Sectarians

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The world is torn by violent disagreement between sectarians of a particular faith. Each views the other as a damnable heresy in need of extirpation. Local government may be able to keep open war from breaking out, but the poisonous hatred divides communities. The nature of the faith may be religious, or it may be based on some secular ideology.

Enemies:
^{Who might be encountered who opposes the group}

• Paranoid believer
• Native convinced the party is working for the other side
• Absolutist ruler

Friends:
^{Who might offer the group services or missions}

Reformist clergy

Local peacekeeping official

Offworld missionary

Exhausted ruler

Complications:
^{How might the situation on the world be more complicated}

The conflict has more than two sides

The sectarians hate each other for multiple reasons

The sectarians must cooperate or else life on this world is imperiled

The sectarians hate outsiders more than they hate each other

The differences in sects are incomprehensible to an outsider

Things:
^{What items might be found on the world}

Ancient holy book

Incontrovertible proof

Offering to a local holy man

Places:
^{What locations might be found on the world}

Sectarian battlefield

Crusading temple

Philosopher’s salon

Bitterly divided village

Tags: Politics