Bálshanism

is a variation, typically deemed a, of the of the , espoused by and named for the prophet.

Môrgathian philosophy teaches that the afterlife is an eternity of misery and that one should live only for today. Bálshanism argued that since the worldly existence of most was in itself misery, to avoid eternal misery, one must serve well today and receive the rewards of a grateful deity, with “half-life eternal.” In effect, Bálshanism argues that worship of Môrgath during one’s lifetime will moderate the misery of the afterlife, creating a state of eternal “undeath,” now and forever.

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