Return of the Purifiers

[AstriaS 3679]

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The Return of the Purifiers

Issued 10th of Snow’s Maiden, Year 10 of the Second Age

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Preface

In the year 1777 of the First Age, the decision was made to dissolve the Order of the Purifiers. Though the outcome was determined by administrative concerns over the actions and powers of the Order, the decision was a controversial one. It was also a mistake. In the two decades following the Order’s dissolution, the Inferi War ravaged the continent of Arcas and the crimson armor of the Father’s most devoted gathered dust, leaving the common soldiery to the task. Though the war was won, it came at great cost. And now, a decade and a half later, there continue to be an ever-increasing number of reported troubles with the agents of ruin. Left unchecked, the Darkness has grown in strength, and now its servants must be dragged into the Light.

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An artist’s depiction of a Purifier, ca. 1760 FA

 

ARTICLE I: Reformation of the Order of the Purifiers

By order of the High Keeper, the decision of the Hearth Council of 1777 to dissolve the Order of the Purifiers, hereafter referred to as the Order, is to be hereby considered void. The Order will be reformed under the leadership of the Lord Purifier, and will be charged with the selfsame duties as its predecessors; the defense of the Faith and the advancement of the Father’s divine cause. The Order is to be considered a branch of the Faith’s Clergy, beholden only to the command of the Lord Purifier and subsequently the High Keeper. The title of Lord Purifier shall be granted and revoked at the discretion of the High Keeper alone. Additionally, the Order shall be granted, when time and resources permit, the means to establish a holding from which to conduct their duties.

 

ARTICLE II: Duties of the Order

In pursuit of the Father’s Cause, the Order is hereby charged with the following duties:

 

  I. The Order shall be responsible for the defense of the Father’s Faithful and the Holy Hearth in any case in which they are threatened.

  II. The Order will dedicate themselves to the fulfillment of the Third Tenet, and will be charged with bringing the Father’s retribution to the agents of ruin, wherever they may be found.

  III. The Order shall maintain a library for documenting, storing and preserving any and all information pertinent to their objectives.

 

Furthermore, in the pursuit of these duties, the Order shall have the authority to enforce the Red Law wherever the Faith holds domain. In times of war the Order may, at the High Keeper’s discretion, be called upon to fight under the Marshal’s command.

 

ARTICLE III: Appointment of the Lord Purifier

The High Keeper and the Hearth Council hereby bestow the title of Lord Purifier upon Thorfinn Kursin. He is to be charged with the command of the Order, and shall be responsible for its continued functioning. Additionally, the Lord Purifier will, in cooperation with the High Keeper, be responsible for the publishing of a document outlining the structure, hierarchy and functioning of the Order itself.

 

ARTICLE IV: The Memorial of the Fallen

To honor and give reverence to the Purifiers of the past, particularly those who fell in battle against the enemies of the Faith, a memorial shall be constructed. The first name to be added to this memorial shall be that of  Purifier Alfred Kursin, who was felled by an order of foreign terrorists seeking to bring slaughter and genocide upon the Father’s Faithful. The second shall be Keeper Chryssa Stormbringer, Purifier and former Marshal of Norland, who was slain in battle against the enemies of the light. The third and final name will be that of Keeper Edward Kursin, who met his end on the first expedition to Almaris following an unparalleled lifetime of service through the Inferi War and after. Space shall be reserved for the future addition of the names of those yet to fall.

 

By Order of,

High Keeper Alisa Camian

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[Draiden 319]

Jager and Tyr would become extremely mad at this decision from their posts in the Father's afterlife, starting fights with random faithful souls at random and shouting at the top of their lungs incoherently.

 

Tavish, on the other hand, could care less.

[Valannor 6344]

In a cave within the frozen reaches of the north, a Keeper would roll in her grave, unliving yet existent within the realm of mortals. 

 

"Alisa could have at least admitted I was right before I ended up like this..."