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| ==Doctrine==
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| Domination
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| ==Domains==
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| Bindings, Death, Evil, Law, Scrutiny
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| ==SPECULATION on political situation==
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| The Church of the Lawgiver has a far tighter grip on affairs that matter to it in [[Nova Vaasa]] than [[Prince Othmar Bolshnik]] imagines. And it is willing to bolster his authority precisely to the extent that the result is a strengthening of its own position. The leaders of the Church would be threatened by the reincarnation of [[Sainted Prince Gorkyn]]. What they see in Othmar is rather a whelp that can be made into a reliable watchdog with sufficient time and sufficient bones.
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| The situation of the Church in [[Hazlan]] is far more complex and far less satisfying. The reception of the Lawgiver's message among the [[Hazlani]] could hardly have gone better. Rich and poor, slaver and slave, [[Mulan]] and [[Rashemani]] all found a great deal in the doctrine to take to heart. And perhaps the satraps appointed by [[Hazlik]] to govern in his sted benefitted from it most of all. But bloodless success left the Church in the extraordinarily uncomfortable position of blessing the authority of an individual that it finds contemptible in nigh every respect. Worse, just as Hazlik madly tore up the law in his land forbidding the practice by others of arcane magic in his land, he could wake up tomorrow and ban religion. Sainted Prince Gorkyn could be trusted to make the most of such an invitation to invasion. Othmar Bolshnik might well ignore it as a distraction from his scheming with lawless rabble or, worse, might well be defeated in Hazlan and overthrown at home. So the Church of the Lawgiver counts the days until death claims the aged and despised wizard, all too well aware that such powerful individuals rarely go easily or quickly.
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| ==Organisational Structurre==
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| The ''[[Himmelsk Naeve]]'' ("Divine Fist") commands the Iron Faith across the known world.<br />
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| The [[Pave for Nova Vaaa]] commands the Iron Faith across Nova Vaasa and the [[Pave for Hazlan]] commands the Iron Faith across Hazlan.<br />
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| 4 [[Aerkebiskop]] command the Iron Faith in 4 Nova Vaasan regions and 4 [[Aerkebiskop]] command the Iron Faith in 4 Hazlani regions.<br/>
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| One [[Biskop]] commands the Iron Faith in each ''dommer''.<br />
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| One [[Kontor]] commands the Iron Faith in each fane, leading the actual rites of worship.
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| Low ranks do as they are commaned by higher ranks. Rebellion against the order of one's better is treason.
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| The four orders of the church are each governed internally, they and their members being at the command of the Pave of either Nova Vaasa or of Hazlan and the ''[[Himmelsk Naeve]]'' ("Divine Fist").
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| ==Hierarches==
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| ===The ''[[Himmelsk Naeve]]'' ("Divine Fist") commands the Iron Faith across the known world from the [[Black Citadel-Fane]] in Kantora===
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| [[Himmelsk Naeve Pieter Jergaar]], male, Clr16<br />
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| ====The Pave of Nova Vaasa commands the Iron Faith across Nova Vaasa from the [[Crimson Citadel-Fane]] in Bergovitsa====
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| [[Pave Lod Ragnaar]], male, Clr13<br />
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| =====The Aerkebiskop of Arbora =====
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| [[Aerkebiskop Bearnt Chekiv]], male, Clr7<br />
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| =====Aerkebiskop of Kantora=====
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| [[Aerkebiskop Mathias Bolshnik]], male, ?<br />
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| =====Aerkebiskop of ?=====
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| ?<br />
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| =====Aerkebiskop of ?=====
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| ?<br />
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| ====The Pave of Hazlan commands the Iron Faith across Hazlan from the [[Iron Citadel-Fane]] outside of Toyalis====
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| [[Pave Stavroz Vatsisk]], male, Clr12<br />
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| Previously [[Pave Haakon Aramsen]], male, Clr15, LE<br />
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| =====Aerkebiskop of Sly-Var=====
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| [[Aerkebiskop Melkior Vadnais]], male, Clr8<br />
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| =====Aerkebiskop of Toyalis=====
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| [[Aerkebiskop Verzin Lols]], male, Clr10<br />
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| =====Aerkebiskop of ?=====
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| ?
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| =====Aerkebiskop of ?=====
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| ?
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| ====Notes====
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| Each Aerkebiskop commands the Iron Faith across a region. The [[Aerkebiskop of Arbora]], a Chekiv, probably commands the Iron Faith across the [[Pommel Duchy]] of the [[Chekiv family]]. Likewise, the [[Aerkebiskop of Kantora]], a Bolishnik, probably governs the Iron Faith across the [[Heartland Duchy]] of the [[Bolshnik family]]. More speculatively, the other two Nova Vaasan aerkebiskop are probably of [[Liara]] and [[Bergovitsa]]. The divison of Nova Vaasan territory between them is even more speculative. The Aerkebiskop of Liara would assuredly command, at a minimum, the Iron Faith across the [[Borchava Duchy]] of the [[Hiregaard family]] and likely be a Hiregaard. The aerkebiskop of Bergovitsa would probably command the Iron Faith across the [[Altid Duchy]] of the [[Vistin family]] and Ivlis Duchy of the the [[Rivtoff]], giving the two families all the more reason to fight for control of Begovitsa.
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| Additional responsibility is possibly assigned to aerkebiskops. The Aerkebiskop of Liara might also be in charge of the Iron Faith in [[Tepest]]. The Aerkebiskop of Begovitsa might also be in charge of the Iron Faith in [[Barovia]] or the West. The Aerkebiskop of Aroba or Kantora might also be in charge of the Iron Faith on the islands of the [[Nocturnal Sea]]. Alternatively, these responsibilities may fall to biskops or be retained by the office of the ("Divine Fist").
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| The additional two aerkebiskops in Hazlan and the division of Hazlani territory among them is not clear in the least. There will ''not'' be an Aerkebiskop of [[Ramulai]]. No places in existence has a mission more opposed to the message of the message of [[The Lawgiver]] than a town built to host a school of arcane magic. Aerkebiskops assigned alone ethnic lines would result in an unacceptible overlapping of responsibilities with the Aerkebiskops of Sly-Var and Toyalis. Perhaps an Aerkebiskop of Western Hazlan responsible for all that lies west of the immediate vicinity of the [[Toyalis]] and an Aerkebiskop of Eastern Hazlan responsible for all that lies east of the immediate vicinity of the [[Toyalis]] and outside the vicinity of [[Sly-Var]].
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| Haakon Aramsen is tentatively being deemed to be the former Pave of Hazlan. He is described as being the leader of the Hazlani Church of the Lawgiver (Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I, p53). But Pave Stavroz Vatsisk is described as being the Pave of Hazlan not once but twice: first in ''Authority Figures'' insert for Toyalis (Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I, p60); and second several years later in the ''Hierarchy and Terminology'' section for the Church of the Lawgiver (Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V, p127). This was an editoral error: http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6847. Its resolution is being discussed in the thread. His death, from natural causes given his advance age, would tie things up neatly. His disappearance, without a trace, would make for a good hook.
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| ==Orders==
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| '[[Kunduktørs]]'' (“Guardians”) are a monastic order who tend to the dead, take vows of silence, and study the nature of death in the search for understanding of universal and eternal law. Hazlani Kunduktørs spawned the heresy that the Great Upheaval marked the destruction of the Lawgiver, draining the faith and its rites of life.
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| ''[[Gudkædes]] ("God-chains") are the marshal order sworn to the defence of the Church and the destruction of its enemies. They are not quite the force that they once were, for want of occasion to exercise their strength.
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| '[[Jernspørgsmålers]]'' ("Iron Inquisitors") are the fire fighters of the church, extinguishing the lives of heretics and traitors. They creep into every corner of the institution, often donning the cloth of their prey.
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| ''[[Didakti]]'' ("Teachers") are the fire inspectors of the church, ever seeking and testing flaws and weaknesses of character or of reasoning that could be the fuel or the spark of heresy or treason. They work closely with the ''Jernspørgsmålers'', but are far more given to pondering the descent into, and nature of, iniquity.
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| Orders have their own internal hierarchy and are answerable only to the Pave of their land and the Himmelsk Naeve himself.
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| ''Members of the orders''
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| [[Johan Bolshnik]], ''Jernspørgsmåler'' ("Iron Inquisitor"), male, Clr3/Rog1, Kantora
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| ==Heresies==
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| *[[The Great Upheaval]] marked the destruction of [[The Lawgiver]], draining the Iron Faith and its rites of life. This heresy was spawned among Hazlani Kunduktørs ("Guardians"). The breadth of its acceptance among this order is unknown, but undoubtably continues to be under investigation by [[Jernspørgsmålers]] ("Iron Inquisitors") and [[Didakti]] ("Teachers").
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| ''Heretics''
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| [[Lukas Duremke]], male, Clr6, Arbora
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| ==Rites, Ceremonies, Holy Days ==
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| Spells are prayed for at highnoon, in the full-light of day, that the Lawgiver might see and weigh all.
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| Services are held nightly, after the working day has ended, with twice weekly attendance being expected at a minimum.
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| During the Day of Penance, on the first day of the New Year, the faithful are expected to undertake an accounting of their failings of the past year and prepare themselves to make a better showing in the year to come.
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| During the Celebration of the Reemergence, which recalls the end of the Great Upheaval and is held in August upon the first full moon, the Lawgiver is thanked for his return and his success in restoring to the world its proper order.
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| ==Seats of Authority==
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| The [[Black Citadel-Fane]] in Kantora is the seat of the [[Himmelsk Naeve]], currently x, who rules his charges across the known word.
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| The [[Crimson Citadel-Fane]] in [[Bergovitsa]] is the seat of the Pave of Nova Vaasa, currently [[Pave Lod Ragnaar]], who rules his charges, under the direction of the [[Himmelsk Naeve]], throughout [[Nova Vaasa]].
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| The [[Iron Citadel-Fane]] outside of [[Toyalis]] is the seat of the Pave of Hazlan, currently [[Pave x]], who rules his charges, under the distant direction of the [[Himmelsk Naeve]], throughout [[Hazlan]].
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| ==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==
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| ''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]''<br />
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| ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]''<br />
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| ''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p52<br />
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| ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' - p53
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| ''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p54<br />
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| ''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - p70<br />
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| ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' - p53,58, 59,60<br />
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| ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' -p38,39,40,128-130
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| ''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - p46<br />
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| ''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p17,2,122,134<br />
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| ''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp67,70<br />
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| ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' - p52-54<br />
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| ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''- p32,38,125-130
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