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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 1048370" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>Session 6 (cont'd):</p><p></p><p>A few blocks away, Sister Aurora is taking care of her temple duties. As she works, Father Dalren, a young ordinary priest who she only knows vaguely, approaches her.</p><p></p><p>"Sister Aurora? As you may have heard, a group of Vergdunian apostates have been kidnapping and sacrificing people in the Docks quarter. A few of us have been thinking about what we should do in response. We were hoping you would join us to discuss the matter."</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora enthusiastically agrees.</p><p></p><p>About an hour later, a group of perhaps twenty young clergy fill a meeting room in the temple complex. Ordinary priests of the Church Imperial are the single largest group, although there are also priests dedicated to specific gods. There are several other orderly clergy besides Sister Aurora, although no others from the Rays of Truth. When everyone has found a seat, Father Dalren stands. The attention of the room shifts to him, although some people continue murmuring their private conversations.</p><p></p><p>"We have all heard the call to serve the Gods and the people of the Empire. We each nurture the people in our own way, and some of us have been vigorous in defending the faithful of the Empire from foreign threats." Father Dalren gestures towards a cluster of Galerian priests. "But we have ignored threats within for too long. As you all know, the Vergdunians have started murdering innocents."</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora, ever precise, interrupts, "We don't know that all Vergdunians are murdering people. We only know that some Vergdunians have been killing people. "</p><p></p><p>One of the priests sitting nearby responds, "But you must admit, Vergdun has a long tradition of human sacrifice."</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora nods. "I just don't think that means that every sailor that wears a Vergdunian amulet is a murderer." She pauses. "Well, it might, and that would be profoundly interesting."</p><p></p><p>Father Dalren continues, "We should take steps to bring those who have fallen into false practices back into the fold."</p><p></p><p>A Galerian priest stands. "We must demonstrate to the people that the Church Imperial can protect them."</p><p></p><p>Father Dalren smiles. "We must protect those who are already faithful, but we must also bring the Church Imperial to those who have not seen Luirta's Light. The Church is the one true way to receive the blessings of our beneficent Gods."</p><p></p><p>At this point, Mother Halera, one of the handful of priests in the room who venerate Lurdana, rises to speak. "Dalren, it seems like we could reach out to those who follow Vergdun by recognizing the relationship of their beliefs to the Church Imperial. That way, we can try to assimilate the lost sheep peacefully and bring them the safety of our faith."</p><p></p><p>Father Dalren scowls. "If they weren't interested in the protection of the Church before, why would they come to us now, when they've begun killing people?"</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora responds, "While there is some truth to that reasoning, Lurdana is the daughter of Vergdun. We may be able to use that to our advantage."</p><p></p><p>"But he is not part of the holy pantheon we follow, and we do not wish to encourage heresy within the Church by encouraging his veneration, particularly in light of the recent foul deeds of the Vergdunians."</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora nods solemnly. "That would be horrific."</p><p></p><p>Father Dalren turns to the group as a whole. "The only way to end this threat is to reach out to those who have turned aside and to bring them into the Church Imperial. We should go and bring the faith to those who have not listened. We should be ready for problems, as the Vergdunians have shown their violence already, but our faith will be our shield." The group quickly shows its support for Father Dalren's suggestion.</p><p></p><p>Mother Halera rises again. "While I certainly support this effort, we should be careful. There are many who venerate Vergdun. After the culprits are executed, there may be significant feelings of anger."</p><p></p><p>Aurora says, "But what about the people who are disappearing? We must end the suffering the Vergdunians are causing."</p><p></p><p>"I merely think that we should be careful."</p><p></p><p>"It's more important that we end the sacrifices than that we concern ourselves overly much about caution."</p><p></p><p>Mother Halera says, "But if we sow crops during winter, and the seeds land in snow, they will not grow. We should carefully plant in only the areas that have already thawed, while we wait for the spring. When the people have become more calm, it will be the springtime to sow our message more effectively."</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora boggles. "That was very... agricultural."</p><p></p><p>Mother Halera, already sensitive about her less urbane accent, flushes and stammers. "I was just trying to say, we'll do better if, we should try to be careful and not spend our time confronting the hardest cases."</p><p></p><p>Sister Aurora notices Mother Halera's discomfort, but doesn't know how to ease the awkwardness. Instead, she just moves on to the planning. The group quickly agrees that they will work in small groups, to avoid the dangers a lone prosyletizer might face, and travel down to the Docks to preach from street corners, at the crowds in bars, and to anyone who will listen to spread the Church Imperial's teachings. Throughout the planning, there is a definite current that some of the priests are ready to back up words with force if they are met with hostility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 1048370, member: 3448"] Session 6 (cont'd): A few blocks away, Sister Aurora is taking care of her temple duties. As she works, Father Dalren, a young ordinary priest who she only knows vaguely, approaches her. "Sister Aurora? As you may have heard, a group of Vergdunian apostates have been kidnapping and sacrificing people in the Docks quarter. A few of us have been thinking about what we should do in response. We were hoping you would join us to discuss the matter." Sister Aurora enthusiastically agrees. About an hour later, a group of perhaps twenty young clergy fill a meeting room in the temple complex. Ordinary priests of the Church Imperial are the single largest group, although there are also priests dedicated to specific gods. There are several other orderly clergy besides Sister Aurora, although no others from the Rays of Truth. When everyone has found a seat, Father Dalren stands. The attention of the room shifts to him, although some people continue murmuring their private conversations. "We have all heard the call to serve the Gods and the people of the Empire. We each nurture the people in our own way, and some of us have been vigorous in defending the faithful of the Empire from foreign threats." Father Dalren gestures towards a cluster of Galerian priests. "But we have ignored threats within for too long. As you all know, the Vergdunians have started murdering innocents." Sister Aurora, ever precise, interrupts, "We don't know that all Vergdunians are murdering people. We only know that some Vergdunians have been killing people. " One of the priests sitting nearby responds, "But you must admit, Vergdun has a long tradition of human sacrifice." Sister Aurora nods. "I just don't think that means that every sailor that wears a Vergdunian amulet is a murderer." She pauses. "Well, it might, and that would be profoundly interesting." Father Dalren continues, "We should take steps to bring those who have fallen into false practices back into the fold." A Galerian priest stands. "We must demonstrate to the people that the Church Imperial can protect them." Father Dalren smiles. "We must protect those who are already faithful, but we must also bring the Church Imperial to those who have not seen Luirta's Light. The Church is the one true way to receive the blessings of our beneficent Gods." At this point, Mother Halera, one of the handful of priests in the room who venerate Lurdana, rises to speak. "Dalren, it seems like we could reach out to those who follow Vergdun by recognizing the relationship of their beliefs to the Church Imperial. That way, we can try to assimilate the lost sheep peacefully and bring them the safety of our faith." Father Dalren scowls. "If they weren't interested in the protection of the Church before, why would they come to us now, when they've begun killing people?" Sister Aurora responds, "While there is some truth to that reasoning, Lurdana is the daughter of Vergdun. We may be able to use that to our advantage." "But he is not part of the holy pantheon we follow, and we do not wish to encourage heresy within the Church by encouraging his veneration, particularly in light of the recent foul deeds of the Vergdunians." Sister Aurora nods solemnly. "That would be horrific." Father Dalren turns to the group as a whole. "The only way to end this threat is to reach out to those who have turned aside and to bring them into the Church Imperial. We should go and bring the faith to those who have not listened. We should be ready for problems, as the Vergdunians have shown their violence already, but our faith will be our shield." The group quickly shows its support for Father Dalren's suggestion. Mother Halera rises again. "While I certainly support this effort, we should be careful. There are many who venerate Vergdun. After the culprits are executed, there may be significant feelings of anger." Aurora says, "But what about the people who are disappearing? We must end the suffering the Vergdunians are causing." "I merely think that we should be careful." "It's more important that we end the sacrifices than that we concern ourselves overly much about caution." Mother Halera says, "But if we sow crops during winter, and the seeds land in snow, they will not grow. We should carefully plant in only the areas that have already thawed, while we wait for the spring. When the people have become more calm, it will be the springtime to sow our message more effectively." Sister Aurora boggles. "That was very... agricultural." Mother Halera, already sensitive about her less urbane accent, flushes and stammers. "I was just trying to say, we'll do better if, we should try to be careful and not spend our time confronting the hardest cases." Sister Aurora notices Mother Halera's discomfort, but doesn't know how to ease the awkwardness. Instead, she just moves on to the planning. The group quickly agrees that they will work in small groups, to avoid the dangers a lone prosyletizer might face, and travel down to the Docks to preach from street corners, at the crowds in bars, and to anyone who will listen to spread the Church Imperial's teachings. Throughout the planning, there is a definite current that some of the priests are ready to back up words with force if they are met with hostility. [/QUOTE]
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