the 16th Zhoyaala

purity and strength

The 16th Zhoyaala, often called the "golden brotherhood", is an unofficial faction of Braahan that bridge all fifteen of the official zhoyaala. The group is not officially sanctioned by the Zhoyaala Council, the ud'Baahanxi, the Shur’h’neet or any other government or religious body, and yet it's existence is considered sanctioned by all bodies, simply by their refusal to aknowledge such a widely known and open 'secret'.
The golden brotherhood are a collection of the most devout and extreme members of the zhoyaalas. Though individual beliefs vary, their stated purpose is to push for a "pure" form of Giaan’lun.

Structure

The structure of the 16th Zhoyaala is seemingly as informal as could be expected from an unsanctioned collection of men. They follow an unnammed leader called the ud'Braahan, but since even using such the 'sacred' prefix to a male title is against mainstream doctrine, the individual has never identified himself.
Though the golden brotherhood is focused in Chaodyatan Sho, they are known to have cells in most major cities accross Yatan'aa. It is unknown whether each city has it's own ud'Braahan, or if the entire international collective somehow answers to the ud'Braahan in Chaodyatan Sho.

Public Agenda

Members of the 16th Zhoyaala follow a far more strict adhearance to the dogmas of Giaan’lun and advocate for the adoption of their percieved "purity" amongst all Dal Karchuan and accross all of Tamrakaaz. According to the golden brotherhood, a stricter adhearance to Giaan’lun by more humans on Tamrakaaz would in turn bring more of their xeichi to Moksh ke'Jishu when they died and underwent the Gionghua, thereby strengthening Niryusha that much faster and decreasing total human suffering by bringing about the final redemption of humanity as soon as possible.
Some of the more generally accepted agenda include:

• The total abolition of any and all magic, regardless of context. i.e. mah'jaato of any kind.

• Publicly subsidized Giaan’lun schools for all human children regardless of class or family.

• The expulsion of all Vid'Oshi and other non-believers from Yatan'aa.

• The invasion of Azaiyuu and the overthrow and disbandment of the Joen'Zi.

• Enforced adherance to all basic rites and rituals, such as the silent reflection on one's vi'tyaana during the weekly darkness of zu'shihaan.

There are also some elements of the the golden brotherhoods agenda that are known but not generally accepted by the wider populace and noble classes:

• Gender equality within Giaan’lun, allowing equal status for men within the religion.

• The unification of all Shur’h’neet of the five nations under the ud'Saava Dhaashen.

• The banning of all alcohol and nirhaash.

• The closure and banning of all Trickster Dens, brothels, and smoking halls.

Finally there are those beliefs that are occasionally spoken of but so extreme that even the majority of the 16th Zhoyaala themselves do not ascribe to:

• The execution of all Vid'Oshi and any and all heretics, regardless of crime.

• The violently forced unity of all humanity under Giaan’lun and the ud'Saava Dhaashen. i.e. the formation of a holy army to carry out the invasion of Azaiyuu, the disbanding of the High Houses, and the disolution of the five nations.

• Laws forcing all women to become either Xiuhaan Dhaashen or to marry and bear children by the age of 17.

• The formation of a holy war band to be sent into and accross Raz Ursanai lands and confirm their claims that no humans live in the west.

"There is no purpose of human life beyond the worship of Niryusha and contributing to it's great purpose in Moksh ke'Jishu after death. To this end, the whole of our species must be focused on the pursuit of xeichi and our eventual salvation."

- the prime doctrine of the ud'Braahan, first illegally published in "The Mission of the Golden Brotherhood" (444AS)

Type

Religious, Other

Location

Chaodyatan Sho

Related Species

• human