Birth of the Dark Lord

In the beginning was the Unknown, to which humankind responded with Fear & Wonder.
Presently nothing has changed.

Self-preservation & security demanded association with others.
There was safety in numbers, and security within the Herd.
To Belong was the first God.

To be cast out of the group, and exposed to the fathomless shadows of the Unknown was the first & greatest fear; from this the Dark Lord, the Enemy in Exile, was born.

The Herd was the first & primary God, and remains so.
Belonging to the Herd was the first & primary Religion, and remains so.
From this all Right Hand Path religions flow.

A sense of safety, comfort, power, and the ecstasy of immersion are the gifts of this God;
submission to the expectations, customs, beliefs, and laws of the Herd are His Commandments.

Failure to conform to the customs, beliefs, and laws of the Herd resulted in the first Sin, which resulted in banishment from the warmth, protection, and association of the group.

Ostracism & banishment threatened the transgressor's ability to reproduce,
thereby threatening his genetic immortality.

The Dark Lord was born in exile - cast out of Heaven!
The howling wastelands are his domain,
and only beasts and monsters are his companions.

To survive & thrive in an accursed land,
this "Accursed One" was forced to learn that the whole world is his,
and that no godz exist, but for he himself.

- Makt Geffal