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Since the Dokkaran awakening two centuries ago, The Lady has had her children plant Vizinyian seeds across Caeta, though to her disappointment, none of these trees are capable of true intelligence. | Since the Dokkaran awakening two centuries ago, The Lady has had her children plant Vizinyian seeds across Caeta, though to her disappointment, none of these trees are capable of true intelligence. | ||
The [[ma: Temple of Kural | The [[ma: Temple of Kural Hanesh| Temple of Kural Hannesh]] is the greatest of the temples devoted to the Unnamed Goddess and located in a grove not far from The Lady. It is the focal point of her worship and displays great architectural harmony. The style of the Temple itself is based off of Grecco-Roman architecture glimpsed in the memories of Lieutenant Dell and Ensign Allanzar though is far more elaborate. | ||
Dokkarans lack true prayer, but instead ‘commune with the Goddess’ through a type of hypnotic meditation that puts them into a deep trance that allows for profound spiritual enlightenment. These trances can last from hours to even days in extreme cases. Dokkarans do not ask for anything material during these trances and instead reflect upon their current situation. Whatever insight is gained is presented as divine, straight from the Goddess herself. | Dokkarans lack true prayer, but instead ‘commune with the Goddess’ through a type of hypnotic meditation that puts them into a deep trance that allows for profound spiritual enlightenment. These trances can last from hours to even days in extreme cases. Dokkarans do not ask for anything material during these trances and instead reflect upon their current situation. Whatever insight is gained is presented as divine, straight from the Goddess herself. | ||
===The Clerics=== | |||
Clerics are the Clergy of the Unnamed Goddess, and may be of any gender. There are four tiers to the clergy, first there are the Cleric-Initiates who are studying to take their vows. The Second Tier consists of the full Clerics who have taken their vows. These Clerics are referred to by their position and task within the Clergy, for instance a temple historian would be known as Cleric-Archivist, a temple physician as Cleric-Surgeon, and a temple guard as Cleric-Protector (Not to protect against other Dokkarans, but the vicious wildlife Ceata supports). The third Tier consist of the Cleric-Superiors, those Clerics who have pledged their lives to the Goddess in their final vows. The fourth tier is the High Cleric, whose selection process remains a mystery, though it is almost always from the ranks of the Cleric-Superiors. The High Cleric serves for however long the Goddess allows and will leave their position when their time has come. Their periods of service have lasted from decades to months, all depending on the machinations of the Goddess. The High Cleric will then choose their successor and leave office. The former High Cleric will then either wander Ceata or retire to one of the outer gardens of Kural-Hanesh and commune with the Goddess for however long it pleases them. | |||
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||