2024.5.13
MHC-R3 VI - ORBITAL RING, SYNDICATE
Slogans and insults have characterized the arrival of the Amarrian Orthodox Church, Sedevacantist in MHC-R3, Planet VI’s Orbital Ring, a station and Neopian colony operated by @Lauralite_Anne_Brezia and House Brezia. The Sedevacantist Church, which holds that Amarrian Empress Catiz is invalid and the Amarr Throne is vacant, has established itself in a storefront in a busy Orbital Ring concourse. From there, lay missionaries have ventured out and confronted the Neopian public — parading an empty replica of the Imperial Throne, picketing a tattoo parlor with signs proclaiming, “Tattoos are Minmatar; Minmatar are Slaves”, and yelling, “Abomination” at Neopians with particularly visible canine or feline features.
In an interview with the press, the Church’s Fr. Sharav Shagdar struck a more conciliatory tone. “Salvation is available to everyone except Minmatar”, he said, “and fortunately we haven’t seen many of them here. Even these horrific human-animal hybrids can be saved. The leader of our church has prepared a crack team of Blood Raider Scientists to surgically remove the animal parts from every willing Neopian convert”. Asked about other first impressions regarding his Neopian mission field, Fr. Shagdar replied, “I’ve seen more transparent clothing here than in a Gallentean night club. Not that I’ve been in one; I’m going off reputation. Now, we in the Sedevacantist Church believe in sex, but as part of a journey toward monogamy and primogeniture — not promiscuity. I’ll be preaching on this subject almost every day”.
It is unclear whether the efforts of Fr. Shagdar and his missionaries have won any converts among the Neopians yet. In keeping with prior Church practice, the sedevacantists have focused their efforts toward workers performing manual labor, although Fr. Shagdar admitted his unfamiliarity with the Neopian social system. “We want to find who their working class is, and explain to them the benefits of slavery. Minmatar slaves will be given to all sedevacantists once the True Emperor comes”, he said. The Amarrian Orthodox Church, Sedevacantist declined comment for this story.