BOATSWAIN’S CALL && CONFESSION !!
Uncomfortable Headcanons || accepting.
what was your muse’s longest journey?
Possibly a trip to the Far East occurred during his early adulthood years.
Cainhurst had a rich cultural exchange with such lands, stemming from friendships cultivated since the time of their Pthumerian ancestors.
Even if those of the Blood Kin were always keen on elitism, prioritizing their bloodlines over anyone and anything else, they did have a great appreciation for knowledge and the endless path to achieve perfection in every discipline. Cainhurst sought to make a sublime art out of everything, after all. They would strive to adapt and survive, too, understanding their vulnerability as a diaspora and solitary branch of the fallen Ancient Pthumeru. It is possible to see such diversity in what remains of their unique artefacts, alchemy and craftsmanship, including those of evident Eastern influence. Antonín's own sword was designed and crafted by a master swordsmith from the East; a woman he met during his trip and with who he would later develop an intimate yet quite conflicted relationship.
what are your muse’s thoughts about religion?
He would be called a heretic of the worst ilk, even a demon, by the Healing Church.
Cainhurst had long ago forsaken any religious traditions inherited from their Pthumerian ancestors. They knew about the existence of the entities Yharnamites would call The Great Ones, and even possessed extensive knowledge about them, again, inherited from the Pthumerian. Most of Cainhurst's arts, scholarship, techniques and crafts were derived from such heritage. Even linguistics: the royalty and high nobility preserved their ancestors' ancient tongue and spoke it as their first language. However, religious faith largely died out over the years when Cainhurst started developing its own cultural identity. Furthermore, one of the most abhorrent sins the Healing Church (and Logarius) saw in them was how they celebrated their own blood rather than worshipping the greatness and wisdom of the Gods. To the Church, the "vilebloods" were inhuman fiends of inconceivable hubris and debauchery, thus embodying an impious corruption of the sacred, including their profane use and perversion of the supposedly Holy Blood.
Some people of Cainhurst still observed the old religious rites, though. It wasn't a forbidden practice, but it certainly was not encouraged either.
Others, like Queen Annalise, continued honouring secular ancient traditions that had, once, derived from religious worship. Such was the case of noble Pthumerian women, particularly royalty, who bore the Children of the Gods. In Annalise's case, it would be the Child of Blood, a name that hints at a departure from the divine conceptualization. Her desire has little to nothing to do with religious fervour, but the hope of birthing a being capable restoring and then furthering Cainhurst's unique lineage.
Ironically, the bloodlines of Cainhurst were long ago intertwined with the so-called Gods, being hybridised descendants of the Pthumerian (the latter famous for internalising the arcane power of the Old Truth and thus becoming close to the Divine) and also having other Children of the Gods as part of their ancestry.
Antonín, in particular, was never a traditionalist beyond the bare minimum required by the strict protocol and was always somewhat opposed to religion. He lacks any form of faith, finding worship and such utterly pointless. Then, his disdain towards those he deemed fanatics made him even more averse to religious practices and dogma.
