EVE Fiction

No, I am not a supporter of the Amarr (I like their Cloaks and Hoods though...)
No, I don't support their Slavery.
No, I am not a religious person (Spiritual yes, -not- religious!)

However... After reading the EVE Novels and many of the Chronicles I just can't deny that the Amarrian Scriptures are indeed highly fascinating! While I was always like "Pff... damn Amarrians... Keep them away from me!", I've come to notice that I keep reading all the stuff about their Scriptures and how the Amarr interprete them on various occassions to make things seem as if they occured exacly as the Scriptures foretold them.

Now I am aware that there are not only multiple versions of the Scriptures within the Amarr Empire, but that the whole of the collection is too big to put it all together into one Book...
However, maybe you CCP Savants can put together a 600 - 1'000 Page Book that is The Scriptures. Lore wise you could always explain it's existance as if Sarum I or the Theology Council released a "core" version that counts for all Amarrians as the standard of the Scriptures.
You could release that in printed form in a pretty golden Hard Cover version. It sure would be one of my fave Books in my private Library...

I just wish this Book to be in my collection!

What does the Community think about this?

And no... I really am not an Amarr in disguise!

I like the idea of a released Scriptures book, but certainly not 600-1000 pages long!! Probably, a simple pdf of 50-60 would be more than enough to give the most important passages, the structure of how it's organized, and a clear view of the most imortant ideas and concepts.

The gallente constitution would take a whole lot less pages. So do that first.

Could be a great sourcebook for if you're writing a Amarr-themed story and want to throw in some scripture. Or base your story around a certain scripture.

Like Jules the hit man in Pulp Fiction and his Ezekial 12:17 quote:
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"

http://www.praetorian-guard.org/upload/publications/Book_of_Prayers_and_Devotions.pdf here's a very good player made collection of scripture related to reclaiming. VERY handy for the Amarr milita roleplayer. The author does a very good job writing meditations which help get you into the Amarr mindset. Which truth be told is alien to traditional western culture as it sits now.

Hehe you mean like reading a bible right?

First, there is an official source for snippets of the Scriptures.

Second, the Bible (from ancient greek: ta biblia - the books) isn't a single book, but in fact a library of books. Still, the Scriptures encompass a vastly larger corpus than the Bible."They are not limited to just religious dogma; they describe everything from out-of-date codes of behavior to early technological breakthroughs." So while the Bible isn't limited to religious dogma either: actually it seems to contain little dogma at all, as one can ascertain oneself if one delves a bit into the scientific study of the bible, the Bible doesn't involve recordings of technological breakthroughs or complete genealogical records as the Amarrian Scriptures does.

Thirdly, that "Book of Prayers and Devotions" is licentiously utilizing Judeo-Christian prayers, exchaging for example in the Intercession of the Saints "virgin mother of God" with Dano Gheinok or simply taking excerpts of psalms without altering them at all - and it isn't even pointing its sources out. I think that plagiarizing like that is especially unlucky, as it might seriously offend Christians and Jews by tacitly associating them or at least their religion and holy scripture with a slave-holding, oftentimes for the modern person blatantly evil Empire. Also, I think it is containing sections that are simply in conflict with PF.
In summary, I'd refrain from advocating its use, even though I like the idea behind it.

P.S.: That said, I'd like such a book as well, maybe giving an introduction on the nature of the Amarrian Scriptures, how it's dealt with by Amarrian theologians and then giving some new, more extensive samples of what is already established as the religious core of the Amarrian Scriptures ("Those three books, along with the Book of Reclaiming, form the basis of the Amarr religion and are thus considered the most important by the Amarr." see Dano Gheinok - Religous Influences) in addition to those snippets we already have.

Oh, you have no idea how much I'd love to do this.

Unfortunately, religious text is a weak point in my writing and it'd take a massive amount of work.

Hmm, close your eyes, feel the Divine~~ Then open your eyes, take a pen and write them all down. God will guide you on this journey (at least that's how it usualy works, doesn't it...? :P ) Have faith Amarrian, for you are the chosen one!

On a more serious note, yes it certainly would be a lot of work. However:
- It would surely be enjoyable for the writer to do this (assuming the writer is a TRUE Amarr, which I am positive they will be!).
- That book would be a jewel for us nerdy Lore-Geeks and Role Players.
- It would clearly enchant yours and Falcon's Life (obviousely, hehe)
- And it would be good for the treasury of CCP.

I call this a Win / Win deal!

Hey, some of the Old Testament stuff is pretty action-packed. Sacking cities, hauling off all the women to be wives and concubines, killing hundreds of Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey.... Robert E. Howard got a lot of his inspiration for the Conan stories from that stuff.