Church of the Merciful Angel
The Dejection of Light
The church teaches that during the Age of Tales, mandkind lost their way, abandoning the teachings of Lord of Light and his Old Saints. They fell to depravity, corruption and unmorality, waged frivolous wars and worst of all; delved into deprived usage of sorcery, consorting fiends of the Pit, false gods and other dark beings. All of this led to the many catastrophies of the Upheaval and caused the Lord of Light to turn in disgust from his fallen children and their corrupt world, closing the gates to the Celestial Garden behind him.The Angel of Mercy
When the Lord of Light and his angels left, the archangel Araton still saw hope for the humanoid races of the world and could not force himself to abandon the world. Araton beleived that there was still hope, that mortals could abandon their evil way and in time appease the Lord of Light to once more open the gates of Paradise. The angel appered to four horrible sinners, showing them the errors of their way and filling them with his light. These four became the Penitent Saints, envoys and prophet, proclaming the gospel of mercy.The Penitent Saints
After the their revaltion the four penitent saints were given new names by the angel. They were:- Saul of the Golden Hand, a cruel pirate king that became Aratons first disciple and leader of the Penitent Saints.
- Amariah of the Weeping Heart a lustful and decadent queen that gave up hur rule to follow the angels words.
- Jerimoth of the Clear Sight a war mage and assassin that gave up the dark arts.
- Saphana a sorceress and high priestess of demon whorshippers.
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Religious, Organised Religion
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