Church of Bernard

Background
The Church of Bernard is a form of Barryism that originated in early August 2021, it's followers believe that Barry II & Barry III are false idols, and that the true sheep spirit reincarnated into Bernard the black sheep. The religion differs from Orthodox Barryism in many ways, the main difference being the succession of the sheep spirit. The religion was founded in New Hanoi, a city in the Federal Republic of Montroig.

History
In mid July 2021 a single black sheep holding a sceptre approached player Dutchy53. The sceptre was flying a black banner with a crimson cross on it. The sheep, revealing himself to be Bernard, gave Dutchy53 5 gold plates. He told her to keep these plates secret until they could be united with the other half, which would be delivered in about a month. Bernard then disappeared in a blinding orb of light.

On the 7th of August 2021, player Gooblegins was approached by five sheep, two dark green, two black, and one white. The sheep hovered in the air for a few minutes before disappearing in a blinding light. Gooblegins, not being a follower of Barryism at the time and having just drunk large amounts of alcohol, believed the sighting to be a hallucination.

On the 14th of August 2021, player Gooblegins was approached by a single black sheep. The sheep held the same sceptre that Dutchy53 saw. The sheep dropped 5 golden plates, engraved in them were a script no one had seen before. The black sheep, revealing himself to be Bernard, told Gooblegins to take the plates and unite them with the other half in Dutchy 53's possession. Bernard told her to then melt the plates down afterwards.

On the 15th of August, players Dutchy53 and Gooblegins combined both sets of golden plates. Dutchy53 translated the plates, finding that they had many revisions to existing Barryist texts and new material. She proceeded to write these down and created a new Barryist text, known as the Book of Bernard.

On the 20th of August, Bernard appeared to Gooblegins once again, however, instead of disappearing, Bernard descended from the sky and ordered Gooblegins to take him to a suitable place of worship. Bernard was moved to the temple in New Hanoi, where he resides currently.