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===The Church, Word & Code of Man===
Whilst the dogs of Pugmire aren't a true [[theocracy]], the Church of Man is a very powerful influence over theri culture. It was founded when a dog named Anastasia Akita discovered ancient writings in a cave that contained advanced environmental manipulation techniques, allowing the fledgling kingdom of Pugmire to transform a tainted river and a noxious bog into a place where they could create the first dog city. To this day, its purpose is to help dogkind, to further learn about and understand the Old Ones, and to follow what they believe is the ideology that Man laid down for all dogs to follow.

The Church's full ideology is the Word of Man, a sprawling litany of observations and preachings compiled in a massive library of volumes. The Code of Man is the simple set of religious tenents that the Church boils it all down to, and uses to instruct and guide the lay-persons of Pugmire:
* Be a good dog.
* Obey the master.
* Bite only those who endanger you.
* Defend your home.
* Stay loyal to those that are true.
* Protect all from the Unseen.
* Fetch what has been left behind.

The Church of Man is so powerful it even has its own [[Inquisition]]... except that Pugmire Inquisitors are more a combination of detective, street judge, and specialized hunter of the Unseen. Kind of like if Sherlock Holmes was a church-trained demon-slayer.