Writings by an Okranite theologian:
"What is a man's purpose? A simple question yet not one easily answered. Is a man's goal to live a life of uncontrolled pleasure? Is a man's goal to build a future for his children? Barbaric philosophies provide only superficial and false insights.
A man's purpose is to fulfil the will of Okran, and through Okran, he will achieve many of these things and more. For there will be a day, Okran willing, when our land will no longer be our home as we know it. It will be the Enlightened lands, the lands of all. Where all the children of Okran will live eternal happy lives; the cycle of souls being forever broken.
No longer will Narko's grasp limit us. We will no longer be bounded by our bestial desires. Instead, a man will be free to do whatever one could ever want."
"When the darkness befell mankind, our Benefactor sent us a guide; He created the Phoenix from his own essence. The Phoenix is not merely a man with a common soul;The Phoenix is an extension of the Lord. His soul is divinely pure, it cannot be corrupt; The Phoenix must always be the one guiding the wavering flames.No other can receive our Creator's instructions."
"Let us not yearn for pleasures of the flesh, but yearn only for the love of our Creator and the wellbeing of all mankind.
Let us not be tempted by the self serving lures of sexual misdeeds, intoxication, theft and wrong speech.
Let us show kindness to our brothers and our sisters, never harm them, never feel envy or animosity towards them.
Let us overcome our ego, to find true paradise, the Enlightened Lands."
"The great father Chitrin was betrayed by his children; broken by their sins and their lack of faith. And so the great father's powers diminished and calamity erupted; but only when the lands began to swallow themselves did the children plead for help. Only at a time desperation and fear, did their devotion burn it's brightest.
But the great father was pure and forgiving, so he sacrificed himself for his beloved children. To give them a new chance at life, he cleansed the planet of it's sickness. But the task was too much, and Chitrin was split in two reborn, one of light and one of dark.
Together, two gods would exist in equilibrium; Okran, god of day, warmth and renewal; Narko, god of night, cold and destruction. And from that day forth it was known, the great father's sacrifice must not be in vain, the gods must be given strength, the cycle of death and rebirth preserved."
"If you prick a horned devil, does he not bleed? Does a woman not shed tears when she is sentenced to her doom? Does the man with green skin not want happiness, like all sentient beings?
We are all the same, we all feel fear, but let us not allow that fear to deceive us into inflicting such suffering on other souls. Over time and history, technology advances, knowledge expands. Perhaps it is time for progress in spiritual teachings as well.
In these Holy Lands my words are forbidden and I will likely be put to the flame, but I hope these words instill even the slightest fraction of humanity into our society, lest my death be in vain."
"Our father Okran's kingdom is plagued by debauchery and lust!
The foreign women not only walk unleashed, but they pillage our resources. Gold, silver, iron... these are not things meant to be worn to display one's vanity. They are meant for tools, tools through which we install order in the world.
Any woman seen wearing jewelry and without a guardian will be flogged until she repents."
"Sister Fuu,
You must move quickly. Renid was purged in the town square today for being without an escort in the night. They're on to us, they know about our meetings. The inquisitor will be carrying out a search at dusk, wait for me at our 'place' outside of the city walls. It's time."
"Today we recovered the bare corpse of Holy Paladin Orsin hung from the Lord Okran's statue at Bad Teeth's northern entrance. Etched deep into his belly were the words: 'The end is near - Flotsam'. For now I have sent a squadron to search Okran's Pride for any signs of camp, but I would request a formal investigation from the Holy Lord Phoenix Himself, Blessed Be His Name. The darkened temptresses cannot be left to commit such sacrilege and corrupt our women any longer, we cannot afford to lose more child bearers from our region.
- Paladin Terza"
"My husband, my master,
If you are reading this note, then I have since perished, put to death by the inquisitor. The official reason for my purging will likely be that I was tainted by Narko, trying to corrupt our holy society.
Teaching me to read and write, it was the best gift you ever could have given me. And it is because you gave me the right to an education that I now have a voice to say farewell to you. For that, I will be forever grateful. In my last words, know that I was just trying to make the Holy Nation a better place, for my daughter and for all women.
Are you happy to never know true love, but only the empty obedience of a servant 'wife'? Is it so wrong to want to be treated as an equal? Not to be condemned before I have even sinned? This madness needs to end. But how many more women need to die before that change can happen?
Eva"
"Perhaps their skin feels cold to the touch?
They take a sudden interest in mechanics, make clinking sounds and stop blinking?
Or they have a sudden knowledge of world history, they question the word of Okran or lose their appetite?
Obscure speech, displaying humour and 'joke'-making can be a sure-fire sign of possession.
Read on for our proven testing methods and common warning signs!"
"Did you know that Skeletons HATE heat? That the ingesting of human food clogs their nuts? That nature's soil fries their circuitry? Don’t be outsmarted by a Skeleton again with these helpful tips and tricks!"
"The only way to fight darkness is with light! In this installment, we cover how to protect your home from Skeletons with prayer, incantations, charms and 'honey traps'. Good lighting and good prayer will take you a long way in the crusade against the Dark Agents..."
"The horned devil was created human, as brother of the Okranite. But the horned devil possessed a sinful mind, it rejected Okran's light in its heart in favor of Narko's temptations.
And so the horned devil's skin devolved, dark and grey, no different to a rotting corpse; its purity and all its light drained of the body. It sprouted the horns of a wild beast and it resisted the word of Okran with the savagery of a monster.
The horned devil is not completely lost to the darkness… but resistance from the unholy beast deserves no mercy."
"Although women have deep links with Narko, they must not be treated as if they were Darkened. A man's role in life is to follow the will of Okran so that we may reach enlightenment. Doing so involves taming the darkness in a woman's heart.
Congratulate her whenever she makes a pious act; whenever she behaves properly and respectfully. Punish her when she tries to rebel; beat her so that she may remember the proper ways. But do not needlessly beat her; as for a dog, the training must be just in order to work. Guide your wife to the righteous path, and tomorrow, we shall be in the Golden plains."
"The insect fiend is almost completely lost to the darkness, their obsidian, vacuous eyes devoid of any soul. The narrow minded worship of their bogus goddess, or their ‘queen’, only further fuels their selfish desires and their rejection of Okran’s light.
This tragic heresy has resulted in the eroding of their flesh into the beastly form of a hollow, most vile body, one that almost resembles the early makings of a Skeleton. Is this the beginnings of their devolution into an Agent of Darkness, a minion of the Dark Demoness? Perhaps. Seek caution amongst the insect fiend as you would an Agent of Darkness.
But, most importantly of all, show them mercy; sometimes the most compassionate approach is to put one out of the misery of their blackened existence, quickly and painlessly."
"We must obey our Creator who gives us purpose, who protects us from the night. To bring forth the day of Enlightenment and enjoy the everlasting Golden Plains; To fight the second extinction and bring peace to all believers.
An impure race must be taken in as one's own brother, taught in the ways of Okran and given a chance of purpose, to serve in the crusade.
Times will come when the corrupted will resist, when the corrupted must be destroyed. When we execute a horned devil, it is not cruelty, it is mercy. We are putting at rest their twisted existence and sending back their souls to the Okran, so that on the day of Enlightenment, he will allow them to be reborn as human.
This is the will of our Creator. To dishonor our Father is to bring our civilization on the verge of destruction."