Empyreal Assembly

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The Empyreal Assembly, formerly called the Priests is one of the oldest organisations in Achaea, and the details of their formation is mostly lost in history. Along with the Templars (more recently, the Paladins and the Guardians of Light) the Priests formed the two major arms of the Church of Achaea. The Priests once made their home with the rest of the Church in Delos, but have since moved with the Basilica to Shallam, where they remain a loyal organisation of that city. In the Modern age, the guild of the Priests was founded by Odysseus in 178AF. The guild became a House in 396AF. The organisation is devoted to the tenets of honour, service, and wisdom as well as the ideals of order, righteousness, and light.

Traditionally, only those of the Priest class have been allowed to join, a tradition that continues within the House. The skills of the Priest class evolved slowly over the history of the organisation, developed after specific events and derived older practices. The skills of Spirituality, for example, were gifted to the ancient Priests by the Hierarchs of Celestia after being judged worthy of having angels as guardians. Devotion is derived from the ancient Rites of the Holy Church, and exists today as more a compact version of the older one.

Modern Leaders of the Priests

Modern Guildmasters

# Name Term Comments
1 Odysseus 178-209 Founder of the modern guild, he was the first secretary then appointed GM by Deucalion
2 Gabriella 209 Tradition holds that she was the second guildmistress. This fact is, however, disputed.
3 Rezzo 209-?
4 Topaz ?-220
5 Maran 220-249 Stepped down before his ascension into Pentharian
6 Brigit 249-276 Stepped down to become Archprelate, the first modern Priest to do so
7 Alpine 276-309 Longest serving Guildmaster in modern times
8 Starrsong 309-334
9 Kyrienne 334-341
10 Victaria 341-356
11 Keturah 356-371
12 Meri 371-379 Stepped down to become Archprelate
13 Sylvia 379-383
14 Arithorn 383-393
15 Valeo 393-396 Last guildmaster of the Priests, first Lord of the Empyreal Assembly


Lords of the Empyreal Assembly

# Name Term Comments
1 Valeo 396-399 First Lord of the Empyreal Assembly
2 Torain 399-402
3 Misdun 402-410
4 Obedeth 410-present