Good to know that any Elder can enlarge temples! Thanks for clarifying! I still think that religion might be better if priests were not required in any form. I am not sure why the state-religion thing is so bad. Doing something like that really limits the potential reach of a religion. What are the benefits? Easier to keep regions happy? Protection from foreign religions?
And I really think realms should be able to exist without nobles. That way there can be a realm made and ran by adventurers. They might not actually have any land though but whatevs.