Father Vin smiled,<strong>"We always welcome new parishioners.  New members we usually put through a longer vetting process before we accept them, but the house Vynar is known to us.  Your brother is a member, though we've not seen him in many months, almost a year, not since he left Britannia."</strong>This didn't surprise Celes, not exactly.  She didn't know that her brother was a Shonite, but she supposed that with her father being much more reserved about worship, she shouldn't be surprised.  In name her family paid lip service to Pelor, but her father was not especially religious.  He had often said that faith was personal and that putting it into a deity you couldn't see was a sure path to disappointment.   He had obviously never felt the touch or love of a god or goddess in his life, and Celes wondered if that belief had anything to do with the death of his wife, the only mother Celes had ever known.<br/><strong><br/>"So for you,"</strong>Father Vin continued,<strong>"We can of course welcome you to the faith.  We hold services on Saturn's day and Woden's day at dusk.   So if you'd like to come back tomorrow we can accept you into the church at dusk.  You of course realize that our services do include an orgy of the faithful, right?  The highest form of worship to Shoni is in sexual congress and only by joining with another may we truly pay homage to the goddess."</strong><br/><br/>He opened a drawer on his desk and pulled out a small pamphlet of folded paper and slid it across the desk to her.  The outside was marked with only her holy symbol, but the inside was the basic tenants of her faith as well as many points of advice for how to enjoy sex the most.   A quick glance showed Celes that there were tips for men to be with women, and also for people to be with their own gender.  Shonites did not discriminate against homosexuality, unlike the followers of Metahn.<br/><br/><strong>"As for how our parishioners fare,"</strong>he said with a sigh,<strong> "Well, I'd rather wait till you were one of our flock before sharing the troubles with you.   I hope you understand."</strong><br/><br/>He stood,<strong> "I can show you the temple if you wish, or see you out.  Unless you are in need of private prayer sessions?  You mentioned that you needed guidance?  Is there some way I can help you?"</strong>