Kezionism

Overview
The Sacred Writ of Kezionism, supposedly written by the once-human Seven Soldiers, tell that Kezia, the Twin-Headed Goddess of Fate and Infinity, holds dominion over the extra-dimensional plane known as the Aether. It is said that whenever a true fighter perishes in battle, he or she is granted entrance into the Aether, a temporary resting place for the greatest warriors of the world.

It is said that at the end of time, the Day of Absolution will occur, in which Kezia, along with her Seven Soldiers and the combined spirits of all the Aether's fighters will descend back to the material plane and obliterate all of the darkness and evil in the world. Then, the material plane and the Aether will combine, creating a paradise in which both the living and the dead can exist in perfect bliss for the rest of infinity.

The Hand of Kezia
The Hand of Kezia is a group of mostly paladins that act as both peacekeepers and spreaders of the religion. It was once an organization that resided primarily in Stormvale, but it eventually branched out to the rest of Egress and even to other continents, although its influence there is relatively insignificant.

Criticism and Controversy
There is a small sect of Anti-Kezionists that believe Kezia is actually a false god that has brainwashed the Hand of Kezia into spreading fear and terror, promoting violence, and needlessly glorifying death. The potential reasons for this vary, but the mostly widely accepted theory is that Kezia is a rogue demigoddess that, through blood sacrifices of those slain in battle, has amassed more power than a typical demigoddess of her station would normally have, and is trying to overthrow some even higher power by collecting souls in the Aether.

It should be noted, however, that the Hand of Kezia is quick to silence most of the more outrageous dissenters and that there is nothing in the Sacred Writ of Kezionism to lend any credibility to the Anti-Kezionists' claims.