Known familiarly as Deeps or Stargazers.
The Deeps practice the theology of Void Discipline which holds that the Voids in and of themselves are the only true generative/destructive agents in the universe and are inextricably linked, one to another, through a startlingly complex network of wormholes, thus becoming, in effect, a single ultra-massive Void. Therefore, they worship the Void as Deity, believing Deep Void Dwellers to be manifestations or aspects of the ultimate Deity, to whom they apply the cognomen Non Plus Ultra.
The Deeps’ main center of worship is the great cathedral in Upper Harrowing-on-the-Void, a Class V settlement. Here, they perform daily offertory services to minor aspects of NPU. Within the nave of the cathedral is built a synthetic VoidSphere in which a captive void dweller resides. During the weekly Missa Astra (a liturgical term for Star Mass, by which name the event commonly is known) an effigy of a void dweller is ritually sacrificed upon the Solar Altar in honor of NPU, with the hope that the god will favor the congregation with metaphysical boons.
There is a Stargazer Church in virtually every inhabited sector of the universe, with over Five Billion adherents, according to claims by the Ecclesiastical Oversight Congress of the church.
Some Stargazer congregations practice Void Immersion as a test of Faith. During services, the faithful are encouraged to leap unprotected into a temporary ‘void hole’, with the expectation that NPU will hurl them out unharmed if their faith is pure.
So far, no one has survived this ultimate test.
Also, they derive the name Stargazer from the propensity for performing mass “Palprebectomies,” or eyelid removals. They believe that removal of the eyelids assists the opening of the ‘third eye,’ from which may be gained mystical/esoteric understanding. To further assist the process, the ‘Gazers’ book passage on craft that drift in close orbit to Red Giant Stars. From the ships’ lookout, they stare into the heart of the star, believing that NPU will prevent damage to their unprotected eyes.
It is unsurprising that the Stargazers suffer the highest incidence of adult onset blindness in the known universe.
The Disciples of the Void is recognized by the Deep Void Ecclesiastic Tyranny as an orthodox Void Theology.
The Deeps practice the theology of Void Discipline which holds that the Voids in and of themselves are the only true generative/destructive agents in the universe and are inextricably linked, one to another, through a startlingly complex network of wormholes, thus becoming, in effect, a single ultra-massive Void. Therefore, they worship the Void as Deity, believing Deep Void Dwellers to be manifestations or aspects of the ultimate Deity, to whom they apply the cognomen Non Plus Ultra.
The Deeps’ main center of worship is the great cathedral in Upper Harrowing-on-the-Void, a Class V settlement. Here, they perform daily offertory services to minor aspects of NPU. Within the nave of the cathedral is built a synthetic VoidSphere in which a captive void dweller resides. During the weekly Missa Astra (a liturgical term for Star Mass, by which name the event commonly is known) an effigy of a void dweller is ritually sacrificed upon the Solar Altar in honor of NPU, with the hope that the god will favor the congregation with metaphysical boons.
There is a Stargazer Church in virtually every inhabited sector of the universe, with over Five Billion adherents, according to claims by the Ecclesiastical Oversight Congress of the church.
Some Stargazer congregations practice Void Immersion as a test of Faith. During services, the faithful are encouraged to leap unprotected into a temporary ‘void hole’, with the expectation that NPU will hurl them out unharmed if their faith is pure.
So far, no one has survived this ultimate test.
Also, they derive the name Stargazer from the propensity for performing mass “Palprebectomies,” or eyelid removals. They believe that removal of the eyelids assists the opening of the ‘third eye,’ from which may be gained mystical/esoteric understanding. To further assist the process, the ‘Gazers’ book passage on craft that drift in close orbit to Red Giant Stars. From the ships’ lookout, they stare into the heart of the star, believing that NPU will prevent damage to their unprotected eyes.
It is unsurprising that the Stargazers suffer the highest incidence of adult onset blindness in the known universe.
The Disciples of the Void is recognized by the Deep Void Ecclesiastic Tyranny as an orthodox Void Theology.
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