Created by Jim Starlin The Church of the Instrumentality is a religious organization which worship the ancient entity's of magical science,The Twelve Gods, whose leaders hold both spiritual and governing authority over half the Galaxy. The priests of the Instrumentality are scholars and magicians. The church however is corrupt, and its leaders devoted to power, both temporal and magical. The Monarchy is the other superpower,both have been engaged in a galactic war for two hundred years.