Religions
In Cry of the Newborn, the official religion is worship of the Omniscient. As new countries and territories are captured and incorporated into the Conquord, they are expected to adopt this religion. However, in many places, traditional worship still prevails, especially in times of need.
The Conquord religion is led by the Chancellor of the Order of the Omniscient, which at the time of the Ascendants, is Felice Koroyan. In each town and city is a member of the Order, called a Reader, whose job is the spiritual guidance of the town or city and outlying regions, much like a bishop in Christianity. The Reader in Westfallen has traditionally been selected by the Marshal Defender of Caraduk, and is aware of the existence of the magic in Westfallen, which further allows the magic to remain secret from the rest of the Conquord.
In most countries annexed by the Conquourd, the religions tended to be centred around plethora of Gods, which is vastly different from worship of the Omniscient. Many of these countries and territories follow the Conquord religion officially, but many of its citizens privately continue worship of their traditional gods, utilising traditions and following old superstitions.
It is known that Atreska, a newly conquered country, and Tsard, the country that the Conquord has set its sight on conquering, have very similar religions, probably stemming from the same origin. This is because Atreska and Tsard share a border and come from a similar people.
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