Talk:High Warden of Nature

Here to make an argument for forestal philosophy as religion:

"A religion is a system of faith-based beliefs on mortal matters of morality and life. Notable aspects of religion include the worship of Deities, adherence to basic philosophies, and where applicable, participation in rituals and other traditions."(including Nature).

Everyone knows Oakstone was basically the forest Church, and was intimately connected to the forest spirits. Oakstone was pretty religious, though not formally organized as such. It was founded by a Gaia. It had few doctrines, no organized dogma. It had its rituals, its cusoms, its formal laws. Its sole belief was that the forests should never be exploited for any reason, a belief obviously not shared by all Achaeans. Likewise, the High Warden of Nature is a position created by Gods to represent them in matters of forestal orthodoxy, namely, with this same belief. That sounds like the forestal corrollary. A Deacon of Celestia is a single person empowered by Gods of Good to excommunicates. A Dread Ecclesiarch is a single person empowered by Gods of Evil to anathematize. Is a High Warden not a single person empowered by Gods of Forests to do the whatever-the-forest-excommunication-is-called, and also enemy people, which makes forests attack them?

This seems pretty straightforward to me. Let's not nitpick. If Chaos can fall under religion, I'm pretty sure the forest pope can. -Halos