Culte de Sigmar
Structure
Le grand théogoniste trône au sommet de la hiérarchie monumentale et terriblement complexe du culte de Sigmar. Il détient une puissance prodigieuse. En plus de l’autorité absolue qu’il exerce sur le plus important et le plus puissant culte de l’Empire et du fait qu’il nomme les chefs de tous ses ordres majeurs, il exerce également une influence considérable sur le monde séculier.
Le grand théogoniste dirige personnellement l’Ordre de la Torche, l’ordre le plus important du culte, dont l’effectif dépasse ceux de tous les autres ordres sigmarites combinés. C’est lui qui désigne tous les officiers supérieurs de l’ordre, parmi lesquels les deux archilecteurs, les dix-huit lecteurs, les six grands capitulaires, les douze capitulaires, un certain nombre de théogonistes et une foule de grands prêtres. Il existe de nombreux autres postes d’importance dans cet ordre, tels que ceux de grand confesseur, de maître du scriptorium, de gardien de la cloche sacrée et d’archiadjudant, pour la plupart basés dans l’immense complexe du grand temple d'Altdorf ou dans ses environs immédiats.
L’Ordre de la Torche administre la quasi-totalité des temples et oratoires de l’Empire. La plupart des temples sont dirigés par un grand prêtre nommé par le lecteur local ou par le grand capitulaire. Ce grand prêtre est responsable de tout ce qui touche à la foi sigmarite dans son secteur ; il nomme des prêtres pour gérer les petits temples locaux et veiller au bon entretien des oratoires les plus importants.
The great theogonist sits at the top of the monumental and terribly complex hierarchy of the Sigmar cult. He wields prodigious power. In addition to the absolute authority he wields over the largest and most powerful cult in the Empire, and the fact that he appoints the leaders of all its major orders, he also wields considerable influence over the secular world. The Great Theogonist personally heads the Order of the Torch, the most important order in the cult, whose membership exceeds that of all the other Sigmarite orders combined. He appoints all the senior officers of the order, including the two archillectors, the eighteen readers, the six grand capitulars, the twelve capitulars, a number of theogonists and a host of high priests. There are many other important positions within the Order, such as Grand Confessor, Master of the Scriptorium, Keeper of the Sacred Bell and Archiadjudant, most of which are based in or around the huge Great Temple complex at Altdorf. The Order of the Torch administers almost all the temples and oratories in the Empire. Most temples are headed by a high priest appointed by the local reader or by the Grand Chapter. This high priest is responsible for all matters relating to the Sigmarite faith in his sector; he appoints priests to manage the small local temples and ensure the proper upkeep of the larger oratories.
The great theogonist sits at the top of the monumental and terribly complex hierarchy of the Sigmar cult. He wields prodigious power. In addition to the absolute authority he wields over the largest and most powerful cult in the Empire, and the fact that he appoints the leaders of all its major orders, he also wields considerable influence over the secular world. The Great Theogonist personally heads the Order of the Torch, the most important order in the cult, whose membership exceeds that of all the other Sigmarite orders combined. He appoints all the senior officers of the order, including the two archillectors, the eighteen readers, the six grand capitulars, the twelve capitulars, a number of theogonists and a host of high priests. There are many other important positions within the Order, such as Grand Confessor, Master of the Scriptorium, Keeper of the Sacred Bell and Archiadjudant, most of which are based in or around the huge Great Temple complex at Altdorf. The Order of the Torch administers almost all the temples and oratories in the Empire. Most temples are headed by a high priest appointed by the local reader or by the Grand Chapter. This high priest is responsible for all matters relating to the Sigmarite faith in his sector; he appoints priests to manage the small local temples and ensure the proper upkeep of the larger oratories.
Mythology & Lore
Il y a plus de 2 500 ans, Sigmar Heldenhammer, dont la naissance avait été annoncée par le passage d’une comète à deux queues, fut couronné Empereur à Altdorf (qui portait alors le nom de Reikdorf) par le grand prêtre d’Ulric . À sa ceinture, il portait Ghal Maraz , le marteau de guerre magique offert par les nains en remerciement pour avoir sauvé la vie du roi Kurgan, souverain de Karaz-a-Karak. Il gouverna son peuple pendant de nombreuses décennies de prospérité.
La cinquantième année de son règne, Sigmar déposa sa couronne et quitta Reikdorf. L’histoire ne nous est pas d’un grand secours pour savoir pourquoi il s’en alla ainsi mais, selon les légendes, on l’aperçut qui se dirigeait vers l’est et les Montagnes du Bord du Monde, avec de lourdes fourrures drapées autour de ses larges épaules et ses longs cheveux encore blonds nattés en tresses épaisses. D’autres légendes nous rapportent qu’on le vit, le visage résolu, accompagné d’un grand loup gris qui marchait à sa gauche et d’un sanglier géant à défenses noires qui trottait à sa droite. Quelle que soit la vérité, le plus grand de tous les hommes que l’Empire devait jamais connaître l’avait quitté.
More than 2,500 years ago, Sigmar Heldenhammer, whose birth had been foretold by the passage of a two-tailed comet, was crowned Emperor in Altdorf (then called Reikdorf) by the high priest of Ulric . At his belt, he wore Ghal Maraz , the magic warhammer given by the dwarves in thanks for saving the life of King Kurgan, ruler of Karaz-a-Karak. He ruled his people for many prosperous decades. In the fiftieth year of his reign, Sigmar laid down his crown and left Reikdorf. History is of little help in explaining why he left, but legend has it that he was seen heading eastwards and to the Mountains of the Edge of the World, with heavy furs draped around his broad shoulders and his long, still blond hair braided into thick plaits. Other legends tell us that he was seen, with a resolute face, accompanied by a large grey wolf walking on his left and a giant black-tusked boar trotting on his right. Whatever the truth, the greatest man the Empire was ever to know had left him.
La cinquantième année de son règne, Sigmar déposa sa couronne et quitta Reikdorf. L’histoire ne nous est pas d’un grand secours pour savoir pourquoi il s’en alla ainsi mais, selon les légendes, on l’aperçut qui se dirigeait vers l’est et les Montagnes du Bord du Monde, avec de lourdes fourrures drapées autour de ses larges épaules et ses longs cheveux encore blonds nattés en tresses épaisses. D’autres légendes nous rapportent qu’on le vit, le visage résolu, accompagné d’un grand loup gris qui marchait à sa gauche et d’un sanglier géant à défenses noires qui trottait à sa droite. Quelle que soit la vérité, le plus grand de tous les hommes que l’Empire devait jamais connaître l’avait quitté.
More than 2,500 years ago, Sigmar Heldenhammer, whose birth had been foretold by the passage of a two-tailed comet, was crowned Emperor in Altdorf (then called Reikdorf) by the high priest of Ulric . At his belt, he wore Ghal Maraz , the magic warhammer given by the dwarves in thanks for saving the life of King Kurgan, ruler of Karaz-a-Karak. He ruled his people for many prosperous decades. In the fiftieth year of his reign, Sigmar laid down his crown and left Reikdorf. History is of little help in explaining why he left, but legend has it that he was seen heading eastwards and to the Mountains of the Edge of the World, with heavy furs draped around his broad shoulders and his long, still blond hair braided into thick plaits. Other legends tell us that he was seen, with a resolute face, accompanied by a large grey wolf walking on his left and a giant black-tusked boar trotting on his right. Whatever the truth, the greatest man the Empire was ever to know had left him.
Divine Origins
Un peu plus de vingt ans après le départ de Sigmar , son peuple avait déjà élevé Johann Helstrum (un moine au regard fou qui prétendait que Sigmar avait été couronné dieu par Ulric lui-même) à la dignité de premier grand prêtre de Sigmar. Bientôt son culte naissant, un culte qui prêchait l’unité et demandait au peuple d’obéir inconditionnellement à l’Empereur et à ses Comtes Électeurs, devint une religion prépondérante totalement soutenue par l’État.
Just over twenty years after [Sigmar] left , his people had already elevated Johann Helstrum (a mad-looking monk who claimed that Sigmar had been crowned a god by Ulric himself) to the dignity of Sigmar's first high priest. Soon his fledgling cult, which preached unity and demanded unconditional obedience to the Emperor and his Elector Counts, became a leading religion fully supported by the state.
Just over twenty years after [Sigmar] left , his people had already elevated Johann Helstrum (a mad-looking monk who claimed that Sigmar had been crowned a god by Ulric himself) to the dignity of Sigmar's first high priest. Soon his fledgling cult, which preached unity and demanded unconditional obedience to the Emperor and his Elector Counts, became a leading religion fully supported by the state.
Sects
La secte des Malléens est apparue très récemment. Ils affirment que Sigmar ne devrait pas être révéré comme un dieu car, selon eux, la véritable source de sa divinité émanait de Ghal Maraz. La secte suit les enseignements d’Artur Malleus, un prêtre-guerrier charismatique qui prétendait avoir reçu une vision du Marteau Véritable qui, selon lui, n’a jamais été retrouvé après la mort de Sigmar. Il fait le tour de l’Empire, suivi d’une bande de fanatiques et de flagellants à moitié asphyxiés par la fumée de leurs encensoirs, en proclamant que Karl-Franz Holswig-Schliestein est porteur d’un faux marteau et en exhortant tous les véritables sigmarites à se joindre à lui en préparation de la fin du monde toute proche, après laquelle le Marteau Véritable est censé revenir sous la forme d’un homme mortel. Artur Malleus est recherché aussi bien par les troupes impériales que pas les pretres de Sigmar, fidèles au Grand Théogoniste, pour hérésie.@
Les Unificateurs font partie d’une secte potentiellement explosive qui prêche que Sigmar ne fut pas couronné par Ulric en tant que dieu mais en tant qu’Empereur Divin, dieu de tous les dieux. Ils travaillent sans relâche à pousser le culte sigmarite vers la position de suprématie qui lui revient de droit. En vérité, certains éléments extrémistes de cette secte pensent que le culte de Sigmar ne devrait pas se contenter de gouverner les autres cultes, mais qu’il devrait entièrement s’y substituer.
Les partisans de Sigmar l’Empereur Divin se sont infiltrés à tous les niveaux du culte, ou presque, et on murmure que deux lecteurs au moins, un grand capitulaire, tout un ordre de templiers. Quoi qu’il en soit, il est vrai que de nombreux fanatiques du culte sigmarite nourrissent secrètement la conviction que Sigmar est le seul dieu dont l’Empire ait réellement besoin et que vénérer une autre divinité revient purement et simplement à commettre une erreur.
The Mallean sect appeared very recently. They claim that Sigmar should not be revered as a god because, in their view, the true source of his divinity emanated from Ghal Maraz . The sect follows the teachings of Artur Malleus, a charismatic priest-warrior who claimed to have received a vision of the True Hammer, which he believes was never found after Sigmar's death. He tours the Empire, followed by a band of fanatics and flagellants half asphyxiated by the smoke from their censer, proclaiming that Karl-Franz Holswig-Schliestein is carrying a false hammer and urging all true Sigmarites to join him in preparation for the imminent end of the world, after which the True Hammer is supposed to return in the form of a mortal man. Artur Malleus is wanted by both the Imperial troops and the Sigmar priests, loyal to the Great Theogonist, for heresy. br]
The Unifiers are part of a potentially volatile sect which preaches that Sigmar was not crowned by @[Ulric as a god but as a Divine Emperor, god of all gods. They work tirelessly to push the Sigmarite cult towards its rightful position of supremacy. In fact, certain extremist elements of this sect believe that the cult of Sigmar should not merely govern the other cults, but should replace them entirely. Followers of Sigmar the Divine Emperor have infiltrated almost every level of the cult, and there are whispers of at least two readers, a great capitulary, a whole order of Templars. Be that as it may, it is true that many fanatics of the Sigmarite cult secretly harbour the conviction that Sigmar is the only god the Empire really needs, and that worshipping any other deity is simply making a mistake.
Les partisans de Sigmar l’Empereur Divin se sont infiltrés à tous les niveaux du culte, ou presque, et on murmure que deux lecteurs au moins, un grand capitulaire, tout un ordre de templiers. Quoi qu’il en soit, il est vrai que de nombreux fanatiques du culte sigmarite nourrissent secrètement la conviction que Sigmar est le seul dieu dont l’Empire ait réellement besoin et que vénérer une autre divinité revient purement et simplement à commettre une erreur.
The Mallean sect appeared very recently. They claim that Sigmar should not be revered as a god because, in their view, the true source of his divinity emanated from Ghal Maraz . The sect follows the teachings of Artur Malleus, a charismatic priest-warrior who claimed to have received a vision of the True Hammer, which he believes was never found after Sigmar's death. He tours the Empire, followed by a band of fanatics and flagellants half asphyxiated by the smoke from their censer, proclaiming that Karl-Franz Holswig-Schliestein is carrying a false hammer and urging all true Sigmarites to join him in preparation for the imminent end of the world, after which the True Hammer is supposed to return in the form of a mortal man. Artur Malleus is wanted by both the Imperial troops and the Sigmar priests, loyal to the Great Theogonist, for heresy. br]
The Unifiers are part of a potentially volatile sect which preaches that Sigmar was not crowned by @[Ulric as a god but as a Divine Emperor, god of all gods. They work tirelessly to push the Sigmarite cult towards its rightful position of supremacy. In fact, certain extremist elements of this sect believe that the cult of Sigmar should not merely govern the other cults, but should replace them entirely. Followers of Sigmar the Divine Emperor have infiltrated almost every level of the cult, and there are whispers of at least two readers, a great capitulary, a whole order of Templars. Be that as it may, it is true that many fanatics of the Sigmarite cult secretly harbour the conviction that Sigmar is the only god the Empire really needs, and that worshipping any other deity is simply making a mistake.
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