Kúrg Vizr

Kúrg Vizr (Meaning Wise Watcher) is the official religion following the deity Mónath, It is an organised version of the pagan faith found commonly around the Atsyllean Sea and is primarily practiced within Yimmu-Audal and more specifically Urnu-Arrak

History
Kúrg Vizr is a relatively new religion but the history of Mónath and Mónathism is much older. The faith is said to have originated along the northern shore of the Atsyllean Sea as many shrines can be found atop mountains in the region. Not much is known about the pagan practices but only a few years after the arrival of the Jagdasian Yimmu-Audal people the prophet Ghastly Bespoke made their way to Urnu-Arrak building a grand temple by hand and creating the first official organised Mónath faith. Here they wrote the Book Of Mónath though the book itself was lost during the Bardonian siege of Urnu-Arrak from what was written of the book we can ascertain a little about the beliefs of the pagan religion Originally a Quasi Polytheistic faith they believed Mónath to be split into multiple forms though it is unclear if they were separate entities or all one being they embodied multiple positive and negative attributes though the primarily worshiped form was that of the Wise Mónath. After the formation of Theios-Essukdal and the adoption of Theiosism as state religion and the conversion of Ghastly Bespoke Mónathism was integrated and Mónath was made an official angel, the Temple of Mónath became a Theiosist Sanctum and worship of Mónath as a separate religion mostly fell back to paganism. In the late years of Theios-Essukdal Mónathism received a minor resurgence with citizens who had only converted to Theiosism because it was the state religion converting to Mónathism in an act of defiance With the return of Yimmu-Audal and Theiosism no longer being state religion a unnamed prophet emerged reorganizing the faithful of Mónath into the faith of Kúrg Vizr.

Beliefs
The primary belief of Kúrg Vizr and Mónathism as a whole is that by their very nature as immortal beings the gods worshiped by other religions could not possibly care about the world or their followers and thus should be slain, they believe beings draw power from their worship and faith and the only way to slay gods is to kill their worship.

Mónath
According to holy texts Mónath is not a god but a mortal spirit and it is strictly forbidden and heretical to worship him as or consider him a god, it is claimed that Mónath hails from another world that was destroyed when its gods grew bored and decided to start over. Previous iterations of the faith were Polytheistic and claimed that the destruction of Mónath had shattered Mónath into multiple forms however this idea has mostly been abandoned and newer texts say the many forms of Mónath combined into just 2 forms. Mónath the Light - Angel of Theios Mónath the Wise - Worshiped by Kúrg Vizr as the true form of Mónath Mónath is said to slay gods using the power he draws from his followers and communes directly with the current Arch Canon of the faith to give guidance, when he is not slaying gods Mónath is said to watch over and protect his followers especially those who are travelling through dangerous lands.

Virtue and Vice
While Mónath does not punish any mortal, follower or not and thus there is no true consequence for Immoral actions there are many things the faith views as Virtuous or Viceful. Acts of charity, care and love are seen as Virtuous and followers who embody these traits are more likely to find themselves in clerical positions, in fact love is seen as most important of all in the faith and family is valued highly. As such it is seen as Viceful to turn away those in need or act out of hate, but it also seen as a vice to worship any being as a God, especially worshiping Mónath as a god

Relation to Other Faiths
Kúrg Vizr believes that all other deities worshiped by other faiths are real and that any and all deities considered Immortal are uncaring and to be slain, it is the job of the followers of Mónath to turn followers of Gods they consider evil away from their faith weakening the Deity so that Mónath can slay them.

Mónath's Hand
Mónath's Hand is said to be his chosen, they are always destined to be Arch Canon and commune directly with Mónath, Mónath chooses someone who is most dedicated to him and is best suited to pass on Mónath's instructions and command his followers. it is said that the Hands of Mónath never die of causes natural or unnatural but will shed their physical form and become a spirit like him when their job is done and Mónath seeks to reward them.

Death
Since it is said Mónath cares for his followers anyone who is truly faithful to him upon death will be reborn to another follower of Mónath with the same spirit in a new body, if they should shed their physical form and ascend to being a spirit through one method or another all memories of their previous lives will be return and they will join Mónath in his crusade and protection of his followers. wip