Cults

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All Circle coteries are effectively cults.  Some, however, are dedicated exclusively to obscure or unique religious practices. Some coterie cults act as religious advisors for all Acolytes in the city, sometimes forming into complex relationships of tangled authority and overlapping holy nights.  Other coteries practices observances that are so far removed from the covenant's traditions as to be unrecognizable -- possibly even going so far as to invent new gods.
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When you get down to the heart of things, every Circle coterie is really a cult.  Some, however, are more exclusively dedicated than others, perhaps maintaining otherwise lost rituals and belief systems.   Sometimes a coterie cult can act as religious advisors for all the Acolytes in a city.  Other coterie cults practice rites so far removed from the covenant's traditions that they are nearly unrecognizable.  They may even go so far as to invent new deities.
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It's not uncommon for each of the coteries in a region to worship subtle variations of the same goddess.  In such cases, individual coteries take responsbility for certain ceremonial rites.  A coterie's status within the covenant can hinge on the quality of the observances it prepares for all covenant members.
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Often several coteries in a region may worship subtle variations of the same goddess, and in those cases, each individual coterie is responsible for certain ceremonial rites that pertain to their "face" of the goddessThe quality of the rites a coterie holds is very important for the status of the coterie within the covenant as a whole.

Current revision as of 03:58, 29 April 2006

When you get down to the heart of things, every Circle coterie is really a cult. Some, however, are more exclusively dedicated than others, perhaps maintaining otherwise lost rituals and belief systems. Sometimes a coterie cult can act as religious advisors for all the Acolytes in a city. Other coterie cults practice rites so far removed from the covenant's traditions that they are nearly unrecognizable. They may even go so far as to invent new deities.

Often several coteries in a region may worship subtle variations of the same goddess, and in those cases, each individual coterie is responsible for certain ceremonial rites that pertain to their "face" of the goddess. The quality of the rites a coterie holds is very important for the status of the coterie within the covenant as a whole.

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