to the deity that the soul or spirit worshipped in life, then it is sent on to the deity. Otherwise, as each person dies, E'amoril collects the soul or spirit and forwards them to the persons patron deity.

Falsehoods told the clerics are remembered by E'amoril himself and for every lie told in greeting one of his ordained, the soul is kept in torment for a year before it is released to the deity that the person worshipped in life.

Offerings of gold or other tribute are unwelcome unless given at one of E'amoril's Temples or shrines.

All in all, the best way to greet any clergy of E'amoril is just as one would greet anyone due a measure of respect, though, without any physical contact and without a lie if they ask a question.

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