Board Thread:Midian Ideas/@comment-4701109-20131219041020

The Church of Amelioration: The basic tenants of the Church of Amelioration is that the world is full of suffering. That all life causes suffering and all life is suffering. The only way to reduce suffering in your own life is to relinquish your worldly desires and set your life to the serves of others.

The Church of Amelioration will have many "churches" and a few Sanctuaries. The "churches" are less about the building and more about the people. In this case the word church is really about community, in fact there may not be a building at all.

Sanctuaries on the other hand will be places of great refuge. They are few in number but massive in structure. Built of hand worked granite by master masons. The stonework is so finely made & placed that there is no need for mortar. They are villages, farms, homes, and a way of life to many of the followers of the Church of Amelioration. The sanctuaries are buildings with cities and farms built around them. The greatest of the sanctuaries is on a tropical island atop a mountain ridge connected to Mount Gautama. A high mountain island with sheer walls. The Island is home to the Church of Amelioration. All of the buildings and structures are build into & from the island itself. The approach to the island from its nearest neighboring island comes to a sheer cliff wall with a carved in stair and ladder ascent. The steps and stairs are carved out preciously, with hard lines and angles. At the top of this ascent is a finely carved out room, with all of the surfaces are carved of the stone of the island with no visible joints or seams.

It is said that the Church of Amelioration seeks out weapons of great name and power in order to sequester them. In hopes of reducing the suffering of world, that which is brought on by the destructive power that the weapons carry.

Practitioners of Amelioration

Ardents: Followers of the Church of Amelioration

Messenger: Missionaries for the Church of Amelioration

Prophets: Priest of the Church of Amelioration

Savant: Leader of the Church of Amelioration

Acquisitor: These special agents of the church seek out weapons of great name and power in order to save the world from their destructive power.

Attire of the Church:  Robes are traditional attire of the church. The robes are layered levels of cloth in solid colors with little to no adornment.

Ardent: Robes of the Ardent, if they wear robes at all, tend to be earthen browns and greens. Robes are not required attire for Ardent but they are encouraged during rites and ceremonies.

Messengers: The Robes of the Messengers are required attire for rites & ceremonies, and they are highly encouraged for wear during day to day life. The color of the Robes tend be reds, yellows, & oranges.

Acquisitors: Tend to pair the traditional Messenger style robes with Black or Gray.

Prophets: Prophets' robes are often blues and greens.

Savant: The Savant may wear any color robes, though the robes often includes white, which is unique to the Savant.  