docs: add by-the-numbers brag block + ChurchOfMalware edition

- "by the numbers" stats table (209 crates / 80 versions / 108 labs /
  8 kernel modules / 1,600+ tests / 0 backdoors)
- ChurchOfMalware Edition added to the image strategy + roadmap: community
  cyberpunk variant via churchofmalware.org with baked member-edition perks
  (faction, loadout, exclusive labs); in active build. churchofmalware.org

README.md

@@ -42,6 +42,26 @@ v80.0.0 "Sunlance" is the **1.0 GA release** — the milestone that closes a sus
 
 ---
 
+## by the numbers
+
+The shape of a multi-year build, in figures:
+
+| | |
+|---|---|
+| **209** | Rust crates in one workspace — **zero** compile errors |
+| **80** | major version releases (v0 → v80 "Sunlance" 1.0 GA) |
+| **108** | hand-authored GRIMOIRE labs across **13** categories |
+| **11** | professional certification paths the labs map to |
+| **1,600+** | tests · **100%** pass rate · 35% coverage floor |
+| **8** | signed, capability-gated Rust kernel modules (`/dev/synos_*`) |
+| **41** | self-healing build-pipeline stages → signed ISOs |
+| **6.19** | custom Linux kernel, `CONFIG_RUST=y` |
+| **0** | backdoors · cloud deps in the critical path · telemetry without consent |
+
+*Almost entirely Rust. Post-quantum by default. No cloud in the critical path. Built on reclaimed silicon.*
+
+---
+
 ## the road to 1.0, in one breath
 
 Syn_OS reached 1.0 GA the way the rest of it was built — by compounding. **Twenty consecutive releases (v61 → v80)** carried the platform from the v60 line to the "Sunlance" general-availability milestone:
@@ -65,6 +85,7 @@ Syn_OS is built once and ships in three signed ISOs.
 | **Operator (Master)** | The team that builds Syn_OS. Internal. | The full surface. Not distributed publicly. |
 | **GRIMOIRE Public** | Students, cohorts, self-taught practitioners. | The 108-lab training platform, gated tooling, mixed Apache 2.0 + GRIMOIRE-Public license. |
 | **Goodlife** | AI researchers, post-quantum experimenters, civilian work. | Jupyter + 10-package research stack, ALFRED `research-mode`, LUKS-encrypted research data. |
+| **⛧ ChurchOfMalware** | The congregation — offensive-security students & CTF players. | GRIMOIRE-tier, slim, cyberpunk. Member-edition perks baked in: faction, starting loadout, exclusive labs. *(in build — see below)* |
 
 The boundaries between images are mechanically enforced — not honor-system. What ships, ships clean.
 
@@ -90,6 +111,7 @@ Public release plans (the ISOs that aren't yet distributed publicly):
 
 - **GRIMOIRE Public ISO** — the gamified training platform, signed, downloadable, with first-boot wizard, faction selection, lab progression. Target: imminent.
 - **Goodlife ISO** — the AI research variant. Target: imminent.
+- **⛧ ChurchOfMalware Edition** — a community variant built *with* the [Church of Malware](https://churchofmalware.org) offensive-security org. A dedicated, slim, cyberpunk-themed image distributed through the Church's own forge, where members get a **personalized edition**: auto-enrollment into the ChurchOfMalware GRIMOIRE faction, a baked-in starting loadout, an XP head-start, and member-exclusive labs forged from the community's own craft — mesh C2, RF/wireless, anti-scam ops, OSINT. *The plague doctor boots in green-on-black: code is scripture, exploitation is sermon, defense is salvation.* The faction, perk engine, induction ceremony, quest chain, and boot ritual are **already built**; the ISO is **in active build now.** Target: imminent.
 - **Cohort programs** — multi-tenant GRIMOIRE deployments for classes, clubs, security teams.
 - **Public Sigstore + Rekor** — signed releases verifiable against the public transparency log.
 - **Hive expansion** — public Ansible playbook for self-hosting the 8-node Arcanum Hive.