We must fight through our doubt to see the truth, just as a man must fight to crest the summit of a mountain.

Our faith is no snare, nor can a man be coerced into a life of holiness.

We’re not tricked into the love of Sigmar. ' The Ruinous Powers care nothing for why a mortal might fall into their worship – they will trick, coerce and snare whoever they can, for each fallen soul makes them a little stronger. And should those of the faithful die, he shall be ascended into the halls of Sigmar's realm, where he shall fight alongside him in the eternal struggle of safeguarding humanity against the ever-growing threat of the Forces of Chaos. Alongside Ulric, Sigmar watches over the Men of the Reik when they ride to war, and alongside Ulric does he bellow and roar for death and glory. Every day he grants hope to his people, and pride in their noble heritage that they might summon the strength to overcome their foes, and ultimately cleanse their blood, body and soul from the dark influence of Chaos. His greatest mercy unto them was to unite them under the indisputable belief that they could be something more. Yet his true gifts to his people are those of healing and hope. This sense of righteousness, self-determination, and divine attention from a strict yet caring god has ensured that the citizenry of the Empire is a people of strong faith, will, and unconquerable spirit. Nearly every city, town or village within the Empire has dedicated a portion of their wealth and land to the creation and maintenance of a Sigmarite temple, from which a priest of the Cult of Sigmar will attend to the spiritual well-being of its citizenry, whether it be through holy words of prayer or through heroic actions and trials by combat.ĭue to their fanatical devotion to their warrior god, the priests of the Cult of Sigmar demand that its followers fight all forms of evil in the Known World with the strength of their arms as well as their faith, with many of the cult's priests accompanying the Empire's armies when they march off to war. Ever since, the Cult of Sigmar has steadily grown over the centuries until it has arguably become one of the most powerful religious forces within the domains of the Empire, so strong that Sigmar has supplemented Ulric as the Empire's god of war and chief patron deity.Īs of today, the Cult of Sigmar has become an essential part of Imperial society. Such was the popularity of this cult that Johann became the first Grand Theogonist of the Cult of Sigmar, which soon gained recognition as the state religion of the Empire, with the full backing of the Imperial government. The Cult of Sigmar was founded by the wild-eyed friar Johann Helstrum in the year 73 IC, when he appeared before the masses to relate a vision that he experienced of Sigmar kneeling before Ulric, the god of war and winter, who placed the crown of godhood upon his brow as Sigmar took his place amongst the deities of the Old World Pantheon. The Cult of Sigmar, also sometimes called the Church of Sigmar, the Holy Temple of Sigmar, the Clergy of Sigmar or simply the Sigmarite Cult, is the state church of the Empire that administrates the worship of that realm's patron god, Sigmar Heldenhammer. Eight-pointed star consisting of two overlapping squares

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