The Good God is Supreme among all the gods. All proper worship of other gods is also worship of the Good God. He is named Idovanus by the Magi. The Red Goddess, his favorite and best-beloved child, transmits his blessing to us. Shah Karmanos, who walked the Sword Bridge to Paradise, was the last and greatest prophet of the Good God and the father of our land.
The EthTelsen are the many gods of the elements and truths which the Good God in his kindness allows man to worship. The Rebel Gods, and Ganesetarus and his Evil Gods, may not be worshipped by the righteous. The Magi of the Good God joyfully swear a solemn oath to worship none but the Good God, but the Priests of the Hundred Gods and members of their congregations are expected to worship the EthTelsen. Sometimes the Magi issue a Jargiz to confirm that the Good God has spoken and a god is one of the EthTelsen. Other times the Magi issue a Fatawa to confirm that the Good God has spoken and a spirit is a rebel god, or a servant of Ganesatarus and must not be worshipped.
Tap is the gods=92 death and may not be used lightly. Upon penalty of death for both instructor and student none may learn or teach Tap, excepting only the Magi, and it may only be used by order of a Karmanos on enemies and foreigners.
Love the Truth; and Hate the Deceitful Lie that is spread by Ganesatarus and his dark servants. Make war against the rebel gods, including Orlanatus and his household. Destroy evil and create good. Ruin that which is ugly and decorate that which is beautiful. Be cruel to your enemies and generous to your friends. Seek a righteous balance in your actions and so will you reach Paradise.
The Satraps honor the Red Emperor and his emissary the Governor. Sirdars honor their Satrap. Fazziks of lesser houses honor their Sirdar. As each Fazzik honors and obeys his rightful prince, so must each man and woman honor and obey their Fazzik.
When he is a boy the vizirs will read the fate of a male child and raise him to his caste: hazar; vizir; or karmanos. It is possible to be adopted into another house or reborn into another caste later in life. That is how capable men rise in Carmanian society. Men and women are not born equal, any more than all men are born equal. It is in man=92s nature to face darkness and evil and act to destroy it. It is in woman=92s nature to receive action and transmute it into creation. This is why women are of fewer castes, the caram caste for those who pursue the traditional ways and the waleesha caste for those who desire an active, dangerous life.
The law says "Do not ruin that which you love." This guides our marriage laws. Karmanoi should marry many wives, vizirs should take only one, and hazars should take none. As Karmanoi have the greatest resources, so they are also obliged to take several wives, to love them well and care for them. As Vizirs have stable lives and sufficient provender they should take a wife when they are ready, but must not wait until they become old and mean. As most Hazars have little resources and are often abroad for years, so they should not take a wife unless they have retired and are relatively wealthy.
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