Churches and Temples

Overview
The faith and beliefs of The City are as varied and complex as the citizens themselves. While there are only two predominant faiths in The City, there are a plethora of lesser faiths, practiced in reclusive temples, small grassy parks, street corners, and private homes. Since the founding of The City, the Church of The First House has been a major faith, dedicating itself to the worship and deification of the High Houses, and in some smaller branches, the arch-wizard Akarta.

The Temple of the First House
(For more information, see also The Temple of the First House )

The Temple of the first House is dedicated to the worship and praise of the High Houses. It espouses the philosophy that The High Houses are the dedicated protectors of The City, and that those men and women who make up the High Houses are both literally and figuratively higher beings. The doctrine of faith teaches that through rigorous effort in one's life, they can become reborn into one of the families, and that thosewho are born into said families are purified souls.

In recent years, this faith has come under attack from critics, who suggest that the Temple has stood by while House violence and greed has consumed The City.

The Church of the Coin
(For more information, see also The Church of the Coin )

The Church of the Coin is a faith dedicated to the earning of and distribution of wealth. In addition to providing the most reliable and secure banking available to the denizens of the City, the Church also oversees investments, property sales, insurance, loans, and trade negotiations.

The Golden Circle
(For more information, see also The Golden Circle )

The Golden Circle is a collection of nature worshippers centered almost exclusively in __________. Their power over nature and the wild overgrowth of The __________ has made them a formidable force, and as such the region has been handed to the Golden Circle to manage as an autonomous region.

The organization draws its name from several sources, the primary two being that the area is in the Yellow Circle zone of Floor 4, and that as a part of their worship they honour the circle of life and death that is inherent to creation.

The Truth
(For more information, see also The Truth)

While the High Houses and The Centrum Arcanis have officially designated The Truth as a terrorist organization, in actuality, it is a loosely organized faith. Outside of The truth, little is known of the faith's tenants, though it is widely beleived that the destruction of the Houses is central to their beliefs.

Other Faiths
The Temple of Fate (Floor 4):  A small temple dedicated to the worship of Fate and Chaos, located on the Fourth Floor. Home temple of Daes.