The Church of Qyrvagg/Beliefs

Beliefs

The beliefs and doctrines of the Church of Qyrvagg are quite simple and easily understood. We shall give glory to war and strive to dwell in a constant state of war, weather physical or metaphysical. Below is a full description:

• War must be waged on all levels.
  • This means infiltration, assassination, pillaging, and battles
• Duels are encouraged
  • Duels to the deaths hould be postponed during wars
• Absolute obedience to the Master of the Holy Hosts is required in Wars.
  • In all else, defer to the appropriate authorities, usually the current Prophet.
• War is not a last resort.
  • War is to be waged readily and happily, but not suicidally.
  • Heroes are the blessed servants of Qyrvagg
  • Traders and Beurocrats are necessary, but are only permissable when the realm they serve on the whole functions in ways pleasing to Qyrvagg.
• War should not be waged in hate. War is glorious to Qyrvagg, God of War. Hate is not His.
• Qyrvagg has the power to heal his Followers of diseases and ailments, but only in extreme circumstances.
• There must be no ulterior motives for faith. Amekal died to remove his ulterior motives. There must be no power-mongering, no miracle-seeking. No ulterior motives. Devotion to Qyrvagg and the virtues of battle are reason for faith.
• The virtues of battle are, in order of importance, loyalty, courage, honor, strength, obedience, and fellowship.
• These beliefs are from Qyrvagg, as spoken by Hireshmont, First Prophet, and Amekal, Third Prophet

Beliefs concerning other religions

• The Path of the Great Dragon- Variant
  • The Path of the Great Dragon we believe is something of another incarnation of Qyrvaggism. At the Battle of Hakan-del-Zir, Qyrvagg was supported by an army of souls. BEFORE th church of Qyrvagg. Hence, there are other Qyrvaggians. We believe the Path of the Great Dragon may be something of an offshoot of Sartan, the Great Dragon may be another incarnation.
• Order of the Druids- Currently ignore, debating about misguided or evil
  • The Order of the Druids has declared us evil. Their beliefs about natural harmony and such do not seem all that out of line. But, seeing as they declared us evil, we may be forced to retaliate, in the name of Qyrvagg, and the good of humanity. They spread lies about us which we must combat. The council is discussing our exact position.
• Hemaism- Ignore
  • We could care less about these guys. They're far away, and we dont really know what exactly they believe. As such, we have no stance on them.
• The Valentic Order- Evil
  • The Valentic Order has been declared evil, and an enemy of the Church. They are nothing more than a creation of the Valentian Monarchy, a state-run institution designed to put untrue religious backing behind the throne. Valentia persecuted us. Anything Valentia so openly backs, we are sworn to oppose, until Kokomaro is deposed, and Billy is given due punishment. Also, the Prophet Darrin sought to subvert our believers.
• The Church of Estahsism- Ignore
  • So many deities, we cant tell exactly what they believe. Their tale of creation and wars may or may not be true, we have no creation story. Their tale of their Gods may or may not be true. Qyrvagg ascended after the beginning of the world. We could care less about the Estasists.
• Sanguinaire- Variant
  • We view the Sanguinairians as a variant. Their name suggests a devotion to battle and, specifically, blood and gore. They also seek the common good of humanity, though their means to reach it, and the exact purpose of war, is sometimes questionable. Overrall, though, there bear remarkable similarities to our beliefs.
• Omniovoism- Ignore
  • This religion doesnt seem to teach much of anything, so we have no problem with it.
• Octarianism- Misguided
  • They believe they are the only true religion. SOunds like a xenophobic people group from the get-go. They seem to have no particular problem with war. BUT, as stated in the last sentence of their statement of faith, it seems they believe the prime purpose of life is to live a long, and unharmed, complacent, life where one may live out one's alloted days to a ripe old age. This we disagree with.
• Hedonism- Evil
  • Hedonism states that pleasure is the highest form of good, that the pleasure should always outweigh the pain. This we disagree with. Through conflict, through battle and trials, we are made better. Virtue refined in toil. Toil is rarely a pleasent experience. As such, we fundamentally disagree with the seemingly, pacifistic and, well, hedonistic views of Hedonism.

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