Inspiration

Definition

In the faith of Kelx, Inspiration is the redeeming impulse or creative power identified with the Innocent in the founding triad. According to doctrine as preached in one ark, the Innocent’s Inspiration entered the Condemned Man at the moment of her death and, from him, extends to everyone. Through this Inspiration each person is said to have the capacity to "create a world"—understood as making choices and shaping outcomes that improve the whole.

Context and Usage

• Sermon framing: In a crowded, shipboard ark, a magister urged congregants to account for what they had recently done to make the world better, grounding the appeal in Inspiration’s presence within each person. The same message described how the Condemned Man narrates people’s doings serially to the Magistrate; when your story is being told, right choices are crucial—Inspiration is invoked as the source of that better choosing.
• Viral character: The Inspiration that passed from the Innocent is described as "viral," spreading from the Condemned Man into all. Within this view, each individual holds a spark of the Innocent that can be exercised toward good ends.
• Eschatological appeal: The preacher tied Inspiration to urgent rhetoric about signs in the heavens and to claims about the Warden of Heaven. These assertions are presented as sermon claims rather than verified reports.
• Perspective note: An avout attendee reports finding the framework oddly compelling as a thought experiment despite skepticism and identifies the setting as Extramuros.

Related Terms

• Kelx: the Triangle faith whose triad centers on the Condemned Man, Magistrate, and Innocent.
• Chosen One: a hoped-for figure who would create a perfect world; Inspiration is presented as the enabling power for this outcome.
• Warden of Heaven: a figure invoked in the sermon’s appeals; included here for context.

Notes

• Scope and sects: Details here reflect teachings as delivered by one ark’s magister; other Kelx sects and schisms may narrate the same core ideas with different emphasis.
• Ambiguity: The doctrine’s cosmological claims are recorded as statements of belief. References to portents in the sky and the fate of the Warden of Heaven are treated in‑text as unconfirmed sermon rhetoric.