Category: Institutions and Tendencies

Organizations, businesses, etc

Temple of the Eight Roots

AKA The Temple The Temple of the Eight Roots is a millenniums old religion which upholds the sacredness of the Memories. It has many factions, from the open-armed Mutualists, to the reactionary Children of Ertfiil. The Mutualist faction of the Temple of the Eight Roots, with the help of sympathetic scientists, gave the D-Gate technology to the Bolivarian Alliance on Earth and established The Temple of New Life, their sister church. Religious Beliefs The Temple’s beliefs are gnostic in nature. The structure is a hierarchical matriarchy, with a pseudo-priest class, called the Order of Sofia. They profess to believe that all is illusion, and that the sheep must be led into the future. In practice, most are scientists and teachers. Political Tendencies and Organizations In general, the Temple leans slightly to the left side of the spectrum, although there are conservative and reactionary tendencies, as well. The principle ones are:

The Concilio

Governing council of the Communities of Sweetland, located in Sangre del Corazon. It is housed in the Wheel, the capitol building. Thus, members of the Concilio are called Spokes. The Wheel Parties Involved: What Happened: Back to Index

The Temple of New Life

The Temple of New Life has its origins on Earth as an RPG. It was concieved and designed by The Temple Of The Eight Roots, a religious group allied with the Mutualist Tendency in The Convergence. Its rites, rituals, and hierarchy mirror that of its Convergence creators. History The Temple was created to guide immigrants to Sweetland. It rapidly transformed into a gnostic-like hierarchy with orders of Brothers and Sisters and Acolytes, although it claims social equality for all. Origin story This religion began on Earth as an RPG, but quickly spread to Torzucan (Sweetland). Beliefs & Teachings: A religion of Science, consisting of a conglomeration of Myths from multiple Earth religions as interpreted through gnosticism. Truth will be revealed when the veil of ignorance and denial is lifted, and humanity will be elevated to the stars. Places of worship In Temples, both in the real world and the cyber…

The Travelers Guild

The Travelers Guild is the official organization for the Travelers. Certified Travelers and Guides are trusted and sought after. While no one must be certified to use the copulas without being accompanied by a Guild Member, they do so at risk. There are also informal, independent travelers organizations outside of the Guild system. Certifications of Travelers Guild Affiliated Groups

Travelers of Eckahau

Order of The Temple to which many Travelers belong. Politically, it is aligned with Mutualists and Autonomists, and contains many Travelers from the Outer Planets, and the Travelers Guilds.