trentonian7
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Lacking a particular name, this religion is found almost exclusively on an archipelago of small islands equal in total size to maybe continental Italy.
They believe in a creator God who for now will be referred to as the Celestial One. It was the Celestial One who, with his great power, created the sun the stars and the earth and the moons and everything that populates it. He rose the first plants and animals on the earth and then created a multitude of spirits comparable to lesser gods to watch over his works and guide his next children: man. While very powerful, the creation of the world and everything within greatly weakened the Celestial One and he entered a slumber, in which he remains.
Though these islanders do worship the Celestial One, prayers and worship is more frequently extended to the many spirits that populate their immediate surroundings. They believe in a patron spirit, who protects their culture. They believe in fertility spirits, in spirits of the forests and seas and skies and mountains. They believe in occupational spirits, who revel in war and metalworking and hunting. While most spirits are neutral towards man, some spirits are actually malevolent towards him. Even neutral spirits can be quite deadly if their domains are violated or if they do not feel properly honored. Very much polytheistic, this religion believe and may even worship the gods of other cultures, but they believe them to be only spirits misrepresented as higher powers.
There is no heaven or hell, but a form of reincarnation. With every death, the great Judge spirits will measure the worth of your soul and determine the next life you deserve. That being said, the worst souls may be judged irreparable and ripped asunder, never to be reborn again. Blank slates are a heavy emphasis- every rebirth is a fresh start and one should not be held accountable for past lives.
Eventually, it is believed the Celestial One will awaken and survey the state of the earth. If the world is not in balance, he will grow angry and the apocalypse will begin.
Thoughts? Questions? Holes?
They believe in a creator God who for now will be referred to as the Celestial One. It was the Celestial One who, with his great power, created the sun the stars and the earth and the moons and everything that populates it. He rose the first plants and animals on the earth and then created a multitude of spirits comparable to lesser gods to watch over his works and guide his next children: man. While very powerful, the creation of the world and everything within greatly weakened the Celestial One and he entered a slumber, in which he remains.
Though these islanders do worship the Celestial One, prayers and worship is more frequently extended to the many spirits that populate their immediate surroundings. They believe in a patron spirit, who protects their culture. They believe in fertility spirits, in spirits of the forests and seas and skies and mountains. They believe in occupational spirits, who revel in war and metalworking and hunting. While most spirits are neutral towards man, some spirits are actually malevolent towards him. Even neutral spirits can be quite deadly if their domains are violated or if they do not feel properly honored. Very much polytheistic, this religion believe and may even worship the gods of other cultures, but they believe them to be only spirits misrepresented as higher powers.
There is no heaven or hell, but a form of reincarnation. With every death, the great Judge spirits will measure the worth of your soul and determine the next life you deserve. That being said, the worst souls may be judged irreparable and ripped asunder, never to be reborn again. Blank slates are a heavy emphasis- every rebirth is a fresh start and one should not be held accountable for past lives.
Eventually, it is believed the Celestial One will awaken and survey the state of the earth. If the world is not in balance, he will grow angry and the apocalypse will begin.
Thoughts? Questions? Holes?