Temple Cleansing
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Prayers and Stories during the Temple Cleansing by Kuririn Haraldr
Contents
Sirs Bolter and Mercerion before the cleansing-------- Page 2
Sir Bolter and orders for cleansing the blood -------- Page 3
Response of Sir Bolter to the cleansing of the floor - Page 4
Collection of Prayers of Thanksgiving ---------------- Page 5
Prayers of hope and for the cleansing of the temple -- Page 6
The Purging of the Second Curse ---------------------- Page 7
Prayers before the Third Curse------------------------ Page 8
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|<> .--------. <>| His might upholds the weak
| | () | | His words speak only truth
|_____| (O\/O) |_____| His wrath undoes the wicked
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|------\ \/ /------| The right can never die
| '.__.' | If one man still recalls
: | | : The words are not forgot
\<> | | <>/ If one voice speaks them clear
\<> | | <>/ The code forever shine
\<> | | <>/ If one heart holds it bright
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`-.| |.-` Honor Compassion Justice Sacrifice
'--' Honesty Spirituality Humility Valor
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Bolter: A Prayer
Sun Dec 17 17:59:36 2006
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Our patrons, bless your keep. May we grow stronger each day with our new
arrivals, and stronger in our faith as we humble ourselves before you. I
pray that we shall continue in this one and only war against the darkness so
that our future generations might live and play in a world filled with your
blessings. Amen
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Mercerion: Prayer
Mon Dec 18 16:52:43 2006
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Lord Nadrik, I pray for the strength and gifts You continually give us,Your servants.
That we may continue to grow strong, and combat the malevolence threatening to
swallow Algoron.
May we stand united under Your banner, and strike true at the heart of this
wickedness, and set the people of the world free from it. I pray that I am
able to do whatever part You may ask of me, Oh Lord, and know that You need
only ask, and I will do everything possible to fulfill Your will.
May the Knights stand tall in Your light, and Your glory, alongside the
Father Austinian in his righteous judgement, to bring justice to the unjust.
Amen
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Bolter: The Temple.
Wed Dec 20 22:43:10 2006
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This eve has set us on course for the restoration of the temple. As had
happened yesterday, we were able to once again breathe fresh air within the
temple, but this time would could truly notice the temple fighting this
curse. Fresh blood began to form in the rubble and the floor and tried to
soak into the grounds. The temple shook and began fighting back, pushing
the blood back up where it puddled into the floor, at that moment our Lords
voice came booming into the temple to get the blood out of the temple. At
that point we began gathering buckets and robes and cloths to scrub and
clean the blood out of the temple, there was much of it and had to make a
trip to the marsh to empty the blood out of the buckets we had. We returned
and mopped up more and more blood until finally the wailing in the temple
stopped and the blood stopped coming. We cleaned up the rest of it and took
the buckets into the marsh where we set the buckets on the ground and lit
them on fire with a blessed torch.
The stains removed themselves from our clothing and the form of our lord
appeared above the fire and spoke to us giving us commandment.
The ritual of cleaning out the blood in buckets and taking it to the marsh
and setting it on fire with a blessed torch will happen daily.
Send forth a Knight once per hour, to see to the status of the temple, and
ensure the grounds are not stained with the foulness.
The Holy ground must be preserved.
When the ground is dry, once per day send forth a priest to bless it in my
(Nadrik's) name.
DO NOT touch the rubble, for its foulness is still strong and will taint any
who touch it.
At this point I asked him of our plan to have three priests, each of
Austinian, Nadrik and Siccara as well as Milek and a shaman to work to
remove the curse, and our Lord said Thusly.
The divinity of my servants you have mentioned and the presence of all those
here will be needed. Hold a ritual in the temple with the three priests and
my angel, Have them testify their faith. Then each knight will sacrifice
something very dear to them.
Talk to the Shaman Michael. He will tell you what will ensue.
At this point Michael had contacted me about my earlier missive contacting
him and our Lord bade us to take him to the Temple. Upon entering the
temple Michael became visibly ill, the curse is very strong and shamans are
indeed sensitive to it. He was able to see the witches and the symbols upon
the far wall. The bodies of the witches were dead, but their spirits full
of evil remained. At that point he somehow began to walk among them in
their spirit world an act which almost cost him his soul I believe as we
were able to see gnarled hands grabbing at his body as if they were trying
to pull away at his own spirit. He concured with what the earlier shaman
said, that these were three generations of witches and the death of the one
we killed triggered the curse. He gave us warning that when the divine
energy break the seals, they curse may manifest itself in our world, or
perhaps the witches themselves may manifest themselves. Either way, I
believe we must be ready for a battle.
Gwynn, Salinor, Priere, Aenarion. Milek, Michael, Aybar, and myself will be
required to be present during this.
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Bolter: The Temple.
Tue Dec 26 01:37:52 2006
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This has indeed been a trully blessed eve. The last drop of blood has
soaked out from the rubble. With that last drop I called Kusanami to the
temple and he watched with me as the temple shook and one of the symbols
that the witches were upon began to show itself slightly. Kusanami struck
this seal with his hammer causing a loud clank throughout the keep.
Unfortunately this did not but send a wave back to Kusanami sending him to
the ground, as I prayed for him the temple shook more and exposed more of
the seal as a hammer in the shape of Kusanami's appeared and struck at
mineself. By this time the other knights had arrived and knelt down in
prayer testifying their faith and with this the taint had no strength left
and its hammer broke to pieces upon my shield.
As Siccara and Nadrik had predicted, our temple is indeed strengthened by
our prayers and the curse is weakened by it. With the shattered of this
hammer we began praying more showing our faith testifying to our gods and
the temple rumbled breaking the symbol upon the wall. This single symbol
shattered and vanished and in the same moment, the image of the spirit of
the witch upon it was seen being torn from the rubble to face her judgement.
Knights this is one down and two to go. By word of Lord Nadrik each
available knight will pray atleast once a day in the temple.
Knights, the floor in our temple is now cleansed, this was proven twice, the
first by the word of our lord, and the second when we heard his footfalls
upon the floor, you may now sit upon it in peace, but still do not touch the
rubble.
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Alloishus: The prayer of a humble servant
Tue Dec 26 13:35:45 2006
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Oh, Blessed Siccara please grant us Knights the strength to battle evil.
Please grant us the fortitude to make everything Righteous in your name
again. I pray that ye grant us Wisdom and Courage to rebuild when
necessary.
I pray that, I your humble servant, am granted the stregth to do thine will,
to perform mine duties and charges to combat the darkness, to do mine best
and more to bring the glory of the Temple back in the highest.
Please bless the Knights whom serve to battle the shadows that lurk beyond
the Light. Bless all that is good, and right. For this I pray to ye.
Blessed be Siccara
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Gwaine: A prayer of thanksgiving.
Wed Dec 27 04:41:00 2006
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Father Austinian, Lord Nadrik, Lady Siccara
Thou hath brought us ever closer to thee. In our toil and turmoil,
thou hath wiped our brow. In our strife and tribulation, thou hath
lent us your strength.
When our hope wavered, thou hath restored it.
You are the soil where our life's root doth seek nurture.
So we send up a river unto thee, and teeming with thanks shall
shall it ever be.
In our deeds, and in our thoughts, may we honor thee.
Supreme Father, Noble Son and Daughter Divine,
We shall not falter, we shall continue to walk thy path
And with thine holy grace, we shall overcome all.
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Mercerion: A prayer of Thanks
Wed Dec 27 16:08:01 2006
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Father Austinian, Lord Nadrik, and Lady Siccara
I pray to thee my thanks, for we your knights have strived hard to restore
the divinity to this temple, and in every step of the path, You have granted
us Your graces, and carried us through our trials.
When we were overcome with despair, You lit our path. You gave us strength
when our own faltered, You gave us hope, when we could find none.
I thank thee for Your support, and I pray we are able to continue to walk in
Your light, and spread Your word in Your light.
Through Your guidance, and our faith, we will overcome all trials.
Honor above all else.
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Mercerion: Prayers
Thu Dec 28 01:22:06 2006
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Lord Nadrik, I thank You for Your strength and guidance, as well as Your
protection, as You sent to us Your servant, Lezra, to protect us from the
evils of this curse. You have granted us protection, Lord, as well as a
means to remove the second curse, and prepare for what may come in doing so.
I offer myself and any service I may grant in restoring this temple, Lord.
I will gladly fight the manifestion and equal and Honorable ground. I will
do everything in my power to bring Your temple back to its rightful
divinity.
I ask Lord, that you continue to watch over us Your servants as we strive
towards Your ideals. I pray that through Your strength and guidance, we
will achieve the greater victory through Honor.
Honor above all else.
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Gwaine: A prayer of hope.
Thu Dec 28 19:15:54 2006
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Father Austinian, Lord Nadrik, Lady Siccara
Guardians of the Light,
Holy Father, we look to thee, from thine Goodness
grant the purity to bear thy word against this curse.
Divine Son, we beseech thee, from thine Honor
grant us the sight to see thy path true. That as we face
this evil before us, we advance as thine chosen, we wield
our prayers and steel in as thou wouldst have us.
Blessed Daughter, we entreat thee, from thine divine
healing, grant us the grace to heal this temple. That
through thine guidance we may heal these wounds and
grow stronger.
Pantheon of the Light, let us be worthy to take thine
message to the world beyond, and aide our fellow brothers
and sisters in the eternal struggle. Help us, blessed
trinity, we ask, in thy name and for thine glory.
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Bolter: A prayer.
Fri Dec 29 01:05:13 2006
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Lord may your knights grow in strength, in faith and closer together.
May your temple grow stronger with our growing faith so that we may rid
these holy grounds of this vile curse.
Lady Siccara, may our hearts be tempered with your gentleness. May we hold
true to each other and keep each other shielded from all harm.
Father of the Light, may our paths be lit with your great wisdom and may all
our ways serve to purify the world and bring the light into it.
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Mercerion: Prayers
Fri Dec 29 13:25:41 2006
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Father of Light, Divine son, and loving daughter, Strengthen us as we
strive towards the cleansing and purification of this temple. Our faith
draws us ever closer to You, and closer to ourselves and our comrades. Your
provide for us the tools we need to succeed in our endeavors, and You watch
over us and guide our path
Holy father, Your guiding and just light pierces the darkness that threatens
all in the world, providing a clear path for us to follow, and warding away
the darkness that exists.
Holy son of Honor, Your will secures our path, grants us our strength to
fight, as well as protect those in need, while keeping ourselves humble and
beacons of hope in the eyes of others.
Holy daughter, Your grace and gentility shows us how any and every heart may
be healed, as You stand over us in while we are wounded, cleansing our
wounds, both spiritual and physical.
It is through these gifts from Your holy family that we are able to succeed,
and I pray that we continue to serve You all well, and that through our
combined efforts, cleanse these grounds.
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|<><><> | | <><><>| The Knight is sworn to valor
|<> | | <>| His heart knows only virtue
|<> | | <>| His blade defends the helpless
|<> .--------. <>| His might upholds the weak
| | () | | His words speak only truth
|_____| (O\/O) |_____| His wrath undoes the wicked
| \ /\ / |
|------\ \/ /------| The right can never die
| '.__.' | If one man still recalls
: | | : The words are not forgot
\<> | | <>/ If one voice speaks them clear
\<> | | <>/ The code forever shines
\<> | | <>/ If one heart holds it bright
`\<> | | <>/'
`-.| |.-` Honor Compassion Justice Sacrifice
'--' Honesty Spirituality Humility Valor
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Kuririn: The purging of the second curse
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This eve, the Knighting of Sir Salinor of the Shield and Sir Acthus of
the Lance brought about a peculiar event. As the prayers, chants, and
shouts of "Nobilis Factum. Mors ante dedocoro" echoed through the chamber,
a light of holiness poured down from above. For but one brief moment the
power and holiness returned to the shattered Temple. As General Bolter
proclaimed, "Our prayer, our ceremonies have given it strength this
evening," the second cursed symbol began to pulsate red. The Knights all
knelt and began to pray, except the one who was chosen to lead the way.
Lieutenant Mercerion of the Lance, a warrior of the Lord Nadrik, prepared to
do battle with whatever evil would come from the rubble. With the prayers
of the Knighthood providing him strength, he stood his ground as a deafening
explosion sent the rubble across the Temple. A light shown down to protect
those in prayer, and the cursed beast finally showed its face. A pure white
specter of a Minotaur standing 9 feet tall rose out of the shattered cursed
symbol and made its way towards the knights. "You face us all, but I carry
our blades. The pantheon of light will hold this ground once again. May
Nadrik purify your being," shouted Mercerion as the Minotaur charged forth.
The battle was fierce as Lieutenant Mercerion provided the blades, the other
knights provided his shield through prayer. The Minotaur proved no match
for the lieutenant. As the beast was struck down the lieutenant proclaimed
"Honor above all else." The second cursed symbol was completely destroyed,
leaving the temple one symbol away from being revived.
Suddenly, the Knights dropped to their knees as the presence of Lord Nadrik
and Lady Siccara were felt throughout the temple. The Lord Nadrik commanded
the Knights to increase their daily prayer, blessings, and for each to bring
a sacrifice to the temple. The Knights were also informed that a greater
divinity would be required to break the third seal. General Bolter believed
it to be the Angel Milek, but light shot forth from his robes as the Lord
appointed the General as a Cardinal. The greater divinity would be General
Bolter. Lady Siccara also appointed the recently knighted Sir Salinor to a
deacon of her church. As the Lord Nadrik took Lady Siccara's hand to head
into the heavens he said "Through blessings, and honorable sacrifices the
last seal will break." In a brief moment they both disappeared, leaving the
knights to reflect on what must be done. Only through prayer can evil truly
be defeated. As Cardinal Bolter provides that prayer, the Knights will do
battle against the beast of the third seal. What we face is unknown, but we
will not fail. Our faith in the Gods, our code, and each other will not be
broken. Through that faith combined with prayer we will eliminate the evil
and find the temple reborn to an even greater glory.
Kantilles bless,
Kuririn Haraldr
Page of the Knighthood
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Alloishus: A prayer
Sun Dec 31 11:50:22 2006
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Oh Blessed Siccara, please lend thy healing to Gareth in its time of
need. Please, Goddess of Healing, if it is thine will, grant us the
patience, wisdom, and fortitude to heal all of those in need. Please grant
us the power to stand in the way of darkness.
Oh Heavenly Father of Honor, please grant us the strength to always do what
is honorable in thine name. Please grant us the power to defend what is
right and please bless Gareth, if it please thee, so that we all might ward
of any evil that seeks to destroy this House.
Oh Father, Father of all that is Good, please grant us thine favor so that
Gareth may protect all who stand for purity and goodness. Please grant us
the will to do thine will in all acts. Please grant us steadfast stability
in order to heal, to fight, and to defend.
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Gwaine: A Prayer.
Sun Dec 31 17:46:21 2006
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Divine Trinity, Father, Son and Daughter
The time of our testing approaches
Through our apprehension and anxiety
Your Grace brings us serenity
Your Blessings lend us strength.
We prepare, Lords and Lady
We temper our swords and gird our armor,
And with each quenching
We call upon thine holy names
Father Austinian, bless us,
Give us the wisdom and temperance
That we stand steadfast
Lord Nadrik, hone our blades
May they cleave the heathen unto redemption
Lady Siccara, strengthen our bodies
That these vessels of flesh and blood
May bear the struggle for the Light.
We ask for much, Divine Trinity, this we know
All we canst offer is ourselves, that we shall
See this battle to its end, and through it all
Tis thine names we bear
on our lips and in our hearts.
Amen.
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Mercerion: Prayer
Sun Dec 31 19:16:56 2006
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Holy Family, I pray for the continued strengthening of these holy grounds
dedicated to You. May our efforts, both spiritual and physical, drive off
the remaining piece of this curse.
Lord of Honor, General to our cause, lead us Your servants so that we may
strike true and undo the existing wickedness in this temple and in the
realm. May we ride true to Your codes, and spread faithfully Your word and
will.
Blessed sister, May you continue to be our shield against the malevolence
and vile corruptness of this curse as a whole. May you cleanse this temple
and the wounds caused by the curse and tools darkness.
Holy Father, Guiding light to all of the servants to Your will, may You
continue to lay bare the path ahead of us, and with Your divine light,
pierce any and all darkness that may attempt to shroud our way.
May we as Your knights, stand tall and firm, and serve you well in our time
here. Together we will overcome this curse in Your names. Our Faith and
Comradery will see us through this, as in all things.