Editing Keriokois Primeans (section)

= Religion =
Keriokois religion is collection of several influences from Primean regional history, from the first Triumist missionaries to the old cults of the Keriotiate and Metassan groups. They are, to this day, dominated by the Conclavist Church and the Patriarchs therein. However, there exists a variety of old cults that inhabit the outer villages and towns, outside the purview of the Primean administrations and even as deeply rooted as the Keriotiate. 

The Trium maintains an active role in governing the Keriokois cities. In Pheranthos, they operate through citizen militias modeled after older cultural practices, and when directed by the clergy, will conduct an active policing of moral law. Due to the Keriokois belief in personal virtue, punishments are often done in public for all to see. Lashings, beatings, and other corporal punishments are common. 

== Cults ==
The Cult of Lakia, is a cult devoted to the deity Lakia, who is said to watch over the Lakian Strait. In the old days, the Keriokois would pray over the safe passages of their ships, trusting in Lakia to see them through to their destination amidst the rocky faces of either landmass. Due to its material importance, the Cult of Lakia still maintains infamy in Pheranthos as a minor heresy, one that the Conclavists have tried to root out. Some Primean figures have attempted to syncretize the Cult with the Trium, with little success. 

The Cult of Tirocles is a cult that saw an initial popularity among the Keriotiate and military castes of the Keriokois cities. They were the major threat to Trium missionaries in the early engagements, leading to several violent tensions in the City of Daxis. Tirocles is seen as a particularly vengeful god of war, requiring of the Keriotiate an even stricter code of discipline than that of the culture at large. Stories of Keriotiate warriors engaging in bloodletting rituals to show their devotion have long plagued the Keriokois religious history, and even more so the tales of Keriotiate warriors killing infants who were seen as deformed. 

The Ephetros are a mythically revered group among the Keriokois, the only accepted cult among the Cities of Daxis and Pheranthos. Many young politicians in the Girousia and Ephors have claimed lineage from the Ephetros, but truthfully the heritage is quite rare among the Keriotiate Caste. The Ephetros are a warrior cult, recruiting the able-bodied and unmarried men of the initiative Keriotiate classes to join their ranks. They are a group roughly numbering over a hundred, and are sent into the wilderness to train, hunt, and hone their skills. The Church maintains a tense relationship with them, as to tread against the popularity of the Ephetros is to invite rebellion even among the most faithful Primeans. They are rumored to eschew the requirements of civilized life, taking on the spirit of predator animals and claiming a position outside humandom itself. The Reveians largely call members who transition from this group insane, and many church officials have attempted to outlaw their organization. Still, the Ephetros hold a deep belief in their own spiritual invulnerability, and show their worship to the gods that have sponsored their bloodlust, usually Tirocles or the Soldier. Stories of the Ephetros committing brutal massacres in Sadafi villages in the south, or Grapeland towns in the north, have long plagued the history books.