Sanctuary
Appearance
Sanctuary | |
Type | Religious institution |
Leaders | Matria Cassandra |
Theology | Lucianus |
Sacred text | Lucindas |
Allies | None |
Enemies | All non-Lucian organizations |
The Sanctuary is the largest Lucian church in the world and the supreme governmental body of the Alicantian Empire. It is de jure headed by the oracle, while its highest ranking ecclesiastical official is the matria.
Structure
Leadership and the Cere
The Sanctuary has two heads: the matria, who represents the people to the Goddess, and the oracle, who represents the Goddess to the people.
The oracle governs a cabinet of her choosing called the Cere, including (but not limited to):
- The matria
- The marshal of Alicante, commander of the army
- The grand admiral of Alicante, commander of the navy (both maritime and aerial)
- The grandmaster of the Hestati
- The spymaster
Grand Chamber
The core of the Sanctuary and its supreme legislative body is the Grand Chamber. The Grand Chamber is a unicameral multi-party legislature whose members are cardinals and whose head is the matria. Being a (mostly) parliamentary system, the matria is the head of government.