Cult of the Stuffed Crocodile

Cult of the Crocodile
Abbreviation:	CSC
Group Numbers:	30 and growing...
Leadership:	The Stuffed Crocodile
Goals:	To spread the word of our Lord Crocodile.
Recruitment Policy:	Believe in his toothy visage and put "Cult of the Crocodile" in your Group Name
Contact:	Any Member

Mission Statement

To search museums for more stuffed crocodiles and spread the word throughout Malton.

Join us in worship of the Toothy Lord! All one need do is write "Cult of the Crocodile" in their profile and take the Holy Pilgrimage as shown below. While at the Site of our Reptilian Lord, put on those most Holy clothes and return to Skarin to be welcomed by your brothers!

Latest News

(Most recent events at top, consistent format appreciated)

November 18th, 2010: Extra animals have been introduced, and in a rage, some of the cultists have decided that this constitutes heresy. As has been attempted before, some of them have suicided in order to destroy the Unholy stuffed animals for the crime of not being a Crocodile. Opinion is divided on whether this is a good idea, but truly, the Crocodile moves in mysterious ways.

November 15th, 2010: The Holy temple is up and fully powered. Now is a good time to come worship his holyness. --Wounded Coyote

October 12th, 2010: Dunningwood is smashed, and zombies scatter, following the horde to the north west. In the ruins, nothing moves, peace has fallen - the peace of the grave. The Crocodile lies in the warm mud at the bottom of the river, biding His time.

October 7th, 2010: Skarin Row is lost.

October 4th, 2010: The Reptile House is back up, zeds seem to have got bored and moved on (for the moment anyway). Let us hope the Croc will once again bless us with peace!

October 1st, 2010: The minions of the Alligator are finally victorious... the temple is in ruins again. But they can never break the faith of the Cultists, who shall now Braarz za Grargargarah!

September 29th, 2010: The Siege of Skarin continues with many brave cultists steadfastly defending against the horde:

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September 19th, 2010: For the first time in what seems like an age, both the Reptile House & Skarin are repaired and occupied by cultists. Come home, the Croc is calling you!

September 5th, 2010: Peace is ever fleeting, and for now the Temple is secure. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Only the Crocodile.

August 14th, 2010: Skarin Row stands once more, and the Avatar of the Toothy Lord basks in solitary glory in the light of our adoration. Praise the Crocodile!

July 30th, 2010: As usual, the Cult's solemn deliberations have been brought to an abrupt close by the Minions of the Alligator - a zombie infestation in the temple has put an end to the Croquosition. Nibbling on toes is too difficult to translate into zombie language: "narbrarng arn garz" fails to capture it.

July 18th, 2010: Chopping off toes seems to be the main weapon of the Crocoquisition, that and fear and surprise of course.

July 12th, 2010: The PKing continues, and the regularity with which it occurs has some of the Cult suspicious - perhaps the evil Harold Max has spies in the temple! Discussions have begun on the formation of a Crocoquisition of some kind, which nobody ever expected.

June 14th, 2010: A PKing spree has seen various cultists dead in the street, brarzarng za Grargargarah, but His Holy Toothiness promises life everlasting, and this state cannot last forever.

May 25th, 2010: The debate has ended in violence, tut, tut. Young people today.

May 25th, 2010: All is well, and as is their style when no external threats remain, the Cultists have started squabbling among themselves. The topic this time is, can Chuck Norris roundhouse kick the Crocodile, or would the Toothy One tear Chuck's leg off?

May 21st, 2010: Skarin stands, with a generator lighting the building... the Cultists gather happily around the light, but there is, as yet, no avatar of the Toothy One. Unless a stuffed Crocodile is found quickly, the minions of the Alligator may be able to destroy the temple!

May 7th, 2010: The MoB have moved on, and in the ruins the Cultists regather. Various buildings rise, briefly, and are pulled back down... but all the Cultists know that the Crocodile watches over them, and that Skarin Row and St (Croc)O'diles will soon be restored.

May 3rd, 2010: To the great sadness of the Mighty Crocodile, The Militant Order of Barhah have attacked his holy P.D. No doubt they have been lead astray by the insidious whispers of the Alligator. In the ruins, the cultists Braarz za Grargargarah.

May 2nd, 2010: Wil Truman has taken it upon herself to open a rot revive clinic in The Canner Building, may the Toothy Lord grant her success in this endeavor.

April 1st, 2010: Nobody did anything April Fool's-ish. This is because Crocodile are serious lizard. Praising the Crocodile is serious business.

Why so SERIOUS?--Bizkit66 04:10, 6 April 2010 (BST)

Because Crocodile are serious lizard. --Cman yall 07:20, 6 April 2010 (BST)

Because if we played some april fool's jokes then the crocodile might sacrifice a few of his followers.

Or Toes...

March 18th, 2010: Peace continues, with only the antics of a couple of living minions of the Alligator to keep the Cultists from being totally bored. One or two of them cannot do much to destroy the Holy Temple, of course, so they are more amusing than frightening. Perhaps in a few weeks they will graduate to irritating.

March 3rd, 2010: Same as the last entry. The members continue to flow, the PD is active and the 'burb safe. Even many of the satellite temples, staffed by dedicated missionaries and alts, are up and operating at peak efficiency for the first time in, quite possibly, some years. A happy tradition of hitting The Lynch with axes to show our love/hate relationship with him has also begun, and visitors are encouraged to join in.

February 13th, 2010: Many new members have begun to join, and many old ones returned, and the Croc, in His Scaled Wisdom, is encouraging even non-Cultists to take the pilgrimage out of respect for Him. The tags remained intact, the tiki bar is fully functional and we have no enemies, not even ferals. For the first time in many months, perhaps even years, the Cult looks to have a stable and prosperous future.

Also, a cookie for whoever got the February 4th reference, :P.

February 4th, 2010: A small spate of PKing has broken out, but no-one really minds that much. Peace reigns, anyone killed is swiftly revived with the Tears of the Scaled Protector, it's just not that big a deal. The Cult also welcomes Reathxia back to Skarin, her rants had been missed by many of us... well, some of us... ok, one of us... maybe...

January 13th, 2010: In a corner of Malton largely ruined or unpowered, the Temple Complex stands as a monument to His divine will, providing ammunition, safety, medical treatment and, as of just recently, a fully-revamped tiki bar, to any and all who care to wander past on their weary way. Truly, the Crocodile cares for His children, and has provided them with all of the basic essentials necessary for life to exist. Praise Him, for He is toothy and green!

January 3rd, 2010: A new year, a new hope, the Holy Temple at Skarin Row PD is restored! The Cultists gather to praise Him, for He is Toothy and Green!

News from the Previous Years is now being Archived Here

History Of the Crocodile

The first noted case of The Great's One's worship is of Ancient Egypt's 'Sobek', the crocodile god. In fact a city next to the nile which was famous for widely worshipping 'Sobek' was called Crocodilopolis. 'Sobek' was powerful, and controlled water and fertility, the basic nessecities of life in the arid desert.

In the everglades of Florida, a crocodile born here in Malton had been used in a sacrificial ceremony performed by the Voodoo Witchdoctor Jakra Obinu. But the ceremony had gone terribly wrong when, for convenience, Obinu used KFC instead of live chickens. He had accidentally invoked the spirit of [Sobek] into the crocodile during the ceremony.

Infuriated by Obinu's laziness, the Crocodile bit his head off and left his carcass to rot in heat of the everglades. But with the witchdoctor dead, the spirit of [Sobek] remained trapped inside the crocodile and so he remained there.

After years of contently living in the everglades in harmony with his creations, he was eventually hunted and killed by poachers. The dead crocodile was later sold to a taxidermist, stuffed, and displayed in his study along with many other dead creatures. Even though the body was dead, the spirit remained trapped.

Over the years, he had passed through the hands of many owners. Each one told stories of hearing voices when in its presence, objects appearing out of nowhere, and invisible forces keeping them from entering rooms with it displayed. it eventually was sold to one of the many museums in Malton, ironically back close to His birthplace. There, researchers made many discoveries about the stuffed crocodile's past. The crocodile was scheduled to be transported to a local Necrotec lab for further research but the zombie outbreak occurred before it could be moved.

Controversy

The claims made above regarding the history of the Scaly Lord are based on research from the local museum. These claims are not recognized by many of the Crocodile's devout followers, who claim instead that "He always was, and that He always shall be".

Some claim that the Lord was always a Croc, and was stuffed when he visited Earth to check on things, so in anger and punishment he cursed the world with the undead. Believers of this often say 'You think Malton is the only city with zombies? Well check over the barricade at the rest of the world too. We were just the first...'

Others claim that the Crocodile is in fact female, and believe in a version of heaven where those who lived a righteous life "nestle like eggs in the nest of Her Scaled Magnificence".

Since the addition of a stuffed alligator and two more crocodile avatars to Skarin PD, more controversy has arisen.

By some views, the Alligator is the Crocodile's jester who keeps Him entertained. The Alligator also often represents non-believers, aka the Clown Jester. In some ways it is not dissimilar to such mythological figures as Loki in Norse legend, or Coyote in Native American tradition. Others believe that the Alligator represents pure and darkest evil, and is the Cult's equivalent of the Devil.

The second Crocodile is regarded by many as His mistress in whom He finds interest. It is also believed that she makes new members migrate to the Skarin Row PD. The third crocodile is thus presumed to be the son of our Scaled Lord and his mistress, and represents innocence, rebirth, and the nooblets who have recently found their way to the PD. Another possible interpretation of the three crocodiles is as an equivalent of christianity's trinity concept - i.e. father, son, and toothy spirit.

Counter to these theories there is a minority opinion that the extra stuffed Crocodiles are false idols placed on the holy mantle to test the wisdom of the Cult. Only the Holy Crocodile God, in his glorious magnificance, can truly judge right from wrong. We are but dust & earth under his clawed feet & scaly belly.

The most popular view as of June 2008 is that the Alligator is purest evil, that there is only one Crocodile though He may be represented by any number of stuffed avatars, and that zombies can praise the Crocodile (Braarz za Grargargarah) too.

It has also been claimed that all the divine power the Cult is channeling from their idol is coming, not from the idol, but the Platonismic ideal form of stuffed crocodile, who is known as "The Winslow."

The Pilgrimage

The pilgrimage involves a visit to the humble birthplace of the Scaly Lord, The Reptile House of the City Zoo. Once there, followers often give thanks and praise for the safe journey, in the belief that the Stuffed Crocodile will provide along the way. Followers can often be heard giving the joyous message to the faithful: "Celebrate with me the good news, oh followers of the Taxidermied Terror! The trip may be dangerous, but his scales shall protect thee!"

The first day: The original journey involved traveling from the Skarin Row Police Department to Kelreher Walk Police Department in Randallbank.

The second day: On the second day, followers reach The Reptile House with one AP left to properly worship the Toothy Savior before going back to the Kelreher Walk Police Department.

The third day: On the third day, followers travel back from Kelreher Walk Police Department to Skarin Row Police Department, the actual location of The Stuffed Crocodile.

Scripture

How doth the godlike Crocodile improve His shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile on every golden scale!
Beatifically we see Him grin, and neatly spread His claws.
He welcomes all His Cultists in, with gently smiling jaws!
--Buddagazel

"Our Crocodile, who art in the PD,
Holy be Thy sharp teeth.
This armageddon come, we art skrewed,
Inside buildings as we are outside.
Give us this day more ammo, and forgive us our PKing,
As we forgive those that PKed against us.
And lead us not into zombie hordes,
And deliver us from Malton. Amen."
--The Book of Teeth

"When there is no light, He Shall be the Light.
When hope fades, He will become hope.
And if we are to be judged by our last stand, then let him stand beside us.
He is the Crocodile."
--The Book of Teeth

One unknown disciple writes:
"He came to me in a dream, in which He was hanging not in this place, but instead in the St Aidan's Hospital. 'KEEP THEM VERY STRONGLY, FOR THE PEOPLE KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO,' He told me, and I looked and saw His toothy mouth smiling above the barricades. I heard moaning as zeds approached those who were locked outside, left to suffer the consequences. 'TELL THE OTHERS,' He charged me. And with a wink, a toothy grin, and a puff of smoke, he was gone and I awoke."
--The Book of Teeth

"And through the waters of life do we all swim,
guided by His Scaled Magnificence,
and He shall hold us,
and He shall help us,
and we need not fear the depths.
--The Book of Teeth

"By His toothy visage, I shall smite ye!"
--Battle cry of Mrrrggggh, a former zombie serving the Scaly Lord

"The great one spoke to me tonight, as I was hacking off zack's head. He said that if I bring 100 brothers into the cult, he will make Kelly Clarkson my love slave."
--Vision given to a faithful disciple

"The Crocodile reigneth high above; He is mighty, he is great!
There between the European paintings He sits, let the people praise His name!
He is King and He maintains the right, He restoreth our HP!
Worship and exalt the Eternal One! Holy, Mighty Majesty!"
--Hymn of the Crocodile

"When we in darkness walk
Nor feel the heavenly flame
Then is the time to trust our Croc
And rest upon His name!! Amen."
--Prayer of the Crocodile

"Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Croc my life to keep
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Croc my revive make
Amen"

Miracles

Various miracles have been attributed to the benevolence of the Stuffed Crocodile. More miracles can be added here as the faithful are blessed.

May 14, 2010: Stuffed Crocodile found five FAKs in 5 searches in an unlit and zombie infested hospital.--V darkstar 15:40, 14 May 2010 (BST)

Circa June 12, 2009: One worshipper was able to find 9 health kits with 10 AP in time to help slow an invasion of Skarin PD.

Circa 6th May, 2007: The power of the crocodile allowed a survivor to kill 5 zombies within 50 AP...

8th May, 2007: A former zombie was seen to be seized by a holy vision: "Our scaly defender has sent me a sign!" he said, "While praying to his toothy visage, I found this radio, and look, it is set to 26.69 MHz... from now on, that must be the scaled one's frequency!" The zombie then looked around dazed, before asking if anyone had a radio transmitter.

17th May, 2007: A believer of the crocodile was able to find 5 revivication syringes with only 50 AP.

25th of May, 2007: After the destruction of the Skarin PD generator, a replacement generator and a can of fuel were found using only 5 searches in a nearby factory. Sources are split over whether this constitutes a miracle, but in these faithless times, one must take what one can get.

Testimony

"It is hard for me to believe that just a few weeks ago, I was lost, wandering Malton without direction. I had been in West Boundwood, supporting a hospital there. There was a girl there, a goddess really. I thought we had a thing going, but when I finally worked up the nerve to ask her to come away with me, and start our own little safehouse together, she turned me down. I was hurt. At the time I didn't understand why such a thing could happen. It was hard to be around her after that, so one day I just gathered up my guns and left. I drifted around Malton for several weeks. I kept looking for a home where there was comradity, and love and power. Everywhere I stopped, the survivors seemed as dead on the inside as Zack was on the outside. When I wandered into Skarin PD, little did I know how much my life would change! Truely, this can be not random luck! All this time the Crocodile has been grooming me for His service. He led me here with his devine power! Doing His work, with my brothers under the Croc, guided by His toothy wisdom, has been the greatest, most uplifting, fullfilling, overpowering experience of my entire life!. Praise his Holy Mighty Majesty, The Alpha and the Omega, The Most High, and Powerful! Bow down and thank the Crocodile for all His blessings and forsake all other stuffed zoological specimens! AMEN Give me a beer, brother! The Croc is King!"
--TMX Elmo

"I embarked on my journey with high faith and a blatent curiosity of what awaited me at the holy zoo, i set off on the three day pilgramage and got only slightly sidetracked and low on AP, so I rested a night in an abandoned car repair shop. The next day I searched for the other police department of our lord croc, and arrived not only to find distruction, but every single survivor in the building was killed by zombies! there was a horde of more than 50 zombies all around! With only 3 ap left our glorious lord provided me cover in a nearby lightly barracaded, unpowered building, the croc must of watched over me, because not one single zombie decided to break down my barracade! I set off towards the holy zoo.... only to find HUNDREDS of zombies infesting the holy sancuary! I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY IN MY LIFE! but lo and behold our Scaley Lord watched over me and even presented me zookeeper clothing to wear! I, however, was not in good spirits. I thought for sure I wasn't going to make it through the night, since I had to crash in an abandoned movie theater just outside the zoo, however I awoke the next day ALIVE, and UNSCRATCHED! After prasing the holy croc, I set off towards home! I can say that it must of been no less than a divine work of our merciful Croc to grant me safe journey and protection... I RETURN WITH THE SAME HP AS I LEFT!"
--Bizkit66

"I can't believe the Crocodile bloody bit me. He's alive! He's really alive!"
--The Lynch

" Where to start? Ill try to keep it short. I have done some bad things ! after comiting a evil crime !tired wonded and scared! I ended up on the street with a lot of zombies ( and probably deserve all they would have done to me) or what would have been done to me by the others chaseing me ! moving a building every 1/2hr to get off the street, and it took MANY HOURS to do it, I entered the first building I could ! 1/2 hr later I awoke to being in a building with 4 zeds, so I jumpped to the building next door!1/2 hr later I awoke in a building ,scared and in the dark . looking around to decide what to do .The CROCODILE appeared out of nowhere and then there was light and I could see ! and as quickly as the CROCODILE appeared ! poof .... vanashed ! I wasnt scared anymore! I dont even remember checking to see the cades status to help me feel safe! I am now a beliver after being witness to the miracle of the CROCODILE ! I will never harm a cult member and will help spread the word !"

- a REALLY OLD MAN ( in malton)

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Tim Quinton said "Out of all the safe havens I chose... why did I have to come across the Croc cult? ."
Bizkit66 said "Tim Quinton, the Croc has an intrest in you! Lay down your life, and give into his scaily greatness and he will make you shine anew! like the whites of his pearly teeth!"
mark eaton said "Because the Stuffed Crocodile will even watch over you, Tim Quinton. He looks over zombies, former RK'ers, and many others who've found the assurance of his toothy blessing."
Tim Quinton said "Well, I'll say this much. At least you guys make it more interesting here."
tbwaffles said "The Croc is the safest haven of all, Tim Quinton."

Known Members

Acidical - Military; Status: Alive; Unknown
Alexis Bledel - Civilian; Status: Alive; Molesting "The Lynch"
Arikane - Civilian; Status: Alive; Unknown
Aurix - Military; Status: Alive; Active Member
Bizkit66 - Military; Status: Alive; Active
Boris81 - Civilian; Status: Alive; Unknown
Cam333ca03 - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Cambo81 - Military; Status: Alive; Active
Cloud Strife SOLDIER - Military; Status: Unknown
Clove - Military; Status: Alive
Crazy Mofo8 - Military; Status: Unknown
Crocodile Cultist - Civilian; Status: Alive; Active
Doktor - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Dr Mcdoogle - Scientist; Status: Alive; Active Member
Dr Vampire - Scientist; Status: Alive; Active
Edward Bascombe - Military; Status: Unknown
Erebus Mortem - Civilian; Status: Alive; Active Member
Eqlizer - Civilian; Status: Alive; Active Member
Fenster McSweeny Civilian; Status: Unknown
Ferhago Alexander - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Geezedkay - Civilian; Status: Croquositing The Infidels!
Guinness Medic - Army Medic; Status: Unknown
Jam Kuradoberi - Military; Status: Alive; Active Member
Jervis Tetch - Scientist; Status: Alive; Active Member
Jimbob the third - Scientist; Status: Unknown
Jockler - Military; Status: Alive; Active Member
Johann Tod - Military; Status: Alive; Active Member
Jokeasassin - Civilian; Status: Alive; Active Member
Johnny Flamerson - Military; Status: Alive; Active Member
Katie LaRue - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Klip non - Military Status active
Lova - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Mark Eaton - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Mrrrggggh - Civilian; Status: Alive; Active Member
Mr Crimson - Military; Status: Alive, Active Member
Pit Pleti - Civilian; Status: Alive; Rather active member...
Poonizzle - Military; Status: Unknown
Radeon Gapper - Military; Status: Alive, Active Member
ReaverVade - Civilian; Status: Missing
Robert Locke - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Samboy - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Sanqui - Scientist; Status: Unknown
Seisenshi - Military; Status: Unknown
Sneeto - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Tbwaffles - Military; Status: Unknown
Tefl0n B1lly - Military; Status: Alive, Active Member
TMX Elmo - Military; Status: Unknown
Twincam - Scientist; Status: Alive; Active Member
UDR - Reformed Zombie; Status: Alive; Active Member
Vesalus Ti'Chondrius - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Vicki black - Civilian; Status: Unknown

Weaston - Civillian; Status: Alive
Wil Truman- Zombie; Status: Permanently dead
Wounded Coyote- Policeman; Status: Zombie, Active
Coven - Civilian; Status: Alive, Active Member
Xasrai - Military; Status: Unknown
Zomborger -Civilian; Status: Residing in Monroeville under the alias Lieksha
Zombra - Civilian; Status: Unknown
Stuffed Crocodile - Civilian; ACTIVE- I'm back.

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Status in Monroeville

One known member of the cult, Zomborger, has escaped from Malton and found his way into the recently infected city of Monroeville under the name of Lieksha. Although this one member has been confirmed in Monroeville it is still unknown if the Crocodile may have other agents or any influence in this city, whether to protect or attack humans or zombies.

Official Templates

	The Cult of the Stuffed Crocodile
	This user/group either worships His Scaled Magnificence or pays homage to such Toothy Might and His respective followers.

	Stuffed Crocodile
	This character worships the Taxidermied Terror. Praise Him for He is Toothy and Green.

Our Alliances and Enemies

Friends
Dunningwood Warriors?
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Alligator Minions
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Church of Reathxia