Sidereal Church of the Writhing Ether

Cardinal Erudos

The **Sidereal Church of the Writhing Ether**, known also as simply the **Siderealists**, are a religious cult dedicated to the worship of a number of queer philosophies. One of the main teachings of their cult is that time and space itself is being devoured periodically by a mysterious entity known as the Sidereal Serpent, leading to an apparent fifteen minute black out every Wednesday morning.

The Siderealist cult first appeared in 35 ADP in and around southern Westfall; adherents garbed in their white and purple robes caring for the sick and poor, and steadily climbing in numbers as the months wore on. Its enigmatic leader, Theron Carinus, became a local legend in and around the town of Moonbrook.

After the death of Theron Carinus, the Siderealists suddenly changed their tact. Missionaries and preachers could be found across Stormwind and her provinces, preaching the good word of the Sidereal Church, and passing on the message of Theron the Martyr. In the wake of the Fourth War, the destitute and the desperate flocked to the vaulted halls of the Siderealist's underground basilica, and suspiciously, the rate of local disappearances began to increase.

## History

Shrouded by a web of rumours and secrets, the exact origins of the Sidereal Church of Writhing Ether is a mystery, all that is known for sure is that Theron Carinus was its first Majordomos Grand Dragon, and that its roots have always firmly been seeded in the hills and glens of Westfall. The Siderealist faith picked up traction in the early months of 35 ADP, following the end of the Fourth War; hundreds of orphans, veterans and beggars flocked to its preachers, drawn in by the promises of a solid roof and warm food, but rooted in place by the Church's teachings; of the Sidereal Serpent and its goal to devour all time and space, lets it be sated and kept at bay by mortal offerings.

Following the death of Theron Carinus on the 15th of June 35 ADP, the position of Majordomos Grand Dragon was handed over to an individual known only as Xavier Kurst, his physical identity shrouded to the followers of the Sidereal faith, yet his edicts and mandates met out by the ready hands of his fanatical Sidereal Synod. Following Kurst's ascension, the Siderealist Creed turned far more radical than it had once been; Arcanists, and the practitioners of magic were now heinous sinners in the eyes of those following the Sidereal faith, missionaries and preachers of the Church traveled far and wide across the provinces of Stormwind, spreading the warnings and preaching Kurst's teaching to all who would give ear.

Following the devastation wrought upon the Kingdom of Stormwind by armies of the dead, the Sidereal Church wormed its way into the ears of the desperate and the destitute, swelling their numbers further.

## Sidereal Creed

The Sidereal Creed is the holy credo followed by the members of the Siderealist faith, penned down in the Ratio Temporum, the holy scripture said to have been created by the hands of the late Theron the Martyr, shortly before his death. Following the ascension of Majordomos Kurst, the Lecticio Temporum became the official holy scripture of the Siderealist Church, and from which derives the Sidereal Creed, as supposedly laid down by Theron.

## Organization & Structure

### Majordomos

The Majordomos is the enigmatic head of the great serpentine organism that is the Sidereal Cult. Shrouded behind a veil of shadow and mystery, never seen by his disciples, his word is spread to his followers via the Sidereal Synod; those chosen few who lead the cults mission across the land. It is by his will, and by his writ that the Cult operates.

### Cardinals Astra

The Cardinals Astra are the almost god like upper echelons of the faith. Rarely seen, the Cardinals Astra are the speakers of the Majordomos, the faith's grand leader. Exuberant, well dressed and portly, the Cardinals Astra carry themselves as a picture of what one could achieve, if they vest their devotion into the Majordomos, and the fight against their eternal enemy.

### Preacher

If the Holy Brothers and Sisters of the faith are its hands, then the Preachers are its mouthpiece; performing services for their followers and leading them in performing the acts of faith expected of the followers of the Sidereal Cult. Preachers are the driving force of the faith, travelling far and wide to spread its teachings, and collect donations. They lead their sermons in secret, sequestered away in underground sanctuaries away from the prying eyes of the Church and the Tower of Andromath in Stormwind.

### Holy Brother

Upon entry into the Sidereal Cult, the initiate is known hence forth as a "Holy Brother" or "Holy Sister" of the faith. These lowly initiates are usually tasked with fulfilling the mundane tasks within Sidereal Enclaves; cooking, cleaning, repairing clothes, hunting for food, cultivating crops. They are the workforce of the faith, and usually little better off than they were in their past lives. The dwellings of these poor souls are often little better than those of a beggar; dank and dark with scarce personal items if any at all.

## Chamber Militant

The Chamber Militant form the martial arm of the Sidereal Church. Established after the death of Theron Carinus by order of Xaviur Kurst, claiming they would protect the faithful from harm, and enable them to continue their sacred mission for the good of all mankind. Formed predominantly of downtrodden veterans of Stormwinds military following the end of the Fourth War, many of the Chamber Militant bear horrible scars from their years of service, armed with a horrible array of motley armaments.

## Members

### Leader(s)

* Theron Carinus (Formerly)
* Xavier Kurst
* Cardinal Erudos
* Cardinal Hubrus

### Notable Members

* Robert Hemlin
* Albanus Laye (Formerly)
* Ferren Wright
* Brother Cartwright
* Annabelle Kitling

## Rumours

* It is said on hushed voices in the hovels and hills of Westfall that the holy brothers and sisters of the Sidereal Church ferry off the deprived, the desperate and the infirm, never to be seen again; that they conduct dark rituals in the depths of their subterranean basilica in the name of queer gods.
* Word has it that some within the nobility of Stormwind have taken to the ideals of the Sidereal Church as a flight of fancy, indulging and sometimes donating to the church in return for what they consider to be entertainment; inviting missionaries and other delegates from the church into their household to speak and preach.
* Dark words flowing on the wind from across the provinces speak of masked men following the processions of Sidereal missionaries into the impoverished border towns of Stormwind's realm, dark and foreboding, hailing from foreign and unknown shores to the ignorant villagers.