## Overview --- The [[Transelman Church of Saints]] was officially established by the [[History of Transelmany — Foundation & Protracted Rebellion (648-658 AL)|Treaty of Haal]]. However, it would not actually begin operations until after the conclusion of the [[Transelman Civil War]], when all of the country's territory had come under the control of Fayowa's [[Voromiraka|Voromiraka]]: at which point the combat forces from all three warring factions were then unified under one vanguard as the Transelman Church. Today, the Church is composed not of wartime soldiers but apostles; chiefly associated with the regional churches that govern each of the twelve [[Dioceses of Transelmany|dioceses]] in the country, but formally answerable to the Transelman [[Transelman Council of Saints|Council of Saints]] as a collective. Transelmany's division into dioceses is a matter of geographic practicality, but ultimate authority is vested in the central Council itself. The term 'apostle' is both the general name for all affiliated members of the Church, as well as the specific name for its lowest-ranking agents. Every apostle in the Church is granted a monthly stipend, rising modestly in accordance with their rank, in addition to an apartment within the headquarters of their diocese. Upon reaching adulthood (aged 17), they may also choose to obtain alternative accommodation outside the headquarters, in the form of a state-subsidized housing unit that every Transelman citizen is entitled to. ### RANKS IN THE TRANSELMAN CHURCH OF SAINTS --- | Rank | Title | Stipend (TKR) | | ------------- | ---------- | ------------- | | Exalted | Saint | 2000 | | I | Archbishop | 1600 | | II | Archdeacon | 1600 | | III | Bishop | 1400 | | IV | Deacon | 1400 | | V | Vicar | 1200 | | Anointed (VI) | Apostle | 1000 | The average monthly compensation for a Transelman apostle is 1380 Transelman karats. Roughly equivalent to 15 Royal Elman karats. This compensation is generally in line with what workers in other fields can expect; varying with experience and pedigree, or sometimes lack thereof, given that employment in adulthood is compulsory.