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Old 09-26-2014, 05:30 AM   #9
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Default Re: [Banestorm - Abydos] A Lazarite mass

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Originally Posted by combatmedic View Post
I agree about the Lazarite "mass."
I also think it would be more disturbing if it looked a bit more familiar, except for the blasphemous elements.
Totally.

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Originally Posted by combatmedic View Post
I'd pattern it more after Eastern forms, based on what I recall from reading Abydos.
Or am I mistaken about that element?
I need to look it up; haven't actually read it in years. ETA: Yep.

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Originally Posted by GURPS Banestorm: Abydos p 7
Holy Rites and Icons: When Orthodox Greeks arrived on Agartha in 1190, they brought with them their own Eastern Rite traditions. These included the use of Greek rather than Latin as the liturgical language, and the veneration of icons (holy images, such as paintings of biblical figures and saints). These practices were continued by the Lazarite Church after it rose to dominance in the region.

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