Maskius is a new god who has emerged as a major power in the centuries since the dissolution of the old empire. Rather than being incorporated into the imperial pantheon, the Maskian temple stands apart and requires much more exclusive worship from adherants. Unlike other temples, clerics of Maskius do not recognize the primacy of other gods in any area and instead pray to Maskius for everything. This doesn't mean that they do not recognize the existence of other gods, because these supernatural entities do occasional manifest in ways that cannot be denied, simply that they believe that Maskius is a supremely powerful being that is not limited to a single area of influence.
The temple of Maskius has grown powerful in recent centuries, primarily in the larger cities of the old empire, but it has not entirely supplanted the old gods even there. However, recently there has been a marked division within the temple hierarchy; most of the cult wishes to continue to operate as a pacifistic church, while a small but energetic minority have taken to the idea of military expansion, both of their religious authority and on behalf of the citizens of the empire against whatever monstrous elements may be threatening them.
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