The Priests of Luxor are at once the spiritual and temporal overlords of Arameia. Though their influence is strong in Arameia itself, the Priesthood has fairly little influence outside of Arameia, especially in the Duchy of Starkwater they hold little to no sway.

Organization

The Organization is top down, with the Prelate of Luxor as the head and de-facto leader of the Priesthood. Beneath the Prelate are a series of Bishops and Deacons who work as administrative entities with their own regions of Arameia, with Priests working at the lower level of management for Arameia. Any manner of administration within Arameia usually requires being part of the Priesthood. With the organization being dependent on faith rather than birth to define who has power it is something of an oddity in Adylheim.

The Prelate maintains a small army known as the Paladins of Luxor, who answer only to him, apart from that leadership and the responsibility for raising armies is divided amongst the Bishops and Deacons.

Vestments

While it is certainly possible to catch members of the Priesthood without them, the most usual vestments of the Priesthood are robes. Priests wear black or brown coarse robes, with the colour signifying how important the Priest’s work is. Brown robes are reserved for those working on a very local level, answering to Deacons, whereas black are reserved for those Priests working under Bishops of the Prelate himself.

Deacons wear red robes. These are made of fine spun wool or linen, and are usually adorned with small coat of arms to show their specific allegiance and place of residence.

Bishops wear purple robes, usually made from silk but often added to with fur and other things to give more warmth. They wear no coat of arms on their clothing but often have a signet ring with their personal seal and coat of arms on it.

The Prelate wears white robes adorned with gold and his hands are often decked with gold rings and jewellery, at least some of which is supposed to hold potent spells of protection.

The Paladins of Luxor are usually armoured, but wear a light blue cloth over their armour to signify their allegiance.