Course XIII · for straying from the doctrine
THE CREED
THE CHARGE
INSTRUCTION
THE OATH OF HUMILITY
THE CHANT
THE EXAMINATION
THE RITE OF JULY 6
The film
The Zaenderist Thought, from the Beginning
Zaenderism did not begin as Zaenderism. It began as Richterism, created by Aleczaender in October 2018 as an answer to disloyalty inside the groups he built and served: men who argued in raids for credit, defeatists who put themselves before the cause, and men who were loyal in public and doubted behind closed doors.
Richterism worked while he led it and broke the moment he stepped away. Its rule was too simple, obey the leader, so others bent it in their own image. Arxilium's Illiumism even claimed Arxilium as founder. The lesson: an idea that can be bent by whoever holds power will be bent.
Out of that collapse came Aleczaenderism, a word coined by ErickRichterian and shortened by Aleczaender himself to Zaenderism: a creed that follows only his ways and his rules. Its founding thought is unity behind one man. If all walk as one, they are stronger. If all pull in one direction, the rock moves.
There are no variants, no schisms and no alternatives. Loyalty is the value every other value is measured by: a Zaenderist is judged on the fanaticism of his loyalty and the merit of his work. Treason is not tolerated, slander has an unforgettable consequence, and liars are totally distrusted. Defeatism in a mobilisation is a symptom of disloyalty.
The creed asks one habit above all: at every moment, ask what Aleczaender is thinking, feeling and saying about this, and act on the answer. The Zaenderist Struggle, written by Oszaender in 2025, puts the Leader's own words on it: loyalty is a weapon.
And to everything the creed has survived, it gives two words of answer: GOD DID.
The oath of humility
I forgot what the title of Zaenderist means!
There are no variants, no schisms, no alternatives!
Loyalty is a weapon, and I will carry it!
God did!
I am nothing without the Imperium!
My pride is my enemy!
My rank is lent to me, not owned by me!
I bow my head before the cause!
I was weak, and the weak are carried by the strong!
I will carry my brothers, and never be carried!
I will obey every lawful order!
I will speak of victory, never of defeat!
I will guard my tongue and guard my post!
I will be first to the muster and last to leave!
I give my strength to Octavium!
I give my loyalty to Aleczaender!
I, (Username), swear as a steadfast loyalist of Aleczaender
With dedication as a proclaimed Octavian
To serve, and declare sincere loyalty
To obey every lawful order given
To educate all newcomers of Octavium,
To master the lore of Aleczaender,
To uphold my role in service under this Oath
In my duty for Octavium
And under our Great Leader Aleczaender.
I therefore vow to commit to this Oath
And if I am to ever break this sworn Oath,
Then I will accept the consequences of my failure
AVE ALECZAENDER AVE OCTAVIUM.
Thirty lines, screamed one by one after the instructor. A line that is not loud enough is screamed again.
The chant
DEATH TO HERESY!
ALECZAENDER!
VICTORY OR NOTHING!
DEATH TO DEFEATISM! DEATH TO DEFEATISM! DEATH TO DEFEATISM!
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