Trinitarian Samsonism

Summary
Trinitarian is the second-oldest religion in the Samso-Paternalist branch of Elgenean religions. It was unofficially founded by St. Leopold at the birth of Samson the Great, the event which marks the beginning of the Imperial Calendar. The Paternalist population of the Heartlands had conducted large sacrifices to the Paternal spirits, the All-Father and All-Mother, in the hopes that they would wipe our their Mokosh overlords. When Samson the Great came of age and was eventually made Bannerlord at the age of 20, he successfully united the Heartlander tribes into a confederation and expelled the Mokosh from Eastern Elgenea.

Samson continued to lead the Muddites through several other wars, and eventually created a strong pact between the many tribes of Eastern Elgenea, marrying the princess of Pfilstein and establishing defensive alliances with the other tribes. At the age of 64, Samson, his wife Helene, and their son Konrad all vanished from Muddah without a trace. Trinitarians believe that at this point, Samson the Great ascended to godhood among the Paternal Spirits, become a new third entity.

Conflict with Unitarians
The belief that Samson the Great became a third entity puts Trinitarians at odds with Unitarian Samsonists, who believe that Samson the Great is a merger of the Paternal Spirits into a single, new entity. The Samsonling Dynasty which has ruled Samsonia since the foundation of the Empire based much of their legitimacy on their divine lineage from the Bannerlord, which made Trinitarians a direct threat to their right-to-rule. This ultimately resulted in Unitarians adopting a negative view of Trinitarians, likening them to anarchists or traitors to the crown.

Trinitarians have also, throughout the Empire's history, opposed especially powerful and militarist Kaisers, and over time have adopted an anti-monarchy stance on government, advocating for the democratic traditions held by ancient heartlanders. This shift in view was a significant proponent of the Trinitarian Diaspora, which led to mass emigration of Trinitarians from Samsonia to other nations, most notably the Esloran Republic.