kaiser_vonhabsburg
Acolyte
All of the religions in my world are off-shoots of a single religion that was the 'first' (per se) religion to be sprouted in the world. They all have the same basic tenets: that a single creator God created the universe and then created three other minor deities who are its "children". However, from that point on they branch off. They all then focus on one of the thee minor deities that were created with the original creator deity disappearing into the aether. I was somewhat interested in Milton's "Paradise Lost" and other pieces of Christian literature as well as some other religious texts.
Typically, there's always a sense of cosmic duality, being Good and Evil. However, I decided to introduce something different. While there is an objective "Good" and "Evil" in my world, there is also an in-between, as in, a morally ambiguous deity who is a combination of both the good and the evil that's present in the world. Anyway, back to the religions: whilst their core beliefs differ from the point of the three moral deities being created, their similarities return in terms of their "apocalypse" or end of the world myths.
The Apocalypse is an event destined to happen at the end of time when the morally evil deity Kuragg achieves full power and initiates the greatest holy war in the universe. His goal during this is to bring back the Original Creator so that he can absorb it and become the most powerful being in the universe. Each of the three main religions, however, have different goals for the apocalypse. Those dedicated to Kuragg are determined to be the strongest they possibly can militarily (similar to the Spartan view) so that when Kuragg sparks the apocalypse, He will deem them worthy to join his Celestial Host in the great battle.
Those dedicated to Golgatha (the morally good deity) have the generally accepted goal of sending Kuragg back to Shol-Mediggo (Hell) during the apocalypse to save the universe. The morally ambiguous deity Anbarra, however, believes in the idea of True Chaos. Although He would enjoy the universe-wide chaos of a massive holy war, He also acknowledges that it would be detrimental if everyone was dead. His followers believe that the only way to avoid the apocalypse is to completely eradicate the followers of both opposing deities.
That's all I've noted so far. Is there anything I should work some more on or add? Many thanks in advance.
-The Kaiser
Typically, there's always a sense of cosmic duality, being Good and Evil. However, I decided to introduce something different. While there is an objective "Good" and "Evil" in my world, there is also an in-between, as in, a morally ambiguous deity who is a combination of both the good and the evil that's present in the world. Anyway, back to the religions: whilst their core beliefs differ from the point of the three moral deities being created, their similarities return in terms of their "apocalypse" or end of the world myths.
The Apocalypse is an event destined to happen at the end of time when the morally evil deity Kuragg achieves full power and initiates the greatest holy war in the universe. His goal during this is to bring back the Original Creator so that he can absorb it and become the most powerful being in the universe. Each of the three main religions, however, have different goals for the apocalypse. Those dedicated to Kuragg are determined to be the strongest they possibly can militarily (similar to the Spartan view) so that when Kuragg sparks the apocalypse, He will deem them worthy to join his Celestial Host in the great battle.
Those dedicated to Golgatha (the morally good deity) have the generally accepted goal of sending Kuragg back to Shol-Mediggo (Hell) during the apocalypse to save the universe. The morally ambiguous deity Anbarra, however, believes in the idea of True Chaos. Although He would enjoy the universe-wide chaos of a massive holy war, He also acknowledges that it would be detrimental if everyone was dead. His followers believe that the only way to avoid the apocalypse is to completely eradicate the followers of both opposing deities.
That's all I've noted so far. Is there anything I should work some more on or add? Many thanks in advance.
-The Kaiser