Cult of the Eternal Hunt

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"Do you hear the call? The horn of the Eternal Hunt summons forth it's hunters and huntresses to give way to their instincts, and hunt that which they seek! Come join the Eternal Hunt, and bring low your prey!"   -Anonymous

The Eternal Hunt is a concept with beliefs steeped in beliefs of obtaining your desires, wants, and needs which are considered your prey. We are the hunters and huntresses stalking our prey at every twist and turn of the trail preparing to strike down our prey, and collect our prize. The Eternal Hunt is not wanton violence, or reckless killing for the sake of destruction, but a calculated and practiced method of obtaining one's goals through efficient machinations outcomes benefitting the hunter and huntress.

The Eternal hunt can be the hunt for knowledge which is elusive, an ancient beast, or for a throne. The Eternal Hunt can be anything a character is actively trying to hunt down and make their by acquiring knowledge, insight, or power.

This does not mean a follower cannot give into base temptations and zealously revel in the more primitive aspect of the Eternal Hunt, but this is slightly addressed in the faith's tenants.

Faith Tenets:
Eternal is the Hunt, it has no beginning, no ending,
Eternal is the Hunt, the hunter must be ever present and prepared,
Eternal is the Hunt, all things are weak, and weakness must be culled,
Eternal is the Hunt, the hunter stalks their prey with emotionless precision,
Eternal is the Hunt, a kill must be swift as the prey must never know the moment of their death,
Eternal is the Hunt, honor your kill, their death makes you a stronger hunter,
Eternal is the Hunt, temper the bloodlust of the hunter lest you become the feast,
Eternal is the Hunt, remember you too will one day become prey, and you will be delivered to the Eternal Hunt.

The faith of the Eternal Hunt encourages its members to hunt one another to establish prowess and reconnection of a skillful and successful hunter or huntress. They are not required to cull the members as this would destabilize the faith with the continued loss of its faithful, but this does not exclude the possibility of death. If a faithful hunter or huntress has been marked (brought low by a successful hunter or huntress) three times then on the third time the hunter or huntress may sacrifice (cull the weak) to the Eternal Hunt. It is a great honor to be sacrificed by a faithful, and should be treated as a glorious moment where one will take their place among the Eternal Hunt.

Hunting non-members of the Eternal Hunt is encouraged, but it is up to the individual as to whether or not they will bestow the honor of being marked or just culled immediately.

There is no established hierarchy in the faith, but many regard a priest or priestess as the divine conduit to the Eternal Hunt. In this the priest or priestess is respected in their guidance, religious prayers, and sacred rituals.

There is no established deity for this faith, and whoever or whatever is answering the calls for divine assistance is up to the powers-that-be.

//OOC: My hopes are this gives players the opportunity to practice PvP (especially for those of us that aren't that great at it) with a little less fear of being FD'd or maimed IC, but still have ongoing consequences within the faith. Granted, you are still beholden to -all- PvP rules and practices, and may be subjected to be FD'd if you hunt someone outside of the faith.

Recommended Class: No Paladin   
Alignment: No Lawful Good, No Chaotic Evil
Race: Any, Humans highly recommended