On Viridex

The Warmaster is a complex figure. While many simply equate war with violence, and Viridex certainly favors those who perform acts of glory on the battlefield, He is just as much (if not moreso) the god of strategy and tactics, of waging war as distinguished from personal combat. Priests and followers of Viridex frequently play games which encourage strategic thought, such as chess or go. While soldiers and warriors from the lowliest private to the most exalted warlord revere the Grey Knight's teachings, His priests actively discourage berserkergang, the battle-madness.

Viridex teaches the importance of honor among warriors. Although His scriptures place no particular emphasis on protecting the weak as a moral imperative, a warrior who assaults those who cannot defend themselves is seen as a blot on the escutcheon of all who follow the way of the sword. Such individuals frequently find themselves on the wrong end of an inquisitorial unit dispatched by the church of Viridex.

In addition to serving the spiritual needs of Viridex' followers, His church also serves as a broker for mercenary units, putting those in need of professional soldiers in touch with soldiers looking for work. Contracts obtained in this way have certain limits: ten percent of the fee is tithed to the church, and the actual services contracted for may not go against Viridite scripture. Even with these constraints, however, virtually all mercenary outfits do their contracting through the church of Viridex. The church takes great pains to maintain its position as an honest, impartial go-between, and maintains meticulous records of each contract. Employers who do not pay in a timely manner or who expect their mercenary hirelings to perform unsavory acts quickly find themselves unable to hire anyone at all, as the priests of Viridex noise their reputation about. By the same token, sellswords who bring shame on themselves, their profession, or worst of all, the church, find that no one will hire them.