The Incorporeal Fellowship Part II: The Five Clerics of the Fellowship
We’re back with another installment about The Incorporeal Fellowship. We’ll pick up right where we left off...but make sure you’ve at least read Part I first.
We’re hoping to whet your appetite, and introduce you to the mythology surrounding our heroes and villains, as well as define some of the unique language and terms specific to this universe.
This history comes from the Corpus Galacticum, a compendium of historical facts, accounts of unprecedented events, political stratagems, social and spiritual standards, and profiles of those who have made significant contributions to the known universe. These writings in the Corpus Galacticum are attributed to historians, astronomers, clerics, scientists, and also contain excerpts from the Galactic Ethical Conclave and the Annals of Inquiry.
We introduced the foundations and concepts of what led us to this story here. We also shared some ancient mythology from this universe here and here. We even had David, a pro VO artist, record himself reading the scrolls, and we put some video to it here and here. (part III still to come). And we introduced the main characters here.
Now we continue with the entry from the Corpus Galacticum on The Incorporeal
Fellowship.
PART II
THE FELLOWSHIP
Daalakaal Shawnde and Moderlan Flath agreed to use their Minding abilities to do whatever they deemed necessary to bring about freedom and peace to the enslaved and warring planets.
Shawnde and Flath searched far and wide for other powerful minders
As such, they undertook identifying Minders whose attributes and strengths might be useful in creating a system designed to liberate the cosmos. However, they discovered, much to their consternation, that some of the most formidable Minders were also the most difficult to handle and required external control to focus their extraordinary powers. Failure to do so would result in their own destruction, as well as the collateral death of some of their most valuable assets. But the vast majority displayed varying powers and abilities that could be put to use in their efforts to foster liberation and peace.
After an exhaustive search during which they studied virtually every Minder, Daalakaal and Moderlan convened the three Minders they had identified as the wisest, most developed, and most importantly, stable.
Stahllya Thronton was the youngest female among their recruits, and undeniably the most adept at identifying the myriad of social requirements necessary to develop and stabilize nascent civilizations. Her work included provisions for maintaining the health and welfare of the people, as well as the institutions required to handle the countless other needs a city, a planet, or a galaxy must inevitably create to meet the governmental necessities of any culture.
Mallah Lastahm, the eldest female, had been instrumental in identifying and quickly perfecting methods for the stabilization of the uncontrollable Minders. She also saw the invaluable asset such Minders might be for the subtle control of the masses.
Kornier Massalas, a middle-aged male, demonstrated the clearest understanding of how the Minder’s ability, which he referred to as the ENDOW, could best be put to use, depending on individuality. He had also developed the theory of the existence of a self-destructive schism inherent in the Minder’s emotions. Sometime later Massalas’ research became the cornerstone for understanding the existence of multiple levels of Minder proficiency.
Most importantly, a Minder must be stable.
To the specific skills of these highly developed beings, Daalakaal added his sophisticated knowledge of medicine, science, and theology. He was convinced that moral and spiritual guidelines were essential to provide the masses with an ethical compass, if emotions were to be guided toward respect and tolerance among the differing species.
Finally, Moderlan’s knowledge of historical events, and his ability to tap into the remembrances of his ancestors, brought with him a clear understanding of the need for laws to regulate the specifics of rights and obligations that were bound to arise in the future among all creatures—as well as planets and galactic systems.
They chose to come together on Tarseus Prime and titled themselves Clerics—and titled their coalition Fellowship.
Together, they implemented a plan to thwart any future invasions by simply uniting their minds, accessing the thoughts of the invaders, and preempting the attacks.
Thus, the five Clerics of the Fellowship initiated the path for peace.
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That’s all for now. The adventures of our five Clerics and the Incorporeal Fellowship continues with Part III, coming soon.
Until then,
~2authors
*images from express.co.uk, atrphychics.com, and crystalinks.com
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