EDICT OF IDUNIA

[Nooblius 7965]

 

 

EDICT OF IDUNIA

 

 

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The twenty-first year after the fall of the holiest city, the Lord’s Aengul Artifai descended before Harren and spoke with him. The Aengul said “Harren, you are chosen for the vocation of your father. Come, and receive the Lord’s prophecy.” Book of Scattering, 31 - 32

 

In former days, Harren son of Horen had left the Grotto of Gamesh thrice. Delayed, distracted, denied; Harren had chosen instead a life enslaved to his temptations. So it was that Artifai was unable to seal the Covenant of Harren, and it remained broken and unkept.

 

This Covenant was no meager thing, but the quest of the first heirs of Horen, to serve as a guiding flame for all the scattered tribes. A priestly vocation, a princely vocation; to be the path forward, the model. 

 

Where Harren was called to shepherd the tribes, he shared in grave sin by the Malinites.

 

Where Harren was called to establish the Temple, he laid brick and stone over the Grotto of Gamesh.

 

Where Harren was called to command his brothers by True Faith, he slain Godwin and ambushed Joren.

 

So it was that the Holy City, Idunia, and all the tribes of Horen were desecrated, and thereafter scattered by the sin of Owyn. Though Godwin’s successors would establish kingdoms in the middle regions of men, they were in covenant with dragons, not angels, and the fullness of Horen’s mission remained unbroken. This was especially true of the tribe of Harren, whose descendents apostatized and were enthralled to pagan gods.

 

For over a milenia the Adunians remained lessened in dignity, and even at the heights of the Elendil dynasty their kingdom never reached the glory of the Godwinite kingdoms or their own ancestral homeland. Throughout their history faithful stewards and priests made attempts to renew Idunia in righteousness, such as Artorus Elendil who in Aegis led a great conversion to the True Faith. But all attempts of redemption met the same doomed fate; the Tribe of Harren would reject their legacy. The Harrenites rebelled, the Harrenites rejected the faith, the Harrenites failed. This theme marched through history until Uther Pendragon, student of the steward John Marsyr, would go on to lead a movement of hedgeknights who departed their pagan tribes or otherwise fallen past to pursue a righteous quest. 

 

Uther’s circle rejoined humanity in the heartlands, finding service in the Heartland Wars of Almaris which concluded with the dissolution of the Novellen Empire (playing no small part in the endeavor). Thereafter, he was offered many key plots of land- but chose instead to take his retinue into the Western lands. Settled in the haunted Barrowmarches, his fiefdom was raised in humble service as a forward bastion of humanity to steward the dangerous borders beyond the faith’s command in the east. The knights of Barrowton became exemplar lay-soldiers of the Church, cooperating with Cardinal Viktor to oppose the drake-cults of the middlelands and studying the teachings of Blessed Padre Toni. 

 

After years of proven service, Uther was recognized as King of the Adunians, steward of an exilic legacy and thus the house of Arthalion was founded, thereafter moving to Aevos to carry its newly anointed banner forward. Conquering the arch which stood at the crossroads central to Aevos, Númendil became a key steward for the Church, recognized officially during the tenure of Caius-Brandt as an exemplar realm of Virtue and Spirit. In the lattermost days of Deunoro’s pontificate, it was Númendil which hosted the talks and their key mediation to bring peace to Aevos, and thereafter the Adunians and Petra whose decisive support for the Church avoided schism at the hands of the Godwinites. 

 

During the tenure of his High Holiness Harrentzadek, the Prince of Númendil began his ministry for the preservation of the Temple and the stewardship of the Pontifical States, organizing the allies, policies and politics of the Curia as well as becoming a stalwart theologian to bolster the Temple’s authority. Notable families such as the Glennmaers and Vourkehardts were crucial for the support behind the throne, lending great strength within Númendil to secure its own position to aid the Temple. At the tumultuous occasion of the renewed Schism War, Númendil and Burgundy remained the last two faithful thrones, preserving the priesthood, restoring the Temple and finally ending the Hyperwar.

 

A DREAM OF IDUNIA RESTORED

 

“So I bless you, Anorhil, I bless you in this endeavor, and I will crown you King Harren, and your court shall be Harren’s Court, and you shall dream-still of the Holy City, and of the Angels who together in their loneliness exalt Him.” High Priest Leviticus, spoken within the Temple Bastion Saint King Caius circa 1990.

 

So it was that under the Blood Meridian a pilgrimage marched through the corridors of Aevos, and under the stars of the fierce north Anorhil was anointed with the quest to fulfill the quest of his predecessors and renew the Covenant of Harren; Idunia must be in exile no more, and Harren must reclaim his vocation.

 

The Creator, in his eternal providence, often ordains a balance. Debt owed shall be repaid, however unwillingly, and measure for measure all must be either redeemed or punished. So too the sins of Harren, for each of the trespasses of his ancient armies, the Númenedain have repaid and set even the debt of their forefather.

 

Where Harren had slain Godwin upon his throne, now he has rebuked Godwin’s Heresy and enthroned Godfrey.

 

Where Harren had ambushed Joren within his gate, now he has rebuked Joren and seen Edel purified.

 

Where Harren had let humanity scatter for centuries, now the tribes of faithful declare a renewed Mission.

 

Now it is done, and the dominion of the White Throne  extends well beyond the royal legacy of Arthalion, which has in stewarding the Adunian Exile elevated not only their kingdom, but also restored the legacy of all the Tribe of Harren; the Apostolic Kingdom of Idunia triumphant.

 

In consideration of this fulfillment, it is hereby entered into Númendil Law;

 

I. The Kingdom of Númendil is consecrated as a Holy Kingdom and true successor of Idunia of Old, subject to the King of Flame the Singular, Most-Merciful and Almighty Creator, Aeradar the Lord GOD, and His Holy Command. The Kingdom of Númendil, though ruled chiefly by the Númenedain, shall now rule over all the true Tribe of Harren, and as the Tribe of Harren forever maintain a special vocation in service to the Flame.

 

II. The Tribe of Harren shall take a national mission for the reordering of all the world to the service of the Flame; to meet the elements fairy and fantastical, to confront the drake and sorcerer, to set the stone and verdure all in honor of the angelic court of the Seven Skies. 

 

III. A throne for a throne! By the sacrifice of the whole circle of the world, the White Throne is reconsecrated as the successor seat of Harren and his Covenant; the Sovereign of the Númenaranyë shall reign as both King of Adunians and High Priest of the True Faith, the Apostolic King of Idunia, steward of the Tribe of Harren and servant of Aeradar. The territory of the royal house Arthalion shall remain dubbed the Númenaranyë and the Kingdom of Númendil.

 

IV. Confirmed by the trials of the Path of Owyn and his extensive service to the mission of Harren’s Covenant, Argelion Zôrzagar Anorion is declared through his princely vocation as Vicar of the Apostolic King, and Seneschal of Idunia. Tested in flame, proven in faith, the Crown Prince shall administer the Númenaranyë  in shared trust and vision of his Pious Majesty, and fully invested to wield all authority of the throne.

 

V. The Seneschal of Idunia, invested with command over the Harren Court, shall by the cooperation of the High Chancellor Athaenis Vourkehardt see to the orchestration of meetings with every master and lord sword in service to the White Throne, to discuss their vocation and place within Idunia so that appropriate measures be made to secure their prosperity and fulfillment of the national mission. This shall culminate in a celebrated Harrentide and renewal of oaths at the first restored Harren Court.

 

 

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His Pious Majesty, Tar-Anorhil Carandir Antonius Caranethion Harren Arthalion, by the Blessings of Aeradar, Apostolic King of Idunia, High Priest of the Temple of the True Faith, Successor of Saint Clement, Chief of the Númenedain and the Tribe of Harren, Master of the Sharadûn, Templar Justiciar of Saint Michael the Archangel, Knight of the Realm, Protector of the Adunians and the True Faith.

 

 

[Crevel 7557]

The young Alstionite acolyte by the name of Martin, skeptical of Sigismund's place of being the third son of spirit, grimaces as the precursor happenings of a prophecy that could nevertheless bring in the true third son of spirit appear to be occurring... 

 

"As in the time of Owyn Godwinson, the people of Idunia will persecute them with false prophets and violations." 

 

Martin is unsure how to feel, yet he keeps to his studies and to his thesis hoping that he will nevertheless do the best to serve Him as best he could in the coming times.

[Javert 9628]

"They made a secular King the head of the faith?! Have they gone ******* mad?!" roared one of the many Imperial vassals. This decree had taken him by complete and utter surprise.

[Hom 1987]

11 hours ago, Nooblius said:

the Sovereign of the Númenaranyë shall reign as both King of Adunians and High Priest of the True Faith

 

Caz Reinhold re-reads this part a few times to make sure they didn’t misunderstand it, their confusion increasing with each pass over the words. Over the breakfast table, they vocalize their bafflement to their daughter Amelia. “Uh- Correc’ me if I’m wrong here, bu’ I’ve only e’er heard this title used fer th’ Pontiff. Did they jus’ give th’ Tar his job, or is this jus’ really badly phrased, d’ye think?”

[Reckless Banzai Screamer 15456]

A fresh steaming plate of angel hair pasta was set upon the grandiose table Tonito sat at by one of the refrain dispensing winged acolytes of GOD from heaven’s skies. Beside him were veterans of old who as well believed in a fourth prophet who was yet to come that would save the descendants in the end times, born beneath the blood red moon. The once fit , now pudgy and lethargic Hyspian in this soul prison peered through the clouds to his old parish.

 

”erm what de helly? Uter where are ju?”