Tamarin religion

The Religion of Tamarin, the Cult of Monke or Revertere ad Monke is a little known religion formerly practiced in the short-lived nation of Tamarin, in the Drakeslands in Eldham.
== Name and origins ==
While it is called "Tamarin's religion" or the "religion of Tamarin" by Drakeslands scholars and archeologists, it is thought the religion was called Revertere ad Monke by its believers. This name is most likely a reference to one of the core tenants of Tamarin's religion : "Returning to Monke". Apparently, it was also called at least once Cult of Monke by Dabber.
From what we know, the Cult of Monke could have been founded by Dabber, the founder of Tamarin.
== Sources ==
Very little information is known about Tamarin's religion. When Northwich and the League of the Bay of Peace invaded Tamarin, it made its entire culture go extinct before it even had the time to produce extensive writings or works of art about itself. As such, the entirety of the knowledge we have on Tamarin's religion and culture comes from the few lines of text that were left after the fall of the state, and from a few archeological discoveries in their former territory.OOC : There is almost nothing we know of Tamarin's religion except a few tales from what the conquerors saw and information from the wiki pages they wrote about themselves.
== Beliefs and customs ==
Our knowledge of the beliefs and religious customs of the Tamarin religion are very fragmentary, and can be summarized in four points.
=== Monke god ===
Tamarin's religion is based around the belief that there is a Monke god. Except the fact the Monke god is a monkey, little is known about him. We can however suspect the Monke god is not an omnipotent god, as the Tamarin religion isn't exclusive.
=== Non-exclusive religion ===
Tamarin's religion is not exclusive, in the sense that according to one of the only surviving texts from the Empire of Tamarin, believing in the Monke god doesn't necessarily imply renouncing to other religious beliefs.
On this topic, a surviving text from Dabber says the following :"Tamarin does not have Freedom of Religion, however we do have Freedom to Multiple Religions. As long as you acknolige the Monke God, then you are fine to practice any other Religion."Dabber, in the Empire of Tamarin's wiki page.
=== Single goal ===
According to Dabber's texts, the Cult of Monke "revolves around Returning to Monke""The country's Religion is set in stone, and it is Revertere Ad Monke which is a Monke religion. It revolves around Returning to Monke, and eating Bananas."
Dabber, in the wiki page of the Empire of Tamarin. While this formulation is ambiguous, it could mean that the goal of the followers of Tamarin's religion is to get as close as possible to a more or less spiritual vision of monkeys.
=== Bananas ===
Dabber's texts also say that an important part of the Cult of Monke is "eating Bananas". While the formulation of the sentence can let one think that eating bananas is, to the cult's followers, unrelated to "Returning to Monke", and that it is just an other aspect of their spiritual life, it is more probable that Dabber's sentence was poorly worded and that eating bananas was actually one of the concrete ways to spiritually "return to monke", or get closer to it.
== Religious sites ==
Only one religious site of Tamarin's religion is known. It was an underground shrine whose purpose has been lost to time. By the end of Eldham, the shrine had probably disappeared, but it was most likely under the island of Ashenrein, in northern Valreach. There was writing on the shrine, but as only one picture of it as survived, it is impossible to know what was written.
== References and notes ==
Category:Religions
Category:Drakaes
Category:Traveler's Era