The Holy Order
The Order of God-King Ishin
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Disbandment
The Death of God & the Fall of the Holy Order was what officially marked the end of this religion. While some pockets of power would persist well into the Unmei Period, it would never regain the level of power it obtained at its peak before the Death of God.
Godfrey the Golden was Hasadiah's true heir but never sought out The Almighty, instead electing to ascend his father's throne and command the Kingdom of David. Godwyn the All-Knowing fortified himself and his kin within Ásgard, Enclosure of the Æsir and Godrick the Blighted waged an eternal war on the Desolation to keep it at bay.
Godalupe's corpse was taken and defiled into legendary armaments by the Sons of Ivaldi during the Great War in Heaven. Godbrand and his fellow Death-Hand companions were imprisoned and his twin brother Godefroy
Military
The Heavenly Host
The Host is the primary armed body for the Holy Order, composed of serval separated bodies;
- The Choirs of Angels
- The Holy Knights
- The Ygguard
Mythology & Lore
The Great Honored One gave the Yggdrasil Multiverse to the Aeon Ishin who birthed the Empyrean Her Grace, Hasadiah the First Name of God to command Yggdrasil with. Hasadiah made the warrior David, King of Kings the 1st Hallowed Lord and thus the kingdom of God was brought into Order.
The Seven Avatars of Ishin: The Holy Gods of Order
Seven is a most sacred number, there are 7 Realms, 7 Seals, and 7 Avatars. ISHIN cast the 7 Avatars to be extensions of himself in service to HASADIAH, Stewards to the Name of God. Aund MISJUN, the Divine Mother and Beholder of the Seven Part name of Ishin; Rebirth, commands Eden, where she and her daughters are set to work laying the plans for the birth of new Realms. She is also responsible for the rebirth of the SOUL into new life. Aund VAAIS, Queen of the Dead and Lord of the Death-Hand and Beholder of the Seven Part name of Ishin; Endings, VAAIS rules the Realm of Niflheim, responsible for cleansing the SOUL and preparing it for rebirth. Aund ATSUS, the God of Travelers and Smith of the Gods and Beholder of the Seven Part name of Ishin; Voyage, is called the Wayfinder for he built and maintains all the roads connecting all Realms in YGGDRASIL. Aund RESEYAR, Lord of Order and Commander of the Sentinel Knights and Beholder of the Seven Part name of Ishin; Keeper, is the Avatar who ensures The 7 Sacred Seals are constantly guarded. Aund YSUS, Master of the Full Moon and Mother of Shadows and Beholder of the Seven Part name of Ishin; Flow, embodies the cycles of a lunar celestial body, enacting and allowing change within YGGDRASIL, killing stagnation. Aund KYSYN, Beholder of the Cosmic Flame and Devourer of Worlds and Beholder of the Seven Part name of Ishin; Ruination, is charged with the destruction of old Realms, to complete the cycle of life and death. Aund RALIAS, Lord of Sunlight and God Heroes and Beholder of the Seven Part name of Ishin; Legendary, is responsible for festivals, muses, bards, and legendary heroes.
HASADIAH
The 1st Name of God, Queen of the Great Tree and Protector of the Seven Realms
Her Grace, Hasadiah, was an Empyrean, the 1st Empyrean the Aeon ISHIN created to command his power within Yggdrasil. (This simple lie is thus; the 1st Empyrean was Pinsnaux, the Dragon-King of Dragonstone. Pinsnaux rebelled against ISHIN and this act earned the ire of the Holy Gods.) Hasadiah was conceived with the intent to usurp Pinsnaux and the Holy Gods, as they could not disobey the Name of God.
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Within the Outermost Rings of Yggdrasil, Hasadiah would come to recruit a great king and his armies, David, King of Kings. She had need of a military power and David had need of a new war to fight, with much to gain. David was the 1st King to bow to Hasadiah and was raised as the 1st Hallowed Lord, consort-husband to Hasadiah.
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Hasadiah and David marched on Dragonstone with their armies, and were met by the 7 Holy Avatars of ISHIN, the Dragons of Old, the Angels of Yggdrasil, and King Pinsnaux. An epic Dragon-Fell War occurred and Hasadiah rose victorious. Pinsnaux agreed to lie on the sword granted that his kin be allowed to flee in safety. With Pinsnaux dead, the Holy Gods and Angels were now Hasadiah's to command. To destroyed Dragonstone and built her own Realm, Astajan, The Highest of Heavens on it's ashes. And so began an Age of Order.
Divine Origins
When Hasadiah put the Dragons of Dragonstone to the sword, Adaximus, Chieftain of the Khal'Surny and Marquis, King of the 1st Sons of Adam, came to the base of Astajan, The Highest of Heavens and bent the knee in submission. They were gifted control of Midgard, the Middle Realm on her behalf and built a massive planet-sized cathedral on the planet High Garden in the center of the universe. It serves as the Seat of Power for the Holy Order in Midgard.
Tenets of Faith
Holy Order Fundamentalism
"The brutes of the dogmatic Holy Order would rather subcum to ruin and stagnation than freedom and progress, if it obeyed their precious Order."
The Fundamental Law of Creation is The Holy Order, the very power and law imposed on Yggdrasil by ISHIN who became one with the Great Tree. It is from the Holy Order that the 7 Sacred Seals were divined, the sheer power of ISHIN made manifest, creating space and time to bend to his own will. Dogmatic in belief and overbearing in worship, the Holy Order leaves no room to interpret the nature of the cosmos. It is an unstoppable force that will bend all to its whim, and break all who oppose it brutally.
- The only Law of Yggdrasil is the Holy Order. To violate it is to deny the very nature of reality.
- Yggdrasil derives its divine power from our God ISHIN.
- ISHIN's real name is the Seven Part Name "REBIRTH ENDINGS VOYAGE KEEPER FLOW RUINATION LEGENDARY". Each part of ISHIN's name was manifested as one of the Seven Avatars of Ishin, the Holy Gods of Order.
- The Holy Gods are the Stewards of the God-Vessel, Name of God. Only in conjunction can the full power of ISHIN be realized.
- The 7 Sacred Seals command Reality. The Sacred Seal of Fundamentalism is needed to control all the others.
Worship
The Godswood Monasteries
Scattered across the cosmos are impossibly huge Godswood trees that house entire city complexes within them. They hold shrines to ISHIN, the Name of God, and the 7 Holy Gods. These Monasteries are free and open to any and all wanderers of the faith, to come and worship their hallowed gods. The keepers of these Monasteries are solemn monks who are dedicated fully to the Holy Order. These Godswood Monasteries are hallowed ground, to violate the Holy Order here is to invoke the ire of the Heavenly Host.
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Offerings to the Holy Gods are accepted, but sacrifices are heretical. Needless killing to appease the Gods violates the Holy Order. When making a prayer to the gods the use of prayer beads can help hone the mind of focus on the prayer. Each of the seven Holy Gods has a prayer with three verses, the Name of God has seven prayers with two verses, and 1 Prayer with 7 verses for ISHIN himself (Standard Prayer Bead count is 42)
Granted Divine Powers
The Holy Order has seven smaller churches under it, the seven pantheons of the Holy Gods, each one a manifestation of the Seven Part Name of God. Dedication to a certain Holy God will result in the deliverence of Incantations, spells of great power that, unlike Sorceries which rely on equations and one's own Magical Energy, allow Mages to perform outside of their abilities if their Faith is strong enough. While most Mages will strive to serve all the Gods equally, some become wholely dedciated to a single deity, gaining mastery over their Incantations. They are known as Godlings.
Political Influence & Intrigue
The Holy Order was the ultimate body of religion within Yggdrasil, they had no law-making or enforcing power but they were directly favored by Her Grace and The House of the World Tree. As such they carry a lot of weight in th
Sects
The Death-Watch Singers
The White Lotus
The Sons of Ishin
Covenant of the Sun
The Garden of Eden
Embrace the Old Flame
The Union of Atsus
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Type
Religious, Coven
Alternative Names
The Church of Grace | The Order of Grace
Ruling Organization
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