The Eternal Hunters
The Eternal Hunters are a small but recognizable organized religion focused on the worship of Abroger. The organization began its path towards becoming powerful and influential under the leadership of Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson's abrasive but charismatic personality helped draw together other's of similar renegade spirit. The organization's name Eternal Hunters was bestowed upon them after their successful eradication of an Ancient Relic device that was being utilized to reanimate and control corpses. The ██████████ proclaimed them an official religion of the ██████████and granted them lands in ██████. This was one several decrees the ██████████formally gave prior to his disappearance into the Amber Monolith.
The membership is comprised of mainly warriors, outsiders, and those with a darker past or journey. Many of the followers come to join The Eternal Hunters later in life often after a traumatic event stemming from their loss of control. The Eternal Hunters offers its members a Code of Conduct and a path to redemption through their 12 step program. Members who wish for deliverance from their uncontrolled lives must commit to 'Walk the Path'.
A "Path" exists at each temple with 12 large stones placed along it. For each step, the initiate must pledge a commitment to the Code by saying the Oath out loud and adding a drop of blood onto the stone. The initiate must focus and act upon the Oath for a month prior to making steps to the next stone and pledge. Upon the 12th step and pledge, the initiate is given Hunter Status and becomes a full member of The Eternal Hunters.
The Path and 12 Steps of The Eternal Hunters
1st Stone: "I admit that I am powerless over the chaotic nature of my soul. I admit that my life is unmanageable."
1st Month: The Initiate must spend an hour a day in mental contemplation. They must perform a mental guidance technique provided by an Eternal Hunter. The Initiate must spend an hour a day in a repetitive physical task. focusing on nothing but the task.
2nd Stone: "I understand that Abroger's wisdom and power, which is greater than my own, can restore balance and order in my life.
2nd Month: The Initiate must incorporate a personal mantra into their daily meditations. The mantra must become part of their Code.
3rd Stone: "I pledge to turn my will and life over to Abroger for care and guidance on my Journey through Life"
3rd Month: The Initiate must incorporate The Eternal Hunters symbol on their clothes, gear, and/or flesh.
4th Stone: "I stand before the Eternal Hunters and Abroger and bear my soul for all to see. These are the awful deeds that I have down when there was no control in my life"
4th Month: The Initiate spends the month at an Eternal Hunters' temple in silence and contemplation
5th Stone: The Initiate steps onto the 5th Stone without clothes or jewelry. A Hunter cleanses their body with freezing cold water.
5th Month: The Initiate is given the name of Hunter in their region who they must visit and perform a menial task service for them.
6th Stone: "I ask that Abroger cleanse my soul. I dedicate my soul to the dedication of Order and Control.
6th Month: The Initiate must engage in practicing a skill that they are not good and learn it proficiently enough to perform it upon their step onto the 7th Stone.
7th Stone: "I humble myself and surrender my life to Abroger." The Initiate must then perform the skill that they were practicing and complete it in adequate manner prior to taking the next Step.
7th Month: The Initiate must tell a story to a friend or group of friends about their past that brings them shame. They must look the individual(s) in the eye and feel no Shame.
8th Stone: " I have wronged the following individuals...." The Initiate must list the individuals that they have done harm to in the past.
8th Month: The Initiate must make a list either mentally or written down of all the individuals that they have wronged and commit to making amends to them.
9th Stone: "I pledge to make amends to the following individuals that I have harmed....."
9th Month: The Initiate must begin an earnest effort to making amends to those individuals that they have spoken aloud on their 8th Step.
10th Stone: "I pledge to bring Order to Chaos. I pledge to have the Will and Determination to do what others cannot. To carry the Burden of Sin within my soul for the betterment of others."
10th Month: The Initiate must choose an evil organization, group, or cursed creature and learn as much information as they can about them. The Initiate should develop a plan to join the organization with the intent to destroy it from within.
11th Stone: "I stand before Abroger and The Hunters and pledge myself to becoming a (insert group organization, or cursed creature). I am willing to become the Monster in order to Slay the Monster.
11th Month: The Initiate must join the organization, group, or become cursed as the creature that they have sworn to defeat.
12th Stone: " I will not do harm to the innocent in order to advance myself in a group or organization. I will not succumb to the curse and cause harm to the innocent. Upon and until the loss of my last breath, I will continue to remove the threat of (insert group, organization or cursed creature). Through my sacrifice and commitment, my soul will be cleansed and I shall become a servant in the service of Abroger.
Initiates who complete the 12th Stone become full members and Hunters. They have access to special weapons, Ancient Relics, and magic that is managed by the Eternal Hunters. They also can call upon other Hunters for add in their tasks. The Hunters also must provide a tithe of 10% of their monetary and material good acquired each year to the organization.
Type
Religious, Organised Religion
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