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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 3502146" data-attributes="member: 360">ReligionsThe Church of the Silver FlameLargely because Flamekeep was the only major city that survived the cataclysm with minimal damage, because it was the sacrifice of the Keeper of the Flame that finally ended the time of Great Evils roaming free on Eberron, and because the initial expansion of civilized humanity out from Thrane was under the aegis of the short-lived Empire of the Flame, the Church of the Silver Flame is the dominant faith in Khorvaire. Not surprisngly, the faith has splintered over the centuries.Orthodox Church of the Silver FlameEasily the largest sect within the Church of the Silver Flame, the Orthodox faith is pretty much the faith as described in standard Eberron materials. The major changes have been the loss of temporal authority in Thrane (though the church still has great influence there), and some success by the Holy Office of the Inquisition in removing evil priests from positions of authority. The Keeper of the Flame is nominally of the Orthodox sect, and the Council of Cardinals are the church authorities.Reformed Church of the Silver FlameThe major doctrinal difference between the Reformed Church and the Orthodox church is that they reject the authority of the Council of Cardinals, and emphasize personal faith more than collective action. The Reformed Church was established when the King of Wroat had a major dispute with the Orthodox Church regarding a corrupt local cardinal (the Kingdom of Wroat has long since been subsumed into the Republic of South Khorvaire). The Reformed Church is Chaotic Good.Other Flamic SectsThere are scores of other breakaway sects from the mainline Church. Almost all reject the authority of the Council of Cardinals, but recognize the Keeper as the mortal representative of the Flame. The largest of them is the Gabrielite* ascetics, who actually predate the cataclysm; they tend to eschew material possesions, and, unlike the mainline church, do not object to resurrection magic. Flamic sects exists of every Good and Neutral (with respect to Good and Evil) alignment.The Host of the FaithfulFollowers of the Sovreign Host were once a majority in Khorvaire, and are still a significant minority. The faith is substantially less organized than the Orthodox -- or even Reformed -- Church of the Flame, which hurts its influence even in nations where its followers are a plurality.The Undying CourtMany of the Undying were slain when the great evils released in the cataclysm turned their attention to Arenal, but they -- and the elves -- were ancient and powerful, and many elven heroes returned to Arenal to defend them. Some of the Court did survive, and the elves of Arenal, and many of the elves and half-elves of the Maradal Prinicipalities still follow the Court.* And were sort-of established by a PC in my tabletop game.</blockquote>

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