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Four Facts about the Gearwrights

They are Anti-Establishment. The Gearwrights lean towards a liberal belief system - they have seen the atrocities committed by the Imperial state against faithful citizens, and believe their Saint would agree with them. Oddly, this has resonance with many lowborn and the rare liberal/progressive members of the State and the Imperial Hierarchy, who do feel the Sector has suffered way too much, and that Hermione Durovera is too fond of the Gauntlet over the Velvet Glove.

They represent hope. Though the Gearwrights follow an uncanonised and unsanctioned Faith, the Ordo Hereticus has found no taint or sin within them. While they may challenge Imperial norms their current presence is tolerated because for now they have represented something good for the Sector after many years of disruption and chaos. For all the fears they might be some front for something else, the Gearwrights have proven not to be.

They have many sympathisers. The Gearwrights find considerable support amongst those tired of poor leadership and the seemingly hopeless situation in the Prosperitas Sector, there are those who would encourage it to grow into an officially sanctioned Sect, and many who argue for its protection at the highest level.

They are under threat. Many see the Gearwright sect as something to be protected, because it is in danger. The Temple of the Saviour Emperor does not like how the sect challenges its power and increasingly is seen as something to rally the faithful against their Theocratic beliefs and the apostate Cardinal Grulge has repeatedly threatened the sect.

The 'Saint' Gearwright

The canon of 'Saint' Callum Gearwright is a relatively new one for the Saint was martyred in recent history. Born on Olethros Secunda they were taken from that world to become an Astropath of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, but soon began to display gifts beyond that of a simple Psyker, gifts that some likened to that of manifestations of the Emperors divine power. Little is known of their life other than they returned to their homeworld on Olethros Secunda to spread the Emperor's faith amongst a population that had suffered under Adeptus Mechanicus rule. Though they sought to unite both cults, their actions were opposed by the Priesthood of Naximus Prime, to whom Oltheros bowed and sought by assassins there.

Surviving this attempt on their life, they came to Polarnus Station during its besiegement by the forces of the Archenemy and it is said were martyred protecting the forces of the Imperium there from a great beast of the Archenemy, only to rise again empowered by the Emperor's Light.

It is not known what happened to Callum Gearwright after that battle, many believe them to have returned to the Emperors side until Them on Terra deems to return them to aid the Prosperitas Sector as its time of need grows dire. But the story of 'Saint' Gearwright quickly spread through the Sector despite their Sainthood not being confirmed by the Ecclesiarchy.

The Gearwrights

'Saint' Gearwright's story seeded hope in the hearts of many citizens who needed it when the sector seemed most blighted by unnatural horror and the Archenemy. And with the sack of Olethros Secunda, the largely localised cult of the obscure and un-canonized Saint was been scattered amongst refugee populations of Subsector Secundus.

Though the ‘Saint’ had small followings elsewhere in the sector, the scattering of Oltheran refugees lead to an explosion of the sect amongst the Imperial laity who were listen to demagogues preaching a cult of caring and solidarity while more traditional members of the Ecclesiarchy and the Temple of the Saviour Emperor go to war. Leaderless following the exposure of the crimes of Cardinal Grulge, many lowborn flocked to the sect and join in worship of the God-Emperor and veneration of the messages of their newfound patron Saint.

The response to this unsanctioned Sect, the Gearwrights, has been mixed amongst the Imperial hierarchy, with many nobles were concerned about the equalitarian and anti-establishment undertones in the preaching of the apostate sect.

The Loyalist Ecclesiarchy response has been oddly mixed: with the Sorors of the Order of his Sanguine Tears refusing orders to punish this deviance, and choosing to focus upon greater concerns, while many Priests oppose the sect openly, condemning its teachings loudly at the guidance of the Nobles of the Sector. But other Priests, and even some Nobles, show sympathy to the Gearwrights, seeing their anti-establishment teachings as directed against not against all of the governing bodies, but, rather, to the failings of the Great Houses and Ecclesiarchy in the Prosperitas Sector; some even openly uplift the sect, and there are rumours of petitions for canonization of the Saint being sent to Terra.

The Templar response to the Sect has been markedly different. With the apostate Cardinal Grulge, rumoured to be responsible for several massacres of the followers of this sect in Subsector Secundus, with Grulge brooking no challenge to his primacy of his Temple-led Theocracy by the uplifting of an uncanonized Saint by the sect. The Templars that follow him pursue this sect as ruthlessly across Subsector Secundus as they would any heretic or archenemy cult.

And yet, despite the Temple faction’s brutal response, there is a general feeling of good fortune amongst the population - as the faith does not erupt into something malign - and more and more the Saint is embraced, and the belief grows.

A spark of hope, however small, has been lit.

An unsanctioned Sect

This newborn sect has no legal backing by the Ecclesiarchy, and the Ordo Hereticus are likely to be critical of membership of it as a result.

In legal terms, under Ecclesiastical law, the Gearwrights are a heresy until such a time as it is formally recognised by the Ecclesiarchy. However, for that process to occur, the Sector requires a Cardinal, of which It currently has none, while Nivalis is held by the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. This makes membership of the sect dangerous, and many Inquisitors of the Ordo Hereticus believe that without proof and canonization, the sect is walking a very dangerous line by worshipping them as a saint.

Known Gearwrights suffer an additional external threat in the form of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor, which has openly targeted members of the Sect where the Fidelis Templar forces have held power, including several brutal pogroms of known Gearwright settlements. The life of prominent Gearwrights is fraught with danger as many have been targeted by assassins.

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-With the sack of [[Olethros Secunda]], the largely localised cult of the obscure and un-canonized Saint Callum Gearwright has been scattered amongst refugee populations of [[Subsector Secundus]]. Though the ‘Saint’ has had small followings elsewhere, this leads to an explosion of the sect amongst the Imperial laity who listen to demagogues preaching a cult of caring and solidarity. In the face of the wanton slaughter of [[Archenemy]] Cults and the dirges of the Ashen Cults, many lowborn flock to the sect and join in worship of the [[God-Emperor]] and veneration of the messages of their newfound patron Saint.
-The response to this unsanctioned Sect, the Gearwrights, is mixed amongst the Imperial hierarchy, with many nobles were concerned about the equalitarian and anti-establishment undertones in the preaching of the apostate sect. The Ecclesiarchy response is oddly mixed: with the Sorors of the Order of his Sanguine Tears refusing orders to punish this deviance, and choosing to focus upon greater concerns, while many Priests oppose the sect openly, condemning its teachings loudly at the guidance of the Governors of the Sector. But other Priests, and even some Nobles, show sympathy to the Gearwrights, seeing their anti-establishment teachings as directed against not against all of the governing bodies, but, rather, to the failings of the Great Houses and [[Ecclesiarchy]] in the [[Prosperitas Sector]]; some even openly uplift the sect, and there are rumours of petitions for canonization of the Saint being sent to Terra.
+=== Four Facts about the Gearwrights ===
-The apostate Cardinal-Emissarius Ignatius Grulge, who rejects his laicisation and excommunication by the Ecclesiarch on Terra, and now openly speaks of his followers as a part of the proscribed Temple of the Saviour Emperor the [[Fidelis Militia]] raised by him has begun to call itself the Fidelis Templar (though it is unclear how many of his army, are aware of his laicisation and excommunication) has a far more violent reaction. There are rumours of massacres of the followers of this sect in [[Subsector Secundus]], with Grulge brooking no challenge to his primacy by the uplifting of an uncanonized Saint by the sect. The Templars that follow him pursue this sect as ruthlessly across [[Subsector Secundus]] as they would any [[heretic]] or [[archenemy]] cult.
+* '''They are Anti-Establishment.''' The Gearwrights lean towards a liberal belief system - they have seen the atrocities committed by the Imperial state against faithful citizens, and believe their Saint would agree with them. Oddly, this has resonance with many lowborn and the rare liberal/progressive members of the State and the [[Imperial Hierarchy]], who do feel the Sector has suffered way too much, and that Hermione Durovera is too fond of the Gauntlet over the Velvet Glove.
+* '''They represent hope.''' Though the Gearwrights follow an uncanonised and unsanctioned Faith, the [[Ordo Hereticus]] has found no taint or sin within them. While they may challenge Imperial norms their current presence is tolerated because for now they have represented something ''good'' for the Sector after many years of disruption and chaos. For all the fears they might be some front for something else, the Gearwrights have proven not to be.
+* '''They have many sympathisers.''' The Gearwrights find considerable support amongst those tired of poor leadership and the seemingly hopeless situation in the Prosperitas Sector, there are those who would encourage it to grow into an officially sanctioned Sect, and many who argue for its protection at the highest level.
+* '''They are under threat.''' Many see the Gearwright sect as something to be protected, ''because it is in danger''. The [[The Temple|Temple of the Saviour Emperor]] does not like how the sect challenges its power and increasingly is seen as something to rally the faithful against their Theocratic beliefs and the apostate Cardinal Grulge has repeatedly threatened the sect.
+=== The 'Saint' Gearwright ===
+The canon of 'Saint' Callum Gearwright is a relatively new one for the Saint was martyred in recent history. Born on [[Olethros Secunda]] they were taken from that world to become an Astropath of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, but soon began to display gifts beyond that of a simple Psyker, gifts that some likened to that of manifestations of the Emperors divine power. Little is known of their life other than they returned to their homeworld on [[Olethros Secunda]] to spread the Emperor's faith amongst a population that had suffered under Adeptus Mechanicus rule. Though they sought to unite both cults, their actions were opposed by the [[The Mechanicus Priesthood of Naximus Prime|Priesthood of Naximus Prime]], to whom Oltheros bowed and sought by assassins there.
+Surviving this attempt on their life, they came to [[Polarnus Station]] during its besiegement by the forces of the [[Archenemy]] and it is said were martyred protecting the forces of the Imperium there from a great beast of the Archenemy, only to rise again empowered by the Emperor's Light.
+It is not known what happened to Callum Gearwright after that battle, many believe them to have returned to the Emperors side until Them on Terra deems to return them to aid the Prosperitas Sector as its time of need grows dire. But the story of 'Saint' Gearwright quickly spread through the Sector despite their Sainthood not being confirmed by the Ecclesiarchy.
+=== The Gearwrights ===
+'Saint' Gearwright's story seeded hope in the hearts of many citizens who needed it when the sector seemed most blighted by unnatural horror and the Archenemy. And with the sack of [[Olethros Secunda]], the largely localised cult of the obscure and un-canonized Saint was been scattered amongst refugee populations of [[Subsector Secundus]].
+Though the ‘Saint’ had small followings elsewhere in the sector, the scattering of Oltheran refugees lead to an explosion of the sect amongst the Imperial laity who were listen to demagogues preaching a cult of caring and solidarity while more traditional members of the [[Ecclesiarchy Loyalists|Ecclesiarchy]] and the [[The Temple|Temple of the Saviour Emperor]] go to war. Leaderless following the exposure of the crimes of Cardinal Grulge, many [[The Lowborn|lowborn]] flocked to the sect and join in worship of the [[God-Emperor]] and veneration of the messages of their newfound patron Saint.
+The response to this unsanctioned Sect, the Gearwrights, has been mixed amongst the Imperial hierarchy, with many nobles were concerned about the equalitarian and anti-establishment undertones in the preaching of the apostate sect.
+The [[Ecclesiarchy Loyalists|Loyalist Ecclesiarchy]] response has been oddly mixed: with the Sorors of the Order of his Sanguine Tears refusing orders to punish this deviance, and choosing to focus upon greater concerns, while many Priests oppose the sect openly, condemning its teachings loudly at the guidance of the Nobles of the Sector. But other Priests, and even some Nobles, show sympathy to the Gearwrights, seeing their anti-establishment teachings as directed against not against all of the governing bodies, but, rather, to the failings of the [[Factions_of_the_Prosperitas_Sector#Noble_Houses_in_the_Prosperitas_Sector|Great Houses]] and [[Ecclesiarchy]] in the [[Prosperitas Sector]]; some even openly uplift the sect, and there are rumours of petitions for canonization of the Saint being sent to Terra.
+The Templar response to the Sect has been markedly different. With the apostate Cardinal Grulge, rumoured to be responsible for several massacres of the followers of this sect in [[Subsector Secundus]], with Grulge brooking no challenge to his primacy of his Temple-led Theocracy by the uplifting of an uncanonized Saint by the sect. The Templars that follow him pursue this sect as ruthlessly across [[Subsector Secundus]] as they would any [[heretic]] or [[archenemy]] cult.
 And yet, despite the Temple faction’s brutal response, there is a general feeling of good fortune amongst the population - as the faith does not erupt into something malign - and more and more the Saint is embraced, and the belief grows.
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 A spark of hope, however small, has been lit.
-'''OOC:''' ''It is more than possible for a player character to be or convert to being, a Gearwright: this newborn sect has no legal backing by the [[Ecclesiarchy]], and the [[Ordo Hereticus]] are likely to be critical of membership of it as a result – but many characters met Cal before their martyrdom, and have seen stranger things. Though the sect might not actually reflect their words, accurately, of course.''
+==== An unsanctioned Sect ====
-''In legal terms, under [[Ecclesiastical law]], the Gearwrights are a heresy until such a time as it is formally recognised by the [[Ecclesiarchy]]. However, for that process to occur, the Sector requires a Cardinal, of which It currently has none, while [[Nivalis]] is held by the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. This could make membership somewhat problematic for an Inquisitorial Agent who isn’t at least subtle about it. Their relationship is even more complicated, because Callum Gearwright was known to the [[Inquisition]], and many Inquisitors believe that without proof and canonization, the sect is walking a very dangerous line by worshipping them as a saint.''
-''The Gearwrights are mildly anti-establishment and lean towards a liberal belief system - they have seen the atrocities committed by the Imperial state against faithful citizens, and believe their Saint would agree with them. Oddly, this has resonance with many lowborn and the rare liberal/progressive members of the State and the [[Imperial Hierarchy]], who do feel the Sector has suffered way too much, and that Hermione Durovera is too fond of the Gauntlet over the Velvet Glove.''
+This newborn sect has no legal backing by the [[Ecclesiarchy]], and the [[Ordo Hereticus]] are likely to be critical of membership of it as a result.
-''Known Gearwrights suffer an additional external threat in the form of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor, which has openly targeted members of the Sect.''
+In legal terms, under [[Ecclesiastical law]], the Gearwrights are a heresy until such a time as it is formally recognised by the [[Ecclesiarchy]]. However, for that process to occur, the Sector requires a Cardinal, of which It currently has none, while [[Nivalis]] is held by the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. This makes membership of the sect dangerous, and many Inquisitors of the [[Ordo Hereticus]] believe that without proof and canonization, the sect is walking a very dangerous line by worshipping them as a saint.
-''It is possible, as a side note, for characters to be members of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor, but this is a sect actively hunted by the [[Ordo Hereticus]], and would align a character against the rest of the player party - most likely leading to their eventual retirement from being playable.''
+Known Gearwrights suffer an additional external threat in the form of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor, which has openly targeted members of the Sect where the Fidelis Templar forces have held power, including several brutal pogroms of known Gearwright settlements. The life of prominent Gearwrights is fraught with danger as many have been targeted by assassins.