Difference between revisions of "Iridescent Tones"

The Iridescent Tones have many priests.{{book ref|wb|4}} These priests have mostly religious responsibilities, although they also rule the empire in the name of their [[Susebron|king]]. The main job of the priests is to care for the [[Returned]].{{book ref|wb|3}} This includes making sure that the Returned have enough food and drinks to enjoy, dressing them, and other such duties. The priests organize the interactions between the Returned and the citizens, including the weekly offering of [[Breath]] that the Returned require to survive{{book ref|wb|3}} and the daily hearing of petitions.{{book ref|wb|12}} ThereUsually, usuallythere isn't a moment when a Returned is without his retinue of priests. Priests are also allowed to argue in the arena, a happening which serves to keep the gods informed of the common people's opinions.{{book ref|wb|16}} Priests don't take pay for their services.{{book ref|wb|49}} Priests can't say anything about the life before their god Returned.{{book ref|wb|18}} It is a sacred tenet that the servants of a god don't repeat what they hear in confidence.{{book ref|wb|32}}

All priests wear robes, and some priests, likely the more important ones, wear miters.{{book ref|wb|3}} It seems the more important one is the more intricate one's robe and miter becomes. The robes of the priests are the colors of their god,{{book ref|wb|3}} with the God King's priests wearing different colors every day.{{book ref|wb|24}} All priests take oaths when they join the priesthood. These oaths include, among others, oaths that make the priest obligated to answer any god's questions.{{book ref|wb|23}}