Thousander Faith

The Thousander Faith as a concept usually refers to the believers of the Hadašhim state religion. Originated from the old religion of Dabrakham, the name stems from the collective invocation of the pantheon by titling them the Thousand Gods. Thousander Faith went through more phases during the history of Hadašham. First and most important was the establishment of the separate state church under the rule of Harko I.

The Dabrakhim religion was much more decentralized without official canon and lacking a clear ecclesiastical structure. Harko put an authority into place, known as the Orhana Kulum of Tir-Našadar (later Kartam) who was tasked with the purification of the religion and the establishment of an official canon for every god. As the extent of the Empire grew so did the importance of the religious leadership. In three centuries the Thousander Faith left behind it's polytheistic structures in favor of henotheism and later monotheism. Lesser gods were reinterpreted as an avatar of the supreme being, Alalaš or the Thousand.

After the great migrations in the eigth-ninth century considerable western territories slipped from oldal control. Missionary Activity in the region was a key element in upholding

With the invasions of the third century, the Thousander Faith came both in the west and in the north of the subcontinent under fire. While the Lifili tribal religions were subdued with relative ease the Sand Religion stemming in under the patronage of the newly established Sarkânu Dynasty proved itself a much harder foe. After the evacuation of Kartam the Orhana Kulum also left it's place for the old capital, Tir-Našadar. After this time there were two Orhana Kulum, one in Tir-Našadar and one in Kartam leading into the grand split of the religions. The followers or Tir-Našadar were known as the Sea Rite or Old Believers, while the followers of Kartam as the Rock Rite or New Believers. The new believers incorporated pretty much from the local Lifili religions making their appearance more digestible for the new rulers.