## **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, Goddess of Birth and Death|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 [[The Order of the Radiant Protectors|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, God of Hate and Death\|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, God of Hate and Death|Hagsurium]], Sorgoganis, [[Enkell]])