Celtic Church
The Celtic church teaches that Man is innately good, and can achieve salvation himself through good works. Free thinking and personal responsibility go hand in hand.
Abilities: Dance, Member of [Congregation], See Presence of God, Sing, Stories of the Saints, Worship Immanent God.
Virtues: Energetic, Generous, Independent, Love God, Merciful, Open-minded, Responsible.
The Old Gods
Many Britons and Irish still worship the old pagan gods, with sacrificial rituals that maintain the cycles of the world. British paganism is not exclusive, and gods of Roman or even Egyptian origin such as Mithras or Isis are worshipped alongside the ancestral Celtic gods. Irish pagans, however, worship only the People of Danu; and their druids still hold great power.
Abilities: Dance, Know Local Place of Power, Member of [Circle, Coven or Community], Mythology of the Old Gods, Worship Old Gods.
Virtues: Energetic, Generous, Honest, Sensual, Proud.
Geasa: The pagans of Ireland observe ancient religious taboos, e.g. ‘Never touch Boann water between Samhain and Imbolg’; ‘Never eat the flesh of a dog from Ulster’. All children born into any family of consequence will have a geas.
At the birth, a druid reads the omens and imposes the geas on the infant, who must thereafter abide by its strictures or face bad luck, dishonour and death.
Geasa may also be imposed on others: when sparing a life, when someone offends against honour and hospitality, or in a game played for geas-stakes. These transitory geasa require the subject to fulfill some limited goal (e.g. force a man to elope), or to obey some stricture for a limited time (typically a year). Breaking transitory geasa bears the same consequences as breaking a permanent geas.
The Gods of Asgard
The Germans worship grim gods who are all fated to die at Ragnarok, the Last Battle. Their stories teach stoic and ironic acceptance of one’s doom.
Abilities: Germanic Mythology, Member of [Community], Perform Household Ritual, Recite Lineage, Worship Gods of Asgard.
Virtues: Bloodthirsty, Brave, Defiant, Fatalistic, Honourable, Reckless.
Judaism
Jews believe in the One God and the rule of the Law. They study their sacred texts for wisdom and endlessly debate the meanings.
Abilities: Debate, History of the Israelites, Mosaic Law, Member of [Synagogue], [Philosophy], Read Hebrew, Worship One God.
Virtues: Chaste, Energetic, Exclusive, Lawful, Temperate.
Tree of Life Tradition
The Picts believe that all things in nature have a spirit, and that these spirits inhabit the Tree of Life. Worshippers dance elaborate spiral dances to contact the spirits for guidance and aid.
Abilities: Tree of Life Tradition Knowledge, Ecstatic Dancing, Know Local Nature Spirits, Member of [Spiritist Community], Worship the Tree of Life.
Virtues: Dutiful, Harmonious, Honest, Proud, Wise.
Roman Church
The Roman church teaches that Man is innately sinful. No man can achieve salvation without God’s grace, as no man can atone for Original Sin by himself.
Abilities: Member of [Congregation], Recite Prayer, Roman Church Doctrine, Sing Hymn, Understand Symbol, Worship Holy Trinity.
Virtues: Chaste, Fear God, Forgiving, Humble, Merciful, Obedient, Temperate.
Zoroastrianism
The Sassanids see the world as a struggle between twin brothers, one light and one dark. Zoroastrians must strive to be pure, and make sacrifice to Ahura Mazda, the brother of Truth and Light.
Abilities: Know Good Thought/Word/Deed, Member of [Temple], Perform Fire Ritual, Perform Water Ritual, Worship Infinite Time, Zurvanite Doctrine.
Virtues: Chaste, Just, Lawful, Temperate, Truthful.
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