The Holy Light

The Holy Light is the central focus of worship by the majority of peoples in the developed civilizations. The Largest and most influential organization is the Ecclesiastical Order of the Holy Light. It is the principal religious institution throughout most of Developed Toll. It's foundation dates back to somewhere in the late Age of Darkness where it's practice became popular in the growing urban centers of the period. The teachings of the Holy Light were brought to Toll by the half-­elf prophet [insert Name] who preached morals and ideals most closely tied to community, generosity, assistance for the needy, and self betterment.

Over the course of it's existence the Order of the Holy Light has grown into a refined and historied religious institution with a variety of wide spread and localized rituals and traditions. The lengthy history and long standing significance of the Ecclesiastical Order of the Holy Light in the civilized world has made for inevitable links to most of the other organizations on Toll. For example most modern scholarly institutions, though separate today, were originally extensions of the early church. The same is true of many charities and other organizations, and unlike much of academia are still intimately linked to the church.

The nature of the church is overwhelmingly good, but by being the primary religious institution in the civilized world many of it's practitioners are actually neutral or even evil in alignment. This means many members, and sometimes even those who spend their lives serving the church, at best only manage to...

Many different organizations exist within the hierarchy of the church. Some orders operate at arms length, including many of the scholarly orders as well as those that command swords...