Pavlovism

Hand of Pavlovich/Pavlovism
The Hand of Pavlovich, or simply Pavlovism, is a religiously tolerant faith that follows the deity "Pavlovich." Pavlovich is a god of nature, order, and companionship. Followers believe that the deity Pavlovich gifted the population with companions, mainly dogs, for the well being and survival of the population. All families are required to have one pet (preferably dogs.) Pets are treated with the most respect and neglect to the dog is neglect to the Religion. Pets are to be buried with their owners in a similar ritual to humans. The followers believe that you have a month after the passing of a pet to gain another. If an attack is made on dogs by another state or person, he is considered to be an enemy of the faith and to be killed.

Saints of Pavlovism
The Saints of Pavlovism are individuals who have acted enough to catch Pavlovich's attention to receive a blessing and acquire special capabilities such as supernatural healing or the ability to speak with the wild, but all of them have been blessed by Pavlovich himself.

Brimstone, Saint of Health
Brimstone, a man of medicine, became renown in his home town of Kolossyisk for assisting the wounded and sickly. During his life, Brimstone was blessed by Pavlovich with the gift of restoration of wounds as well as the wisdom to treat illnesses such as the simple cold any man can get.

Rapolas, Saint of the Wild
Rapolas was a man that spent most of his time in the wild, spending time with nature and her allies. Rapolas caught the attention of Pavlovich and was blessed with the ability to speak with animals and assist in minor healing. He would later die in his sleep while caring for a wolf that was wounded by berry bush thorns. His holy life led him to be considered a Saint by the followers of Pavlovism at the time, though Pavlovich's influence has diminished greatly across the world. It is said that Rapolas wanders the woods of the world, keeping the wildlife and the simple town's cattle healthy.

Worship of Pavlovism
Pavlovism believes in the well-being of the family and supports all sexualities except beastiality. Pavlovism believes that beastiality is the highest disrespect to Pavlovich himself and is worthy of death Penalty. Killing and murder of dogs and cats is considered worthy of a death penalty and is just as bad as beastiality. Deliberately killing a dog in the attempt to injure the state or religion is worthy of a "Sobachiya Vojna" or dog war, which is a crusade against those who cursed their lives against Pavlovich.

While most Pavlovists believe that their religion is superior to others, they don't actively convert people to the word of Pavlovich. Nor do they will not show prejudice against followers of other faiths such as Sakrelism, Soleannen, Theiosism, etc. Practicing worship of Pavlovism is always done through either a sacrifice of wealth, possessions, food, etc. or through prayer in public/private to the spirits or Pavlovich himself. One of the ways to worship Pavlovich is to build a symbol of worship and a box for the deity to take sacrifice from. Its important to make this out of neatly crafted stone brick and if in a city or town would be better in a building like a church. The box can be located in front of the symbol, or can be placed in a basement or anywhere below it. The sacrifice can be any meat (including rotten flesh), bones, and materials such as diamonds are all acceptable in Pavlovism. However this symbol is extremely preferred to be made out of a beautiful material such as stone brick or an expensive material like gilded blackstone.

Burial Practices
The followers of Pavlovism believe that Companions have the right to a burial equal to a human. Both burials of humans and pets are to be rested in a coffin and completely silent. Burial times are at sundown and believed to be the time were Pavlovich is closest to the Mortal Plain. Pavlovism states that the Mortal Plain is where humans are and Pavlovich himself lies on a plain above the Mortal world, were the afterlife "Nebesa" or heaven is.

History
Pavlovism started in Kolossyisk under Kingdom of Kolossyisk. The Followers believe that the deity Pavlovich gifted the population with pets. Cats are seen as slightly lesser than dogs, but are more mellow of the two. Pavlovism states that Pavlovich gave the populous pets so that they could become better hunting and have companions when needed. Dogs are bred for a mix of good companionship and good hunting. Any animals that are kept as pets are considered protected under Pavlovism and harming anyone's pet is a sin.

Pavlovism currently lives on in the Kingdom of Aurora within the Second Empire of Uldarash, continued on by the Order of the Aurora lead by Aurelian (Canine14). The House of Aurora currently has the most notable family tree for pets with the current head of the pack lead by Aurelian's wolf, Baron von Rumknight.

Locations
Planned Cathedral - Mladupol, Escharia (Construction was cancelled after the fall of the Escharian Empire)

Temple of Pavlovich - Fornost, Uldarash

Dimensions
The End was Pavlovich's first attempt at civilization, as evident by the endermen, it completely failed. Since no one has been to the end, the Dragon is a fabled myth not confirmed by any human eye. The end gateways were Pavlovich's offering so they could explore his failed world. This is also not confirmed.

The Nether was Pavlovich's third attempt at civilization, which succeeded along with the Overworld. He attempted to make their civilization completely different with their world being a hazy mist of red and black. The Pigmen and Piglins are considered brothers to the humans, while whiter skeletons remain as a balance to power similar to the mobs of the overworld.

Last Era / Migration Theory
Some foreign species invaded Jagdas, and forced the local population to flee/migrate. Followers of Pavlovich explain it as a "Divine Intervention" by Pavlovich himself. They say that he came down from the Immortal Plain, with his superior species of human, to punish Jagdas for mistreatment of pets. Fearing punishment, the Kingdom of Kolossyisk told its people to migrate away from the lands of Jagdas, when forming a new nation in the wildlands, they had a brief power struggle. The minor tribe of "Naverechny" or "Naverechniya" in native language, decided to form the government into an aristocracy and general republic.

Dogs and their Relation to Families
Contrary to popular belief, Pavlovism Does Not worship dogs, but are a vital concept to the religion. As such, dogs are included in most family trees as a line on the side with names of dogs. The diet of Dogs are mostly fed a mix of rotten flesh and steak. The dogs have been given rotten flesh since the domestication since the humans couldn't eat it, and the dogs loved it. Dogs traditionally have their own bed in the living room or bedroom of a house. Pets of government officials are seen as almost as important as the politicians themselves.

Nakhozov Family Line
The major family of Naverechniya and Mladupol are the Nakhozov family. The first dog, Subaru, is a family dog that has existed to see two generations. He was lost, and then Subaru the II was born, replacing Subaru. Subaru the II died in the Vsevograd Bay Conflict and the killer, Funnel2, is awaiting trial. The second most recent dog was Dog X, an unnamed dog killed while at Vsevograd after the war. A wolf was born at Mladupol, being given the name Misha (male) and resides in the Denny's located in Mladupol.

Then, on the night of 11/11, Subaru returned out of thin air infront of Comrade_Max_, his owner. Max quickly went to make an announcement about how Pavlovich had personally brought Subaru back from the swamps of Vsevograd, where he was last seen. Max's mental health has been better since the event, according to his doctors.

Due to the disappearance of Comrade_Max and his dogs, this family tree is believed to be dead.