You decide to spend several months at the Fatherly Keep.
414 AEC, Spring
As you're mostly a talker than a wise man, you chat and talk with the high clergy.
You learn many anecdotes as well as mythological stories about Father's Throne, Mother's Veil, the Firstborn, the Outcast, the Children, the Second Children, the Devouring of Seed, the Mad Apples, and the Corruption of Innocence.
414 AEC, Mid-Spring
A courier brings report from the palace; the usual trades this year were very unsuccessful, salt in particular.
You help with the early spring planting of plant seeds upon the Keep's sacred grounds.
414 AEC, Late Spring
Upon more talking with the celrgy, you're initiated into planetary conjunctions and the calendar of auspicious dates.
It seems that in about eight years, the stars and planets will be arranged as they were at The Birth Day of the Firstborn, which means a major festival for children will be held by the worshippers. It's a gift-giving ceremony for all the children, and noble men and women at that time often adopt children from orphanages or from impoverished houses, to raise as servants or squires, while some lucky and talented ones might be invested as heirs (sometimes nature is cruel, you know).
The astronomers are still working out the exact date.
414 AEC, Summer
You receive joyous news from the Palace via a royal courier!
Your wife Abene has given birth to another daughter! She named her Zuria, after a semi-legendary Kastorian princess from the 1st century.
From the talks with the returning missionaries and the high priests, you learn that there have been clashes between Familial, Doggan and Kattan worshippers in Gellaine and Maellia.
The dogmatic worshippers of Dogu adhere to strict principles of improving oneself by physical training, fasting, and creation of art. The pleasure-loving worshippers of Katte spend time on meditation, imbibing of fumes and wines, as well as creation of poetry, music, and preaching of boundless love (of all three Kinds) amongst the people. All these are in conflict with the family-centered, tradition-oriented principles of Father and Mother.
"The Katte are the worst. Instead of, at least hard-working like the Dogu, they waste time on frivolties. We must protect our families and our children from their vile influence." The High Priest's words bring out murmurs and nods of approval from the younger clerics.
"Your Majesty shares my opinion, of course?" The long-bearded man turns to you with a smile.
A) "Of course! Debauchery and laziness are the worst sins! Kattans are the worst adversaries of the Father and the Mother."
B) "Just because they take different approach on life, doesn't mean they're our enemies. In fact, I think we could learn from them."
C) "I'm not sure. Hard to make a learned opinion, for I have never met a Kattan worshipper in my life. There must be so few of them."
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