The Skull of Arkon
A Caillish relic
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The skull of the Caillish king, Arkon I, is kept in an alcove at The Pale Bones of Our Lady, the biggest church in the country, in Codura. Arkon claimed to have visions and dreams of the Mother from childhood; in adulthood he wrote the Caillish Text, a book that depicted her as much more vengeful than the common depictions of a gentle loving deity. He is the founder of the Caillish Orthodoxy, a much stricter denomination of the Faith, and is revered to this day as a great prophet.
The rest of his body is interred in the royal vault beneath the church, but his son and heir, Cisnir I, insisted that his skull be kept on display as a holy relic. It is unknown what Arkon himself would have thought of this. People come from across Caillah on pilgrimage to see the skull, though they are no longer allowed to touch it as they once were. The skull has a dent on one side from years of being rubbed by pilgrims, so it is now kept safely behind bars. This also helps prevent thievery.
How did the people and other faiths receive the Caillish Orthodoxy? And did arkon actively try and start the new faith?
He didn't really try to start the new faith, he was devout in his adherence to the Faith. The sect kind of grew after his death. People who follow the Faith are not too pleased with the Caillish Orthodoxy. People from other places tend to lump the whole Faith together as a whole and don't care to learn about the nuances. Thanks for the questions :)