Moroz Holy Tribunal

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Moroz Holy Tribunal

A rapidly expanding religion that borrows from Abrahamic, Taoist, Buddhist and unathi Sk'akh religious teachings. Worship revolves around a supreme being known as "God" in all languages. The elites of the religion are made up of the Tribunal who commune directly with "God". From their communions, the Tribunal create edicts to be followed by the faithful. Disobeying an edict is met with the death penalty, typically by firing squad or ritual suicide. It is rumored by the faithful that the Tribunal possess psionic powers gifted to them by "God".

Key Edicts

The First Edict: The Tribunals edicts are absolute. Breaking of an edict is punishable by death.

The Second Edict: Praise God in all that you do, and bless those who assist you in your workings.

The Twelfth Edict: All synthetic life forms within Dominia space shall be sought out and destroyed where found.

The Thirty Third Edict: Respect the laws of other Empires but worry not as they shall soon be brought into the Tribunals benevolent reach.

The Thirty Ninth Edict: Those who escape the divine courts judgment must be destroyed where found.

The One Hundredth Edict: Those who escape the divine courts judgment and flee outside Dominia space should be encouraged to return and confess so they might face divine judgment.

Litanies

The holy litanies tend to be phrases spoken by the faithful of the Tribunal during there day to day lives or by Priests during sermons. They are usually repeated until whatever situation they were spoken for has passed. Key litanies are listed below.


The Litany of Protection

Used when in danger or when about to be put in danger.


God through the Tribunal,

The Tribunal through me,

God protects,

The Tribunal protects,

Thus I am immortal.


The Litany of Combat

Used when in combat or prior to combat.


God gives,

The Tribunal sees,

Thus I keep faith,

Thus I have no fear,

Thus I have no mercy,

Thus I have no regrets.


The litany is sometimes shortened in combat for ease as below.


Only Faith,

No fear,

No mercy,

No regret.