Divine News and Gossip

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OOC: Only GM, AGM's, and Employees of the newspaper are to post here. First Article by Dante should be up in a soon.

[Dante Asunder]

Regent Rules in Favor of Faith

Summer of XIII post Fractrum Ioannese first brightening, the first era of the Regency of Milo L’Evienne.

The Herald recently announced the regent’s decision regarding the conflict between the Church of Faith and the Church of the Sacred Three. After one and a half eras, the leadership of the Great Allerian Empire, with careful examination of the law, ruled that the Church of the Sacred Three has no recognized right to exist and that any affirmation of this church being the church of the empire is treasonous.

In the Regents wisdom, no doubt influenced by the gods, rather than attempting to enforce the typical punishment for treason, death, the regency seems determined to resolve this conflict through resolution of differences amongst the two churches. This decision will see profound and wide spread reactions through out the empire.

After attending a recent gathering in Diana of the faithful of the Sacred Three it would seem that their leadership has acquiesced to the regent’s decision and will shortly travel to Alleria Prime to meet with the regent in person. One thing that concerns this reporter was the large group of Faith follower's that seemed to be insistent on cajoling the followers of the Sacred Three. It came to the point where legionnaires had been dispatched to keep the peace. To remind the faithful of the three it is in their best interest to avoid being pressured into unruly or unlawful action especially during the discussion regarding the reconciliation.

Truthfully, just from a citizen of Diana's point of view I feel this will be best for our empire as a whole. With the church once again reunited, more progress can be made in converting the lost back to the worship of the true gods. To clarify I only refer to the worship of deities that the law has deemed unlawful and do not wish to offend worshipers of Carmeyla, etc.

After the tough era Diana has had, with the ill omen of our namesake's statue crumbling and the burning of the Dracon District to name a few, it would seem a positive step forward for these two churches to reunite once again. Hopefully the leadership of the Church of Faith will come up with a contingency plan to keep anything like this from happening again.

Until this conflict is resolved however the church of the Sacred Three has no recognized power to tithe its followers, proselyte, or have an inquisition or even a military following. With this in mind I pray that this issue is resolved soon. Attached to the bottom of this article is a copy of the regent’s proclamation:

BY ORDER OF HIS MOST IMPERIAL EXCELLENCY
REGENT MILO L’EVIENNE OF THE ALLERIAN EMPIRE

A PROCLAMATION

Be it proclaimed that on the 50th brightening of Optia, Era XIII Post Fractum:

WHEREAS the Regent, invested with the Power of Imperium by the will of Gods through the Aethercrown and holding all powers and privileges of said office in accordance with the Articles of Imperium is thus also the Defender of the Faith; and,

WHEREAS the Church of Faith continues to be recognized as the one and only true Church of the Empire; and,

WHEREAS the Church of the Sacred Three, headed by Praesul Prelatus Jodus, established without the Imperial recognition of Empress Audrey de Lylles or Empress Arabella de Lylles, strives to exist with the claim of being the true Church of the Empire; therefore,

BE IT PROCLAIMED that the establishment of the Church of the Sacred Three in the month of Ponutis, Era XII was an act of treason against the Empire; and,

BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that we hereby derecognize any authority assumed by the Church of the Sacred Three to coerce citizens to worship according to its doctrine; or to collect tithes from citizens of the Empire; or to maintain an inquisition or body of armed guards; or to use Church law in passing judgment on citizens; and,

BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that in recognizing that the actions of the Church of the Sacred Three were due to a misplaced belief that they were acting in the service of the Sacred Three, we command the presence of Praesul Prelatus Jodus at the Imperial Palace, Alleria Prime, in the second cycle of Ioannes, to hear his justification for attempting to establish a new Church and to seek a reconciliation between the true Church and those who have strayed from the true Faith; and,

BE IT FINALLY PROCLAIMED that it is Our Imperial Will that no movement is made to dislodge the Church of the Sacred Three from Temples already occupied within the Provinces until the consequences of this meeting are made known, unless further dissent and sedition occurs from the Church of the Sacred Three occurs during this time. Reconciliation and Unity through peaceful negotiation is the aim, but further dissention will not be tolerated.

So Has It Been Written,
So Shall It Be Done.

Signed,
Regent Milo L’Evienne
Allerian Empire

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Serale Citzens of Aelyria.

I am Gregous tem Restaso, formerly a rich merchant from the city of Primus Gaudeo. Ten eras ago my children placed me inside this asylum for hiding my wealth from them and writing them out of my will. They insisted I was insane, maybe I am, maybe they are. Either way I have spent the past ten era's in the Asylum in Diana.

As I write this I lay dieing, and most likely will not be alive when this article is published. I could take the knowledge of were my fortunes with me to the grave, and share it only with the spirits of my relatives on the other side with me but I would rather share my wealth with worthy adventures on Telath then have it sit lost in its hiding spaces.

I have hidden, here in the Asylum, the location of my treasure, and have convinced the staff here to allow adventures to enter the third floor were I have lived these past ten era's. This is for the wise and intelligence who enjoy a good adventure and solving a riddle.

The web of a spider catches many things. Some times flies and some time gems. Then follow the web and behold the legend.

Please worthy adventures come and find my wealth.

Gregous tem Restaso

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Winter of Era XV

Miracle at Sea near Demios

Those of us familiar with the weather of Demios know that at best it is questionable. The able bodied sailors of the local fishing fleets and their captains know that when the weather looks bad it is best not to chance it. This would seem like a fairly common and standard practice for all of the sailing fleets there, but on the 4th of Immanis of the XVth era post fractum an oddity occurred. To the disbelief of the vast majority of the sailors standing on the dock deciding not to head out to sea that day, a small six man schooner was seen heading out into deep water. When asked, those familiar with the vessel claimed that it was the home of one 'Old Beard'. He is a young dwarf with an odd sounding name for his age, but I am sure he will grow into it.

If the Dwarf’s name and the vessel sailing to its doom were the only odd things about the ship then it wouldn’t have been that big of news, but without fail 6 candlemarks later, as usual, the ship came sailing back into port with a full haul of sea life ready for selling. According to the dock master it was the only ship that brought in a haul that day and this reporter discovered that the vessel had recently been purchased by a mysterious new captain who did not make himself available for interviewing. The whole crew was very tight lipped about the whole experience, but the ship itself didn’t appear to have been touched by the heavy storm that it had to sail through which then hit Demios as well. I can tell you from personal experience that this storm was horrendous and that no vessel has any right surviving a voyage through it, much less without a scratch.

A sailor, who requested to remain anonymous, who is a crewman on one vessel that had attempted to sail earlier that brightening stated that on their return to port he saw a ship with a halo of sunlight around it, in the middle of the storm itself; “It was like the gods ‘emselves were watchin’ out for that there ship.” Is it the god's or something darker affecting the fishing industry in Demios? Will this instance change the way business is done in the city of Demios? Only time will tell

~Dante Asunder