Church of Jehovah

The Church of Jehova is a popular global religion

One of the few monotheistic religions of Gilon, the Church of Jehovah has roots in every country around the world. The religion centers around the belief that a single deity created everything. This deity is all powerful and all knowing. Though the deity considers everyone on the planet to be his children, he does have favorites and among those favorites, his most beloved are the saints.

Saints are the awakened members of the church and are believed to directly channel the power of Jehovah to create miracles on the mortal plane. While many of them are clergy, some are just members of the church. However, all of them are heavily monitored by the church and are expected to follow strict rules or be excommunicated and thus lose their connection to Jehovah. They are typically quite intolerant of magic users of other traditions (particularly secular ones like Hermetics) as they view magic as god's power, which should only be used through his blessing.

## Denominations

There are a great number of denominations with slightly different views on Jehovah's will on the mortal plane. Over the years, there has been a great amount of conflict between the denominations over which is the "correct" one.

### Fundamentalists

This is the strictest denomination of the Church of Jehovah. They believe that humans are created in Jehovah's image and thus all other races are inferior, tainted creations. They do not allow metahumans into their congregations and are also known to perform lynchings on occasion. Anything that taints the body is prohibited as well. This includes cyberware, bioware, drugs, alcohol, premarital sex, and interracial relationships, among other things.

### Evangelicals

This denomination believes that spreading the word of Jehovah is paramount to anything else. The more they spread his teachings, the more beloved they are considered to be by their god. Even if this means spreading it to lesser races. They avoid body modifications, which they see as a modern corruption, but otherwise have fairly relaxed views on many issues. Once you are in though, they never let you go and their requirement of all members to volunteer their time trying to convert others makes many view them as something of a cult.

### Modernists

This is the most typical denomination. They believe that all metahumanity is sacred and thus life should be protected. While they most certainly see pollutants to the body as vices, they are considered fine in moderation. The most important important thing is to be kind to other people. They are also seen as the least devoted and many of their churches have trouble keeping attendance up.

## Related Mentor Spirits

Most saints follow Jehovah. Many follow various Angels as well.

## Ideals

Followers of Jehovah believe that humans were made in his image and thus are sacred. This is the core ideal and various interpretations of what this actually means is the reason why many denominations exist.

## Conjuring

Saints have strict rules for conjuring. Banishing is perfectly allowed as it is often used to banish evil spirits. Summoning is restricted and requires special permission from the church to be performed. Binding on the other hand is strictly prohibited as it is considered evil to force spirits into extended service. Any other method of long term servitude for spirits is likewise prohibited.

## Rules

* All saints gain a Jehovian mentor spirit at no cost
* Saints must never willingly allow their essence to drop for any reason (geas)
* Cannot use the Enchanting skill
* Cannot use the Binding skill
* Summoning can be done, but only through special dispensation by those of higher authority. A geas prevents the Saint from summoning without it. However if the dispensation is granted, any hits the spirit makes in its resistance test are reduced by 1 (minimum 0).
* Cannot practice magic on holy days. (geas)
* Gains the Exorcism metamagic for free.