Some additional info which was provided when I asked for an explanation of the religion IC:
The Path of Chivalry predates the incident described by a number of years. It was well-established when I started playing in Alowca at the start of 2008, and it was clear at that time that the main purpose of the religion was to prevent either of the neighbouring theocracies from using religious means to subvert Oritolon's lands. I never felt it was an abuse per se, but given that Oritolon spends an inordinate amount of time claiming not to be a theocracy it's pretty weird they have a State Religion and for that religion by its own admission to be solely concerned with policing religious beliefs whilst having no particular revelations of its own.
