Church of Ekkilisia

Church of Ekkilisia
==Also Known As==
The Church 
Esper Killers (Derogatory)
Ekkies (Deragotory)
==Overview ==
The Church was founded after the disappearance of the 1st Dark Lord Thane who conquered the world using Hedge Arts and Forbidden Arts. Their soul charge is to prevent Esper from gaining to much power though over the years they became corrupt and manipulative. They currently abuse their power to make Esper do their bidding under threat of death. The Church has Esper but they are usually only allowed to work for the Church and no one else if they're even allowed to leave the Church in the 1st place.
==History==
The Church was founded after the disappearance of the 1st Dark Lord Thane. They originally started as a small sect that believed Esper Arts corrupted its users without proper guidance. at 1st they were brushed off, but after the rise of Thane, they received more recognition and attention as a group who tried to warn the populace. Due to the new hatred directed towards Esper, they quickly grew in number, power, and influence to the point that anyone caught practicing Esper Arts outside of Church jurisdiction was either executed or made tranquil. They would continue growing in power to the point that Esper users would flee to Fae Kingdoms to escape the Church though that at its best only slowed down Templars instead of stopping them.  
== Branches ==
=== Templars ===
The Templars were the soldiers of the Church they were essentially an army unto themselves who had the rights to hunt down Runaway Esper who didn't want to be in the Church. They specialize in killing Esper even being able to disable their abilities with Debuffs that specifically target their mental focus. Templars are commonly hated by people who understand Esper as they treat all Esper as evil. 
=== Priestly Circle ===
The Priestly Circle was the branch of the church that handled public relations with the people and was the only branch allowed to use [Esper Arts]. This branch was limited to the use of [Sacred Force Arts]. The priests were the branch of the Church that handled public relations as they were the ones that people saw must often. 
=== High Council ===
The High Council is less a branch of the Church as it is the head of the Church. All branches of the Church answer to the High Council. The High Council has absolute authority within the Church and if anyone questions there decisions they are almost instantaneously branded as a Heretic and executed.Category:Groups