Grey Temple

The **Grey Temple** is a broad alliance of worshippers of the One, primarily consisting of the descendants of knights and theologians who survived the fall of the Kingdom of the One in 1013 AW. Unlike the other alliances currently dominating the political landscape of Enselonde, such as the Monarchists or Republicans, the Grey Temple is much older than these organisations which arose during the 13th century AW, with forces swearing loyalty to the Grey Temple as early as the latter half of the 1010s.

The followers of the Grey Temple, since its origins, have devoted themselves to the Worship of the One. Despite its commonly used name, it is not a religious institution such as the Divine Order of Enselonde, but a loose collection of groups following the teachings of Alwin the Holy, the Archangel Fyl-Cia, and the Grey Brotherhood of Knights. Over time, a vast network of exile settlements spanning the South had formed of descendants of those who fled the Kingdom of the One, allowing the Grey Temple to flourish as a partnership between these towns and villages, stimulating trade and the spread of ideas.

In recent years, the Grey Temple has reformed itself into a military alliance like the Monarchists. In response to the Republican Coup in Marenbach, which led to infighting and weakened the newfound Republic of Marenbach, an exile leader named Gabriel Grossheim rallied many groups of the Grey Temple and invaded the Marenbach Mountains, reclaiming Rosendorf, the holy city of the Grey Temple. Soon after, the Grey Temple saw success in Weckstein, establishing the Grey Kingdom of Weckstein.

Nowadays, with the Great War ending in chaos and the start of the scattered Epilogue Wars, the Grey Temple consists of a myriad of smaller groups overseen by the Free City of Rosendorf and the Grey Kingdom of Weckstein. The Grey Temple's de-facto leader is Gabriel Grossheim, though he is a believer in autonomy for groups and mostly leaves them be. The Grey Temple fights and spreads their beliefs across the North, South, and even as far as the Eastland.

Politically, the Grey Temple is heavily opposed to the Republicans. They also have a loose alliance with the Monarchists, largely thanks to Cecilia I of Wyrsia's assistance during the Rosendorf Offensive. While neutral to other alliances, forces of the Grey Temple and Enselonde Front for Democracy have clashed in the ongoing Second Fühlgartian Civil War, marking a souring in relations between the two.

## Groups of the Grey Temple

*For a full list of topics aligned with the Grey Temple, see: Category:Grey Temple Topics*

* **Successor Groups of the Grey Brotherhood of Knights**
	+ Blinded Order of Knights
	+ Four Banners Movement
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Daletia
	+ Grey Brotherhood of the Eastland
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Fühlgart
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Llendus
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Marenbach
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Ostland
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Rosendorf
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Rytow-Kierzew
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Sallant
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Weckstein
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Wyrsia
	+ Grey Brotherhood of Yratessia
	+ Molten Order of Knights
	+ Successors of Alwin
	+ Wielders of the Grey Flame
* Brotherhood of Unyielding Faith
* Fühlgartian Knights of the One
* Fyl-Cian Order of Monks
	+ Fyl-Cian Order of Knights
* Grey Dawn Movement
* Grey Temple of Risslau
	+ Grey Knights of Risslau
* Grey Wardens of the One
* Krighal Front of Fühlgart
* Legion of the Faithful
* Order of the Blades of the Archangel
* Order of the Shields