Religion in Malton

Religion before the Outbreaks

Before the outbreaks, Malton apparently had a rich religious life. Based on the wide range of churches in Malton, all apparently Christian, and the lack of other religious buildings, Malton seems to have been a predominantly Christian community. The city also features five cathedrals. However, since the outbreak, a surprising amount of religious diversity has arisen in Malton, from Christian groups which view the outbreaks as a curse or a blessing, to religions based on New Age ideas, voodoo, and more obscure faiths.

Survivor Religious Groups

A number of religious groups have appeared in Malton since the outbreaks. Notable groups include:

• The Imperial Creed, the worship of the Immortal God-Emperor as upheld and spread by the Ecclesiarchy, the Holy Church of the Imperium and the God-Emperor
• DORIS, a cult of Pluto worshippers that kill infidels.
• Members of the Malton World Cup Committee are worshipped as gods, and provide a religous experience to all who watch their brand of 'sexy' football
• The Amish Liberation Front
• The Malton's Angels Have been accused of possessing a religious zeal similar to the Church of the Resurrection, although they deny this claim.
• The Redemptionists
• Viva La Faith, Part of Viva La Revolution and was formed by the constituion of the revolution, now destroyed by its leader, and states that while all religions are accepted in Malton by this group, this group embodies its religion. They claim to be the only remaining true Christ worshiping group.
• New Malton Skete - an organisation for solo religious players
• Queer Jew are an Unorthodox Jewish congregation whose loosely held tenements restricted only to being Jewish, homosexual, or both.
• The Legion of the Octopope is the largest religious group (not counting those zombie religions) in Malton. Our faithful continue to bring the word of the Octopope to the huddled masses.
• The True Believers a newly formed Catholic group that want to unite all christians.
• The Church Of The Beyonder a group formed around a Interdimensional Space Pimp known as The Beyonder. Its military wing is The Outsiders
• Team Zombie Hardcore is one of the ancient religions of Malton. Followers of "The Awesome" and eternal enemies to "The Suck", the two fundamental forces of the universe from which all power flows. They follow the divine teachings of Mark Whalberg the Avatar of awesome, first Diety of The Awesome, brother to The Beyonder.

Zombie Religious Groups

In addition, some zombies have formed into religious groups.

• Barhah is potentially the most widely-practiced undead 'faiths' in Malton. Its members consider unlife to be the purest state of bliss.
• The Church of the Resurrection is a satirical pseudo-Christian zombie cult based on an unconventional interpretation of New Testament scripture. The cult serves as a kind of commentary on and caricature of modern right-wing Christian fundamentalism. A clever integration of fundamentalist ideas with Urban Dead's zombie gameplay.
• The Dark Order of Armageddon is a death cult which encourages members to continue killing survivors even while human.
• Thulsa Doom's Temple of Set is a growing zombie cult dedicated to worshiping the snake God Set, and Thulsa Doom from the movie Conan The Barbarian.
• The Church of the Plague Father is a religion that believes the zombie plague is a deity known as the Plague Father's Gift to Malton. They kill survivors, and raze cemeteries and churches. They also believe Brain Rot and Flesh Rot to be the greatest of the Plague Father's Gifts.

Crossover Religious Groups

• Christianity, historically a major Maltonite religion, has become a strained and potentially fractured faith in Malton. Both survivors and zombies number among the handful of remaining Maltonite Christians.
• The Church of Kevan believe that the universe is less than three years old and was created by an entity they call "Kevan". By studying the workings of the universe they hope to become closer to thier creator.
• The Church of New Eden preached the doctrine of the Eternal Wheel, encouraging both survivor and zombie players to embrace their roles. They have been reformed as The Evangelical Order of the Return to Eden.
• Disciples of Zeko were a PKer cult formed to venerate murder itself; members were both zombies and survivors.
• The Knights of the Temple of the Shrike are a militant order which believe in the "Void Which Binds" that connects both humans and zombies. They believe strongly in the Cruciform and in the Love of a Thousand Deaths and Rebirths.

Defunct Groups

Even religions can die.

• The Ecclesiarchy Militant (defunct)
• The Holy Church of Malton (defunct)
• Head JAM Dojo (defunct)
• Lance of Rehel (defunct)
• P.O.T.A.T.O.E. (defunct)
• Blood Frenzy Death Cult (defunct) based their faith on the worship of the dark god Igaki-zotllh.
• IZONE (defunct) based their philosophy on a New Age-style veneration for Gaia, claiming the outbreak was a ecological reaction to the excesses of humanity.
• Tambazi Ufu (defunct) was a voodoo-based zombie cult, who followed Sakpata, the Plague Father.
• The Malton Humanist Association (defunct) was composed of freethinkers, atheists and agnostics, whose Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of Zombies (C.S.I.C.O.Z.) attempt to counter the outbreak using purely rational, scientific means.
• Though not opposed to religion in general, The Malton Anti-Amish League (defunct) was formed to oppose the activities of the Amish Liberation Front, and banish it from Malton.