Cult of Cyriss
Despite the relatively recent discovery of the goddess Cyriss, her following has spread rapidly among the members of specialized technical fields, including astronomy, mathematics, engineering, and mechanika. Her faith has adherents at most major universities, observatories, and machine shops.
The worshipers of the Clockwork Goddess have yet to experience much persecution. They are fortunate to have risen to prominence in an age when the more tolerant Morrowan faith holds the majority. Furthermore, its adherents have no longstanding animosities and few religious rivals. Unlike Thamarite and Devourer cults, they are not associated with black magic or unwholesome rites. In certain areas of Cygnar the worship of Cyriss has even gained nominal acceptance, and the Crown has sanctioned the construction of a large temple to Cyriss in Caspia.
Most followers of the Maiden of Gears worship discreetly, reluctant to identify themselves as believers to outsiders. They quietly practice their faith by engaging in scientific pursuits, working on mathematical theory, crafting intricate pieces of machinery or mechanika, studying astronomy, or deciphering codes and enigmas. Members may carry a small token of their belief to identify themselves to one another, such as a pendant inscribed with her symbol amid interlocking gears. While this faith is not actively persecuted, many Menites and Morrowans view its members with suspicion. Rumors among them suggest inner cabals that practice peculiar rites related to the celestial cycles. These cults are said to have built sizable hidden temples across western Immoren, each filled with a dizzying array of wondrous machinery and protected by automated guardians. Some even whisper that high-ranking priests of Cyriss can transfer their souls into machine bodies to attain immortality.
That the cult possesses different layers of membership is true. Those who prove their loyalty and impress ranking priests with their intelligence and skill may eventually earn access to the cult’s inner workings. With its own distinct beliefs, goals, and purposes, this group is almost a different faith, its members separate from the worshipers who simply revere Cyriss as a patron.
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