Narthok 9213 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On the First Tenet: Defining the Unworthy Passage taken from Brother Hjarn’s volume translating the Red Scrolls from old nordic to common. Book of the Justicar: Verse 1 “Amongst you, and within you will dwell the shadow. In your hearts, in your minds, in your souls. These shadows will bleed to your words, your deeds. I task my sons and daughters to look inward, to cleanse the foulness within themselves. Suffer not the Unworthy.” The first of the All-Father’s tenets in the first verse of the Justicar’s book demands that the Father’s children look inwards. Each of us has filth within us, and these insidious forces that corrupt morality and destroy society from within. In discussing shadows inside the children of the father we must firstly acknowledge that the shadow referred to within the passage are not demons or strange sentient forces; Shadows are instead mortal flaws of the individual, internal flaws that can be cleansed with internal reflection. In order to be pure and true sons and daughters of the father, we must take our eternal struggle inward to root out deviancy within. Let us therefore discuss the constraints of worth and unworth within the confines of our faith. In defining worth it is best to look upon those raised by the All-Father himself. For their worth was such that they were recognized and raised by the Father. The pattern that can be observed is that of selfless moral virtue, where paragons are all of those who placed the good of society before themselves. Those paragons that are held in a negative light are those who put society before their own interests but failed and caused harm from their efforts. However, each paragon contributed to the progression of the All-Father’s vision for his children. A strong society is necessary in pursuing growth thusly the morality espoused by the Red Scroll encourages us to contribute to the strength of society. From this we can conclude that unworth can be defined as a selfish vice that damages societies. We of the priesthood hold that the vices of cowardice, greed, and sloth harm the society as a whole for miniscule short term pleasure. Hence unworth is found to be those internal natures that are prone to stagnation and decay. To adhere to the first tenet of the Father, an individual has a variety of options depending on the severity of the internal rot. The average layman will satisfy the demands of this tenet merely by reflecting on the origin and intent of their actions. However, extensive rot to the degree where the individual does not recognize it themselves must be dealt with in a more radical fashion. Once rot has progressed to this level, it must be addressed with the assistance of a priest using a variety of rituals. The first option is cleansing, by inducting those suffering from blindness of the soul into the faith, in this they are brought into the light of the All-Father by removing the rot of ignorance from their being. For those who are already of the faith, however, they may be subjected voluntarily or forcefully to penance by fire. Should all other options fail then the only remaining option is the All-Father’s Peace. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lhindir_ 3436 Share Posted November 23, 2017 "You've been busy, Grandson." Comments a robed figure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narthok 9213 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Just now, Lhindir_ said: "You've been busy, Grandson." Comments a robed figure. 0 Upvote "I've been translating the Red Scrolls and working on documents that explain how we of the priesthood interpret the teachings of the father" responds the old priest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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