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The Faithful Of The Goddess
(The Children, The True Believers)
Sect Philosophy: The One Goddess is the true creator of all, and all mortal beings that exist are Her children. They have gone astray, led into error by demons that masquerade as false gods. Her children must be gathered back into the fold, and must be taught the truth once more. Those of her children who learn the truth and refuse to follow it are damned and, sorrowfully, must be considered enemies.
The Children of the Goddess hail from an obscure Prime world, where one Power rose to dominate all the others. The followers of this Power have recently entered the Planes, and they are now trying to convert the entire multiverse. It may seem hopeless, but those in the know remember the origins of the Harmonium, and they wonder.
The current leader of the Faithful of the Goddess in the Outer Planes is Mullin LuAtha, a charismatic priestess in her early 40s. She has the responsibility for spreading her sect's beliefs, coordinating the efforts of the faithful in the Outer Planes, and reporting successes (and failures) to her superiors on the Prime. Sect members are primarily human, although their doctrines have gained them a degree of success among the less- cynical tieflings. Other races tend to ignore the sect, but Mullin has great faith that they will one day see the light.
Primary Plane Of Influence: The Children are still most powerful on their home world on the Prime. Their Outer Planar headquarters are found in the Gate-town of Ecstacy, and members may be found anywhere.
Allies And Enemies: The Children don't have many of either. They're on reasonably good terms with the Harmonium, but the True Believers tend to be even more hard-headed than the Hardheads. They also get on well enough with the Godsmen, but insist that the only true path to ascenscion is through the One Goddess. They despise the Athar, and find the views of the Sinkers repugnant.
Eligibility: Any non-evil being who is willing to convert to the faith of the One Goddess may join the sect. However, chaotics tend to find the hierarchical structure of the sect confining.
Benefits: The Faithful of Goddess deny the divinity of any Power but the One Goddess, and this grants them a minor resistance to their powers. All Children gain a +1 on saving throws against any spell cast by a cleric who does not worship the One Goddess, and a saving throw of 20 against spells which do not normally grant saving throws.
Restrictions: Cutters who join the Faithful of the Goddess may not benefit from any spell cast by an "false" priest (that is, one who does not serve the One Goddess). Those who do benefit involuntarily lose their sect benefit until they gain absolution from a higher-ranking sect member. Those who benefit voluntarily suffer the wrath of the One Goddess, in the form of a -1/-5% on all actions in addition to the loss of sect benefits. This may only be lifted by an atonement spell cast by a priest of the One Goddess (or by a priest who serves a Power of at least Intermediate status, in the case of those who seek to renounce their membership in the sect).
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