Malosia - Revision history

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	[[Malosia]] is the domain seen in the novel [[Black Crusade]]. It is a land of contrasts and dualities. On the one hand, the [[Empyrean Inquisition\|inquisition]] [[agent]]s of the [[Empyrean Church]], a [[religious institution]] of monolithic power that also controls the country, zealously scout for [[heresy]] and witchcraft and can take away anyone with an odor of [[transgression]] against the church. [[Transgressor]]s are taken away to horrible [[prison]]s such as [[Perdition Hill]], where they face religious indoctrination and hard labor. Anti-witch hysteria has even spread to some communities even in the absence of [[Redbreasts]]. On the other hand, old pagan beliefs and witch cults can lurk secretly within these very same communities. The [[Laginate Cabal]], Malosia's most long-lived witch tradition, practices close in proximity to the [[Caercaelum]].		[[Malosia]] is the domain seen in the novel [[Black Crusade]]. It is a land of contrasts and dualities. On the one hand, the [[Empyrean Inquisition\|inquisition]] [[agent]]s of the [[Empyrean Church]], a [[religious institution]] of monolithic power that also controls the country, zealously scout for [[heresy]] and witchcraft and can take away anyone with an odor of [[transgression]] against the church. [[Transgressor]]s are taken away to horrible [[prison]]s such as [[Perdition Hill]], where they face religious indoctrination and hard labor. Anti-witch hysteria has even spread to some communities even in the absence of [[Redbreasts]]. On the other hand, old pagan beliefs and witch cults can lurk secretly within these very same communities. The [[Laginate Cabal]], Malosia's most long-lived witch tradition, practices close in proximity to the [[Caercaelum]].
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	*The people of the villages still hang onto the beliefs of old. Witches and their cults lurk out of sight, but the presence of a witch pact with fey [[spirit]]s and demons might be judged by the flourishing of [[crop]]s and [[agriculture]].		*The people of the villages still hang onto the beliefs of old. Witches and their cults lurk out of sight, but the presence of a witch pact with fey [[spirit]]s and demons might be judged by the flourishing of [[crop]]s and [[agriculture]].

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The Lesser Evil: /* Darklord */

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Darklord

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	===Darklord===		===Darklord===
	*Although an [[outlander]] unconnected with the Empyrean Church, [[Sir Diederic de Wyndt]] is nonetheless recognized as the hero who ended a plague of [[madness]] that gripped <ref name="BC p. 319">[[Black Crusade]] p. 319</ref>		*Although an [[outlander]] unconnected with the Empyrean Church, [[Sir Diederic de Wyndt]] is nonetheless recognized as the hero who ended a plague of [[madness]] that gripped the land.<ref name="BC p. 319">[[Black Crusade]] p. 319</ref>

	===Temporal and Spiritual Rule===		===Temporal and Spiritual Rule===

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	[[Malosia]] is the domain seen in the novel [[Black Crusade]].		[[Malosia]] is the domain seen in the novel [[Black Crusade]]. It is a land of contrasts and dualities. On the one hand, the [[Empyrean Inquisition\|inquisition]] [[agent]]s of the [[Empyrean Church]], a [[religious institution]] of monolithic power that also controls the country, zealously scout for [[heresy]] and witchcraft and can take away anyone with an odor of [[transgression]] against the church. [[Transgressor]]s are taken away to horrible [[prison]]s such as [[Perdition Hill]], where they face religious indoctrination and hard labor. Anti-witch hysteria has even spread to some communities even in the absence of [[Redbreasts]]. On the other hand, old pagan beliefs and witch cults can lurk secretly within these very same communities. The [[Laginate Cabal]], Malosia's most long-lived witch tradition, practices close in proximity to the [[Caercaelum]].

	==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==		==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==

The Lesser Evil: /* Law-Enforcement */

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Law-Enforcement

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	===Law-Enforcement===		===Law-Enforcement===
	The [[Empyrean Inquisition keeps a watchful (some even within the church would say paranoid) eye for witches and [[heretic]]s. Their church [[soldier]]s are commonly referred to as [[Redbreasts]]. The current leader is [[First Confessor Oste van Brekke.		The [[Empyrean Inquisition]] keeps a watchful (some even within the church would say paranoid) eye for witches and [[heretic]]s. Their church [[soldier]]s are commonly referred to as [[Redbreasts]]. The current leader is [[First Confessor Oste van Brekke]].

	===Intelligence Gathering===		===Intelligence Gathering===

The Lesser Evil: /* Temporal and Spiritual Rule */

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Temporal and Spiritual Rule

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	===Temporal and Spiritual Rule===		===Temporal and Spiritual Rule===
	Ever since the Empyrean Church subsumed the power of the royal crown, the Church has ruled over the country of [[Malosia]] with [[Caercaelum]] as both the [[seat of authority\|seat of temporal authority]] and the [[seat of spiritual authority]]. The Pontiff is the head of the Church, previously this was [[Pontiff Cornelis Antheunis the First]], but he was arrested by the Inquisition for collusion with and failure to report a witch. He may have had his status and powers removed.		Ever since the Empyrean Church subsumed the power of the royal crown, the Church has ruled over the country of [[Malosia]] with [[Caercaelum]] as both the [[seat of authority\|seat of temporal authority]] and the [[seat of spiritual authority]].<ref name="BC p. 75">[[Black Crusade]] p. 75</ref> The Pontiff is the head of the Church, previously this was [[Pontiff Cornelis Antheunis the First]], but he was arrested by the Inquisition for collusion with and failure to report a witch.<ref>BC p. 283-293</ref> Pontiff Cornelis may likely have had his status and powers removed.

	===Law-Enforcement===		===Law-Enforcement===

The Lesser Evil: /* Intelligence Gathering */

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Intelligence Gathering

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	===Intelligence Gathering===		===Intelligence Gathering===
	*Special members of the Empyrean Church's [[clergy]] called [[Truth Seekers]] see to the [[interrogation]] of [[prisoner]]s and evaluate potential witch activity. Although it is taboo for the clergy to spill [[blood]], this potential restriction on [[torture\|interrogation techniques]] can be gotten around through many creative means of [[injury]].		*Special members of the Empyrean Church's [[clergy]] called [[Truth Seekers]] see to the [[interrogation]] of [[prisoner]]s and evaluate potential witch activity. Although it is taboo for the clergy to spill [[blood]], this potential restriction on [[torture\|interrogation techniques]] can be gotten around through many creative means of [[injury]].<ref>BC p. 67</ref>

	==Gods and Religions==		==Gods and Religions==

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Gods and Religions

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	==Gods and Religions==		==Gods and Religions==
	*[[The God Most High]] is the sole [[deity]] recognized by the monotheistic Empyrean Church. His children, the [[Sixfold Scions]], are recognized as the saviors of humanity.		*[[The God Most High]] is the sole [[deity]] recognized by the monotheistic Empyrean Church. His children, the [[Sixfold Scions]], are recognized as the saviors of humanity.<ref name="BC p. 69">BC p. 69</ref>
	*The people of the villages still hang onto the beliefs of old. Witches and their cults lurk out of sight, but the presence of a witch pact with fey [[spirit]]s and demons might be judged by the flourishing of [[crop]]s and [[agriculture]].		*The people of the villages still hang onto the beliefs of old. Witches and their cults lurk out of sight, but the presence of a witch pact with fey [[spirit]]s and demons might be judged by the flourishing of [[crop]]s and [[agriculture]].

The Lesser Evil: /* Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend */

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Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend

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	*[[Empyrean Inquisition]]		*[[Empyrean Inquisition]]
	*[[Fey\|Fair Folk]] of [[Cineris Forest]]		*[[Fey\|Fair Folk]] of [[Cineris Forest]]
			*[[Perdition Hill]]
	*[[Witch]]es		*[[Witch]]es
	**[[Laginate Cabal]]		**[[Laginate Cabal]]

The Lesser Evil: /* Hills and Mountains */

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Hills and Mountains

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	====Hills and Mountains====		====Hills and Mountains====
	*[[Perdition Hill]]
	*[[Scions Mount]]		*[[Scions Mount]]