Millennia ago, a child was born to a virgin that would go on to form the most widespread religion in the world. He is remembered as " The Black Pharaoh, the son of Azathoth the creator, sent to save humanity from chaos and damnation. Although he would be executed by his enemies, his followers survived the purges to spread his message. Ultimately, it would be adopted by the majority of powerful nations, securing its place as the most dominant religion. However, as the centuries passed and the faith became more formalized, arguments rose up about the nature of God and his relationship with the divine. This would eventually lead to a division between two main factions.
The first faction supported monophytism, which maintained that Azathoth possessed divine nature and that the lack Pharaoh was merely his representation on earth as humans would understand him. The other entities in the pantheon, such as angels and saints, are different expressions of the same deity. The second faction believed in dyophysitism, the idea that The Pharaoh had two natures, that of the Father and the Son, with the former being divine. As the Son is distinct from the father, he is subservient to it. This minor disagreement broke out into religious war, with the latter coming out on top.
With the dyophysitists as the last man standing, the priesthood moved the religion away from its strictly monotheistic roots to take on a more phlythestic flavor. The Black Pharaoh was still worshiped as God, but was considered separate from the Father. All the other angels and were considered independent entities and also subservient to Azathoth. This completes the holy trinity which is at the center of this religion, with Azathoth, the angels, and the Pharaoh as representing different aspects. This places the Pharaoh at the bottom of the totem pole.
The priesthood need to craft this religion around worship of the Pharaoh as the last aspect of the trinity. However, As the faction has removed the Pharaoh from his divine nature within the faith by emphasizing his humanity, worship of him seems like a hard sell to the public. The fact that he was also killed only emphasizes his mortality, thus questioning his exalted status. How can a priesthood justify this reasoning?
The first faction supported monophytism, which maintained that Azathoth possessed divine nature and that the lack Pharaoh was merely his representation on earth as humans would understand him. The other entities in the pantheon, such as angels and saints, are different expressions of the same deity. The second faction believed in dyophysitism, the idea that The Pharaoh had two natures, that of the Father and the Son, with the former being divine. As the Son is distinct from the father, he is subservient to it. This minor disagreement broke out into religious war, with the latter coming out on top.
With the dyophysitists as the last man standing, the priesthood moved the religion away from its strictly monotheistic roots to take on a more phlythestic flavor. The Black Pharaoh was still worshiped as God, but was considered separate from the Father. All the other angels and were considered independent entities and also subservient to Azathoth. This completes the holy trinity which is at the center of this religion, with Azathoth, the angels, and the Pharaoh as representing different aspects. This places the Pharaoh at the bottom of the totem pole.
The priesthood need to craft this religion around worship of the Pharaoh as the last aspect of the trinity. However, As the faction has removed the Pharaoh from his divine nature within the faith by emphasizing his humanity, worship of him seems like a hard sell to the public. The fact that he was also killed only emphasizes his mortality, thus questioning his exalted status. How can a priesthood justify this reasoning?