Treesian Unorthodox Church

The Treesian Unorthodox Church was a micronational religion founded by Eoin Dornan and based in the Barony of Treesia and Fabon. It flourished from about 2002 to 2004, but still has some adherents today.

Theology

TUC was a fundamentally polytheistic religion, but borrowed some elements from Christianity, including an apocalyptic worldview and an afterlife in Heaven or Hell. Its most important deities were the four Faldia: Aeon the god of time, Laguna the Mother of All, Ilass the goddess of magic, and Utas the god of light. After a cataclysmic war in heaven, Laguna was blinded, Utas was slain, Ilass turned evil and was banished to Hell, and Aeon begat Mandorel, the warrior-king of the gods.

Along with the four Faldia, TUC worshipped the four Irdia (gods of the elements), the various divine servants of Irdia, the various divine servants of the Faldia, and a host of lesser deities.

Orchid-Lore

Later Treesian Unorthodox theology often centered around two younger gods called the Kwendia, first introduced in the Book of the Orchids. Elwynn was the goddess of Good; Lest the god of Evil; according to the prophecy the two would bear a child, Andan, who would go on to destroy the universe. In order to prevent this disaster, the gods hid Elwynn away; Lest and his army of demons then tried various more or less complicated plots to discover and abduct her. Much of micronational history was retroactively explained as behind-the-scenes plotting by the forces of evil to bring about this apocalypse, especially the actions of Ardashir Khan.

Church Hierarchy

The TUC differed from other religions in its success as a hierarchical organization. New adherents were invited to join the clergy at the lowest rank, Giolla, and move up through Marach, Sagart, Ard-Sagart, and eventually to become Ardeaspag, the equivalent of the Pope. Clergy with a rank of Sagart or above were assigned responsibility for a foreign country, which they generally tried to convert to the faith via a mission forum, or retain in the faith through sermons and exhortations on a temple forum.

Rise and Fall of the Church

At its height, the Treesian Unorthodox Church had successful missions in Ascalon, Babkha and Baracao in addition to its base in Treesia. Despite early resistance from each of these countries, it made several converts, most importantly Shah Ardashir of Babkha, and even won a crusade that gave it the right to preach freely in Babkha. During this era, the religion had ten or fifteen adherents, at least a third of whom were clergy.

After the Barony of Treesia became moribund, the Church declined alongside its parent country. It was decided that the Apocalypse was nigh, and the Treesians tried to hold it via role-playing game. This fell apart relatively quickly, and it is unclear whether the Apocalypse has occurred or not.

Today, there are no Treesian clergy remaining, but a few people still profess a personal devotion to the Unorthodox faith, most notably Daniel Kalirion of Elwynn. There are pockets of interest in TUC across Elwynn, Shireroth, and the Imperium Incognita.

Links

Grand Archive: TUC Texts Mother Cathedral in Treesia Soke of Fabon and Tirbalar