The Hierarchy of the Cult of Verena

Ordo Mysterium
Knights Order of the
Lorekeepers Scalebearers (Order of the
of the Scroll Sword & Scale
Silent Wing)
Verena as the Crusade for lost &
Safeguard truth Verena as the
Worship guardian of Agents of Justice forbidden
& knowledge judge & arbiter
knowledge knowledge
Acolyte Warden Clerk Courier Secretary
Layman
(Initiate) (Watchman) (Scholar) (Lay Priest) (Scribe)
Guardian Solicitor
Chronicler Agent
Junior (Temple (Lawyer/ Investigator
(Priest) (Friar)
Guardian) Litigant)
Keeper of Advocate
Librar Lictor Inquisitor
Senior the Archives (Anointed
(Monk) (Warrior Priest) (Witch Hunter)
(Knight) Priest)
Keeper of
Friedensrichter Inquisitor
Archivist the Scrolls Magistrate
Ministers or Justice of the General
(Abbot) (Knight of (High Priest)
Peace (Prelate) (Witch Hunter+)
Inner Circle)
Lord
Grand Keeper of Emperor’s Grand
Superior Chief
Archivist the Seals Counsel Inquisitor
Justice

The Cult of Verena in Altdorf

Clergy
 Superiors
o Counsellor Agatha von Böhr, Supreme Law Lord for the Emperor’s Council of State
o Arch Dean Justus Veltins (Matriach Marieka Van der Perssen chairs in Nuln)
 Ministers
o Archivist Manfred Archibald (founder of the Order of Mysteries, whose mission is to
seek out forgotten or supressed lore)
o Keeper of the Scrolls (Knight Commander) Sigismund Drak
o Magistrate Milos Barentz
o Friedensrichter (Justice of the Peace) Maxmillian von Stocher
o Inquisitor General Annika Bohringer
 Seniors
o Half dozen Librars
 Adalbert Buchhalter, chief librarian at Public Library
 Father Thomas, disturbingly slim
 Ingmar “Inky” von Trostenweiler
o Half dozen Keeper of the Archives (Templars)
o Half dozen Advocates
 Blauwald: prosecuted but failed to convict Juergen for the murder of
Professor Fassbinder
 Gerhard von Sohrn
o Half dozen Lictors
o Half dozen Inquisitors (Witchhunters)
 Theophilus Habermaskeen
 Hieronymus Lang (visiting from Talabheim)
  Siegfried himself
 Juniors
o 2 dozen Chroniclers
o 2 dozen Guardians
o Dozen Solicitors
o Dozen Agents
o Dozen Investigators
 Laymen (unordained)
o 3 score Acolytes
o 2 dozen Wardens
o 3 score Clerks
o 2 dozen Couriers
o 2 dozen Secretaries
 
Properties
 1 Cathedral - nave, altar, chapels, library, dovecot, etc. lies in the Friedwang district of Altdorf
(between the Northern gate and University district)
o Great Library – accessible to all, contains 1000s of books on general subjects
o Restricted Section – restricted to Librars, contains 100+ books on dangerous subjects
o Bibliotheca Tenebris – restricted to Inquisitors, contains dozens of heretical texts
 1 Temple – consists of assembly hall, dormitories, refectory, cloister, infirmary, cellar, etc.
 1 Commandry – barracks for Templars, squires and pages as well as stable and haylofts for
their mounts
 2 Chapels at which all members of the judiciary as well as lawyers and even clients pay their
respects:
o Altdorf Courthouse in Amtsbezrik
o Imperial Courthouse in Bankbezirk

Routine
Temple life is rhythmed by canonical hours of daily prayer liturgies:
 04:00 Matins (late night)
 05:00 Lauds (sunrise)
 06:00 Prime (early morning)
 07:00 breakfast
 09:00 Terce (mid-morning)
 12:00 Sext (midday)
 13:00 lunch
 15:00 Nones (mid-afternoon)
 18:00 Vespers (sunset)
 19:00 supper
 20:00 Compline

References
 WFRP page 204-205
 WFRP2 page 180
 ToS pg 71-76 <= some good ideas
 https://www.gametactica.com/wolfram-viernau.html
 http://warhammer-empire.com/theforum/index.php?topic=13963.0