Cults, Orders and Sects of Whelm (Defender of the Hearth)

Steel Realms

The Defender of the Hearth

– This is the dominant order of the faith. It has common Group/Institution elements.

Cleric, Paladin – These are archetypes dedicated to serving and representing the faith in iconic roles as part of their function; Others may be available as Followers at GM discretion – serving as institutional officers, community officers, or simply through Conviction and shared liturgical beliefs.

The Common Face of Faith: Like most Faiths of the Steel Realms, there may be a multitude of denominations that make up Cults, Orders and Sects of Whelm. These share the common Workings of Faith, promoting worship to prove the truth of the Divine Principal's ideals and tenets, and allow Followers a means to prove worthy to wield power and secure a place in the promised afterlife. Whelm has a Dominant Presentation of their faith, clergy, and institutions that the folk of the realms look to.

In addition to their own specific elements of faith, they embrace all the shared elements of the Unified Pantheon of Lightbringers (except where directly contravened).

Options for PC’s in the Steel Realms

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Clerics in service to the faith have the callings (subclasses) of Light, Life, Order, and War; Others may be available at GM discretion or through other cults, sect, or orders.

Paladins in service to the faith have the callings (subclasses) of Ancients and Devotion; Others may be available at GM discretion or through other cults, sect, or orders.

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Realm's Aptitude Powers: Divine, Occult, and Psychic