Kainism

Kainism is one of the world's main religious and philosophical schools of thought, mainly worshiped in Korasha and Asania. The faith is monotheistic, and focuses on the worship of the deity Kain, whose teachings and ideals are believed by its followers to have been passed to humanity through the Prophet Nizim.

Kainism originated historically in the continent of Korasha, in the region of the Khudar. According to Kainist tradition, the Prophet Nizim received the word of god in a dream, ordering him to lead his people from their homeland in the valley of the Naht River, across the ocean, and to Khudar. The sea parted for his people as they crossed, though due to their slow progress, the waters rushed in and refilled the sea. However, as he was the chosen prophet of Kain, he was able to emerge from the waters unharmed. After emerging from the waters, Kain gave Nizim's followers the 10 Scriptural Rules to guide their ethical behavior. The faith and its teachings spread throughout northwestern Korasha and later into the rest of the northern half of the continent.

Kainism is a major world religion which has the majority of its faithful population on the Asanian and Korashan continents.

Etymology
The term "Kainism" is an Avanoran transliteration of the Khudari word "Qu'ain" the word for god. According to the best estimations from archeologists, it is likely that there was no word for the followers of the faith during early classical and low middle age history, and the faith was likely referred to as the "followers of Kain".

Followers of the religion are referred to as "Kainists".

Foundations
Modern archeologists and historians pinpoint the beginning of Kainism sometime in TIME, after the Khudari people conducted their mass exodus out of the

God
In Kainist theology, it is believed there is only one god, the god Kain, who made his will known through the work of Nizim the Prophet. It is believed by Kainists that Kain is the only true god, and that other deities are false idols mocking Kain's image, though there have been more moderate interpretations of the scriptures of the faith which claim that other religion's gods are "misunderstandings" or "misrepresentations" of Kain, though this view is not usually common in the wider Kainist religion.

Asq'i and Uquil
The Asq'i and Uquil are termed "the struggle and judgement", which is a spiritual belief amongst Kainist followers that life is made difficult by the Lord Kain to test mankind and learn their true nature, this struggle in life is known as the "Asq'i", which allows for Kain to judge mankind and render judgement on their purity "Uquil".

Scripture
The Kahul is the book of worship for the faith.

The 10 Scriptural Rules
Kainist ideology has developed over thousands of years since the faith first was founded. From the original 10 Scriptural Rules, the followers of the Prophet Nizim organized into Nizahrs - the Priests of the religion, and instituted further social codes and rules for the faith throughout the 200s CE.
 * 1) There is one god, the god Kain, and all people of the world are his children made in his image. His word is the one true faith.
 * 2) Fidelity to ones word and oath is sacred, and blessed by the grace of god. Oath breakers are cursed in the eyes of god.
 * 3) The family is the core of society, and blessed by god. Family should be nurtured and revered, with the father as head of the family.
 * 4) The taking of another's life, or ones own life, is frowned upon by god, is unholy.
 * 5) Incestuous or polygamous relationships are an affront to god, and not sanctioned in the eyes of god.
 * 6) Making imagery of god or oneself is a sin, and forbidden. Idolatry is a vile sin.
 * 7) Greed is unbecoming and frowned upon by god. One must be satisfied with their own possessions.
 * 8) Envy is the gateway to evil, and leads to sin and vice.
 * 9) Gluttony and selfishness is an affront to god, charity is the way to the realm of the blessed.
 * 10) Friday is the day of god, and a day of rest, faith, and family.

Temples
Kainist temples, or Qa'hul's, are the place of worship for the Kainist religion. Followers of the religion of Kain meet every Saturday and Sunday for services at the tample, as the Kahul tells followers that they are meant to begin and end the week with worship of Kain.