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===The Gospel of the White God and the Left Hand Path of the Raven Prince===
About a millennium ago, strangers from a far-off land made landfall on the shores of Ferrumgard. With them, they brought the gospel of the White God. This God commands its followers to abide by specific rules, which differ from sect to sect. The Ferrumgardic kings of old saw this as a means of controlling their subjects and converted, forcing all beneath them to do the same. And so Ferrumgard saw centuries of oppressive theocracy. That is, until the people of the North rebelled and began a revival of the Old Gods at the price of the lives of their converted king and those who continued to turn their back on the Old Gods. This began the collapse of the White God's rule and most of the land secularized as a result. In most places (excluding the North), the White God is still tolerated, but not as widely venerated. The truenames of the Gods, Demons, and Angels of this religion are kept secret from most mortals. As such, these Gods are often referred to by titles or falsenames. Followers of the White God are referred to as Whitists. Those who follow the Raven Prince are known as Ravenites.

====The White God, The King in Heaven, The Lord of Creation====
Yea, and so from the darkness of the Chaotic Verse did come the greatest and most benevolent of Gods, the one true White God. It is He who created Man from clay and water and sang the song of life. 
In their hearts, the True Believers know that one day, even the proudest of Pagans will bend the knee to the One True King.

====The Weeping Mother, The Angel of Sorrow, Lady of the Dead====
For the starving child in the streets, she weeps. For the warrior left for the crows on the battlefield, she weeps. For those who have none to weep for them, she weeps. Her’s is the name men whisper to embrace the souls of the dead and guide them home to Heaven. It is to her that the Dirge sing slow and mournful songs at their ritual funerals.

====The Raven Prince, The Lord of Hell, The Devil====
If The White God is the King in Heaven, that makes a Prince next in line. Once the White God’s greatest archangel, he was cast to Hell for reasons only known to them. Now, the Raven Prince reigns from Hell, ever-plotting his next move in the War in Heaven. Sustained by ritual and blood sacrifice, it is the duty of every Ravenite to ensure the throne of Heaven is given to its rightful ruler. The Raven Prince is depicted as a goat-headed manbeast with cloven hooves and pitch black raven wings. He is also rumored to take the form of a common raven to whisper temptations and dark secrets into the ears of Man.

====Kainus, The Reaper, Bloodthirster====
One of the most prominent villains in Whitist/Ravenite theology, the arch-demon known under the falsename of Kainus fearfully whispered of among the Whitist clergy. Empowered by blood sacrifice in his name, he leads the Raven Prince’s armies in the War in Heaven. In the holy scripts, it is prophesized that he will bring the war to the Realm of Man and bathe the ensuing sea of red.  The Cult of Kainus works tirelessly to uncover the secret ritual to summon the Bloodthirster and fulfill the prophecy.

====Kytherion, The Tainted Engine, Daemonium Ex Machina====
A less well-known yet equally deadly servant of the Raven Prince, Kytherion's true name is not known to mortals, yet his effects are felt across the world. He is the dark temptation of technology given flesh, whispering in the ears of mankind whenever a new invention is made that it could be more efficient or could be more effective, without paying heed to the increased cost on people or the landscape, until the land is a barren waste and the air is thick with a black, choking smog. He spreads his demonic technology across the world, mutating people into horrific cyber-abominations known as the Tainted who form the majority of his cult. In the gospels of the Whitists, it is said that he was the one responsible for the fall of the Old Metallican Empire, causing them to build ever-larger weapons in their wars until they destroyed themselves. Some say he now has his sights set on Arkdam. If it should fall to the Taint, then Ferrumgard will surely fall with it, as Bal-Mortus is unleashed.