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"Diamabel's Law", for lack of a better name for this thus far [[:Category:Unnamed|unnamed]] faith, is the [[state religion]] of [[Pharazia]].<ref name=IoTp.62>[[Islands of Terror]] p.62</ref><ref name=DoDp.105>[[Domains of Dread]] p.105</ref><ref name=R3ep.149>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.149</ref> However, it is perhaps more a harshly enforced and oppressive code of [[morality]] rather than a [[religion]] in and of itself. Although [[Diamabel]] is seen as having a spark of the divine, behaving with | "Diamabel's Law", for lack of a better name for this thus far [[:Category:Unnamed|unnamed]] faith, is the [[state religion]] of [[Pharazia]].<ref name=IoTp.62>[[Islands of Terror]] p.62</ref><ref name=DoDp.105>[[Domains of Dread]] p.105</ref><ref name=R3ep.149>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.149</ref> However, it is perhaps more a harshly enforced and oppressive code of [[morality]] rather than a [[religion]] in and of itself. Although [[Diamabel]] is seen as having a spark of the divine, behaving with purity is seen as extremely holy for its own sake. [[Pharazian|Pharazians]] try their best to follow Diamabel's decrees, but this adherence comes from a point of fear and oppression rather than sincere [[faith]].<ref name=R3ep.150>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.150</ref> | ||
The act of [[confession]] holds a central role in Diamabel's [[theology]].<ref name=IoTp.62>[[Islands of Terror]] p.62</ref> Diamabel's [[enforcer]]s are his [[confessors]] (They are also referred to in [[2nd Edition]] sources as [[law-givers]]<ref name=IoTp.62>[[Islands of Terror]] p.62</ref>, but they are not to be confused with the unrelated deity [[Bane]], whom is referred to as [[the Lawgiver]] in [[3rd Edition]]). Diamabel's confessors employ horrid [[scourge]]s to force sinners to repent and submit. They are given a great deal of leeway on what constitutes breaking the law and how to enforce it.<ref name=IoTp.62>[[Islands of Terror]] p.62</ref><ref name=R3ep.150>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.150</ref> | The act of [[confession]] holds a central role in Diamabel's [[theology]].<ref name=IoTp.62>[[Islands of Terror]] p.62</ref> Diamabel's [[enforcer]]s are his [[Confessors of Pharazia|confessors]] (They are also referred to in [[2nd Edition]] sources as [[law-givers]]<ref name=IoTp.62>[[Islands of Terror]] p.62</ref>, but they are not to be confused with the unrelated deity [[Bane]], whom is referred to as [[the Lawgiver]] in [[3rd Edition]]). Diamabel's confessors employ horrid [[scourge]]s to force sinners to repent and submit. They are given a great deal of leeway on what constitutes breaking the law and how to enforce it.<ref name=IoTp.62>[[Islands of Terror]] p.62</ref><ref name=R3ep.150>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.150</ref> | ||
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Sources also disagree on whether Diamabel's confessors are [[divine spellcaster]]s. [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] describes Diamabel has lacking any [[cleric]]s.<ref name=R3ep.149>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.149</ref> However, [[Domains of Dread]] describes Diamabel's servants as [[priest]]s with the ability to draw upon the Sun, Combat, and Necromantic spheres.<ref name=DoDp.105>[[Domains of Dread]] p.105</ref> | Sources also disagree on whether Diamabel's confessors are [[divine spellcaster]]s. [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] describes Diamabel has lacking any [[cleric]]s.<ref name=R3ep.149>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.149</ref> However, [[Domains of Dread]] describes Diamabel's servants as [[priest]]s with the ability to draw upon the Sun, Combat, and Necromantic spheres.<ref name=DoDp.105>[[Domains of Dread]] p.105</ref> | ||
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"[[The Domain of the Endless Word]]", an article by [[NeoTiamat]] in [[Quoth the Raven Issue 21]], posits that the faith of Pharazia is the faith of the [[Lawgiver]]. However, the same article describes other cults as well.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 21]], p.125-127</ref> | |||
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Overview
"Diamabel's Law", for lack of a better name for this thus far unnamed faith, is the state religion of Pharazia.[1][2][3] However, it is perhaps more a harshly enforced and oppressive code of morality rather than a religion in and of itself. Although Diamabel is seen as having a spark of the divine, behaving with purity is seen as extremely holy for its own sake. Pharazians try their best to follow Diamabel's decrees, but this adherence comes from a point of fear and oppression rather than sincere faith.[4]
The act of confession holds a central role in Diamabel's theology.[1] Diamabel's enforcers are his confessors (They are also referred to in 2nd Edition sources as law-givers[1], but they are not to be confused with the unrelated deity Bane, whom is referred to as the Lawgiver in 3rd Edition). Diamabel's confessors employ horrid scourges to force sinners to repent and submit. They are given a great deal of leeway on what constitutes breaking the law and how to enforce it.[1][4]
Conflicting Sources
2nd Edition and 3rd Edition sources provide contradicting details on Diamabel's religion. Ravenloft Third Edition states that, although Diamabel is venerated as a divine protector, there is no deity central to Diamabel's law. Instead, there is only moral purity for its own sake, almost as a philosophical force.[4] However, the Pharazians are described in Islands of Terror as a "godsfearing" people[1], and Diamabel is described as worshiping an unnamed deity in Domains of Dread.[5][6]
Sources also disagree on whether Diamabel's confessors are divine spellcasters. Ravenloft Third Edition describes Diamabel has lacking any clerics.[3] However, Domains of Dread describes Diamabel's servants as priests with the ability to draw upon the Sun, Combat, and Necromantic spheres.[2]
Netbook Sources
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This section contains netbook-canon info from netbooks |
"The Domain of the Endless Word", an article by NeoTiamat in Quoth the Raven Issue 21, posits that the faith of Pharazia is the faith of the Lawgiver. However, the same article describes other cults as well.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Islands of Terror p.62
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Domains of Dread p.105
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ravenloft Third Edition p.149
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ravenloft Third Edition p.150
- ↑ Islands of Terror p.60
- ↑ Domains of Dread p.106
- ↑ Quoth the Raven Issue 21, p.125-127
