Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. We are joined here for the final of Lord Pharuuii’s first Period of Watching, and as we are expanding the mind this entire Period, we will round out our discussion on Knowledge by discussing not the lack thereof but the intentional poisoning of Knowledge. When last we met, we discussed the evils of ignorance, but today we shall talk about the consequences of lying and falsifying Truths. Let us begin.

Lies are pieces of false information given out with the intention of misleading others or redirecting them from the Truth. In every since of the word, lies are the antithesis to Truth. Now, lies themselves aren’t inherently based on the intention of evil actions, but more often than not, lies cause more harm than good. In the Xyphoist Philosophy, and in particular under the Pharusian Xyphozon, Truth is king. Lord Pharuuii is the God of Truth, Wisdom, and Knowledge, and such, any disembarking from the path of Truth is a path destined for self-destruction.

The Lords have been upfront and direct about the message of their Greater Wills; they have not lied for lying is unnecessary when Truth remains to stand. They are the Lords of this Order and the creators of this Spectrum; they are nine of ten deities, and recognize Deceptuary as the 10^th remaining deity despite his betrayal. They have set this Xyphokonic Order in place to combat Deceptuary’s corruption, and in doing so, have established this Ordinance to work on their behalf. These are Truths we recognize in our Philosophy. However, other Truths, such as that all beings are guaranteed spiritual liberation and are free to follow the Order or not without repercussion, also exist. Truth is simply the reality of existence, and it is neither meant to be comforting or hurtful; it simply is.

And this is where we see the antithesis of lies and how it plays into evil’s hands. After all, once Deceptuary had betrayed his brethren, Lord Kurakku branded Deceptuary with his new name. Once known as Arkellus, Lord Kurakku was so disgusted in the betrayal that He crafted a new name for the traitor. We now know the former Arkellus as Theigriet Arkellus Eulez Deceptuary—a tarnished name that means “Grand Traitor, Arkellus of Deception.” Taken right from his name and especially from the shorthand of it, Deceptuary is a being that depends on lies to convey his evil. Through all of his theigrited philosophies, lies permeate and spread falsehoods across the lands to paint Deceptuary as anything other than a fearful, pitiful, and evil being. Through those philosophies, he spreads hate, misery, slavery, war, famine, and destruction—all in hopes of breaking the currently reality and trying to replace it with his own.

During his first rebellion, he relied on lies to convince the Cario Lordes and many Root Spirits to believe in him, and his lies were dispelled with Truths from those close to the remaining nine deities. And now, in our current time, Deceptuary’s corruption and meddling in our worlds is dependent on infesting our reality with lies, misdirection, and half-truths. That is the purpose of both the Xyphokron and this Order; we are here to dispel the lies and offer Truths to those that wish to accept them. We, in accordance with our Philosophy, must do so without proselytizing and do so free of suffocating Hubris and arrogance. However, so long as we are in our spaces created by and for us, we may speak freely and in full confidence about our beliefs and Truths.

As of recent developments, we have moved up Echelons to Yrridthmas, which has drastically changed our approach here. While we greatly prefer having to simply teach about the Philosophy in peaceful times, these are not peaceful times. Deceptuary’s evil is on the move and seeks worldly destruction, and such evil demands a rigid and forward response to it. We are released of some of the burdens, and are able to directly call out theigritism and use our humane resources to combat it and to set up the conditions to let evil fall on its own Hubris. And so, to conclude, through the spreading of Truths, one can dispel lies.

Lies only work when you have no tangible Truth to prove them false. Evil will always seek to destroy evidence of Truth so that lies work, and it is the job of the Ordinance and all followers of the Xyphokonic Order to dispel Deceptuary’s deceptions and set up a world where he simply cannot poison with his lies. In doing so, he will fall on his own sword trying his best to make us fall on it instead. The grave he has tried to dig for all of us is the grave he will fall into; it is our job to offer no ladders to evil and to push the dirt atop the pit they dug for us but fell in instead.

—AHG, et al