The Church

The Arcadian Empire propagated a monotheistic religion based on faith in the Lord, the Father of All, a divine humanoid figure believed to have created all humanoid life from the elements of the world. That religion is alive and thriving in the remnants of the empire, including the kingdom of Albion. The Father of All has four manifestations—the Lifegiver, the Warbringer, the Protector and the Lightbearer. The centre of religion in Albion is St. Avalon’s Cathedral in the capital of Middlemarch, and the rest is concentrated in the kingdom’s many churches and monasteries.

The bishops of Albion are in theory under the overall control of the Pontifex, the overall head of the Church, who rules from Malbork in the Holy Confederation. However, Albion far from the grip of the Pontifex, who is unable to meddle too much. Nonetheless, when the Pontifex issues decrees on religious points, the Bishops listen or risk excommunication from the Church itself. Albion’s Church is much more liberal than those on the continent, where any deviation from core beliefs is punished. In Navaria, for example, the Inquisition tortures non-believers. In Albion, non-belief is tolerated, and the ancient religions are allowed to live on. But there are some newer factions within Albion’s Church who believe they should be more Navarian in their approach.