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Religion.

Posted by DragondogFor group 0
Dragondog
GM, 50 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:29
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Religion

This thread is about the various religions of Remulus. There is more detailed information about some than there are about others.

Comparative religion has discovered some details that most religions have in common.
* The number 7 is significant and it is usually the number of gods or faces of god.
* The colors of the rainbow are important for most religions, but they often mean different things in different religions.
Dragondog
GM, 51 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:33
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Religion - Brrast, the Lion Mother

The monotheistic religion of the Cat-Folk.
It teaches that the Cat-Folk were created by Brrast in the Early First Age.

There are elven texts from the Mystic Age that talk about Cat-Folk. Establishing that they already existed. Such claims are ignored by the followers of Brrast.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:34, Sat 15 Jan 2022.
Dragondog
GM, 52 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:36
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Religion - Elven Pantheon

Tenildiron: God of nature, mountains, wilderness, and beasts.
Sargonorion: God of knowledge and wisdom
Whendorial: Goddess of magic, luck, freedom, and pride.
Mithorandoral: God of metal, wealth, enterprise, fire, and creation.
Rothgorian: Goddess of foresight, prophecy, communication, and travel
Landorisalan: Goddess of creativity, passion, renewal, and seasons.
Potenoradan: Goddess of balance, watchfulness, and enlightenment.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:18, Wed 26 Jan 2022.
Dragondog
GM, 53 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:37
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Religion - Heptinity

The Seven Faced God. Seven in One.
Carpenter:
Father:
Maiden:
Mother:
Sage:
Wanderer:
Warrior:
Dragondog
GM, 54 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:42
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Religion - Imperial Pantheon

Believers of the Imperial Pantheon can be found all over the continent.

Every god or goddess has standard clerics in addition to various other orders and organizations.

Aurelia: Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, victory. Music, poetry.

The Order of Solice An order of female clergy that provides socially acceptable sexual services for donations to the church. They are only established in larger settlements where there are enough clients.

The Order of the Sword An order of male holy warriors.

Demeritus: God of agriculture, harvest, grain, fertility

Septim An order of hedge clerics that help out with making things grow bountifully.

Hanna: Goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the moon, and chastity. Childbirth and midwifery. Wisdom. Harmony. Discipline, meditation, thought, industry.

Rangers An order of warrior monks (similar to Jedi).

The Circle An order of druids.

Malachite Soul An order of scholarly monks.

Janosh: God of beginnings, transitions, gates, time, duality, doorways, passages, and endings. Death.

The Order of Blood An order of clerics that provide money changing services.

The Order of the Hood An order of clerics that hunt necromancers.

Paye: The Sacred King. God of the sun, the weather, virility, prosperity, and horses. Trade and luck. War, courage, honor. Guardianship.

The Order of the Crown An order of holy warriors.

Stella: Goddess of justice, innocence, purity, and precision. Of mercy, charity, and healing. Of the stars. Harmony.

Arbiters An order of traveling Cleric-Judges who bring justice to the hinterlands. They generally travel in a given area called a Circuit.

The Order of the Stars An order of holy warriors.

Viridia: Goddess of rebirth, vegetation, and agriculture. Compassion and love. Redemption.

Viridian Grove An order of druids.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:26, Mon 28 Nov 2022.
Dragondog
GM, 55 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:43
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Religion - The Old Ways

The majority of followers can be found in Northland.

The world is represented by a sacred tree.


Bunadur: God. Agriculture, animals, hunting
Fegur: Goddess. Beauty, love.
Godger: Goddess. Charity, compassion, love, mercy, healing. Harmony.
Munum: Goddess. Underworld, death,
Sjolid: God. Sea. Rebirth.
Thruma: God. Weather, war, courage, honor.
Visku: God. Wisdom, justice, death. King, guardianship.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:20, Wed 26 Jan 2022.
Dragondog
GM, 56 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:46
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Religion - Shamanism

The three dragon/dragonkin pantheon of the dragonkin.
• A black scaled dragonkin evil goddess. Their Dark Queen.
• A studious red dragonkin neutral/balance god.
• A gold dragonkin good god.
Dragondog
GM, 57 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:51
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Religion - Shinobi Pantheon

The Shinobi Pantheon is the faith of the Shinobi or Shadow elves.


Hakkyo: God. Sanity. Art. Dreams. Psychological Warfare. Revelry. Pranks.

Kaibun: God. Wields a two handed hammer. Nicknames Oath Keeper. Curse Master. Portfolio Oaths. Curses.

Shisho: God. Nicknames The Keeper. The Golden Eye. Portfolio Fate. Knowledge. Memory. The Future. The Past. Doom. Learning.

Tsukiinei: Goddess. Sister of Yabunkira. Nicknames Queen of Dusk and Dawn. Silver Mother. Rose Mistress. Portfolio Dawn. Dusk. Prophecy. Twilight. The moon. Transition. Change. Silver. Air. Perfume. Flowers.

Tsunotsu: God. Nicknames The Hunter. The Bloodmoon. Portfolio Hunting. Lycanthropy. Games. Nature. Hounds. Honor.

Yabunkira: Goddess. Sister of Tsukiinei. Nicknames Queen of the Night. Night Mistress. Lady Luck. Empress of Shadow. Portfolio Night. Darkness. Luck. Birds. Wolves. Mysteries. Secrets. Puzzles.

Yokaisu: Goddess. Nicknames The Spider. Portfolio Seduction. Secrets. Murder. Spiders.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:21, Wed 26 Jan 2022.
Dragondog
GM, 58 posts
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 20:56
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Religion - Glory Pantheon

The Glory Pantheon is the faith of the ogres.

Avanta: Goddess. Portfolio Sun. Fire. Archery. Music. Dancing. Prophecy. Healing. Light. Poetry. Beauty. Protector. Shepherds. Flocks. Herds. Crops.
Owns a golden chariot drawn by six horses.

Dalado: Goddess. Rain. Air. Beauty. Fertility. Spring. Water. Grain. Sun. Harmony. Joy. Love.

Goasc: God. Hospitality. Honor. Strength. Councils. Night. Evening sky. Snakes. Bulls. Lions. Swans.
Wields a spear/halberd. Wears a helmet.

Koval: God. Nicknames Wealth Giver. Portfolio Smithing. Military. Birds, falcons in particular. Wind. Animals. Enlightenment. Virility. Justice.

Matkosh: Goddess. Nicknames Mother. Grain Mother. Portfolio Women. Spinning. Weaving. Shearing of sheep. Childbirth. Wanderers. Harvest.

Niabosy: God. Sky, Thunder. Lightning. Storms. Rain. Law. War. Fertility. Oak trees. Fire. Mountains. Wind. Iris (flower). Eagle. Horses. Carts. Weapons, especially the axe. An opponent of Wolcan.

Wolcan: God. Nicknames Shepherd of the Dead. Portfolio Earth. Water. Underworld. Cattle. Harvest. Wealth. Music. Magic. Trickery. Snakes. Bears. Wolves. Owls. Willows. Peasants. Commerce. He punishes oath-breakers with disease. He is often described as wet, woolly, and hairy. He is a shapeshifter depicted as a snake with a bear’s head (which is what ogres think dragons look like), a wolf or bipedal wolf, or other animals. His conflict with Niabosy is not a conflict of good vs. evil but of natural principles of earth/water vs. air/fire. The change of seasons Wolcan’s attempt to rise above his station and being put in his place by Niabosy. But Wolcan is also the one that saves the poor farmer and his cattle from the furious and destructive thunder god Niabosy.
This message was last edited by the GM at 10:59, Mon 24 Jan 2022.
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