Religious Conflicts

• The Eternalites and the Clerics Regular
• The Maekla Combine's False Flag Operation/Raid
• The Church of Breath

The Eternalites and the Clerics Regular

-The Maekla Combine attempted to exacerbate the conflict via a False Flag Operation.

[Aug 14 2024]

-In Spire Yarrick, Doran and Yvestina came into conflict with Eternalites; Smythe was injured, and several Eternalites dispatched. The people of Yarrick dislike this behavior of the Eternalites, attempting to put down a rival religious figure, and the Eternalites have lost some standing. In addition, several advisors of Doran have been subjects to shadowy attacks, which have failed in their mission but and has instead caused these priests to come under the protection of zealous mobs.

-Doran's recovery is occurring more rapidly than expected by chirurgeons. 

[Sept 27 2024]

-The Eternalites launched an offensive against the Regulars, killing many of the flock, and injuring both Dorran and Yvestina; however, the two escaped and have gone to ground. Dorran was somewhat distressed with his inability to heal Yvestina—unbeknownst to him, due to Solomon's absence—but Preacher Enoch was able to reaffirm that faith is tested and must be held even in darker times. Preacher Enoch has in turn been asked to take a position of leadership in the Regulars while Dorran is in hiding.

-KG-Co's alignment with the Regulars, disagreements with the Eternalites, and desire to assert greater control over the factions of Asterion indicates casting our support adamantly behind the Regulars at this time; failure to do so could also put the security of Bluehull-92 at risk. As such, having secured assurances from law enforcement that our actions shall not be met with punishment, an ultimatum has been delivered to the Abbess that any further violence against the Clerics Regular shall be met with retaliation in equal if not greater kind.

[Jan 29 2025] Sister Yvestina has reported a rift in the Clerics Regular, forming over whether greater aggressive measures should be taken against the Eternalites, or if a defensive position should be strengthened and maintained.

The Maekla Combine's False Flag Operation/Raid

(Note: The Maekla Combine is no longer a major player in Asterion's political scene; this entry remains purely to provide additional context to the conflict at hand.)

-As weapons dealers, the Maekla Combine stood to benefit from an escalation in the conflict between the Regulars and the Eternalites. They took several measures to achieve this, such as:

-Selling weapons to the Clerics Regular

-Fostering rumors of plots by both organizations to strike against the other

-Stealing artifacts and framing the other faction for the theft

-Staging attacks against officials to frame on the other faction, particularly Preacher Doran

-These false flag operations were meant to culminate in an explosive assassination of Preacher Doran during his ministrations of the Ascension Day Ceremony, using one of the Artifacts stolen from the Eternalites. This attack was meant to take place at First Landing, coincidentally (or perhaps not) atop the Volcanic Seal. However, our core personnel were able to thwart this attack; during this process, we also set precedent of promising retaliation against the Combine for their actions if they refused to cooperate. Following through on this threat led to the raid on the Maekla Combine's Headquarters and the annihilation of their leadership.

Details on the Raid have been relocated to Closed Investigations, as only minor details concerning the Seeded Church remain relevant to current priorities.

The Church of Breath

-The Church poses no immediate threat that can be determined; however, it houses an unconventional (and thus suspect) interpretation of the Imperial Creed

-The Preacher of the Church seems open to continued contact; his state of seemingly perpetually altered consciousness and perception seems incompatible with high degrees of suspicion toward those willing to play into his delusions.