Unified Pantheon of Lightbringers

Posted on August 26, 2021 in Steel-Realms

The Unified Pantheon of Lightbringers gathers the “Lightbringers” of the Steel Realms into a single unit that share the same purpose: destroy the Dark Trinity and their minions forever. It follows the normal hallmarks of a Unified Pantheon working in Harmony. The afterlife promised to ALL followers of light is the Home of the Safe Hearth. All followers look to The Dawn Star of Etrius as a sacred point in the sky (it is easily found at night, and still visible during the transition to dawn during the day).

Although the Amarata is not official outside of Umbak, many of its principles and teachings find their way into the shared litany of The Church of Light through The Houthas.

Primarch of Light

Each deity of the faith has their own clergy and sects, but there is the Office of the Primarch of Light. It is located in Umbak. The office coordinates activity between the clergies as a whole. There can be no declaration of war, peace, or effort of any kind that affects the entire faith without it coming from this office. The Primarch is always male – there has never been a female. The Primarch is said to be an agent of the combined will of the Lightbringers.

• When the Lightbringers extend their influence into lands they do not have agreements with, it must be coordinated through the Primarch’s office. The only exception is the White Sisters of Aerna – they are welcome everywhere and are often used as a foot in the door. They are not controlled, because it would make folk suspicious and reluctant if they were part of the political arm of the faith.

Lightbringer Shared Sacred Observances

These are reflected in the faith’s General Liturgy.

• Sacred Events: [Sacrosanct festivals and milestone celebrations] >
• Sacred Places: [Sacrosanct locations and Pilgrimage sites] >
• Sacred Dates/Days: [Sacrosanct times of the year, recurring days of celebration or rest] >
• Sacred Times: [Sacrosanct period of a day, week, month, season, or year in a cycle] >
• Sacred Life: [Sacrosanct plants, animals, monsters, and entities] >
• Sacred Forms: [Sacrosanct colors, shapes, material (minerals, fabric, etc. )] >
• Sacred Works: [Sacrosanct documents, books, jobs/activities] >
• Sacred Items: [Sacrosanct utensils, tools, machines, clothes, armaments] >
  • Sacred Armor/Defenses:
  • Sacred Weapon/Offenses:

Common Tenets

Common Trivial Lightbringer Tenets

All reaffirm the Oath of the Day Watch.

Common Minor Lightbringer Tenets

Common Major Lightbringer Tenets

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The Houthas

Posted on June 5, 2019 in Steel-Realms

The Houthas are a set of ancient chants developed by the Lightbringer clergy as a test. Many of them were based on the Amarata. The phrases contained praises of the Lightbringer gods, ideas of justice and equality, quality and beauty. It was said that no Orrish could repeat them without wincing, sneering or otherwise revealing themselves. The dark gods are thought to have taught the means of negating these impacts when an Orrish spoke them. The Houtha’s are used in common liturgy only and not the special occasions on which they were founded upon.

History of the Houthas

Although the Amarata is not official outside of Umbak, many of its principles and teachings find their way into the shared litany of The Church of Light through The Houthas.