Reviving the faith

[Devon]

Christian arrives in Maelstrom a little weary from his travels, but still he presses on to the local temple of Taed. If he was going to strengthen the followers of Taed, he couldn't let fatigue get in his way. Knocking on the door of the temple he waits for someone to answer.

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A pale, blonde young man dressed in a long black robe opens the door. "Can I help you?" he asks softly.

[Devon]

"Yes you can, my name is Christian I am a priest of Taed from Athrug. I have come to observe your temple and its practices."

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The boy, Luc, shrugs and steps back from the door, allowing Christian in. "Be my guest." He says, starting to walk away.

[Devon]

Christian follows behind Luc and already marks something to be worked on. ~Hospitality to guests is lacking, especially to fellow priests.~

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Luc seems almost unaware of his guest as he wanders, scribbling something in a book as he walks.

[Devon]

"Is there anythin special going on at the temple today? What all have you done recently?" Christian probes into the duties of this temple to make sure they were at least getting the basics right.

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Luc looks up from his book, startled by the voice. He turns to face Christian. "You're still here?" He pauses to think a moment, then goes on "Well, we've done a couple funerals. There's another in..." Luc glances down at the open book. "One hour and approximately thirteen minutes."

[Devon]

"I'd like to sit in on that and see how you handle it. Afterwards I can tell you what I came here to discuss with the priests here." Christian continues following behind the young man. ~A bit rude..~

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"Oh, I don't handle funerals myself." Luc replies. "I merely take care of the books, I'm currently in training."

[Devon]

Christian nods. "Okay, I suppose I could tell you why I'm here now. I have noticed lately that the priests of Taed have been slacking off. Devotion towards our Force is slipping and we are losing ground, I am here to correct that if I can."

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"And how exactly do you intend to do that?" Luc asks, for the first time looking interested.

[Devon]

"Through intense prayer and training, it is the only way to strengthen our bond with Taed. If we don't our faith will get weaker and weaker and our Force shall lose influence in this world."

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(I appologise for taking so long to post, it was due to circumstances beyond my control.)

Luc nods slowly and says "What proof do you have that our force is growing weaker, though? I've seen nothing to indicate that my fellow priests' faith is waning."

[Devon]

Christian gives a knowing nod thinking to himself that it is natural someone would want proof of such a claim. "A little while ago in Athrug a priestess was attacked..not once but twice. After the first attack we traveled to Naurorod to warn their temple of the attack. The priestess in Naurorod neither heeded, nor believed our warning and a few months later an assassin came to Athrug and almost killed one of our own. If there is no trust among our own priests, then it doesn't speak well for the faith they have in our force."