Overview
Thuwkism and its variant Apthuwkism are a minor religion
professed in the Kingdom of Bëltse. A significant minority
of the people of neighbouring Vaara also follow the
teachings of Thuwkism or Apthuwkism.
Thuwkism
Thuwkism is a religious teaching centred around the Four
Benign Acts and the deities that are linked to them:
· Aro, 'modesty'
· Keldwn/Keldon 'generosity'
· Ithar 'clear thought'
· Billar 'compassion'
Good deeds attract the deities and they will positively
influence the actors of the good deed and their close
vicinity. Proper Thuwkism leaves it at that, but gives
examples on how to live a good life by means of the
Writings of Serath (Serathare Pekerworarot), which
are essentially moral stories about people who live
positively and the benefits that this creates for them.
Apthuwkism
Apthuwkism is a variant of Thuwkism. Basically it is the
same, but the four eveil deities Kor, Suthn, Bests, and Egin
are added; these are the opposites of the benign deities and
are attracted by exuberance, avarice, 'wild or unstable
thoughts', and indifference. Although Proper Thuwkism doesn't
really focus on an afterlife, Apthuwkism does, but only in a
negative variant: there is some kind of hell, and if you
don't live your life positively, you'll end up there. If you
do live your life positively, you won't.
Organisation
Monasteries
Thuwkist and Apthuwkist monks live in monasteries that can be
found mostly in Bëltse and Vaara, but in the parts of the former
LUKP between the Mountains of Gen and the Southern Strywak
Mountain Range monasteries can be found as well.
The Carabines
In 256 AP the grandfather of the current King of Bëltse decided
that Thuwkism should have some kind of prominent figure like
Cruisanism has, and he asked the Thuwkist Monks to appoint a
leader. Reluctantly, they did. This person is known as the
Carabine (Karwbin) and is elected by a simple majority in
one round every year in April or May for a one year period
from the 1st of June to the 31st of May. This system
functioned well until 269, when four monks received an equal
amount of votes; instead of voting again however, it was
decided that the four elected monks would serve as Carabines
together, each serving as Carabine Supreme for a duration of
three months. Despite the fact that the system wasn't changed,
this situation hasn't reproduced itself since then.
The Carabines form an official part of Thuwkist tradition
observed by the Bëltse elite including the King; most other
Thuwkists don't recognise his or her authority.
List of Carabines
|
Period
(AP) |
Name |
Remarks |
|
Period
(AP) |
Name |
Remarks |
|
Period
(AP) |
Name |
Remarks |
256 - 257
257 - 258
258 - 259
259 - 260
260 - 261
261 - 262
262 - 263
263 - 264
264 - 265
265 - 266
266 - 267
267 - 268
268 - 269
269 - 270
270 - 271
271 - 272
272 - 273
273 - 274
274 - 275
275 - 276
276 - 277
277 - 278 |
Achin I
Ruthunla I (f)
Kufrar I
Ruthunla II (f)
Kufrar II
Luthar I
Kufrar III
Awdkitsa I (f)
Hithar I
Luthar II
Athonts I
Erukar I
Estsa I (f)
Estsa II (f)
Erukar II
Ruthunla III (f)
Kufrar IV
Salien I
Omcona (f)
Luthar III
Luthar IV
Sewtsats I
Ruthunla IV (f)
Erukar III
Kufrar V |
jointly with
|
|
278 - 279
279 - 280
280 - 281
281 - 282
282 - 283
283 - 284
284 - 285
285 - 286
286 - 287
287 - 288
288 - 289
289 - 290
290 - 291
291 - 292
292 - 293
293 - 294
294 - 295
295 - 296
296 - 297
297 - 298
298 - 299
299 - 300
300 - 301
301 - 302
302 - 303 |
Ildar I
Ildar II
Salien II
Erukar IV
Owsdenthla I (f)
Luthar V
Sewtsats II
Nortsin I
Abegar (f)
Salien III
Achin II
Kyuri (f)
Hithar II
Sewtsats III
Salien IV
Salien V
Salien VI
Nortsin II
Salien VII
Erukar V
Ildar III
Sewtsats IV
Awdkitsa II (f)
Leethats
Olvar |
s |
|
303 - 304
304 - 305
305 - 306
306 - 307
307 - 308
308 - 309
309 - 310
310 - 311
311 - 312
312 - 313
313 - 314
314 - 315
315 - 316
316 - 317
317 - 318
318 - 319
319 - 321
321 - 322
322 - 323
323 - 324
|
Itrasthar
Thuabak I
Ugra (f)
Firothn
Asrats
Rubwnar
Nortsin III
Owsdenthla II (f)
Hazergin
Sewtsats V
Awdkitsa III (f)
Athonts II
Sewtsats VI
Thuabak II
Optsinthar
Ildar IV
Ruthunla V (f)
Hithar III
Thuabak III
Sewtsats VII
|
two terms
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