Animosus Questions Haelimbrar
[The PCs all hear this conversation.]
...the following dialogue between Animosus and Haelimbrar occurs between 9:30 - 10:00 on 4 Mirtul, 1373.
Who do you worship? Torm, Ilmater, or Tyr?
Yes. I worship all three. All three hear me and I, them.
If you worship one how do you treat the others?
I am a servant of Torm. I am also a servant of Tyr. I am also a servant of Ilmater. This trichotomy poses no issue – once it is understood. Your question is best answered through faith, not by words. In short, I treat each one equally. However, Animosus, one’s faithful understanding of equal is ‘each according to their needs’. Equal in this sense is not as simple as slicing a pomegranate to share among three friends. For example: perhaps all the fruit must be given to the one most starving! Perhaps the food must be denied to all until it can be shared equally. Perhaps the delight must not be sliced at all, rather dried and its seeds sown in the garden of the three friends.
Why do you worship and pay homage to three gods?
Triadic knights trace their history back to the Fiend Wars of Impiltur (729-732 DR), when the three churches joined forces to proclaim the Triad Crusade, but we no longer comprise a single order of paladins. Many of us are now independent agents of good who have embraced the worship of three like-minded gods. Specifically, we came to prominence in the wake of the Weeping War (711-714 DR) when our order defended Old Impitur against an invasion of newly released fiends. The adage, “great minds think alike,” applies to both the temporal world and the divine gods. Further, the most fierce harbingers of evil in this realm, think and act in concert for more assured outcomes. When this happens, the Triadic Knights show greater resiliency than typical paladins since we draw on the three tenets of perseverance, courage, and justice to provide us amazing strength in the face of impossible odds.
How does each church treat you?
We receive little resistance from members of the individual faiths. Because each church has important aims and missions that would be achieved with the strength of our aid, we are often requested to rotate among the three faiths, serving the needs of each church individually. Animosus, in honest, the more I work with the churches, including your precious Church of Tyr, the more I identify specific weaknesses of each individual faith. I am quested to bring my understanding of the rest of the Triad’s teaching to bear, thus strengthening all three faiths.
Why are Triad worshipers so rare?
The largest concentrations of Triadic knights are found in Impiltur—my homeland. Several are leading members of the Knights of Imphras II, currently serving Imphras IV’s widow, the Queen of Impiltur. Some can be found in Tethyr, as leading members of the Knights Kuldar of Barakmordin. Some serve in Calimshan, where they venerate Anachtyr in lieu of Tyr, as leading members of the Janessar. We are few, but our resolve can break the spine of any fiend.
Why haven’t Oolathana and my other teachers devoted time explaining the Triad worship? I have always been told the thee churches work together and have even united under causes, but this is different than that.
Oolathana, like many other church leaders maintain skill and focus in the hegemony of their congregation. The Triadic Knights operate on a code handed down in the Triadic Vulgate that is separate from the intimate knowledge individual church leaders possess.
Does it offend any of the three churches sensibilities to worship and pay homage to all three?
Those who disapprove of our precepts are scarce. Those who hate our precepts are evil and fear the consequences of our strength in goodness through our unity.
How and why did you decide to follow this path?
When I was 5, I watched my father slowly die from an accursed disease. His suffering was greater, longer, and more painful than I can explain. When I became a man, I devoted my life to Torm, hoping to learn the skill to one day champion the destruction of the beast that placed the curse upon him. In due course my skills were recognized by the law of Impiltur. I served the crown as an enforcer of the law and was instructed in military combat by a Paladin of Tyr. His name is Havrondias, and still serves as one of the Lords of Imphras II under Queen Sambryl, the widow of Imphras IV.
What did you do to follow the path?
The honor of this station is by invitation only. Upon my 2nd year of service, to Havrondias he invited me to become a Triadic Knight, stating to me that his ‘close observations’ were concluded. I was of course honored to become a member. Shortly thereafter, the Triad bestowed powers upon me—the likes of which I had never before dreamed to possess. I have used these powers sparingly and wisely since.
What was the reaction among friends, family and the churches when you decided to worship the Triad?
It mattered not what anyone thought. By that point in my life—I knew who I was and what I must do. Incidental to my decision, I had received only admiration and respect for my choice.
What benefits you and the gods with this worship?
The Gods work through me—that is benefit enough. As a Triadic Knight, you become three times more powerful, three times more fulfilled, three times more useful to our divine masters. Accordingly, you are three times more free to choose your path of service, three times more recognized, three times more a target for the minions of evil, three times more aided by three times as many allies. And, your family is three times more secure and three times more cared for—for all the days of their lives. And, there is so much more…
[After much debate and consideration:]
How do I become a Triadic Knight?
You are not ready. Begin by reading this chapbook—it contains the Triadic Vulgate and daily prayers [Haelimbrar hands the small book to Animosus.] Membership is only given to the most noble and true—to one who has proven his bravery. A candidate must have risked his life to protect others and have been observed by a mentor. Training would then continue and your actions would be judged. Once admitted, special armor is bestowed and a solemn Ceremony of Acknowledgement will test and purify you over a period of several days until the time of Atonement. Your life will involve requirements including edicts, oaths and confirmations. Good deeds, service and counsel to the three churches would be regular. Finally, the Triadic Crusade would be your eternal obligation.
...the following dialogue between Animosus and Haelimbrar occurs between 9:30 - 10:00 on 4 Mirtul, 1373.
Who do you worship? Torm, Ilmater, or Tyr?
Yes. I worship all three. All three hear me and I, them.
If you worship one how do you treat the others?
I am a servant of Torm. I am also a servant of Tyr. I am also a servant of Ilmater. This trichotomy poses no issue – once it is understood. Your question is best answered through faith, not by words. In short, I treat each one equally. However, Animosus, one’s faithful understanding of equal is ‘each according to their needs’. Equal in this sense is not as simple as slicing a pomegranate to share among three friends. For example: perhaps all the fruit must be given to the one most starving! Perhaps the food must be denied to all until it can be shared equally. Perhaps the delight must not be sliced at all, rather dried and its seeds sown in the garden of the three friends.
Why do you worship and pay homage to three gods?
Triadic knights trace their history back to the Fiend Wars of Impiltur (729-732 DR), when the three churches joined forces to proclaim the Triad Crusade, but we no longer comprise a single order of paladins. Many of us are now independent agents of good who have embraced the worship of three like-minded gods. Specifically, we came to prominence in the wake of the Weeping War (711-714 DR) when our order defended Old Impitur against an invasion of newly released fiends. The adage, “great minds think alike,” applies to both the temporal world and the divine gods. Further, the most fierce harbingers of evil in this realm, think and act in concert for more assured outcomes. When this happens, the Triadic Knights show greater resiliency than typical paladins since we draw on the three tenets of perseverance, courage, and justice to provide us amazing strength in the face of impossible odds.
How does each church treat you?
We receive little resistance from members of the individual faiths. Because each church has important aims and missions that would be achieved with the strength of our aid, we are often requested to rotate among the three faiths, serving the needs of each church individually. Animosus, in honest, the more I work with the churches, including your precious Church of Tyr, the more I identify specific weaknesses of each individual faith. I am quested to bring my understanding of the rest of the Triad’s teaching to bear, thus strengthening all three faiths.
Why are Triad worshipers so rare?
The largest concentrations of Triadic knights are found in Impiltur—my homeland. Several are leading members of the Knights of Imphras II, currently serving Imphras IV’s widow, the Queen of Impiltur. Some can be found in Tethyr, as leading members of the Knights Kuldar of Barakmordin. Some serve in Calimshan, where they venerate Anachtyr in lieu of Tyr, as leading members of the Janessar. We are few, but our resolve can break the spine of any fiend.
Why haven’t Oolathana and my other teachers devoted time explaining the Triad worship? I have always been told the thee churches work together and have even united under causes, but this is different than that.
Oolathana, like many other church leaders maintain skill and focus in the hegemony of their congregation. The Triadic Knights operate on a code handed down in the Triadic Vulgate that is separate from the intimate knowledge individual church leaders possess.
Does it offend any of the three churches sensibilities to worship and pay homage to all three?
Those who disapprove of our precepts are scarce. Those who hate our precepts are evil and fear the consequences of our strength in goodness through our unity.
How and why did you decide to follow this path?
When I was 5, I watched my father slowly die from an accursed disease. His suffering was greater, longer, and more painful than I can explain. When I became a man, I devoted my life to Torm, hoping to learn the skill to one day champion the destruction of the beast that placed the curse upon him. In due course my skills were recognized by the law of Impiltur. I served the crown as an enforcer of the law and was instructed in military combat by a Paladin of Tyr. His name is Havrondias, and still serves as one of the Lords of Imphras II under Queen Sambryl, the widow of Imphras IV.
What did you do to follow the path?
The honor of this station is by invitation only. Upon my 2nd year of service, to Havrondias he invited me to become a Triadic Knight, stating to me that his ‘close observations’ were concluded. I was of course honored to become a member. Shortly thereafter, the Triad bestowed powers upon me—the likes of which I had never before dreamed to possess. I have used these powers sparingly and wisely since.
What was the reaction among friends, family and the churches when you decided to worship the Triad?
It mattered not what anyone thought. By that point in my life—I knew who I was and what I must do. Incidental to my decision, I had received only admiration and respect for my choice.
What benefits you and the gods with this worship?
The Gods work through me—that is benefit enough. As a Triadic Knight, you become three times more powerful, three times more fulfilled, three times more useful to our divine masters. Accordingly, you are three times more free to choose your path of service, three times more recognized, three times more a target for the minions of evil, three times more aided by three times as many allies. And, your family is three times more secure and three times more cared for—for all the days of their lives. And, there is so much more…
[After much debate and consideration:]
How do I become a Triadic Knight?
You are not ready. Begin by reading this chapbook—it contains the Triadic Vulgate and daily prayers [Haelimbrar hands the small book to Animosus.] Membership is only given to the most noble and true—to one who has proven his bravery. A candidate must have risked his life to protect others and have been observed by a mentor. Training would then continue and your actions would be judged. Once admitted, special armor is bestowed and a solemn Ceremony of Acknowledgement will test and purify you over a period of several days until the time of Atonement. Your life will involve requirements including edicts, oaths and confirmations. Good deeds, service and counsel to the three churches would be regular. Finally, the Triadic Crusade would be your eternal obligation.
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