The Illuminated

[Astronomical]

Lore of the Illuminated Faith

After various sermons had been hosted to establish the religion of Jiuweihu across Meranthe again after being scarce for so long,
the official ranks have finally been set in the Guild that indicates the segment each member of the faith, or supporter, is posted at.

Chancellor
The Chancellor of the Illuminated faith of Jiuweihu is the Illuminated Leader, who is Illuminated by Her light, having been judged as morally sound.
You cannot be the Chancellor unless one is Illuminated and proven worthy of Jiuweihu's Light.

Illuminated
The Illuminated are individuals that have been judged morally sound by Jiuweihu and bathe in her protective glow.
These are individuals in the faith that have gone through all three special rites of passage successfully to achieve this.
Illuminated are eligible to become the Chancellor once the title is ready to be passed on to the next in line that the current Chancellor choses.
These are ascended Luminates, now titled as 'Illuminated.'

Aversion
Those of this rank are any Luminates that have completed the second ritual of the Illuminated faith - the Ritual of Aversion.
This role is made to keep track of those who have successfully performed this ritual.
Those within this role are still to be considered as 'Luminates,' not Aversion.

Light
Those of this rank are any Luminates that have completed the first ritual of the Illuminated faith - the Ritual of Light.
This role is made to keep track of those who have successfully performed this ritual.
Those within this role are still to be considered as 'Luminates,' not Light.

Luminate
A Luminate is one initiated in faith that shows growing conviction towards Jiuweihu and practices her virtures of the faith.
This role is reserved for any Luminate that has not undergone any rituals yet.

Initiate
An Initiate of the Illuminated is reserved for those interested in learning and partaking in the Faith, but have much to learn in their developing convictions to Jiuweihu.
Initiates in this role are not Luminates. They are initiates that must learn the ways of the faith, the morality meanings, the virtues, the rituals, etc. before becoming a Luminate.

Supporter
This role is reserved for friends of the faith that support its ambitions upon Meranthe.

For those of initiation made into Luminates, baptisms (Faith Initiate for 5 RPP) will not be performed until the Ritual of Aversion is completed and the Luminate can show unwavering principle towards the Illuminated Faith.
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OOC INFO:
If you are any character of the alliance (Aphros, Delphina, Citadel, Frontier, Etc) who's interested in learning the faith of the Illuminated,
please be sure to contact Hina Lam in game through letter, or OOC on discord @astronomicalartisan
New initiates are welcome (there is no fixed amount, ofc)!