Editing Ba'al

'''Ba'al''' was a Northwest Semitic title meaning "lord" or "owner". In ancient Levantine religion, it was applied to different deities and became associated with Hadad, a Canaanite storm god whose rains were connected to agricultural fertility.

In [[Glöbbery]], Ba'al was one of the identities assigned to [[The Gentleman]], the supreme figure worshipped by the order. [[Glöbberists]] identified The Gentleman with Satan and Ba'al, but used the title The Gentleman in their oaths and records.<ref name="globbery-beliefs"/><ref name="gentleman-role"/>

== Use in Glöbbery ==
The identification of The Gentleman with Ba'al appeared in the first doctrine written by [[Elias Schwammelwanger]]. Elias co-founded Glöbbery with [[Reinhard Glöbbelhart (Glöbbery founder)|Reinhard Glöbbelhart]] on 17 October 1888 at [[Festung Glöbbelhart]]. During the founding meeting, the doctrine was accepted by the first members of [[Glöbbelhart Glöbbery]] and incorporated into the order's oath system.<ref name="elias-biography"/>

The doctrine required members to maintain secrecy and obey the order. It treated payment and sacrifice as obligations owed to The Gentleman, whose name remained in use because he was regarded as the owner of every oath and agreement. Ba'al and The Gentleman referred to the same supreme figure within the Glöbberian hierarchy. The [[Middle Eye]] represented his presence over the order, while the [[Ghost Parliament]] enforced hidden decisions and punished betrayal.<ref name="globbery-beliefs"/><ref name="gentleman-role"/>

== Exposure ==
The first internal references to Glöbbery were found in seized Tanoan files on 25 November 2024. The order was publicly identified on 3 December 2024, when recovered doctrine and fortress records confirmed that Glöbberists identified The Gentleman with Satan and Ba'al. Glöbbery was declared destroyed on 18 May 2026 after its remaining records at Festung Glöbbelhart were seized. The identification remained documented in the recovered founding doctrine and later Glöbberian records.<ref name="globbery-exposure"/>

== See also ==
* [[The Gentleman]]
* [[Glöbbery]]
* [[Glöbberists]]
* [[Elias Schwammelwanger]]
* [[Middle Eye]]
* [[Ghost Parliament]]
* [[Festung Glöbbelhart]]
* [[Glöbbelhart Glöbbery]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="globbery-beliefs">"[[Glöbbery#Beliefs|Beliefs]]". ''Glöbbery''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="gentleman-role">"[[The Gentleman#Role in Glöbbery|Role in Glöbbery]]". ''The Gentleman''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="elias-biography">"[[Elias Schwammelwanger#Biography|Biography]]". ''Elias Schwammelwanger''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="globbery-exposure">"[[Glöbbery#Exposure|Exposure]]". ''Glöbbery''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

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