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 These twelve people became the founders of this new religion. As they spread the faith throughout the Empire, often persecuted when they were perceived as threatening the established order, they slowly gathered further disciples and missionaires for their cause. In addition, already in the early years of the faith, the Maker told his chosen prophets that there is also a Thirteenth Prophet. Rather than a specific person, this is an abstract being who is meant to represent the Maker's very essence directly within his creations. The Maker explained that this is how he chooses to visit the mundane world, in order to walk among his children and observe their daily lives and decisions. The Thirteenth Prophet can take on several guises, usually of a member of one of the sapient species, of either of the two sexes. The commonest guise is that of the Needy Stranger, or of the Pilgrim - the Maker showing himself to his children as an ordinary person in need of their help.  These twelve people became the founders of this new religion. As they spread the faith throughout the Empire, often persecuted when they were perceived as threatening the established order, they slowly gathered further disciples and missionaires for their cause. In addition, already in the early years of the faith, the Maker told his chosen prophets that there is also a Thirteenth Prophet. Rather than a specific person, this is an abstract being who is meant to represent the Maker's very essence directly within his creations. The Maker explained that this is how he chooses to visit the mundane world, in order to walk among his children and observe their daily lives and decisions. The Thirteenth Prophet can take on several guises, usually of a member of one of the sapient species, of either of the two sexes. The commonest guise is that of the Needy Stranger, or of the Pilgrim - the Maker showing himself to his children as an ordinary person in need of their help. 
  
-1. **Confid ** – Prophet of Faith (Piety) and Trust. One of The Crux.\\ +1. **Confid ** – Prophet of Faith (Piety) and Trust. One of The Crux, teacher of Dolat and Nikenos.\\ 
-2. **Ekkur** – Prophetess of Compassion and Mercy. One of The Crux.\\ +2. **Ekkur** – Prophetess of Compassion and Mercy. One of The Crux, teacher of Oxala and Sana.\\ 
-3. **Arkus** – Prophet of Honest Labour and Diligence. One of The Crux.\\ +3. **Arkus** – Prophet of Honest Labour and Diligence. One of The Crux, teacher of Mehan and Verden.\\ 
-4. **Gnos** – Prophet of Wisdom and Learning. One of The Crux.\\+4. **Gnos** – Prophet of Wisdom and Learning. One of The Crux, teacher of Zoén and Ravé.\\
 5. **Oxala** – Prophetess of True Love and Selflessness. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Ekkur.\\ 5. **Oxala** – Prophetess of True Love and Selflessness. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Ekkur.\\
-6. **Dolat** – Prophet of Truth and Justice. One of The Adherents, pupil of Confid.\\ +6. **Dolat** – Prophet of Truth and Justice. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Confid.\\ 
-7. **Zoén** – Prophet of Safeguarding Nature and Life. One of The Adherents, pupil of Gnos.\\+7. **Zoén** – Prophet of Safeguarding Nature and Life. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Gnos.\\
 8. **Mehan** – Prophet of Handicraft and Invention. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Arkus.\\ 8. **Mehan** – Prophet of Handicraft and Invention. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Arkus.\\
-9. **Rave** – Prophetess of Arts and Creativity. One of The Adherents, pupil of Gnos.\\+9. **Ravé** – Prophetess of Arts and Creativity. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Gnos.\\
 10. **Sana** – Prophetess of Healing and Consolation. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Ekkur.\\ 10. **Sana** – Prophetess of Healing and Consolation. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Ekkur.\\
 11. **Verden** – Prophet of Protection and Defence. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Arkus.\\ 11. **Verden** – Prophet of Protection and Defence. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Arkus.\\
-12. **Nikenos** – Prophet of Generosity and Charity. One of The Adherents, pupil of Confid.\\+12. **Nikenos** – Prophet of Generosity and Charity. One of The Adherents, a pupil of Confid.\\
 13. **The Needy Stranger** / **The Pilgrim** / **The Maker’s Child** – The ultimate prophet. The „Prophet for All Seasons“. Unnamed, unknown, of no distinct species, gender or any other characteristics, he or she is just one of many of the Maker’s children. And yet, he or she is the vessel of the Maker into the mundane world, a divine messenger and scout of the Maker, sent to observe and test the piety and goodness of the faithful. The Child comes in the guise of The Pilgrim, the Needy Stranger, a worldly, flesh-and-blood incarnation of the Creator, and can be just about any male or female suffering need, suffering despair, suffering injustice. How one treats the Pilgrim is a trial by the Maker. As the thirteenth commandment puts it: „The Maker might reside behind the face of any stranger.“ However, the Maker’s Child is a prophet or prophetess that will never openly reveal himself or herself while the world is in existence. Not until the ending of the universe itself, and that will only be announced by the Maker himself. On the final day of all creation, the Maker will make himself known to every living being and he will send his Child to guide the meek and virtuous to Paradise, and punish the sinful with a long wait for Absolution, or with outright Damnation.\\ 13. **The Needy Stranger** / **The Pilgrim** / **The Maker’s Child** – The ultimate prophet. The „Prophet for All Seasons“. Unnamed, unknown, of no distinct species, gender or any other characteristics, he or she is just one of many of the Maker’s children. And yet, he or she is the vessel of the Maker into the mundane world, a divine messenger and scout of the Maker, sent to observe and test the piety and goodness of the faithful. The Child comes in the guise of The Pilgrim, the Needy Stranger, a worldly, flesh-and-blood incarnation of the Creator, and can be just about any male or female suffering need, suffering despair, suffering injustice. How one treats the Pilgrim is a trial by the Maker. As the thirteenth commandment puts it: „The Maker might reside behind the face of any stranger.“ However, the Maker’s Child is a prophet or prophetess that will never openly reveal himself or herself while the world is in existence. Not until the ending of the universe itself, and that will only be announced by the Maker himself. On the final day of all creation, the Maker will make himself known to every living being and he will send his Child to guide the meek and virtuous to Paradise, and punish the sinful with a long wait for Absolution, or with outright Damnation.\\
  
 **__Notable "church fathers" and common saints__** **__Notable "church fathers" and common saints__**
  
-TBA.+**Hahke of Oronta** – One of the early major philosophers of the new religion, laid the foundations of the faith's moral and scientific philosophy. (Augustin of Hippo equivalent, basically.) 
 + 
 +**Scribo of Zaranda** – The first great chronicler of the Faith’s history and developments. The term for scribe was eventually derived from his name, via popular use. 
 + 
 +**St. Arbogast** -     \\ 
 +**St. Borek** -     \\ 
 +**St. Hervil** -    \\ 
 +**St. Unis** -     \\ 
 +**St. Varda** -   \\
  
 **__Symbols__** **__Symbols__**
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 Some overall tenets and dogmas of the faith (briefly paraphrased, in no particular order, with commentary):\\ Some overall tenets and dogmas of the faith (briefly paraphrased, in no particular order, with commentary):\\
-- There is One God, he is the Creator and Maker, do not worship anyone or anything else. \\ +- There is One God, he is the Creator and Maker, do not worship anyone or anything else. The prophets, fathers and saints of the Faith are not deities, and should only be worshipped as holy (but mortal) men and women. \\ 
-- Treat your fellow man with kindness, fairness and honesty, regardless of age, gender and cultural/natural background.\\+- Treat your fellow man with kindness, fairness and honesty, regardless of age, gender and cultural/natural background. The Creator is ever vigilant of how you treat others and how you think of them.\\
 - Honest hard work, physical or mental, is part of worshipping the Maker, not just religious rituals, prayer, etc. Idleness is a mortal sin. (This was a major tenet in reaction to what the prophets saw as unbridled hedonism.)\\ - Honest hard work, physical or mental, is part of worshipping the Maker, not just religious rituals, prayer, etc. Idleness is a mortal sin. (This was a major tenet in reaction to what the prophets saw as unbridled hedonism.)\\
 - Humans and beastfolk are equals, enslavement and slavery is a mortal sin. (One of the reasons this religion proved so successful with evangelising from early on.)\\ - Humans and beastfolk are equals, enslavement and slavery is a mortal sin. (One of the reasons this religion proved so successful with evangelising from early on.)\\
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