Righteous Path

The RIghteous Path is the Sarastran doctrine that, if followed, will supposedly free mortals of the inevitability of death and lead them to an undying, godlike state. The Righteous Path has many rules, but its main tenets are summarized as follows in the Sarastran Enchiridion:

1. PURITY: The pure and perfect bond between Isis and Osiris is the brightest beacon to follow upon this plane. The King protects and rules over his maiden, the Queen heals and cares for her King. The nature of man and woman is fixed in the stars, sacrosanct and permanent. We belong to each other as Isis and Osiris did, as partners with distinct and glorious roles, joined when the time is right into a Holy Bond. Body, mind, and soul should be oriented towards keeping and protecting your Holy Bond, both before and after it is forged.


2. COUNSEL: Have the discernment to follow the Shepherd and the Flock in all their steps along the Righteous Path, lest you stray off the path and be devoured by devils like sheep before wolves. Brother will guide brother, sister will keep sister.


3. PROTECTION: Defend first the doctrines of the holy, then the safety of your brothers and sisters in Sarastro, then the rest of the world around you. Divine rules over mortal, just as mortal rules over beast.


4. RECOURSE: If corruption enters your house, you must cut it from your life. If your mother sins, you are not of her womb; if your son wanders astray, he is not of your seed.


5. DOCTRINE: Work hard to study the Glorious Way, letter by letter, step by step. Strive to travel first down the Righteous Path; the heights of your potential are unlimited, if your devotion is steady and your thoughts and deeds are righteous.


6. ANTIQUITY: All ages of history have built upon each other to pave the way for the Righteous Path. The High Lord Sarastro has seen the guides left for us in history, and he will lead us by them to the Age of Possibility.


7. MYSTICISM: Give oneself completely to that which you struggle to understand, for the questions will be answered by the Gods and the Prophet. Follow the Righteous Path even towards certain doom, for even at death Osiris will weigh our hearts and reward our bravery if our attempts are fearless and devoid of all other desires.
   

Sarastro is the trailblazer of the Righteous Path, divinely inspired to follow its steps first and lead the way to undying glory for all his most faithful citizens. The Sarastrans have long believed that, after he took a worthy wife in the forty-ninth year of his revelation, he would ascend to godhood on the fiftieth Day of Ascension. His highest priests would appear throughout the Whispered Week to herald his arrival, then ascend to godhood alongside him.

Historical Basis

Sarastro married Mescalina, a young Half-Elf woman from Breughelland and the descendant of Sarastran priests, on 10 February Y1111 at the Eclipsed Wedding. She was killed in the attack from the Battalion of Degenerates, but revived for long enough to complete the ceremony.