Sānctī Tenebrarum

Sānctī Tenebrarum is a monotheistic religion. Created in Ab immemorabilia and originally existing within the elusive end-dimension. Prior to the revelation of the process for creating, activating, and traveling through end portals, the realm of shadows both existed and did not exist. This phenomenon can be elucidated by the end-dimensional regulations of time existing autonomously from the rest. Consequently, the dimension did not come into existence until the first end portals were activated. In the primordial existence, a being surrounded by a dense shroud of mucus developed. Gradually extending its influence across the surface world and even further. Consequently, the first aggressive beings started to appear, which included the predecessors of the Phantom and Warden.

Cities were engulfed by the shroud, turning their inhabitants into creatures that sculked the remains of their desolate former cities. The individuals belonging to the working-class and influential class who were able to flee from this industrial humanoid society eventually settled in the overworld and slowly evolved into the villagers and pillagers. These two sub-species emerged from vastly contrasting living conditions: the pillagers, who were less privileged, and the villagers, the powerful and wealthy. Remnants of this persist with the villagers constant admiration for the rare-world metal Emerald. Content with remaining deep below the world and having dominion over the night. The Shrouded One, or Tenebrae, kept the status quo for millennia, growing in control with the introduction of more creatures of the night. With this growth, his ambitions would soon develop as he launched an invasion of the Nether. Successfully removing the lush-green environment and turning it into a barren wasteland of ash, flesh, and flames, as well as populating it with his essences, which would interact with the animals native to the Nether, turning them into the creatures we are familiar with.

Doctrine
The Shrouded One's physical embodiment on the mortal plane is the Pontifex Maximus, while his Tenebrae's voice is governed by a member who holds the title of Epískopos. Elections are held for positions within the Pontifex, which is governed by the Collegium Pontificum. Tenebrae's Hands are a secluded and shrouded group of zealots who are entirely unknown except for the Pontifex Maximus and Tenebrae's Voice. Known as the Council of Shadows, they enforce the doctrine and laws within the religion. Each position is based on a tier system in which the lowest rank, the Inchoare, operates on Primus Circulus, Augur, and High Augur on Circulus Secundus. The last and inner circle, known as the inner circle, holds the Collegium Pontificum and Epískopos, as well as the title of Pontifex Maximus and Tenebrae's Voice.

Prophecy of Shadows
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Mandate of the Shroud
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