The Boggists

## Description

**The Bog Cult**, or **Boggist Cult**, or simply **Boggism**, is one of the largest religions and the biggest anti-Computerist faction within the Bunker. Bog cultists worship an entity known only as The Bogs, a manifestation of our greed that plagues the dreams of the Bunker inhabitants.

The boggists, as the cultists are called, believe that liberation from the Computer will be found valuing greed and self interest. The cultists wish to takeover the Bunker and implement a captalist economy. It is said that the greed created by it will fuel their god and them from within the Antechamber, a fabled location deep in the Earth where they were sealed even long before the Event.

The leader of Boggism as whole is Dylan, the holy Bog Priest. is said that the Bog Priest is in communion with the Bogs, being able to not only to hear their voices in his mind but also speak with them. Smaller preachers can learn from the teachings of the Bog Priest so they can convert more people across the differents levels of the Bunker.

Boggist mainly inhabit structures called the Bog Tunneles, giant underground structures that spread parallel to the Bunker's levels. The Bog Tunnels can vary in size, going from tight passages that Boggists use to move between levels to big enough places to cointain small cities, far away from thwe Computer's reach. Is in the Tunnels that the voice of the Bogs are lowder and supernatural occurences become more common.

## Religious Sects

Due to the nature of Boggism, variations and different interpretations the tend to don't stray too far from the core values of the religion, since they follow the teaching of the holy prophet that is The Bog Priest. As a result of this, there are few forms of Boggism. Here are some of them:

### Grinchkavism

Grinchkavists worship greed in the more material sense and believe that the Bogs left face is the one in control. Followers of the sect values wealth, luxury and social status more than anything. The accumulation and pursue of material goods are highly incentivated by this Bog Cult.

Grinchkavist is by far the most powerfull and widespread of all bog sects across the bunker. When someone mentions Bog Cults, it is very likely they are refering to Grinchkavism. The fact that the Bog Priest himself being the main leader and advocator for the ideas of this sect, reinforces the notion that Grinchkavism IS the mainline Boggist sect.

### Igorvism

Igorvists worship greed in the more spritual and emotional sense and believe that the Bogs right face is the one in control. Followers of the sect values envy, ambition and violence status more than anything. Igorvism is the most radical version of Boggism, advocating for violent armed militancy.

.Most igorvists die at young age raiding Computerist's facilities or robbing someone. Igorvists are as much brutal to outsiders as they are to each other. As a result, the sect has not nearly as many followers as the mainline Bog Cult.

The leader of the sect is a man onne known as Theadore Anderson, now renamed as "Igor", in homage of the suposed name of the right face of the Bogs.

### Boggist Eventism

Boggist Eventism is a sect of the Bog Cult that shares all beliefs of mainline Boggism, but holds the distinction of believving that the Event was faked. The sect exist mainly on Level 100, but in recent time it is starting to slowly spread.

Boggist Eventism was created by their leader Zack Yun, The Boggist Eventist Priest. In short, after Zack Yun had made a deal with the Shifter, the Bogs infiltrated his mind and erased all of his memories. Due to his memory loss Zack Yun forgot about the old world and started to believing on the Eventist theories that the Event never happened.

The Boggist Eventists are the main factor that secure that the Humanist Eventists and the Bog Cult to have good relationships. In the recent diaspora that Eventists have done to spread past Level 100, Boggist Eventists have been of extreme help. They are also the main force that maintains the fringe sects of Boggism of level 100 united.

## Relationships and interactions

The Bog Cult is the main opposing force to the Computer's rule in the Bunker. Boggists believe that Computerists are fascist opressors that take away people's freedom and human rights. The Boggists view the Department Head as despotic rulers that must to be overthown, but that the Computer is a usefull tool to maintian stability in the Bunker, tthat would be better used once it is under the control of The Bogs. At the other hand, Computerists see the Boggist are deranged cultists and that not only ther actions go against all notions of Order the Regulations try to ensure, but their plan of manifesting The Bogs into our reality would cause the end of times.

Most other factions have extreme animosity towards Boggists for diverse reasons. More ideological driven groups ,such as ALARM and the Separatist movements, view the greedy and nature of the Bog Cults as incompatible with their philosophies, with the former even believing that Boggism is the main threat to the Bunker. Among other religions withtin the Bunker (such as the Foodclown Worshippers, the Corpse Cult and the Sterling Apostles), the Boggist pratices are considered extremely immoral and so their followers are deemed as heretics.

In special, the Sminemist religion and the Yellow Practicioners have a interesing dynamic with the Bog Cults. As it all idicates, both Practicioners and Smimemists seems to believe in different interpretations of the same god: The Great Vehicle (also known as Sminem by the later), a god of charity and good luck. In both their beliefs and in Boggist mythos, the Great Vehicle is the archenemy of The Bogs, with some stories even claiming that the entity was the one that trapped the Manifestation of Greed inside the Antechamber. As a result of this, Boggist and Sminemists/Practicioners hate eachother, mutually believing that the other is a religion of evil.

The only faction that seems to have some level of tolerance toward the Bog Cults are the Humanist Eventists. Both factions strongly reject the Computerist rule and any other centralized authoritarian power that may take it's place. Futhermore, the protection of "human rights" is a very important part of Eventism, whch makes they and Boggists have a common ground on things that they advocate together. The creation of Boggist-Eventism and the peace treaties created by Zack Yun and the Eventist "Priest" have been essential for the good relationship of the two groups.

## Notable Boggists

The Bog Priest

The Boggist Army General

The Boggist Lead Constructor

The Boggist Relator

The Shifter