octobrist lore

common/game_concepts/neow_religion_game_concepts.txt

@@ -82,3 +82,11 @@ neow_szentkultusz = {
 neow_nagyboldogasszony = {
 	texture = "gfx/interface/icons/faith/nepmese.dds"
 }
+
+neow_lenin = {
+	texture = "gfx/interface/icons/faith/leninist.dds"
+}
+
+neow_red_october = {
+	texture = "gfx/interface/icons/faith/stalinist.dds"
+}

localization/english/replace/religion/zz_NEOW_religion_octobrist_l_english.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  octobrist_religion_adj:1 "Octobrist"
  octobrist_religion_adherent:1 "Octobrist"
  octobrist_religion_adherent_plural:1 "Octobrists"
- octobrist_religion_desc:1 "For all of history, the lands of the Rus were ruled by veritable god-kings known as the [Concept('neow_tsar','Tsars')|E]. Tsarists believe these rulers, although mortal, were blessed with divine powers during their rule on earth, and surely ascended to Heaven upon death. Though the exact accepted number of Tsars varies, among all Tsarists it is agreed that their very position is a sacred one, and that it has sat vacant for centuries."
+ octobrist_religion_desc:1 "For all of history, the lands of the Rus were ruled by veritable god-kings known as the [Concept('neow_tsar','Tsars')|E]. However, during the waning days of the old world, the peasantry of the old empire rose up against their lords in an event known as [Concept('neow_red_october','Red October')|E], the consequences of which led to the rise and fall of prophets, the intervening of gods, and ultimately the [Concept('neow_the_event','Event')|E]."
  
  third_covenant:0 "Third Covenant"
  third_covenant_adj:0 "Third Covenant"
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
  leninist_adj:0 "Leninist"
  leninist_adherent:0 "Leninist"
  leninist_adherent_plural:0 "Leninists"
- leninist_desc:0 "While most mainstream Tsarists believe that the Age of Tsars is not yet over, and that a new Tsar is to bestow humanity in the coming times, Leninists instead hold that there is but one Seal of the Tsars - Lenin the Muchenik. Leninists believe that Lenin was chosen by the Great Holy Spirit to overthrow Tsar Nicholas, the last in a line of incompetent and self-serving Tsars. It was Red October that marked the end of the tyranny of the false Tsars and the beginning of the just, divine rule of Tsar Lenin and his Apostles. The rule of Lenin lasted until his betrayal at the hands of Stalin, who killed Lenin and usurped Tsar Nicholas' divinity for himself. Stalin the Iscariot ruled with an iron fist over the Motherland until the Great Holy Spirit struck down him and all his followers in the Event, sending him to rule over Hell as a Devil of his own making, a fitting punishment for the defiance of God's will. Modern Leninists thus hold that Lenin is the final Tsar, and that his return to Earth as the Leninov is imminent, for he will take back his rightful place as the ultimate instrument of divine will."
+ leninist_desc:0 " The Leninists are followers of the one who led [Concept('neow_red_october','Red October')|E] and ended the old empire - [Concept('neow_lenin','Lenin the Martyr')|E]. Rejecting what they view as the archaic institution of the [Concept('neow_tsar','Tsardom')|E], they hold that all men are inherently divine as sons and daughters of the Holy Rus. To that extent, everyone who lives a pious, humble life in service of Gospod will ascend to his side, while Lenin's faithful warriors will come to aid him during his return. This is ensured through the embalming and careful preservation of fallen warriors, who are entombed not far away from Lenin's own mausoleum."
  
  internationalist:0 "Internationalism"
  internationalist_adj:0 "Internationalist"
  internationalist_adherent:0 "Internationalist"
  internationalist_adherent_plural:0 "Internationalists"
- internationalist_desc:0 "The Internationalists are those Tsarists that believe the Great Holy Spirit is not present only in Tsars, to guide the people as if they are shepherds guiding sheep and to parade themselves as exalted God-Kings given divine mandate, but rather as something present in all humans. They hold that Lenin's Red October was the first such Event to break the Cult of Tsars holding humanity down in a state of self-wallowing, though the failure of the Holy Red Army to see the ascension of the human race through to the end led to its demise. The foul traitor Stalin, who gorged on all his subjects in endless pursuit of power, betrayed the holy Revolution and led to the near-extinction of mankind in the Event. Now, the Internationalists hold true the teachings of Trotsky, one of Lenin's Apostles, and believe it is their duty to guide humanity by founding the Fifth International, the final vessel of humankind's collective ascension to divinity."
+ internationalist_desc:0 "Internationalists reject the idea that Gospod and the [Concept('neow_tsar','Tsars')|E] are inherently divine, instead focusing their worship on the Holy Rus which is present in every man. They hold that humanity as a collective surpasses any single divinity, and work towards the spiritual unification of the human race and their role as the successors of Heaven. Though [Concept('neow_red_october','Red October')|E] failed to see humanity's apotheosis through to the end, Internationalists still believe that they can guide the world by founding the Fifth International, the final vessel of mankind's ascension to divinity."
+ 

localization/english/replace/zz_NEOW_game_concepts_l_english.yml

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ game_concept_neow_new_rome_desc: "For Romano-Futurists, New Rome is not merely a
 game_concept_neow_quinternity: "The Five Humanities"
 game_concept_neow_quinternity_desc: "The Five Humanities, or Quinternity, is the council which rules Empyrean in the absence of Deus. They are Philosophia, Poesis, Historia, Rhethorica and Theologia, each representing the divine gifts which Deus bestowed upon Humanity. Only by embracing their teachings, will a person be able to complete their journey in the afterlife from Inferno to Paradiso. It is said those who have earned the favor of the Quinternity will be accompanied by the guide, Durante on the path to Paradiso."
 
-# Tsarist stuff
+# Octobrist stuff
 
 game_concept_neow_tsar: "Tsars"
 game_concept_neow_tsar_desc: "The Tsars are the mortal rulers of God's Kingdom, and those humans chosen by the Lord to lead the rest of humanity on the right path. Many Tsars were extraordinary humans in life, tasked with leading one of the world's greatest empires. However, it was only after death that their worship truly started, as common Tsarists regularly pray at the shrines of various Tsars for their blessing and intercession."
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ game_concept_neow_tsar_nicholas_desc: "Tsar Nicholas, commonly considered to be
 game_concept_neow_great_patriotic_war: "Great Patriotic War"
 game_concept_neow_great_patriotic_war_desc: "Some Octobrist sects believe the Great Patriotic War was one of the crucial causes of the Event, when a malevolent army threatened to extinguish all who did not belong to their ranks. It is said that the violence was so great that the Volga ran red with blood, which was then collected by the goddess Rodina, who spent 200 days and nights using it to forge a powerful warrior out of steel."
 
+game_concept_neow_lenin: "Lenin the Martyr"
+game_concept_neow_lenin_desc: "Some Octobrists hold that, as the ancient Tsars grew more tyrannical and corrupt, the all-seeing Gospod chose a new prophet from among the peasantry, instructing him to lead his flock to freedom. This person - a man called Lenin - would lead the uprising during Red October, and would lead the Rus after the Tsars were defeated. However, he would soon be betrayed by his closest followers, who would usurp the Rus to satisfy their own hunger for power. According to legend, after three days Lenin rose from the dead and spoke to those still mourning after all that time. He only requested that they keep him and his followers safe until they return."
+
+game_concept_neow_red_october: "Red October"
+game_concept_neow_red_october_desc: "Red October is the central myth of all Octobrist faiths. The universally accepted premise is that, in the final days of the old world, the peasantry of old Russia rose up against the ruling Tsars, ending the ancient Tsardom and establishing a rule of the peasantry. What ensued after depends on the source, some claiming the prophet Lenin was betrayed by his followers, and others claiming that a great army sought to eradicate the Rus. Regardless, the culmination of these events involves various heroes and gods, ultimately leading to the end of the world."
+
 #Jewish stuff
 
 game_concept_neow_moshiach_ben_yosef: "Moshiach ben Yosef"