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“And a brassen crown I bestow unto thee, quoth the living Martyr, whose name imposed on the heavens high;

 that thou may preserveth the elden knowledges on Earth, and of the truth apprise thine flock.”

 

The Vicarage of Aemesh

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I. Preface

II. Purpose

III; The Martyr / Living Apostle

IV; Precepts of Solemn Service

V; Path of the Olden Ones

VI; Vow of Induction; The Divine Adage

VII; Hierarchy

           vii/a: “The Vicars”,

           vii/b: “The Ministry”, 

           vii/c: “The Scholars / Inquisitors”,

           vii/d: “Oath Hunters”,

           vii/e; “Seekers”

VIII; Process of Ordination

 

 

I. Preface

 

Founded upon the primitive teachings of the Canon Church, the Vicarage as proposed of its name conveys at this age an archaic school of faith and thought derivative of the source canon.

As the faith endured its early differential schisms, there were those who alleged themselves immortally true to the first scripts, exhorting their children thereupon to abide in faith and uphold its integrity throughout a time of plunging virtues and mediocre values. It is of this procession of blood that the Aemeshite rulership claims descent, professing a dubious - and perhaps staggering - account of unwavering fidelity to the faith of their forefathers throughout the times. It is loftily preposterous, however amusing, that the creed should proclaim such resolve to heritage, but it remains wholly factual that few ever dared doubt the credibility of their devotion to the ancestral faith.

It stands to reason therefore that those in the creed who offer guidance spiritualize passages of the old scripture in order to lend credence to their word and lesson, and inscribe them with greater import.

 

 

"Guide us, oh living apostle, pilgrim through this barren land."

 

 

II. Purpose

 

The primordial and foremost of all intents within the creed lies per reason in the motive to preserve the teachings of the first ones from deterioration at the hands of weaker men and temporal modernizers, but also upon the virtue to shepherd the unguided from the path of divergence and total ignorance. The Vicarage did not over the ages deviate from this early design, but further rode instead in pursuit of the strewn knowledges, for which the hunt is thought - in accordance with their own scriptures - to have been entrusted into their lineage, and the many unblooded scholars of the covenant. 

As previously established, this scholarly pursuit, embedded in the faith as a pilgrimage and sacred journey required of all aspiring men, stands only second to the original purpose, and does not run in defiance with pre-established principles of the old faith.

 

There are those, however, who had forgotten the sacred accord and driven themselves into unseen verges, betraying themselves to pungent abandon. Those who relinquish themselves to the perfidy of fire are known among the seekers as apostates, and are outcast from the creed, deserven only to death at the hands of oath hunters.

 

 

“And there came truth of the smoldering darkness upon land, where unto them He entrusted the preserval of verity,

that only they may stand on the corpse of Earth, and soon preside over the lesser firmaments.”

 

III. The Martyr, or Living Apostle

 

Of the innumerous figures recounted in the ancient lores of Aemesh, there are none so highly thought of as the Martyr, once said to be a lesser Aengul who walked among men in a time of religious conjecture, and who guided the first flock of Aemesh into the righteous path. To the Aemeshites, it is the Martyr from whom they claim permanence of faith and extant position as a chosen flock that, since the dawn of time, did not abdicate nor pervert the integrity of the old faith. 

It hereupon comes as no surprise that altars are risen tall of his image, and invocations of all manner and sort consolidate his name in plea and calling, exemplifying in great clarity the height of position he poses to the covenant and its court of disciples.


 

IV. Precepts of Solemn Service

 

  • The blood of kindred is sacred, and must not be let.

  • The Eye is dormant, and shan’t be fought over; lest it wake’d, His soul anger’d.

  • Foul death betide he who hath expos’d the godly accord, and the olden cult, or ever so whisper’d in perfidy.

  • Fear the eye whence it waketh, and bide safely thy hidden nests; for the will is weakest before the gaping eye, yet the flesh ever strongest.

  • One who so profess’d false worship and became pagan thus merits returnance unto ash, as he from ash born is to ash returned.

  • Damned and twice-cursed be he who spoketh ill of God or His disciples, for their very hearts are dead and they cannot feel.

  • One who forsaketh the doctrine of the First Men hast forsaken faith itself, and attests no solace in the sanction of God. Let his eyes thus burn whose flesh is blind, and his hide sung in fire.

  • He who falleth in sin deep that he cannot find contrition should be left to ash untended, without recoverance, for the sinful atone with anguish.

  • To deny a greater priest obeisance is to forsake oneself of all desire by means of earthly imprisonment; as they belong evermore to the barren earth, entombed, immortally undying.

 

 

“The lights of knowledge bade the Sun,

As darkness burnt and avail’d;

Forbidden lands we walk’d upon,

And death betide who fail’d.

 

Men shalt die and beasts might perish,

At the birth of a great God-child

Blood shalt spill of sinful clerics,

As skins so twist to hide.”

 

 

V. Path of the Bornless One

 

Those of the vicarage abide in keeping with the way of their forefathers to an invariable doctrine of method, ensuring thereon the continued strength of the creed and its survival unto their later progeny. It is in twisted devotion of faith and fiery spirit that they single themselves among the rabble of mankind as a chosen few, unto whom God - again, in belief - imposed the divine burden of preserving the unspoken knowledges and shepherding those worthy into the righteous path led by moonlight.

 

No doubt this fervor reflects broadly upon their kindled souls and incites thereupon a wrath said to be ordained of the heavens, which in turn strongly fuels their vigor against the dissent of heathenry and those whose presence incapicates in any way the moonlit course of the covenant. It is with neither regard for consequence nor repugnance do the true hunters and scholars forcibly raze a path towards guidance, and in the face of foes are more than willing to tread the gravest of measures in ensurance of consummate execution and closure of duty. Those who so willingly abandon the path as easily as they had entered it poise to the watchful eyes of the vicarage the farthest of threat of all, after pretendants to false Godhood, for only in such apostasy does the soul of a mortal-being cascade into the pit of spirits whilst its bearer forcibly persists upon the mortal realm. This the covenant considers nothing short of a heresy, a sham and a cruel stain upon the mortal veil, and therefore serves these stragglers to a blasphemous - albeit virtuous in nature - funeral, by means of imposing the foreign service of cremation or baptism of fire. This can perhaps be thought a mere display of mercy, as those cleansed by fire are returned to the heavens, and possibly even atoned of sin.

 

By no means also does the covenant insinuate any affront against the Canon and its many derivative branches, for although they see in its advocates a misguided people, they are not yet numbered among those plunged beyond hope. Unlike, for instance, the common elvenesse, whose beliefs had cut a much farther route from any pretense of faith or spiritual morality, which rivens them of all pity.

 

 

VI. Vow of Induction – The First Adage

 

The scriptures had implied since the rise of the ancient convenant, upholden well and truly by the dictation of tradition, that those inducted into the order must bind themselves in sacred oath, both spiritually and corporeally, by reciting words that shall signify in finality their commitment and solemn entrance into the order, from whence there can be no annulment nor return unpunished. Though the precise recital of words did indeed differ from generation unto another, it is ruled that there can be found no difference in neither nature or concept of the vow first uttered by the olden ones to that spoken today by present aspirants, and that the substance of dictum is received equally at all differing times, as observed very fairly by Saint Hergynrich. 

Once its speaker is knelt and presented afore fair council, and his fingers are aligned in formation of the Order’s sacred symbol - taught only prior to inception -  the recital may thus go as follows;

 

"Old lores tempt us far, as beasts unto feeble sheep

Beware the scourge that calls to men.

Deliver us our petty curiosity, guide our flock toward the deep

And light our eyes as you once did the first men."

 

 

VII. Hierarchy

 

 The Vicars

A council of ruling figures comprised entirely of blood claimants, vicars are bestowed a greater influence over the covenant, and are alone the father elders into whom the Martyr vested divine will-power and wisdom to lord upon the vicarage.

Their words are as though scripture to the disciples, and their posture within the covenant mirrors that of the mind, through whom cardinal mandate is decreed and principals are decisively imposed.

 

 The Ministry

The ministry constitutes an order of leading figures second only to the vicars, imparted authority through elective selection by the higher council. It is of their duty to ensure established order, shepherd the lesser disciples from perversion and etch the decisive mark of apostasy on those who had abandoned creed.

Should chance prescribe the Vicars absent, it is they who shoulder the burden of authority and perpetuate the inquisition into sought knowledges, for their posture within the covenant mirrors that of the heart, through which the covenant prevails and quenches approaching darkness.

 

 The Scholars / Inquisitors

The scholars of Aemesh form in themselves a part that is both propitious and integral to the continuity of the bloodline, whereupon their expansion into the darker fields of knowledge becomes a matter of utmost import. It is in this light that a council of bygone antiquity decided on the formation of a body of scholars whose purpose lied highly withdrawn from the rest of the covenant, far beyond the deep. To this end, the first scholars came to be as men wholly diligent and devoted to the primordial cause who studied properties of the realm that had long faded into obscurity.

Here, the body converged with that of the inquisitors, who would physically venture upon said uncharted territory in order to seek preternatural communion and retrieve lost relics or artefacts relevant to the order's pursuit. It should not be surmised, however, that a scholar cannot also be an inquisitor, for one can indeed be both, if at their own risk. The Scholars and Inquisitors therefore mirror that of the eye and hand, in respective order.

 

 Oath Hunters

Following a period of rising desertions and perfidy within covenant grounds, there had become in the elders' eyes a necessity to impose grave consequence on those who should forsake their vows, which came at that time to be embodied in a caste of adept hunters who coined themselves Abrathians. These men operated separately from the rest of the body and distinguished themselves by an inhumane bestiality which verged on the brink of beasthood, employing horrid techniques that swiftly eradicated any notions of treachery. Their vile repute derives from a methodical pattern of execution, typically from their habit of drenching the copse of a victim in oil and igniting it in through-cleansing flames, or at other times etching the cranium with a mark of apostasy. The troupe had later become the oath-hunters, and mirrors that of the sword through which justice is coldly, and impartially dealt.

 

 Seekers

Those who had yet to prove themselves before the ministry and high council, but who show if only a glimpse of hope are termed seekers, and are the lowest of folk within the covenant. At this point, a seeker must stand out among others and carry their weight before they can amount to anything.

 


 

Process of Ordination


What is your birth-name?

 

To whom do you vow foremost fealty?

 

To whom else do you owe allegiance?

 

What is the purpsoe you regard most cardinal to the continuity of mankind and all mortal-being?

 

Unto what form are apostates returned on death?

 

What ought men remain wary of?

 

Who is he that merits your spiritual faith and devotion?

 



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Anya, the scholarly maiden of  bygone origins, regarded the notice amongst her comrades, resigned to mere silence in anticipation of those whom seek.

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Process of Ordination


What is your birth-name? Hadrian de Bole

 

To whom do you vow foremost fealty? GOD and His Chosen Exalted

 

To whom else do you owe allegiance? The Living Apostle

 

What is the purpsoe you regard most cardinal to the continuity of mankind and all mortal-being? To shepherd Men away from iniquity

 

Unto what form are apostates returned on death? Ash

 

What ought men remain wary of? Elven Magicks

 

Who is he that merits your spiritual faith and devotion? The One True GOD and all His Flock

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Father Goren pens a letter to this strange faith, it reads “Dear Canonists, if it is appropriate to call you as such due to your fealty to the Canon scrolls,

I am a member of the Holy Mother Church. My name is Father Goren, and I desire to meet with you. I intend enter your sanctuary with an open mind and open arms, and intend nothing of my visit but love. May GOD protect you, and the Canon guide you! Should you decide you wish to meet with me, send me a bird at this address” [!] Written below would be the address to the Helena Basilica  “I have the honor of being you humble servant, Fr. Goren”

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What is your birth-name? Ivard Syn

 

To whom do you vow foremost fealty? To GOD almighty and his Chosen, Praise be.

 

To whom else do you owe allegiance? The Mayrtr 

 

What is the purpose you regard most cardinal to the continuity of mankind and all mortal-being? The spread of the faith of the Lord, guiding those who have moved astray and shepherding them back into his light.

 

Unto what form are apostates returned on death? Ash so they may be cleansed of all transgressions 

 

What ought men remain wary of? Elves and their ungodly ways that drive them away from the light.

 

Who is he that merits your spiritual faith and devotion? The GOD of all beings and living creatures, the one who guides all down their path.

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3 hours ago, JaxonBlues said:

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”You shall be taken into consideration. Seek out Johnstown, and call to the pilgriming counsul of Aemesh. The whispers will rightly guide you, where the trials may prove your worth.”

 

((Discord is Callistus#6280))

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What is your birth-name? Saevel Venleth

 

To whom do you vow foremost fealty? GOD, the benevolent creator and his accompanying Apostle.

 

To whom else do you owe allegiance? To the Maytyr is my allegiance devout.

 

What is the purpose you regard most cardinal to the continuity of mankind and all mortal-being? To harbor all those lost within the wake of evil, and educate them on the true teachings of GOD, for I too was in that position once. While demonic forces grow in power, we rest in deep slumber, yet we do nae have to fret, for merely devoting ourselves and bringing our faith to GOD is all that he asks of us.

 

Unto what form are apostates returned on death? Ash.

 

What ought men remain wary of? No longer is it only times of yore that the demons of the devil himself invaded. They are returning, watch for the purple bolts stricken through the sky. You will see.

 

Who is he that merits your spiritual faith and devotion? GOD, the merciful himself, to do away with evil.

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On 7/15/2020 at 5:16 PM, Nozoa said:

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”You shall be taken into consideration. Seek out Johnstown, and call to the pilgriming counsul of Aemesh. The whispers will rightly guide you, where the trials may prove your worth.”

 

((Discord is Callistus#6280))

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What is your birth-name?

Tristan Constantine

To whom do you vow foremost fealty?

To the one and only true almighty GOD and his faithful chosen one

To whom else do you owe allegiance?

The Living Apostol

What is the purpsoe you regard most cardinal to the continuity of mankind and all mortal-being?

To teach and spread the belief of the true path of light, the one of GOD, guiding those who have fallen into the trickery of the darkness back to the path of GOD and the light, slaying those who dare oppose the true GOD and taint his holy creation.

Unto what form are apostates returned on death?

Ash, to be purified of all wrong doings in life

What ought men remain wary of?

The unholy demons that walk the lands and the unfaithful miserable heathens known as elves, enemies of the one true GOD of all creation.

Who is he that merits your spiritual faith and devotion? Our true and only GOD, the guide of light and creator of everything, the all merciful one who granted us the lands we walk and the skies we admire, the almighty GOD of men and all living creature within his beautiful creation.

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43 minutes ago, ComicD said:

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”You shall be taken into consideration. Seek out Johnstown, and call to the pilgriming counsul of Aemesh. The whispers will rightly guide you, where the trials may prove your worth.”

 

((Discord is Callistus#6280))

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Redacted reply – Sorry ‘bout that!

 

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