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*[[Tionisla Orbital Graveyard]] features a variety of religious symbols depicted on their monuments: crucifixes, stars of David, menhirs ''etc''.
 
*[[Tionisla Orbital Graveyard]] features a variety of religious symbols depicted on their monuments: crucifixes, stars of David, menhirs ''etc''.
 
*[[Missionaries OXP]] gives us four varieties:  
 
*[[Missionaries OXP]] gives us four varieties:  
::Happy Eye preachers
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::'''Happy Eye''' preachers
::CGC ([[Church of Giles the Creator]]) missionaries
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::'''CGC''' ([[Church of Giles the Creator]]) missionaries
::Witchspace Lobster worshippers
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::'''Witchspace Lobster''' worshippers
::Zenarchy monks.
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::'''Zenarchy''' monks.
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:''Comments in the BB threads by Dr Nil (Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:37 pm)'':
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::The Church of Giles the Creator are orthodox creationists. Monotheistic and dogmatic. CGC is quite old and very influential.
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::Witchspace Lobster Worship is Oolite animism. Classified as primitive superstition by CGC and the rest of the establishment. They seem to worship totems in the form of crudely fashioned elongated asteroids.
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::What's The Happy Eye? Don't know. Brainwashed smiling faces offering their pamphlets at spaceports and on stations? They look happy. A new age sect? They claim to be the fastest growing spiritual franchise in the Ooniverse.
 
*[[Hognose]] - includes obnoxious lobster missionaries
 
*[[Hognose]] - includes obnoxious lobster missionaries
 
*[[Interstellar Tweaks]] - includes crusading lobster missionaries
 
*[[Interstellar Tweaks]] - includes crusading lobster missionaries

Revision as of 15:02, 2 February 2021

Religion in Oolite is found in the Lore and the OXPs.

High Temple (Church of the Holy Witchspace Guard)
Monastery (Black Monks of St Herod)

Lore from the Canon

Lore from outside the Canon

Aesbion (Rough Guide) was home to the God-Emperor who ruled during the Imperial Era from the Exalted City, close to the Cathedral of Winds
Aronar (Rough Guide) is home to fervent Giles worshippers, who are yet fervid gamblers!
Reorte (Rough Guide) is an ever-changing theocracy with new gods being invented daily
Tianve (Rough Guide) has devotees to the Pulsar God Tiaxus, who can be propositioned to delay his Sunrage.

OXPs

Happy Eye preachers
CGC (Church of Giles the Creator) missionaries
Witchspace Lobster worshippers
Zenarchy monks.
Comments in the BB threads by Dr Nil (Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:37 pm):
The Church of Giles the Creator are orthodox creationists. Monotheistic and dogmatic. CGC is quite old and very influential.
Witchspace Lobster Worship is Oolite animism. Classified as primitive superstition by CGC and the rest of the establishment. They seem to worship totems in the form of crudely fashioned elongated asteroids.
What's The Happy Eye? Don't know. Brainwashed smiling faces offering their pamphlets at spaceports and on stations? They look happy. A new age sect? They claim to be the fastest growing spiritual franchise in the Ooniverse.

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