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'''Verk'ohism''' (Salovian: Ts'ilore'mide), often incorrectly referred to as '''Verism''' and officially known as the '''Church of Ver and K'oh''' is one of the oldest continuously-practiced religions on Urth. It is a duotheistic religion that centers around the teachings of the [[Verk'ohism#Ts'igna'reli|Ts'igna'reli]] and their counterpart the [[Verk'ohism#Ts'ignabi'neli|Ts'ignabi'neli]], a series of religious texts said to be written by the likely mythical prophets [[Ki'esule]] and [[Mordokai]], upon encountering Ver and K'oh. Its adherants are known as Verk'ohists, with denominational variations in the form of Verists and K'ohists, who follow the teachings of only one of the deities
==Etymology==
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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".
Although the terms Verist and K'ohist refer to adherants that follow only one of the two deities, the term "Verist" is often used by non-adherants to incorrectly refer to any individual following one or both of the religious texts.
==Theology==
Verk'ohists believe that there are two immanent, all-knowing, and all-natured deities, [[Ver]] and [[K'oh]]. Ver is said to be the deity of all things light, and K'oh being Ver's opposite as the deity of all things dark. In traditional Verk'ohism, neither deity is taught to be superior to the other, and are often portrayed as a double spiral. In stark contrast, Verists and K'ohists believe that their respective deities are superior to the other, and closely follow the religious text pertaining to the deity they worship.
Many scholars and theologians place Verk'ohism firmly as a duotheistic religion with two primary deities, however the existence of lesser deities has brought up cause for debate on whether it is duo- or polytheistic. Many scholars postulate that Verk'ohism has many pantheistic attributes with excerpts in the Ts'igna'reli, such as ''Samq’aro; Khazi'', in which the universe is described as "the mortal extension of Ver and K'oh; our blood and flesh is theirs, and their love and life ours."
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