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|city=[[Shallam]] | |city=[[Shallam]] | ||
|tutor=[[Marhisa]] | |tutor=[[Marhisa]] | ||
|icon=the [[Amber Chalice]] ( | |icon=the [[Amber Chalice]] (destroyed) | ||
|classes=[[Priest | |classes=[[Priest]] | ||
|arms=Azure, an angel volant Argent and three estoiles in chief Argent}} | |arms=Azure, an angel volant Argent and three estoiles in chief Argent}} | ||
:''This page is about the House. For the class, please see [[Priest]].'' | :''This page is about the House. For the class, please see [[Priest]].'' | ||
'''The Empyreal Assembly''', formerly called the '''Priests Guild,''' is one of the oldest organisations in Achaea, although the details of its formation is mostly lost in history. Along with the [[Templars]] | '''The Empyreal Assembly''', formerly called the '''Priests Guild,''' is one of the oldest organisations in Achaea, although the details of its formation is mostly lost in history. Along with the [[Templars]] the Empyreal Assembly formed one of the two major arms of the [[Church|Church of Achaea]]. Originally housed in [[Delos]], the Guild and now House moved to Shallam when the Church successfully petitioned [[Sarapis]] to move the [[Basilica]] to [[Shallam]]. In the [[Modern Age]], the Priests Guild was founded by Odysseus in 178 AF. The Guild became a House in 396 AF. The organisation is devoted to the tenets of Honour, Service, and Wisdom as well as the ideals of Order, Righteousness, and Light. | ||
Originally, only those of the [[Priest]] [[:Category:Classes|class]] were allowed to join. However, in the year 403, they began to allow membership to those of the [[Paladin]] class. They have gradually increased the number of allowed classes since that time. The [[:Category:Skills|skills]] of the Priest class evolved slowly over the history of the organisation, developing after specific events and derived older practices. The skill of [[Spirituality]], for example, was gifted to the ancient Priests by the Hierarchs of [[Celestia]] after being judged worthy of having angels as guardians. [[Devotion (skill)|Devotion]] is derived from the ancient Rites of the Holy Church and | Originally, only those of the [[Priest]] [[:Category:Classes|class]] were allowed to join. However, in the year 403, they began to allow membership to those of the [[Paladin]] class. They have gradually increased the number of allowed classes since that time. The [[:Category:Skills|skills]] of the Priest class evolved slowly over the history of the organisation, developing after specific events and derived older practices. The skill of [[Spirituality]], for example, was gifted to the ancient Priests by the Hierarchs of [[Celestia]] after being judged worthy of having angels as guardians. [[Devotion (skill)|Devotion]] is derived from the ancient Rites of the Holy Church and once existed as more a compact version of the older one. | ||
The Empyreal Assembly's House [[tutor]] is [[Marhisa]], Priestess of Virtue, who resides in the | The Empyreal Assembly's House [[tutor]] is [[Marhisa]], Priestess of Virtue, who resides in the old Basilican terraces in Shallam. | ||
==Guildmasters of the Priests Guild== | ==Guildmasters of the Priests Guild== | ||