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Faith and the Priests of the Cults Unberogen

April 2024·pp. 44–49

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Spymistress Lorien’s report examines the power of Sigmarite belief and the sprawling priesthood that organises it. Arch-Lectors, local pontifices and humble lay acolytes influence politics as well as devotion, while the Dawnbringer Crusades give their rituals renewed urgency. Profiles of Elethrus Vinc, Pontifex Zenestra and Cleona Zeitengale mix useful intelligence with uncertainty, and the account warns that corruption can flourish beneath extreme outward piety.

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