# Free Thinkers of Western Solland ## Category Cultural / Religious / Political Dissenters ## Known Facts - The [[Free Thinkers]] are found in western [[Solland]]. - They distance themselves from Solland’s trials and beliefs. - They see Solland’s military rule as barbaric. - They view military rule as a way of keeping people in line. - They feel abandoned by [[Solland]]. - Many secretly hold ancient beliefs. - They see themselves as free from the doctrine. - Publicly, they often align themselves with [[Solland]]. - They do only as much as required to avoid causing issues. - From what [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]] had previously heard and believed, they are detached from [[Serapha]]. - To the [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]] of old, they were heathens leeching upon [[Solland]]. - After reading about the Great Purge, [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]] may begin to see them as right rather than merely strange, faithless, or wrong. ## Known Members / Associated Figures - Unknown Free Thinker individuals - [[Western Solland]] communities ## Known Methods - Quiet dissent - Public compliance - Secret preservation of ancient beliefs - Distancing from [[Solland]] doctrine - Avoiding official trouble ## Known By - [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]], partially - GM clarification - Possibly [[Solland]] citizens - [[Free Thinkers]] themselves - The party may not yet fully understand them ## Connected To - [[Solland]] - [[Serapha]] - [[The Great Purge]] - Old Gods - Ancient beliefs - [[Solland]] doctrine - Military rule - Raphius’s faith crisis - [[Western Solland]] ## Open Questions - What ancient beliefs do they preserve? - Do they worship Old Gods? - Are they organised? - Are they connected to [[The Brotherhood]], or entirely separate? - Are they historians, heretics, survivors, rebels, or something else? - Do they know hidden truths about [[Solland]]? - Are they dangerous? - Would they help [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]]? - How does [[Serapha]] view them? ## Notes The [[Free Thinkers]] are important because they complicate Raphius’s old worldview. They may be proof that dissent from [[Solland]] is not the same as evil, corruption, or faithlessness.