The Church of Saint Zamuel is located in the Cross Quarter – home of the Anabaptist cult in the city of Justitian. It is pillar of the community and a place of refuge and meditation for many of the low-rank Touched Anabaptists who want to grow their knowledge and move up the ranks of the cult. The church (outlined below in red) is fairly close to the Banding Hill area and Tenkrit’s bakery (outlined below in green).

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Isaac has been taught lessons of honest labor and swordplay since he was a boy. These teachings are just a small part of the all-encompassing Neognosis beliefs of the Anabaptists, which encourage fellowship, leadership, defense of the innocent, and keeping a servant’s heart. However, the road to Paradise is a rocky one. There have been many civil wars and campaigns in the distant western areas of old Europe where fighting for beliefs and territory is not so black and white an affair.

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Elysian Oils

The Elysian oils are named after the four rivers of Paradise:

Perat, Hiddekel, Gehon, and Pischon. According to legend, these rivers carried various valuable seeds, barks, and pips like cinnamon and coriander from the Garden of Eden – the paradise that fertilized the world.

Today, the Elysians gather spices and roots, press them, and extract an oily essence. Through several cleaning and compression processes, they increase the quality and finally mix the essences according to the ancient recipes to produce the four well-known and appreciated Elysian oils.

But there are also other blends on the market. The most notorious ones are Styx and Acheron, named after two rivers in the realm of the dead. They are mixed with Burn, a damnable abuse. No Anabaptist should be caught with these oils.

PERAT

Perat is the most common Elysian oil. Both Orgiastics and Ascetics receive it, and it accompanies them in the first years. It inspires the mind and sharpens the senses: +1D to PSY+Faith/Willpower and INS+Perception per level for (4) hours.

ACHERON

Massaged into the skin of the skull, it opens one’s view wider than the world of the mortals allows, and one can look out into the ether world of the Demiurge. The Anabaptist feels creatures over a hundred paces. His burning gaze penetrates barriers as if they were made of morning mist. No spore field, no Psychonaut, and no Leperos can hide from him. Yet they all stare back at him. They know about the stranger in their midst. The higher the level, the further the Anabaptist can see (and be seen). At level 1, his ether gaze has a range of only (10) meters, at level 2 up to (100) meters, and at level 3 up to (300) meters. Acheron’s effects remain active for about (30) minutes.