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== Hierarchy of Authority ==
== Hierarchy of Authority ==
The divine chain of command flows from the unknowable Creator down to mortal hands:
The divine chain of command flows from the unknowable Creator down to mortal hands:
# '''[[Xaren|The Creator]]''' — The silent originator of Mystifea.
# '''[[Xaren|The Creator]]''' — The silent originator of [[Mystifea]].
# '''[[Celestial (Mystifea)|The Celestials]]''' — Embodiments of universal law and cosmic structure.
# '''[[Celestial (Mystifea)|The Celestials]]''' — Embodiments of [[Universal Law (Mystifea)|Universal Law]] and cosmic structure.
# '''[[Angel (Mystifea)|The Angels]]''' — Divine governors and judges who walk among mortals.
# '''[[Angel (Mystifea)|The Angels]]''' — Spiritual governors and judges who walk among mortals.
# '''The Secular Order''' — Mortal executors of doctrine, faith, judgment, and purification.
# '''The Secular Order''' — Mortal executors of doctrine, faith, judgment, and purification.


== Doctrine and Purpose ==
== Doctrine and Purpose ==
The Secular Order enforces the '''Celestial Ban on Void Worship''', a law set in place after the [[First Fracture]], when mortals first attempted communion with the [[Void (Mystifea)|Void]] which warped parts of reality and drove thousands mad. To even utter the name of a Void entity—particularly the [[Amorphous King]]—is to risk corruption. The Order ensures such knowledge is never spread and such faith never tolerated.
The Secular Order enforces the '''Celestial Ban on Void Worship''', a law set in place after the [[First Fracture (Mystifea)|First Fracture]], when mortals first attempted communion with the [[Void (Mystifea)|Void]] which warped parts of reality and drove thousands mad. To even utter the name of a Void entity—particularly the [[Amorphous King]]—is to risk corruption. The Order ensures such knowledge is never spread and such faith never tolerated.


== Structure and Roles ==
== Structure and Roles ==
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* [[Ecclesiastical Synod]]
* [[Ecclesiastical Synod]]
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