All-Credenda

The world of Tosarch has two main religions that its human inhabitants follow - the Firstling's Chant and **All-Credenda**. Neither of these two religions worship gods, but are instead more akin to philosophies or life doctrines, even if Firstling's Chant really blends the boundaries of worship and veneration.

**All-Credenda** is the lesser of the two main doctrines in Tosarch. It follows the philosophies from a collection of 5 books that are of mysterious origin. The religion was brought back by explorers that ventured deep into the White Seas. All-Credenda promotes wisdom, knowledge and self-determination, its rather vague and sometimes even positive outlook of magic grants it its natural point of conflict towards the Chant. Some say that All-Credenda is the work of the Third Heir, however this stance is generally looked down upon by true followers of the philosophy.

All-Credenda appeared late into the lifespan of the Firstling Empire, sometime around the year 820 A.A..

## The Collection

All-Credenda is the unifying name for the 5 books that the doctrine is based off of. The books look into teaching its readers five different collections of lessons and are written in the complex Chant Royal rhyming scheme (no connection to *The Chant*). Another oddity of the books is that they have no historical events, notable characters, landmarks, cultural specifics or anything else that could help a person pin-point when (and where) they were or weren't written. The entire collection is made out of countless rhymed, abstract allegories and lessons that very rarely have actual characters present within them, and even when they do - those characters are purely made up tools used in a single spot and then discarded. On top of the oddities in presentation, the original books aren't even written in common speak, they are instead written in an odd language that is seemingly unrelated to any other known language of Tosarch, called ***Lexicum Ratio***, a language that is now understood only by a very small selection of people.

### 1st Credenda - No Ground, No Sky, No Man

The 1st book introduces the reader to the concepts of "time" and "space", it teaches a person to view the world through the lens of emptiness, and try to detach themselves from the material plane to achieve true understanding. Many scholarly circles, even the ones that do not follow the doctrines of All-Credenda use the 1st book as a sort of test to their initiates, as if they cannot understand the messages presented here, regardless if they subscribe to them or not - they would be a poor scholar.

### 2nd Credenda - A Figure, Beyond Sight

The 2nd book teaches the reader to comprehend the material plane, and garner more information about it than it presents itself. The second book is widely considered to be a must-read for alchemists due the interconnected nature of the field and the book.

### 3rd Credenda - Wisdom and Knowledge

The 3rd book tackles the ideas of wisdom and knowledge, which one is better, if any, and how one arises from the other.

### 4th Credenda - The 3rd is a Lie

The 4th book in a way mocks people that believe themselves intelligent and believe that they understand the books, but in truth only understand their concepts at a superficial, surface-level. The book completely deconstructs the lessons presented in the 3rd Credenda, but only to in fact strengthen them.

### 5th Credenda - Final Thoughts

Ironically, the longest book of the collection. The 5th Credenda is anything but final thoughts and instead, in the most roundabout ways possible, explores the idea of self, what it means to follow orders and what is true freedom. Only people that completely understand books 1 through 4 can truly tackle the ideas presented in the final book. Very few through history have truly unearthed the philosophy presented here, but those that have are said to achieve true enlightenment.

## The Philosophers

The Philosophers are both a secret organization and the main organizational body of the All-Credenda doctrine. It is said that the leader of most significant scholarly circles is a member of the Philosophers.

The actions, resources and intentions of the group is barely known. Contrary to popular believe, the organization does not reside in Amphitheus, within Quintex, even if it is the primary gathering spot for the follower of the doctrine.