Shepherdic Faith

The Shepherdic faith centers around one central question. What is real? This question was once asked by a person known to history only as the Shepherd, as Shepherdic tradition decries any attempt at defining the Shepherd's identity beyond just "The Shepherd". Eventually, the Shepherdic faith gave way to the more modern Qetab, though some nations in modern Cultera still worship the Shepherd's god and follow the Shepherd's ways.

The Shepherd
The Shepherd, commonly identified as male though canonically genderless, was a simple person from a humble life as a shepherd on a farm. Due to these origins, a common shorthand in writing is to use the Shepherd's Crook as a symbol.

The Shepherd, one day, asked their lord why they worshiped a god that they could not see. Why they obeyed laws they could not see. Why people do anything that they could not verify the realness of.

The lord, a devout follower of the pagan religion of the time, sentenced the Shepherd to death.

On the chopping block, the Shepherd is said to have received a message from a god/gods of unknowable quantity and quality. As the axe fell, the Shepherd simply denied its realness.

The executioner, startled that his axe failed to remove his victim's head, fell back and gaped as the Shepherd stood up, ignoring the axe embedded in the block, and proclaimed their truth for all to hear. Every man and woman who heard their words converted on the spot.

The Unknowable God/s
The unknowable god/s is/are the (vaguely defined at best) entity or group of entities worshiped by Shepherdic followers. The main tenant of the faith is skepticism. Many schools of thought propose the idea that the Unknowable is/are skeptical of their own existence.