OFaolain, I appreciate your willingness to work with it, and I hope I can make this enjoyable for everyone. Yes, you are right, the situation was forced on you. However, if this was purely a game of mutual cooperation where nothing happened without consent from both sides, nothing would ever happen. Yes, Jonsu just usurped a position, but this is a game about politics, and the occasional usurper will arise from time to time. Maybe not in this fashion, as it is extremely unique, but it will happen. I also recognize the inherent failures in the game mechanics (I hope this helps speed along the schism mechanic and some religious retooling for example), and am working towards a solution I hope everyone will find mutually enjoyable.
In fact, your faction suggestion is exactly what dustole and I are working to implement. I rushed ahead last night with promoting him, because I trust Dustole as a player, and frankly, I trust him as a great counter to any personal bias I might carry. Any suggestions on how to improve the overall experience are most welcome.
I have acquired 22 trust medals since they were incorporated, and 21 fun medals, and as a player, I have a great love for battlemaster, have played it for over 10 years, and hope to continue, and hope everyone continues. I trust myself, when paired with someone whose bias is damn near polar opposite of mine, to be fair when in the execution of what is to come.
No one will be booted from the faith (unless they are actively attacking the infrastructure of the faith) from now on. Anyone who becomes an Anti-Regent who attempts to boot people who are not actively attacking the infrastructure of the faith, however, will be booted from Anti-Regent status, and will not be given a second chance. I see no reason why we cannot be gentlemanly about this.