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| − | * High Priest ( | + | * High Priest (Administrator of a planet, moon, or high temple.) |
| − | * Priest ( | + | * Priest (In charge of a church center, like a temple or a school. Rarely tutors and advisers to VIP's.) |
| − | * Seer ( | + | * Seer (Assistants to a priest, also the common rank for the tutors, advisers, and missionaries.) |
| − | * Savant ( | + | * Savant (In charge of daily work routines, usually supervised by a seer.) |
| − | * Adept ( | + | * Adept (New members of the order in training. Adepts could become later members of the defense order.) |
Revision as of 02:18, 31 December 2022
Church of the Holy Witchspace Guard
Contents
Overview
The Church of the Holy Witchspace Guard (HWG) is a dictatorial Theocracy which controls several systems all over the sectors. Their members act as religious, political and military leaders. While providing a certain life standard to the population there is still enough agriculture to not rely on imports of food. Therefore these worlds are usually classified as "mainly industrial". In many systems church centers could be found, they not only offer spiritual support but different levels of education as well. Furthermore, quite a number of local influential organizations and persons employ members of the church as tutors and advisers. Therefore the church is well respected in most systems, the exception is communists who basically hate (and fear) them for their influence.
Organization
The spiritual and administrative center of every system the church controls is a High Temple. Its the destination of many pilgrims from the neighbor area who come there to meditate and receive their blessing.
The military order of the church (HWG defense order) serves as Navy and, in cooperation with GalCop, as police as well. They are known to have experienced pilots. While never proven there are rumors that their officers, either because of advanced technology or because of mutations, got a special connection with the witchspace. More than once an enemy attacking one of their ships disappeared in a suddenly opening wormhole. Too many reliable sources reported the same events to be just a coincidence. However, for now, there are only stories at late hours in a Seedy Space Bar.
GalCop and especially the Galactic Navy suspect for long years that the tutors and advisers of the church act as an (unofficial) intelligence as well. Should it indeed be true that all their information is sent back to a High Temple a galactic scandal would be unavoidable.
Ranks
- Supreme High Priest (Leader of a galactic sector, G1 for example.)
- Supreme Priest (Head of a system.)
- High Priest (Administrator of a planet, moon, or high temple.)
- Priest (In charge of a church center, like a temple or a school. Rarely tutors and advisers to VIP's.)
- Seer (Assistants to a priest, also the common rank for the tutors, advisers, and missionaries.)
- Savant (In charge of daily work routines, usually supervised by a seer.)
- Adept (New members of the order in training. Adepts could become later members of the defense order.)
Lore
The Straits Seminary on Qutiri is quite famous, as is the Grand Cathedral. See Qutiri (Rough Guide) for details.
Gallery
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HWG High Temple
