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	* 698 BC - The construction of a statue of Yakov, a [[prophet]] but still mortal, upon [[Ezran]] [[:category:Hallowed Ground\|holy ground]] causes dissidence within the [[Church of Ezra]]. The [[First Schism]] splits the faithful.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> After all is said and done, a [[Rite of Revelation]] is created to reveal those truly favored by [[Ezra]].<ref name="Gaz III p.110">[[Gazetteer III]] p.110</ref>		* 698 BC - The construction of a statue of Yakov, a [[prophet]] but still mortal, upon [[Ezran]] [[:category:Hallowed Ground\|holy ground]] causes dissidence within the [[Church of Ezra]]. The [[First Schism]] splits the faithful.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> After all is said and done, a [[Rite of Revelation]] is created to reveal those truly favored by [[Ezra]].<ref name="Gaz III p.110">[[Gazetteer III]] p.110</ref>

	* [[699 BC]] - Spurred on by concerns over the materialism of the Home Faith, [[Felix Wachter]] and his followers take the Church back to Mordent.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> There he writes the ''[[Second Book of Ezra]]''<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition], p.17</ref>, founding [[the Mordentish Sect]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref><br>		* [[699 BC]] - Spurred on by concerns over the materialism of the Home Faith, [[Felix Wachter]] and his followers take the Church back to Mordent.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> There he writes the ''[[Second Book of Ezra]]''<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]], p.17</ref>, founding [[the Mordentish Sect]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] - [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] - [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>
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	* [[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] finds [[Ste. Mere des Larmes]] and brings the [[Church of Ezra]] to [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>		* [[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] finds [[Ste. Mere des Larmes]] and brings the [[Church of Ezra]] to [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>
	*[[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] pens the [[Third Book of Ezra]]<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition], p.17</ref> and [[the Dementlieuse Branch\|a new sect]] is started.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref><br>		*[[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] pens the [[Third Book of Ezra]]<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]], p.17</ref> and [[the Dementlieuse Branch\|a new sect]] is started.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] - Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] - Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br>

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	*{{netbook-canon-small}}[[Praesidius Alexei Raskolka]] dies of a [[mysterious]] wasting [[disease]] and is succeeded by his [[adviser]], [[Praesidius Levin Postoya]].<ref name="Book of Secrets p. 26">[[Book of Secrets]] p. 26</ref>		*{{netbook-canon-small}}[[Praesidius Alexei Raskolka]] dies of a [[mysterious]] wasting [[disease]] and is succeeded by his [[adviser]], [[Praesidius Levin Postoya]].<ref name="Book of Secrets p. 26">[[Book of Secrets]] p. 26</ref>

	*[[751 BC]] - [[Bastion Teodorus Raines]] writes the [[Fourth Book of Ezra]].<ref name=R3Ep.18>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]], p.18</ref> He passes the [[Rite of Revelation]] and establishes [[Category:The Nevuchar Springs Sect\|a sect of the church in Nevuchar Springs, Darkon]].<ref name="Gaz II p.30">[[Gazetteer II]] p.30</ref> He cleanses and occupies [[the Last Redoubt]] in [[Nevuchar Springs]].<ref name="Gaz II p.39">[[Gazetteer II]] p.39</ref><br>		*[[751 BC]] - [[Bastion Teodorus Raines]] writes the [[Fourth Book of Ezra]].<ref name=R3Ep.18>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]], p.18</ref> He passes the [[Rite of Revelation]] and establishes [[:Category:The Nevuchar Springs Sect\|a sect of the church in Nevuchar Springs, Darkon]].<ref name="Gaz II p.30">[[Gazetteer II]] p.30</ref> He cleanses and occupies [[the Last Redoubt]] in [[Nevuchar Springs]].<ref name="Gaz II p.39">[[Gazetteer II]] p.39</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br>

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	The religion originated through the prophecies of one man, [[Yakov Dilisnya]]. At the age of 25 a horseback riding accident left him delirious for five days, at the end of which he recovered and penned the [[First Book of Ezra]]. Over the next few years he displayed increasingly miraculous powers, but gained few followers until he left his native [[Mordent]] for the newly formed [[Borca]]. There he convinced his young half-sister [[Camille Dilisnya\|Camille]] to help finance the construction of the [[The Great Cathedral \| Great Cathedral]], and set about making many more converts. According to the [[history]] set forth by [["S"]] in the fourth volume of the [[Doomsday Gazetteers]], Yakov cemented Camille's cooperation by depicting the Church as an effective tool for social [[manipulation]].<ref>Gazetteer IV p. 16-17</ref>		The religion originated through the prophecies of one man, [[Yakov Dilisnya]]. At the age of 25 a horseback riding accident left him delirious for five days, at the end of which he recovered and penned the [[First Book of Ezra]]. Over the next few years he displayed increasingly miraculous powers, but gained few followers until he left his native [[Mordent]] for the newly formed [[Borca]]. There he convinced his young half-sister [[Camille Dilisnya\|Camille]] to help finance the construction of the [[The Great Cathedral \| Great Cathedral]], and set about making many more converts. According to the [[history]] set forth by [["S"]] in the fourth volume of the [[Doomsday Gazetteers]], Yakov cemented Camille's cooperation by depicting the Church as an effective tool for social [[manipulation]].<ref>Gazetteer IV p. 16-17</ref>

	When one of Camille's tantrums led to Yakov's death, it led to a schism in the church. Camille's fear of fanatic reprisal led to an apology in the form of a [[statue]] of Yakov for the cathedral, but she privately demanded that the church avoid fomenting rebellion. The question as to whether the Church ought to accept demands from an earthly ruler--and a corrupt one at that--caused [[Felix Wachter]] to separate himself with a small group of like-minded faithful and return to Mordent.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">Gazetteer IV p.17</ref> There he penned the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. The controversy and split would later become known as the [[First Schism]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">Gazetteer IV p.17</ref> The [[Rite of Revelation]] was later developed to handle future schisms by separating genuine divine revelations from mere [[heresy]].<ref name="Gaz III p.110">[[Gazetteer III]] p.110</ref>		When one of Camille's tantrums led to Yakov's death, it led to a schism in the church. Camille's fear of fanatic reprisal led to an apology in the form of a [[statue]] of Yakov for the cathedral, but she privately demanded that the church avoid fomenting rebellion. The question as to whether the Church ought to accept demands from an earthly ruler--and a corrupt one at that--caused [[Felix Wachter]] to separate himself with a small group of like-minded faithful and return to Mordent.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> There he penned the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. The controversy and split would later become known as the [[First Schism]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> The [[Rite of Revelation]] was later developed to handle future schisms by separating genuine divine revelations from mere [[heresy]].<ref name="Gaz III p.110">[[Gazetteer III]] p.110</ref>

	The rift between the two sects eventually healed<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>, but when wandering anchorite [[Joan Secousse]] entered the new domain of [[Dementlieu]], another rift occurred, eventually leading to another book. Secousse had discovered [[Ste. Mere des Larmes]], an abandoned cathedral dedicated to Ezra that nevertheless predated the entire church to date. Secousse penned the revelations she received from her study of the cathedral, and a new sect was born.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>		The rift between the two sects eventually healed<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>, but when wandering anchorite [[Joan Secousse]] entered the new domain of [[Dementlieu]], another rift occurred, eventually leading to another book. Secousse had discovered [[Ste. Mere des Larmes]], an abandoned cathedral dedicated to Ezra that nevertheless predated the entire church to date. Secousse penned the revelations she received from her study of the cathedral, and a new sect was born.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>

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	===Timeline===		===Timeline===

	* Approximately [[309 BC]] (Likely [[False History]]) - According to [[The Dementlieuse Sect]]'s teachings, texts from the "original" [[Church of Ezra]] date back to this time or slightly earlier.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">[[Gazetteer III]] p.20-21</ref>		* Approximately [[309 BC]] (Likely [[False History]]) - According to [[The Dementlieuse Sect]]'s teachings, texts from the "original" [[Church of Ezra]] date back to this time or slightly earlier.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>

	* [[641 BC]] - [[Yakov Dilisnya]] is born.<ref name=GazIVp.16>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.16</ref>		* [[641 BC]] - [[Yakov Dilisnya]] is born.<ref name=GazIVp.16>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.16</ref>
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	* [[707 BC]] - The Home Faith and the Mordentish Sect bridge the divide caused by the Great Schism and achieve peace with each other.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>		* [[707 BC]] - The Home Faith and the Mordentish Sect bridge the divide caused by the Great Schism and achieve peace with each other.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>

	* [[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] finds [[Ste. Mere des Larmes]] and brings the [[Church of Ezra]] to [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">[[Gazetteer III]] p.20-21</ref>		* [[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] finds [[Ste. Mere des Larmes]] and brings the [[Church of Ezra]] to [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>
	*[[709 BC]]: [[Joan Secousse]] pens the [[Third Book of Ezra]]<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition], p.17</ref> and [[the Dementlieuse Branch\|a new sect]] is started.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">[[Gazetteer III]] p.20-21</ref><br>		*[[709 BC]]: [[Joan Secousse]] pens the [[Third Book of Ezra]]<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition], p.17</ref> and [[the Dementlieuse Branch\|a new sect]] is started.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] - Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] - Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br>

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	==[[Spell-domains]]==		==[[Spell-domains]]==
	[[Destruction Domain\|Destruction]], [[Law Domain\|Law]], [[Healing Domain\|Healing]], [[Mists Domain\|Mists]] (exclusive), [[Protection Domain\|Protection]]<ref>Ravenloft Third Edition p. 54</ref><ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref><ref name="Gaz III p.110">[[Gazetteer III]] p.110</ref>		[[Destruction Domain\|Destruction]], [[Law Domain\|Law]], [[Healing Domain\|Healing]], [[Mists Domain\|Mists]] (exclusive), [[Protection Domain\|Protection]]<ref>Ravenloft Third Edition p. 54</ref><ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref><ref name="Gaz III p.110">[[Gazetteer III]] p.110</ref>

			==Associated [[Prestige Class]]es==
			*[[Anchorite Inquisitor]]<ref>[[Heroes of Light]] p. 14-16</ref> ([[The Mordentish Sect]] primarily)
			*[[Anchorite of the Mists]]<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p. 82-84</ref>
			*[[Anchorite Wanderer]]<ref>[[Heroes of Light]] p. 17-18</ref>.

	==Hierarchical Terminology==		==Hierarchical Terminology==

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	There are four sects of the Ezran religion, though some followers expect a final fifth.		There are four sects of the Ezran religion, though some followers expect a final fifth.
	The four sects are the [[The Home Faith \| Home Faith]] in Borca, the [[the Mordentish Sect\|Pure Hearts]] in [[Mordentshire]]<ref name="Gaz III p. 66">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 66</ref>, the [[the Dementlieuse Sect\|Erudites]] in Dementlieu and the [[the ~~Darkonian~~ Sect\|Zealots]] in Darkon.		The four sects are the [[The Home Faith \| Home Faith]] in Borca, the [[the Mordentish Sect\|Pure Hearts]] in [[Mordentshire]]<ref name="Gaz III p. 66">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 66</ref>, the [[the Dementlieuse Sect\|Erudites]] in Dementlieu and the [[the Nevuchar Springs Sect\|Zealots]] in Darkon.

	==Beliefs and Practices==		==Beliefs and Practices==

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	As one might expect, Ezra's true nature is a subject of contention among the different sects, congregations, and [[theologian]]s of the Church. However, the general consensus among major traditions is that she was once a mortal woman, whom offered up her life as [[sacrifice]] to [[the Mists]] in order to protect the people in the face of rampant [[evil]] in the world.<ref name="R3E">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 51</ref> Her followers venerate her for her role in [[protection]] and [[healing]] of her people<<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref>, though her followers recognize that she cannot save those who do not accept her in spirit<ref name="R3E">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 51</ref>.		As one might expect, Ezra's true nature is a subject of contention among the different sects, congregations, and [[theologian]]s of the Church. However, the general consensus among major traditions is that she was once a mortal woman, whom offered up her life as [[sacrifice]] to [[the Mists]] in order to protect the people in the face of rampant [[evil]] in the world.<ref name="R3E">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 51</ref> Her followers venerate her for her role in [[protection]] and [[healing]] of her people<<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref>, though her followers recognize that she cannot save those who do not accept her in spirit<ref name="R3E">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 51</ref>.

	Ezra's church is called upon to help and defend the [[diseased]], the [[injured]], and those in danger<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref>, though Ezra's prerogatives are interpreted differently by the four different sects.<ref name="R3E">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 51</ref> Although proselytizing, the Home Faith tends to its flock while dermarcating and excluding nonbelievers without too much concern for their fate.<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 26</ref> Both the Mordentish Sect and the ~~Darkonian~~ Sect belief strongly in conversion, though it is only the latter that believes in conversion by the sword.<ref name="Gaz III p. 66">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 66</ref> Another difference between the Mordentish and ~~Darkonian~~ sects is of focus. The Mordentish sect focuses the most on promoting [[Good]] in the faith's name<ref name="Gaz III p. 66">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 66</ref>, whereas the ~~Darkonian~~ Sect places the most emphasis on destroying the Legions of the Night- for all [[tempter]]s and abominations in their ranks must be purged from the world.<ref name="Gaz III p. 32">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 32</ref> The mystically inclined, [[True Neutral]] sect of Dementlieu is more inwardly focused, fulfilling Ezra's wishes by diligently studying esoteric knowledge related to who and what she was.<ref name="R3E">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 51</ref>		Ezra's church is called upon to help and defend the [[diseased]], the [[injured]], and those in danger<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref>, though Ezra's prerogatives are interpreted differently by the four different sects.<ref name="R3E">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 51</ref> Although proselytizing, the Home Faith tends to its flock while dermarcating and excluding nonbelievers without too much concern for their fate.<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 26</ref> Both the Mordentish Sect and the Nevuchar Springs Sect belief strongly in conversion, though it is only the latter that believes in conversion by the sword.<ref name="Gaz III p. 66">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 66</ref> Another difference between the Mordentish and Nevuchar Springs sects is of focus. The Mordentish sect focuses the most on promoting [[Good]] in the faith's name<ref name="Gaz III p. 66">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 66</ref>, whereas the Nevuchar Springs Sect places the most emphasis on destroying the Legions of the Night- for all [[tempter]]s and abominations in their ranks must be purged from the world.<ref name="Gaz III p. 32">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 32</ref> The mystically inclined, [[True Neutral]] sect of Dementlieu is more inwardly focused, fulfilling Ezra's wishes by diligently studying esoteric knowledge related to who and what she was.<ref name="R3E">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 51</ref>

	Worship services meet every five days<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref><ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref> at noon and contain both hymns and sermons.<ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref> During these services, church goers are required to don white clothing.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref> Beyond these generalizations, church procedures, [[ritual]]s, and practices may vary from sect to sect and even from [[domain]] to domains. Worshipers from one sects are welcome to attend churches of another sect, but differences in church practices may unnerve said visiting worshipers.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref>		Worship services meet every five days<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref><ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref> at noon and contain both hymns and sermons.<ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref> During these services, church goers are required to don white clothing.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref> Beyond these generalizations, church procedures, [[ritual]]s, and practices may vary from sect to sect and even from [[domain]] to domains. Worshipers from one sects are welcome to attend churches of another sect, but differences in church practices may unnerve said visiting worshipers.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 134-135">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 134-135</ref>

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	==Hierarchical Terminology==		==Hierarchical Terminology==
	The Church oc Ezra has several special titles of [[:~~category~~:~~Relgion~~ Rank\|religious rank]] for its [[priest]]s. [[Anchorite]] is a term for one of the current [[clergy]] of Ezra's church. In [[2nd Edition]], it referred to a specific [[class]] of [[Priest (2E Class Group)]] only occurring in Ezra's church.<ref name="DoD p. 265-266">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 265-266</ref> In [[3rd Edition]], it refers to all priests of Ezra without regard to [[Rank of the Church of Ezra\|rank]] or [[class]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 109-110">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 109=110</ref>		The Church oc Ezra has several special titles of [[:Category:Religious Rank\|religious rank]] for its [[priest]]s. [[Anchorite]] is a term for one of the current [[clergy]] of Ezra's church. In [[2nd Edition]], it referred to a specific [[class]] of [[Priest (2E Class Group)]] only occurring in Ezra's church.<ref name="DoD p. 265-266">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 265-266</ref> In [[3rd Edition]], it refers to all priests of Ezra without regard to [[Rank of the Church of Ezra\|rank]] or [[class]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 109-110">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 109=110</ref>

	The title of [[Warden]] represents an anchorite who is a [[wanderer]] who performs Ezra's will outside of a given [[temple]] hierarchy. The title of [[~~Torest~~]] represents an anchorite working at or founding a temple of less renown in a [[community]]. [[Sentire]]s lead temples of major influence, and the four [[Bastion]]s are the four leaders of the major sects of the Church. The [[Praesidius]] is the [[religious leader]] of the entire church.<ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref><ref name="Gaz III p. 109-110">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 109=110</ref>		The title of [[Warden]] represents an anchorite who is a [[wanderer]] who performs Ezra's will outside of a given [[temple]] hierarchy. The title of [[Toret]] represents an anchorite working at or founding a temple of less renown in a [[community]]. [[Sentire]]s lead temples of major influence, and the four [[Bastion]]s are the four leaders of the major sects of the Church. The [[Praesidius]] is the [[religious leader]] of the entire church.<ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref><ref name="Gaz III p. 109-110">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 109=110</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	==Hierarchical Terminology==		==Hierarchical Terminology==
	The Church oc Ezra has several special titles of [[:Category:Religious Rank\|religious rank]] for its [[priest]]s. [[Anchorite]] is a term for one of the current [[clergy]] of Ezra's church. In [[2nd Edition]], it referred to a specific [[class]] of [[Priest (2E Class Group)]] only occurring in Ezra's church.<ref name="DoD p. 265-266">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 265-266</ref> In [[3rd Edition]], it refers to all priests of Ezra without regard to [[Rank of the Church of Ezra\|rank]] or [[class]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 109-110">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 109=110</ref>		The Church of Ezra has several special titles of [[:Category:Religious Rank\|religious rank]] for its [[priest]]s. [[Anchorite]] is a term for one of the current [[clergy]] of Ezra's church. In [[2nd Edition]], it referred to a specific [[class]] of [[Priest (2E Class Group)]] only occurring in Ezra's church.<ref name="DoD p. 265-266">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 265-266</ref> In [[3rd Edition]], it refers to all priests of Ezra without regard to [[Rank of the Church of Ezra\|rank]] or [[class]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 109-110">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 109=110</ref>

	The title of [[Warden]] represents an anchorite who is a [[wanderer]] who performs Ezra's will outside of a given [[temple]] hierarchy. The title of [[Toret]] represents an anchorite working at or founding a temple of less renown in a [[community]]. [[Sentire]]s lead temples of major influence, and the four [[Bastion]]s are the four leaders of the major sects of the Church. The [[Praesidius]] is the [[religious leader]] of the entire church.<ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref><ref name="Gaz III p. 109-110">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 109=110</ref>		The title of [[Warden]] represents an anchorite who is a [[wanderer]] who performs Ezra's will outside of a given [[temple]] hierarchy. The title of [[Toret]] represents an anchorite working at or founding a temple of less renown in a [[community]]. [[Sentire]]s lead temples of major influence, and the four [[Bastion]]s are the four leaders of the major sects of the Church. The [[Praesidius]] is the [[religious leader]] of the entire church.<ref name="Gaz II p.31">[[Gazetteer II]] p.31</ref><ref name="Gaz III p. 109-110">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 109=110</ref>
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	===Timeline===		===Timeline===

	* Approximately [[309 BC]] (Likely [[False History]]) - According to [[The Dementlieuse Sect]]'s teachings, texts from the "original" [[Church of Ezra]] date back to this time or slightly earlier.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>		* Approximately [[309 BC]] (Likely [[False History]]) - According to [[The Dementlieuse Sect]]'s teachings, texts from the "original" [[Church of Ezra]] date back to this time or slightly earlier.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>

	* [[641 BC]] - [[Yakov Dilisnya]] is born.<ref name=GazIVp.16>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.16</ref>		* [[641 BC]] - [[Yakov Dilisnya]] is born.<ref name=GazIVp.16>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.16</ref>
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	* [[687 BC]] - [[Camille Dilisnya]] marries [[Klaus Boritsi]]. [[Praesidius Yakov Dilisnya]] presides over the marriage.<br>		* [[687 BC]] - [[Camille Dilisnya]] marries [[Klaus Boritsi]]. [[Praesidius Yakov Dilisnya]] presides over the marriage.<br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] - [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] - The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>

	* [[695 BC]] - First services in the unfinished Great Cathedral of Levkarest.<ref name=GazIVp.17>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>		* [[695 BC]] - First services in the unfinished Great Cathedral of Levkarest.<ref name=GazIVp.17>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>
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	* [[697 BC]] - [[Klaus Boritsi]] buys [[Danzig's Icon of Ezra]] and gives it to his daughter [[Ivana Boritsi]].<ref name=LotBp.18>[[Legacy of the Blood]] p.18</ref>		* [[697 BC]] - [[Klaus Boritsi]] buys [[Danzig's Icon of Ezra]] and gives it to his daughter [[Ivana Boritsi]].<ref name=LotBp.18>[[Legacy of the Blood]] p.18</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] - [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br>

	* [[698 BC]] - Camille Dilisnya holds the [[Dinner of Death]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Yakov Dilisnya is among those [[poisoned]] by Camille. Blame upon her for the murder of their leader spreads far and wide among Ezra's faithful. [[Borca]]'s streets erupt in open violence. Under advice, Camille quells the riots by building a monument to Yakov on church grounds and demonstrating great acts of (apparent) mourning.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>		* [[698 BC]] - Camille Dilisnya holds the [[Dinner of Death]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Yakov Dilisnya is among those [[poisoned]] by Camille. Blame upon her for the murder of their leader spreads far and wide among Ezra's faithful. [[Borca]]'s streets erupt in open violence. Under advice, Camille quells the riots by building a monument to Yakov on church grounds and demonstrating great acts of (apparent) mourning.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[698 BC]] [[Praesidia Donella Borovsky\|Donella Borovsky]] becomes [[Praesidius\|Praesidia]].<ref name="Book of Secrets p. 26">[[Book of Secrets]] p. 26</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[698 BC]] - [[Praesidia Donella Borovsky\|Donella Borovsky]] becomes [[Praesidius\|Praesidia]].<ref name="Book of Secrets p. 26">[[Book of Secrets]] p. 26</ref>

	* 698 BC The construction of a statue of Yakov, a [[prophet]] but still mortal, upon [[Ezran]] [[:category:Hallowed Ground\|holy ground]] causes dissidence within the [[Church of Ezra]]. The [[First Schism]] splits the faithful.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> After all is said and done, a [[Rite of Revelation]] is created to reveal those truly favored by [[Ezra]].<ref name="Gaz III p.110">[[Gazetteer III]] p.110</ref>		* 698 BC - The construction of a statue of Yakov, a [[prophet]] but still mortal, upon [[Ezran]] [[:category:Hallowed Ground\|holy ground]] causes dissidence within the [[Church of Ezra]]. The [[First Schism]] splits the faithful.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> After all is said and done, a [[Rite of Revelation]] is created to reveal those truly favored by [[Ezra]].<ref name="Gaz III p.110">[[Gazetteer III]] p.110</ref>

	* [[699 BC]] - Spurred on by concerns over the materialism of the Home Faith, [[Felix Wachter]] and his followers take the Church back to Mordent.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> There he writes the ''[[Second Book of Ezra]]''<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition], p.17</ref>, founding [[the Mordentish Sect]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref><br>		* [[699 BC]] - Spurred on by concerns over the materialism of the Home Faith, [[Felix Wachter]] and his followers take the Church back to Mordent.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref> There he writes the ''[[Second Book of Ezra]]''<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition], p.17</ref>, founding [[the Mordentish Sect]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 17">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] - [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect\|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' - Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect\|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring''' - [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br>

	* [[701 BC]] - [[Praesidia Donella Borovsky]] passes an edict declaring [[witchcraft]] as a force of [[corruption]] created by [[hag]]s<ref name=GazIVp.27>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.27</ref><br>		* [[701 BC]] - [[Praesidia Donella Borovsky]] passes an edict declaring [[witchcraft]] as a force of [[corruption]] created by [[hag]]s<ref name=GazIVp.27>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.27</ref><br>
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	* [[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] finds [[Ste. Mere des Larmes]] and brings the [[Church of Ezra]] to [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>		* [[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] finds [[Ste. Mere des Larmes]] and brings the [[Church of Ezra]] to [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref>
	*[[709 BC]]: [[Joan Secousse]] pens the [[Third Book of Ezra]]<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition], p.17</ref> and [[the Dementlieuse Branch\|a new sect]] is started.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref><br>		*[[709 BC]] - [[Joan Secousse]] pens the [[Third Book of Ezra]]<ref name=R3Ep.17>[[Ravenloft Third Edition], p.17</ref> and [[the Dementlieuse Branch\|a new sect]] is started.<ref name="Gaz III p.20-21">Gazetteer III p.20-21</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] - Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] - Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br>
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	*{{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] - Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] - Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]] '''May''' - [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[715 BC]] - Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[715 BC]] - Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br>
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	* {{netbook-small}}[[Alexei Raskolka]] succeeds [[Kristyn Stoyista]] as [[Praesidius]].<ref name="Book of Secrets p. 26">[[Book of Secrets]] p. 26</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[Alexei Raskolka]] succeeds [[Kristyn Stoyista]] as [[Praesidius]].<ref name="Book of Secrets p. 26">[[Book of Secrets]] p. 26</ref>

	*[[740 BC]] - [[The Grand Conjunction]] occurs. Future [[bastion Teodorus Raines]] interprets this as a sign of a coming [[apocalypse]] and begins preaching preparation for the end times.<ref name="Gaz II p.30">[[Gazetteer II]] p.30</ref>		*[[740 BC]] - [[The Grand Conjunction]] occurs. Future [[bastion Teodorus Raines]] interprets this as a sign of a coming [[apocalypse]] and begins preaching preparation for the end times.<ref name="Gaz II p.30">[[Gazetteer II]] p.30</ref>

	*[[745 BC]] - The [[Great Cathedral]] is finished.<ref name=GazIVp.17>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>		*[[745 BC]] - The [[Great Cathedral]] is finished.<ref name=GazIVp.17>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.17</ref>
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	*[[751 BC]] - [[Bastion Teodorus Raines]] writes the [[Fourth Book of Ezra]].<ref name=R3Ep.18>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]], p.18</ref> He passes the [[Rite of Revelation]] and establishes [[:Category:The Nevuchar Springs Sect\|a sect of the church in Nevuchar Springs, Darkon]].<ref name="Gaz II p.30">[[Gazetteer II]] p.30</ref> He cleanses and occupies [[the Last Redoubt]] in [[Nevuchar Springs]].<ref name="Gaz II p.39">[[Gazetteer II]] p.39</ref><br>		*[[751 BC]] - [[Bastion Teodorus Raines]] writes the [[Fourth Book of Ezra]].<ref name=R3Ep.18>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]], p.18</ref> He passes the [[Rite of Revelation]] and establishes [[:Category:The Nevuchar Springs Sect\|a sect of the church in Nevuchar Springs, Darkon]].<ref name="Gaz II p.30">[[Gazetteer II]] p.30</ref> He cleanses and occupies [[the Last Redoubt]] in [[Nevuchar Springs]].<ref name="Gaz II p.39">[[Gazetteer II]] p.39</ref><br>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br>		*{{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] - [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br>

	==Schisms & Sects==		==Schisms & Sects==