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'''Verk'ohism''' (Salovian:
==Etymology==
The term "Verk'ohism" is a compounded word taking the names of the two deities, Ver and K'oh, and adding the religious suffix "-ism" to the end of the word. The native name for the religion, "
The word for "Ver" and "K'oh" are directly related to the Salovian words "Verti" and "K'ohtili," both words being synonymous to the Staynish/Codexian word "Righteous One" or "Virtuous One," depending on the translation. It is believed that both the terms "Verti" and "K'ohtili" are descended from a parent term that the two words share with "Ver" and "K'oh".
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==Organization==
There are no primary leading bodies that represent Verk'ohism to its fullest extent, with religious leadership being more localized. There are currently 12,342 documented Divines, or "
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===Ver===
Ver is the God of Creation, and alongside twin god K'oh, is the God of Qvela. Uncreated and all-knowing, Ver is said to have extracted from K'oh and his realm and brought forth the universe.
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===K'oh===
K'oh is the God of Recreation, and is the additional twin God of Qvela. Also Uncreated and all-knowning, Ver had extracted from their realm and created the universe. K'oh was rather unhappy with this turn of events, and as such requested that should any souls or matter become uncreated, that they are returned to his realm for his safekeeping and knowledge.
===Gizhuri===
Gizhuri is the God of Chaos, and is the third antagonistic God of ''Sisulelis Spero''. Jealous of the balance and cohesion brought about by Ver and K'oh, Gizhuri began a crusade against Qvela, and began the ''Bneli Omi'' (Dark War in Codexian and Staynish). However, in the end and with the help of Ki'esule and Mordokai, Ver and K'oh defeated Gizhuri, who was exiled back to his realm for all eternity. However, it is said that his echo remains in Qvela, and is responsible for things like death, decay, and erosion.
===Mortagra===
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===K'urieri===
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K'urieri, also a lesser deity like Mortagra, is a being who greets individuals after they die, and also is responsible for instilling consciousness into all living things. They guide the souls into and out of what is called the ''Didi Sulisili'', or the Great Nothingness in Staynish. The ''Didi Sulisili'' is described in the Ts'igna'reli as "the place where all things originate, and where all things end." The Ts'ignabi'neli elaborates further, describing the ''Didi Sulisili'' as "The deepest and simplest form of being; Ver extracts the souls yet to live, giving them to K'urieri to do Ver's bidding. K'oh infuses those who have lived, collecting them from K'urieri after their life on ''Uzenaesi'qaro'' is over."
It is mentioned in the Ts'ignabi'neli that K'urieri manifests itself into whatever form the soul wishes, but is often depicted in most art as a dark black figure with bright yellow, white, or blue eyes, and is often wearing traditional Salovian clothing, most famously the ''mzis kudi''. The autumn equinox, called ''sulis dghe'' in Salovian, is a holiday dedicated to celebrating K'urieri and those that have been collected from the living world.
===Elemental Gods===
====Kvebi K'atsi====
Kvebi K'atsi is the God of the Mountains and Hills.
==Principle Beliefs==
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===Cosmology===
Verk'ohism believes that the three realms of ''Q’vela'' (directly translated to "All"), ''Didi Sulisili'', and ''Sisulelis Spero'' (translated to "Realm of Nonsense") are uncreated and eternal realms in which the three deities were manifested, Ver to ''Q'vela'', K'oh to ''Didi Sulisili'', and Gizhuri to ''Sisulelis Spero''. Originally, the two realms of Q'vela and Didi
The creation of sentient beings is also described in the books, as "Ver and K'oh breathed a new life into the three confluences of urth, sky, and water. The first confluence, humanity and its relatives; the second, elves and its relatives; the third, nekomimi and its relatives." It is later mentioned in the Ts'igna'reli how other species, like [[Lupine|Lupines]], [[Vulpine|Vulpines]], [[Ursine|Ursines]], and [[Lutryne|Lutrynes]] came into being. The echo left by Ver and K'oh (that echo being Mortagra) breathed sentience into the chosen animals of the world, as dictated by Ver and K'oh.
==Religious Texts==
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===Late Antiquity===
By the dawn of the Mernalik Era, starting some time in the late 900's BCE, Verk'ohism had spread southwards throughout the Ethaln plains and eastwards, going as far east as modern-day [[Crescent]] in [[Tuvaltastan
===Decline in the Middle Ages===
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