the prophets law
the religion of the twin sultanates is know as the profits law. the profit being Mohammad.
Structure
the sultan is the head of the faith. after him the caliph acts as the leader of the faith. he has a mosque in Mohammabad.
Public Agenda
lead the people of the profit to the land and safety of god.
History
founding-
the introduction in the slavs and lostian and the saints- when The sultan subjugated Belgor 1st he brought the profits law with him. in setercha and in lostia the 8 where still worshiped. when they tried to force the new faith on the seterchan during the reign of the sultans son Mohammad 1st they found they where able to easily able to convert people if they didn't force it. however the members of house mentnanvic would find it alot harder to convert as they believed they where the children of there gods through tordera the goddess of thunder and storm. however after the reign of Mohammed 3rd the seterchans and lostians converted to the profits law and the condition that there gods where seen as aspects of the one god and that they could name men and gods saints if they did holy things of achived great deeds.
Mythology & Lore
the people believe that the god they worship has a kingdom high in the sky were the souls of those that have followed the profits teachings will go.
Divine Origins
at the city of Atruk the first city of the the sultante of Abria a man by the name of mohammad said he brought the word of god.he told the people how to live there lives and for a time they prospered. in this time he had a son who would become the man by the first sultan. after the profit died it was belived his soul traveled north and so the sultan followed his father.
Tenets of Faith
people must respect other.
they must devout them selves to the worship of the god mohammad spoke for.
they must not steal .
they must not wage war on one another.
they must spred the word
they will not make slaves of good people
Worship
prayer takes place everyday before sundown. they prey towards there ancestral home land across the straits to atruk.
due to the former pagan faith of the abrian people there are festival left over from the pagan days. the most important of these is the fertility festival which takes place in the spring equinox.
Priesthood
the leader of the faith is the sultan who is directly related to the profit mohammad.
he is responsible for all religous festival, worship and events.
seeing as the current emperor is only an infant his cousin Milan 2nd prince of Setercha regent of the two crowns takes over these responsibility.
Political Influence & Intrigue
as the religion has spread to different people groups it was influenced. the slavs and lostians instead of having mosque they have cathedrals which are lead by high priest.those people also have saints who in the eyes of the slavs embodied different aspects of the profits teachings.
Sects
the slavic and lostian sects of the profits law have saints. these are based on the great mythical tales of the lostain and slavic hero's. the slavs and lostaian have saints day on the 25th of December where the saints send children gifts. these sect also have festivals carried over from lostian and slav pagan days.
Saints include
saint Mentan- the saint of youngest sons
saint alexander- the saint of father (the saint alexander is Alexander Mentanavic 1st who was made a saint after his death)
saint belgor- the saint of rulers
saint ameron- the saint of warriors
saint Eustatius- patrion saint of sailors
saint tordera- patrk saint of stroms and thunder.
Type
Religious, Organised Religion
Parent Organization
Permeated Organizations
Location
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