Religion in the Pirate Isles

Remember a few things re: the Mother Church –

1) The Mother Church is not a unified whole, but rather a Confederation of aligned Churches which all have a ‘seat’ on the ‘church council.’ I personally view it as close to the United Nations than the United States insofar as how resolutions at the top trickle down into the specific churches.

2) Elandre’ is, ultimately, an Illiirite. Her policies are codified in the Church of Illiir, and she seems to be trying to make them carry through to the other churches. But like the debates between the likes of Hiraksu val’Ishi and Nephasser val’Mordane during the First Conclave of the Divine which led to the compromise which exists–in one way or another–to the modern day.

3) Elandre’s apparent dislike of Larissans should be fairly well known (at least at higher circles), so many would probably view her efforts in this regard as little more than her targeting those drunken hedonists.

As such, Elandre’ is clamping down on the Illiirites, and TRYING (and, from my read, failing) to clamp down on anyone else.

Once again I have been out of the loop for awhile but I am commenting. I agree with Cody’s assessment. I figure only about 60% of you will get this reference but has always reminded me of the R. Jordan’s Wheel of Time series and the White Tower with all it’s Ajahs and the Prelate being like the Patriarch/Matriarch.