(Longhand draft for cultural protocols: needs edit) Ibutho's state religion is Inkolo Esinsundu Sizwe Syncretism (IESS) (OOC: meaning African World Religion Syncretism, a Syncretism of Terran and real world African World religions and denominations). IESS Is based on Zulu religion, called 'Inkolo.' The Creator God and First Man is uNkulunkulu. uNkulunkulu's wife and the First Woman is also called uNkulunkulu. Below uNkulunkulu, there was a large pantheon of Gods largely made up of important ancestors of the Ibutho including all Ibutho monarchs. A new celestial rank called eZandleni zikaNkulunkulu which means "Upon the Hands of God" was created in 3643 by uNkulunkulu as related to HM King Mlungisi in intercession and all Gods below uNkulunkulu were demoted to it: 'Yena ohlezi phezu kwesandl