Barosa Spreading1

Barosa Spreads The Net
Small shrines and in some major cities even temples (although still minor) of Barosa have begun to appear across the North Island where none existed before. As is always the case with Barosa, there has been no attempt to proselytize although observers do note that these establishments soon seem to gain a reasonable following, implying that Barosan worship is more widespread than thought, even amongst the Clans of the Northern territories.
So far, there has been no opposition to this although one wonders if cities like Ur’rah will accept the presence of Barosa for long – given the secretive nature of Garm and his adherents.
In each of the new centres of worship, the head priest terms themselves a ‘Teacher’, but as one unconvinced citizen observed after attending a service “They seem to spend less time teaching and more time getting you to teach them”.
Barosan Worshipper Attendance
Attending one of the new churches as an existing member of the faithful (although unenlightened as yet) the formal worship is much as you expect.
However, at the end of the service, committed followers of Barosa are individually approached for a very brief discussion. The key points raised are:
* Events are	now moving very rapidly across the North Island, we expect Winter to	act as a break and given everyone time to recover. Indications are	that this Winter will be very severe though and who knows what	spring will bring with it;
* Nowhere is	stable, early attempts at dominance have all been thwarted and those	powers that we might think of as strong or recovering (in particular	the Empire, Solara and Alvera) all have internal fracture points;
* This	instability is not a good thing and hints as to an agency formenting	it. The Wild was considered the primary culprit, but its total	fragmentation has removed it from the calculations for the moment;
* Worshippers	are exhorted to be observant and pass on any information to the	church. If possible, seek enlightenment at the first opportunity (no	they will not provide directions!)