The worship of Nukler is all about pain. Inflicting, suffering, all of it. To know Nukler's Cathedral or The Way of Torment is to know every inch of pain. The most common stereotypical veiw of a Nukler worshipper is a cultist, constantly peircing their body, hurting people, and this is never far from the truth. Nukler is NOT an evil god so much as a demented god. You can't even be acknowledged as a being to him or most of his preists unless you have fealt or dealt great pain. Once you do, you are accepted but not respected. To be respected you must be part of his church.
Beleifs commen to both orders:
Pain is a wonderful thing. When you have are in pain, you know that you are alive. To not have pain is denying that which you are. An emotional being capable of inflicting and feeling massive ammounts of pain and torture. Not just physical either. Mental pain is the best kind because it won't kill you and it feels worse. Whenever you meet a worshipper of Nukler, beware. They will quickly attempt to fufill their duty. Most people do not even belive this religion exists. These people are usually the first to be targetted. When you die, if you worship Nukler, you become a spirit and can observe the entire planet. It is like enlightenment. When in this form, you are subject to small ammounts of pain. This is no big deal for a devout Nukler
worshipper.
Nukler's Cathedral:
Specific beleifs:
Nukler's Cathedral is an organization based on the spread of Nukler's wisdom. In order to fully understand him, you must feel or inflict great pain. They try their best to make people do terrible things or they do terrible things to that person. Death is not an issue. They are NOT to try to kill anyone. If it happens, they are punished but not severely. Every week, someone not of the church is brought in and tortured, not even close to death, but enough to satisfy Nukler. If that person wants to join their cause, they are given the standard tattoo and single peircing, and are allowed to seek medical treatment. If they refuse, they are tortured to the brink of death and dropped off in a city. If the person dies, it doesn't matter. Only when outside the church does killing warrent punishment.
Numbers:
45,000
Leader:
A mysterious man known only as Symon. He is always bundled in robes.(GM's, use your imagination!) He gets his orders from Nukler when he is inflicting pain upon himself. They are like day dreams.
Way of Torment:
Specific beleifs:
The are far more sinister than Nukler's Cathedral. They have the same fundamental beliefs, except followers of The Way of Torment believe EVRYONE must feel the grace of Nukler. In order for this to happen, they spread pain and suffering everywhere. They attack many people in the night, torture them and return them to their homes, saying if they do not convert of The Way, they will be visited again. They have been doing this for a long time. Most people harmed in this way join to feel safe, but then quickly adopt the principals of The Way! They are a very small group because of people fighting back, being able to hide, and Iblis.
Numbers:
as much as 10,000
Leader:
It is like a warrior clan, anyone can challenge for leadership if they just beat the leader in hand to hand. The current leader is an expert martial artist and swordsmen by the name of Deek Jijan. He gets his orders in the same manner that Symon does. If one were to cheat in winning the battle with the leader, they would NOT recieve the visions and a new leader would be chosen by Nukler.
