God-King Worship

God-King Worship is a polytheistic religion practiced in the Azerath Nations and her territories, based on the lives of Draemor the Brave, Vulkenrad the Conqueror, Purlomas the Smart and Parmethious the Lustful, the four God-Kings who established the Kingdoms within the Azerath Nations and the Dente Codex, although this book is not considered the official bible of the religion. Each nation within the Azerath Nations worships one of the four God-Kings. A nation that was founded by a specific God-King will worship that God-King however there are three nations that practice the God-King Worship that were not founded by a God-King so they worship a God-King that best matches their ideologies.

Each God-King was given a title and it is considered offensive by God-King Worshipers to refer to the God-Kings without this title after they earned it.

History
The God-King Worship religion was fully established after the four God-Kings founded their kingdoms. During the Tribal Era when the God-Kings first began to gain influence, people did not worship the God-Kings as gods but instead viewed them as foreigners. At this time, tribes in the Azerath region practiced the Devin Religion and were not willing to accept new gods.

A shift in this perspective and the start of people believing the four brothers were gods occurred shortly after the brothers introduced a standard education and after they defeated the Barbarian Tribes. A spike in the acceptance of the brothers being gods occurred as a result of a new generation that lived at the end of the Tribal Era. The first time the brothers were officially worshiped as gods and the God-King Worship religion was established was after Draemor the Brave established Vulharenjiard and his citizens began worshiping him as their God-King. As the other brothers began to follow suit, the citizens of their kingdoms began to worship them as their God-Kings.

While the God-Kings were still alive and ruling their kingdoms, the God-King Worship religion was the minority religion within the Azerath Nations and the Devin Religion was still the most worshiped. Following the death of the God-Kings the religion began to steadily grow until it became the dominant religion within the Azerath Nations. Today, the only nation within the Azerath Nations where the God-King Worship religion is not the dominating religion is within Devinshire who still believe in the Devin Religion.

Draemor the Brave
Draemor the Brave was the second oldest of the four brothers. He is described as being short and more closely resembles a dwarf than a human. He has a strong brow with strong cheeks and a strong chin which was covered in a thick black beard that was often braided at the end. On his left cheek was a visible scar that started from his eye and disappeared into his beard. He had thick black hair that went down to his shoulders and it was frizzy in appearance. Despite his short stature Draemor the Brave was described as bulky and strong.

Draemor the Brave got his title due to his leadership of tribal forces that got overrun by Barbarians in the Barbarian War. Draemor the Brave showed great bravery and leadership by pulling together his remaining men and establishing a strong defense while he waited for reinforcements to arrive. This battle is where Draemor the Bravereceived his wound on his left cheek.

Draemor the Brave established the Kingdom of Vulharenjiard which was the first kingdom to be established in the Azerath region. He led his kingdom peacefully and only brought his forces to war during the Great Slave Roundup. He accepted the usage of Elven slaves to work in the mines underneath Vulharenjiard contributed to the breeding of Ferner Elves, which is the reason why the Ferner Elf population is most dense in Vulharenjiard. After Vulharenjiard's mines were drained of their resources, the kingdom was pushed into an economic depression which caused the Dynasty Treaty to be written and ratified.

Draemor the Brave died in 1D 115 and the crown was given to his son King Draemen. In 3D 361, Draemor the Brave's last living relative, King Belivex, was assassinated thus ending the bloodline. Today, Vulharenjiard is the only kingdom that was founded by a God-King in the Azerath Nations that is not ruled by a decedent of their founding God-King.

Vulkenrad the Conqueror
Vulkenrad the Conqueror was the oldest of the four brothers and founder of the Kingdom of Jiarengrad. He is described as being tall and lanky, with sunken cheeks and eyes and a pointed chin which contains a small black goatee. He has short black hair which is combed to one side and greased with seal blubber. He is described as not being very strong, with just enough strength to wield a sword, although he makes up for this in his leadership abilities.

Vulkenrad the Conqueror earned his title later than his brothers, which was given to him after he conquered the Kingdom of Bulvishire to obtain Dwelmer's Rock in order to build his palace atop of it.

Vulkrenrad the Conqueror is considered the the least skilled of the God-Kings when it came to ruling his people. He had very little knowledge of how to run a kingdom and he focused more on conquering lands rather than leading his people. Despite his lack of leadership abilities when it came to the crown, Vulkenrad the Conqueror was very successful at conquering lands and funneling his rewards back to his kingdom. This kept Jiarengrad out of economic collapse but it also broadened Jiarengrad's land that they could use to farm resources.

Vulkenrad the Conqueror is best known for creating the Dynasty by writing the Dynasty Treaty. Although the treaty was written heavily in Jiarengrad's favor, he managed to get the bill ratified.

Vulkrenrad the Conqueror died in 1D 094 and ironically his kingdom was conquered by King Mitius III who was Vulkenrad the Conqueror's bastard child and half brother of the throne's intended heir.

Purlomas the Smart
Purlomas the Smart was the youngest of the four brothers and founder of the Kingdom of Baasvonclad. He is described as being a recluse, averaged sized man with a long head. He had long black hair that went past his shoulders and a clean shaven face. He was also described as not being particularly strong with little muscle and more fat on his body. However, Purlomas the Smart was not known for his bravery in battle like his brothers and is more renowned for his incredible intellect.

Purlomas the Smart earned his title after claiming that his Kingdom of Baasvonclad would be the most technologically advanced nation in the Mortal World. It was well known by his people that he was the architect for the education system that was introduced during the Tribal Era. Although he claimed his kingdom's future would be advanced, this never happened as Purlomas the Smart became more of a recluse at the end of his life.

Due to his seclusion near the end of his life, it is unknown when Purlomas the Smart died. However, he did manage to transport his soul into an emerald and placed within a large tomb that he lives in to this day.

Parmethious the Lustful
Parmethious the Lustful is the third youngest of the four brothers and founder of the Kingdom of Vascova. He is described as being large man who loves to indulge in food and drink. He had no hair on his head and he was clean shaven.

Parmethious the Lustful earned his title shortly after founding his kingdom because people knew of his lust for riches.

Parmethious the Lustful is considered the most controversial God-King due to his treatment of the Elven race. Parmethious the Lustful was extremely racist against Elves and he orchestrated the Great Slave Roundup by spending years pushing anti-Elven propaganda in other nations. His plan was to enslave the inhabitants of Morthania in order to increase his profits in his diamond and emerald mines. Due to the orchestration of the Great Slave Roundup and racist propaganda, Elves were slaves in the Azerath Nations for thousands of years and many Elven races went extinct.

Parmethious the Lustful died in 1D 342 and was considered the last God-King to die, although his brother, Purlomas the Smart's death remains unknown.

Demographic
God-King Worship is considered strictly an Azerath Nations religion, with worshipers outside the Azerath Nations being found in territories belonging to a member nation of the Azerath Nations. Within the kingdoms of Vuharenjiard, Jiarengrad, Dinsfurd, Vascova and Baasvonclad, God-King Worship is the only religion practiced. Within the kingdoms of Jaarjiadia and Devfraern, God-King Worship is alongside another religion, the Jaardian Religion in Jaarjiadia and Devin Religion in Devfraern. Devinshire is the only Azerath Nation where God-King Worship is the minority compared to the Devin Religion.