HAMAKHIS

 

Deity/Philosophy

Nature & purpose

  • Hamakhis is the Lord of the Dead and the Final Judge. Before the Uttermost War, he studied death in all its aspects. Hamakhis was also one of Ptah's judges and was charged with the judgement of those who violated the First Coveant.

    During the Uttermost War, the Demons ravaged Xanadu the city of Ptah. Hamakhis was one of the few survivors of Xanadu. He collected a few of the other surviving Lords and told them.

  • In my years I have learned many things from those I judged. I had one person who was tried on the charge of abomination. He was attempting to animate the dead. In his final plea he broke down and told me about the secret of unlife. I intend to seek this unlife and use it against the foul Demons.
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    • Many of the lords who were present balked at undergoing such a horrendous quest. Only seven lords remained and they pledged to go with Hamakhis and seek the unlife.

    Many years passed and the battles of the Uttermost War raged on. Then at the ruins of Xanadu, the lord Thulas beheld a terrifying sight.

  • I heard the thundering of hooves coming near, so quickly hid behind a rocky outcropping. I saw seven black horses come to the ruins of the Hall of Judgment. On those seven horses were seven beings, each dressed in a black robe with a black hood. The faces in the black hood were as black a night and no features could be see. The seven horses stopped and formed a circle around the ruined Hall there they drew seven silver swords and raised the swords in the air. With a shout they yelled "Hamakhis!", with that I felt a low rumble on the ground and saw the lord Hamakhis ride into the circle. He rode on a horse with no flesh and the horse was the color of bone. He was wearing a robe the color of bone. When he drew back his hood his face had no flesh on it. With a shout he lifted his hand and brought up a single black sphere. He said "Behold Bukrai the Undeath. For tonight we ride and all demons may tremble.". Then, with Hamakhis in the lead, the horses leaped into the air and rode south to the battles.
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    • Hamakhis and legion of undead, aided the cause of the Lords against the demons aiding in battle after battle. Finally after the Final Victory at Tiranog, Hamakhis was one of the nine surviving lords with Ptah. When the final judgement of the Demons was pronouced, Hamakhis placed the Crystal of the Ivory Flame as one of the nine crystals imprisioning the demons on Tiranog.

    Ptah, with the other nine lords made the Second Coveant freeing the childern races and giving them their own destiny. With the lords being able to instruct them in restricted ways. Under the Second Covenant Hamakhis was made supmere judge of the dead souls to determine to which lords their souls shall reside with.

    But Bukrai had many hooks into Hamakhis and he was forced to consume those souls who followed him to feed Bukrai's hunger. Soon Hamakhis began to instruct his followers to slay all those who violate the law, in order to feed him more souls. But even that couldn't make him satite Bukrai's hunger so Hamakhis started to instruct his followers to start the sacrifice.

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    • Spheres of influence

  • Hamakhis is the judge of the dead, and lord of undeath. He has powers over death and Bukrai the Undeath.
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    • Physical form/symbols

  • Hamakhis's Symbol is the white skull surrounded by a black circle. The white skull is the symbol for Hamakhis while that black circle is the symbol for Bukrai.

    Hamakhis appears as a human with no flesh only skin and bones. He wears a bone-white hooded robe tied with a silver cord. The silver cord represent his judgeship, only Thoth has another silver cord of judgeship. Hamakhis appears sitting on The Throne of Bones with his right hand holding a ash rod with two silver balls at each end and the left hand resting on the black sphere called Bukrai.

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    • Residence

  • Hamakhis resides in the City of Bone within the Hall of Judgement. The rest of the city is the dwelling for the Seven Horsemen, and the Gulmorvin.
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    • Allies & enemies

  • As hunger of Bukrai drives him, Hamakhis has no friends among the Gods. Only Kali has is loosely allied with Hamakhis. In return for a seventh part of her souls Hamakhis provides Kali with the use of some of his Gulmorvin.
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    • Divine servants

  • Hamakhis has the Seven Horsemen and his the Gulmorvin.
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  • The Seven Horsemen are the seven lords that went with Hamakhis to seek the undeath. When Hamakhis came back the seven lords became the Seven Horsemen of Death.
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    • Klyss the Necromancer

  • Klyss is the foremost of the Seven Horsmen. He take the most interest in the uses of undeath and he is also guides the Gulmorvin. Klyss also is foremost in finding souls to become Amorvin and eventually Gulmorvin.
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    • Myrvia the Temptress

  • Myrvia is the second of the Seven Horsemen. She is the seducer and aid Hamakhis in getting mortal souls to commit to Hamakhis. Of all the Seven Horsemen she is the only one able to appear in a beautiful human guise. She can appear as a beautifully pale women with lustorous black hair. She also helps Klyss gain converts to the Amorvin. To do this she uses this oath
  • To thy form, when my breath has fled, I gift my soul.
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    • Thantos the Deathrider

  • Thantos is charged by Hamakhis to seek out the souls of those who died and bring them back to the City of Bones for Judgement. Thantos is the only one of the Seven Horsemen ever to be allowed to ride on Hamakhis's own horse.
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    • Laraos the Scribe

  • Laraos is in charges of recording the proceedings of Hamakhis's court of Judgement. He records the final desposition of all the souls that come before Hamakhis.
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    • Nerveras the Deathknight

  • Nerveras is Hamakhis's greatest warrior and leds the Gulmorvin into battle. Even Klyuss deferrs to Nervervas when there is a battle at stake.
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    • Unlila the Crone

  • Unlila is Hamakhis's greatest alchemist and is known as the mother of plaques. She likes to sneak to the world and try her lastest potion.
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    • Merhain the Storm

  • Merhain is the black sheep of the Seven Horsemen. He is death and chaos, personified, he was the last of the horsemen to become undead and always felt that it should be he not Hamakhis the wielder of the Black Sphere. Merhain is also the favorite of Hamakhis for it is in Merhain that he most akin. Hamakhis uses Merhain to punishes those of his followers who try to violate his pacts. Also he uses Merhain as a liason between he and Kali. Merhain is one of the few being to survive the embraces of Kali.
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    • The Amorvin

  • Those who voluntarily join the ranks of the ranks of Hamakhis's undead are termed Amorvin. When they die their bodies are resurrected by the Shadow of Bukrai. They retain their personalites and abilites. However they have no souls. Their souls are taken by Hamakhis and replaced with the shadow. They do not require to eat, or sleep. Also they can be resurrected seven times. After the seventh time they lose their free will and become Gulmorvin. Amorvin have trouble healing and often excude a bad odor of decay.

    If a Amorvin serves Hamakhis well and for a long period of time, Hamakhis will grant them additional measures of the Shadow granting more powers to the Avmorvin.

    • The Gulmorvin

  • The Gulmorvin are those involuntarily taken by the shadow of Bukrai or Amorvin that died seven times. They lack free will and are at the total mercy of Hamakhis and the Seven Horsemen. If a Gulmorvin serves well and for a long period of time, Hamakhis will grant a silver "Bukrai Blade" to the Gulmorvin which will enhance it's shadow and grant it additional powers.

    Those involuntarily taken by the shadow by a shadow attack or spell, can be saved and restored back to his or orginall condition. However if one willingly submits to the shadow then that person is lost and will become a Amorvin.

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    • Status/Relation to Culture

    Social standing

  • In many cultures of the Majestic Wilderlands , the Church of Hamakhis is banned and his followers are put to the death. Thus they have to work secretly and in out of the way places. However in one culture of the Majestic Wilderlands Hamakhis has become the dominent religion of the Sarnic peoples. The Sarnic peoples primarily inhabit the southern portion of the Pennisula and the Isle of the Blest.

    In the City-State the Overlord granted the right for a heritic temple of Pegana to be built for Hamakhis.

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    • Relationship with state

  • In the Sarnic lands the church is the state with the Partiarchs of each city-state being in total control. However the Order of Pegana exist to act as a check on the excesses of the Patriarchs.

    The Temple of Pegana in the City-State is totally subserviant to the Overlord. The temple has gained for it a reputation for being uncorruptable and a producer of many fine legalist. The Overlord has started to appoint many of his judges from the ranks of the Temple.

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    • Relationships with other prominent religions

  • All other religions depise the Church of Hamakhis save for the churches of Kali, and Ptah.
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    • History of Development

    Origin of the religion

  • As one of the Ten surviving lords, Hamakhis was permitted to teach his followers under the Second Covenant as were the other lords. However his desire and need for souls caused the other gods to turn against him and drive his followers from their lands. Soon Hamakhis followers were few and far between and Hamakhis started to starve. He made agreements with Kali for a seventh part in exhange for her use of some Gulmorvin, but that still didn't satify Bukrai.

    So Hamakhis looked out into world and found in east the lands of the Sarnic. At that time the Sarnic were a war-like people continually fighting among themselves. They originally followed Set but the constant warring reduce their number and they were in danger of being permently conquered.

    Hamakhis began to send them his remaining followers and teaching them the ways of law and order. Also he taught them to sacrifice a seventh part of those they conquered to bring glory to Hamakhis. But the other races surrounding the Sarnic formed a great allinance against them and where determined to totally destroy the Sarnic from the face of the earth. Hamakhis secretly lead the Sarnic west from their lands to seek a new home in the west. When the Sarnic's enemies can they only found abandoned towns, and empty fields.

    Hamakhis brought the them to Orchia at the end of the Padizan Pennisula. There he bade them to settle there and he raised for them the Isle of the Blest off the shores of Orchia to be the center of his worship.

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    • A New Land

  • Over the next two thousand years the Sarnic prospered and expanded. But then they met their greatest enemies ; the Ghinorian Empire, the holy empire of Mitra. For many years they fought but their efforts where for naught. The Ghinorians came to the Isle of the Blest and conquereed it. The Standards of the Lion and the White Hand rose over the lands of Hamakhis.

    The Patriarchs of each city of the Sarnic were killed, their temples ravaged and treasure taken to the Emperor in far away Ghinor. Thousands of the people of Sarnic were put to the torch as the holy Church of Mitra was determined to destroy the Church. But soon the attentions of the empire started to focus elsewhere. The inquisitions came fewer and fewer. While the Ghinorian Governors never permitted open worship; the followers of Hamakhis slowly recoved.

    However Hamakhis knew that he would never be able to recover his people from the Lion's claws unless he could give something more than the Lion could. So in the depths and darkness of the Ghinorian oppcupation he nutured several prophets to spread the word that Hamakhis will offer everlasting life in the state of undeath.

    • Holy war and Empire

  • The words of the prophets spread thourghout the Sarnic people. The remaining lords that were still Sarnic started to make plans for the rebellion.. Then the opportunity arose in a civil war of the Ghinorian Empire, 90% of the troops were withdrawn from the Isle of the Blest and Orchia. The lords struck in the name of Hamakhis and the Sarnic people were free.

    The greatest of the Sarnic Lords, Vecna of Rallu, journied to the Hall of Judgement in a great quest. There from the hands of Hamakhis himself he recieved the Cworn of all Sarnia and the right to rule in Hamakhis's name. The Sarnic Empire spread Hamakhis's word far and wide and the name of Hamakhis became feared in all the lands surrounding Sarnia.

    But the Ghinorian Empire recovered and struck back, after a war of one hundred years the two empires drew back in a truce, that soon became permenent. On a evil and fell day more fanatical followers of Hamakhis who wanted to return to the old ways before the Ghinorians, killed Vecna for the seventh and last time. The lords could not agreed among themselves who was to be emperor, no one wanted Kas the greatest of Vecna's generals. Kas struck attempting to kill all the lords and become emperor. But the lords escaped and soon civil war brought down the Sarnic empire.

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    • Rebirth and Gworth beyond Sarnia

  • For hundreds of years the lords of Sarnia fought over the remenents of the empire, weakening themselves and ravaging the lands in the process. Finally a thousand years after Vecna was cworned Emperor, Hamakhis ordained Pegana as his prophet. Pegana traveled thru out Sarnia critizing those lords who had fallen from the worship of Hamakhis. Pegana gained a reputation of honesty, and fairness in his judgements. Finally fed up with Pegana's preaching the lords and patriarchs conspired to give the seven deaths to Pegana. Finally Pegana gave them the pretext when he exchanged his black robes for white robes, to seize him. When question about the white robe, Pegana replied
  • I follow Hamakhis himself, not the words of men. Hamakhis has rendered his judgement on his own church and found it lacking. I given the power of pronoucing the doom of the church, and so that all men may know that it is Hamakhis speaking I wear the white, and not the back.
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    • Laughing one the lords asked "What is Hamakhis's doom". Pegena replied

  • That a seventh part of the church shall die, that a seventh part of the lords shall die, that a seventh part of the people of Sarnia shall die.
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    • Angered the lords and patriarchs seized Pegana and adminstered to him the "Seven Deaths".

    As the last part of the ritual they untied Pegana to let his body fall to the ground to show the death was final, but Pegana did not fall and walked forth. Quaking in fear the lords and patriarchs fell back. Pegana said

  • Know ye as final proof of the Deathlord's word that I have been granted seven times seven lives as sign of his grace. By your action you have brought the doom on all of Sarnia.
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    • With those words the Seven Horsemen appeared behind Pegana and killed every lord and patriarch in the room and then proceeded to kill a seventh part of all of Sarnia. After the Great Death Pegana estabilshed his Order, bade them to wear the white robes, and to keep their judgement to the words of Hamakhis and disappeared. Legend has it that he was last seen riding along the shores of the Lake of Silver on a pale horse.

    Under the guidance of the Order of Pegana the lands of Sarnia and the Church experienced a new rebirth and prosperity that continues today.

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    • Order of Pegana

  • The Order of Pegana is charged with keeping the purity of the Church. The Order's members are only worshippers of Hamakhis allowed to wear the white robes. They are allowed to judge any case and anybody in Sarnia. If they find a the church of one of the cities to be corrupt, they come and judge that church. If found guilty the Order of Pegana orders a seventh part of that church to give themselves up to Hamakhis. This is usally obeyed by the offending church.
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    • Symbols

    Appearance and dress

  • Regular Priests of Hamakhis wear a simple black hooded robe tied with a white cord around the waist. For each ritual they perform they have a different cloak. Each cloak is basically white, with a black circle and a white skull on the back. The cloak is trimmed differently for each ritual. Rank in the church is symbolized on the trim of the sleeves

    The Order of Pegana wear a white robed tied with a black cord around the waist. They wear no other ornaments or dress. Elders in the Order wear a silver cord around the waist instead of a black cord.

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    • Churches and temples

  • The focus of any temple of Hamakhis is the alter. There the sacrifices are made and the rituals are held. The entire temple is built around the alter.

    Temples of the Pegana are built simply and with no alter. They are built usally around a courtyard where the Elders and acolytes can study and meditate.

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    • Sacred Items

  • The holy symbol for the Church of Hamakhis is the silver skull. The only other sacred item the temple preserves is the sacrifical knife which usally made of enchanted silver.
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    • Dogma/Scriptures/Laws

  • The basic tenet of the church of Hamakhis is;
  • Bring glory and sacrifice to Hamakhis in this life and he will grant you powers and rewards in this life and the next.
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    • The entire church revoles around the sacrifice. It is realized that without Hamakhis controlling the Shadow of Bukrai. The shadow will consume the entire world, but the only way Hamakhis can control Bukrai is thru feeding it souls and so Hamakhis formed his church on the Wilderlands to aid him in gathering souls to control the Shadow. When a worshipper aids Hamakhis particulary well then Hamakhis will grant a portion of the Shadow to make the worshipper immortal. Of course after the seventh death the worshipper will go to serve Hamakhis personnally as a Gulmorvin.

    The Order of Pegana while not praticing sacrifices serves Hamakhis by ensuring that the church doesn't get carried way and destroys the land that the sacrifices come from.

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    • Common Rituals

  • There are seven rituals in the Church of Hamakhis: Acceptance, Calling, Death, Life, Joining, Sacrifice, and the Seven Deaths
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    • Acceptance

  • On a follower of Hamakhis 15th birthday, he or she is brought in a black robe in front of the alter. The priest then take the silver sacrifical dagger and places it over the victim heart. The priest then intones:
  • Do you, on the threshold of adulthood, accept the burden of Hamakhis, to aid him in all his endeavours, and to be ready to be fed to the Shadow, for him and all of creation.
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    • If the follower saids yes, then the priest faces the alter and asks for Hamakhis blessing that the follower prosper and be fruitful. On the instances the followers say no then the priest plunges the dagger into the person's heart and offers the body as a sacrifice.

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    • Calling

  • When a follower of Hamakhis is called by him to follow, the follower will head to the nearest temple and ask the high priest to serve Hamakhis and his church. The person will then admitted as a acolyte for seven years, being taught the basic tenets of Hamakhis and the workings of the church.

    At the end of the seventh year the acolyte is then brought before the alter and his left there alone for seven days. The temple is closed and no one is allowed to enter or to leave. No food or water is given on those seven days.

    At the end of seven days the high priest will walk into the temple. If the acolyte was accepted then the newly made priest will be standing with a freshly made black robe. The high priest will then come up and place the white cord around the priest's waist and assign the priest his or her duties.

    If the acolyte is not accepted then the acolyte is found by the high priest lying on the altar with the silver dagger plunged into his or her heart.

    Usally temples keep a separate altar for the calling.

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    • Life

  • On the seventh month of the child's life the parents brings the child to the temple of Hamakhis. The father then takes the child up to the alter where the high priest lays the silver sacrifical dagger on the child's chest and intones:
  • On this child's breast I lay the burden of Hamakhis, may the child grow to accept this burden and to bring glory to Hamakhis's name.
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    • With that the father takes the dagger and intones:

  • Until the child can accept for him/herself, I will gladly take the burden instead.
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    • The father hands the dagger back to the priest and then the temple scribe records the child's name and parents.

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    • Joining

  • The couple walks into the temple on a carpet of flowers thrown by well-wishers. Once in temple, they apporach the altar only in the presence of the priest and the temple scribe. There the priest chants:
  • O Hamakhis, hear the words of the two about to join. Give them some of thy glory so they may grow and prosper.
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    • The couple then chant:

  • O Hamakhis, we pledge our joining to you to bring glory to you and creation. We pledge to grow and prosper in your name, and together we may share more of the burden then apart.
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    • With that the priest then hand them each a single silver token of Hamakhis apiece, the temple scribe records their joining and then the couple leave the temple to join the joining feast.

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    • Sacrifice

  • The ritual of sacrifice is the most important ritual in the church of Hamakhis. In this ritual the people and church directly aid Hamakhis in his burden of controlling the Shadow.

    The sacrifice either willing or non-willing. A follower who is old, dishonored, or feels the call will offer him or herself to the temple for sacrifice. The high priest will give the follower the seven days of pleasure, giving them all manner of food, drink, and entertainment. Then proceed with the sacrifice.

    Unwilling sacrifice are usally criminals or captured in war. They are too treated with good food and drink, but usally held under strict guard.

    When the ritual is ready to began; the sacrifices are lined up and the high priest intones;

  • O Sacrifices, prepare! For you will be given up to Hamakhis for his glory and the salvation of creation. For he and he alone, holds back the Shadow that threatens us all.
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    • Then each sacrifice is brought up to the altar and is tied down with cords of silver. The high priest raise his dagger and chants:

  • O Hamakhis, accept our meager sacrifice, may this ease your burden!
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    • Then the priest plunges the dagger into the sacrifice's heart instantly killing the sacrifice. The body is then taken to the furnace and burned.

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    • Seven Deaths

  • Often when a follower commits heresy or a person severely threatens the church's work. The priest will sieze the person and perform the "Seven Deaths". The Seven Death is so that Hamakhis is ensured that he recieves the soul of the person regardless of whether the person follows him or not.

    The ritual start with the person being tied to a cross, (the cross representing the sacrifical dagger). However the person still has his or her feet touching the ground so will not be able to die of sufforcation. Then a hourglass is placed on a silver stand next to the person. Then seven priest each will silver dagger form a semi-circle. On each turn of the hourglass one of the priests steps up to the person and adminsters one of the "cuts of death". This continues until all seven priests have gone.

    After the last cut by the seventh priest, the hour glass is overturned again and the priests wait. When the sands run out, the first and seventh priest untie the person from the cross. The body is allowed to sump to the floor and then the fourth priest intones:

  • And so it is done.
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    • The seven priests then carry the body out and burn it, scattering the ashes over the altar.

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    • Undeath

  • At times Hamakhis will call certain followers to share his burden. Hamakhis in turns grants them imortallity and seven lives before they must join him. The follower will feel the call of Hamakhis and head for the nearest temple. Once entering the temple the follower will approach the alter. Once at the alter Mryvia will be appear on top of the altar. There she will say:
  • Hamakhis calls thee, to grant thy heart's desire. But the Lords of Bones asks what sacrifice will he be given for this boon.
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    • The follower then usally replies;

  • To thy form, I gift my soul
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    • Then Thantos appears and takes the followers to the throne of Hamakhis. There in front of Klyss and Hamakhis the follower swears the seven holy oaths and is granted undeath by Hamakhis.

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    • Holy Times/Holy Places

    Holy days

  • Sacrifices are performed on the 7th day of every month.

    Begining on the 1st of July, the seventh month, the festivals of the horses is held to celebrate the coming of Hamakhis and the Seven Horsemen. On each of the days, at sundown, a black horse with one white horse in the lead, are paraded thru the town or village until they reach the temple. Along the way the people bedeck the horses with silver coins, and bones. Once the two horse reach the temple the black horse is sacrificed and it's meat is used to hold the night's feast. On the last day of the festival, after the seventh black horse is sacrificed, the white horse gallops out of the town or village, and is never seen again.

    The 21st of March is celebrated as the day of the Exodus. Each family in Sarnia maintains a campsite out in the wilderness usally a day march from where most of the family lives. On the sunrise of the 21st the family gathers their things and march to their campsite. When they reach their campsite they prepare a feast and at sundown begin to celebrate the Exodus. On sunrise the 22nd they gather their things again and return home.

    September 21st is celebrated as Liberation day, in each village and town, statues of Vecna are brought out and paraded through the village to the temple, along the way the statues is bedecked in silver coins, and bones. When the statues reach the temple they are presented to the altar where a special sacrifice is held in Vecna's honor. After the sacrifice a feast is held.

    The 7th of October is celebrated by the Order of Pegana as the Day of when Pegana suffered the seven deaths . It is only time when the Order of Pegana holds the sacrifices. The Order sends out it's priests to each temple on the 1st of October and there they take charge of the temple. For seven days they remain at the temple mediating at the alter on the temple holiness. Then on the 7th of October the Priest of Pegana will ask for the first sacrifice or the sacrifice of the high priest.

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    • Shrines

  • The most holy of shrines of Hamakhis is the Temple of Silver which lies on a island in the center of the Lake of Silver, which lies in the center of the Isle of the Blest. The temple is made of pure enchanted silver and a thousand acolytes toil to keep the silver untarnished. The temple marks the site where Hamakhis stood to raise the Isle of the Blest.

    The Lake of Silver itself is holy place for it is only remenent of the sea that once covered the Isle of the Blest. The Lake itself is salty but the rivers that drain into it provide life to the surrounding communities.

    The shrine of Pegana in Orchia is a holy place where many of the peasants go to visit to bring thanks to Hamakhis and ask for justice and healing.

    The Temple of Vecna in Rallu is the second most holy place for the followers of Hamakhis. The temple marks the site of where Vecna first stood after returning from the Hall of Judgement. It is said that the alter contains the eye and hand of Vecna.

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    • Hierarchy/Organization of Clerics

    TEMPLE HIERARCHY

     

    Khidarmur (High Priest) [Chi-dar-mur] Level 4 Power:3

  • The Khidarmur, meaning lord of the seven, is the master of the temple and leads the seven rituals. The Khidarmur is only answerable to the Gorim. The Khidarmur is usally appointed by the Gorim from the local priests, but an outsider may be installed, especially on the recommendation of the Order of Pegana.
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    • The Khalas (Priests) [Kaa-las] Level 3 Power: 2

  • Next in command are the council of seven priests who advise the Khidarmur, the Khalas which means the seven, or singular Khala meaning one of the seven. Each member of the Khalas usally speciallizes in a area of temple adminstration such as treasury, ritual, dogma, acolytes, etc. This varies from temple to temple. A Khala is appointed by the Khidarmur.
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    • The Sungai (Senior Acolytes) [Soon-guy] Level 2 Power: 1

  • These are acolytes that have been with the temple for seven years and have mastered the seven rituals of Hamakhis. Longai, loosly means strong in the burden. They serve as messangers, and lieutenants for the Khalas, and undertake various other duties at the direction of their superiors. Sometimes a Sungai will be given a independent command of several Longai and be sent on long missions.
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    • The Longai (Acolytes) [Loon-guy] Level 1 Power: 0

  • The lowest rank of priests are those who yet to serve for seven years and master the seven rituals. Longai loosely mean new to the burden. Longai are required to instantly obey any and all commands of the more senior priests.

    • CENTRAL AUTHORITY

     

    Gorim (Patriarch) [Gor-im] Level 5 Power: 3

  • In the land of Sarnia there are seven temples that are acknowled as being closest in duty to Hamakhis and the High Priests of the seven temples are given the title of Gorim. All temples of Hamakhis swear alliegence to one of the seven Gorim.

    • ORDER OF PEGANA

     

    Torkena (High Elder) [Tor-kee-na] Level 6 Power: 4

  • There are seven Torkena in the Order of Hamakhis. They are hand-picked by Pegana himself to lead the Order of Pegana in it's mission. When one of the Torkena passes to Hamakhis service, one of the order's Vynkena is selected by Pegana to become a Torkena. On the 7th of October of each year they meet with Pegana on the shores of the Lake of Silver to decide the course of the Order for the upcoming year.
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    • Vynkena (Elder) [Veen-kee-na] Level 3 Power: 3

  • The Vynkena are the leaders of the monasteries of the order, typically there are only seven present in each monastery. The Vynkena divide the adminstration of the monasteries and the teaching of the Sungai and Longai among themselves. The Vynkenas of the monasteries makes a Sungai into a Vynkena when they feel the Sungai in question is worthy.
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    • Sungai and Longai Level 2 and Level 1 Power: 2/1

  • Same as the reqular temple hierarchy except they get to wear the white robe instead of the black. Longai's are recruited primarily among promising Longai's that the Order makes notes of during the yearly sacrifice.
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