Covenant of Maliakiith

The Knights Templar

An organization that hangs over the realm at times like a limber shadow, much of this cult's history is shrouded from the public eye. Few things are known of these supposed Knights and assassins except their great hatred for the various incarnates of the Clerical Order and the Brotherhood of the Golden Lion. Frequently associated with the gold red and black garbed Templars who wander the realm, they are known to purge Tahariaen clerics with extreme prejudice.

Distinctions

As opposed to most religions followed by the Descendants, the Covenant solely believes in an ultimate Maker. an omnipotent and omniscient entity that contrary to Canonist beliefs is not a singular individual but the entire universe itself as a whole. Coinciding with this lies the belief that while fate is not predetermined it can certainly be predicted by those who acquire the right tools and the name goal of a practioner of this religion is to free themselves of the Trinity and False Gods and instead grasp victory.

The Trinity

The three fatalities, or carnal acts.

• Pain

Pain is an illusion, and to let it rule you is to give in to fear.

• Dishonor

To not abide by one's words is atrocious and a wretched sin.

• Gluttony

To take that which He does not give, to gorge yourself on the labor of others and hungrily eat more than your fair share.

The False Gods

Tahariae - He who gave way to sin and impurity, he wields and points a sword that should not be his and does as he wishes like a slothful tyrant.

Nemiisae - A goddess who long ago bedded a mortal man named Zanunder to spawn a race of wretched killers and slavers, the beast struck down her husband in his sleep and left her ilk to rot.

Xan - The lion, order. Order holds no place in a world of chaos, and we thrive on change. This god would have us set into our current ways for all of eternity.

Iblees - The Daemon who cast on us our bindings to his foul curses, never again shall we see him rise.

The Envoy

The Arch-Daemon Maliakiith, or Aerk'iath. The All-Seeing Eye of Fate that predicts every single movement. Whilst the Old Ones seek to have our world bend the knee, only he as our patron holds back the heavenly tide. The Creator's hand and speaker, he sets his gaze onto us so that we may halt their descent from above. He would see the world purged of godly hegemony and things set back into the old ways; reign by those who inhabit the Earth themselves, mortality.

The Reign of Mortality

None are better fit to rule the lands of men than mankind itself. The Old Gods and their tyrannical ways once abolished would give way to an Age of Mortality unparalleled in history. No forgotten gods of ages past, no archaic monoliths of self destructive holy energies, only us and the cosmos.