Acareyn/Deities

Most Gods do not have a codified doctrine, so heresy in some form is common. Some heresies are more acceptable than others and so a church or cult may tolerate some things, but others are truly barbaric and worthy of burning at the stake.

Calmainn

Calmainn is the God of existence, and is sometimes called The Great Being, or The All Body. Worship of Calmainn is widespread, even under different names. Some associate the God with all Acareyn. The main creation myth has it that Calmainn was the most of the Gods, until at some point that Calmainn made the Body of Acareyn. The skin is the land, blood became the oceans, breathe became the wind, eyes Day and Noc, bones the mountains, marrow the magma, and organs the metals. Calmainn is said to resting or hibernating after this act, and the coma leaves the God restless, causing earthquakes and eruptions. Some even say that Calmainn dislike the creatures that disturb Acareyn, and that the God will eventually destroy all civilization.

Calmainn only takes the worship of sacrifice and feasting. When it comes to sacrifice, most choose to give cereals and a herd animal. They are either left to rot undisturbed by other creatures in the fields, or burnt, and the ashes spread around the harvested land. Feasting is also seen as a way to celebrate Calmainn, and most cultures have a holy week dedicated to feasting with his blessing to live on the Gods body

Calmainn keeps very simple strictures; do not desecrate the Body, do not make your own Bodies, do not build too large a city, and do not take to excess from the Body.

Hashtur

Hashtur represents death, and it's steady march forward through time. Hastur is sometimes called the Dead Father, and the Time Herder. Hashtur shepherds all the souls of the dead to their respective realms, but all the dead do belong to the God. All the dead are truly the God's children, and love and pride are feelings that most who were by the Window have said they felt when they saw the Time Herder. While Hashtur is undeniably a nice God, most do not want to give worship as dieing is something most don't want to partake in.

Hashtur takes his worship in grief, and thanks from afar. Namely the tears of the bereaved are believed to be the best worship and almost sacred. Thanks are given when his presence needs to be respected and thanked for not intervening. This namely happens after a notable birth or close call with death.

Hashtur has many strictures, though some are more loose than the others. From most to least important; do not tear me from my children with Necromancy, do not curse me for death for I merely keep it in check, be fruitful and give me many more children, always bury the dead and do not disturb them until their progeny or brothers and sisters have died, do not take your own life for I wish to hear of your death and life story, and cry for the dead for their story is definitely one worth doing so.

Remena

Remena is fairness, justice, oaths and truths. Some refer to Remena as The Difference. Remena is sometimes seen as the grand arbiter of all life, and she resolves all the problems we may encounter with each other. While some Gods curse the mortals to inequity Remena sees this as cruel, and The Difference strives to make everything truly equal. Priests of Remena often act as lawyers and judges to the common man. This does not endear them to nobles in most cases of law.

Remena is widely worshiped by all through very simple practices. Most cultures have a habit of overspending by a penny to make up the difference in any transaction. This is called Remena's tax by the church, and most view it as a sign of good business. It acts as a simple reminder that neither party is better than the other, and that every bit counts. Coins can also be personalized with a motif, signature, or coat of arms of yours, to be used for contracts and agreements. A debtor may give their creditor a coin as a guarantee to their word, and is binding to Remena to do so. These coins may also indicate the status of your word. A lead or tin coin isn't very binding, copper is fine, silver better, gold is good, and a coin fashioned from aluminum or platinum or even a gem is almost divine.

Remena's strictures are very to the point, and black and white; do not take a slave though Remena does not favor those who cannot worship in tokens, always pay someone for their work, be fair in your dealings, do not hoard, commerce should always be done whenever and wherever possible, do not use paper money, always seek to uplift others so they may give worship.

Remena has been said to curse the truly greedy and cruel to become the dragons that scourge the world.

Aðil

Aðil is affections, songs, and clever schemes. Aðil is sometimes called a The Laughing One, and most of the laypeople of the cult are actors, paramours, and bards by trade. Aðil is very much a favorite of large schemes and ruses. Aðil is believed to have made much of the social strata, but enjoys breaking much of it when it would suit a great scheme. Aðil does not prefer weddings or drunken debauchery over one another, and both are great.

The Laughing One is a favorite among young adults and the nobility. Worship is often given with plays, recitals, and performances of great affection.

Vévur

Vévur is an act of creation. Sometimes known as Great Designer, or The Architect, Vévur is the bringer of life as well. Most of the church call life "lice" as a mocking of Calmainn. The relationship between the followers is not always on good terms. Vévur gives great inspiration to those who are blessed with talents of creation. Some people who are mutated are also called Vévur's Chosen.

Ponibus

Ponibus is success, struggle, and change.

Jyrall

Jyrall is exploration and the seeker of knowledge. Many call Jyrall The Unending Page, or The Stretching Infinite. Jyrall seeks to give the denizens of Acareyn knowledge. He strives for systems and knowledge. Opinions and society are his domain. He gave the people of Acareyn fire, villages, cities. He gave the animals a pecking order, and packs to keep their herds safe. Jyrall is always proactive, and works more diligently than the other gods to keep his influence felt. He lets the nobles rule through speech and wisdom; keeping the peace, his unending priority. Supposedly it is he who made the republics with Remena. He has a discord with Ponibus and fears the change that could be thrust violently upon his citizens.

Jyrall loves most of his worshipers through the spreading of knowledge and science. Literacy is a key drive to understanding and development of ideas, and such his clergy are teachers, professors, and philosophers. Jyrall revels in the revealing of the unknown and forgotten. Jyrall also organizes all things very meticulously and likes for everything to be neat and tidy.

Jyrall commands of his subjects; be not afraid for I will guide you, stay to your birthright, seek the unknowable, record all that happens so it may not be forgot, be humble in assumptions, and keep the world clean of distortions.