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§4§lThe Church§0 §4§lArchitecture of§0 §4§lthe Kingdom of§0 §4§lNorlund,§0 §4An Introductory Guide.§0 §4Volume II/II.§0 §0 §cText and drawings§0 §cby Henderwicz.§0 §cPublished by§0 §c§lNorth Star Books§c,§0 §cTallum, K. of Norlund.§0 §c1 April, 2020.§0 §c ★ ★ ★ ★

§lTable of Contents.§0 §0 §0§lVolume I:§0 §0 §0§l4§0/ Preface§0 §0 §0§l10§0/ Legend§0 §0 §0§l13§0/ Irithyll Chapel§0 §0 §0§l26§0/ Church of St.§0 §0Euphemia, Laketown/§0 §0Condor (Papist)

§lVolume II:§0 §0 §0§l4§0/ Church of St.§0 §0Odilia, Kannin (Papist)§0 §0 §0§l18§0/ St. Martin’s§0 §0Church, Tallum§0 §0(Reformed)§0 §0 §0§l32§0/ Church of St.§0 §0Adrian, Yoslan§0 §0(Papist)

§lChurch of St.§0 §0§lOdilia, Kannin§0 §0§l(Papist).§0 §0(-642/-10199)§0 §0 §0§l6§0/ Elevation, spire§0 §0[E]§0 §0§l7§0/ Elevation, south§0 §0face [N]§0 §0§l8§0/ Elevation, north§0 §0face [S]§0 §0§l9§0/ Vertical section§0 §0[W]

§l10§0/ Plan, west end [S]§0 §0 §0§l11§0/ Description

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St. Odilia was an RL 8th§0 §0century saint, said to§0 §0have been born blind§0 §0and miraculously§0 §0healed when she§0 §0received baptism at§0 §0the age of twelve. In§0 §0the tradition of the§0 §0Norlish Papacy, she is§0 §0venerated as “the§0 §0All-Seeing”, and is said§0 §0to keep a vigilant

watch over Norlund§0 §0from her seat in the§0 §0capital. The Church of§0 §0St. Odilia was§0 §0constructed in§0 §0(roughly) February§0 §02020 by Pope§0 §0Leobonet, and is in§0 §0indisputably the§0 §0grandest church§0 §0design in Norlund in§0 §0scale and ambition.

The high ceilings of§0 §0the massive, T-shaped§0 §0sanctuary are§0 §0supported by walls of§0 §0tall dark-green§0 §0windows. The church§0 §0seats 26 in 5 rows of§0 §0pews in the nave, and§0 §0two facing pews at the§0 §0back (east) end. At§0 §0the front (west) end§0 §0of the sanctuary sit

a marble altar and an§0 §0episcopal throne on a§0 §0raised dais. The altar§0 §0bears the Latin text§0 §0“Deus Protector§0 §0Noster” (“God our§0 §0protector”). Uniquely§0 §0among the churches§0 §0of Norlund, the altar§0 §0and throne are§0 §0separated from the§0 §0nave by an altar-rail,

contributing to a§0 §0sense of hierarchical§0 §0distance between the§0 §0congregation and the priest characteristic§0 §0of the Papist church.§0 §0 §0A long, narrow gallery§0 §0on the north side of§0 §0the sanctuary is§0 §0intended as a§0 §0preaching platform

elevated high above§0 §0the congregation, or§0 §0alternately as a VIP§0 §0seating area. This§0 §0gallery also has the§0 §0effect of dividing the§0 §0north wall and its§0 §0windows in two parts,§0 §0introducing a subtle§0 §0and pleasant§0 §0asymmetry into the§0 §0interior design. The

single, tall spire is§0 §0climbable, giving§0 §0maintenance access to§0 §0the roof, and is§0 §0crowned with a Latin§0 §0cross of stone.

§lSt. Martin’s§0 §0§lChurch, Tallum§0 §0§l(Independent§0 §0§lReformed Church§0 §0§lof Norlund).§0 §0(103, -8667)§0 §0 §0§l20§0/ Elevation, north§0 §0face [S]§0 §0§l21§0/ Vertical section§0 §0[S]§0 §0§l22§0/ Elevation, south§0 §0face [N]

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St. Martin’s, built by§0 §0Henderwicz in early§0 §0March 2020, is the§0 §0first Reformed church§0 §0in Norlund. Built in the§0 §0early days of Tallum’s§0 §0building boom in the§0 §0spring of 2020, it§0 §0stands opposite the§0 §0town bulletin board;§0 §0adjacent to the§0 §0Southern Traitor

tavern, Gingerbuddie’s§0 §0Supply Shop, and§0 §0North Star Books; and§0 §0a bowshot from the§0 §0southeastern shore§0 §0of Lake Tallum. In§0 §0several ways, it§0 §0represents a dramatic§0 §0reversal of Norlish§0 §0church architectural§0 §0norms: It is built at the§0 §0bottom of an incline,

rather than on an§0 §0elevated plateau.§0 §0Though it uses the§0 §0traditional stone block,§0 §0it has an exposed§0 §0dark oak log frame;§0 §0typical of rural§0 §0Norlish residential§0 §0and commercial§0 §0architecture, but§0 §0hitherto unseen in a§0 §0Norlish church. It has§0 §0a simple wooden table

as opposed to an§0 §0elaborate altar; and§0 §0the pastor’s seat is to§0 §0the side of the table§0 §0rather than directly§0 §0behind the altar,§0 §0making the Communion§0 §0table alone (rather§0 §0than the altar with the§0 §0priest) the focal§0 §0centre of the church.§0 §0The table itself is

draped with cloth, and§0 §0before it sit two§0 §0flowerpots [“F”, p. 24];§0 §0the cloth and flowers§0 §0changed periodically§0 §0according to the§0 §0colour of the liturgical§0 §0season. At the back§0 §0(south) end of the§0 §0church are several§0 §0bookshelves [“B”, pp.§0 §021 & 24] containing

prayerbooks and§0 §0Bibles, another§0 §0innovation indicative of§0 §0the characteristic§0 §0Reformed emphases on§0 §0lay participation and§0 §0on the written word.§0 §0The windows use dark§0 §0green, magenta, red§0 §0and white panes; the§0 §0first use of§0 §0multicolour stained-

glass in Norlish§0 §0church architectural§0 §0history. The roof§0 §0slopes gently upward§0 §0toward the front§0 §0(north) end, ending in§0 §0a slight peak.§0 §0 §0St. Martin was an RL§0 §04th century§0 §0soldier-turned-§0 §0Christian pacifist§0 §0and bishop.

§lChurch of St. Adrian§0 §0§l/ KirVunSintAdrian,§0 §0§lYoslan (Papist).§0 §0(1046, -9411)§0 §0 §0§l34§0/ Elevation, west§0 §0face [E]§0 §0§l35§0/ Plan [E]§0 §0§l36§0/ Plan, proposed§0 §0Reformed renovation§0 §0[E]§0 §0§l37§0/ Plan, yard [N]

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The Church of St.§0 §0Adrian was built by§0 §0DoomsGus in late§0 §0March 2020 as a§0 §0Papist mission to the§0 §0Vötgil-speaking§0 §0Cathars and animists§0 §0of Yoslan. DoomsGus§0 §0originally began an§0 §0all-cobblestone,§0 §0tower-like§0 §0construction in the§0 §0centre of town; but

this unauthorised§0 §0building was put to a§0 §0halt, and now forms§0 §0the base of a§0 §0Yoslander residence.§0 §0A different site was§0 §0chosen on the east§0 §0bank of the river,§0 §0where the current§0 §0building now stands.§0 §0“Church of St. Adrian”§0 §0was translated as

“KirVunSintAdrian,” using§0 §0the neologism “Kir”§0 §0first introduced into§0 §0the local dialect of§0 §0Vötgil by Reformed§0 §0pastor Henderwicz in§0 §0an early translation§0 §0of his anti-Papist§0 §0tract, “Leobonet’s§0 §0Error.” In a wider§0 §0sense, DoomsGus’s§0 §0missionary efforts

and church design can§0 §0both be seen as Papist§0 §0responses to that§0 §0Reformed challenge.§0 §0The building takes§0 §0inspiration from and§0 §0even exceeds the§0 §0simplicity of St.§0 §0Martin’s, Tallum, using§0 §0not only an exposed§0 §0dark oak frame but§0 §0also wooden planks

instead of stone. On§0 §0the other hand,§0 §0it retains many§0 §0traditional Papist§0 §0elements: the§0 §0elaborate altar-desk,§0 §0at which the priest§0 §0sits; the church tower§0 §0(added to the original§0 §0sanctuary in a second§0 §0stage of§0 §0construction); and the§0 §0monocolour dark

green stained glass§0 §0windows. (This last§0 §0element has§0 §0subsequently been§0 §0borrowed by some§0 §0local Yoslander§0 §0residences.) The§0 §0cleverly-constructed§0 §0confessional booth§0 §0[“C”, p. 36] is a new§0 §0sight in Norlund.

DoomsGus’s efforts to§0 §0convert the locals§0 §0have so far been§0 §0unsuccessful, perhaps§0 §0due to his late§0 §0adoption of Vötgil and§0 §0his somewhat abrasive§0 §0personal style. Repeat§0 §0vandalism of St. Adrian’s§0 §0caused DoomsGus to§0 §0announce his§0 §0abandonment of the

mission within a week of§0 §0its opening. During his§0 §0brief absence,§0 §01234fireball, acting§0 §0Marquis of Yoslan,§0 §0invited Henderwicz to§0 §0take over the building§0 §0as a centre for§0 §0Reformed mission.§0 §0These plans never§0 §0materialised, as§0 §0DoomsGus quickly

back-peddled from his§0 §0announcement,§0 §0returning to the§0 §0mission and adding the§0 §0church tower to the§0 §0original layout. The§0 §0plan for the proposed§0 §0Reformed renovation§0 §0of the original§0 §0tower-less layout§0 §0[p. 73] is included in§0 §0this volume to provide

a hypothetical case of§0 §0direct contrast§0 §0between Papal and§0 §0Reformed interior§0 §0design. The Reformed§0 §0renovation would have§0 §0switched the§0 §0altar-desk for a§0 §0simple table set up§0 §0length-wise; moved two§0 §0pews from the back§0 §0(west) to the front§0 §0(east) end, setting

them up on opposite§0 §0sides of the table§0 §0facing inward; and§0 §0installed bookshelves§0 §0in the back. It would§0 §0also have introduced§0 §0multicolour panes into§0 §0the window in imitation§0 §0of St. Martin’s, and§0 §0added a side door§0 §0access to the church§0 §0yard.

A plan of the actual§0 §0church yard is§0 §0included to show how§0 §0DoomsGus carefully§0 §0integrated two old-§0 §0growth dark oaks§0 §0(“T”, p. 74) into the§0 §0stone perimeter fence.§0 §0St. Adrian’s is the first§0 §0Norlish church to§0 §0interact directly with§0 §0wild flora; but it sets

a commendable and§0 §0typically Norlish§0 §0example for future§0 §0projects, by working§0 §0around existing§0 §0natural features§0 §0rather than flattening§0 §0them.§0 §0 §0St. Adrian was an RL§0 §04th century martyr, a§0 §0torturer of Christians§0 §0until his conversion.