Peep 'Puff' TopiaSermons from the Pulpit | Osric Durai
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Old and young, rich and poor, all who are pious oft flock to the grand cathedral to bolster their faith. High from the pulpit does The Faith breach their holy word, enriching all who would hear with pious fables and lessons learned from the heavenly stars.

Sometimes, should the preacher see it fit, they may turn their lessons into commentary on Osrona as a whole--applying practicality to the lessons written within the holy text.

Below are a few of the recorded sermons, published by the church for all who would read.

On Occultism


Quote:Let it be known, again and again, that the stars hold no judgement about the content of one's character but the sheer purity of their soul. Though intertwined, they are not inexorably linked! The most righteous among us may find themselves to be crass--craven--and at times cruel, but such is not a concern to our heavenly hosts above should they stay strong upon the path of 'good' and abhor the evils of the world.

So, too, is it keen for us to observe that even the gentlest and kindest of magi that roam the land should be feared, not praised nor vindicated, should they begin to corrupt their very souls with foul arcane arts. Know that magic affects your very soul, and those who lack the touch of it do find yourselves blessed that you cannot be ever shunned by the stars.

Osrona restricts certain magic for good reason; for your protection! For the population as a whole, yes, but more importantly for the immortal soul of the individual! To dabble in magics such as the occult taints your very being! A faltering child, wounded by war, stumbles upon a shady figure in the dark who teaches him ways to avenge the loss of his family--are his intentions wrong? No! Virtue abounds his very being! He wishes to do what's right!

Yet it matters not, for the moment he drinks deep in the darkened cup of occultism does he so begin to undergo a change to his very being, a taint the stars exist to remove. We may pity the child, but we do not condone him. We can empathize, for he is a victim, but we cannot tolerate. We must register him, teach him, and watch him. For once he begins the terrible path there is no going back, and the further one falls into that well the blacker their core becomes.

The farther away from celestial salvation he wanders.

It is every man, woman and child's duty to be on the lookout for those who wield corrupt magics, for those who would tempt our most vulnerable into trading their very immortal essence through ignorance. We must stomp the blight out before it can take hold!

Reach out to those who seem vulnerable. Bring them back from the brink. If the source is poverty, work to give alms. If the source is sickness, seek aid for them. If the source is violence, direct them to a nobler path within our knights or city guard.

We must not hate them, for their reasons are oft good, and we can save them before they dive into the wretched abyss that is that occultic depth.

But we must not tolerate nor condone them should they take the plunge into that darkness.
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