Hexcross

Plural- Hexcrossians

Singular: Hexcrossian

Adjective: Hexcross

Origin/Age: The Hexcross Faith originates from the Chosen who is believed to be a champion of the creator god. Through the Chosen’s life where his kingdom prospered for around 200 years until its official movement after his fall while fighting against the evils of the land. The Chosen at first was not deemed a true deity until the birth of his sons who were given various unique and was officially deemed by the majority of his devotees to be a true god when he was passed on back to the great god who sent him. Before his great kingdom was birthed and his faith made divine, the Chosen was found by a kingdom. His body was twice the size a human and he possessed knowledge and power from beyond the mortal realm. He spoke a tongue unheard and of the Ostendian lexicon. The Chosen carved a way into the dirt and stone with his great power. He praised Rathar from the Val'Maer faith for his divine qualities. Conquest after the conquest to unite the lands deemed by the Chosen to be claimed, people took on calling the Chosen a god among men. Eventually the Chosen crafts the Hexcross Blade. A blade made of metals that were enchanted and infused with the blood of the Chosen. With this blade, the Chosen annihilated a dark sorcerer who had called upon an ancient evil to the mortal realm. The Chosen defeated both the Sorcerer and the Evil with his divine powers and his divine blade. When the Chosen had his set of five sons, each unique and powerful on their own came to be; his five sons scattered to spread their father’s divine truth. When the sons rose to their peak with the coming of the Chosen’s daughters the Chosen was called upon as a god. The Chosen’s capital of Caelum stood as his temple till the great war came. The Chosen left his daughters and three newly birthed sons in Caelum then set out with the eldest sons to battle the powerful darkness. With the war over, the Chosen returned alone badly wounded and died in his castle. His son Malice Rising the scarred son had his father entombed in a sarcophagus made from his father’s divine armor. His other sons Julius the Angel and Dykral the second sorcerer son witnessed the death of their two sisters who perished from their deep grief at the loss of their father’s. After some time the Hexcross which was named after the Chosen’s blade, slowly dwindled until the last Chosen’s sons moved to from the city of New Caelum.

Beliefs: The followers of the Hexcross praise the Chosen and Rathar (Which is referred to as the creator since he made the Chosen). They praise the Chosen by continuing his mission to protect the land from the ancient evils of the past and unite the human races under the Chosen’s guidance once more. They can offer tributes to his tomb, conduct church services, or join the Inquisition.

Sacred Texts and items: The Divinity and few other editions for sacred texts. There are also holy items such as the Hexcross blade and the Chosen’s crown. There are other items that belonged to the Chosen but they are to be reforged because they have such heavy damage

Ethics and Morality:. Followers of the Chosen look down upon those who use magic or are tainted by magic. The only ones who are deemed trustworthy to wield such power are the Chosen and the Gods. They genuinely accept most races but take preference for humans alone. They are encouraged to report magic usage and the races deemed unfit in the eyes of the Chosen.

Rituals: Rituals can range from church services, group prayers, baptisms in holy waters. The worship of the Chosen’s body and his divine blood.

Holidays: At the start of every year is a holiday to remember the sacrifice of the eldest sons and the Chosen. To praise them and to never forget their lives. We call this holiday Dies Sanguine

Social Structures:

The Chosen’s Sons/Daughters- Control the kingdom and Religion at large

Head of the Inquisition- Keep ahold of the Custodian Knights and Inquisitors

Custodian Knights- Protect the Head of the Inquisition and the Chosen’s Bloodline

Inquisitors/Priest- Spread the faith within settlements converted if a priest. Protect the faith if an Inquisitor

Missionaries- Spread the faith to far away unconverted cities

Initiates- Learn the teachings to start the road on joining Priesthood or the Inquisition

Common Folk

Religious Experience: Those within the faith are to pray to the Chosen and Rathar (Nicknamed the Creator) within groups or in solitary when deemed fit for the time. Those who have gone against the Chosen’s ideals such as theft, murder, and the acts of treachery are able to have their sins washed away in baptism waters to be reborn again in the Chosen’s eyes. On the holiday of Die Sanguis, people are to take the day to worship the Chosen and remember his sons, his daughters, and his holy sacrifice.