The Holy Covenant

The Holy Covenant is a religion that originating from Humans that encompass a myriad of beliefs and traditions. The Holy Covenant, meaning "the pact of righteous introspection". Those of the covenant, followers of the religion, believed in self-enrichment. They believed that in focusing on oneself and becoming the best one can become, applied to careers and life, would mean that one would do their best to lead their people in a position of power and lead them to salvation, that one would protect one's family if the occassion ever arises, that one should never cease educating oneself because obtaining knowledge is growth, and to be idle and waste the little time they're given is a sin.

There are two schools (or branches) of the covenant, those who believe in inner achievement - growth of oneself, body and mind - the priests, and those who believed in outer accomplishments - mark of one's existence, through influence upon others - the paladins. Though the two share in the same principles, the same dogma, of the covenant, they stand divided upon the interpretations of the Covenant's Decree, the holy scripture.

In the end, The Holy Covenant believes in the principles of growth.

Dogma; The Seven Decrees
One must;
 * 1) Have the right intentions; one must have proper intentions in mind for the betterment of either oneself or others.
 * 2) Have the right view; one must view things in their purity, from all perspectives, before judging.
 * 3) Perform the right speech; speaking in a way to better oneself or others, not in spite.
 * 4) Perform the right actions; acting in a way to better oneself or others, not to intentionally harm.
 * 5) Give forth proper effort; one must always make an effort to improve onself or others.
 * 6) Give forth clear mindedness; one must never allow his judgment to be clouded by greed.
 * 7) Fulfill livelihood; one must live their lives to their maximum potential, do not squander thy gift.

Practice
Devotion is ...

Schools
The religion has been deeply divided by those who believe in peaceful inner enlightenment, the priests, and by those who believe in strict outer teachings, the paladins.

The Priests; 

The Paladins; 

History
It all began, ...

Demographics
Usually, those who follow The Holy Covenant are ...