Faith of the Seven

The Faith of the Seven is a broad term for the religious beliefs of the Andal peoples, who migrated from the Axe to eventually occupy the entire western coast of Essos.

Organisation

The Faith is predominantly organised around Septs, each of which takes responsibility for the religious life of a set domain. Each of these septs is overseen by a septon. Andal rulers also usually have a septon on hand to provide religious instruction, read from the holy text, and to perform sacred ceremonies. Septas are the female equivelent of Septons, who often also reside with Andal rulers to raise and instruct female children. In addition to these duties, Septas also lead motherhouses of novices.

The closest thing to a Head of Fath are the Most Devout, a council of seven septons who reside in Andalos, chosen from the ranks of septons and septas. These septons are responsible for ruling on matters of doctrine and such matters that concern the entire faith.

Other communities of the Faith exist, known as Septries and Motherhouses respectively. These are often found in remote places, where brothers and sisters of the faith separately seek out a pious life, whilst also often tending to the dead, or producing goods to the benefit of themselves and others.

Beliefs

By the time of the Andal Invasions, the beliefs of the Faith had been codified into a single work