The First Edict
The First Edict
Concerning the Purification of the Realm
Proclaimed in the First Year of the Sanctified Order, By Decree of the High Marked and the Hallowed Conclave of the Imperium, In Accordance with the Third Revelation of the Fates and Sanctified by the Eternal Flame of Orithal
To the Lands of Atheria, To Its Sovereigns, and To Its Faithful…
By the will of the Four Fates and the Accord of the Sanctified Order, let this decree be cast upon the world.
The age of silent tolerance is at its end. No longer shall the shadowed whispers of the arcane coil themselves around our hearths, our halls, and our hearts. The light of the Fates demands a reckoning, and their threads have guided us to this moment of clarity.
In the name of Neyara’s endless tides, Oris’ unbroken design, Ilvar’s weft of destiny, and Shaelas’ flame of change, the Imperium speaks with one voice. Let these words carry the weight of iron and the solemnity of stone, for they are the pillars of the righteous and the death knell of heresy.
From every high tower to the humblest village square, this Edict is to be read aloud, marked in blood and bound to memory. Let the faithful and unmarked hold fast to their piety, to their purity, and for the sanctity of Atheria. For defiance bears no name but treason, and treason bears no end but the sword.
Hear now the law of the Imperium, wrought with the Fates' own fire…
THUS WILLED, none bearing the stain of magic shall hold sacred office, nor shall they stand among the Reverent, nor speak the words of the Fates. Those who walk the path of apostasy, whose blood is fouled and twisted by the corrupting essence of the arcane, are henceforth declared heretics before the Four Fates and the Imperium.
THUS WILLED, all marks of mage - be they brand or secreted practice - shall be rooted out and revealed, for the perfidy of their kind knows no bounds. To harbor such corruption, to grant refuge or shelter to those who wield the blasphemous arts, is to invite treachery against the Fates themselves. All such acts shall be met with swift judgment and the righteous might of divine will.
THUS WILLED, no Sacral Chamber, church, nor consecrated ground shall suffer the presence of mages or their ilk. Their shadows shall not fall upon holy places, and their breath shall not profane the air where prayers rise to the Fates. Those who defy this decree shall be cast from the light of faith, their names struck from the rolls of the righteous.
THUS WILLED, no bond shall be forged between mage and unmarked man. Any who consort with the corrupted, be it through oath, trade, or blood, shall share in their treachery and fall under the same judgment.
THUS WILLED, the faithful shall bring forward those suspected of bearing the mark, that they may face the trials of truth. In service to the Imperium, let all who harbor the corrupt reveal them, lest they themselves be seen as tainted by silence.
THUS WILLED, these tenets shall be upheld in all lands, by all kings and kingdoms, by all who swear fealty to the sanctity of order and the truth of the Four Fates. Let these words echo across the seas and mountains, through the valleys and plains, binding all to the holy purpose.