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'''Sole''' (lit. '''Will of The Sole God''') is a monotheistic religion centered on the teachings of a 7 volume series called [[Message of The Sole]] (simply ''The Message'') as preached by prophet [[Mesoah]] to be the unaltered word of the Sole God, or simply God. Followers of Sole are simply known as ''adherents'', known for relentless prayer and studying of Sole and, in rare cases, masking one's natural features out of submission to God. Adherents exist in small diaspora groups located mainly in [[Omis]], [[Kuthara]], and [[Mahogany]].
Adherents believe that Sole is the second-to-last testament of God's will upon Alathra until the aftermath of an event known as the [[Long March]], a prophesized scenario in which Mesoah, the deceased prophet, is to be resurrected (''as a mortal'') and bring about a gathering of adherents and the ''6 stars of sentience to'' [[Omis]], at which point will be known as the
The religion first appeared on the greater desert of Omis in 433 [[Crops' calendar|BC]] (year 0 for adherents) when Mesoah left his 5 year period of isolation in a cave after receiving his last revelation from God, with the goal of preaching his religion. After being exiled from most major cities in the greater desert at the time, Mesoah and his small following attempted to find a land (albeit mentioned once) called Mahogany, located in central Omis. The land was never found by Mesoah in his life, passing away shortly after publishing the 7 volume book. Eventually, Mesoah's companions had dispersed throughout Alathra, with the original volumes being lost for centuries until it was found being sold in a bazaar in Kuthara. The book's translation into Common made it a popular source of interest among agnostic escapists during the [[Valtaran Civil War]], culminating in a small expedition into central Omis. The successful finding and mapping of the Land of Mahogany motivated a revival of the religion, causing a new wave of adherents to move to the region in 5 AC.
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- Message of The Sole, 6:1, Volume 2
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=== Deterrence ===
When it comes to violence, war, and self defense, scripture in every volume of Sole mention deterrence, a concept in which adherents, unlike their aggressors, will not waste energy in fighting unless as a [[Wikipedia:Last stand|last resort]].
As a political tool, deterrence is expected to be used as a strategy of foreign policy by any adherent clan or state against a potential, and in doing so a sword called "Deterrence" is to be granted as proof of conduct to any adherent ruler.
== Teachings ==
=== The Long March ===
[[File:Mesoah painting.png|thumb|''One Last March'' (2 [[Crops' calendar|AC]]), depicting [[Mesoah]] leading the Long March through the desert in the point of view of aggressors as a blinding figure.]]
As a prophesized event in every volume of ''The Message'', the Long March is an event expected to occur during the revival of Mesoah while the rest of the world is engaged in total war, which is variously interpreted as a gathering of adherents out of diaspora into the Land of Genesis in a symbolic march towards the Point of Creation. The Long March is hypothesized to end in a success if a [[Wikipedia:superstate|superstate]] encompassing most of Omis is established with consensual permission of sovereign states, along with the civilizations who embody the 6 stars of sentience (''known as The Land of Genesis'').
The Land of Genesis is described by the Sole God to be "the most righteous embodiment of deterrence" and a "mutually beneficial peace-loving bastion polity of love that those capable of feeling share."
=== The Land of Genesis ===
[[File:Sands painting.PNG|thumb|''End of The Diaspora'' (2 AC), scholars of Sole remove their face-coverings to meet new adherents of the Land of Genesis for the first time.]]
The Long March and the Land of Genesis is first mentioned in detail in the second chapter of the first volume of the Message of the Sole:
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'''"Being strong coincides with being prepared for the Long March and what it entails. On the dirt your prophet breathes his final breath, there he will return a second time. You will walk, you will walk. No selection of banners of nations will divide the people of faith from the day of the Long March and onward. It will be a banner of only clean pristine white fabric. For I will guide Mesoah, your shepherd, to the Land of Genesis. The land in which your lord created sentience from but a drop of blood. [...] He will walk until the parched desert reaches the sea. [...] And if your blood is spilt by those who oppose, the white cloth will contrast the red blood. If they are to stain your clothes red, the ones who's blood were spilt will be martyrs. A palace will await for them in my kingdom to come. [...] Charisma is that of a disarming strength. Your mercy, of which will be rare in this time of skirmish, will be that of which will remove the barriers of which divide the Land of Genesis. [...] And if the faithful are to humiliate, to torture, to fight with, and to kill without last resort, it would be to abandon your lord entirely."''
- Message of The Sole, II. The Long March, Volume 1.
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