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The principal religion across the Empire. Generally inclusive, although this varies geographically and has varied through time. Where it meets other creeds, it tends to be syncretic, as with the animist pygmies to the south. There is a good deal of variation in the relative importance given to the major gods and also to the relative importances of the gods, the giants and nymphs, and the saints. | The principal religion across the Empire. Generally inclusive, although this varies geographically and has varied through time. Where it meets other creeds, it tends to be syncretic, as with the animist pygmies to the south. There is a good deal of variation in the relative importance given to the major gods and also to the relative importances of the gods, the giants and nymphs, and the saints. | ||
− | '''Sturt''' was a Rend (?) prophet of great insight. His great work was ''A Life of Truth'', an account of his own life, lived in the company of '''Huth''' and the Granite Tribe. The text is carved into the Stone Library and is to this day being expanded upon by the '''Stone Sages'''. In it, Sturt recounts the travels of the Granite Tribe before they arrived at the shores of the Placid Sea, the building of the Star Mountains, and the fate of the giants and nymphs. Much of the text details Sturt's conversations with Huth, thereby establishing | + | '''Sturt''' was a Rend (?) prophet of great insight. His great work was ''A Life of Truth'', an account of his own life, lived in the company of '''Huth''' and the Granite Tribe. The text is carved into the Stone Library and is to this day being expanded upon by the '''Stone Sages'''. In it, Sturt recounts the travels of the Granite Tribe before they arrived at the shores of the Placid Sea, the building of the Star Mountains, and the fate of the giants and nymphs. Much of the text details Sturt's conversations with Huth, thereby establishing mmost of the doctrines of Sturian faith. He reveals that Huth is a '''reincarnation''' of Hatha and will be reborn many times; that is to say, he is always present and any man could be a vessel for the God. Some of his reincarnations will serve to teach Huth about the world but occasionally he will take on a powerful form in order to act. |
'''Variations:''' | '''Variations:''' | ||
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*Huth and the other gods reincarnate too. Any stranger could be one of the gods in human guise. | *Huth and the other gods reincarnate too. Any stranger could be one of the gods in human guise. | ||
*The Sun is the servant of the Gods and each of Huth's main reincarnations demonstrates this in his own way. | *The Sun is the servant of the Gods and each of Huth's main reincarnations demonstrates this in his own way. | ||
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==Points of Religious Discord== | ==Points of Religious Discord== | ||
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*Saurian mysticism | *Saurian mysticism | ||
*Vister shamanism | *Vister shamanism | ||
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=Gods= | =Gods= | ||
− | * Ayyub (?), | + | * Ayyub (?), |
* Azagila (F) | * Azagila (F) | ||
* Calla (F), Witch queen and wielder of magics. Jealous wife and mother. | * Calla (F), Witch queen and wielder of magics. Jealous wife and mother. | ||
* Corr, | * Corr, | ||
* Elikon (F), | * Elikon (F), | ||
− | * Fiddes | + | * Fiddes, |
* Hatha (M), God of the Oceans and of Wisdom. | * Hatha (M), God of the Oceans and of Wisdom. | ||
* Herak the goblin seer | * Herak the goblin seer | ||
* Hiveh (F), | * Hiveh (F), | ||
* Huth (M), Binder of the Sun, great lover | * Huth (M), Binder of the Sun, great lover | ||
− | * Lorn (M), | + | * Lorn (M), |
− | * Myrta (F), | + | * Myrta (F), |
* Newelaar, Goddess of Beauty and of the Placid Ocean | * Newelaar, Goddess of Beauty and of the Placid Ocean | ||
* Otun (M), | * Otun (M), | ||
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=Giants and Nymphs & the Calendar= | =Giants and Nymphs & the Calendar= | ||
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=Saints= | =Saints= | ||
− | * | + | *Saint Anselmo |
− | * | + | *Santa Tereza |
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=Places and Things of Legend= | =Places and Things of Legend= | ||
==Places== | ==Places== | ||
− | *The Castle of | + | *The Castle of ice |
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*The Stone Library | *The Stone Library | ||
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==Things== | ==Things== | ||
*The Ice Throne | *The Ice Throne |