第1章 主教

bishop

Ice and snow sealed away civilization, and storms extinguished steam—this was the post-Victorian era when a prosperous steam-powered civilization was destroyed by the harsh cold.

As a bishop banished to the frigid north by a mere decree, he fights for lost power, forging a fortress of faith amidst blizzards and apocalypse, guiding lost sheep through mercury and steam.

“I am not a shepherd, I am just a psychoanalyst who couldn’t find a job and was looking for another one.” — Bishop of the St. Lucia Winter Cathedral, Diocese of Speyside, the prayer master of the seven northern cities, the gatekeeper of Eden, the enemy of the frost giants, the remnant of the golden age, the keeper of the secrets of the old civilization, the spiritual mentor and psychiatrist of legendary knights, archmages, kings, popes, the poor, and wanderers. Siren Dellandt said this.

冰雪封存文明，风暴湮没蒸汽，这是繁荣的蒸汽文明被严寒摧毁的后维多利亚时代。
作为被一纸调令赶去苦寒北境的主教，争夺旁落的权力，在暴雪和末日中铸造信仰的堡垒，在水银和蒸汽中引导迷途的羔羊
“我不是牧羊人，我只是找不到工作再就业的精神分析师。”——斯佩塞教区、圣露西亚严冬大教堂主教，北线七城的祝祷者，伊甸园的守门人，霜巨人之敌，黄金年代的残影，旧日文明的守密者，传奇骑士、大法师、君王、教宗、穷人、流浪者的属灵导师和心理医生，西伦·德尔兰特如此说道。