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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=TemeschwarBishop.jpg\|title=Status, power and faith\|caption=Bishop Lukáš Výšniaus iš Temeschwar of the Church of Enduring Flame\|align=right\|width=350}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=TemeschwarBishop.jpg\|title=Status, power and faith\|caption=Bishop Lukáš Výšniaus iš Temeschwar of the Church of Enduring Flame\|align=right\|width=350}}
	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Bishops represent the clergy and religious leaders of League society. They have embraced the truth and power of [[The Way]] and the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]]. Each has a church and is responsible for the spiritual guidance of a congregation of lay citizens, as well as playing an active part in the Synod.		Bishops represent the clergy and religious leaders of League society. They have embraced the truth and power of [[The Way]] and the [[Synod]]. Each has a church and is responsible for the spiritual guidance of a congregation of lay citizens, as well as playing an active part in the Synod.

	==Religious Heritage==		==Religious Heritage==

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Religious Heritage

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	==Religious Heritage==		==Religious Heritage==
	Religious heritage in the League is both ~~dervived~~ from, and a rebellion against, the more inflexible and stuffier approaches of [[Highguard\|Highguard's]] [[chapter\|chapters]] and [[Highguard_religious_beliefs#Wayfarers\|wayfarers]]. Whilst still respecting, and recognising, the importance and reality of Virtue, the bishops of [[The League]] understand the importance and reality of power too.		Religious heritage in the League is both derived from, and a rebellion against, the more inflexible and stuffier approaches of [[Highguard\|Highguard's]] [[chapter\|chapters]] and [[Highguard_religious_beliefs#Wayfarers\|wayfarers]]. Whilst still respecting, and recognising, the importance and reality of Virtue, the bishops of [[The League]] understand the importance and reality of power too.

	There are many routes an individual may take to become a bishop. For some, they simply follow in the footsteps of their parents with their congregations learning to respect their wisdom, much as they have done for generations before. Other more entrepreneurial bishops have invested in a location, perhaps having identified a holy place or relic, and used their charisma and connections to draw a congregation to that location. Some such bishops are even given support by a guild.		There are many routes an individual may take to become a bishop. For some, they simply follow in the footsteps of their parents with their congregations learning to respect their wisdom, much as they have done for generations before. Other more entrepreneurial bishops have invested in a location, perhaps having identified a holy place or relic, and used their charisma and connections to draw a congregation to that location. Some such bishops are even given support by a guild.
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	<quote-right by="Bishop Armand of the League Assembly">If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of folk,<br>I will find something in them which will hang them.</quote-right>		<quote-right by="Bishop Armand of the League Assembly">If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of folk,<br>I will find something in them which will hang them.</quote-right>
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Oberon.jpg\|align=left\|width=300\|caption=Bishops are powerful and influential figures.}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Oberon.jpg\|align=left\|width=300\|caption=Bishops are powerful and influential figures.}}

	==Creating a bishop==		==Creating a bishop==
	Bishops are powerful and influential figures who are responsible for the spiritual leadership of congregations of League citizens. The best way to play a bishop is to select a religious downtime resource which will represent a church, tomb, pilgrimage site or other holy location wherein the bishop can administer guidance and direction to the laity. These congregations can be in any part of the League, even if the bishop elects to travel extensively leaving day-to-day matters to junior clerics.		Bishops are powerful and influential figures who are responsible for the spiritual leadership of congregations of League citizens. The best way to play a bishop is to select a religious downtime resource which will represent a church, tomb, pilgrimage site or other holy location wherein the bishop can administer guidance and direction to the laity. These congregations can be in any part of the League, even if the bishop elects to travel extensively leaving day-to-day matters to junior clerics.

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	[[Category:Religion]]		[[Category:Religion]]
	[[Category:The League]]		[[Category:The League]]
			[[Category:Archetype]]

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	Regardless of how the status is attained, it is fiercely and jealously guarded. bishops understand that perception is everything, and so many ensure to present themselves in the finest manner, with civility and style - though of some bishops it has been said that their compliments can sometimes cut more deeply than a bravo's blade. In the sea of the imperial faith, the bishop is a shark.		Regardless of how the status is attained, it is fiercely and jealously guarded. bishops understand that perception is everything, and so many ensure to present themselves in the finest manner, with civility and style - though of some bishops it has been said that their compliments can sometimes cut more deeply than a bravo's blade. In the sea of the imperial faith, the bishop is a shark.
	<quote-right by="Bishop Armand of the League Assembly">If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of folk,<br>I will find something in them which will hang them.</quote-right>		<quote-right by="Bishop Armand of the League Assembly">If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of folk,<br>I will find something in them which will hang them.</quote-right>
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Oberon.jpg\|align=left\|width=300\|caption=Bishops are powerful and influential figures.}}
	==Creating a bishop==		==Creating a bishop==
	Bishops are powerful and influential figures who are responsible for the spiritual leadership of congregations of League citizens. The best way to play a bishop is to select a religious downtime resource which will represent a church, tomb, pilgrimage site or other holy location wherein the bishop can administer guidance and direction to the laity. These congregations can be in any part of the League, even if the bishop elects to travel extensively leaving day-to-day matters to junior clerics.		Bishops are powerful and influential figures who are responsible for the spiritual leadership of congregations of League citizens. The best way to play a bishop is to select a religious downtime resource which will represent a church, tomb, pilgrimage site or other holy location wherein the bishop can administer guidance and direction to the laity. These congregations can be in any part of the League, even if the bishop elects to travel extensively leaving day-to-day matters to junior clerics.

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	A Bishop may choose to graciously grant their patronage to a guild or a free company, though never as a common member or bravo. Doing so is usually a calculated act. Such a patronage can enhance the status and reputation of both the group and the bishop, provided that the conduct of each reflects well on the other.		A Bishop may choose to graciously grant their patronage to a guild or a free company, though never as a common member or bravo. Doing so is usually a calculated act. Such a patronage can enhance the status and reputation of both the group and the bishop, provided that the conduct of each reflects well on the other.

	{{CaptionedImage\|file=BishopYnez.jpg\|title=The Bishops of the League are elegantly pragmatic in their faith\|caption=Bishop Ynez di Caricomare\|align=right\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=BishopYnez.jpg\|title=The Bishops of the League are elegantly pragmatic in their faith\|caption=Bishop Ynez di Caricomare\|align=right\|width=300}}
	==Playing a bishop==		==Playing a bishop==

Rosemary: /* Playing a bishop */

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Playing a bishop

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	It is possible to play a less-competitive bishop with no interest in politics, machinations and status. Such bishops are important to the more politically-minded and may be courted for the support and resources they can provide. After all, a bishop who commands the attention of other bishops, whether courting or courted, must indeed be a force to be reckoned with.		It is possible to play a less-competitive bishop with no interest in politics, machinations and status. Such bishops are important to the more politically-minded and may be courted for the support and resources they can provide. After all, a bishop who commands the attention of other bishops, whether courting or courted, must indeed be a force to be reckoned with.

	For inspiration of figures who have walked the tightrope of religious credibility with political acumen and ruthlessness, some good examples are Jeremy Irons' portrayal of Rodrigo ~~Borigia~~, various interpretations of Cardinal Richelieu from The Three Musketeers, and Abbot Hugo from the Robin of Sherwood TV series.		For inspiration of figures who have walked the tightrope of religious credibility with political acumen and ruthlessness, some good examples are Jeremy Irons' portrayal of Rodrigo Borgia, various interpretations of Cardinal Richelieu from The Three Musketeers, and Abbot Hugo from the Robin of Sherwood TV series.

	[[Category:Religion]]		[[Category:Religion]]
	[[Category:The League]]		[[Category:The League]]

Rosemary: /* Religious Heritage */

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Religious Heritage

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	Regardless of how the status is attained, it is fiercely and jealously guarded. bishops understand that perception is everything, and so many ensure to present themselves in the finest manner, with civility and style - though of some bishops it has been said that their compliments can sometimes cut more deeply than a bravo's blade. In the sea of the imperial faith, the bishop is a shark.		Regardless of how the status is attained, it is fiercely and jealously guarded. bishops understand that perception is everything, and so many ensure to present themselves in the finest manner, with civility and style - though of some bishops it has been said that their compliments can sometimes cut more deeply than a bravo's blade. In the sea of the imperial faith, the bishop is a shark.
	<quote-right by="Bishop Armand of the League Assembly">If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of ~~men~~,<br>I will find something in them which will hang ~~him~~.</quote-right>		<quote-right by="Bishop Armand of the League Assembly">If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of folk,<br>I will find something in them which will hang them.</quote-right>

	==Creating a bishop==		==Creating a bishop==
	Bishops are powerful and influential figures who are responsible for the spiritual leadership of congregations of League citizens. The best way to play a bishop is to select a religious downtime resource which will represent a church, tomb, pilgrimage site or other holy location wherein the bishop can administer guidance and direction to the laity. These congregations can be in any part of the League, even if the bishop elects to travel extensively leaving day-to-day matters to junior clerics.		Bishops are powerful and influential figures who are responsible for the spiritual leadership of congregations of League citizens. The best way to play a bishop is to select a religious downtime resource which will represent a church, tomb, pilgrimage site or other holy location wherein the bishop can administer guidance and direction to the laity. These congregations can be in any part of the League, even if the bishop elects to travel extensively leaving day-to-day matters to junior clerics.

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=TemeschwarBishop.jpg\|title=Status, power and faith\|caption=Bishop Lukáš Výšniaus iš Temeschwar of the Church of Enduring Flame\|align=right\|width=~~300~~}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=TemeschwarBishop.jpg\|title=Status, power and faith\|caption=Bishop Lukáš Výšniaus iš Temeschwar of the Church of Enduring Flame\|align=right\|width=350}}
	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Bishops represent the clergy and religious leaders of League society. They have embraced the truth and power of [[The Way]] and the [[Imperial Synod]]. Each has a church and is responsible for the spiritual guidance of a congregation of lay citizens, as well as playing an active part in the Synod.		Bishops represent the clergy and religious leaders of League society. They have embraced the truth and power of [[The Way]] and the [[Imperial Synod]]. Each has a church and is responsible for the spiritual guidance of a congregation of lay citizens, as well as playing an active part in the Synod.

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=~~Holb~~.jpg\|align=~~left~~\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=TemeschwarBishop.jpg\|title=Status, power and faith\|caption=Bishop Lukáš Výšniaus iš Temeschwar of the Church of Enduring Flame\|align=right\|width=300}}
	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Bishops represent the clergy and religious leaders of League society. They have embraced the truth and power of [[The Way]] and the [[Imperial Synod]]. Each has a church and is responsible for the spiritual guidance of a congregation of lay citizens, as well as playing an active part in the Synod.		Bishops represent the clergy and religious leaders of League society. They have embraced the truth and power of [[The Way]] and the [[Imperial Synod]]. Each has a church and is responsible for the spiritual guidance of a congregation of lay citizens, as well as playing an active part in the Synod.

	==Religious Heritage==		==Religious Heritage==
	Religious heritage in the League is both dervived from, and a rebellion against, the more inflexible and stuffier approaches of Highguard's chapters and wayfarers. Whilst still respecting, and recognising, the importance and reality of Virtue, the bishops of [[The League]] understand the importance and reality of power too.		Religious heritage in the League is both dervived from, and a rebellion against, the more inflexible and stuffier approaches of [[Highguard\|Highguard's]] [[chapter\|chapters]] and [[Highguard_religious_beliefs#Wayfarers\|wayfarers]]. Whilst still respecting, and recognising, the importance and reality of Virtue, the bishops of [[The League]] understand the importance and reality of power too.

	There are many routes an individual may take to become a bishop. For some, they simply follow in the footsteps of their parents with their congregations learning to respect their wisdom, much as they have done for generations before. Other more entrepreneurial bishops have invested in a location, perhaps having identified a holy place or relic, and used their charisma and connections to draw a congregation to that location. Some such bishops are even given support by a guild.		There are many routes an individual may take to become a bishop. For some, they simply follow in the footsteps of their parents with their congregations learning to respect their wisdom, much as they have done for generations before. Other more entrepreneurial bishops have invested in a location, perhaps having identified a holy place or relic, and used their charisma and connections to draw a congregation to that location. Some such bishops are even given support by a guild.

Rafferty: /* Playing a bishop */

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Playing a bishop

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	A Bishop may choose to graciously grant their patronage to a guild or a free company, though never as a common member or bravo. Doing so is usually a calculated act. Such a patronage can enhance the status and reputation of both the group and the bishop, provided that the conduct of each reflects well on the other.		A Bishop may choose to graciously grant their patronage to a guild or a free company, though never as a common member or bravo. Doing so is usually a calculated act. Such a patronage can enhance the status and reputation of both the group and the bishop, provided that the conduct of each reflects well on the other.

			{{CaptionedImage\|file=BishopYnez.jpg\|title=The Bishops of the League are elegantly pragmatic in their faith\|caption=Bishop Ynez di Caricomare\|align=right\|width=300}}
	==Playing a bishop==		==Playing a bishop==
	For a bishop of the League, perception and reputation are important concerns. The clergy of the League are no less competitive than any bravo or merchant prince, but success is measured by profile and influence. A celebrated bishop is far more likely to be asked to conduct a state funeral or be consulted by senators. Yet, for all that they are a prominent part of a Faith that extols individual Virtue, bishops of the League are perhaps more likely than most to take a pragmatic approach to the Virtues, accepting that - sometimes - the ends justifies the means.		For a bishop of the League, perception and reputation are important concerns. The clergy of the League are no less competitive than any bravo or merchant prince, but success is measured by profile and influence. A celebrated bishop is far more likely to be asked to conduct a state funeral or be consulted by senators. Yet, for all that they are a prominent part of a Faith that extols individual Virtue, bishops of the League are perhaps more likely than most to take a pragmatic approach to the Virtues, accepting that - sometimes - the ends justifies the means.