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<blockquote data-quote="jasamcarl" data-source="post: 819615" data-attributes="member: 1251"><p><strong>The Southern Pantheon (Part 1)</strong></p><p></p><p>Vespacious (G) LN</p><p>Portfolios: Imperial Law, the State, Aristocracy, Adventurers, War</p><p>Domains: Law, War, Tyranny, Planning, Nobility, Retribution, Strength</p><p>Favored Weapon: Swift Justice (Shortsword)</p><p></p><p>Background: Born to a noble house in the city of Som, Vespacious advocated an aggressive stance in Som's participation in the Fiendwars, entering the ranks of that city's military early and rising to the status of Legionary Commander. It was during this time that he meet the southern princeling Lothar, the armies of each campaigning together. Amongst his other achievements, Vespecious cofounded the legendary adventuring party known as the Plumes. After the war, as the other Plumes seperated and slowly faded to death to rise as dieties, the ambitious Vespacious was grounding his worldly power, using his prestige from the Fiendstorm to become Emporer of a conquest-minded Som. Conquering many surrounding lands, including the Northern Elves of Fey'ri, Vespacious made Telmor's Heavenly Compact an earthly reality, integrating the churches of all complient dieties into the larger Imperial system, forcing their Patriarchs to move to Som's temple district. But even a man who could accomplish this would eventually see his end, dying on a campaign versus the Part Empire in the South. He was imediatly proclaimed a diety. As the Empire's hold over the world grew greater, so did the Church of Vespacious, leading to both he and his worshipers challenging Telmor in the minds of the Empire's subjects. Both clergy and dieties eventually saw each other as challenges, Telmor seeing in Vespacious the rise of Tyranny and arrogance over virtue and the Commander seeing in Telmor's willingness to accept everyone a threat to public order. Thus was the Schism born. </p><p></p><p>The Church of Vespacious is most heavily concentrated in the Southern Empire, when an active and cohesive descendent government of Som still exists. There is no line between Church and State here, an Emporer's prestige being inexorably linked to the welfare of this Faith. But a less formal clergy can also be found in the north, often patroned by noble houses (including the Northern Emporer) many of whom see themselves as current embodiment of Vespacious' civilized warrior.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jasamcarl, post: 819615, member: 1251"] [b]The Southern Pantheon (Part 1)[/b] Vespacious (G) LN Portfolios: Imperial Law, the State, Aristocracy, Adventurers, War Domains: Law, War, Tyranny, Planning, Nobility, Retribution, Strength Favored Weapon: Swift Justice (Shortsword) Background: Born to a noble house in the city of Som, Vespacious advocated an aggressive stance in Som's participation in the Fiendwars, entering the ranks of that city's military early and rising to the status of Legionary Commander. It was during this time that he meet the southern princeling Lothar, the armies of each campaigning together. Amongst his other achievements, Vespecious cofounded the legendary adventuring party known as the Plumes. After the war, as the other Plumes seperated and slowly faded to death to rise as dieties, the ambitious Vespacious was grounding his worldly power, using his prestige from the Fiendstorm to become Emporer of a conquest-minded Som. Conquering many surrounding lands, including the Northern Elves of Fey'ri, Vespacious made Telmor's Heavenly Compact an earthly reality, integrating the churches of all complient dieties into the larger Imperial system, forcing their Patriarchs to move to Som's temple district. But even a man who could accomplish this would eventually see his end, dying on a campaign versus the Part Empire in the South. He was imediatly proclaimed a diety. As the Empire's hold over the world grew greater, so did the Church of Vespacious, leading to both he and his worshipers challenging Telmor in the minds of the Empire's subjects. Both clergy and dieties eventually saw each other as challenges, Telmor seeing in Vespacious the rise of Tyranny and arrogance over virtue and the Commander seeing in Telmor's willingness to accept everyone a threat to public order. Thus was the Schism born. The Church of Vespacious is most heavily concentrated in the Southern Empire, when an active and cohesive descendent government of Som still exists. There is no line between Church and State here, an Emporer's prestige being inexorably linked to the welfare of this Faith. But a less formal clergy can also be found in the north, often patroned by noble houses (including the Northern Emporer) many of whom see themselves as current embodiment of Vespacious' civilized warrior. [/QUOTE]
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