Extract from the Book of Ileenos, a religious text dating back to exodus.
''...And Il-Javaskar commands that you praise three things.
Praise the Eunuch, for without their scholarly ways we are nothing. Their innovation has brought us from the pits and dark caves of the barbarian and made us great. To them we owe much, because their minds are as the perfect channel for the inspiration of Il-Javaskar, and their sacrifice of manhood is a great one indeed. The Eunuch represents the aspect of Mind, the realm of Oghma, who's intellect saved God and delivered him.
Praise the Mother, for without their care our children do not live to become men. The love of Sirona is strong within them, and it is Sirona who wept for the fate of our God, our God in chains and gave him hope when all he had was despair. It was she who sent the sweet angel Banevola to his side, and gave him compassion and feeling. The Mother is praised, for her sacrifice of bodily strength and self-interest is commendable. The Mother represents the aspect of Spirit, the realm of Sirona who love saved God and delivered him.
Praise the Warrior, for without their strength of arms and bodies of stone, our lands are weak and wretched. The strength of Aeron is with them, but his rage also and on the field of battle they become as our ancestors were. Barbarian. It is for this ultimate sacrifice that they must be praised and loved, for their hand slays their fellow man to make our lands safe, and to bring the Greatness that Il-Javaskar commands. They are the destroyer of our enemies, and for this we must be grateful. The Warrior represents the aspect of Body, the realm of Aeron, who's passion gave birth to God, and who imprisoned him.
Without the three servants of God; the Warrior, the Mother and the Eunuch, we are nothing.''
Commentary:
The faith of Il-Javaskar aspires to achieve a divine balance between the three aspects of God. Some see these aspects as a further Pantheon of Gods to worship, of which Il-Javaskar is King, but in theological circles this theory has been debunked. In truth, the three aspects are Gods, both greater, but also lesser then Il-Javaskar. They are the creators, the Gods who each gave a small part of themselves unto Him. Aeron did so when he first carved him from the raw angry passion of his domain, a weapon to be used in the War of Gods on erebus. However, the dark Goddess Kilmorph defeated Il-Javaskar, and for this embarrassment Aeron, his father, disowned him. Sirona sent the angel Banevola to him, and She consoled his Rage and in doing so enshrined a piece of her own domain, Spirit, in his heart. On leaving, she presented him with a gift. A book which Oghma herself had presented her. It revealed to Il-Javaskar the hidden workings of the world, and gave him the gift of understanding. This book is not mentioned in some early texts, and its existence is sometimes controversial. Some claim that the gift Banevola gave to him was not from Oghma at all, but from another God, and there are many small sects who take another God as their third aspect.
They are greater then God because they are the creators, but they are also weaker. Each God is but a single domain, a single perspective in creation, but Il-Javaskar is three. Further, the ''Gods'' are bound by a divine compact which prevents their acting on erebus. Restricts their powers to almost nothing. Il-Javaskar was imprisoned before its signing, and so is not bound by its rules. Should He grow strong enough to break free from his chains, and one day he will, he will be free to roam erebus as its one true divinity.
The three aspects also represent the three sexes. Like all known species, orcs have two natural genders, but like some, a third ''cultural'' gender. ''The Eunuch''. Those chosen to be Eunuchs are castrated at birth, so they are not contaminated by the lusts, frustration and anger of Aeron. They are set free, and so are free to focus more strongly on the aspect of Oghma. Unlike the clergy, these people cannot achieve divine balance, just as the Mother and the Warrior cannot. However they have long been associated with knowledge and advancement, as well as trade, and so are extremely well respected in Uld'ar society.
This extract seems to suggest that although balance is desirable, society cannot function without the people who each make great sacrifices to fill their souls with the aspect of only one God. They fill a vital role from which Uld'ar's strength derives.
Ulgermaeus, Monastery of Gershuveein of Gozhjudd
