Godherja Encyclopedia

Epirima (pure clique)

The Seekers of Purity or 'Epirina' are a faction descending from both Aversarian cults of Katharitos attempting to reconcile his teachings with traditional Aagiokratan beliefs, as well as followers of Katharitos seeking to moderate the excesses of Aversaria by making Katharites ideas more palatable to adapt. Like Katharitos, they regard purity as coming from having an open mind and soul, but unlike most Katharites, they believe that Aversarians have an easier time attaining the state of purity than other, more impure peoples. This prospensivity for purity is not inborn, however, but primarily result of the Aversarians advanced culture - thus, Aversarians should not enslave other, lesser peoples, but rather teach them the knowledge of Katharitos and the Purest so that they too may attain the same state of purity as the Aversarians. Though the Epirima tend to profess more extreme beliefs in front of possible Aversarian converts than they do inside the order itself, they are still viewed as quite heterodox, and while generally somewhat accepted due to the pluralism within Katharicism, some see their beliefs as a dangerous corruption of Katharitos' teachings.