## **The Theological Schism of Solare** --- ## **STRONGLY OPPOSED TO BONE DOVES** ⚔️ ### **The Anti-Undeath Coalition** |Deity|Domain|Reason for Opposition|Strength of Opposition| |---|---|---|---| |**Eshuall**|Nature, Life, Twilight|Undead violate the natural cycle; bodies should decompose and feed the ecosystem. Created the Tidesworn with Osious. Most followers on Solare.|⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ABSOLUTE| |**Aria**|Birth, Death, Grave|**Tenet #2: "Undead beings are an abomination and must be destroyed."** Doctrinal prohibition. Guides souls to rest—undead prevent proper rest.|⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ABSOLUTE| |**Osious**|Oceans, Animals, Nature, War, Tempest|**Most adamant anti-undeath god.** Founded the Tidesworn to eradicate undead. **Tenet #4:** "Stand against the abominations of undeath." Torn because he loves Perserphina.|⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ABSOLUTE (but conflicted)| |**Millie**|Beasts, Nature|**Created by Perserphina but opposes her practice.** Her blessing grants +1d4 damage vs "unnatural creatures (aberrations or undead)." Animals instinctively fear Bone Doves.|⭐⭐⭐⭐ STRONG| |**Angoria**|Good War, War|Strict goddess of merit and virtue. Likely views undead as dishonorable/unnatural combatants. Focuses on living warriors.|⭐⭐⭐ MODERATE| |**Corina**|Leadership, Order, Light (Lesser God)|**Blessing grants critical hits (19-20) against undead.** Explicitly anti-undead in her divine gifts.|⭐⭐⭐ MODERATE| --- ## **SUPPORTIVE OF BONE DOVES / PERSERPHINA** 💀🕊️ ### **The Pro-Sanctification Faction** |Deity|Domain|Reason for Support|Strength of Support| |---|---|---|---| |**Perserphina**|Hope, Love, Beauty, War, Life, Protection|**Creator of the Bone Doves.** Believes sanctified undead can serve compassion and protection. Views them as purified through her blessing.|⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ABSOLUTE (her creation)| |**Elandra**|Peace, Good Magic|Created by Perserphina. Compassionate goddess who "looks upon mortals with compassion for they know not what they do." Likely supports Bone Doves as instruments of peace.|⭐⭐⭐⭐ STRONG| |**Lialandra**|Healing, Skill, Life|**PARALYZED.** Created by Perserphina (owes her everything) BUT her entire Order of Radiant Protectors was founded to fight undead for 10,000 years. Cannot choose without destroying either her Order or her loyalty to her creator. Dawn Council split on the issue.|⚖️ AGONIZED NEUTRALITY (cannot choose)| --- ## **NEUTRAL / COMPLICATED POSITIONS** ⚖️ ### **The Conflicted and Ambiguous** |Deity|Domain|Position|Reasoning| |---|---|---|---| |**Laurel/Lerithal**|Nature, Life, Peace (Elf Pantheon)|**POTENTIALLY NEUTRAL**|Focuses on forests, plants, weather—not explicitly on animal/body disposal like Eshuall. Her tenets don't mention undead. May tolerate if they protect Lerretholme Forest from orcs.| |**Dijinus**|Fire, Destruction, War, Tempest|**LIKELY NEUTRAL/OPPORTUNISTIC**|Rival to Perserphina; wants to overthrow her. Might use Bone Dove controversy to undermine her authority. But also pragmatic—doesn't care about the "natural order" like nature gods do.| |**Lunious**|Night, Hidden Things, Sorcery, Arcane, Trickery|**AMBIGUOUS**|Neutral alignment, dual nature (good/evil). Beauty rivals Perserphina. Political manipulator. Might support OR oppose depending on what benefits her followers. Raw chaos of magic—undead disrupt or enhance?| |**Intelliencia**|Intelligence, Knowledge|**PROBABLY NEUTRAL**|Intellectual curiosity might lead her to study Bone Doves as theological experiment. "Can undeath be sanctified?" is a fascinating question.| |**Knowalia**|Knowledge|**PROBABLY NEUTRAL**|Distant observer. Would document the practice but not take strong stance. Values multiple perspectives.| |**Wiszilliona**|Wisdom|**UNCLEAR**|Patient observer. Might oppose on wisdom grounds (foolish to violate natural law) OR support (wise to use all resources to protect innocents).| |**Ishimus**|Neutral Magic, Balance|**NEUTRAL BY NATURE**|Goddess of balance. Might see Bone Doves as disrupting balance OR restoring it (depends on context).| |**Luskell**|Wealth, Industry, Order|**PROBABLY NEUTRAL**|Concerned with commerce and progress, not theology. Might support if Bone Doves protect trade routes.| --- ## **ACTIVELY HOSTILE (EVIL GODS)** 💀 ### **Opposition for Different Reasons** |Deity|Domain|Position|Reasoning| |---|---|---|---| |**Hagsurium**|Hate, Death, Evil|**OPPOSES**|Hates Perserphina. But also: Bone Doves are "sanctified good undead"—compete with his evil undead. They steal potential souls from the Nine Hells.| |**Sorgoganis**|Evil War, Death, War|**OPPOSES**|Rival to Perserphina and Angoria. Bone Doves serve good war—he serves evil war. They're enemies by nature.| |**Enkell**|Retribution, Magic, Evil|**PROBABLY OPPOSES**|Lawful Evil. Might view Bone Doves as perversion of death's natural punishment.| --- ## **UNCLEAR / INSUFFICIENT DATA** ❓ |Deity|Domain|Likely Position| |---|---|---| |**Arnelime**|Time|Unknown—does undeath violate time's natural flow?| |**Morthil**|Independence, Forests, Elves|Likely follows his mate Laurel's position. If she's neutral, he's neutral.| |**Thragos**|Dwarves, Forge, War|Dwarven perspective unclear. Might oppose (honor demands true death) or not care (dwarf business only).| |**Gonosh**|Orcs, Law, Evil, War|Probably doesn't care—focused on orc supremacy, not theological debates.| |**Orc Pantheon**|Various|Unlikely to care about good-aligned practices.| --- ## **POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS** ### **The Schism Count:** **DEFINITE OPPOSITION:** 6 gods (Eshuall, Aria, Osious, Millie, Angoria, Corina) - **Including:** Most powerful nature goddess, death goddess, ocean god, beast goddess **DEFINITE SUPPORT:** 2 gods (Perserphina, Elandra) **NEUTRAL/UNCLEAR:** ~13 gods **EVIL OPPOSITION:** 3 gods (Hagsurium, Sorgoganis, Enkell)