ACaro#6726

/u/AmyBot3000 (perhaps a diff one, prob not)

Faith of the Seven & High Septon

The first dornish High Septon will be a conservative who finds himself forced to chose between the beliefs he holds and political and moral expediency. He is aided by an old septa who he met while in Dorne during the peak of the R'hllor cult's power there. As a conservative, his beliefs are not how we would normally classify conservatism-- rather, he is uncompromising and dislikes the conventions that are not rooted in the Seven-Pointed Star. He will also be a great showman and orator who places a premium on inspiring the crowds of faithful throughout Westeros. He will not be antagonistic towards the crown, but does hold a firm belief in the basic logic that as the crown's domain is the profane and the High Septon's is the sacred, and because the sacred is inherently superior to the profane-- the High Septon, while not given license to govern the realm, does have the power and responsibility to protect the faith and the faithful when threatened by the crown. My High Septon will also introduce the sacrament of the confessional into the faith more fully (google 'Leo XIII rosary' for an example of what I'm talking about).

Possible conflicts that could arise in the future:

• The High Septon refusing to take an order from the crown
  
• The High Septon removing crown influence from the faith
  
• The High Septon reforming the Dornish church to erase worship of Mother Rhoyne
• A less-than-cooperative reaction to events

No secondary atm