The Code of Man

Long before the kingdom of Pugmire was built, there was our world. The dogs call it the ancient world of the Old Ones or the Ages of Man. The lands the dogs inherited exist a long, long time after humanity’s disappearance — perhaps thousands of years later.

The Word of Man is the ideology Man laid down for dogs, according to the Church. The Church has boiled down most of the tenets into a simple code, as not every dog has the patience to study the whole Word which is a massive library.

The Code of Man is what all the good dogs of Pugmire are expected to follow. Those dogs that do not follow the Code of Man are bad dogs, at least in the eyes of some. Of course, different species have different ideologies. The cats of the Monarchies of Mau, for example, also believe in the Old Ones, but look on them as treasured servants that left without telling their masters where everything was. They value Man and their teachings, but more as a collection of good suggestions rather than religious laws.But the dogs have, and it serves many of them well. Not all the tenets are given the same weight, nor are they all interpreted the same way, but they have lasted the test of time.

The Tenents of the Code
Be a Good Dog

Obey the Master

Bite Only Those Who Endanger You

Defend Your Home

Stay Loyal to Those That Are True

Protect all from the Unseen

Fetch What Has Been Left Behind