Faith of Gwantean

== General ==
The Faith of Gwantean is the religion in the Land of Schmusburg.
== Gods ==
=== Gwantean ===
Gwantean is the Godfather, our God of the Sun and the Force.
=== Aheptea ===
Aheptea is the Godess of Love, Life and Fertility. She is the mother of all of us and she is the land we are living in.
=== Turg ===
Turg is the herald of the God, he is our God of the Moon, War and Strenght.
== Creation of our Lands ==
In the beginning, there was only the Water of Eternity.
Within the Water of Eternity, everything was one.
All that existed, exists, and will exist was already within the Eternal Water.
Since everything was one, the Eternal Water was alone.
Fire was as wet as water, water as solid as earth, earth as light as air, and air as hot as fire.
As the Eternal Water was everything, it was also love.
However, since within the Eternal Water there was all  one, the Eternal Water was alone.
Yet, it could not remain alone, for then it would have had nothing to love, and without something to love, the Eternal Water could not be love.
To have something to love, the Water of Eternity created Gwa.
The Water of Eternity wished to give only the good part of itself to Gwa, and thus it created Gwa.
Gwa possessed a great portion of all the goodness within the Water of Eternity, yet he was no longer the water itself.
In order for Gwa to be something different from the Water of Eternity, Gwa had to be separated from the water, to not return to the Eternal Whole within the Eternal Stream.
And so, the Water of Eternity created a space within itself, with walls in the form of a sphere made of luminous crystal.
Within the crystal sphere, the Water of Eternity fashioned land and all else that Gwa needed for life and thriving. In this space, Gwa lived for a long time and was loved by the Water of Eternity. Gwa built cities, temples, and castles, yet he could not share all of this with anyone.
For while the Water of Eternity loved Gwa, Gwa felt alone and separated from everything by the crystal sphere.
Thus, the Water of Eternity created Hepta, so that Gwa too could feel love.
Hepta was formed from the exact part of all the good power of the Eternal Water that Gwa lacked. Thus, the divine couple, Gwa and Hepta, complemented each other perfectly in their eternal goodness.
Gwa and Hepta lived together, loving each other for a long time, and from their love, Gwantean emerged.
Gwa and Hepta also loved their son with all their divine power, and Gwantean grew and thrived in this love, becoming the embodiment of goodness.
The Water of Eternity wanted to grant Gwantean its own love, and so the Water of Eternity created Zilla and Noren. However, the Water of Eternity couldn't create Zilla and Noren from goodness, for then they would have been like Gwa and Hepta.
Hence, the Water of Eternity had to create the Udrademons Zilla and Noren from all that was bad.
Zilla and Noren lived with Gwa, Hepta, and Gwantean, and they bore Zillnor, as desired by the Water of Eternity.
Yet, being the embodiment of all that was bad, Zilla and Noren grew suspicious and felt manipulated by the Water of Eternity.
In their mistrust and envy, they did not want to exist merely as a couple, for their child would serve as an object of desire to the child of another divine couple. Thus, Zilla and Noren taught their child, Zillnor, to hate the primordial gods and the child of Gwa and Hepta.
Zillnor became the embodiment of evil.
Filled with hatred, Zillanor forged a sword from the treasures of the earth.
The Water of Eternity observed its creation, as it crafted a weapon fueled by hatred to destroy another part of its creation.
Therefore, the Water of Eternity created Turg, the herald, to warn Gwantean, Gwa, and Hepta.
Turg reached Gwantean just as he stood outside his parents' castle.
Turg warned Gwantean, who then forged a shield brimming with love to protect his parents.
Gwantean rushed into the castle, yet Zillnor had already wrought his dreadful deed and returned to his own parents' castle.
The evil one, with his sword of hatred, had torn Gwa and Hepta into thousands of pieces.
Gwantean let out a scream that shook the crystal sphere, and even the Water of Eternity itself shared in the pain of the god.
Yet, Zillnor too was engulfed by pain upon hearing the scream. Being wholly evil, he was consumed by self-doubt, yet for the same reason, he could not see the blame within himself.
Zillnor cursed his parents, Zilla and Noren, for teaching him to hate, and he cursed the Water of Eternity itself for bringing him into existence.
Thus, Zillnor slew his own parents, for he is the embodiment of pure evil.
Gwantean and Turg eventually reached the castle that Zillnor had now seized from his murdered parents.
Gwantean challenged Zillnor to an honorable duel, confident that the Water of Eternity was on his side and that his shield would protect him.
Zillnor rushed out of the castle gate, charging toward Gwantean with his sword drawn, shouting, "I hate you!"
However, Gwantean held his shield steadfast and proclaimed, "I forgive you!"
Metal clashed against metal with such force that both the sword and shield shattered.
In the same moment, the Water of Eternity itself shattered, unable to bear the existence of such opposing forces that were now in conflict. The Water ceased to be self-aware, as it could no longer endure the eternal conflict of its own contradictions.
Simultaneously, fragments from Zillnor's sword and Gwantean's shield soared into the air, striking the crystal sphere with such impact that it shattered as well.
The lifeless Water of Eternity flowed in all its currents.
Gwantean seized the moment, swimming through the Water of Eternity to salvage what was most important to him from its components.
Gwantean saved love, and love became conscious of itself, and its name was Aheptea.
All the gods—Zillnor, Turg, Ahepta, and Gwantean—were pulled downward by the current.
While Zillnor fought only for himself, sinking deeper and deeper, Gwantean, Aheptea, and Turg stood together.
Ultimately, the three holiest gods managed to rise from the water's depths through their combined efforts.
As the three holiest gods ascended from the water, they realized that there was nothing but darkness and emptiness. However, in this emptiness, they were weightless and floated upward, surrounded by the fragments of the luminous crystal sphere, which we now call stars.
Gwantean and Turg remained aloft:
Gwantean as a radiant sphere of fire and power, which we now call the Sun.
Turg as a massive sphere of strength, which we now call the Moon.
Aheptea, however, who was pure love, had love not only for the weightless height above her but also for the water they had left beneath.
Full of love and hope, she beseeched Gwantean and Turg for their help, combining their strength and power once more. Together, the three gods performed their wonders.
They raised a part of the land from the water, and Aheptea descended onto this land, which lay between the water below and the sky above.
Gwantean was filled with the love that Aheptea embodied, and so they loved each other, and from their love emerged life, which flourishes on the land above the water and below the sky.
Aheptea is the mother of us all, she is our land, and we are the life upon her.
Gwantean is our father in the sky, watching over us during the day. At night, he delves into the endless water to seek Zillnor.
Turg, the herald, searches for Zillnor during the day and watches over us at night.
The divine couple, Gwantean and Aheptea, along with their herald Turg, are our creators. Through them, we live, and all of us are under their favor and benevolence.
Category:Traveler's Era