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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbra" data-source="post: 1456944" data-attributes="member: 17086">Some bits and pieces...1.  The character may be a member of a particular order within the church with a particular brief : battle field medic, scout, diplomat, supply master, warrior, siege engineer, etc(eg. the Templars were a militant order of the Catholic Church originally created to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land.  The Hospitallers were to aid the ill and poor in the Holy Land.) 2.  The god may be a cross between the Geneva Convention, the Red Cross, and the UN  -  the church is an observer that keeps the war from getting out of control, stopping any other parties from interferring or taking advantage of the fact others are at war, curbing excesses, battlefield medics, saving innocents, cleaning up the aftermath (curing, curtailing disease, raising the heroic or brave.), ensuring things get back to normal asap (especially for the locals whose lands have been ravaged).3.  The Church may take a commission for overseeing the ransoming of captives, for overseeing peace talks, validating treaties, formally announcing a god-blessed war.  They have a very strong diplomatic corp who provide 'neutral' territory for discussion, try to stop clearly unbalanced wars (protect the weak), and are employed as heralds by both sides.4.  The Church will send forces to protect the lands of both sides while their armies are at wars.  Or just the weaker side.  Or the side that pays.</blockquote>

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