Following Sir Arthur Wellman taking the throne, massive changes are afoot in the Drewish Empire's largest and most influential group, the
Tnarist Faith.
Wellman recently made a speech allongside the Supreme Disciple of the Tnarist Faith calling for a Great Restoration, with the goal of spreading Tnarism to every corner of the globe. Wellman expressed his belief that it is every Drewish citizens responsibility to convert any and all nonbelievers to the One True Faith. To accomplish this, Wellman and the Supreme Disciple Thomas Barrow have founded the
Tnarist Missionary Corps. This Corp will recruit volunteers, who will then be sent via airplane to as many nations as possible, where they will found Tnarist Churches and Religious Societies. Hundreds of thousands of citizens have signed up, but only 46,000 missionaries will be sent at this time. Targets for mission work include,
Fornoire, Alsshara, Sartoria, Kauzka, the Sol Federation, Imperial Military Greece, and the Righteous Empire.
(OOC: You may have your leaders react to this news on this thread, such as posting whether your nation would be willing to host Tnarist Missionaries, or a Tnarist Church, and how the Tnarists are doing at recruiting followers in your nation.)
For those that do not know about Tnarism, here's a brief description:
Tnarism was founded in the year 738 by a prophet named Quillog. At the time of its foundation, the Drewish Empire was ruled by a loose collective of Atheist warlords. Quillog founded Tnarism based on principles of militarism and conquest, as well as prominent beliefs against racial discrimination, an idea which allowed him to receive large support from the oppressed minorities of the Empire. For the next 52 years, Quillog expanded the Tnarist Faith until it was followed by roughly 60% of people in the Drewish Home Islands. At this point Quillog (then 74 years old) organized his followers into a massive army, and launched a bloody civil war against the Aetheist monarchs. The war was quickly won by the Tnarists, who then created the
Holy Tnarist Empire, a nation that would eventually become the Drewish Empire. Tnarists believe that the one true God has appoints one messenger to Artemia every time the previous messenger dies. This messenger is known as the
Supreme Disciple, and leads the Tnarist faith, making executive decisions as to how it should be run. The second highest figure in the Faith is the Grand Imperator of the Drewish Empire, who operates alongside the Prophet. The Imperator advises the Prophet, but cannot make executive decisions in the Faith. Today, more than 98% of Drewish citizens are Tnarist followers. The religion dominates almost every aspect of Drewish life, including the government.
Beliefs of the Tnarist Faith include:
1. Unwavering loyalty to the faith (and to a lesser level, to the Drewish Empire)
2. Mandatory military service in support of the faith (in the army of the Drewish Empire or that of its allies)
3. Abhoring all discrimination based on race, gender, or orientation
4. The belief that the Supreme Disciple is the one true god's messenger on Earth, and that authority over the entire world is the Faith's birthright.