5e Setting Working Document
The Faith
Alexandrianism is still the order of the day, but the Church has been through something of a Great Schism mixed with an English Reformation, spiced with a pinch of Lutheran and Calvinist separatism.
Western Alexandrianism
Western Alexandrianism is more decentralized. Theoretically the Church and the Crown are co-equal; the Crown appoints new Hadriarchs (see also "lay investiture") while the Odessan Hadriarch anoints the new monarch. (Sure, that's sort of co-equal) Each major Western Alexandrian polity has their own Hadriarch that annoits the monarch. Odessa, Flannary, Celstia, Ubrekt, Wydmoor, [WALES PLACE], and [The Various Rump States of The Old Alexian Heartland] each have an Hadriarch. The Seven Hadriarch are the collective heads of what might be called Western Alexandrianism.
Over the past 20 or so years, a hyper-reactionary movement has taken root among the super-religious W. Alexandrians, especially in Celstia, [WALESLAND], Wydmoor, and [RUMP STATES]. These heretic movements reject the theological connection between The Stand an the current roster of Hadriarchs and totally deny the same of the Eastern Alexandrian Arch-Warden. These ""Protest-Stand"" Faiths (cough say it out loud) are a direct challenge to both the religious and secular authorities of the Western faith. They are heavily persecuted wherever they are found, and Odessa is particularly active in exporting Witch Hunters to western Alexandrian states to root out the ""Protest-Stands."".
- Odessan Hadriarch is
- Celstian Hadriarch is
- Flannari Hadriarch is
- Ubrekti Hadriarch is
- Wydmoorian Hadriarch is
- [WALES PLACE] Hadriarch is
- [RUMP STATES] Hadriarch is
Eastern Alexandrianism
Eastern Alexandrianism still maintains a (tremendously diminished) Arch-Warden, tight hierarchy, and direct investiture. Arch-Wardens since The Calamity have always been human, though most of the Curia are Dwarven. The Eastern Church still maintains control of the coinage of most of the East.
Paladins
The Travelers stll exist as a Faith Militant in the Eastern faith. Western Paladinly orgs also exist, but are a lot more independent and monastic and quasi-mercenary like the Templars or whatever other medieval holy order company you prefer. ""Protest-Stand"" Paladins are quite a bit more - uh - rigidly puritanical than the baseline. Which, yes, is saying something.
