Gregianity

Gregianity is a monoteistic religion that originated from Umbrium. Gregs worship the holy turtle Greg that is a god in their religion. 
== Lore ==
=== Creation of the world. ===
Celestial Forces that emerged from void started creating the universe. They decided to make the barrier that would separate fiction from reality-Gauntlet. Before they began ''Greg'' stepped forward. He with the use of his extraordinary mind shaped the Gauntlet. Along with that ''Greg'' became the creator and guardian of the world who was guided Celestial Forces to shape the world. 
Later ''Greg'' created three worlds Rathnir,Eldham and Tremons that would be connected by special portals known by few. ''Greg'' observed the new created worlds and players from the holy Oceans-''Greg''dimension of eternal beauty and tranquility. He saw how players were devoted to him and were praying so he decided to give them a gift and allow players to live after death and step into The Holy Oceans to be with him.
While Greg was creating the world, gauntlet was not finished yet. This allowed Oliver to escape from fiction to become reality. He entered the body of the fish and started his conspiracies against Greg. He was jealous of Greg position in the universe and he wanted to replace him. As an innocent fish he appeared to players and turned them against Greg. 
Greg was mad that players were becoming Oliver followers. Thats why he decided to separate his followers from Oliver fanatics and create the other separate dimension for them. It became Olivers dimension where his followers came after the death that he has been using to torture his people.
When he created all things needed for the universe to work, he started observating the world and players. But people started to forget about him and create other religions. Thats why he decided to intervene. Among every town he chose Umbrium to be the one selected for faith restoration.
He appeared to rathnir in a form of a turtle. He led maksim-one of umbrium citizens to buy him as a pet from a shop. He thought that he was a normal turtle. But after some time ''Greg'' revealed his true identity to him. He taught maksim everything he needed to know to become his priest.
After he was ready he started spreading the word of a forgotten faith....
For some time he stayed in umbrium but later ascended to the Holy Oceans to be back again during the great ritual.
But after some time people were creating own religions again and turning away from him. His followers from every day passing that less chances to preach his word. Thats why he decided to select his the most devout followers to send them the message. They were told that the old worlds will be destroyed to be replaced with a new one. Greg selected them to be part of The Holy Dynasty and gave them claim to the whole world to spread gregianity and rule the world to obey Greg will.
== Greg appearances ==
Greg during his time of converting Umbrium to the forgotten faith showed his presence in many ways knows as incidents.
First incident-When Umbrium mayor-Pawel was building walls lighting struck. At the beggining he was ignoring that but the next thunder struck and next and then skeletons spawned. Pawel shocked by this event came to gregianity temple to pray to ''Greg'' to please him and give him gifts. This made him convert to gregianity and sooner make it town's officiall religion.
Second incident- When gregianity prophet, maksim was in umbrium, ''Greg'' (he already ascended to holy oceans then) appeared to him in a form of a turtle, punished Dan-oliver follower by exploding him and later he moved to the centre of Umbrium to give a new artifact of gregianity to maksim-the follower mask blessed by Greg, which is one of the most important artifacts of gregianity.
== Gregianity traditions ==
Gregianity hold various and rich traditions which had a beggining in the old world.
=== Gregianity rituals ===
There a few types of rituals but the most used are common rituals.
The rituals begin with small introduction speech of the priest
After that priest read kathvel der nofem and when he ends he explains the meaning of the text or teaches about the faith in general.
After priest's speech followers with him sing religious songs.
Later followers or priest pray in kutayo.
On some rituals followers can give gifts to Greg to please him.
=== Masks ===
Gregianity followers wear special masks that shows his affiliation with gregianity.
Each follower get masks based on their rank. If they are followers they get normal masks. If they are priests/bishops they get other mask.
And pope gets pope mask reserved only for him.
=== Language ===
Gregianity's language used for ritual is kutayo. Although words vary from dialects most of rituals are being done in Umbrium dialect.
== Faith-rules ==
1.Be loyal to ''Greg''
2.Pray to ''Greg'' and give him gifts atleast once a month
3.Do pilgrimate to Umbrium atleast once a month
4.Tolerate other religions
5.Convert atleast one other person as followers
6.Gregianity is the only true faith. Following religions conflicting our theology is considered as heresy
== Church hierarchy ==
Although there is a rich hierarchy of ranks in gregianity. Religions is pretty decentralized.
=== Lowest-->highest ===
-Rotenkahnum-is allowed to baptise people, and organise events, gets church to govern and recruit people to it
-The grand ressurector-is allowed to ressurect people who died in lore. You can be priest/bishop and resurrector at the same time.
-Rotenidemidu-have same perms as priests+is assigneed to undersee priests and followers of assigned country, can organise holy pilgrimates,is obligated to spread faith e.g. by selling books about gregianity in towns
-Pota-the most important person in gregianity, represantive of the faith, selected among priests
Can do everything, but need to ask for bishops' advice in more important matters 
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Category:Traveler's Era