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  Religious Orders of Nevermore

Celestial Church (Church of Luminar)

Primarily found in the northeastern nations of Thaima. Headquartered in Abernath, Northaven.

Ranks	Comments
Deacon	Lay minister of limited authority; not a cleric, but may be a paladin. Specifically, all Celestial Paladins are officially Deacons (though the proper title is still Paladin).
Priest	Cleric with responsibility for a parish.
Bishop	Cleric with responsibility for a province.
Archbishop	Cleric with responsibility for a nation.
Patriarch	Overall spiritual leader. Currently held by Drake III.

Temples of Hsilon (SIGH-LON)

Primarily found in the nations of the Alendran Confederacy. Founded in the Pesran Empire in the Ancient Age by Hsilon the Elder; the Pesran Empire outlawed the religion at first, then eventually was converted.

Ranks	Comments
Hintuma (Teacher)	Traveling Cleric, teaches and evangelizes.
Thantuma (Acolyte)	Acolyte Cleric.
Almatan (Priest)	Cleric with responsibility for a temple.
Ginjah (Prophet)	Cleric with responsibility for a nation.
Alma'jah (Great Prophet)	Overall spiritual leader.  Currently held by Hamahd Sen-Hsilon.

Imperial Church of Gault

Found within the Gaultic Empire. Was once a branch of the Celestial Church, but the Emperor outlawed the Celestials when they tried to force him to end slavery in the Empire. All Imperial Church priests are therefore considered heretical by the Celestial Church; however, the current Celestial Patriarch is trying to end the separation, so relations are not actively hostile. The Imperial Church has no paladins.

Ranks	Comments
Priest	Cleric with responsibility for a chapel or temple.
High Priest	Cleric with responsibility for a unit of seven to twenty-one Priests.
Great Priest	Cleric with responsibility for a unit of seven to twenty-one High Priests and their followers.
Imperial Priest	Overall spiritual leader.  Currently held by Sinidek IV.