Bishop of the Humanar Church

It is well known among the Folk that Humans seem to prefer organization and order in their lives, and this is nowhere more evident that in the First Kingdom and the Grand Duchies. Even their religious orders are organized around a strict hierarchy. But while the single Human at the top of the hierarchy may be the most "important", it is a position farther down the chain that is recognized as the most influential on the daily lives of the Human Folk in their charge. For it is the Bishops of the Humanar sects that are tasked with overseeing the spiritual welfare of a region's adherents, and who are sufficiently formally trained to be prepared to do so.

Requirements and Training

All three sects select their bishops from among the ordained priests of the order. Officially, the qualities they seek are:
In practice, the True Church seems to focus on the first two of these requirements above all the rest. The Enlightened Church considers the first four to be the major requirements; the others are bonuses if present. Interestlingly, the Reformed Church has a different approach. While devoutness and loyalty are important, the Reformed put most significance on the candidate's apparent grasp of what the Humanar Gods really expect of their people today rather than an understanding of how the will of the gods was interpreted in the past.

Once a priest is considered worthy of elevation to the position of bishop, they are called to their respective sect's central seat (Elderkeep for the True Church, Feypoint for the Enlightened Church, and Eastguard for the Reform Church) where they undergo a period of training supervised by a number of existing bishops. When deemed ready, they are assigned to a region - either to replace a retired or deceased bishop or, in the case of some of the lands farther from the kingdoms - to serve growing Human populations as new settlements are founded.