Guide: Does starting or current Max dominion determine temple checks?

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I'm beginning to doubt my sanity here.

I decided to test Sauromatia, and created a dormant dom-10 god. Since there was going to be extra spread from the temple anyway (can't sacrifice without one), I didn't bother with the "dominion island" map.

I did not create a prophet on the first turn (or any of the later turns). But when I hosted, I had 4 candles.

Turn 0: 1 candle (start)
Turn 1: 1 + (home province spread) + (temple spread) = 4?
Turn 2: 4 + 3 = 7

When I click on the temple icon I see:
God 0
Prophet 0
Home Provinces 10
Temples 10

I didn't even start sacrificing yet.

Turn 3: 7 + 3 = 10

Add in an H1 priest sacrificing:

Turn 4: 10 + 5 = 15
Turn 4: 15 + 5 = 20

From this I am guessing:
- Home provinces generate 2 temple checks, not 1.
- Every blood slave sacrificed generates 2 temple checks.

Trying with 2 temples and dom10:
Turn 1: 4
turn 2: 7
Turn 3: 11
Turn 4: 15
Turn 5: 19

And sacrifice for a couple turns at one temple:
Turn 6: 25 =19+2(temple)+2(1slave)+2(home prov)
Turn 7: 31

One slave sacrificed is 2 temple checks. (vanilla WNH warrior sorc sacrificing)
Home province generates 2 temple checks.
One temple generates one temple check (except EA & LA Mictlan).