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The Holy Nation

The Holy Nation does not hate you personally. It hates what you are, and in the wasteland that is the same thing.

A vast theocracy that worships Okran and the sun. Safe if you are a Greenlander male — lethal to almost everyone else.

Overview

The Holy Nation is the largest single power on the continent, a sun-worshipping theocracy ruled from Okran's Pride. Its faith is built on purity: Okran the sun god is good, Narko the moon is evil, and anything the priesthood decides is "unclean" is treated as an enemy of the light.

This makes the Holy Nation the most context-dependent faction in the game. To one character it is a sprawling safe zone of green farmland and patrolling Paladins. To another it is a death sentence enforced at every gate.

Gameplay Impact

Holy Nation territory is some of the safest early-game land on the map — if they tolerate you. Towns are well-guarded, food is cheap, and bandits are thin. Greenlander characters can train, trade and recruit here in relative peace.

Shek, Hivers, Skeletons and women of any race are treated with suspicion or outright hostility. Hivers and Skeletons are attacked on sight in core towns. Women cannot own property and are barred from many roles.

Joining & Reputation

You gain Holy Nation reputation by killing their enemies — Shek, the Anti-Slavers' rivals, Skin Bandits — and by completing their shrine objectives. You lose it fast by being seen with "unclean" squadmates, freeing slaves they own, or defending Hivers.

High reputation unlocks recruitment of Holy Nation soldiers and safer passage. It will, however, quietly poison your standing with the Shek Kingdom and the Flotsam Ninjas.

Military Strength

Holy Nation forces favour heavy armour, Holy Sabres and the iconic Paladin's Cross. Individually their soldiers are mid-tier, but they travel in large, well-equipped patrols and their Paladins and High Paladins are genuinely dangerous.

Their weakness is numbers spread thin and a reliance on morale — break a patrol and the rest often rout.

Best Uses

Best for: a safe Greenlander start, cheap early training, and farming reputation by clearing their enemies. Their cities (Bad Teeth, Stack, Blister Hill) make excellent low-risk early bases for the right character.