Editing The Castle:Keep on the Borderlands (section)

==Mother Church==
The Mother Church is the embodiment of the One Goddess, the giver of life and the protector from the Father of Lies, the Morning Star. Once lovers, the Goddess and the Morning Star begat the first People, a man and a woman, for whom they made Earth. Though Man and Woman were fickle and turned their backs on their makers. The Goddess is forgiving and will forever try to lead Man and Woman back to Paradise, but the Morning Star is not. Bitter at Man’s betrayal of his fatherly love, he has populated the Earth with his minions, the souls of evil doers sent back to tempt the unwary into sin, thus denying them their Mother’s everlasting embrace. 

Both the Goddess and the Father have different Faces. The Goddess is known as the Mother, the Advocate, the Wise Crone, the Maiden and the Matron. The Father is the Outsider, the Deceiver, the Condemner, the Soldier and the Magus. 

The Goddess’s Faces are worshipped and revered to different extents in different places. There is a Convent of the Curing Matron and a cathedral to the Loving Mother. Likewise, the Father is seen in his different aspects; a warrior will pay his respects to the Soldier before battle and when death comes it is the Outsider who collects the soul to be judged by the Advocate and Condemner. 

Only women officiate in the Goddess’s name and wear the mask of one of her Faces. Reverend Sisters see to the spiritual well being in villages. Silent Maidens sit within their convents contemplating the Truth. Holy Mothers attend court, advising the nobility as to the Goddess’s will when not overseeing matters at their cathedral. 

===Other Cults=== 
Due to the fact that men are denied access to the Priesthood, numerous Men’s cults exist, such as Warrior brotherhoods founded on ancient rites akin to the Mithras cult. Most are secret and jealously guard their mysteries. Many are little but shadowy cults which aim to draw men into the worship of the Dark Lord.