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Kittenism as a religious system requires unwavering loyalty from its followers, whose duty is to spread the teachings of the Great Kitten to all peoples of Alathra. Its declared mission is to create a world of peaceful co-existence under a single faith, which in turn requires kittenists to work against other religions, whose followers they refer to as "barbarian heathens".
This has earned kittenists considerable backlash from other religious groups, earning them a reputation of violent religious extremists. In spite of all this, kittenists believe that only faith in the Great Kitten can lead a person to salvation, so they perceive their cause as just and any action as a necessity to spread Kittenism.
=== Pre-war events ===
On several occasions throughout 12 AC, kittenist missionaries were reported appearing in towns across Alathra. Their method of preaching was considered aggressive by many, often resulting in fights breaking out. Kittentopia used this as basis for escalation, sending troops to raid cities that had shown hostility towards their attempts at conversion. The raid of [[
On February 16, 12 [[Crops' calendar|AC]], reportedly during a sermon for [[Johnactualism|Johnactualists]] in [[Divinus Actualia]], a kittenist priest interrupted the service to preach for their own faith.
In an almost immediate response, Kittentopia sent out forces to seize the cathedral. Having done so, they proceeded to kill from both hosts and attendants those who they perceived as being an enemy to their
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