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The '''Covenant of Colchis''' (often simply the '''Covenant''') was the official state church of the [[feudal world]] [[Colchis]].{{Fn|1a}}

==History==

Fragments of records from the [[Age of Strife]] reproduced by the historian [[Carpinus]] in the [[Speculum Historiale]], describe a caste of priests called the Covenant who rebuilt the planet's shattered society on the promise that a great leader would come one day to deliver them from darkness.{{Fn|1a}}

==Doctrine==

The Covenant's belief in a divine leader was laid out in the '''Canticles of the Covenant'''. Their strict dogma permeated every facet of daily life for the people on Colchis.{{Fn|1a}} The Covenant originally followed what was known as the [[Chaos|Old Faith]], which shared its roots with thousands of human cultures, across thousands of worlds. What was known in other cultures as heaven was called the [[warp|empyrean]] on Colchis, a realm of infinite possibility.{{Fn|2d}}

==Structure==

In the capital city of [[Vharadesh]], known to the Covenant as the Holy City, the temple was known as the Spire Temple of the Covenant.{{Fn|2c}} Another temple was known as the Cathedral of Illumination.{{Fn|3}}

===The Dark Heart===

The Dark Heart was a sect within the Covenant that served Kor Phaeron. As he made the transition to the [[Word Bearers]] Legion, the sect continued to exist and serve him. One of its members was [[Bel Ashared]].{{Fn|4}}

==Sources==

**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 66

**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 67

**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 69

**{{Endn|2a}}: Ch. 5

**{{Endn|2b}}: Ch. 7

**{{Endn|2f}}: Ch. 13

**{{Endn|2g}}: Ch. 15

**{{Endn|5a}}: Ch. 3

**{{Endn|5b}}: Ch. 8

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