The False Vicar | A Response to The Robertine Crusade

[nevy40 405]

 

 

 

Depiction of a free thinker being set upon by blind followers.

 

 

 

 

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"Beware the false prophet, which comes to you in sheep's clothing,

but inwardly they are ravening wolves."

 

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A Blind Eye for Me, Not for Thee

 

Any man or woman of the faith knows that Good Owyn crusaded for seven days and seven nights against the most vile servants of Iblees. With this act alone it is clear that the Almighty asks for us to seek salvation by shedding light upon the dark through Holy Crusades. Yet many hesitate to answer the High Pontiff's call to arms in the Robertine Crusade, an opportunity to prove one's faith and find salvation. A most peculiar phenomenon. 

 

Wild claims that the Halflings lurk in their dwellings, designing schemes of ambition which would see the realm torn asunder have been levied against them. Perhaps there is truth to these words. However one can not help but take note of the grotesque hypocrisy of this accusation. Let us for a moment peer into the dealings of those who accuse the Halflings of negligent inaction and insidious corruption.

 

The Rite of Canonism proclaims that the Owynist should weary of both the Elves, for they are heathens with few exceptions, and the sons of Krug, infamous for being their low intelligence and violent tendencies. History has shown that Good Owyn's warnings about these sub-human races were rooted in truth. In spite of this warning and well writ history, the Church has been infiltrated by Dark Forces which seek to sow chaos throughout the realm. 

 

An Adunian, a most grotesque half-blood of human and Elven descent, commands a Clan of ravenous Orcs to lay waste to a group of peace, unarmed hill dwellers. What madness is this? I shudder at the thought of what the Almighty thinks of just a bastardization of the Church. How far we have fallen to let these non-Humans infiltrate our most sacred Orders. The Rite of Canonism states "they also desecrate GOD’s Virtue through their tendency to act in incomprehensibly lustful ways. This decay in morality cannot be tolerated..." in reference to the Elves. Though the Adunian is half man, it is clear his Elven blood has taken a hold over him. You need only look to the opulent Cathedrals and Churches which have been erected to see that the lust for material possessions have driven the Adunian mad with desire.

 

Unsatisfied with decadent feasts sponsored by the nobles of the realm and the tithes given by the fortunate, he has set his sights on land of the Halflings. To achieve this unjust acquisition of land he turns to his fellow animalistic Orcs, letting them into the cities of Man and granting the free reign to butcher anyone who questions the call to Crusade. True it may be that it was foretold Good Owyn and Krug strike down Iblees together and achieve an alliance between Man and Orc, yet how will razing a meek Halflings house achieve this? The answer is quite simple. It won't.

 

I call upon the followers of Owyn to take a look at the Church and see for yourself that it has fallen from a once shining beacon of salvation accessible to all who wish to be saved and descended into a dark cesspool of sub-human animals that have subverted our faith.

 

Signed,

 

 

 

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Edited September 19, 2024 by nevy40

[nunlover 579]

“Preach” Tobias said.

 

+1

[ellielove15 547]

Spoiler

 

[Trenchist 864]

1 hour ago, nevy40 said:

True it may be that it was foretold Good Owyn and Krug strike down Iblees together and achieve an alliance between Man and Orc

"You just answered your question." Says a man "You are also very confusing in your racial stances" says a man with a big beret, sat in hills of Lemon.

[MailC3p 2410]

A tired Human by the name of Robert stands atop the fortifications of Silasia as he'd watch for any Canonist whose loyalty was that of the church, and not that of the righteous Silasians, the true canonists. He had read the news earlier of the Robertian Crusade being declared against Dunwen and its allies, an unjust crusade built off the backbones of a lust for genocide of a peaceful race, A crusade whose entire goal was that of a loss of life and the ravaging of a civiliation. 

 

"I never thought." Started the Silasian Man at Arms with a sigh and breaking the peace between he and his Brothers. "That we would find ourselves on the sharp side of a sword held not only by that of another Canonist, but too that of the Church. Oh, How it has fallen past its prime, they should find themselves ashamed for what it is they've done."

[Haseroth 1740]

"No." Said Filbius Horenius who had discarded the extra lurinite propaganda back into the back alley category of his excessively large collection of missives which dated all the way to the Era of Axios.

[Fleeperpriest 1484]

14 minutes ago, MailC3p said:

A tired Human by the name of Robert stands atop the fortifications of Silasia as he'd watch for any Canonist whose loyalty was that of the church, and not that of the righteous Silasians, the true canonists. He had read the news earlier of the Robertian Crusade being declared against Dunwen and its allies, an unjust crusade built off the backbones of a lust for genocide of a peaceful race, A crusade whose entire goal was that of a loss of life and the ravaging of a civiliation. 

 

"I never thought." Started the Silasian Man at Arms with a sigh and breaking the peace between he and his Brothers. "That we would find ourselves on the sharp side of a sword held not only by that of another Canonist, but too that of the Church. Oh, How it has fallen past its prime, they should find themselves ashamed for what it is they've done."

 

 

We had thought that perhaps Johannesburg had been the worst of it once upon a time. That this was the be all and the end all. If you could have gone to that time, and told your lay Staunton-slop fed peasant just how bad things really were, do you think it would've made a difference? 

 

He wouldn't even begin to know the stakes. The world he knew was already lost. 

 

But so were we, now, and so was ours. I'd like to say that we had foresight on our side. But I think we all realized a little too late anyhow.

 

But foresight has nothing on the Owynsphere.

 

They tell us we weren't always like this. That in our hearts, we were a simple people. But a proud people, rightly proud, with a dignity like none other. They say we were the shepherds of Men. That's why you'll hesitate, you know. That's what they say, anyway. They were Men once. Part of us doesn't want to forget that. Part of us can't help but feel sorry for them, that's why you get queasy. They even look like people still-- just with the guano. The guano always gave it away. They've been in the guano since Edel. I've been topside-- You ever seen a Lendian?

 

I know better.

 

 

The turning point, 1456

 

"Perhaps one of the most detestable murders of the Franciscan Massacre was the slaying of Damon Kovachev, the son of Rikard Kovachev, an unarmed page of thirteen who was at court to squire for Ser Fredek Royce. When the killing of the loyalists began, the Lucienists turned their blades on any Raevir present at court, among their victims the boy Damon who was, on the account of an eyewitness, ‘struck about the head by an Adunian templar’s spiked mace three times, his body falling to the ground and crushed by the sabatons of the wild and stampeding soldiers’."

 

The rest is history.

[Werew0lf 24181]

“The real crusade has yet to even start. I woe for the shepherds of GOD, the kith of Man, who will have to unravel the senseless dribble of a godless cultist, parchment after parchment,” St. Raguel, the Aengul of Justice, remarked aloft within the clouds. His eyes had first set upon Aaun, and he knew it would bathe in fire; his eyes set upon Hohkmat, and they fled so readily, and then his gaze turned to Lurin, and the robed, winged man could only laugh.

 

[Hydration 26]

"The OWYNSSIAH, Blessed be HIS FIRE, had shown to mankind the way of purity and progress. The harrenite halfman adunian is the descendant of sinners, but only of the sinners who threw themselves at the feet of THE MIGHTY OWYNSSIAH, MASTER OF WAR, and were bidden mercy. Now their descendants must serve as the most devout servants of HIS fire, and in their death and service will redemption be found. Envy not the Adunic man, for his duty is death, and in his death, may he find redemption for the sins of his ancestors."

 

Mechpriestess gamma trusts the plan. The coming Owynssiah is soon to return 

[Borin 7646]

"As soon as Silasia gave land to bandits it lost the mandate of heaven. Sorry not sorry! Shouldn't be stupid!" Bishop Franz shrugs

[Nimbus_Strike 271]

A certain mercenary facepalmed as she read the missive. As much as she abhorred the man's utter racism, he just made some great points.

"... There's no heroes in war. This one is no exception."