Patercism Godhead

Genius soothscriber Javid (no formal last name) developed outstanding skills of interpreting sooth at an age never before seen, being able to achieve acts of comprehension by 30 not even seen in scribers who train their whole lives. despite the ever present Pagar Godhead, Javid was able to peer past its realm of influence and concluded that the existence of many individual gods was false, and that there was only a single god entity, who he named Jod. This caused mass outrage, Javid had not only gone against Pagarist beliefs, but denied the very existence of gods some had dedicated their lives to. for this, he was labelled a heretic, and banished from all Soothing houses.

Javid devoted his time to preaching Patercism, and the one god with many heads who he claimed he was the son of, teaching those around him of his interpretations. for this, the Pagar church demanded he be publicly executed, and Javid was soon captured by soldiers and locked in a Gibbet in his home town of Qusarraq until death by starvation as a form of public humiliation. Guarded by soldiers, he survived 7 days until death, at which point he was removed and it was ordered for his body to be destroyed.

The corpse of Javid appeared in the very same town he was executed 3 days later, his body unnaturally gaunt, his skin pale and his eyes lifeless, but able to speak and able to move. the resurrection of Javid was seen as a miracle, and converts travelled days to hear his preaching's. for 40 days Javid preached the ways of Jod in Kharr, untouched by the converted king and his soldiers, much to the outrage of the Pagar church, who on the 35th day threatened violence unless Javid was killed or handed over. Not wanting any violence, Javid gathered his apostles for one last teaching, before his soul ascended from his body, killing his material self. he was posthumously given the title of Meshed, or 'forgiving one'

Prophets and students of Javid transcribed the stories and values preached into a book, titled 'Book of Shaban', or more commonly known 'The Shaban'; Shaban roughly translating into common to: The Only Words

### Patercism

instead of many gods representing different aspects of life, Patercism features only 1 god like entity, 'Jod'. he is described as having 3 heads with many faces

The Heads of Jod:

1. Head of Mind; knowledge, beauty, life, radiance
2. Head of Body; chaos, power, resilience, control
3. Head of Soul; loyalty, order, virtue, honor

Jod birthed himself out of necessity, and molded Yam out of desire to share the gift of life. first he birthed the elves, but they did not appreciate his gift of life, so Jod created death, and birthed different people who would feel its grasp.

Before dying, Jod transcribed the faces of Jod, strict guidelines Patercists must follow

The Faces of Jod:

1. You shall not take life for granted, and seek your place as a child of Jod
2. You shall love others like you love Jod
3. You shall not worship false gods
4. You shall not sully the name of Jod or use it in vain
5. You shall strive to forgive, but punish the unforgivable
6. You shall accept responsibility for your mistakes and accept fair punishment
7. You shall uphold your dignity and seek to restore it when lost

Patercists gather each Nunday (the day Javid appeared ressurected) where they abstain from eating food to suffer what Javid suffered in the Gibbet.